Time had flown. Looking at Masaru Hyūga, whose face now bore the marks of time and experience, Aoi Ren felt a wave of emotion...
He never expected that Tobirama Senju would start such a massive war just for his sake, even going so far as to destroy an entire shinobi village.
Nor had he imagined that Masaru would have stayed here faithfully for over a year, simply waiting for his return.
"I knew it! I knew you weren't dead, Captain!"
Even after more than a year, the look in Masaru's eyes remained as pure and sincere as ever.
His loyalty stood at 80% — a number that had actually increased, proving that his devotion was absolute and untainted.
However, what caused Aoi Ren to frown was the status displayed for Yuya Uchiha: (0/100). Has that guy's loyalty really dropped to zero this quickly?
"Where is Yuya?"
Aoi Ren was slightly annoyed. But unexpectedly, the moment Masaru heard the name, he lowered his head in grief and gave an answer Aoi Ren never could have anticipated.
"Yuya... is dead."
"Dead?" Aoi Ren was stunned.
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Five minutes later, he finally understood the whole story.
When the news spread that Aoi Ren had been killed, Konoha went to total war against the Sand Village, vowing never to stop until one side was wiped out.
But the Sand Shinobi were far from weak or easy to crush.
They resisted desperately, insisting they had never harmed Aoi Ren and refusing to hand him over — because they simply didn't have him.
That was what finally pushed Yuya Uchiha over the edge into pure rage.
"It was a terrifying power... in his eyes." Masaru spoke as if recalling a nightmare.
"Those eyes were like the gates to hell itself... they sucked nearly half of the entire Sand Village right inside..."
Undoubtedly, that was the power of Kamui, the Mangekyō Sharingan ability belonging to Obito.
"The state of ruin you see here... Yuya is largely responsible for it." Masaru shook his head sorrowfully.
"But sadly... after unleashing that technique, he completely exhausted his chakra and died right there on the spot."
Hearing this, Aoi Ren's eyes turned red with emotion. He sacrificed his very life just to do this...? You idiot... why couldn't you have just waited for me to come back...
"That fool..."
"But it's all okay now, Captain. You're back." Masaru nodded through his tears.
"It's just a shame... Yuya isn't here to see it too."
At those words, something suddenly clicked in Aoi Ren's mind. His eyes snapped wide open in determination.
"He will see it. I'll make sure of it. No matter what it takes... I'm going to bring him back to life."
"Bring him... back?"
Masaru stopped crying and looked at Aoi Ren in confusion.
"Captain... have you lost your mind? When people die, they don't come back..."
"No!"
Aoi Ren roared through gritted teeth. "People can be brought back to life! If that old bastard Madara could come back from the dead, what makes you think I can't do the same?!"
"Madara?"
Masaru was completely bewildered; he had no idea who Madara was or what Aoi Ren was talking about. But that didn't matter. As long as Aoi Ren knew, that was enough.
"Tell me... where is Yuya's body?" Aoi Ren asked fiercely, gripping Masaru's shoulders tight.
"Speak quickly! This is a matter of life and death for him!"
Life and death?
Yuya had been dead for almost a year now. His body was probably preserved like a specimen by now.
How could there still be anything to save?
Nevertheless, driven entirely by his absolute trust in Aoi Ren, Masaru answered instantly without hesitation.
"Right after he died... the Uchiha Clan came and took his body away!"
"The Uchiha..."
Aoi Ren slammed both hands onto the ground. Instantly summoning his Golden-Winged Roc, he pulled Masaru up onto the creature's massive back.
"Let's go! We're returning to Konoha right now!"
Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.
If he could master and use this jutsu, he knew he could definitely bring Yuya back.
The Rinne Rebirth was, from the moment it was created, a complete cheat code.
To resurrect someone successfully, there were two critical requirements: the time elapsed since death, and the condition of the body.
There was nothing he could do about the time that had already passed... but regarding the body — he was determined to get it back, no matter what.
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