Tsunade had never once thought about things like resurrecting the dead.
The last family member she lost had been Kushina, more than ten years ago.
After so many years, she had long since shed all the tears she could shed, and whatever she needed to let go of, she had already let go of it completely.
The emptiness in her heart had already been filled by the little brat standing before her now.
So what meaning would there be in seeing those who had died again?
Summoning back a group of wandering souls who could not remain in the world of the living, such an act would only disturb their eternal rest and bring unnecessary sorrow.
And her grandfather probably wouldn't want her to summon them either. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made that jutsu forbidden in the first place.
Hearing this, Aoba's gaze trembled slightly.
He had more or less guessed Tsunade's thoughts, but after hearing her words, whatever small idea he'd been holding onto vanished completely.
"I'm sorry, Sensei."
Aoba apologized honestly.
"Hmph!"
Tsunade only gave a light snort, then grabbed his face and pulled it from side to side.
"Sensei, that hurts."
"You brat, I haven't even been jealous yet, and you're already the one getting jealous."
Tsunade said in annoyance, "That Mikoto invites you to her house every time, there's nothing going on between you two, is there?"
"Sensei, I had something serious to talk about. Uchiha Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan is still with me. Even if Aunt Mikoto doesn't really care, it's still better to tell her about it."
Aoba explained. He and Mikoto were perfectly clean, his conscience was clear.
"Mangekyo Sharingan… that ability really is troublesome."
Tsunade sank into thought.
Although she already knew the weakness of that eye, she had to admit, its ability was a real headache.
It was basically like having a few minutes of invincibility.
"Then go find her tomorrow."
"Mm."
Aoba nodded. Then, suddenly, he wrapped his arms around Tsunade's slender yet curvaceous waist and said affectionately,
"Sensei, I like you the most."
Tsunade froze for a moment.
Even though she knew he had probably said those same words to other girls, she still couldn't help feeling a small flutter in her chest.
Sometimes, she really thought she was pathetic, how easily she let this brat's sweet talk get to her.
In the not-so-spacious room, the two figures pressed against each other.
After quite a while, Tsunade, slightly out of breath, pushed Aoba away.
"Alright, hurry up and read. When you're done, go home and train."
"Got it."
Aoba started focusing on the scroll of Impure World Reincarnation in his hands.
"Right, Sensei."
After a while, he suddenly said, "I might also need to learn the Reaper Death Seal."
"Huh? Why?"
Tsunade frowned.
The Reaper Death Seal was even more dangerous than Impure World Reincarnation. Because it was a technique meant for mutual destruction.
Once used, the caster was doomed to die.
"The Fourth used the Reaper Death Seal before he died, he sacrificed his own soul to the Shinigami. To reincarnate him through Impure World Reincarnation, I'd need to undo that seal. So I'll have to study the Reaper Death Seal first."
"No!"
Tsunade refused immediately.
"Uh...", Aoba hadn't expected her reaction to be that firm.
Tsunade took a deep breath, "The Reaper Death Seal is a guaranteed-death sealing technique. There's no need to risk your life just for the sake of Impure World Reincarnation."
"Then… what about the plan to reincarnate the Fourth Hokage?"
Aoba asked tentatively.
Without hesitation, Tsunade said, "Then abandon the plan to reincarnate Minato. Bringing back Kushina alone is enough. There's no need to go to such extremes for one criminal!"
"This…", Aoba wanted to argue, but Tsunade's fist was already pressing against his head.
"If you say one more word about studying the Reaper Death Seal, I'll beat you up right now. And then tonight I'll go kill that Uchiha Obito myself."
"Alright, alright, I won't study it then. But… what if we bring back Nohara Rin instead? What do you think, Sensei?", Aoba changed his tone.
"Nohara Rin? I remember she was also in Minato's team, right?", Tsunade thought for a moment. The name sounded familiar.
Aoba nodded, "Yeah, and she was also the one Obito liked. The reason he turned out like this is directly related to Rin's death."
"There's that kind of connection too?"
Tsunade was surprised, then fell into thought again, "As long as you don't study the Reaper Death Seal, I'll allow you to reincarnate Nohara Rin."
"Mm."
Aoba nodded obediently.
And just like that, the plan to summon Kushina Uzumaki and Nohara Rin through Impure World Reincarnation to judge Uchiha Obito was settled.
After memorizing the contents of the Impure World Reincarnation scroll, Aoba prepared to leave the Hokage building and return to his own research.
He had to admit, the contents were incredibly detailed.
After all, it was a technique that summoned the souls of the dead back into the living world, extremely complex.
It would take some time before he could actually perform it.
Just as Aoba stepped out of the Hokage building, his gaze was drawn to a graceful figure nearby.
A girl wearing a knee-length skirt seemed to be waiting for someone on purpose.
The pleats of her short skirt were neatly arranged.
Her fair and delicate face, her elegant jawline flowing into a swan-like neck, and her long, shining golden hair tied behind her head, the girl also seemed to notice Aoba's unusual gaze.
She turned slightly, and when she saw him not far away, she froze for a moment, clearly not expecting to see him there.
The corners of Aoba's mouth curved in amusement as he walked toward her.
The blonde girl, noticing him approaching, suddenly became flustered.
She glanced around nervously, pretending not to see him.
"Why did you come so early?"
Aoba asked with a smile as he approached.
The blonde girl pouted, "How did you recognize me so quickly?"
Aoba just smiled, "Even if you change your appearance with Transformation Jutsu, chakra can't be hidden, especially since you've got the Eight-Tails inside you."
The blonde girl was none other than Yugito Nii, who had gone out disguised with a Transformation Jutsu.
Annoyed that her disguise had been seen through so easily, Yugito puffed out her cheeks, "So, what did you come looking for me for?"
"Nothing. I just saw you standing here alone and came over to say hi."
Aoba couldn't resist patting her golden ponytail.
Yugito shook her head to avoid his hand, "Then you can go now. I'm waiting for Samui and the others."
"They won't be off work for quite a while. You're just going to stand here waiting?", Aoba raised an eyebrow.
"Can't I?", Yugito gave him a look that said, 'What's wrong with that?'
In truth, she'd been looking forward to this since last night. She'd even had trouble sleeping because of it.
"Of course you can. I just thought you might get bored waiting by yourself."
Aoba smiled, "How about we walk around Konoha together first?"
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T/N: As you all already know my 2nd Account(Ambitious_Guy) is susp*nded, due to obvious reasons. But, the novels in it are still on the platform. Due to which I can't repost them on my new account(Ambi_Guy). Because everytime I try, the book just gets blocked because of 'Spamming'. So, those novels will now be exclusively available on ScribdleHub. For more details and novels please check announcement on Discord (discord.gg/bYAfGyp98y).
Another thing, from now I will post my new novels via 2nd Account(Ambitious_Guy_2) that used to be my 2nd Patreon(ZenonTL). It has some good fanfics and novels, you can try.
I am afraid of getting another block or susp*nsion so I am not saying more and censoring any trigger words.
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