"Uh, Kushina, I think we should let Obito live," said Minato when he realized even Obito had a chance at redemption someday. He relaxed slightly but couldn't help twitching his lips when hearing Kushina's grand ambitions—her lovingly prepared meals were infamous for their terrifying effects, completely outmatching even the insect-based dishes from Mount Myoboku.
"Minato, what exactly are you implying? Are you saying my lovingly prepared meal could kill him?" Kushina Uzumaki glared at Minato Namikaze with murder in her eyes, clearly ready to lash out at any second.
"No, not at all! I just worry he might die from sheer joy and excitement!" Minato chuckled nervously, more amused at his own predicament than anything else. After all, Hashirama Senju's cells are super resilient—I mean, Obito should totally survive Kushina's cooking!
"Hmph." Kakashi rolled his eyes while letting his guard down slightly too; if Obito knew Kushina Uzumaki planned on feeding him her so-called loving meals, he wouldn't die of happiness—he'd probably commit suicide.
"Umm, is there anything I can do now?" Rin asked with an anxious expression.
"You just stay put and relax. When the time comes, you only need to say a few words to Obito!" Sakura didn't feel Rin needed to go out of her way trying to win back Obito's heart—given Obito's loyal puppy-like personality, one word from Rin would bring him running back without fail.
"Oh right, Kakashi-sensei, please dig up Rin's grave later, along with Minato-sensei and Kushina-san's graves. I need to repair their bodies before bringing them back to life!"
"Eh, isn't digging up graves going a bit too far?" Kakashi asked with an uneasy chuckle—he was definitely not cut out for this kind of work.
Chapter 121: The Six Paths Family
"I mean, Kakashi-sensei, what exactly are you thinking? I'm just asking you to unearth their graves and retrieve their corpses—not desecrate their remains. What's so scary about that?" Sakura shot Kakashi an exasperated look because of how timid he was.
"But those are our teachers' graves. Isn't digging them up disturbing the dead's eternal rest?" Kakashi hesitated.
"Their spirits are already beside you now. Haven't you already been bugging your teacher this whole time?" Sakura pointed at Minato next to them and continued, "If you're not careful, you may end up living together with your teacher's soul forever. You two can chat through dreams if you've got things to say!"
"No no no! I'll go dig the graves right away!" Kakashi hastily waved off her suggestion, his fragile heart unable to handle such intense stress.
"Alright then, nothing else needs doing for now. Minato-san, Kushina-san, Rin-san—you'll all need to wait awhile until I bring you back during this year's Chunin Exams!"
Sakura then turned toward the Sage of the Six Paths and asked, "Old man Six Paths, when are you planning to bestow your power upon Naruto and Sasuke?"
"Now, let me bestow my power upon you first!" The Sage of Six Paths twitched his lips slightly. That girl sure knew how to seize every chance for personal gain.
"Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, extend your dominant hands."
With a solemn expression, the Sage of Six Paths began gathering extremely powerful chakra within both palms. Although confused about what was happening, Naruto and Sasuke obediently held out their hands.
When their palms touched, Six Paths Yang Release and Six Paths Yin Release chakra respectively fused into Naruto's and Sasuke's palms, slowly integrating into their bodies. A sun pattern appeared on Naruto's right palm, while a moon pattern emerged on Sasuke's left.
"In the past, I entrusted all my powers to my younger brother Asura, neglecting Indra who was the older brother. That ultimately led to their split. Today, I will entrust this power to both of you together. I hope you can break the hatred between Indra and Asura!"
Thinking about his two sons, the Sage of Six Paths couldn't help sighing. If he hadn't been biased back then, showing favoritism toward the eldest son, perhaps they wouldn't have separated.
"I think it's something only they can reconcile," Sakura said, pointing at the figures behind the Sage. "Since you realize you neglected Indra in the past, shouldn't you apologize to him now?"
"Father!" Indra and Asura called out as soon as they saw him, standing behind the Sage. Asura looked visibly excited.
"This... What's going on?" The Sage wore a confused expression. Why did Indra and Asura appear here?
"I used the portion of chakra from Naruto and Sasuke to summon their souls here," Sakura shrugged. "I think you three should really talk things through properly. Maybe you could even take them together to visit Grandmother sometimes."
"Indra..." Gazing at the emotionless Indra, the Sage sighed softly. "In the end, it was father's mistake back then."
"Hmph." Indra snorted coldly, turning his head away, though his facial expression softened considerably.
"Brother, since Father already admitted his fault, please forgive him!" Asura spoke anxiously, eyes filled with expectation.
"Old man, you always said chakra was the force connecting hearts, but what happened in the end?" A faint mocking smirk curved Indra's lips. "Because of chakra's existence, people became even more enthusiastic about conflict. Reality proves my thoughts were correct—only absolute power can control them and effectively reduce warfare."
"To rule everyone through absolute power is the wrong approach. Peace achieved this way cannot last long. Only through mutual understanding and conveying our hearts to one another can genuine peace be attained!" The Sage frowned and countered fiercely, clashing with Indra in heated debate.
"Hmph. Yet centuries of history have proven your ideology misguided!" Indra sneered. "If you hadn't spread chakra originally, but instead united and ruled everyone with absolute power, there definitely would've been much less warfare in the world. And wasn't Grandmother's tragic fate also your fault? You've made nothing right throughout your entire life!"
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