Naruto: I've already fought against all five Kage, and the system only just arrived.

The other one is, of course, him.

Unlike the opposing hand seals formed by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, the two founders of Konoha, at the Valley of the End.

Perhaps I wasn't born in Konoha.

Inside the Valley of Fallen Gods, "Feathered Robe Mystic Moon" and "Thousand Hands Hashirama," who were almost as tall as the valley itself, were locked in a tense standoff.

It is quite obvious that in the battle between "Hashirama Senju" and "Gengetsu Hagoromo", the former clearly had the upper hand, while the latter showed more of a tendency to resist.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue, standing atop her own statue, watched all this, chuckled a few times, and then calmed down.

That was the reality of that great war decades ago.

He wouldn't stoop so low as to deny it against his conscience and pettily vent his anger on the two cold statues.

"Ninjas are not samurai; a momentary struggle for supremacy cannot determine everything. Hashirama, your vision still cannot see further."

Yu Yi Xuan Yue looked at the "Hashirama Senju" statue in front of her, recalled their brief reunion, and shook her head slightly.

Despite possessing a powerful Sage Body and having Hashirama's cells brimming with vitality that have been the subject of intense research by scientists throughout history, Hashirama Senju still passed away peacefully a few years after the Battle of the Valley of the End.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue was unclear about the reason behind all of this.

But he understood one principle deeply.

A person only has true meaning when they open their eyes.

Yui Gengetsu couldn't see life and death as clearly as Senju Hashirama, and was unwilling to step into the world of the living as a dead person.

For him, seizing every opportunity to breathe fresh air is the right thing to do.

Regardless of what others think.

Standing here in Godfall Valley, the very place where I once fought, and remembering those who have passed away, is a victory in itself.

"Life is only a hundred years, and I haven't even crossed half of that. Not to mention that in today's world, there are some beings whose lifespans far exceed a hundred years or even a thousand years. Such a long and beautiful life should not be missed; wouldn't it be a great pity not to experience it for myself!"

A mountain breeze swept by, causing the black cloak draped over Yu Yixuanyue, used to conceal the cracks in her body from the Impure Earth Reincarnation technique, to flutter wildly.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue stretched out her hands, looking at her cracked palms, and a determined look appeared on her face, which was also covered in cracks.

At present, the first step of the most uncertain plan has been successfully completed.

He had already been reincarnated into the mortal world through the Impure World Reincarnation technique, thus breaking free from the control of the spell and escaping his pursuers.

Now it's time to move on to the next step of the plan, which is also the most crucial and difficult hurdle.

A true resurrection.

Over the course of a thousand years in the ninja world, numerous brilliant methods of chakra manipulation have been developed, even attracting the attention of the Otsutsuki clan.

However, there is one aspect that has always been the most difficult to overcome.

That is the boundary between life and death.

The Impure World Reincarnation technique only summons the dead from the underworld back, not resurrects them.

Elder Chiyo of Sunagakure's forbidden technique, Reincarnation of My Own Life, does touch upon life and death, but it can only be used on people who have recently passed away, and it can only save one person by sacrificing the caster's life.

There is only one ninja in the world today that can disregard time, number of people, and even other limitations.

That is the art of reincarnation and rebirth.

Yu Yi Xuan Yue wanted to possess the Rinnegan and, like Uchiha Madara, use the Rinne Rebirth technique to revive her true self.

The problem is that the Rinnegan is currently with Nagato.

With his current strength after being resurrected through Edo Tensei, the probability of him breaking into Akatsuki's headquarters and seizing the Rinnegan is extremely low.

After rationally abandoning this beautiful wish, I returned to my own path.

now.

Standing atop her own colossal statue, Yu Yi Xuan Yue looked down at the landscape, which was completely different from what she remembered. She formed hand seals and silently began to sense the surroundings.

One minute, two minutes.

five minutes later.

Yu Yixuanyue's gaze sharpened:

"found it!"

Whoosh!

A sound broke through the air.

One second Yu Yi Xuan Yue was on top of the statue's head, and the next second she was on the ground.

In a few flashes, Yu Yixuanyue reappeared, stopping in an open space several hundred meters away.

Without hesitation, Yu Yi Xuan Yue placed her hands on the ground and softly shouted:

"Show!"

In an instant, a large amount of chakra surged from Yu Yi Xuan Yue's palm, transforming into black tadpole runes that continuously flowed into the depths of the earth.

Soon, the soil, which had appeared to be no different from its surroundings, suddenly shimmered a couple of times somewhere a hundred meters underground.

As the black tadpole runes surged in and continuously merged into them.

Gradually, this area finally began to change.

A corpse, completely enveloped in black runes without a single gap, was revealed and, at Yu Yi Xuan Yue's summons, rapidly rose from the ground as if submerged.

Forbidden Technique: Breath of Eternal Slumber.

Knowing that victory was hopeless, Yu Yi Xuan Yue had prepared a backup plan.

They sacrificed their own lives to preserve their physical bodies, allowing them to retain the vitality and integrity of their final moments, and then deliberately concealed themselves from outsiders.

This is a forbidden technique unique to the Feathered Robe Clan.

The main purpose of our ancestors in developing these sites was to ensure that their bodies would not be disturbed after death, to avoid the prying eyes of tomb robbers, and to allow them to rest in peace.

After all, these days, everyone knows that a ninja's corpse is a treasure trove; digging it up can fetch a lot of money.

As a prestigious ninja clan, many elders of the Hagoromo clan choose to use this forbidden technique when their time is near, in order to ensure that they will not be disturbed after death.

This has always been the only function of this forbidden technique.

As the patriarch of the Feathered Robe Clan, Feathered Robe Xuan Yue had naturally studied it.

He just didn't expect that he would have to use this forbidden technique so early.

Don't say it.

In that situation, it really was the best option.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 25 The Dilemma of Resurrection

"Show!"

At Yu Yixuan's summons, not long after, a body that had been buried underground for decades and had never been discovered rose from the ground amidst the movement of quicksand and finally came into his view.

Looking at your own body as an outsider... well, there's always a strange feeling about it.

But after watching it for a while, you get used to it.

"I have to admit, from this angle, I'm really handsome." After looking myself over, Yu Yi Xuan Yue touched her chin and thought to herself.

Although his true self is still shrouded in black forbidden runes, making it impossible to see his full appearance.

But for some impressions, just looking at the outline is enough.

After carefully examining the handsome man who was "sleeping" and checking him over to find nothing amiss, and finding the forbidden technique to be very effective, Yu Yi Xuan Yue did not immediately dispel the forbidden technique, but instead began to ponder it seriously.

Just as chakra is a mixture of physical and spiritual energy.

A person is composed of a body as a container and a soul as a core.

Every person's body and soul are unique, and the two are perfectly matched.

If the container doesn't fit, it will only fall apart.

This is also why Yu Yi Xuan Yue did not randomly choose other people's bodies.

Orochimaru, the only exception in the ninja world, can change bodies, but this is time-limited, and as a price for adapting to a vessel, he messes up his own soul.

So much so that even the mighty Sannin of Konoha were instantly captivated by a single glance from Itachi Uchiha.

Yu Yi Gengetsu doesn't have Orochimaru's talent for courting death.

Not wanting to squander himself or needlessly diminish his soul's potential, he always stayed on the most orthodox and correct path.

There are three major challenges in the matter of resurrection.

This is because the forbidden technique, Breath of Eternal Sleep, has allowed him to maintain that precious vitality within his body for decades.

The first hurdle in the resurrection process, namely the physical problem, is resolved, so there's no need to add anything new or unnecessary.

We'll skip the first hurdle.

The second major hurdle, however, lay with the soul.

Keeping the body of the deceased alive and vibrant is not impossible for anyone who wants to, even at great expense.

But what about the soul?

After a person dies, their soul goes to the underworld. How is it retrieved?

Are we supposed to make a trip to the underworld ourselves?

Unless you're someone like Hagoromo Otsutsuki, it's like throwing good money after bad—gone and never to return.

It must be said that there are still incredibly capable people in the ninja world.

The disciples Tobirama Senju and Orochimaru painstakingly developed and perfected the Impure World Reincarnation technique, realizing their idea of ​​rescuing "people" from the underworld.

Fortunately, there is no god in the underworld who truly rules over everything.

Otherwise, given their actions, they would have been deep-fried hundreds of times already.

After all, the emergence of the Impure World Reincarnation technique has made it much easier for souls from the underworld to return to the mortal world.