Alternative Title: Edo Tensei and...
Grabbing the Kusanagi Sword, Zaydas stored it in Fenrir's stomach for analysis.
The data might be useful for creating new weapons. Later, he will share the data with Kurobee.
Extending his hand toward the sky, the formations began to dissolve.
'By the way, there are several formations in this dimension, even in the TSSDK.'
Even among the jutsus learned by Orochimaru, there were several.
When the formations disappeared, Zaydas simply teleported back home.
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Later that day, while most people were asleep, Zaydas was in a sacred place where several fallen ninjas were buried.
With a shovel, he dug in a rather outdated way, even though he could have simply used various types of abilities to dig a grave.
On the tombstone of the grave he was digging, the name "Rin" was written.
When the shovel hit the wooden coffin, he jumped back and used telekinesis to make the coffin float.
Pausing on the ground, he opened the coffin.
Inside, he had even expected it to be empty, but Rin's body was still there.
Using telekinesis, he returned the coffin to the hole without a body and then made the sand cover the coffin again.
This scene repeated several times in certain locations in Konoha. Some in the Uchiha Clan, others more hidden, but in the end, all five bodies were unearthed by him.
Then, he went to the Uchiha Clan, which was empty, and using [Body Double], he fused—without controlling the clone, thus being just an empty shell—with Rin's corpse, and this scene repeated a few times until it was Mito Uzumaki's turn.
On the ground, there was a drawing that connected all the clones that had been fused with the original bodies. Using telekinesis, he made the mouths of each clone open.
"Edo Tensei no Jutsu!" he exclaimed, placing his hand on the black circle that connected to all five others.
When he saw all five beginning to revive as Edo Tensei, he immediately used another jutsu.
His eyes changed, the patterns of the Rinnegan appeared, and he murmured as he struck his hand on the ground: "Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth Technique!"
His vitality was completely drained, but thanks to [Healthy Body], all his vitality returned, and he teleported away as all five were officially revived.
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Mito was disoriented. She looked around and murmured, "Uchiha Clan?"
Not just her—the next was Mikoto, who seemed to be feeling dizzy, but she was surprised as she said, "Kushina?"
Kushina, hearing the voice of someone familiar, opened her eyes and was equally confused. After all, she remembered dying while fighting the Kyubi alongside her husband.
Beside her, Izumi Uchiha looked lost, and not just her—Rin was the same.
None of the five could understand what was happening, but one thing they all had in common was that they appeared to be young women around 18 years old—even Mito Uzumaki.
"Y-You are Mito-sama?" Kushina sounded incredulous.
And how could she not be? Mito, the very woman who had brought her to the Hidden Leaf Village, the woman she so deeply admired, now looked at most 20 years old. If not for the familiar aura, she wouldn't have recognized her.
Mito also evaluated Kushina. When she had died, Kushina had only been a little girl. Seeing that child now as a grown woman must have been a shock for her.
"It's you, Kushina-chan," she said with a gentle smile.
"Yes, it's me—Dattebane!" Kushina exclaimed cheerfully.
"Kushina-sama?" Rin finally noticed her. At first, she had been too busy evaluating herself in her new young adult form, touching her own breasts and sighing slightly, apparently disappointed.
"Izumi-chan?" Mikoto noticed her.
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In the sky, completely hidden even from Mito's senses, Zaydas watched the entire scene with a smile.
It was a peculiar feeling to revive them, but not a bad one.
In fact, he felt excited about what they would do in the future.
'Everything went as planned.' He smiled.
From acquiring the Rinnegan and Nagato's jutsu to even Orochimaru's Edo Tensei jutsu—he didn't need to wait for the improved version. After all, he only needed Edo Tensei to bring souls back from the Pure Land.
'I assume these abilities will only be useful in Naruto's world or in worlds where a soul doesn't enter the reincarnation cycle or get purged.'
Of course, there must be other examples, but in the end, these abilities could only work if the soul was accessible.
But, not wanting to dwell on such depressing thoughts for now—considering that as long as he arrived quickly enough before the soul left the body, he could still revive someone—
DxD and TSSDK provide examples of how this is possible. In the end, these are still useful abilities, especially [Outer Path: Rinne Rebirth Technique].
Teleporting, he appeared in his apartment.
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Zaydas had revived each of them, but it was inevitable that, as former corpses, they did not smell pleasant at that moment.
After several conversations, this topic was brought up. It was obvious they would notice, and like any woman, they didn't enjoy smelling like a corpse.
"First, I think it's best if we take a bath," Mikoto said. "Even if we rack our brains, it doesn't seem like any of us know anything, and apparently, whoever did this was cautious enough not to be detected by Mito-sama's senses."
"I agree," Kushina raised her hand.
Izumi and Rin also agreed.
"Let's try my… old house," Mikoto seemed to have complicated feelings about it.
When Kushina asked, she could only sigh.
The person who had survived the longest among them was, in the end, herself and Izumi. And she was the one who knew the most about their future events.
By the way, when Kushina asked about her son, Mikoto responded with a question: "Didn't he die with you and your husband?"
Yes, Mikoto had never known that Naruto, the boy who was treated like a monster, was actually the son of her good friend, Kushina. The reason was simple—the Third Hokage had told everyone that Kushina's son had died.
"No, my son, Naruto, is alive—Dattebane!" She had no proof, but she disagreed with Mikoto's words.
"Naruto?" Mikoto had never felt so dumb. "Naruto Uzumaki?"
"Naruto Uzumaki?" Even Kushina found it strange because he should have been Naruto Namikaze. But then she thought of a possibility: "Maybe they used my surname because of my husband's enemies?"
"Now that I think about it, his resemblance to Minato is really strong…" Mikoto said.
While they talked, they arrived at Mikoto's old house.
As expected, it was dusty.
The feeling of returning to this house was, at the very least, painful for Mikoto. She had good but also bad memories. The memory of being killed by her own son was the last thing she recalled from this house, after all.
And when she thought about her eldest son again… she had complicated feelings.
They say a mother loves her child unconditionally, but why did she feel like she was losing that love with every second that passed since she was revived by that very son?
Sighing, she slid open the door, which was slightly ajar.
As they entered, the sound of creaking echoed.
The floorboards were still intact but old—if they stepped too hard, some might break.
When they reached the kitchen and tried to turn on the faucet, water still flowed. Even when they flipped the light switch, it worked.
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The next morning, Tsunade didn't know how to react.
Four people were waiting for her in her office before she had even arrived.
"Tsunade, I didn't expect you to become Hokage—Dattebane!"
Such a cheerful and familiar way of speaking. And looking at the four of them, she couldn't recognize just one of them, but then, as if struck by lightning, Tsunade stammered: "G-Grandma Mito?"
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Unaware that Tsunade had already met Mito and the others, Zaydas woke up a little late.
Looking at the wall clock, it read 7:35 AM.
Stretching while sitting on the bed, he dragged himself out and headed to the bathroom.
Oh, right, a small detail—the bed and pillow were things he had brought from his world, meaning they were several times better than the beds produced in this world. Although they weren't as bad as the straw beds that Hiraku used, they still weren't good enough compared to those from the modern world.
'That makes me wonder… Is there such a thing as a God's bed? Something that makes you want to sleep for years?'
That usually appears in novels. He had seen some described in the novels he read.
'If something like that exists, I better stay away…'
Although he liked sleeping, he wasn't Princess Syalis.
When he expanded his senses, Zaydas saw that Mito and the others were actually in the Hokage's office.
'So, they've already met…' Zaydas smiled at the thought. 'I wonder what Kakashi's reaction will be when he sees Rin and Kushina and finds out about Naruto… and what happened to him in his childhood, and how even today, there are still people who fear and hate him… By the way, it would also be interesting to see Obito's reaction when he learns about Rin… Actually, I'm also curious about Sasuke and Itachi's reactions when they find out about Mikoto—especially Itachi…'
There were so many things that he couldn't even decide which one he wanted to see the most, so… He started creating clones using Shadow Clones with Body Double and sent each one to merge with the shadows of those whose reactions he wanted to witness.
With Mana Perception, even within the shadows, he could see from a third-person perspective almost like a movie. It was perfect!
'Should I try creating an ability capable of projecting images like holographic monitors through telepathy?'
It seemed challenging and, at the same time, interesting!
'I'll try developing it when I return to TSSDK!'
Of course, he would start putting the plan into practice and analyzing the ideas, but he would only finalize it in TSSDK.
Why? Obviously, the chances of it becoming a better ability were higher there. It was like having the option to use a normal furnace or a magical one. If there were no tricks involved, he would always choose the magical one!
That was also why, although he had several abilities he had obtained in the DC universe, he wasn't going to merge them yet or use them as sacrifices to enhance another ability.
Of course, there was the "Rinnegan" ability that evolved from the "Sharingan," and he could have waited to do that in TSSDK, but it wouldn't have made much difference to his perception. Or maybe it would have deviated and wouldn't be as good since what he wanted from the beginning was the Rinnegan, not something different.
While eating a slice of chocolate cake with strawberry filling, he fell into thought again.
Sometimes, he thought about simply using "Loki" to control everyone and then gaining a lot of AP. On the other hand, he restrained himself; otherwise, he would follow a path of no return. After all… it's easy to get used to something like that.
Shaking his head, he pushed those thoughts away while taking another forkful of cake and bringing it to his mouth.
The sweetness of the chocolate combined with the tartness of the strawberry was an irresistible mix for him, especially since it was made from special strawberries from Hiraku's plantations.
'Next time, I'll grow a strawberry farm!'
Finishing the cake, he slowly drank his tea and let out a satisfied sigh right after.