Chapter 597: The Meeting After a Thousand Years
The "Rain Tiger at Will Technique" was, strictly speaking, a small-scale sensory ninjutsu. It was just that Nagato had a lot of chakra and had forcibly turned it into a large-scale rain-making jutsu.
Ino quickly formed hand seals. Her sensory ability shot into the sky. Under the urging of her chakra, the surrounding dark clouds slowly gathered towards Konoha. The chakra transformed into more water vapor. In less than a quarter of an hour, a light drizzle enveloped the entire village.
A certain someone deeply hated those monks for making her take the blame. Under her intentional control, the rainfall in the entire village became extremely uneven.
Several monks were drenched into drowned rats by the torrential rain. One unlucky fellow even slipped and was directly washed into the sewer by the rainwater.
The Uchiha clan's funeral was very simple. This was Sasuke's request. To be able to restore the reputations of Fugaku and Mikoto, he was already very grateful. There was no need for empty formalities. The dead didn't need those things.
The number of ninja present gradually increased.
Hiashi Hyuga, for a rare change, left his old family home. He came alone to Fugaku's and Mikoto's graves, placed a bouquet of flowers, and then patted Sasuke's shoulder in comfort.
"You are an excellent ninja. Your parents would be proud of you."
Sasuke stood like a javelin in front of the tombstone. The other ninja had all left after placing their flowers. He hadn't expected Hiashi to speak to him.
He pursed his lips and, after more than ten seconds, said, "Thank you."
The village was shrouded in a continuous drizzle. The dark, negative energy slowly increased as more people arrived.
Minato and his son, Naruto, also came to pay their respects in a private capacity.
After them came Sakura, and Sakura's parents.
As a spiritual Uchiha, Sakura attached great importance to today's memorial. Not only did she have a solemn expression, but she had also tearfully purchased the supreme handmade large wreath from the Yamanaka Flower Shop. The huge character for "mourning" at the memorial site had also been bought from Ino. Several famous calligraphers had said that the character was well-written.
What was so good about it? Sakura didn't know. She only knew that her entire month's salary from the Konoha Hospital had been thrown into it.
Sasuke nodded slightly at her in gratitude.
Sakura was happy in her heart, but her expression was well-managed. She had a heavy face and didn't say much.
Ino said nothing, simply placed a bouquet of flowers, and turned to leave.
On her way back, she met Asuma and his wife.
This was not the time for chatting. They just nodded at each other.
Asuma had brought his wife, Kurenai, and their daughter to the memorial. A gentle breeze blew past, and Ino couldn't help but turn her head to look. She happened to see the almost one-year-old baby, Mirai Sarutobi, chewing on her fingers and looking at her with a happy expression.
She waved at the baby.
Then, a "thank you" carried on the wind made her a little emotional. Did that voice sound like Shisui Uchiha?
Ino stood in the shadows and looked around for a while. For a moment, she didn't know if she was hearing things.
"What's wrong?" Izumi suddenly appeared beside Ino.
She told her the truth. "I think I heard Shisui's voice."
Izumi was nonchalant. "If Shisui-nii saw today's scene, he would probably be very happy. Sigh..."
Izumi's remains had also been found. She hadn't accomplished much in her life and had died in a muddle-headed way. She was clearly a genius, yet she had died without a ripple. The feeling of unwillingness had been accumulating in the depths of her soul, and its reflection of spiritual energy in the world of the living was the strongest. That was why Ino had been able to find her with a summoning jutsu back then.
Now, Ino found that Izumi seemed to have suddenly had a great enlightenment.
"Huh, your state seems to be..."
Izumi nodded lightly. "Yes, I've completely let go. What genius, what Uchiha, it all has nothing to do with me anymore."
She pointed around. "I always thought that below was hell, and here was the human world. Actually, I was wrong. This is hell. I desperately longed to come back, only to find that I was really stupid."
Seeing Izumi let go of all her heart's knots and find peace, Ino did not stop her.
Although she didn't quite agree with the view that the human world was hell, she also knew that the ninja world was not a good place. It wasn't too much of an exaggeration to say it was hell on earth.
Izumi left behind her Sharingan as a gift from a friend. Ino also accepted this gift as a friend, watching as the resentment in her soul was quickly removed, and she finally became pure and flawless, returning to the Pure Land.
In a daze, a young man with deep nasolabial folds was walking alone on a dark path. Izumi quickly chased after him. The two of them maintained a distance that was more than friends but not yet lovers. With a few pleasantries, they disappeared together.
At first, the Konoha ninja were not sure of the high-ups' intentions. They said they were turning the page on the Uchiha clan's matter, but what if? What if it was a trap? Everyone had a family and a career. No one was willing to take this risk.
But with the arrival of Minato and Asuma, more ninja saw the high-ups' intentions. They also left their homes and participated in this memorial ceremony.
More and more people came.
"Sasuke..." Naruto wanted to say a few words of comfort before more villagers arrived, but when the words reached his lips, he didn't know what to say.
He was also very unfortunate, but at least he still had a father. Looking at Sasuke, his entire clan had been wiped out.
When facing enemies, he could talk endlessly, but when facing a friend, he immediately became clumsy.
Should I do something mischievous and funny now? Sasuke won't kill me, will he?
After Minato's continuous guidance, Naruto had also become much more mature and stable.
He patted his good friend's shoulder in comfort.
"Now!" Ino, who was hiding in the shadows, immediately began to form hand seals.
She quietly opened a gap in the world of the living with her Kekkei Mōra, and the aura of the Shinigami slowly poured in.
Over a hundred graves all floated with light blue will-o'-the-wisps at the same time. In the flames, the faces of the deceased could be vaguely seen.
"Dad! Mom!" Sasuke saw two of the figures and was instantly moved. His emotions were stirred, and his Mangekyo Sharingan couldn't help but activate.
The emotions that had been accumulating and suppressed for more than ten years erupted in one go. The many heartwarming memories of his parents and brother were read from his distant memory again. His heart was filled with mixed feelings.
"If it were before, I might have done something drastic. But now I see my own heart clearly. I love you, and I hope you can rest in peace."
His parents' eyes were filled with expectation and encouragement. They nodded with a smile and slowly disappeared.
Sasuke felt a buzz in his head and instantly fainted.
"Sasuke? You, what's wrong?... I'm so dizzy too..." Naruto's hand was still on his shoulder. It seemed that he had also felt the immense grief in Sasuke's heart in that instant, and he fainted along with him.
Ino held the prayer beads in the shadows, and the phantom of the Shinigami appeared behind her. A door between yin and yang was opened. With Naruto's and Sasuke's coma, the two ancient souls were also pulled into a place independent of time and space.
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