Tenten, standing to the side, couldn't hold back her tears as she spoke.
"Our teacher was only ambushed by the White Zetsu because he was trying to save me."
With her level of strength, fighting the White Zetsu was indeed too much for her. She shouldn't have come out and dragged her teacher down.
Beside her, Rock Lee and Neji both had dim, sorrowful eyes. It was clear that their teacher's death had dealt them a massive blow.
Naturally, this also came as a massive shock to Ryōsuke. To him, this man was like a close friend. He was the one who had taught him the Eight Inner Gates.
Suddenly, he felt an urge to use the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique. Although it would consume his life force and a massive amount of chakra, he felt it was worth a try. He looked at Tenten and the other two.
"Take good care of Guy's body. There might still be a chance to resurrect him."
Rock Lee hurriedly asked.
"Lord Ryōsuke, what chance is there?"
"Teacher Guy's heart isn't even beating anymore."
He truly couldn't think of any way to save his teacher.
"Don't worry, I have a way."
"Even if his heart has stopped beating, there is still a way to bring him back."
After Ryōsuke's shadow clone finished answering, it vanished with a *poof*.
The three left behind looked at each other in dismay, not quite understanding Lord Ryōsuke's meaning. How could a dead person be brought back to life? However, since it was Lord Ryōsuke who said it, the three of them held onto a sliver of hope.
With the disappearance of his clone, the real Ryōsuke, who was at the main gate of the Leaf Village, received the news of Guy's death. His expression grew heavy. He hadn't expected a guy like Guy to die; even someone that powerful could fall.
The scenes his clones had witnessed along the way were quite tragic. Once the White Zetsu were completely cleared out, he might really have to use that jutsu.
Meanwhile, Ryōsuke's clones spread out across various districts, soon arriving at the area overseen by the Uchiha Clan. Like a swarm of locusts, they swept through and wiped out the majority of the White Zetsu, capturing and subduing a portion of them. These would serve as excellent materials for the Impure World Reincarnation later on.
Seeing Ryōsuke arrive, Fugaku felt much more at ease. As expected of Ryōsuke, even his divided clones possessed such incredible strength.
Ryōsuke saw several clansmen lying in pools of blood, and the number of injured was not small either. Among them were some people he knew well, such as Uchiha Inabi, who was lying in a pool of blood. Slumped beside him was someone who looked exactly like him—likely his younger brother, Uchiha Tekka.
His heart trembled once again. If even his own clan had suffered so miserably, let alone the others. He had truly underestimated the destructive power of the White Zetsu.
At this moment, Fugaku approached him.
"Ryōsuke, the crisis outside should be resolved by now, right?"
"It's resolved."
"Clan Head, please detain this batch of White Zetsu for me. They will be of great use in the future."
After saying this, the clone also suddenly vanished.
Half an hour later, with the help of Ryōsuke's clones, all the White Zetsu were finally wiped out. Even those hiding underground, waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack, were dragged out. Even as clones, their sensory abilities remained formidable. They were even more effective than the Byakugan.
At this moment, faint cheers from the shinobi echoed across the battlefield.
"We won."
However, this was nothing more than a pyrrhic victory; the village had paid a massive price.
The Uchiha and Hyūga clans had both lost some of their members, but the others were not so lucky. Their casualties were close to half, or even more.
After clearing out the White Zetsu, all of Ryōsuke's clones vanished with a *poof*.
The tragic sights witnessed by these clones were transmitted back to Ryōsuke's mind. Ryōsuke felt a heavy weight in his heart; far too many people had died.
It seemed he had no choice but to use that move.
Logically speaking, with his abilities, there shouldn't be any issues. Nagato had used the Rinnegan to resurrect many people and ended up dying as a result. However, his own life force was many times greater than Nagato's. At worst, if he noticed something wrong with his body, he could simply stop.
He immediately formed hand seals.
"Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique."
A massive King of Hell appeared before him. This was actually summoned from the underworld to the living world; such a step was only necessary when resurrecting a large number of the dead.
Then, the King of Hell suddenly opened its mouth wide and spewed out green souls. The souls flew toward their original bodies. They quickly reached the fallen shinobi who had long been lying motionless.
Emitting a green glow, their bodies began to gradually heal. One of them was the first to have his body fully restored. He opened his bewildered eyes.
"Didn't I die?"
"What's going on?"
The people around him were startled. Had the dead come back to life? After the initial shock, they looked at their comrade's face and realized he wasn't a ghost, and their fear instantly turned into joy.
"Holy crap, what happened? You're really alive!"
"Your body is completely back to normal, too."
Similar scenes unfolded across all the major battlefields in the Leaf Village. Even Tsunade, who was currently using medical ninjutsu to treat the wounded, suddenly noticed that her patients' injuries were healing on their own. Her eyes widened in an instant.
She couldn't believe it; she felt as if she were dreaming. Just what in the world was going on?
Turning her head, she saw that the other wounded shinobi around her were also healed, and even the dead were opening their eyes. Such a shocking sight made her instinctively look in Ryōsuke's direction. Seeing Ryōsuke forming hand seals, a guess formed in her mind.
*'Could this be Ryōsuke's doing?'*
To possess such an ability was truly astonishing. However, she felt a sense of relief in her heart. If that was the case, the village had only suffered massive economic losses without any permanent casualties. This was already an excellent outcome.
At this time, Uchiha Inabi also slowly opened his eyes, the wounds on his body completely healed.
"Have I come back from the dead?" He was a bit confused.
Beside him, Tekka wore an expression of intense excitement and thrill.
"Big brother, you're alive!"
Cheers erupted around them as other clansmen were also resurrected. Everyone was incredibly shocked, but none of them knew what had happened.
Only Uchiha Fugaku had a suspicion.
*'Could it be Ryōsuke?'*
Ryōsuke was a Sage; he was the only one in the village who could possess such an ability. He was filled with profound awe.
Meanwhile, Might Guy also woke up, looking at the three figures beside him who had their heads bowed low.
"What's wrong with you guys? Is the great battle in the village over?"
The three of them turned their heads in astonishment to look at their teacher lying on the ground.
"Teacher Guy, did you come back from the dead?"
Might Guy looked at his own condition with a face full of confusion. Memories of what had happened flooded back; he had clearly taken a fatal blow from a White Zetsu. He scratched his head, feeling a bit puzzled himself.
"I suppose so."
"Do you know who did this?"
Rock Lee and Neji shook their heads.
"We don't know either."
Only Tenten chimed in.
"Lord Ryōsuke was just here. He said he had a way to resurrect you, teacher."
Might Guy's eyes trembled. Resurrection from the dead. Had Ryōsuke already reached such a level? If he weren't wide awake right now, he absolutely wouldn't have believed it. Coming back from the dead was something that only happened in fairy tales. Yet now, he had no choice but to believe it.
Meanwhile, within the Uchiha Clan compound.
Inside a hidden room, there was a glass container holding a corpse. At this moment, the area around his heart was also continuously healing. Suddenly feeling a bit suffocated, he directly smashed the glass apparatus open with a single punch.
It was none other than Uchiha Shisui. Naturally, Ryōsuke hadn't forgotten to resurrect him.
At this moment, he was completely bewildered. He couldn't see anything; his eyes were gone. Memories gradually surfaced—the Third Hokage had taken his eyes. Not knowing how the clan was doing now, he felt incredibly anxious.
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