Uchiha Izuna: That little girl Shizune was actually right.
Uchiha Izuna: Hmph, Tobirama, your granddaughter has already foreseen her own future, yet she doesn't even realize it.
Uchiha Izuna: A self-fulfilling prophecy.
Senju Tobirama: "Hmph!"
Senju Tobirama: "Izuna, don't be so sure of yourself!"
Senju Tobirama: "Little snake, tell him."
Orochimaru: "Heh heh heh~"
Orochimaru: "The Second Hokage means... a self-fulfilling prophecy? No, no, no, not necessarily."
Orochimaru: "Since you can't refuse, then change to a comfortable position and enjoy it... what if..."
Orochimaru trailed off.
Orochimaru: "What if there was no refusal?"
Senju Tobirama: "..."
Too blunt!
But this explanation works. Yes, that must be what I meant.
Tsunade: "???"
Is... is this my own grandfather?!
The black-framed large screen continued the footage:
["Kid, I don't want empty promises; I want something practical."]
[Tsunade leaned back casually.]
[Naruto's gaze was immediately drawn over.]
[A dangerous curve formed at the corner of Tsunade's mouth.]
["Are you looking at the Pendant?"]
["Yes, and no." Naruto's expression remained unchanged.]
["Don't try to be clever with me."]
["You've already investigated me beforehand; I even feel like... this has been premeditated for a long time."]
["I don't want empty promises, and you're not allowed to keep me in suspense anymore."]
[Tsunade spoke with a hint of laziness.]
[As if to confirm what she had just said, she let down all her defenses.]
[Naruto narrowed his eyes slightly.]
[He inwardly cursed her as a vixen.]
[She was definitely doing it on purpose!]
[He only needed her to lean just a bit more...]
["If I'm not mistaken."]
["Two people?"]
[Tsunade rolled her eyes beautifully.]
["Too few."]
["I'm quite greedy, you know."]
[Greedy?]
[Greed is good; the worry is if you aren't greedy.]
["Then the price you'll have to pay won't be small."]
["At least a one-for-one exchange."]
[One-for-one?]
[Tsunade blinked.]
[What does that mean?]
[Shizune also looked at Naruto with curiosity.]
[Naruto naturally didn't explain.]
[As for when to explain... that would naturally be when the Senju and Uzumaki Clans are being revived.]
["Forget it."]
[Tsunade waved her hand lazily.]
[Then she added: "How do you manage to resurrect people?"]
["I heard Kushina say that the first step seems to be finding the soul?"]
[Naruto smiled and slowly stood up.]
[Looking down from above.]
[Naruto didn't bother pretending anymore.]
[This woman was very arrogant.]
[After giving her a long, hard look, he turned away.]
[He walked toward the kitchen.]
["Ton~ Ton~!"]
[Seeing this, Tonton quickly followed.]
[However, when she reached the kitchen door, Tonton was stunned.]
[Like muscle memory, she turned and ran.]
["Let's eat first."]
["We'll talk later."]
["I'll help~!" Shizune's eyes lit up.]
[She stood up immediately.]
[Tsunade rubbed her soft belly; it was just right, she was indeed hungry.]
[Kushina had just said this kid seemed to have good cooking skills.]
[He... shouldn't put anything in it, right?]
[It's fine, Shizune has already gone in.]
[Tsunade convinced herself, then stretched her arms.]
[Suddenly, her eyes lit up.]
[There's Sake!]
Tsunade: "Oh no!"
To put it in such an obvious place... it seems to be Kushina's doing!
Strike while she's vulnerable?
How exactly is he going to strike?
Tsunade narrowed her eyes.
["Naruto-sama, resurrection... what kind of resurrection is it?"]
[While Shizune was helping out, she caught a glimpse of Tsunade leaning against the door with a bottle of Sake in her hand.]
[Receiving a look of signal, Shizune hesitated.]
[She wanted to advise Tsunade not to drink yet.]
[But the words changed into a question as they reached her lips.]
[Naruto naturally took in the situation of the two women.]
["In fact, it's a way to reappear in this real world in another form."]
["The inspiration comes from — Edo Tensei."]
[Edo Tensei?!]
[Shizune didn't know it.]
[But Tsunade's laziness instantly vanished.]
["Edo Tensei?"]
["That evil Forbidden Jutsu..."]
["I've never seen it, but I've read the notes left by my Second Granduncle."]
["Edo Tensei... shouldn't look like Kushina and Minato, right?"]
[Naruto said without looking back: "Of course not."]
["I think Mom should have already told Sister Tsunade."]
["A Secret Technique for eternal youth."]
[Tsunade was startled, then quickly realized.]
[New Edo Tensei?]
["Edo Tensei requires a part of the deceased's physical body, cells, and such; it's a hard requirement."]
["It involves mysterious sacrificial power."]
["It also requires a living person to serve as a Sacrifice for the Edo Tensei."]
[As he finished speaking.]
[Shizune and Tsunade both frowned at the same time.]
[Hearing this, the aura of an evil Forbidden Jutsu immediately became apparent.]
["After a person dies, they enter a certain world."]
["Which is the concept of the soul."]
["The Uzumaki Clan's Secret Technique: Reaper Death Seal also has traces of it."]
["In short, Edo Tensei... can be understood as preparing a Sacrifice, and through the ritual, transforming the Sacrifice into a vessel that can accommodate a soul."]
["Then, through a ceremony, the soul of the person to be reanimated is summoned."]
["In essence... it's not really resurrection, but reanimating a corpse with a soul."]
["What I've modified are the ritual, the Sacrifice, and the vessel."]
["It's as simple as that."]
["But inevitably... a part of the body of the person to be resurrected is needed to summon the soul."]
[After speaking, Naruto focused on cooking.]
[But after waiting for a while, no sound came from behind him.]
[He looked back.]
[He saw that Tsunade's eyes had turned red at some point.]
["There's nothing left!"]
["Nothing at all..."]
[Naruto fell silent.]
[Looking at Tsunade's rapidly reddening eyes and petite nose.]
[At this moment, Tsunade was also staring intently at him.]
[Forcing back her tears, not letting them fall.]
[She looked truly pitiable.]
[He put down the spoon and walked past a somewhat bewildered Shizune toward Tsunade.]
["Don't worry, there's always a way."]
["Do you trust me?"]
["Sister Tsunade."]
["Mm!" Tsunade nodded heavily.]
[The corners of Naruto's mouth lifted slightly, and he reached out without hesitation.]
[He wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.]
[He took a step back.]
[He smiled and said: "Although you look very beautiful when you're being so pathetic, making one unable to resist... right now, I'd still rather see your smile."]
["It doesn't matter if there's no medium to summon the soul."]
["I'm still growing; I believe in the future I'll grow enough to enter that space where souls reside."]
["Besides..."]
[Naruto narrowed his eyes slightly, a cold glint flashing through them.]
[Tsunade was startled.]
[She didn't understand why Naruto would suddenly emanate such coldness.]
[Of course, Naruto couldn't explain right now.]
[He glanced at the Sake Tsunade was holding.]
[He knew the opportunity had come.]
[The topic had been guided to this point.]
[Next... he would wait for the conversation at the dinner table to make Tsunade "weak," then strike while she was vulnerable for a 'finishing blow'!]