Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 158 An Unusual Mother

"Um, Mr. Bai Mo, we were sent by Lady Tsunade to give you a massage."

Ino and Sakura, carrying some tools and a small wooden bed for lying or crouching, arrived at the hot spring.

"oh."

Bai Mo got up from the hot spring and lay down on him. "You two, please continue."

"Um, thank you for recommending us to Lady Tsunade."

"Uh-huh."

Sakura and Ino started operating the device while suddenly expressing their gratitude.

Both of their voices were quite gentle, almost giving Bai Mo the illusion that they were real.

Ino's personality hasn't changed much from childhood to adulthood; at most, she's just become more mature.

Sakura's words were quite amazing.

Despite always being portrayed as a violent woman, her character was completely reversed with Hinata's in Boruto.

She's been transformed into someone who blushes and even faints whenever she sees someone she likes.

Shizune even told Sarada, "Your mother used to do this all the time." It's unclear whether Shizune's memories were altered by fate or some other deity.

The way the two girls acted like little girls instantly gave Bai Mo the feeling that their personas had been changed at the same time.

Of course, this was just something Bai Mo was thinking about casually.

The attitudes of the two are not surprising.

After all, they were both young girls who had never had any contact with the opposite sex before.

Moreover, emotions are generally repressed in the ninja world.

Moreover, this was in an era where "being bound together" was the mainstream, founded by Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

"Uh, I wasn't talking to you guys, I was talking to the two people next to me."

Bai Mo offered a word of reminder.

"Oh, sorry, we'll stop talking now."

Ino and Sakura glanced at Kushina and Rin beside them and saw their eyes—the eyes of those reanimated by Edo Tensei.

Lady Tsunade just reminded them not to panic, as the group consists of Konoha ninjas, including people they know, such as the Third Hokage.

However, they didn't know either of them.

"It's okay, we were just wondering how to bring it up too."

Kushina waved her hand.

After saying this, Kushina felt a pang of emotion.

Ino and Sakura didn't know her, but she already knew them.

Kushina just witnessed the two of them abandoning their son halfway through treatment.

I originally thought that the two of them had similar personalities to mine, both of them were quite fiery, but how come they were like completely different people in front of Bai Mo?

Was it because of what the two of them just said that Bai Mo recommended them to Tsunade?

That person does seem to be a benefactor.

However, Kushina still felt that the difference in treatment was too great.

After clearing her mind of the strange thoughts, Kushina consulted Bai Mo about her current predicament.

Kushina said a lot, and you could tell she was conflicted, but it all boiled down to one sentence.

She didn't know how to "meet Naruto for the first time".

Ino and Sakura, who were listening in, were somewhat surprised by their conversation.

The beautiful older sister in front of me is actually Naruto's mother?

"Oh, this is very simple."

Bai Mo didn't expect that Kushina just wanted to ask him this question.

"You left a clump of chakra inside Naruto, right? Activate that chakra, let it help you make contact with Naruto once, and then you can appear. That way, you won't have to worry about it being abrupt or confusing."

"No, that's a barrier that's blocking the Nine-Tails, I..."

Kushina stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.

Previously at Tsunade's house, Bai Mo told the First Hokage, "I was thinking about those tailed beasts, each of them is loyal and righteous," which shows that the tailed beasts have been misunderstood by the world, creating a vicious cycle.

In other words, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) can coexist peacefully with Naruto.

Secondly, since she has already been resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, even if she still needs that chakra, she can simply use it all up and then seal another chakra back in.

"Great idea, thanks!"

Kushina was very satisfied with Bai Mo's answer.

By passing the trouble to another version of herself, Naruto's chakra is like a shadow clone of her, allowing that other version of herself to come into contact with Naruto. That would definitely be the best choice.

She was completely at ease.

"Now it's Rin's turn to speak. Rin wants to talk about Obito, right?"

Kushina didn't leave immediately to activate Naruto's chakra; instead, she remained seated, intending to help Rin resolve the issue first.

After all, the things that Lin was struggling with were things that Lin herself cared about quite a bit.

"Um."

Lin nodded, looking at Bai Mo with a serious expression. "If you have a way, please tell me. If not... then please stop him... kill him."

Although both Lin and Naruto have "saintly" attributes, Lin's impression on Bai Mo was much better than Naruto's.

Her kindness wasn't just directed at Kakashi and Obito, but also at the entire Hidden Leaf Village and the ninja world. Otherwise, she wouldn't have willingly sacrificed herself to avoid harming the village and collided with Kakashi's Chidori.

Therefore, under these circumstances, Rin was very clear about what Obito was doing and what he was about to do.

She wouldn't beg Bai Mo and the others to "spare Obito's life" or anything like that.

He even suggested that if Bai Mo had no solution, he could simply kill Obito.

Rin's determination in saying this surpasses even Kakashi's during the Fourth Shinobi World War.

After Kakashi first saw the masked man's true face, he also fell into a state of depression for quite some time.

It wasn't until later that Kakashi said, "I will not abandon the memories I shared with you, even if the one who denies them is the present you," thus severing the past Obito from the present Obito.

Lin's words made Bai Mo feel very comfortable.

In the ninja world, where mental illness is rampant, especially in Konoha, where mental illness is concentrated, it is truly rare to find a normal person who can speak.

Since that's the case, then I'll lend a hand and give you an idea.

"There is a way."

"First, you have to come back to life."

"what?"

"Don't make that face. Resurrection isn't difficult. The only problem is that forbidden techniques that can revive require an equal price to pay."

Crossing the boundary between life and death requires an enormous amount of chakra.

Bai Mo began his explanation.

The price of resurrecting one person in the cycle of reincarnation is death, and the price of resurrecting a group of people is also death.

Just like the Reaper Death Seal, sealing a tailed beast means death, sealing a bridge also means death.

The main point is to break through the boundary between life and death.

Bai Mo's plan to turn the illusory into reality only targets the tailed beast chakra, and the test subjects are only a portion of cells, not real life.

When it comes to life and will, the required chakra will inevitably increase dramatically.

But there are exceptions.

That was Orochimaru's research project.

"In short, resurrection is not difficult to achieve, it just takes some time."

"The next step is the second and final step, which is to ask you to become the Three-Tails Jinchuriki once again."

"Huh? Why does it work like this?"

Lin tilted her head, looking puzzled, after hearing Bai Mo's words.

"If he wants Infinite Tsukuyomi, he has to collect all the tailed beasts. Instead of trying to persuade him or using talk-no-jutsu on him, we should give him the choice."

Bai Mo smiled slightly.

He had said before that the masked man was impossible to turn; he couldn't resonate with the mentally ill and find a weakness.

If that's the case, why should he make himself struggle with it?

If Rin is resurrected and becomes the Three-Tails Jinchuriki, then it's not him who should be struggling with this.