The Uchiha clan, which was wiped out entirely, lacked vision.

Chapter 247 Hope for Reviving Loved Ones

Chapter 247 Hope for Reviving Loved Ones

After explaining everything, Seimei obediently went to see Uchiha An.

An didn't beat around the bush and directly asked Qingming about her doubts.

Qingming honestly replied, "There are three key issues in the resurrection: first, summoning the souls sleeping in the Pure Land back to the Ninja World; second, isolating the Netherworld from the attraction of the souls; and third, reviving the physical body."

"Once these three conditions are met, the soul of the deceased will automatically enter their own body, and no further action is required."

After hearing this, An went through all the resurrection ninjutsu she knew in her mind.

The "Self-Life Reincarnation Technique" and the "Dragon Life Reincarnation Technique" should involve using one's own life force to replenish the life force of the deceased, and then replacing the deceased's soul with one's own soul, which is then absorbed by the underworld.

The "Reincarnation Technique" is likely just a simple spell effect that forcibly blocks the attraction of the underworld.

The "Impure World Reincarnation Technique" only completes the first step; the other two steps are not completed. Therefore, the soul will return to the underworld after the technique is canceled.

In other words, Anne has already met most of the conditions for resurrection; the only thing missing is isolating the underworld from the attraction of the soul.

He hurriedly asked again, "Then how did you break free from the pull of the underworld during your resurrection?"

Qingming explained, "I fixed my soul to the ninja tool. As long as the ninja tool is there, my soul will not be absorbed by the underworld."

"It's fixed in place?" An was immediately taken aback upon hearing this.

"That's right." Qingming said smugly, "Actually, compared to a human, my current form of existence is closer to a ninja tool. As long as the ninja tool doesn't break, I won't die."

"Therefore, you can call me the ultimate ninja tool of Takumi Village" or "the final weapon."

"In a way, I could even be said to be immortal."

"Is this a side effect of researching the art of immortality?" An suddenly realized why a blacksmith like him could create such a high-level ninjutsu as resurrection.

However, this method is not very useful for An!

Mr. An couldn't possibly create a set of ninja tools and fix the souls of his parents and younger brother onto it.

Hmm—it doesn't seem like a bad idea after all!

"Does your soul-fixing method have any side effects?" An hurriedly asked.

"For example, it might make people increasingly indifferent, or prevent them from eating normal food?"

"No, not at all," Qingming explained. "This technique works purely on the soul, essentially giving it a place to live. It won't affect a person's personality, and they can still eat normally."

However, before An could breathe a sigh of relief, Qingming added, "But there are indeed side effects."

"Because the soul is not combined with the body, but is controlled by ninja tools, the reaction is slightly slower than that of a normal person."

"I see!" An nodded, recalling Qingming's performance in the original anime. He almost never dodged attacks, either using his armor to absorb chakra or using ninja tools to block them.

Finally, when faced with the obvious physical attack of "Shukaku no Halberd," he was instantly killed; he was utterly useless.

It turns out that he didn't want to dodge, but because of the side effects of the technique, his reaction was slowed down, and he couldn't dodge at all!

An frowned and thought for a long time, then decided that there was no need to send her family members into battle, and that it wouldn't matter if they were a little slow to react.

So he asked again, "Could you make a few more of these ninja tools used to fix souls?"

"This—" Seimei hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "That's possible. But the ores needed for these ninja tools are quite rare. Takumi Ninja Village has only collected this much over the years. If there were any more, I don't know how long it would take to collect them all."

"That's easy." A glimmer of hope shone in An's eyes. "If we don't have it here, we'll just steal it from another country! It's that simple!"

"Once we take Konoha, we'll plunder it first; there must be lots of good stuff there."

Having finally found hope in reviving his loved ones, An was in high spirits. He instructed Seimei, Kame, and others to focus on developing more powerful ninja tools, while he himself enthusiastically prepared to face the invading army from Konoha.

"Xinyou, go and call Shukaku over. It's time to get his help."

"Well, Shukaku doesn't like the dense forest environment here. He prefers the desert in the Land of Wind. I'm afraid he might not be willing to come."

"Hmph, the Uchiha clan doesn't keep useless people. If it dares not to come, you might as well seal it up and bring it back."

"I see."

Xinyou accepted the order and left the village, returning the next day with a grumpy Shoukaku.

"Damn it, I knew you weren't that kind-hearted. You're definitely still using me as a weapon."

Upon meeting, the big raccoon started complaining incessantly.

"Alright, alright, I'll give you another break after this battle is over."

"Look around the entire ninja world, besides me, who else would treat you tailed beasts so kindly?"

Shukaku complained a few more times, but in the end he obediently stayed to help.

Because these days it has truly enjoyed a long-lost sense of freedom.

Then, its tail was cut off by An.

"Why did you cut off my tail again?" Shukaku yelled, its fur standing on end.

"It'll grow back soon anyway, don't be so stingy!"

An smiled and tossed the tail to Xinyou, instructing, "Seal this tail for Qingming, so he won't run out of chakra on the battlefield."

An is someone who always rewards merit, and besides, he's counting on Qingming to create a resurrection series of ninja tools for him. Of course, he doesn't want An to die on the battlefield, so he'll give him a boost first.

Mizuki's intelligence was very accurate; on the appointed day, the enemies of Konoha Village indeed invaded the Land of Rivers.

"Haha—" An laughed heartily, waving his hand, "Let's go, let's go greet our guests."

A group of people rushed out and arrived at the designated location ahead of time. Before long, a group of dark figures appeared on the edge of their sight.

"Come on, Shukaku, give the other side a Tailed Beast Ball first, just to say hello."

Without saying a word, Shukaku raised his head and began to condense the "Tailed Beast Ball".

Shukaku's size is so large that it can be seen from several kilometers away, which was something that Kazuma and the others had long anticipated.

Seeing Shukaku condense the "Tailed Beast Ball," Kazuma wasn't worried at all. He simply waved his hand and ordered, "Release the Edo Tensei army!"

Immediately, a row of ninjas leaped forward, quickly formed hand seals, and slammed their hands on the ground. Dozens of coffins then slowly rose from the ground.