After nearly two hours of preparation, under Ryun's expectant gaze, Orochimaru formed hand seals and decisively activated the forbidden technique.
"Summoning. Impure World Reincarnation."
As paper-like dust layers covered Asuka's body, the soul from the Pure Land instantly traversed the vast space and returned to its body.
Ryun's Six Tomoe Rinnegan could clearly see his mother's returning soul. It was a pity he was currently inside his own dimensional space and couldn't perceive where that Pure Land originated from.
When the dust completely covered Asuka's corpse, distinctive cracks of the Impure World Reincarnation body appeared on her pretty face.
"Mom."
As Ryun's call sounded, Asuka slowly opened her eyes the next moment.
"Hmm."
"You are."
Looking at the tall man with tearful, blurry eyes before her, Asuka's mind was clearly slow to react. When she died, her son was just a boy. Her memory was frozen on that night.
However, after just a few seconds, Asuka immediately realized who the person before her was.
Who else could it be, crying in front of her, a man who looked so much like her, other than her own precious son?
"Son, my son?"
Asuka called out somewhat uncertainly, her expression quickly shifting from confusion to astonishment.
The next moment, Ryun pulled her tightly into his embrace, the tears in his eyes finally falling uncontrollably.
"Mom."
Long held longing transformed into a flood of tears at this moment. This man in his thirties cried like a child in front of his mother. Even Orochimaru nearby was startled by this scene.
But after only a moment of surprise, Orochimaru could not help but chuckle wryly.
Asuka was initially a bit at a loss, but she soon realized this was a reunion after death. Tears immediately streamed from her eyes, and she cried even more like a child than Ryun did.
After the mother and son cried for a good while, Asuka finally sobbed, wiped her tears, and asked the questions that puzzled her.
"Son, didn't we both die? Why have you grown up? And is this place the Pure Land?"
Hearing this, Ryun sniffled and hurriedly explained the situation from back then to her.
"Mom, I didn't die back then. I came back to life on the seventh day. Mom, why did you do something so foolish?"
Speaking of this, Ryun's tears began to fall uncontrollably again.
"Wh, what! You actually really came back to life!" Asuka's voice rose in shock.
"Yes! It wasn't seven hours for resurrection, but seven days! We were tricked back then!"
"He specifically wanted you to become distraught and commit suicide within those seven days. Then, when I woke up, I would see your corpse, making me hate this world and become his pawn!"
After hearing her son's shocking revelation, Asuka was instantly frightened and flustered. Fortunately, Ryun hugged her again the next moment, giving her a tangible sense of security.
"I'm sorry, son, I was too stupid. I actually, boo hoo."
The thought of the horrifying scene her son faced upon waking made Asuka feel a sharp pain in her heart. This pain reached her very soul, something even the Impure World Reincarnation couldn't immunize against.
"Mom, it's not your fault. Even if you hadn't ended your own life in the end, those guys would have killed you and faked it as your suicide."
"And I didn't become his pawn as he wished. I've lived well all these years. I even married Kushina. We have a daughter together. Her name is Nanaise, Uchiha Nanaise."
Ryun said a lot in one breath. Asuka was quickly distracted by his words, no longer having the mind to blame herself or grieve.
The continuous stream of good news finally made Asuka smile through her tears. "Kushina, Nanaise. Good, good, good."
Her son had grown tall and strong, and now he had his own family. For a mother, there was no better news than this.
"Your eyes." Asuka finally noticed Ryun's peculiar eyes now.
Actually, Ryun's Six Tomoe Rinnegan could be deactivated at will. However, keeping the Rinnegan active didn't consume any chakra, and these eyes possessed the ability to perceive heaven and earth, so he never bothered to deactivate them deliberately.
"These are the Rinnegan. They possess the great power to reverse the cycle of life and death. From now on, Mom, you will always be by my side. You won't be able to die even if you wanted to."
Ryun's words made Asuka visibly pause.
"Eyes that reverse the cycle of life and death. You mean, I can be brought back to life?"
"Yes. Before today ends, no matter what happens, you will be successfully brought back to life."
At this moment, Ryun could use the Rinne Rebirth technique to revive his mother. However, his previously set plan was to use his enemy's hand to resurrect her. Moreover, with Asuka right here now, he wasn't in a rush for this moment.
Of course, if conditions didn't permit it, he would definitely use his own eyes to revive his mother. With his current strength, reviving one person was nothing, it would just consume a wave of Rinnegan ocular power and chakra.
It was precisely because he had long planned his next moves that he could resist the urge to act immediately.
The other pair of Rinnegan was currently on the battlefield. He just needed to appear and join the fight, and he would soon be able to use the enemy's eyes to achieve his wish.
"Using such forbidden power, will you have any problems?" Asuka asked worriedly, frowning.
"No, you can rest assured and wait here for a while. I intend to have the enemy who caused your death revive you. I want him to witness your resurrection with his own eyes, to make him clearly recognize his own failure and incompetence." Ryun confidently assured her.
"Mhmm. I'll wait for you." Asuka smiled and stroked Ryun's head, her eyes full of doting affection.
"My son has grown up. So good."
Heaven had treated her well. 'Waking up' to find her son not only alive but also with a wife and child.
At this moment, even if she couldn't be revived, she would have no regrets.
"Mom, I missed you so much."
As he spoke, Ryun held her tightly in his arms again.
"Mhmm. Mom knows, my good son. Mom missed you too." Asuka patted his back, her smile making her eyes crinkle.
Not far from the trio, Hidan was limping over. His entire body's bones were cracked, and he had already vomited several liters of blood just moments ago.
"Mom, mom?"
When Hidan heard the conversation between the mother and son, the resentment he originally felt instantly vanished. He finally understood why the boss had suddenly gone crazy and attacked him!
So the corpse that was teleported in really was his, his mom. No wonder the two looked so alike.
Just as the mother and son were having their long awaited reunion and pouring out their longing for each other, the battle on the Kurogane Plain also began at this very moment.
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