Where the gaze gathers, life converges.
The immense vitality ignores the extent of Nohara Rin's physical damage, swiftly healing her wounds, regenerating her shattered heart, until her injuries are fully healed.
Once Nohara Rin's breathing steadies, Uchiha Yoichi retracts the Mangekyo Sharingan.
The pupil power consumption is indeed enormous, repairing a shattered heart is quite troublesome, and Nohara Rin's condition was nearly a step into the Netherworld, but ultimately she was saved by Uchiha Yoichi.
After a while, Nohara Rin slowly opens her eyes, seeing an unfamiliar ceiling, she can't help but speak: "Is this the Netherworld? Looks like I've died, Kakashi, Teacher Minato, Teacher Minami, Lord Yoichi...."
"You're not dead."
A voice suddenly comes from the side, snapping Nohara Rin back to reality. She abruptly sits up, realizing she's in a chamber, albeit a large one, with only a few electric lights around.
Nohara Rin turns her head towards the direction of the voice, eyes wide, murmuring in disbelief: "Lord Yoichi?"
"It's me, Rin."
Uchiha Yoichi approaches Nohara Rin, holding a cup of water and a Soldier Pill, saying to her: "You've just been resurrected, the Tailed Beast inside you vanished due to your near-death, your body is still weak, so take this Soldier Pill first."
Earlier, Nohara Rin was nearly caught at the border of Netherworld and the living world, with the Three-tailed Beast inside her already reborn before her.
A part of Nohara Rin's body had already become indistinguishable from death, and the space within her sealing the Three-tails collapsed, leading to the Three-tails' death and rebirth.
Though it's a bit regrettable, it's not too concerning; knowing the location of the Three-tails makes capturing it easy.
The pupil power Uchiha Yoichi previously left was somewhat insufficient, for those near death, the consumed pupil power is several times that of healing wounds.
Nohara Rin's thoughts are still somewhat dazed, but she passively accepts the water and Soldier Pill, feeling her physical strength and Chakra gradually recovering shortly after consumption.
At this moment, she also comes to her senses, hurriedly asking: "Lord Yoichi, why am I here? I was clearly being chased by the Hidden Mist with Kakashi, and I should have....."
Speaking of this, Nohara Rin touches her chest, where her clothes are torn and stained with blood; indeed there are marks of being pierced by a blade. Nonetheless, she has no injuries, and she can even feel her smooth skin.
"What's going on?"
"I saved you, you were originally supposed to die, but before, I left a Mangekyo pupil technique on you, allowing you to keep a life and brought you back..."
As Uchiha Yoichi explains, he places his hand on the curse seal on Nohara Rin's neck, resonating with the Chakra left in the curse seal, influencing Nohara Rin as he speaks.
"Last time I had a premonition, guessed you would die in the mission, so I tried leaving pupil power on you, unexpectedly it truly saved your life."
"Was it Lord Yoichi who saved me..."
Nohara Rin murmurs, the previous near-death sensation did not seem false, moreover, she even remembered reaching an empty dark place, just needing to step further into the Netherworld.
Yet, behind her, there was always a light connecting her, preventing her from crossing the Netherworld's boundary. Now it seems, that light was Lord Yoichi...
"Lord Yoichi, here is..."
Uchiha Yoichi says: "Here is my alchemy place, it's the underground at the edge of Konoha's barrier, only I come here."
"I've returned to Konoha?"
Upon hearing, a hint of shock flashes on Nohara Rin's face; she and Kakashi were clearly at the Land of Fire's border, at least a day's journey from Konoha.
"Then Lord Yoichi, what should I do now, I want to return to the battlefield..."
"You're truly kind, Rin, but you can't go back now." Uchiha Yoichi says: "If you return, you will still meet death, Hidden Mist will continue to target you because your Chakra is special, able to freely move after sealing a Tailed Beast."
"Moreover, behind Hidden Mist, there's a deeper conspiracy targeting you; even appearing in Konoha is unsafe, you would face assassination threats daily."
Upon hearing this, Nohara Rin feels some panic, somewhat treating Uchiha Yoichi as the only life-saving hook, asking without wanting to let go: "Lord Yoichi, what should I do?"
Influenced by the will in Sage Art Chakra, Nohara Rin feels Uchiha Yoichi's Chakra is highly amicable, willing to trust his words, willing to approach Uchiha Yoichi.
"Stay here, Rin, if you trust my words, stay here, at least for a few years you can't leave...."
Uchiha Yoichi says, gently stroking Nohara Rin's brown short hair: "Though staying here will be lonely, I'll visit you often, and I can teach you many Ninjutsu."
"Stay here all the time...."
Despite feeling close to Uchiha Yoichi, upon hearing this, Nohara Rin can't help but hesitate; to stay in this dim subterranean space for several years.... it's indeed a difficult decision.
"Just wait until my underground base is complete, using this time as a limit."
Uchiha Yoichi sees Nohara Rin's indecision, the will in the Sage Art Chakra is not hypnosis. If forceful hypnosis is applied it's possible, but in that case, it might as well turn Nohara Rin into a fool.