"What possibility of resurrection?"
Interrupting the spellcasting worked on Tsunade; although her fair face was flushed, her attention was no longer on Uchiha Yoichi kneading her delicate foot.
"It's about bringing the dead back to life!"
Upon hearing Uchiha Yoichi's words, two figures flashed in Tsunade's mind, though the second was somewhat faint; nevertheless, her heart burned for a moment, and her breath quickened slightly.
But considering the difficulty of such a feat, Tsunade's pretty face tightened as she spoke, "Little brat, how old are you, don't boast just because you're strong. Do you know how hard it is to revive the dead? Even my granduncle researched it but soon gave up..."
"Reviving the dead is beyond a ninja's ability, and researching such Ninjutsu requires extensive human experimentation, resulting in personality changes over time. My granduncle gave up when he discovered this, abandoning the research of Forbidden Techniques to revive the dead, and then... hmm~"
Tsunade's lecture wasn't finished before she suddenly felt the hot palm on her bare foot press down, causing her to emit an embarrassing soft hum.
"Shy Little Ghost!!"
Tsunade felt a mix of shame and anger, initially not minding Uchiha Yoichi's actions, kindly trying to guide him as a senior, only for this little ghost to exploit and tease her.
Just as Tsunade wanted to retract her foot and get angry, Uchiha Yoichi spoke up, "It's not a Forbidden Technique. In fact, it requires the Second Generation Hokage's Reanimation Jutsu combined with my Mangekyo Dojutsu to achieve!"
As he spoke, Uchiha Yoichi's eyes transformed into the pattern of the Eternal Mangekyo.
This solemn expression, coupled with the display of Mangekyo Sharingan, left Tsunade uncertain whether Uchiha Yoichi was speaking the truth or not.
"Your Mangekyo Ability..."
"Ōmononushi no kami, the ability to erase death, ensuring people don't die within the line of sight."
"What about Reanimation..."
"A Reanimation Body essentially uses a living person as a sacrifice to let the deceased manipulate it. When the body breaks or is sealed, the souls of the dead return to the Netherworld. However, if life's force is strong enough, it can revive the body, allowing it to live another lifetime!"
After Uchiha Yoichi finished speaking, seeing the shock on Tsunade's face, his hands didn't stop exploiting.
"The method will definitely work, and I've already revived someone, Tsunade!"
Only this last sentence truly shocked Tsunade.
If it can really succeed, then her brother and...
Memories flooded Tsunade's heart like rivers, continuously impacting her emotions, throwing her thoughts into a whirlwind. After a while, the feeling from her bare foot woke her up, but she couldn't afford to care about those hands anymore.
Frowning slightly and biting her red lips, Tsunade asked complexly, "Why are you telling me this?"
"To mend your regret. I've heard Nawaki's story from Orochimaru. Just when he was about to fulfill his dream, an accident..."
As Uchiha Yoichi mentioned this, he stopped rubbing and took out a scroll from his ninja tool bag: "Now there's a chance to bring your brother back to life, Tsunade. Would you like to see him again?"
After he finished speaking, the room suddenly fell silent.
After a moment of silence, Tsunade's eyes brimmed with tears as she asked, "Can I really, really see Nawaki again?"
Even though over a decade has passed, Tsunade could not forget her brother who wanted to become Hokage, and now, her yearning for him grew stronger, wanting to see Nawaki immediately.
Uchiha Yoichi said, "Yes, you can teach him Ninjutsu and watch him become Hokage!"
"...I want to see him."
Tsunade spoke softly, her voice very weak; it was hard to hear unless one was close.
"Of course, no problem!"
Having said that, Uchiha Yoichi raised Tsunade's chin with his hand, observing her flushed face and teary eyes, she wasn't at all the formidable Sannin, just a tender-hearted Princess Tsunade overwhelmed by yearning.
In Tsunade's surprised gaze, Uchiha Yoichi leaned over and blocked Tsunade's soft red lips; even before she had time to react, he wrapped his hand around Tsunade's slim waist, making retreat impossible.
Outside, Shizune covered her mouth in shock at the sight before her, not making a sound. She had heard discussions about resurrecting the dead inside and assumed they were talking about Forbidden Techniques, thus not entering.
But she hadn't expected to witness such a scene through the crack of the door!
Tsunade snapped back when her tender tongue was tasted for a while. Then she angrily pushed away Uchiha Yoichi, furiously saying, "You bastard..."
Bang.
Her fist was caught by Uchiha Yoichi, weak and powerless, without even using a bit of Chakra; it seemed this punch merely indicated her anger, deep anger.
Uchiha Yoichi glanced at the Strategy Guide, noting that Favorability had reached ninety, confirming successful completion!
This was using another method to achieve the same result as fulfilling the Hokage pledge.
Uchiha Yoichi picked up the scroll and said, "I've brought back Nawaki's flesh on my own accord. Tomorrow, after preparing a sacrifice, he'll be revived; and there's no need for guilt, the sacrifices are death row prisoners."