Chapter 592: Settling the Aftermath

Uchiha Clan Territory, Uchiha Reifeng's residence.

"Reifeng, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is critically ill; our chance has arrived!"

Heijue learned that Xuanwo Mizuto had little time left and immediately found the pawn, Uchiha Reifeng.

Uchiha Clan members are the easiest to be duped.

Reifeng before me is far more easily deceived than Madara Uchiha, by more than a fraction.

Just a little deception can make him believe the "Moon's Eye" plan can resurrect his dead wife and brother.

The room had no lights; in the darkness, Uchiha Reifeng slowly opened his crimson Kaleidoscope Sharingan.

"What do you need me to do?"

As long as I can resurrect my dead wife and brother, paying a price is no problem.

He has waited far too long for this day to arrive.

Now the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is critically ill; soon he will die, and then the Nine-Tails and the Three-Tails will become ownerless.

"Moon's Eye" plan…

"All you need to do is locate the exiled Three-Tails and use your Kaleidoscope Dojutsu to control it; the rest need not be carried out by you."

Heijue is willing to spend time duping Uchiha Reifeng merely to find a tool in his spare time.

Having him execute the "Moon's Eye" plan is simply unrealistic.

For Heijue, the real pawn is Madara Uchiha!

Only Madara Uchiha can rescue the mother sealed on YueQiu.

"So simple?" Uchiha Reifeng asked, somewhat surprised, instinctively glancing at Heijue, perfectly merged with the darkness.

Controlling a Tailed Beast is easy for him, but did the other party truly find only such a simple task for him?

This forced him to doubt the other's intention.

Heijue seemed to notice his confusion and patiently explained, "Your mission is limited for now; achieving the 'Moon's Eye' plan is not that simple and requires extensive scheming to succeed."

To resurrect his mother, favorable timing, terrain, and people are all indispensable.

If it were truly that easy, his mother would have already descended upon the Ninja World.

Where would it still need millennia of elaborate planning?

"Fine, I understand," Uchiha Reifeng said, his gaze icy as he stared at Heijue, "I hope you are not deceiving me; if you are, I will ensure you cannot live nor die!"

Reviving his wife and brother has been his greatest obsession these years, but if Heijue uses the "Moon's Eye" plan to deceive him—

then he certainly will not let that slick black guy get away!

Faced with Uchiha Reifeng's threat, Heijue felt disdainful inside yet forced a faint smile onto his face.

"That's natural; the 'Moon's Eye' is our joint plan, how could we deceive you?"

"That's best!" Uchiha Reifeng snorted coldly.

Heijue left the Uchiha Clan Territory and stealthily arrived at Qianshou Feijian's residence.

Seeing Lian Ye lying on the roof gazing at the moon, he muttered to himself.

"Chu Zi is getting lazier, but that's fine; at least he won't hinder my plan as before."

He has always valued this chef he bought at great expense.

Even Heijue finds Lian Ye's food delicious, let alone Kaguya Otsutsuki, who has been sealed on YueQiu for a thousand years and never tasted any food.

He believes that when his mother descends upon the Ninja World, she will surely love the chef's cuisine!

Heijue looked up at the full moon in the night sky, a flash of excitement in his eyes.

"Mother, I will soon be able to save you!"

…

…

Since Senju Hashirama's visit that day, Xuanwo Mizuto's health has steadily deteriorated.

He could walk the day before, but collapsed in bed the next.

Qianshou Feijian stopped his experiments and returned home, occasionally taking Lian Ye to the neighboring house to visit his sister-in-law.

Finally, after a few months, Xuanwo Mizuto could no longer hold on.

Hashirama Residence.

"Grandma!"

Gangshou and Shengshu looked at the pale grandmother lying on the sickbed, tears uncontrollably streaming.

They clearly realized their grandmother's end was near, meaning they would never have a grandmother again.

"Cough cough… Gangshou, Shengshu, don't cry; come over and let Grandma see you again."

Xuanwo Mizuto smiled and waved at the two.

Gangshou and Shengshu could no longer hold back, crouching at the bedside and sobbing quietly.

Xuanwo Mizuto said nothing, merely patting their backs gently, a hint of reluctance flashing in his eyes.

If she could, she wishes to stay by her grandchildren's side forever; the only regret is not having seen them each build their own families.

Unfortunately, this world has no ifs; regret remains regret.

"Lian Ye, didn't you say you would return the Nine-Tails to the mountains and forests?"

After a long silence, Xuanwo Mizuto said softly.

"Now is the optimal moment; before I die, I will lift the seal."

When a jinchuriki dies, the Tailed Beast inside temporarily loses consciousness and will reappear after some time.

Since Lian Ye wants to free the Nine-Tails, it is, of course, more convenient while she is alive.

Within the Sealed Space.

The Nine-Tails heard Xuanwo Mizuto's words and almost leapt up in excitement.

Hahaha, I finally am about to regain my freedom!

Since being sealed by the evil Senju Hashirama under some pretext, it has stayed in the cramped Sealed Space and never left.

God knows how much resentment it has held toward Hashirama over the years.

Given Senju Hashirama's great power and Lian Ye's proactive offer of freedom, I won't hold a grudge against them.

In that sense, its Nine-Tails is still quite magnanimous.

The Nine-Tails paced anxiously in the Sealed Space, eager to leave immediately and run through the Ninja World's forests as before.

Hmph, Uchiha Shun, I acknowledge you.

……

Xuanwo Mizuto, with Senju Hashirama's support, followed the others to the Village's open grounds.

"Here, then."

She said, forming a seal that released the Sealed Space.

As the seal was lifted, a massive amount of Nine-Tailed Chakra overflowed from her body, but the chakra soon ceased to continue dispersing.

Within the Sealed Space, the Nine-Tails voluntarily retracted its own chakra.

From its perspective, Xuanwo Mizuto wasn't going to live long anyway, so there was no need to rush; it could emerge when the woman is about to die.

"Thank you, Nine-Tails."

Xuanwo Mizuto was startled at first, then smiled and said.

She had expected the Nine-Tails to break through the seal outright, but that wasn't the case.

In the Sealed Space, the Nine-Tails lay on the ground, eyes tightly shut, offering no response.

"Hashirama, when I'm not around, take good care of yourself; if no one is cooking at home, you can come find Lian Ye at mealtime."

Xuanwo Mizuto began to give instructions for the afterlife matters.

Gangshou and Shengshu have grown up and no longer need her to worry about them.

The only one she worries about is her husband, fearing that if she's not there, Hashirama alone won't be able to take care of himself.

"Got it, when mealtime comes I'll go to Lian Ye's place," Senju Hashirama said, his eyes reddened, "When Gangshou and Shengshu return home, I'll take them to find Lian Ye."

Lian Ye: "……"

Uncle Hashirama, you really don't have to go that far, do you?

Aunt Mizuto hasn't been sending you to my place for meals every day, has she?!