Senju Hashirama's True Revival

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"Relax!"

Seeing everyone's concerned expressions, Kaito felt warmth in his heart. He waved his hand with a smile and said, "I never do things I'm not confident in, especially if they could harm me!"

"The resurrection technique I created only costs chakra, nothing else!"

"The stronger the target, the higher their life level, the more chakra required."

"And I don't even need a live sacrifice—just a bit of the target's blood, cells, or even a strand of hair as a medium, and the resurrection will be successful!"

"With your strength and life level, First Hokage, I have to use a lot more chakra!"

"But I can recover that chakra pretty easily by taking a high-grade nutrition pill. At most, it takes half an hour to restore everything."

"If necessary, I can even fully recover my chakra in just a few minutes."

"The worst that'll happen is a bit of strain on my body, meaning I'll need some extra rest afterward."

"So, you don't need to worry about this technique having any negative effects on me!"

Hearing this, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, excitement took over.

"Only chakra consumption? That's barely a limitation at all!" Orochimaru's eyes gleamed slightly as he spoke.

With nutrition pills, chakra refinement techniques, and meditation methods, restoring consumed chakra was a trivial matter.

There was no need to drain oneself excessively.

"Indeed!" Everyone else nodded in agreement.

"In that case, let's revive The First Hokage first!" At this moment, Uchiha Naori turned to Kaito and said.

"Yeah!"

Kaito nodded firmly. "That's exactly my plan! The sooner we revive the First Hokage, the sooner he can continue training and growing stronger."

As he spoke, he turned to Hashirama and pointed to an open area nearby. "First Hokage, stand over there. This won't take long!"

Hashirama blinked in slight surprise. "Don't I need to break the Edo Tensei first?"

"No need!"

Kaito shook his head. "Your Edo Tensei body already contains your cells! I can use the resurrection technique directly to bring you back to life!"

"Oh, I see!"

Hashirama nodded in understanding, then curiously asked, "What about the White Zetsu sacrifice used in my previous revival?"

"It's not still inside me, right?"

That thought made him uncomfortable.

"Of course not!"

Kaito chuckled and shook his head. "That ties into how my resurrection technique actually works!"

"During the process, the White Zetsu's body is completely broken down and absorbed as nutrients for your cells, combining with the chakra I inject to reconstruct your flesh-and-blood body."

"By the time it's done, your body will be entirely your own, just like before you died."

"So, there's nothing to worry about."

"And with my control, I can even bring you back in your peak state."

Otherwise, reviving Hashirama with a body exhausted from overuse of his life force and cell division would mean he wouldn't last long anyway.

"I see! Then I've got no complaints!"

Hashirama nodded, stepping forward to the designated spot.

Kaito raised his foot and stomped down, causing intricate symbols to rapidly emerge from beneath him, forming a mysterious array around Hashirama.

"Sage Mode—activate!"

Clasping his hands together, Kaito instantly entered Sage Mode.

He wanted to use this opportunity to test a few of his theories.

He activated the array, injecting Sage Chakra into it.

Buzz!!!

Sizzle!

Instantly, vast amounts of Sage Chakra transformed into a special energy that surged into Hashirama's Edo Tensei body, rapidly converting it into living flesh.

A faint steam began to rise from Hashirama's skin as the cracks on his Edo Tensei body vanished, replaced by fresh, living tissue.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

His heart reformed first, beginning to beat once more.

In just a few minutes, his new body was fully constructed, his soul seamlessly merging with it.

He was completely and utterly alive again.

What's more, the contract runes had long since erased any lingering deathly aura from his soul. Through meditation techniques, he had even elevated his soul and spiritual energy beyond his former peak.

There was no post-revival weakness whatsoever.

Boom!!

In the next moment, feeling his restored flesh, the rush of fresh air into his lungs, the sheer vitality coursing through his being, Hashirama couldn't help himself. A surge of terrifying chakra exploded from his body, visibly manifesting around him.

"Hahaha!"

Overwhelmed with joy, he threw his head back and laughed, hands on his hips.

He was alive again!

This long-forgotten sensation of life filled him with excitement and gratitude for this new beginning.

Thud!

But before he could revel in it for long, Uzumaki Mito suddenly flashed to his side, raised a hand, and smacked him hard on the head.

"What the hell are you laughing about?!" she scolded. "Put that chakra away! Do you want to alert all of Konoha?!"

Hashirama: "Uh..."

Immediately, he shut his mouth, crouching down and drawing circles on the ground, looking utterly dejected.

Veins popped on Mito's forehead as she resisted the urge to smack him again.

"Stand up!"

"Yes, ma'am!"

In a flash, Hashirama snapped to attention, standing obediently beside Mito.

"Hmph! Let me check your condition. Don't move!"

Mito glared at him before placing her hand on his body, sending her chakra and spiritual energy through him for a detailed examination.

In no time, she withdrew her hand, looking at Kaito in amazement. "This resurrection technique of yours is truly incredible."

"To think it really has no side effects, and it even brought Hashirama back at his peak strength!"

"This is unbelievable!"

"Logically, this shouldn't be possible."

"After all, Hashirama's body was completely gone. Just using a small sample of his cells to perfectly recreate his peak physical condition feels almost mythical. How is this even possible?"

Hearing this, Orochimaru's eyes gleamed as he glanced at Hashirama, then turned his gaze to Kaito, licking his lips. "I'm quite curious about this as well."

Even Uchiha Naori looked over in curiosity.

Kaito waved his hand dismissively. "It's actually quite simple. I extracted the necessary information from both the cellular sample and Hashirama's soul."

"You're underestimating the amount of data contained in human cells."

"Similarly, you're overlooking the secrets hidden within the soul and its deep connection with the body."

This wasn't nonsense. In both his previous life and in the worlds of the Ninja and Pirates, cloning technology had already proven that a complete body could be recreated from just one cell.

Of course, those clones lacked any acquired experiences or training results.

But Kaito's resurrection technique could perfectly replicate even those details.

Hashirama's cultivation level had also been restored to its peak—an almost unimaginable feat.

"I see."

Mito and the others frowned slightly, as if they hadn't expected such an answer.

Orochimaru rubbed his chin in contemplation. "It seems my research into human cells is still far from complete."

"I need to focus more on this field moving forward."

Conveniently, he had recently looted a vast amount of genetic research materials and bloodline factor technology from Germa 66.

Fully understanding this information would greatly enhance his knowledge of cells and bloodline factors, which would be invaluable for his future research.

"Just don't get too obsessed! The mysteries of human cells can't be fully understood in a short time."

"Take it step by step!"

"For now, developing the Kekkei Genkai enhancement serum should be the top priority."

Kaito reminded him.

"Of course!"

Orochimaru nodded confidently.

He was never one to get too fixated on a single pursuit.

"Kaito, you only used about ten percent of your chakra for this resurrection, right? Was that because of Sage Chakra?"

At this moment, the ever-observant Uchiha Naori looked at Kaito and asked.

"Hmm?"

The others paused and quickly turned to sense Kaito's chakra. Sure enough, he had barely expended any. They immediately realized the implications.

"That's right!"

Kaito smiled and nodded. "Mother, you really are observant!"

"Until now, I had only tested resurrection using regular chakra. This time, I specifically used Sage chakra to see the effects and differences."

"As you all saw, the chakra cost was reduced by more than half."

"It's clear that the quality of chakra greatly affects the consumption rate of the resurrection technique."

"Using Senjutsu is much more efficient!"

Of course, at his current level, recovering Sage chakra was still more troublesome than regular chakra.

But that was only a temporary issue.

In a few more months, once he perfected his Primal Chakra Refining Technique and combined it with Sage Chakra Refinement, he would develop a more advanced method.

By then, he would completely phase out ordinary chakra from his system.

"Good."

Uchiha Naori smiled and nodded. "That's excellent news!"

At this moment, Hashirama couldn't help but ask Kaito, "Hey, Kaito! What's the current favorability level of my younger brother, Tobirama, and Madara toward you?"

"How much longer until you can contract them?"

He knew that Kaito would only resurrect the Second Hokage and Madara once they were under contract.

Otherwise, it wouldn't happen.

And that was understandable. Kaito's secrets were too great. If he didn't take such precautions, things could easily go wrong.

"Well, let me check…"

Kaito opened the system and examined the stats.

He replied, "Tobirama's favorability toward me is already at 64. In a few more months, it should reach the contract threshold."

"But as for Uchiha Madara, he's only at 45. He's still far from the requirement."

"If you want him to be fully resurrected, you'll need to keep talking to him and helping change his attitude toward me."

"Otherwise, his revival will be indefinitely delayed."

To be honest, even Kaito was surprised by how quickly Tobirama's favorability was increasing.

It seemed that, despite his prejudice against the Uchiha, Tobirama was still a rational and emotional person.

As long as Kaito continued to do good things for Konoha and regularly discussed research with him, Tobirama's impression of him kept improving.

Madara, on the other hand, was a much tougher nut to crack.

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