I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapters 418 and 419: The dead are more useful than the living.

"Aaaaaaah!"

The old woman inside the impure earth magic circle let out a heart-wrenching scream as countless dust and scraps of paper, like maggots clinging to her bones, began to climb up from her feet until they covered her face.

"Drink, ah..."

The old face of the offering was twisted and deformed, half male and half female, with a ferocious expression, its large mouth gaping open and making a hoarse sound, which was extremely strange.

Countless viewers around the world watched as if they were watching a horror movie, feeling chills down their spines and startled at every turn, yet unable to resist their curiosity, their eyes glued to the screen.

"The Impure World Reincarnation technique makes summoning the souls of dead ordinary people very easy. Sure enough, the chakra consumption is also negligible."

Uchiha Naruto, who was controlling everything behind the scenes with his life-or-death eye technique, thought to himself.

The Impure World Reincarnation technique is really convenient. Not only are the conditions and risks of its application low, but it also doesn't consume much chakra.

During the Fourth Shinobi World War, the master of dreams, Kabuto Yakushi, was able to command dozens of Jonin and Kage-level powerhouses in one fell swoop, as well as many more cannon fodder drawn from blind boxes.

With Naruto Uchiha's current chakra physique, it's naturally no problem for him.

If it's just about reviving ordinary people using the Impure World Reincarnation technique, even tens of thousands would be more than enough.

"They're here, they're here."

Naruto Uchiha narrowed his eyes.

Summoned by the Impure World Reincarnation technique, a streak of light, invisible to the naked eye, flew from the sky.

After obtaining the Spirit Transformation Technique, Naruto Uchiha confirmed that ordinary people in this world possess souls.

It now appears that the soul of an ordinary person does not completely vanish after death.

"Heh, let the world witness the shock of this little Impure World Reincarnation." Uchiha Naruto smirked and clapped his hands.

The beam of light went straight into the body of the offering, which was covered in dust within the magic array.

"boom!"

Amidst the dust and the intense scrutiny of the crowd, a handsome man with an explosive hairstyle who clearly knew how to play cards suddenly appeared before everyone's eyes.

He was still wearing his diving suit, his skin was grayish-white and covered in cracks, and he didn't look like a living person at all.

The man opened his eyes in a daze; the whites of his eyes were completely black, exuding an eerie and terrifying aura.

"Really?!"

"Amazing!"

"Unbelievable! Unbelievable! They actually brought the dead back to life!"

Exclamations in various languages ​​erupted in countries around the world, leaving countless people speechless and unable to believe it.

But after the initial enthusiasm cooled down, some people began to have doubts and uncertainties.

"It's amazing that the dead can come back to life... but..."

"Hey, who is this...who is this? Why is he different from what we expected?"

"But he looks familiar, I think he's some kind of celebrity."

After all, even the young lady of the Morinaga conglomerate appeared at the scene, so shouldn't that be the one who was resurrected?!

Not only were audiences around the world completely bewildered, but even Naruto Uchiha himself, who had used the Impure World Reincarnation technique, was somewhat confused.

Who exactly is this guy?

No matter how you look at it, it's not the one he wanted to summon.

The summoning of Edo Tensei is not random. It's like the guaranteed card that you get when you draw a card from a well, but suddenly you get a completely different card instead. It's really unexpected.

"Tsk, the owner of that bag of umbilical cord blood is someone else. The management of private blood banks in Japan is so lacking in craftsmanship."

After a moment's thought, Uchiha Naruto suddenly realized what was going on.

The Impure World Reincarnation technique requires the personal information of the deceased. In addition to digging up the graves of powerful figures from various countries, Kabuto Yakushi also searches for clues on various battlefields.

However, there were simply too many dead on the battlefield, making it difficult to accurately locate the remains of the strong. In the process of trial and error, some insignificant people were often resurrected.

For example, Hanzo's left and right hands, Heiji taking shelter from the rain...

I never expected that such a blunder would occur on my first use of the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Naruto Uchiha's lips twitched; he really didn't know what to say.

"Never mind, this little thing won't affect the rest of the plan. It just means the fun won't be as great as before."

Naruto Uchiha's Mangekyou Sharingan spun, glowing eerily crimson.

The resurrected dead through the Impure World Reincarnation technique were originally intended as "gifts" for the Japanese government by Uchiha Naruto.

This will allow them to gain a deeper understanding of the unpredictable and powerful nature of the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

For the unknown man who was summoned by mistake, being resurrected from the dead is not necessarily a bad thing. He has the opportunity to make up for the regrets of his previous life. After a while, he can dispel the Impure World Reincarnation technique and let the dead sleep again.

"Isn't this manga artist and card player, Mr. Takahashi?"

"That's true!"

"The 'Monster Resurrection' card really exists!"

After a brief moment of astonishment, the resourceful netizens in the live stream quickly uncovered the real name and identity of the resurrected man.

After all, this person is a very famous celebrity, and the trading card game derived from his popular comics became a global phenomenon as soon as it was released.

Mr. Takahashi even topped the list of individual taxpayers in Japan in 2000 with a tax payment of 11 billion yen.

"The dead have been resurrected!"

"The dead have been resurrected!"

"The dead have been resurrected!"

People all over the world are now part of a grand celebration.

I never expected to see such a spectacular show in addition to the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons!

It was less intense than the wave of official announcements of the arrival of the Extraordinary Era following the Asakusa Incident.

The crowd of people who came upon hearing the news almost overwhelmed Amami Kaori's live stream.

Even when the live streaming platform uses multiple routes, it still struggles, resulting in video buffering and delays.

Beneath the surface of the common people's jubilation, undercurrents were surging, and the miracle of the dead coming back to life was enough to shake the very foundations of social order.

In an instant, countless heads of state were summoning the Japanese ambassador, offering unconditional disaster relief and reconstruction assistance to Kyoto, wanting to extend their reach into Japanese soil.

"It wasn't him..."

The cabinet ministers, representatives of the Imperial Palace, and other important figures inside the Prime Minister's official residence looked at each other in bewilderment.

They had all prepared themselves to see their old friends, but when the time came, they were met with a completely different face.

"call."

The current prime minister wiped the cold sweat from his brow, let out a long breath, and surprisingly showed a hint of relief and relief.

Several sharp-eyed cabinet ministers exchanged glances, but wisely remained silent.

Is the Prime Minister afraid that if that person is resurrected, his position will be unstable?

Such vigilance towards a dead man—truly befitting a political animal.

"Who exactly is this man who was resurrected by Abe no Seimei through the Taizan Fukun Festival?"

The professional bureaucrats at the Prime Minister's official residence immediately gathered information from the live broadcast and resumes from official files, and presented it after a brief summary.

"The deceased's real name was Kazumasa Takahashi. He was born in July of the third year of the Reiwa era, before the advent of the extraordinary era. He drowned while trying to save a diver who had been swept into a rapid current..."

"He's a manga artist from Shueisha."

"My grandson also plays that card game called Game Master."

Each member of the powerful and influential read the documents in their hands, their faces revealing an indescribable complex expression: doubt, panic, excitement... and an undisguised greed.

Miracles really do exist!

The resurrection of the dead and the possibility of immortality also exist!

"Abe no Seimei... no, Lord Taizan, just what a great being he was!"

"Resurrected Takahashi, do you remember things from your life? And what about the afterlife...? Do you remember?"

Although the fate of the Morinaga conglomerate's heiress seemed grim, it was intentionally or unintentionally forgotten by everyone.

Many important figures were excited, whispering amongst themselves, creating a huge uproar that almost lifted the roof off the building.

"Could it be a fake created by Abe no Seimei using sorcery?"

The Foreign Minister's expression was subtle; he swallowed hard a few times, and said dryly:

"You should know that she is the child of a fox spirit, and foxes can use leaves to conjure things and deceive people."

The other bigwigs, upon hearing this, felt there was some truth to it, but their enthusiasm did not diminish in the slightest.

"Ahem, in short, we must verify his true identity and not be fooled by that vixen Abe no Seimei."

The Prime Minister coughed heavily a few times and immediately gave the order:

"Inform Minister Uchiha that we should try our best to negotiate peacefully with Abe no Seimei, and agree to any conditions."

"And that live stream, when is it going to end? Contact the US immediately and put pressure on Musk to ban it right away!"

They could have turned a blind eye to Tenkai Kaori's live stream, but now that the Taishan Fujun Festival is being revealed step by step, how could they share such a life-or-death secret with a bunch of commoners?

Meanwhile, Kazumasa Takahashi, the manga artist summoned by the Impure World Reincarnation, stared blankly at the world with his black eyes wide open.

who am I? Where do I come from? Where do I go?

These three philosophical questions about life kept swirling in the cartoonist's mind.

"Didn't I drown?"

After pondering for a while, Kazumasa Takahashi's expression suddenly changed, and he frantically groped around his neck with both hands.

"I still vividly remember the suffocating feeling when I choked on water and the pain of seawater rushing into my mouth and nose. What happened?"

Kazumasa Takahashi had a vague feeling that something was wrong with his body, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"Is this a summoning circle beneath my feet?"

He looked down and stared blankly at the mysterious and profound magic array he was in.

Then he raised his head and looked at the bewitchingly beautiful Kuro Seimei in front of him, as well as the several imposing nine-faced beasts floating in mid-air. Takahashi Kazumasa was stunned into thought.

"Is this a summoning from another world?"

Kazumasa Takahashi gradually came to understand everything.

The isekai (otherworld) reincarnation theme is very popular in ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) right now.

It's not just high school students and office workers who are reincarnated; even the Grand Commander of Lucia was reincarnated into another world and became the Riding Emperor who rides anything.

As a famous manga artist, he immediately accepted the fact that he had been reincarnated into another world!

This witch in black must be the one who summoned me from Japan to another world after I drowned.

An epic adventure in another world is about to begin.

A cartoonist is shot and reincarnated into another world, where he'll show his true skills!

"Oh dear, something seems to have gone wrong."

Kuro Seimei observed the excited manga artist with interest, then yawned, pointed at him, and said nonchalantly:

"Never mind, it's all the same anyway. The second condition is this: turn the living into vessels for the souls of the dead. Of course, the person used as a sacrifice will inevitably die."

Uchiha Senmon and Yuuki Mineko exchanged a glance, their expressions showing that they had expected this.

In anecdotes related to Abe no Seimei, the prerequisite for the Taizan Fukun Festival was a life for a life.

Abe no Seimei once used the hero of Tosu as a sacrifice to resurrect the priestess of Hourai Island. However, the hero of Tosu was no ordinary person and had more than one heart, which is why he was spared.

"Is it enough to sacrifice just one living person?"

Uchiha Senmon frowned.

Although the second condition for the Taishan Fujun Festival is contrary to human ethics, it is insignificant compared to the first restriction.

A human life can be as light as a feather or as heavy as Mount Tai; it carries different weight in the eyes of different people.

"To bring ordinary people back to life, it is enough to use ordinary people as sacrifices."

Kuro Seimei smiled broadly and spoke frankly and fairly:

"If the goal is to resurrect extraordinary individuals or even Shadow-level powerhouses as combatants, then the offerings must also possess a certain level of strength. Otherwise, the power of the dead resurrected through the Mount Tai Lord Sacrifice will be greatly reduced, perhaps even to less than one-tenth of their original strength."

One drawback of the Impure World Reincarnation technique is that the resurrected dead are not as powerful as they were in life.

The First and Second Hokage, resurrected by Orochimaru during the Konoha Crush, were incredibly weak and were easily defeated by the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, in a one-against-three battle.

Even during the Fourth Shinobi World War, when the Impure World Reincarnation technique was perfected by Kabuto Yakushi, the deceased were still not at their peak in life.

Such restrictions are reasonable.

Uchiha Senmon pondered.

He never intended to use the Mount Tai Lord Sacrifice to revive the extraordinary. Mikoto was just an ordinary woman, so the conditions for her resurrection wouldn't be that demanding.

Uchiha Senmon glanced at the resurrected manga artist, his expression shifting slightly.

Intelligent people like the Uchiha Senmon would naturally see that the first step of the Mount Tai Lord Festival was to use blood as a catalyst to summon the spirits of the dead.

Mrs. Morinaga most likely mistakenly used her husband's blood plasma in a confused manner, which led to the resurrection of another person.

The cabinet's order was to communicate and negotiate with Abe no Seimei, and if possible, bring the resurrected dead back to Tokyo.

This played right into the hands of the Uchiha Sage Clan.

The Taishan Fujun Festival is an incomplete resurrection. The deceased is not resurrected in flesh and blood but in dust. What kind of existence the deceased had, and whether there were any aftereffects, are unknown.

"Abe no Seimei, what does all this have to do with the Taizan Fukun Festival?"

The mystery surrounding the Taishan Fujun Festival has been largely unveiled, but several mysteries remain unsolved.

Abe no Seimei claimed to be saving humanity, so what does that have to do with the Taizan Fukun Festival, which is said to bring the dead back to life?

"The dead are more useful than the living."

A mysterious and captivating aura shimmered in Kuro Seimei's purple eyes as she said meaningfully:

"Humanity's future is about to enter a new chapter. Let's talk about the world ahead."

(End of this chapter)