I'm retrieving corpses in Konoha.

After a while, Itachi Uchiha asked hesitantly, "I have another question."

"What question?" Uchiha Natsu raised his arms and crossed them in front of his chest.

A hint of determination flickered in Itachi's eyes as he asked, "What will become of the Uchiha clan?"

Even now, Itachi Uchiha remains fixated on the name Uchiha, fearing that the Uchiha clan would tarnish its name due to a coup.

In his view, reputation was more important than life, which is why he was misled by Danzo and committed the massacre of his clan.

His own plan had failed, and he acknowledged his own extremism, but he wanted to know what Uchiha Natsu was planning.

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Itachi Uchiha was well aware that after his death, the fate of the Uchiha clan would largely be in the hands of Natsu Uchiha.

Uchiha Natsu looked at Uchiha Itachi, whose eyes were filled with determination, even stubbornness.

The name Uchiha has become an obsession for Itachi Uchiha.

But Itachi Uchiha's question was resolved this morning.

"The Uchiha clan will surely have a bright and glorious future. May their population flourish and their name be known throughout the world." Uchiha Natsu's voice was powerful and resounding.

Uchiha Itachi waited quietly for what was to come. Although he didn't believe it, he was also very curious about how things could be turned around in this situation.

Are they planning to assassinate Danzo, the leader of Root?

Now, Itachi Uchiha has also come to his senses and understands that Danzo was behind all of this.

Uchiha Natsu continued, "This very morning, Danzo took a path that the Uchiha had never taken before, leading the Root organization in a coup."

At this point, Uchiha Natsu started making things up:

"Danzo assassinated the Third Hokage while the Third Hokage was unprepared. The Uchiha now has four Mangekyou Sharingan users who joined forces to wipe out Root... The body used to perform the Impure World Reincarnation for you is Danzo."

"Now, the Uchiha clan is the village's heroic clan, and the four Mangekyou Sharingan users are extremely powerful. It is only natural that the next Hokage will be the Uchiha."

Uchiha Itachi's mouth gaped slightly as he listened to Uchiha Natsu's account, feeling that none of these things could possibly have happened.

However, Uchiha Natsu had no reason to deceive him, so Uchiha Itachi eventually believed him.

Unable to contain himself, Itachi Uchiha once again felt deep regret for his foolish actions.

After learning this fact, almost all the doubts in Itachi Uchiha's mind became clear.

Like Shisui, Itachi Uchiha also blamed Danzo for all the mistakes.

"He clearly coveted the Hokage position and wanted to seize power through a coup, yet he harmed the entire Uchiha clan." Itachi Uchiha took a deep breath. "Moreover, this scum dared to murder the Third Hokage!"

Thinking of this, Itachi Uchiha couldn't help but feel a surge of irritation.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was the Hokage that Itachi Uchiha respected the most, but now he died at the hands of that villain Danzo, which made Itachi furious.

Uchiha Natsu quietly watched Uchiha Itachi, and after a while, Uchiha Itachi got up.

"Senior Xia, please take me to my mother. I will use my soul to revive her."

"Finally, you've spoken something sensible." Uchiha Natsu said calmly, leaving Uchiha Itachi completely bewildered, before standing up as well.

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Inside Uchiha Natsu's home, in the living room.

Fugaku led Sasuke to sit on the sofa next to the coffee table.

On the other side of the sofa sat the shrine maiden and her chief bodyguard, Inaha.

Zhi Shui stood by the wall, his back against it, his left arm crossed over his chest and his right hand resting on his chin, as if he were deep in thought.

Although it was afternoon, there was no blue sky or sunshine outside the window. Only thick clouds piled up in the sky, looking so low they seemed about to fall.

People walking on the streets outside seemed to be afraid of being hit by clouds, and they walked quickly.

The living room was dimly lit, but the lights were off. The five people sat in four places and stood in one, waiting quietly.

Fugaku kept turning his head, glancing towards Uchiha Natsu's bedroom, feeling somewhat anxious.

The people in the room were almost the same as yesterday—those who had been discussing the resurrection of Uchiha Mikoto.

Therefore, Fugaku had a vague premonition that Uchiha Natsu had summoned them here to inform them of the results.

Whether Mikoto Uchiha can be resurrected depends on today.

As Fugaku grew increasingly anxious, time gradually passed.

After some time, a ray of golden sunlight shone through the window.

The sky, which had been covered with dark clouds, was now partially clear, with only a few sparse dark clouds hanging over it, drifting northward.

Sunlight streamed through the glass into the room, and since the sun was already setting in the west, the rays shone directly onto the door of Uchiha Natsu's bedroom.

The bedroom door opened the moment it turned golden.

The sudden light caused Fugaku to squint, and when he opened his eyes again after his eyes adjusted, he was momentarily stunned.

"Itachi?" Fugaku's mind was in a mess, and he didn't know what to say.

Three-year-old Sasuke didn't show any affection; instead, his face was filled with hatred as he moved closer to Fugaku.

Uchiha Natsu led Uchiha Itachi to the center of the living room and stood in front of the sofa.

All four people stood up, including Zhishui, who was leaning against the wall, and quickly approached.

"Itachi, you..." Shisui was about to ask something when he met Uchiha Natsu's serious gaze, and he couldn't say anything more.

Itachi felt a sense of relief when he saw his father, Sasuke, and Shisui all standing there unharmed.

He bowed deeply to Fugaku and said, "I'm sorry, Father..."

Itachi Uchiha said what he had already prepared, including his apologies to his parents, his younger brother, Shisui, and the entire Uchiha clan.

While Itachi Uchiha was apologizing, Natsu Uchiha took out a scroll and opened it.

Then, they released Mikoto Uchiha's corpse and laid it across the ground in front of the sofa.

A whole day has passed since Mikoto Uchiha died, but her body remains undamaged.

The corpses of Jonin retain a large amount of chakra, making them less prone to decay than ordinary people.

However, this is not easy, and it also has a time limit; if too much time passes, it will still inevitably rot.

After Mikoto Uchiha's body was released, Itachi finished speaking and then looked at his mother's body.

The wound on his chest was shocking.

Uchiha Itachi knelt on the ground, facing Uchiha Mikoto's corpse, and performed a standard dogeza (a deep, prostration gesture).

"Mother, I'm sorry."

Seeing that Itachi Uchiha had apologized for everything he needed to, Natsu Uchiha immediately said to the priestess, "Shrine priestess, please proceed with the resurrection ritual."

Upon hearing this, the priestess looked at Uchiha Itachi.

This secret technique can only be performed with the personal consent of the person who contributed their soul.

Uchiha Itachi understood the purpose and preparations of the resurrection technique, and nodded, saying:

"Please do it. I am willing to give my soul to bring my mother back to life. This is my atonement."

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Yes, this is a proper launch announcement.

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Thank you all for your support. Even though the updates were so slow during the free period, there were still hundreds of readers following along. Now it's finally available for purchase.

I'm also very grateful to my editor, Orange, who, despite my dismal update frequency, still tried her best to get my posts featured.

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