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- MWM Chapter 315
“Have you found the real Pain? Your eyes!”
The Third Hokage stared at Leo’s left eye, which now bore the same Rinnegan as the Six Paths of Pain, his face showing clear shock.
Leo touched his left eye, revealing a trace of regret.
“I found him, but unfortunately, he had a companion with space-time ninjutsu, and in the end, they managed to escape. However, I did take one of his eyes. According to the information I extracted from him, this is the eye of the Sage of Six Paths. With this eye, maybe… I can bring everyone who died back to life.”
“Resurrect them?”
Upon hearing Leo’s words, the Third Hokage and every surviving Konoha ninja were visibly startled.
“Is that even possible?”
The idea of resurrecting the dead was something beyond comprehension. Even in a world filled with mysterious jutsu, no one had ever heard of a technique that could truly revive the dead.
The closest jutsu to resurrection was the Edo Tensei developed by the Second Hokage, but that only summoned the souls of the dead back to the living world temporarily.
“I’m not certain, but I can try. However, according to Pain, even with the Sage of Six Paths’ eye, the jutsu can only revive those who have recently died. And the cost… is the life of the one who casts the jutsu.”
Leo explained casually.
“This…”
Upon hearing that the jutsu required the caster’s life as a cost, everyone fell silent.
They didn’t know how to respond.
In their hearts, if Leo sacrificed his life to bring back everyone who had died, they would be grateful. After all, among the dead were their families, friends, teachers—people they loved dearly.
If Leo gave his life, the fallen could return, and Konoha would remain whole.
But they couldn’t say that out loud. After all, Leo had saved them all. Many had survived Orochimaru’s invasion thanks to his unparalleled medical ninjutsu.
And in this battle, had it not been for Leo single-handedly defeating the Akatsuki invaders and the Six Paths of Pain, Konoha and its people would have been entirely wiped out, including their children and the civilians in the shelters.
Now, to ask Leo to sacrifice himself for the dead—it was unthinkable, despicable even.
So they couldn’t bring themselves to tell Leo not to sacrifice his life, but neither could they ask him to be a martyr. All they could do was remain silent.
“Chuan, give that eye to me,” the Third Hokage finally spoke. “You’ve already contributed enough to Konoha. This is the duty of the Hokage, not yours.”
Truthfully, if there had been any lingering doubts in his heart about Leo before—due to his status as a prince of the Land of Fire, or because Danzo had pushed Leo as a Hokage candidate—those doubts had vanished.
With all that Leo had done for Konoha, the Third Hokage now saw him as one of their own.
Rather than let such a talented shinobi sacrifice himself, it was more appropriate for an old man like him, who didn’t have much time left, to take on that burden.
From the perspective of Konoha’s interests, Leo was far more valuable alive. Whether it was Jiraiya or Tsunade who became the next Hokage, having Leo by their side would ensure that Konoha remained the strongest village.
But Leo immediately rejected the Third Hokage’s offer.
“No, according to Pain, reviving everyone requires an immense amount of chakra and a powerful life force. Given your current condition, teacher, even if you succeeded, you’d only be able to bring back a few people. You couldn’t revive everyone.”
There was no way Leo was going to let the Third Hokage take on this role. Doing so would ruin the carefully crafted impression he had created.
“I remember the first time I heard of Konoha in the courtyard as a child, and heard stories of Konoha’s shinobi. I dreamed that one day I could become a powerful ninja and the Hokage of Konoha, our village in the Land of Fire. Unfortunately, that dream will never come true.
But the Will of Fire will never die. Farewell, my friends.”
With those final words, Leo formed the Snake hand seal, and the power of the Rinnegan surged:
“Rinne Rebirth!”
A giant statue of the King of Hell was summoned by the power of the Rinnegan. Slowly, the statue’s enormous mouth opened, and countless souls of the fallen began flying out.
Some of the souls reentered the bodies that had been retrieved from the wreckage, reviving them and healing their injuries. Others, whose bodies had been destroyed, began to regrow new bodies from their souls.
As Leo maintained the Snake seal and continued to channel the Rinnegan’s power, all the fallen Konoha shinobi were revived one by one. Meanwhile, blood began to slowly seep from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, and his complexion turned paler.
“They really are coming back to life!”
Seeing their loved ones and comrades revived, joy lit up everyone’s faces. But when they saw Leo’s worsening condition, their joy quickly turned to shame and sorrow.
After ensuring that everyone who had died in the battle was revived, Leo released the hand seal, blood spurting from his mouth.
“Lord Chuan!”
The crowd gasped in alarm, rushing toward him.
The newly revived shinobi also gathered around him.
“Teacher… where the leaves dance, the fire burns bright.”
With a smile, Leo spoke his final words, then closed his eyes and collapsed.
“Medical team, get the medics here, quick!”
The Third Hokage caught Leo as he fell, shouting urgently.
The head of the Konoha Hospital, a middle-aged female jonin known for her medical skills, rushed over immediately. She had been killed by Pain’s Shinra Tensei during the battle but had just been revived by Leo’s Rinne Rebirth.
“There’s no heartbeat or breathing. Lord Chuan… has passed away.”
After a thorough examination, the head of the hospital shook her head, announcing Leo’s death in a sorrowful voice.
Upon hearing the diagnosis, every shinobi, including the Third Hokage, fell into a heavy silence. Many of them were already tearing up.
Leo had defeated the enemy, saved Konoha, and brought back everyone who had died. But the price was his own life.
In that moment, Leo’s status in their hearts was elevated to the highest level.
“Lord Chuan, thank you for your sacrifice for Konoha. You are a hero of this village. We will never forget you.”
One by one, the Konoha shinobi stood before Leo’s “body,” their expressions solemn.
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