"You don't need to worry about that. I've already developed a method to safely extract a Tailed Beast from its jinchuriki. If we need the Eight-Tails later, we can simply take it out."
Naruto spoke in a calm tone, as if the Tailed Beasts were nothing more than ordinary props in his eyes. Whoever needed one could have it implanted. And in reality, that was exactly how he treated them.
"Then I must thank you again, Leader," Nagato said, his body trembling slightly as he bowed to Naruto. Though it seemed difficult, there is basically no possibility of falling.
"No need for that. You're now a member of the Land of Waves, and this is one of the conditions for inviting you to join us." Naruto replied. "Also, the reason I'm here today is that the experiment is about to begin."
Naruto's expression turned serious. Nagato was momentarily stunned but then nodded decisively. "If you need my eyes, you can take them at any time." He said, lying back down on the bed and waiting for Naruto to proceed.
Nagato had no reason to hesitate, as this had been agreed upon long ago.
Naruto nodded and then turned to Kabuto, who was still somewhat dazed. He pulled out a glass bottle filled with a green liquid and a pair of ordinary eyes. "Kabuto, remove Nagato's eyes. For now, replace them with these ordinary ones.
"Understood," Kabuto quickly snapped out of his daze and nodded. He put on sterilized gloves and walked over to Nagato, who was lying on the bed.
His movements were swift and precise. In just a few moments, the purple eyes were placed into the glass bottle, and Kabuto used the Mystical Palm Technique to stop the bleeding.
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Naruto carried Nagato's Rinnegan to Orochimaru's laboratory. The setup was the same as before, and so was the vacant, expressionless Hidan.
Seeing Hidan's state, Naruto felt a sense of relief. He was glad he hadn't chosen to control Hidan with Genjutsu back then, but had instead used it to brainwash him. Otherwise, after implanting the Rinnegan, the Genjutsu might have been broken.
But even, there was still a risk of him losing control.
"Master, everything is ready." Orochimaru said, standing behind Naruto with a respectful demeanor.
Behind him were Minato and Kushina, both in their Edo Tensei forms. Their faces showed visible excitement and anxiety.
After all, the Edo Tensei body was far from comfortable. They finally realized why Orochimaru hadn't chosen this method for immortality.
"In that case, step back first." Naruto said, his eyes shifting into the Rinnegan. He kept a close watch on Hidan's condition to avoid any unexpected incidents.
Once the three had stepped back, Naruto personally replaced Hidan's eyes. Fortunately, the process went smoothly, and Hidan showed no signs of resistance.
Naruto's eyes also changed, and directly turned into the appearance of Samsara Eye.
After the eyes were replaced, under Naruto's instructions, Hidan began forming hand seals and performed the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique on Minato and Kushina.
Soon, a violent burst of energy erupted from their bodies, followed by the clear sound of beating hearts. As the cracks on their bodies disappeared, they were fully revived.
However, Hidan suddenly collapsed with a loud thud, startling everyone.
Minato and Kushina, who had just been celebrating their revival, were also shocked.
Naruto quickly rushed over to check on Hidan. He found that while Hidan had lost consciousness and his Chakra was extremely weak, he wasn't dead. His breathing was faint but steady.
Naruto used his chakra to examine Hidan's condition. After a thorough inspection, his expression turned to one of surprise. He didn't expect that the condition for performing the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique was the user's life force (A/N: As stated in the databook).
At that moment, Hidan's life force had indeed been draining rapidly, like a flood. But just as it was about to run out, the Senjutsu Chakra within him maintained the last thread of his life, leaving him in a state between life and death.
Moreover, the Hashirama cells that had been implanted in Hidan earlier were now slowly restoring his life force.
It seemed that Hidan would recover soon, which meant that the experiment had been a success.
" Naruto, is he going to be okay?" Kushina asked worriedly.
After all, this strange-looking man was an important experimental subject for the Land of Waves. If something happened to him because of them, they would feel terrible.
Naruto shook his head in response to Kushina's question. From the current situation, Hidan's life wasn't in danger.
As for whether he would fully recover and how long it would take, that would require further observation.
"Don't worry, there's no danger to his life. As for his physical condition, we'll need to monitor him for a while." Naruto said. He then replaced Hidan's eyes and turned to Orochimaru, "Orochimaru, conduct a detailed examination of Hidan. Keep a close eye on his condition over the next few days."
"Understood."
Orochimaru replied, his snake-like eyes gleaming with interest. Although he couldn't achieve immortality through Hidan, the ability to fully revive the dead had sparked his curiosity.
Of course, he also wanted to study the Rinnegan in Naruto's possession, but it was clear that Naruto had no intention of allowing that, so Orochimaru obediently took Hidan away for further examination.
Naruto then turned to Minato and Kushina, who still looked concerned, and smiled, "Don't be so serious. You've just been revived… let's celebrate."
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That night, after everything had been settled, a celebration was being prepared at Naruto's residence.
Although everyone had grown accustomed to Minato and Kushina's presence, their revival was still a cause for joy. However, just as the festivities were about to begin, Kakuzu arrived.
"Did you find anything?" Naruto asked.
"Our ship rescued a young girl at the port of the Land of Wind. This is the information we obtained from her," Kakuzu said, handing Naruto a scroll.
Naruto opened the scroll and read its contents, his eyes widening slightly. The information was unexpected.
"Sunagakure is searching for the Gelel Stone?"