The blackening of the heavens begins with Hokage

After Jiraiya leaves.

In the soil where Naruto was buried.

More than a foot deep.

After death, Naruto only felt that his whole body was light and light, and all the worries he had during his life seemed to have left with him. He had no body and could not control his limbs. The surroundings were pitch black and he could not see anything.

Can't feel the passage of time.

Can't think about complicated problems.

My own memory seems to be becoming more and more blurry.

All thoughts seem to only stay at this moment, and the next second will forget the thinking of the previous second.

this……

Is it the world of death?

Then...will I forget Hinata, forget Sasuke, forget my brother, forget everything?

No!

I don't want to forget them!

This is the most precious memory in my life!

I must remember all this!

Naruto tried his best to remember Hinata, Sasuke, and his brother in his heart. Because of this, all the other memories were soon gradually polished by him.

But even so.

That kind of drifting feeling still made his thoughts become more and more blurred.

Even how he met Hinata.

How do you know Sasuke?

It seems like I can hardly remember it anymore.

Just when Naruto thought he would lose himself, something suddenly happened! Naruto was overjoyed! His thoughts gradually became clearer! His memory also slowly recovered!

Senses that were originally lost.

I also suddenly felt a warm current, slowly nourishing myself.

Let yourself recover all this and feel very comfortable.

Naruto didn't understand what was going on, but he had a vague illusion that as long as this warm current continued, maybe he could have another chance at life?

While enjoying this influx of warmth.

Naruto's senses also began to undergo great changes.

If he could not feel anything at all before, as if he was like a ball of air wandering in a dark space, then now he can really feel his body!

Although I can't move an inch.

But he did feel it!

This feeling of regaining something lost made Naruto very excited!

He desperately absorbed this warmth.

He greedily absorbed this warmth.

right!

Come again!

More!

As the amount of warm current increases, more is absorbed.

The originally dark scene gradually began to see a glimmer of light.

In the haze, Naruto seemed to see a vague figure, kneeling in front of him. The owner of the figure looked familiar.

Moreover, Naruto could clearly feel that the warm current was slowly flowing into his body from the bright light emitted from the palm of this figure.

Gradually.

Naruto began to vaguely see the figure's appearance.

Brother...brother?

That’s right!

The figure that Naruto saw was none other than Li Yaoxiang!

He didn't know if this was reality or an illusion, but he still felt very happy to be able to see his brother at such a moment.

It turns out it’s my brother. Have you come to see me?

Sorry, brother.

Have I let you down again?

Because of my negligence, I lost my life. I clearly felt their malice, but I naively thought that this malice was emanating from them going to fight.

Sorry, brother.

As a mother, you have taken care of me for so long, but I haven't even repaid you yet, so I left before you. I hope my departure will not affect you, brother...

Naruto had a lot of things to tell Li Yaoxiang in his heart, but unfortunately, he never got a response from the brother in front of him. The brother's smile at this moment was surprisingly gentle.

It's a bit terrifyingly gentle.

Naruto always felt that his brother's expression was more like his brother was saying goodbye to him than he was saying goodbye to his brother.

how so?

elder brother…

elder brother?

Why don't you speak?

Can you answer me?

The more this happened, the more inappropriate Naruto felt.

It seems that I am about to lose the most important thing in my life, that kind of faint tingling feeling.

Naruto's eyes slowly fell from Li Yaoxiang's blurred facial features to the bright light on his palm. The warmth never stopped. Why is this feeling so familiar?

No!

wrong!

Isn’t this the reincarnation technique taught by Granny Chiyo?!

elder brother!

How do you know this ninjutsu?!

No! No! Brother! I don’t want you to resurrect me! Stop it! Stop it!

As his memory recovered, Naruto remembered the ninjutsu he had studied. He also remembered the price of life for this ninjutsu. If we say that the previous Naruto tried his best to absorb this warm current.

So now Naruto is desperately rejecting this warm current!

No!

don't want!

He would rather die than have his brother sacrifice himself!

elder brother!

Did you hear that?!

Do you hear me?!

Please!

I beg you!

Stop it!

Stop it!

It's a pity that no matter how much Naruto shouts in his heart or how much he rejects this warm current, this warm current continues to pour into his body. His lifeless body is even more out of his control, greedily and crazily absorbing it.

All this!

If you can choose.

Now he wanted to beat his own body to pieces immediately, and also wanted to stop his brother from using this ninjutsu.

But are there so many ifs in this world?

No!

He had no choice at all.

He could only be forced to accept everything in front of him.

Previously, when he saw Li Yaoxiang for the first time, he was so eager. The scene in front of him was a real picture. But now, he is extremely eager. This is just an illusion after his death.

He would rather not see his brother.

Don’t ever see this scene!

over time.

Naruto's control over his body has increased little by little. He began to feel the moisture of the soil touching his skin through his body, and gradually felt the weakness in his body.

But he can't move yet.

Can't speak either.

But even so, his body seemed to have felt the sadness of his master, and he was shedding a lot of tears involuntarily. The tears slid across his temples, then over his earlobes, and finally seeped into the soil.

How real this all is.

How desperate.

The warm current continues.

It wasn't until Naruto's body finally regained some strength and control that he suddenly sat upright regardless of his physical weakness.

Open your eyes!

He yelled "No-!"

Naruto gasped for air.

Look at everything around you.

At this time, he was sitting next to a pit. There was still a jungle around him, but not a single ghost was seen.

The pit beside him was enough to prove that he was dead and buried. And his current situation was enough to prove that he was dug out and brought back to life.

Naruto's first reaction was that he couldn't help shouting in reality and forgot that he could communicate with Li Yaoxiang in his mind: "Brother! Are you there? Brother! Are you there?! Don't scare me, okay?"

Take a lucky approach.

Keep trying to contact my brother.

But still didn't get any response.

Until the end, Naruto couldn't help but look up to the sky. His brother's huge face seemed to appear in the sky, with a gentle smile, waving to him and saying: "Naruto, brother is leaving first. You must be good in the future."

Take care of yourself, you know?”

Finished saying this.

The face then disappeared.

Naruto couldn't bear it anymore and started crying wildly, crying heartbreakingly.

With the kind of collapsed emotions and tearful cries, even the surrounding birds and beasts seemed to feel that a terrifying creature was about to be born here. They did not dare to approach, and even fled here with their families...

(ps: I have been simmering with emotions while writing this chapter. The last paragraph is so brain-burning that it makes me cry. Let’s see if it touches you.)