Chapter 257 - 256: Friend, You Are the Naraka Path

Chapter 257: Chapter 256: Friend, You Are the Naraka Path

Nagato, who was still groggy, jolted awake in an instant! He hurriedly checked his one remaining intact leg.

It was fine. That gave me a scare.

"Are you awake now? I was just joking earlier. Your body has already been restored to health."

Kano put down the surgical tools she was holding, removed her gloves and mask, and looked at the newly awakened Nagato. Good, he looked full of energy.

She then turned her head and instructed Little Kano:

"You practice on your own for now. Once I finish talking with Nagato, we’ll go back."

"Okay."

Little Kano, without turning her head, continued her surgical practice with a scalpel, saw, axe, and suturing needle.

"Boss, check your body first. How does it feel? Anywhere else uncomfortable? Your foot is healed, and I’ve also replenished your severely deficient body, especially your kidneys. They were extremely weak."

"Nonsense! I don’t have kidney deficiency!"

"I can treat it."

"Great doctor, teach me!"

"I’ve already treated you. You can get up now and try running and jumping."

With that, Nagato stood up again, feeling the strength in his legs. His body was no longer frail and weak; he was now brimming with vitality.

Nagato found it incredible. He knew his own body best. The toll of prolonged Rinnegan use couldn’t be compensated for by simply eating something.

Yet now, he had recovered to a level he had never reached before. He felt absolutely invincible now, able to unleash Shinra Tensei and Chibaku Tensei at will!

"Thank you, Kashi. I never thought you could really heal me. As per our agreement, I will now perform the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique to resurrect your friend."

Nagato calculated in his heart. With his abundant life force now, reviving one person would be more than enough. He might even have a chance to resurrect Yahiko. After all, he had preserved Yahiko’s body until now, not just for sentimental reasons.

"Actually, that’s not needed anymore. She’s already been resurrected."

Kano pointed at Little Kano, who was practicing surgery not far away.

"Ah... then what do you need me to do?"

Nagato was now at a loss on how to repay these two. Initially, they were the ones who had a request for him, but in the end, he hadn’t helped much, and instead, they had done him a great favor. That meant his excess life force could be used to resurrect Yahiko.

"Can I borrow your Paths of Pain? They’re just corpses anyway. I want to use them for her to practice on, to learn an important surgery."

"Ah, this... Although I’d like to refuse, haven’t you already started using them?"

"I knew you’d agree. And I won’t touch the one you commonly use, boss. That’s your most important friend, right?"

"Hmm, apart from that one, you can use the others freely. I’ve preserved the corpses quite well. To ensure the puppets’ flexibility, I’ve done excellent preservation treatments."

"My friend understands too, so don’t worry."

Kano waved at Little Kano, who waved back with a handful of mosaic in her hand. Realizing it was inappropriate to greet someone while holding something, she casually tossed the mosaic into a trash can that already contained five other mosaics.

Neither of the Kanos saw a problem, but Nagato noticed something was off.

"Hey, the one lying on the operating table... that’s not the Deva Path, is it?"

"How could it be? She definitely knows which ones can be touched and which can’t. The Deva Path is safely placed over..."

Kano pointed to the other side, where the completed and incomplete Paths of Pain were supposed to be. Then she only saw five neatly arranged, various little loli Paths of Pain... If the one on the operating table wasn’t the Deva Path, then the situation could only be worse.

"Stop right there!"

Kano hurriedly called for a stop, and Little Kano also paused, putting down the medicine jar she was holding.

"What’s wrong?"

Little Kano hadn’t realized her mistake yet. Under the influence of the medicine, the suture scars on the Deva Path Pain on the table were rapidly disappearing. Even its skin became fair, moist, smooth, and elastic, and its hair became vibrant, waist-length, soft, and glossy.

Indeed, the medicines produced by Kano’s system were effective even on corpses. After all, even zombies could become Idols.

"Why did you operate on the Deva Path Pain too?!"

Only then did Little Kano react.

"Ah, I’m sorry! I didn’t notice! I didn’t do it on purpose! I was too absorbed in practicing just now and ended up performing surgery on it too."

"Wait, boss, don’t be angry yet. We’ll think of a way to fix this!"

Although Nagato was somewhat angry, he remained relatively rational.

"I’m not angry. Can you think of a way to change him back?"

"Well... before administering the medicine, it might have been possible. But after the medicine, I’m afraid even your Naraka Path couldn’t save him. At most, we could reattach the missing parts."

Nagato’s emotions instantly became complex, somewhat hard to accept. But at the very least, he had to preserve his dear friend’s masculinity.

"Then reattach them first."

"Okay, no problem. This time, I’ll operate personally to ensure your requirements are met. Also, I apologize on behalf of my intern friend. She really didn’t mean it. As compensation, I’ll help you resurrect this important person."

"Would he be able to accept being resurrected like this?"

"Once he’s resurrected, we can just ask him, can’t we? If he’s not satisfied, dying again isn’t out of the question."

Nagato felt that Kashi, with her angelic appearance, spoke words that were truly hellish.

Kano walked over to Little Kano, put on her gloves, mask, and apron again. (The surgeries here weren’t that particular; there was no need for surgical gowns, scrubbing, etc. The concept of aseptic technique wasn’t great.)

"The parts you replaced earlier, I need to reattach them."

"Isn’t that a bit... a trap or something..."

"This is what the boss requested, and it’s all because of your recklessness."

"Fine, I threw them in that bucket."

Little Kano lifted the bucket, and Kano looked at the six mosaics inside.

"Which one is it?"

"I’m not too sure either. Should we ask the boss?"

Nagato originally didn’t want to interfere with the surgery, but hearing them call for him, he couldn’t help but go over, still worried.

"What’s the matter?"

"Can you recognize which of these belongs to your dear friend?"

How on earth could I recognize that!

Nagato screamed internally. This was his dear friend, not his girlfriend. How could he have looked that closely! But he had to identify it; otherwise, his dear friend might have to live a lifetime with someone else’s... mosaic.

"I think it should be this one... but this one looks similar too... this one actually also... I have some impression of this mole... it should be about this size..."

Seeing that Nagato wasn’t too sure either, Kano thought of a good idea.

"How about attaching all six?"

Hearing this, Nagato immediately felt that Kashi should be the Naraka Path. She was truly hellish.

If his dear friend Yahiko resurrected and found himself turned into a six-sword style swordsman, wouldn’t he die on the spot again? No, he couldn’t take that risk. Or else... Nagato looked at the exquisitely beautiful orange-haired girl on the operating table, whose appearance was top-tier cute and captivating.

Maybe being a girl isn’t so bad, and she’s already this beautiful... not a loss... In the end, after discussing with Kano, Nagato decided not to reattach them. These six mosaics would be sealed away for now; they might come in handy later.

Subsequently, the guilty Little Kano summoned Shadow Nagato to resurrect Yahiko. (The half-hour cooldown had passed quickly.)

"I feel it’s a bit insufficient. The body and soul are rejecting each other quite strongly. Plus, he’s been dead for a while and has been modified. Give me a hand."

Kano also nodded and similarly summoned a Shadow Nagato to begin Rinne Rebirth.

Nagato didn’t realize that those two Shadow Ninjas were himself. After all, his own physique wasn’t distinctive. Without his red hair and Rinnegan, he’d be lost in a crowd. As a Shadow Ninja, just a mass of black, he wouldn’t recognize himself.

Then, only after both Shadow Nagatos had exhausted their life force was Yahiko finally resurrected.

Yahiko slowly opened his eyes. His consciousness had ended at the moment he sacrificed himself for his comrades.

Kano didn’t disturb the reunion of old friends. She led Little Kano away alone, constantly scolding her with words while giving a thumbs-up to her other self with her hand.

Was she incapable of changing Yahiko back? Of course she could! Edo Tensei followed by Rinne Rebirth would guarantee restoring him to his original form. But Nagato didn’t know, and Kano wasn’t telling.

May all friends in the world turn into little lolis. Amen.

Nagato also looked excitedly at the resurrected Yahiko.

"Yahiko, long time no see."

"Nagato, you’ve aged so much. Wait, what’s wrong with me? Why have I turned into a woman?!"

"Ah, this... After you died last time, we took your body and hid in a cave, and then there was a cave-in. Your... thing was accidentally crushed by a giant rock. Even if we resurrected you, you couldn’t be a man anymore. There was no other way; we could only resurrect you in the form of a beautiful girl."

Nagato relayed to Yahiko the absolutely convincing explanation Kano had told him, though he himself felt it wasn’t very reliable.

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