29 Conversation and Rebirth (2/2)

”Kid, I think we could be a nice buddy, but to think you want to harm my good grandchild and pupils.” Jiraiya squinted his eyes while he and Minato prepared to break free from Rafi's control, though it was futile.

”He he, is that so? So, in then end, it comes to this.” Rafi then sealed the First, Second and Third Hokage back to their coffins. Even when they tried to free themselves, but Edo Tensei from the System was more perfect rather than the one in Shinobi world. It would not be broken easily, even if they knew the hand seals for it. They could only went back to their respective coffins even with all their struggles.

”Now, there is only us here. What do you think about my proposal earlier? Would you give me the other half of Kurama's chakra inside you, Minato?” Rafi said after looked at their tense expressions.

They knew that the young man in front of them had mastered Edo Tensei more than they thought. Even the second Hokage who made the jutsu couldn't broke free from his Edo Tensei. They were afraid that even after their death, they would be used to destroy Konoha that they loved and respected.

”...what do you want exactly, young man? Do you have that much grudges to Konoha to even use this tactic against it?!!” Jiraiya said after a heavy silence.

”I don't have grudges against Konoha. Even, I like someone from there.” Rafi shook his head upon hearing Jiraiya.

”Then why?” The others were puzzled hearing Rafi had someone he liked there. If it was so, then he shouldn't desired to destroy Konoha.

”...” Rafi only smiled at Jiraiya and the others. He then summoned the First, Second and Third Hokage back, as he only wanted to show his power to them before. After being summoned again, the previous Hokage were calmer this time. Though, they were still wary of him.

”You all should be familiar with him right? You are too soft on him, Third Hokage. Well, I still have other use of him, so I keep him alive for now.” Rafi said as he pulled Danzo from Kamui. Minato was more shocked than the others as he felt Rafi's Kamui seemed familiar, like the one he faced before his death.

””Danzo!!””

”You...you are...eh?!” Minato looked at Rafi with hostility and some confusion as he didn't felt his Hiraishin's mark on Rafi. Rafi only smiled seeing Minato was about to erupt in rage. He then sighed slightly after seeing Kushina held Minato's hand softly while she looked at him with some hatred in her beautiful eyes.

”Impossible. That mark should not be erased easily. You should not know I planted that mark back then.” Minato looked at Rafi fiercely as he raised his chakra, though he calmed down somewhat after Kushina held his hand.

”...Hiraishin's mark could not be easily dispelled. Only when the user releases it, the mark would be gone. There only two possible explanations if you can't find your Hiraishin's mark on him, Minato. Either he also knows Hiraishin no Jutsu or he is...a different person. But, looking at your face, you seem knowing a space-time ninjutsu similar like his before, Minato.” Tobirama said after seeing Minato's contorted face.

”Sigh, I am not the one that killed you and Kushina before. As a man, I quite have a liking for Kushina. How can I dare to harm her? Actually, you are familiar with that person, Minato.” Minato and Kushina was taken aback at Rafi's words.

Rafi then explained first about Madara after his battle with Hashirama. Madara's Rinnegan awakening which later had been implanted to Nagato. Madara saved Obito when Obito was about to die. And Madara's passing of skills and will to Obito. His manipulation of Obito by making him witnessed Rin Nohara's death at Kakashi's hand.

Later, Obito would also continued Madara's goal, Eye of the Moon by instigating Yahiko, Nagato and Konan to make Akatsuki. Obito's manipulation of Yahiko's death. And finally, Obito's attempt to control the Nine-Tails to attack Konoha when Kushina was giving birth.

”That was roughly what happened back then. Both Madara and Obito didn't know that they were only puppets for the real mastermind. Though, it still didn't absolve them from their mistakes up until now.” Rafi then concluded the story as they watched him in silence and while feeling shock inside their heart.

”Me...and Obito...” Rin was stunned and sad after hearing about Obito's misdeeds after her death.

”Madara...you even went to that great length for peace...” Hashirama felt sympathy for his misguided bestfriend.

”The Uchihas are really outrageous!” Tobirama said as he looked at a family of Uchiha beside him.

While Itachi even had shock painted on his usually collected face after knowing the truth, not to say Fugaku, Mikoto and Izumi, Minato, Kushina, Jiraiya, Hiruzen and Asuma were looking pensive after hearing Rafi. As they were victims to Akatsuki before. Mito and Hizashi felt rather strange as they were not even related to the events of Akatsuki, unlike the others inside the room.

”He he, it is not only the Uchihas that is controlled secretly, even the Senjuu clan is also controlled. Don't you know that, actually the Uchiha, Senjuu, Uzumaki and Hyūga clan share a same ancestry? Though Hyūga clan ancestor is different with Uchiha, Senjuu and Uzumaki, but he is a brother of the other three clan's ancestor. You don't even know this, Tobirama. Looks like Senjuu clan's heritage had been controlled by the mastermind from long times ago.” Rafi smirked slightly as he explained about Hagoromo and Hamura, while he also touched a bit about Kaguya.

”Then, what do you want to do now, by telling us these all? Do you really want to wage war as you know those facts?” Hashirama said a bit tiredly after knowing those things.

”Like I said, I only want to meet and talk with you all before our battle later. Besides, I quite admire their intention of peace.

By making the world aware of the fact of powerful enemy outside, making them experience losses together and their teamwork for surviving the ordeals, it may make the world know the meaning of peace. There will be less of wars and fight after they experience those things. Though there may still be fights, but people that had felt how sweet peace was, would tried to protect their peace when there were more conflicts later.

I will take over Obito's place for the starting the Great War. I will need Madara as my cooperator. While you all, could try your best to resist me and Madara later. Obito and Kakashi should rest now, Rin.” Rafi was smiling as he revealed his intention. He then looked at Rin Nohara as he told his intention on Obito.

”You...actually plan to...” Hashirama was surprised hearing Rafi's words. As he knew the meaning if the Shinobi Alliance won the war. The others expressed their understanding as they were silent.

”Hey, hey, no need to make that face. It is not like you all haven't ever made a choice like this anyway. Besides, that could be considered my punishment for taking many lives during the war.” Rafi shook his head lightly as the women beside him looked gently to him.

”And you girls? Do you want to follow his plan? If it is you, I believe you all could stop him now.” Jiraiya asked as he looked at Minamoto no Yorimitsu, Artoria, Illyasviel and Sakura.

”We will follow him, even if he may go through numerous battle and enemies later on. We would accompany him in life, then how can we let him go even in death. Knowing him, even in death, he might also flirt around with the women in netherworld.” After the girls looked at each other, Artoria said firmly, replied to Jiraiya. Afterwards, she then smiled together with the girls in the end.

”You said that you will battle us later, but we could not even resist your Edo Tensei, not to mention battling you.” Itachi said composedly after remembering Rafi's earlier words.

”That...is my gift for you all.” Rafi smiled as he closed both his eyes and began making hand seal for Rinne Rebirth. The summoned ones were surprised seeing Rafi made another hand seal, though they didn't feel any changes in their restrictions. While Minamoto no Yorimitsu was shocked as she had ever seen that hand seal once before. It was when Rafi resurrected Illyasviel, and it left him weakened for some times as he lost his life force. She didn't know what would happen to Rafi if he resurrected that many people at once. As he said that it would took a greater toll on him, to resurrect people that was long dead.

When she was about to interrupt him, Rafi opened his eyes, revealed Tenseigan in his left eye and white-purplish Rinnegan in his right eye. ”Outer Path - Samsāra of Heavenly Life Technique!” After Rafi said it, lights glowed on the summoned Edo Tensei as their previously cracked and decayed bodies gained new flesh. Seconds later, the light dimmed, revealed a stunned expression on each of them.

”Cough...cough...” While they were stunned over their new bodies, Rafi coughed some bloods as their rebirth was over. Rafi was held by a panicked Minamoto no Yorimitsu and Illyasviel as Illyasviel remembered her previous resurrection. Artoria and Sakura worried greatly about Rafi, as they both saw him was coughing much blood and his previously lustrous-black hair turned to a silverish-white hair as his technique was over. The girls couldn't helped revealed hostility to the reincarnated ones at the thought of Rafi was hurt because of them.

”This feeling...a real flesh and blood. Not an Edo Tensei. How you...?” Tobirama was both stunned and amazed at the technique as it surpassed his previous understanding of Edo Tensei.

”The Rinnegan...and that eyes...” Jiraiya looked at both of Rafi's eyes as he muttered under his astonished gaze.

”Well...do..you..like..my gift? I will..send you..to Konoha..first..then. I wonder..what expression..Tsunade..would make..upon seeing..you all..return to life..again..” Rafi said with difficulty as he teleported them out from Avalon to Konoha's Hokage Office.

”Please..say my sorry..to Hiashi, Hinata and Hanabi,..Hizashi. I was..joking..a bit..much..to them..before..” When Hizashi was about to be teleported last, Rafi said to him in a low voice.

Hizashi was surprised after hearing Rafi's words, though it was low but his hearing was not to be underestimated. He didn't think that someone as mysterious as Rafi could took a notice on his brother and nieces. From his tone, it seemed Rafi's relation with Hiashi and his nieces was a bit awkward. He wondered what happened between them as he nodded to Rafi when he was about to disappear.

”Now,..please protect me..for a while, Artoria,..Illyasviel,..Sakura and..Yorimitsu. I am...going to cultivate a bit..for replenishing..my lost..life force..” Rafi said to the girls after he drank the remaining Blood Potion. After he was restored a bit, he teleported theirselves out from Avalon to the forest, as he started to cultivate.He then furiously absorbed nature energy in the forest, under the women's worried and angry gazes.