As Minato brought people back one by one, Hiromi resurrected the Mangekyo users.
Following that, it was the clan members with three-tomoe Sharingan.
Then came Shikaku, Kakashi, Guy, and others.
However, Guy's situation was somewhat special. He seemed unable to use Eight Inner Gates rught away. Perhaps after some training, he would be able to restore the Seventh Gate. The Eighth Gate would take at least a few more years to recover.
Despite this situation, he was not disappointed. On the contrary, he was full of vitality, burning with youth, and wanted to compete with Kakashi.
Guy's passion made the recently resurrected crowd and the somewhat oppressive Uchiha Imperial City become a bit livelier.
Seeing this, Hiromi consulted with Shikaku and decided to resurrect the children first, letting their vitality help everyone shake off the confusion of being reborn after death.
People inside the city were resurrected one by one, and everything began to flourish.
Subsequently, Hiromi found the Ten-Tails husk, split it into individual husks, and then condensed the Tailed Beast Chakra permeating throughout the world, resurrecting the Tailed Beasts that would have otherwise taken years or decades to be reborn.
As soon as the Tailed Beasts appeared, most of them were full of hostility toward Hiromi.
They had seen Hiromi kill Naruto.
Shukaku stared at Hiromi and shrieked, "You said you would set me free!"
Hiromi said, "Mm, you can leave now."
Shukaku's expression was obscure. It looked at its current body and felt the powerful strength and defense contained within it. It was likely that even those black bullets could not do anything to it. This made it feel strange, and it dared not just turn around and leave.
Hiromi narrowed his eyes, looking at it. "What? Are you not leaving?"
Shukaku shrieked in a sinister tone, "What is going on with this body?"
It did not believe that Hiromi would not only let it go but also grant it such powerful strength.
As for resisting, it had not considered it at all.
Who knew if Hiromi had other trump cards besides those black bullets?
Look at how Kaguya had died.
The Sage of Six Paths...
Shukaku's expression dimmed.
Hiromi replied calmly, "From now on, there will be no more God Tree."
The Tailed Beasts' pupils constricted.
Their bodies were made from the God Tree husk?
They all knew the power of the God Tree, so how could Hiromi so easily let them go, now that they possessed the God Tree's power?
"What do you want us to do!" Vigilance appeared in Shukaku's eyes.
"Be obedient, and I can help you resurrect the Sage of Six Paths."
Instantly, the Tailed Beasts' voices of surprise and suspicion arose in a cacophony.
"Really?"
"Are you lying to us?"
"What if you are lying to us?"
"How can you guarantee it?"
"Why should we trust you?"
"I don't mind resurrecting people. To me, it is an easy and simple task, but it can easily control you, which is very cost-effective."
Hiromi looked at Gyuki, who held the deepest hatred for him, and said, "It is the same as with Bee and you. But if I resurrect him and he shows hostility toward me, I will still kill him. It is like that for him, and it will be the same for the Sage of Six Paths."
The Tailed Beasts seemed to have sensed Hiromi's thoughts. They immediately bared their fangs and glared at Hiromi with terrifying expressions, as if they were ready to fight to the death at any moment.
Hiromi remained unmoved, standing among them, and smiled. "I am giving you the chance to reunite with your family. Do you want to hold onto your hatred and be killed by me right here, or will you accept the only chance I am giving you?"
The Tailed Beasts fell silent, their expressions complex.
After several seconds, Shukaku spoke up, "What do you want me to do?"
"We shall see, I will call you if there is anything. For now, you can go out and do as you please. As long as you do not commit evil deeds, I will not interfere with you."
"What if someone attacks me?"
"Can't you fight back?"
Shukaku's expression was strange. "Then... I'm leaving?"
"I'm really leaving?"
"I'm really, really leaving?"
Shukaku looked back every three steps, its footsteps landing with a deafening sound, as it left, still half-believing and half-doubting.
Seeing this, the other Tailed Beasts turned their heads with complex expressions and looked at Hiromi.
Hiromi turned and left, paying them no mind.
They looked at each other in dismay.
After several seconds, Matatabi left.
Isobu, Son Goku, Kokuo, Saiken, Chōmei, and Gyuki also left, one by one, still half-believing and half-doubting.
Kurama stood in place, its expression conflicted.
Not long after, it shouted, "Naruto!"
Soon, a young boy's excited voice sounded in response.
"Kurama!"
Minato gave his resurrection opportunity to Naruto.
When Naruto was first resurrected, his expression was full of defeat and powerlessness. However, when he saw the flourishing state of the Imperial City, he immediately cheered up and intended to work hard to resurrect his parents and Sasuke.
Now, hearing Kurama's voice, he was very happy.
Rushing over, Naruto arrived in front of the seventy-meter-tall Kurama.
Kurama looked down at the little runt who was less than two meters tall and said, "Naruto, I am leaving."
Although Naruto was reluctant, he understood Kurama's choice and felt happy for its freedom.
"Goodbye, Kurama."
Kurama gave a "Hmph," turned around, leaped over the mountains, and disappeared.
Seeing this, Naruto turned his head to look at the Uchiha Imperial City, clenched his fists, and his expression became determined.
He had to work hard too!
—
Ten years later.
Ten years had passed since the Uchiha Empire was divided into the two inner nations of East and West.
At that time, the leadership positions were held by Tsunade, recommended by Orochimaru, and Mabui, recommended by Shikaku.
Now, the leader of the East, Tsunade, had stepped down, and twenty-two-year-old Naruto had taken her place.
At this moment, Naruto arrived in a forest. The trees were massive, the rocks imposing. The 1.8-meter-tall Naruto felt like a tiny ant upon entering this place.
Suddenly, the ground trembled.
BOOM!
A massive figure descended.
The seventy-meter-tall Kurama looked down at Naruto.
Naruto grinned and said, "Kurama, thank you for being willing to come here to guard."
Guarding was a task given by Hiromi to the nine Tailed Beasts. They could choose any region to serve as guardian beasts, protecting the local peace, and could switch every ten years.
At the time, Kurama had chosen randomly, picking a region in the West, so it was only now, when the ten-year term was up, that it switched over.
By the way, this place used to be Shukaku's territory. It was just that Kurama had chased it away, leading others to believe that Shukaku was unwilling to guard this place.
Therefore, Kurama's arrival was a double joy for Naruto.
"Hmph!"
Kurama lay down proudly, crossing its front paws and resting its head upon them, lazily saying, "If I am not comfortable here, once the ten years are up, I will leave."
Naruto hurriedly said, "I will definitely take good care of you."
Tailed Beasts attract Chakra just by existing. Places where they reside produce more geniuses and rare mineral resources.
Furthermore, according to the rules set by the Uchiha Empire, large-scale battles were not allowed in places where Tailed Beasts resided and the capital had to have a Tailed Beast suppressing it.
—
Today, the East and West nations targeted each other, scoring points in the decennial assessment based on criteria such as combat power, scientific research, Ninjutsu development, and public satisfaction.
Besides this, the two nations frequently dispatched spies to steal intelligence and carry out assassinations. However, there were conditions for assassinations, such as the prohibition against assassinating anyone from the Uchiha lineage.
Shikamaru, who had been sent to the East, belonged to this category. He did not want to stay in the Uchiha Imperial City, so ten years ago, he was awarded to the East as a prize. Once the ten years were up, he could choose to stay in the East, return to Uchiha Imperial City, or be listed as a prize again to be competed for by the East and West.
The East, which possessed Shikamaru, also had the right to decide whether to continue holding him—whether to treat him well like family or to remain cautiously vigilant.
Besides the prohibition against assassinating the Uchiha lineage, it was also forbidden to assassinate those who did not participate in politics.
For example, ordinary people, or those who did not participate in assassinations at all and only wanted to develop the country.
And where there was assassination, there was resurrection. Every ten years during the assessment, the Uchiha lineage would release ten resurrection slots for them to compete over. In addition to this, there were rewards such as Tailed Beasts, territories, and talented individuals.
The Uchiha lineage acted as arbitrators, bestowing honors and judgments.
Within the Uchiha lineage, which served as arbitrators, there was also strife. Their comparison was between the two inner nations of East and West.
The Uchiha lineage, suppressed by Hiromi, needed to possess powerful strength as the supreme rulers. Therefore, what they compared with the East and West nations was also combat power, scientific research, Ninjutsu development, public satisfaction, etc.
If the Uchiha lineage lost, those who excelled in that field would be sent out as prizes. If they wanted to return in the next decade but hadn't grown enough, they might be refused reentry. This was the punishment.
As for the rewards, every ten years, besides the ten resurrection slots, there was also a qualification to learn Human Senjutsu, which was the most noble thing countless people yearned for.
Besides this, Kekkei Genkai, Chakra Mode, Ninjutsu, and many other rewards were enough to attract all sorts of people to break their heads trying to enter the Uchiha lineage.
At the same time, within the Uchiha lineage, many surnames like Senju and Uzumaki were restored. These clans could also choose to go out as prizes to be competed for by the East and West.
Under such integration, the whole world lived in peace and contentment, while the upper echelons engaged in heated struggles. This was a golden era.
In politics, there was Shikaku above, and Shikamaru below.
In scientific research, there was Orochimaru above, and Kabuto below.
In Taijutsu, there was Guy above, and Lee below.
In Ninjutsu, there was the Sage of Six Paths above, and Tobirama below.
And in medicine, there was Tsunade above, and Rin below.
However, Rin, who had followed Tsunade to the East, had earned the qualification to join the Uchiha lineage during this decennial national assessment.
Under the solicitation of departments like Military, Justice, and Engineering, she resolutely chose a position no one had expected.
She arrived at a strange palace and entered it with nervousness. When she saw the young man inside, who was both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar, the nervousness in her heart reached its peak.
"I... I..."
The words stuck in her throat, filling her with timidity.
Hiromi opened his eyes and looked at her calmly. The next second, he spoke, "Welcome back."
Just two words, a very calm statement, yet it warmed Rin's heart, making her beam with joy.
"I am back!"
From then on, the Hall of Contemplation had one more maid, and a little more life.