"Elder! The Five-Tails Jinchūriki has been defeated by us! He won't dare bother our Kirigakure again!"
As soon as they returned to the village, Terumī Mei rushed to report the situation to Elder Genshi.
Following Kazama's instructions, she didn't mention that the Five-Tails Jinchūriki had been subdued and controlled.
This was because Kazama planned to have the Akatsuki organization take back a fake Five-Tails Jinchūriki. Naturally, they couldn't let the news of controlling the real one leak out.
"By the way, where are my two subordinates?"
Kazama glanced around but couldn't find the severely injured Momochi Zabuza and Haku anywhere.
"Oh, I already had them buried," Elder Genshi replied casually.
"What?! You buried them?!"
Kazama was dumbfounded by Genshi's words.
"What's the problem? They were both killed by the Five-Tails Jinchūriki. If we didn't bury them, what else were we supposed to do with their bodies?"
Seeing Kazama's shocked reaction, Elder Genshi responded with a hint of irritation.
"Elder, he's…"
Sensing Genshi's dismissive attitude toward Kazama, Terumī Mei tried to reveal Kazama's true identity.
But before she could finish, Genshi cut her off.
"Young man, the dead can't come back to life. I know they were your subordinates, but you have to face reality!"
Unaware of Kazama's true strength, Genshi had no idea that Kazama possessed a mystical flame capable of reviving the dead.
"Elder, I appreciate your concern, but my two subordinates can still be saved. Please, take me to where they were buried, quickly!"
"What? Their bodies were torn to shreds, barely even whole. How could they possibly be saved?"
Hearing Kazama's request, Genshi thought the young man had lost his mind.
"Elder, maybe he really does have a way. Let's take him there!"
Though Terumī Mei didn't know how Kazama planned to revive Zabuza and Haku, she trusted that if Kazama said he could do it, he would.
"Fine, you won't believe it until you see it for yourself. Alright then!"
With that, Elder Genshi led Kazama to the burial site of Zabuza and Haku and ordered their bodies to be dug up.
When the corpses were unearthed, Zabuza and Haku's bodies were mangled beyond recognition, completely lifeless.
"Young man, you can see their condition for yourself. Even a deity like the Da Luo Jin Xian couldn't save them now!"
"Three Thousand Flames!"
Just as Genshi tried to convince Kazama to give up, Kazama suddenly summoned a strange-colored flame and channeled it into the bodies of Zabuza and Haku.
"What? Are you planning to cremate them now?"
Unaware that the Three Thousand Flames could regenerate broken bodies, Genshi immediately mocked Kazama.
"What the—!"
But just as Genshi was chuckling to himself at Kazama's supposed foolishness, he saw something unbelievable.
The mangled bodies of Zabuza and Haku began to regrow, their flesh and limbs restoring themselves. Even the wounds on their bodies healed in an instant.
This miraculous sight left Elder Genshi and the surrounding Kirigakure villagers utterly shocked.
"Young man, that flame of yours is impressive, I'll give you that. But their bodies might look whole now—they're still just corpses with no life in them!"
Trying to save face, Genshi spoke to Kazama with a hint of condescension.
"Rinne Tensei no Jutsu!"
Before Genshi could finish, a massive King Yama head materialized at the site.
As its mouth opened wide, two souls flew out and entered the bodies of Zabuza and Haku.
To everyone's astonishment, Zabuza and Haku woke up, fully conscious and restored.
"You… you actually brought them back from the dead!"
Witnessing Kazama's Rinne Tensei no Jutsu, Genshi was left speechless, his jaw practically on the ground.
And when he saw Kazama activate the Rinnegan in the next moment, he stumbled backward in shock, falling flat on his backside.
"That's… the Rinnegan!"
Even the well-versed Elder Genshi of Kirigakure was utterly overwhelmed by Kazama's extraordinary abilities.