[Translator: Damn!]
Not long after, when Asuka opened her eyes and saw the small young boy in the coffin, she instantly broke down emotionally. The next moment, she hugged the cold corpse and cried her heart out.
She could not understand why so many things had happened while she was just asleep. The most important person in her life had left her like this without her even knowing!
"Asuka, the First Elder said this child might still have a chance to wake up..." Koharu Utatane gently patted her shoulder and comforted her in a soft voice.
The Uchiha First Elder had said there was a possibility of waking up. Perhaps Ryun really had some minor issues due to the forbidden technique, causing a delay in his revival.
"Yes... yes! Ryun will definitely wake up! He would never abandon me and die like this!!!"
Hearing these words, Asuka felt like she had grabbed onto a lifeline. Her whole person seemed somewhat crazed.
"Mom will take you home. We're not staying here anymore!"
Asuka said as she tried to pull the corpse out of the coffin. In the end, she barely managed to carry it on her back.
However, Ryun's corpse after death was unusually heavy. The weak Asuka used all her strength to drag it out of the coffin but was almost crushed to the ground by the weight.
Her physical and mental state were too weak now. There was no way she could carry a heavy corpse all the way home.
"Someone, help!"
Seeing this scene, Koharu immediately shouted loudly toward the door. Instantly, two Anbu operatives heard the order and came over.
Since Asuka wanted to take the corpse home, Koharu had no reason to stop her. Whether Ryun was here or at home made little difference. She would still send people to keep an eye on Asuka.
"I don't want your help! Get away from me!!!"
"You are all the ones who forced my child to his death. My child was so sensible and contributed so much to Konoha. Why could you all just watch him die? Why did you have to force him to die before you were satisfied?"
Asuka cried and screamed, her eyes filled with hatred for Konoha.
Her son had fought and won the war for Konoha with his life, only to be abandoned by Konoha in the end. Now he had even met such a tragic end. In her eyes, all these people in Konoha and those Kumo-nin deserved to die.
Asuka could not carry the corpse, but she would not leave either. The situation reached a stalemate.
It was not until a man's voice sounded outside that the deadlock was broken.
"Let me do it... I'll carry Ryun home..."
A figure wearing a green jumpsuit walked straight up to Asuka.
The person was Might Dai. He had been outside Konoha with his teammates on a time-consuming delivery mission and had only returned today.
But when he came back, no one from the Konoha higher-ups had taken the initiative to tell him about Ryun's situation, as he was still just a genin and did not have the right to know too many things.
It was only because a friend who was close to him and knew about his relationship with Ryun had told him about it that Might Dai learned Ryun had already died!
Seeing the man's tearful face and knowing he was Ryun's very close elder brother, Asuka nodded and stepped aside to accept his help.
Might Dai looked at the boy who had been dead for some time, wiped his tears with his sleeve, and then directly carried him on his back.
The two of them left the Hokage Building with the corpse. Koharu watched their departing figures and let out a heavy sigh.
Outside Konoha.
When the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen led people to the site where the Kumo-nin had been killed, they immediately found the bloody remains scattered all over the ground. None of the twelve corpses were intact. All their heads had been smashed to pieces, making it difficult to even extract any information about the killer from the bodies.
"Damn it! Who did this?" Hiruzen gritted his teeth in anger.
The Kumo-nin envoy group had died within the Land of Fire. Kumogakure would likely not let this matter rest. This situation was equivalent to 'mud stuck to one's pants—even if it's not shit, it still looks like shit'...
Especially since Kumogakure had authorized Saki to act boldly and ensure Uchiha Ryun paid with his life.
Now that this had happened, the misunderstanding could not be resolved with just a few words. The hot-tempered Third Raikage would probably really go to war with Konoha.
After a long while, when Hiruzen had calmed down somewhat, he ordered people to collect all the corpses. He planned to send the remains back to Kumogakure while also preparing a handwritten letter to see if there was still room for negotiation between the two nations.
"What's the situation with Uchiha Ryun now? Have the mother and son already met?"
In a cave somewhere in the Land of Fire, Uchiha Madara asked a White Zetsu beside him in a deep voice.
Ryun had special spores created by Aloe White Zetsu on his body. Even though he was already dead, Aloe White Zetsu could still collect information around the corpse through the spore White Zetsu.
"They've already met... The woman took the corpse home, and she still believes her child has a chance to wake up." Aloe White Zetsu sneered with a sinister smile.
They just needed to wait another day or two. Once the corpse began to rot and stink, that tiny bit of hope would gradually turn into despair...
Madara nodded lightly.
The plan was proceeding very smoothly. Now they just needed to wait quietly. Wait for the Land of Lightning's reaction after learning the entire Kumo-nin envoy group had been killed. Wait for Uchiha Ryun's reaction after he woke up seven days later!
Madara had personally set up this scheme to drag Ryun into the abyss of darkness in one fell swoop and make him feel utter despair toward the entire ninja world.
Only by making Uchiha Ryun desire to destroy this twisted ninja world could Madara lead him into the dreamlike world of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.
Making a person feel despair toward the entire world was not easy. Simply killing the people closest to Ryun would not achieve this effect, which was why Madara had not chosen to kill anyone.
While the woman was unconscious, he had probed her memories. Madara knew what the 'world' looked like in that woman's eyes.
As long as this woman went back and saw the corpse again, she would probably lose all hope of living within a few days!
Then, the originally separated pair would switch places. By the time Uchiha Ryun woke up, faced with that outcome, even the kindest and weakest person would be corrupted.
Using such dirty and despicable methods on an orphaned widow and child did not weigh on Madara's conscience at all.
In his eyes, this damned world would eventually be destroyed. No one's death was worth his concern anymore.
Uchiha Ryun and his mother would reunite in the dream of the Infinite Tsukuyomi. He would create the most perfect ending for this family and even let Uchiha Ryun become a true savior!
The suffering everyone faced now was only temporary. Once the Infinite Tsukuyomi covered the entire world, everyone would attain eternal peace and happiness. Then, everyone would be grateful to him!
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