Chapter 253 - 253 (1/2)

After dealing with the Cloud's problem, Ryo and Korin devoted themselves to working on repairing Minato's soul.

With Korin's help, the progress of the process went a lot faster than what Ryo expected, but it still took a little over half a month.

After their long efforts, the soul was completely healed, and Minato, who was in the Igloo inside Ice World, should now regain his consciousness at anytime.

Sure enough, a few days later, Minato's soul was awakened, and he looked at the Ice World and the snow around him in sorrow.

The last thing he remembered was Ryo screaming, telling him to look at him as he was dying. He then felt himself being pulled, and then…. nothing.

Looking at the strange world before him, he felt it was rather strange. Now, he should be dead. Was this Heaven? Hell?

”Oh! Minato, you're finally awake?” A familiar voice suddenly came from behind him, and he suddenly looked back to find Ryo standing before him.

”Ryo? What's going on here? Have you died as well?” Hearing Minato, Ryo's face went all gloomy. 'I save your life, and you predict my death in return?' Ryo thought.

Looking at his face, Minato realized that he might have said something wrong.

Ryo was too lazy to complain, and just cut straight to the chase, explaining everything to Minato. As the latter listened, he looked around to the ice World and understood all about the Mangekyo and Ice World, and the stuff about cloning and Orochimaru's Living Corpse Reincarnation went over his head.

Nevertheless, while he didn't get the details, he understood the basic idea of what Ryo was trying to get through.

”… So that's the plan, Ni-san. For now, you can rest inside my Ice World. The best thing you can do is sleep, you can do so indefinitely. After Orochimaru san nails the cloning technology, you will be revived.”

”Alright; understood. But Ryo, can you let me see Kushina?”

”Yes! The last time she was here, your soul was unconscious, and you didn't know I brought her here. I'll bring her back now; hold on!” Ryo returned to the real world and immediately teleported to Kushina's place.

Naruto had just fallen asleep, and Kushina, who was holding Minato's photo, suddenly heard knocking on the door.

She went to the door, and welcomed Ryo in. He did not waste any time, and said to her: ”Ne-san, Minato Ni-san is finally awake, and he wants to see you!”

Hearing this news, Kushina's eyes immediately became red. This was the most important thing she heard ever since she saw that his soul was preserved by Ryo.

Anxiously, she nodded: ”Ryo, take me to see him!”

”Naruto is still asleep. What if he wakes up?” Ryo sensed the sleeping Naruto inside the house.

”I'll just give control over my body to Kurama and let him take care of Naruto.” (T/N: So with Ryo's presence, the great Kurama is now babysitting XD!)

Ryo nodded, and then opened his Mangekyo, pulling Kushina's soul inside his Ice World.

Ryo looked at the two and couldn't help but admire them and what they had. At the same time, another figure popped up in his head.

Minato and Kushina chatted for a while before the latter left. She knew that Minato's soul should rest, so she could only see him for a short time.

After she left, Ryo rebuilt the igloo for Minato, who entered to fall asleep inside.

After leaving Ice World, the figure Ryo thought of inside did not leave his mind.