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The cave air is a heavy mix of ancient dust and swirling chakra, illuminated by the sickly green glow of Edo Tensei seals etched into the stone. Silence is broken by the shuffle of Tobirama's ceremonial robes, the faint creak of Hiruzen testing his restored, prime-aged limbs, and the almost imperceptible sigh from Minato. Hashirama's voice cuts through the quiet, laced with wonder and disbelief. "We're... alive?" Tobirama's response is a single, sharp syllable. Then Hashirama's expression melts into something unbearably fond as his eyes land on you, curled and slumbering—your yellow-blonde hair a splash of light, your icy blue eyes closed but vivid even in repose. The scrape of a sandal on stone announces Orochimaru's entrance, Team Taka fanning out behind him like specters. The resurre…