Like a heart beating, with a steady rhythm, the space crack shrank and grew, but it could never fully heal. It seemed like something inside was struggling to hold it open.
From time to time, a muffled groan came from the crack. Clearly, the evil god was hurt, but he had managed to resist. He hadn't died, which was amazing enough.
You should know, even Obito, who also had the power of the Six Paths, could only be turned to ash after being hit by the Bone Ash Killing All attack. Even the power of the Yang Release couldn't save him.
But now, the evil god was holding out, suppressing the terrifying power of the Bone Ash Killing All. He wasn't comfortable, but he hadn't died. It was he who was holding the space crack open, preventing it from completely closing.
However, even so, the crack was expanding less and less. Clearly, the evil god was running out of strength.
But then, a large... insect crawled out. It wasn't made of blood energy, but a real thing, black and red all over, like a long snake.
After it came out, the space crack quickly closed and disappeared. The large insect looked around, and immediately dug into the ground and left.
At the same time, in the town, Neji appeared from a space swirl, and released the group of people he had saved. They thanked Neji, and then left on their own. After walking through the edge of death, they needed to calm down.
"Too bad, they're just ordinary people, the system's rewards are useless,"
Neji said, watching them leave. When he saved them, the system's rewards did arrive, but they were all things that were useless to him.
"I need to leave the Land of Hot Water quickly," Neji thought, worried.
Although he had destroyed the evil god cult's base, the leader of it hadn't shown up.
And that evil god, Neji didn't think he would die. Someone from the same time as Kaguya must have special ways to protect themselves.
"Anyway, the evil god can't come down for a while, and the evil god cult needs to start recruiting followers again. This is already great news," Neji said to himself, and then summoned a space swirl again, leaving the town.
Using the memory of his clone, he quickly arrived at Sasuke's group's hiding place. It was already almost dawn. Sasuke and Tayuya were already awake. Seeing another Neji suddenly appear in the distance, they were surprised.
"Don't worry, it's just my clone," Neji stopped the clone. He turned to them and said, "We were being followed last night. I went to take care of it. To trick the enemy, I used a clone."
"What?!" Sasuke and Tayuya were shocked. They were being followed last night, and they didn't notice at all. They didn't even know when Neji used the clone technique. They were too bad.
"Humph! Next time, I'll notice it before you," Sasuke said coldly, and walked forward.
Neji shook his head, not caring. Sasuke was just pretending, often making promises that he couldn't keep, and then failing badly.
"Neji, who was following us? I'm going to hurt them," Tayuya said, hands on her hips, angrily.
It would have been better if she hadn't asked that question. When she asked it, Neji hit her on the head.
Did she not know what she did?
"The user hits Tayuya on the head, and gets the reward [Demon Flute: Illusion Dance Control]."
Demon Flute: Illusion Dance Control: Ninjutsu that uses flute sounds to control three angry demons. The demons' actions change with the music.
"Ahhh... Neji, what did I do to you? Why did you hit me?!" Tayuya asked Neji, holding her head, angrily.
"Hm?" Neji looked at her, as if saying, what are you saying?!
"No, nothing," Tayuya felt bad, like she had swallowed a bug. She couldn't beat this guy, or she would use illusions to torture him.
"Let's go quickly, I don't have time to waste with you," Sasuke said coldly.
As a result, Neji slapped him, again showing Sasuke who was the boss of the team.
"Really, why did this guy come along?" Neji looked at Sasuke, who had a swollen face, like an extra wheel.
The three of them went from the Land of Hot Water to the Land of Moon. The area to cross wasn't very big, so they quickly arrived at the border of the Land of Moon.
The Land of Moon was a rich country, with lots of money. Even at the border, there were people doing business everywhere. Even Sasuke looked around, and Tayuya's eyes kept wandering.
Of the three, only Neji was calm. The busy scenes in the ninja world weren't that special to Neji, and the things being sold were normal. He had come from another world.
But, ninjas have to focus on tasks. The three rented a boat, and headed towards Crescent Moon Island.
The trip was smooth. Before evening, the three arrived at the island.
"Is this the Land of Moon's royal city?" Tayuya waved her hand, saying with dislike, "It's quiet, not as busy as the border."
"Something's wrong." Sasuke jumped up and climbed to the top of a nearby tower.
Right now, the whole royal city was empty, without a person. Sasuke frowned. It was still early, and it was the royal city. How could it be so quiet?
The deal between Shabada and the hired Stone Trio was secret. Even Orochimaru didn't know the Stone Trio's reason for coming to Crescent Moon Island. Sasuke and Tayuya didn't know either.
"Don't bother looking, get ready to see some old friends later," Neji said to them, and then walked towards the palace alone.
When he stepped on the island, he had used his mind's eye to see the situation.
Getsuman had been captured by Shabada. So, following the story, Kakashi and his group would make a big mess in the palace tonight. So, they just needed to go to the palace and hide first.
"What do y
"Orochimaru told you, right? When we're out, follow my orders," Neji said, turning his head.
ou mean?" Tayuya asked.
Tayuya nodded. Orochimaru-sama had said that, because Neji's information was mysterious and accurate.
"Wait, the old friends you're talking about, could it be!" Sasuke returned to the ground, frowning. He didn't want to see those people.
"Ah, Konoha sent people to protect the Land of Moon's prince, it's Naruto and them," Neji said calmly, but he also felt a bit annoyed.
They had just met not long ago. And, when he used his mind's eye to check the situation, Neji found that someone else was also on this mission.
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