Inside the tall tower at the center of the Forest of Death, the air around them visibly warped. Pale blue Chakra filled the entire room, and the closer it got to the center, the deeper its color became. It flowed continuously toward Senya's body.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
The knocking outside interrupted Senya's Chakra-gathering state. He opened his eyes. The circular patterns in his irises had gained another ring, and the color at the bottom of his eyes had completely turned pale violet.
"Come in."
The moment the door opened, an enormous amount of Chakra leaked out of the tower, whipping up a violent gale. The Anbu ninja was forced back several steps by the powerful current of Chakra.
Only after a considerable amount of Chakra had flowed out of the tower did the Anbu ninja tremblingly approach Senya. He knelt on one knee and handed over a scroll containing intelligence.
"Assistant, Lord Hokage asked us to deliver this scroll to you."
"Anything else?"
"No."
"Then go back. Tell Tsunade I understand."
Only after receiving Senya's order did the Anbu ninja leave the tower.
After leaving, he recalled what he had just seen, and his heart still tightened. At the instant the door had opened, he had felt as though he were facing a tailed beast—or perhaps something even more terrifying than one.
Not even the Jinchuriki he had seen during the Third Shinobi World War had possessed such a terrifying aura...
"No wonder he's called the strongest man in the Shinobi World..."
Inside the tower, Senya opened the scroll only after the Anbu ninja had left and began reading its contents.
Second Grandpa and Orochimaru had taken Neji, Tenten, and two hundred Hyuga branch family ninjas to the plains north of the village to conduct firearms tests.
Hiashi seemed to