Bright moonlight shone across the earth, illuminating the entire ninja world so clearly it looked like broad daylight. Even the scattered starlight in the sky was masked under the glare of the moon.
Ninety-nine percent of the entire human world had fallen into a death-like stillness.
There was no children's play;
no women's laughing and scolding;
no ninja fighting.
There was only quiet—a silence so profound it made one's scalp prickle.
In various regions across the land, green vines as thick as water barrels grew from the ground, with objects resembling white cicada pupae hanging beneath them, looking extremely bizarre and eerie.
Just as most of the mortal realm had plunged into silence, an earth-shattering, terrifying battle was erupting in the Rain Country.
The outcome of this battle was crucial; it would determine the life trajectory and future fate of hundreds of millions of living beings.
One could say this battle was the war for the world's direction.
From the moment the Five Great Shinobi Villages of the ninja world mobilized their troops to attack the Akatsuki hiding in the Rain Village, this battle had headed down a path no one could control.
It was very easy to start a war, but stopping it was no longer up to anyone.
Amidst the constantly escalating scale and tier of combat, ordinary ninja, elite ninja, Kage-level ninja, and even beyond-Kage-level ninja had already quietly exited the stage.
The moment the Ten-Tails was synthesized, it officially announced that beyond-Kage-level and Yin-Yang Realm ninja could no longer continue to play at this gaming table.
The only ones who could act as chess players and place bets on the field now were existences at the Six Paths level.
That meant the fate of this world had been locked onto six individuals. Whoever achieved ultimate victory