Why... why...
Why was this happening?!
Why did I have to suffer through all this?! Looking at the enormous Black Armored Summoning Snake baring its fangs and whipping its tail before him, the suffocating pressure bearing down on him, Fujiki Shigeru swallowed hard. His eyes were wide with terror, the hand gripping his kunai trembling, while curses already shook through his heart.
"Boom!"
In the midst of those curses, the enormous Black Armored Summoning Snake slammed its tail into a nearby city wall. A deafening crash rang out, sending dirt and stones flying, followed abruptly by wave after wave of screams.
Several Konoha ninja tumbled down from the wall.
I'll...
I-I-I'll... die!
With that boom and those screams, the explosions, battle cries, screams, and terrified whimpers around him seemed to rise gradually from far to near within the blank void of his mind.
Then, in the next second, the focus in his pupils slowly loosened, while his vision gradually widened. His gaze shifted away from the enormous black serpent and expanded to encompass the entire area beneath the wall where he stood.
For a time, severed limbs, blood-soaked ground, Higure, lightning, explosions, and smoke erupting over the giant snake's body, Konoha ninja filled with killing intent constantly charging forward and running across the snake's body, as well as ninja from enemy villages—all of it unfolded before his eyes like a slideshow in an instant. Explosions and blood painted scene after scene of cruelty and horror, and the tangible sensation of death abruptly surged into the heart of this Konoha ninja.
Then, overwhelmed by that genuine terror of death, the Konoha ninja completely collapsed. The kunai in his hand nearly fell to the ground as he trembled uncontrollably.
Why?! Why?! Why?! Why do I have to go through all this?!
Why?!