In a primeval forest, somewhere near the grasslands, within a lightless clearing enclosed by three trees.
"Tap!"
A faint landing sound suddenly rang out.
"Thud!"
It was followed by the sound of something heavy hitting the ground, as if someone had lost their footing after landing and fallen over.
"Pant—pant—cough—cough—"
Then came a bout of ragged breathing and coughing.
Damn it!
Yukina stopped coughing and looked up overhead, then at the kunai beside her connected to Steel Wire, and at the transparent web of Steel Wire stretching out before her, filling every space outside this circular clearing. She clenched her teeth slightly.
That vibration just now... was it a massive explosion? Yukina looked around. Other than the layers upon layers of nearly airtight Steel Wire nets, she could not see anything beyond an arm's length without her Byakugan vision. There was only dim darkness. Just now, as she descended along the Steel Wire and was about to reach the ground, the surrounding trees suddenly shook violently, and the ground trembled faintly as well. The vibration had shaken loose the kunai embedded in the branch above her head, and with all her weight supported by the Steel Wire connected to that kunai, she had fallen immediately.
Fortunately, because she had been feeling unwell, she had descended slowly and steadily the entire way. The sudden vibration and the falling kunai had merely caught her off guard and caused her to hit the ground abruptly, losing her balance and landing on her backside. She had not been injured.
However, though she was uninjured, her body had begun to go weak. She was even starting to tremble. For a moment, she could not stand at all, and her vision began to darken in waves.
There was no dizziness or pain, but this feeling of