"I'll take you to the real world of the living."
Uchiha Yao reached out and gently took Kaguya Otsutsuki's icy fingers in his hand.
Her fingers were cold, as cold as a piece of jade.
But the instant Uchiha Yao took her hand, Kaguya Otsutsuki's fingertips trembled slightly. Then she tightened her grip of her own accord, holding his hand in return.
"From now on, you won't have to hide anymore."
His voice was low and gentle, carrying a reassuring strength.
Kaguya gazed at him quietly and gave a slow nod. His face was reflected in her white eyes, as though she were looking at a treasure lost and finally recovered.
The moon grew ever more distant behind them.
On their journey back, Uchiha Yao's gaze pierced the clouds as he looked at the two overlapping expanses of the Ninja World and said softly:
"It's time to put an end to this chaotic world."
His voice was soft, but the resolve within it weighed a thousand tons.
Elsewhere in the Ninja World, in Konoha of the Mirror World.
This place was now utterly different from the village in their memories, always scarred and bearing the marks of reconstruction.
All of Konoha operated at full speed like an enormous, intricate war machine. The main thoroughfare was packed shoulder to shoulder, with ninja, supplies, letters, and summoned beasts moving back and forth-a seething scene before a great army took formation.
Ninja in matching combat uniforms hurried through the streets, Ninja Tool Pouches fastened at their waists. Supply wagons formed a long procession, their wheels rumbling over the stone-paved roads. Messenger Ninja Hawks circled overhead, occasionally swooping down to deliver letters to their intended recipients.
Anbu messengers converged on the Hokage Building from every direction, and Intelligence Scrolls covered the desks. Seals