Rumble~
The heavens and earth seemed shaken by that blow. The intense white light was so blinding that even the Three Divine Maidens could barely keep their eyes open. The heat made their bodies peel slightly, and they hurriedly summoned nearby rocks to block the impact. Even so, the aftershock from the technique still left their heads spinning.
Moriyue, at the center of the explosion, was... doing all right. He was used to it, anyway. The technique had drained all the Chakra from his body, and he had reverted to human form after unleashing it. Light shone down from above, and only then did he realize that Ryūchi Cave really was underground. His attack had blasted straight through it.
Feeling the blinding light pouring down from above, Moriyue could not tell whether it was sunlight from the surface or the lightning from his own technique. In any case, having blown up Ryūchi Cave, he was still in a rather good mood.
"So this is Sage Mode? Does this count as figuring it out without a teacher?"
Just as he thought that, an enormous force suddenly struck him from behind. The powerful sensation against his back nearly folded him in half.
Glancing back, he saw only a massive white tail. Then his entire body... took off.
The immense force sent him soaring through the air. Moriyue was traveling at roughly the speed of an airplane. Air scraped against his skin, but temperatures that would have set an ordinary person ablaze or frozen them solid did nothing to him.
Feeling the fierce wind battering his face, Moriyue even grew a little sleepy. He closed his eyes and actually fell asleep in midair.
The battered, devastated Ryūchi Cave gradually vanished from sight, while Moriyue had no idea where he was flying.
The White