Jigen Appears

Above a forest not far from Kirigakure, two slender figures slowly emerged.

Gigue looked down at the forest shrouded in thick mist and said,

"Sure enough, it's Kirigakure. Living in a place like this all year round must be depressing. No wonder it produces so many weirdos."

Lily, standing beside him, said,

"This place has no value in existing. It would be better to erase it outright."

Gigue helplessly rubbed his temples and said,

"Don't go denying the value of other people's existence at every turn. It's one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, at least."

"A village... tch."

Lily's face was full of disdain. To her, someone who could wipe out an entire country with a casual gesture, a village was simply far too insignificant.

"Enough. Kirigakure isn't our goal this time. Let's find that Isshiki first."

As he spoke, dazzling golden light burst from Gigue's Tenseigan. The light shone downward, illuminating the entire forest.

A moment later, a smile curled across Gigue's lips as he said,

"Found him."

Gigue slowly raised a hand wreathed in dense black aura toward a patch of space below that appeared completely empty. Powerful Dark Gravity spread out, twisting space and forcibly tearing open a circular black hole.

Through the black hole, several figures could be seen inside. The people within stared blankly at the forest outside until Gigue descended from the sky with Lily and hovered opposite the black hole.

The people inside the black hole were all shocked when they saw Gigue and Lily. They were members of Kara, who had previously operated in secret within various ninja villages. However, Konoha had somehow obtained information about their organization not long ago and begun searching for them across the world. After Jigen sensed that something was wrong, he recalled all the core