After obtaining the "Blood Dragon Eye · Star Point," Hyuga Sho gained some insight.
He put his hand into the spring water.
The Chakra wriggling in the pool gathered together, then... evaporated and dissipated into the Air.
Of course, the abnormal Chakra inside those villagers and ninjas vanished as well.
As for Junko, who was trembling and could only cry on the ground, she no longer wanted to die.
Because death was such a terrifying thing.
In the Blood Pond.
The hot mud stopped erupting.
The iron began to settle, eventually sinking... back down below.
The pool gradually receded, leaving no trace of its former raging waves.
The restored pool water was so gentle.
Splash!
Under Jurozaemon Biwa's puzzled gaze.
Hyuga Sho submerged himself.
A small ring continued sinking into the depths.
It was the wedding ring Miyashiro En had given Junko when he proposed.
It had fallen from Junko's finger during the recent brush with death.
Hyuga Sho saw it clearly.
He reached out and grasped it.
Then...
He did not rise.
Instead, he quickly sank deeper.
No one knew how much time passed...
In the darkest pool water, Hyuga Sho saw Hatake Sakumo still sleeping quietly inside Coffin Prison.
The wound in his abdomen had healed at least halfway.
Compared to that frighteningly fatal injury, it could now be considered moderate.
"..."
Hyuga Sho nodded.
Then he rose toward the surface without looking back...
A town on the border between the Land of Hot Water and the Land of Fire.
It was a prosperous country, with pedestrians coming and going.
This was Yugakure.
A nation that had remained prosperous and neutral even after experiencing three Shinobi World Wars.
The daimyos, nobles, and wealthy people of every country.
Even ninjas from every country.
Came here every year to