The City of a Thousand Towers began to collapse.
This town had been built on the power of the ley lines.
Sasori's eyes were filled with terror, and his understanding of the world was overturned.
Could it be...
Could someone really bear the power of the ley lines?!
There was no complicated ritual, and it did not look difficult at all.
The ley lines that supported the earth surged into that boy's body like a clay ox entering the sea.
Not even the slightest ripple arose...
In a trance, Sasori seemed to see an incredibly fantastical scene.
A divine dragon coiled over a sea of blood.
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Far away, in the Land of Demons.
For generations, the miko of the Land of Demons had guarded a monster named Mōryō.
The source of Mōryō's power was the evil in human hearts.
In the palace, the miko Miroku sat cross-legged in meditation.
Suddenly.
Miroku's body jolted violently as an immense evil thought surged into her mind!
Within her spirit, an illusory demon roared.
"Miko! You felt it too, didn't you!!"
"The suppression beneath the earth has vanished!"
"Ha ha ha ha ha!!!"
"You can no longer imprison me! I'll break through the seal soon!"
"This world is mine!"
"I'll destroy everything and build my own Kingdom of a Thousand Kings!"
Kusagakure.
Hozuki Castle.
This was a prison built by Kusagakure at the request of various countries, specifically for detaining ninja who had committed crimes.
In a hidden place.
There was a mysterious black box. Each of its four sides bore a human face: joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure.
The ultimate weapon from the era of the Sage of Six Paths—the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
As long as it was nourished with enough negative energy, opening it would allow one wish to