When Chiyo opened his eyes again, the blinding sunlight made him instinctively raise a hand to shield them.
Tiny specks of dust floated in the light filtering through his fingers, while his nostrils were filled with the fresh scent of soil and vegetation.
This definitely was not a smell that should exist inside the Dragon Vein Tower.
He abruptly sat up. Beneath him was soft moss, while towering trees all around blocked out the sky.
"What the hell did this send me? Is this still the Shinobi World?"
His scarlet Sharingan activated. Yet the trees within his sight were strangely blurred, with faint afterimages.
The Sharingan glimmered faintly in the dimness, yet he could not detect even the slightest trace of Chakra flowing nearby.
He remembered that, at the final moment, the Dragon Vein had run wild, and Susanoo's skeletal frame had shattered within the green energy.
His Susanoo had rapidly expanded and transformed, reaching its third form before it became immune to the corrosion.
Once the Dragon Vein's energy dissipated, he had arrived in this godforsaken place.
The rustling sound of flowing water came from his left.
Chiyo pushed aside the hanging vines and found a crystal-clear stream winding through the forest.
The water reflected his slightly pale face. Aside from his somewhat messy hair and a slight decline in vision, there seemed to be nothing wrong with him.
"System, System!"
"Did I complete my mission?"
Chiyo focused his mind.
After waiting for a moment, the system's Prompt Tone finally sounded.
[Congratulations, host, for completing the mission to resolve the Dragon Vein.] [Reward: One Mangekyō Sharingan Advancement Card. Upon successful advancement, it will become an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.] [The reward has been issued. Would the host like to use it immediately?]
Chiyo did not agree right away