Shiyu had never seen this technique before; the strange barrier and seal seemed to be something completely different from the ninja world.
"The energy used in this technique isn't chakra. Could it be that the desert in the Land of Wind leads to a completely different world just westward?" Shiyu was also very curious.
"It seems I have no choice but to accompany you, even at the cost of my life." Shiyu then carried Reiko on his back.
"Wow, Shiyu, what are you doing?" Reiko suddenly blushed, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
Shiyu immediately said with great reassurance, "Don't be afraid, let's go all out and run straight up!"
Immediately afterward Shiyu absorbed his chakra onto his feet. Sand grains are easily moved, so it should be difficult to absorb them, but Shiyu managed to do it. In the entire Shinobi World, Shiyu is probably the person who understands chakra the most.
"Tap tap tap!" Shiyu Reiko on his back, the Shiyu swept past them on either side. Shigure leaped up quickly and finally reached the top of the sand dune.
"How was it? How did it feel?" Shiyu asked with a hint of pride.
"I feel like I'm going to throw up. Reiko can't stand that kind of bumpy ride, especially when we were running uphill, it was almost 90 degrees."
Shiyu could even laugh out loud, Reiko pointed down the sand dune and said:
"Look, what's that?"
The sand beneath the dunes was all crimson, like fresh blood.
Under the sunlight, it looked extremely eerie, and no one who came here and saw this scene would easily step in.
"This must be the Sea of Death! Byakugan!" Shiyu activated his Byakugan and discovered that his Byakugan's range was insufficient to detect the edge of the Sea of Death. Moreover, Shiyu could clearly see the strangeness of the sand.
"There's moving gas in the sand, so there's no friction on the surface. I see." Shiyu then revealed his Truth-Seeking Orb and controlled Truth-Seeking Orb to drop into the Sea of Death, which instantly stirred.
The Truth-Seeking Orb was instantly buried in the sand.
"What's going on?!" Reiko exclaimed in surprise.
"The Sea of Death truly lives up to its name; it's a realm that even humans struggle to reach in their lifetime. Ordinary people simply cannot traverse it."
"It's actually quite easy to understand. The original sand was a static solid, but somehow, air was injected into the lower layer of the desert. This air was so powerful that it could directly support the sand grains and prevent them from gathering."
"The tiny sand grains will be evenly dispersed in the rising airflow; you can think of it as quicksand, or a sea of sand." Shiyu explained for a long time, Reiko finally understood.
"So how do we get to the center of the Sea of Death? Do we need a ship? Even the Great Oku City doesn't have one."
"Don't worry." Shiyu gently beckoned with her finger, and the Truth-Seeking Orb that had just been submerged immediately floated up. Then it merged with Shiyu's other Truth-Seeking Orb to form a small sand boat. Although the sand boat was small, it was more than enough to carry the two of them.
Shiyu then transformed the Truth-Seeking Orb into a skateboard, and grabbed Reiko, saying, "Let's skate down the sand dunes! Ready? Three! One!" Shiyu abruptly pulled Reiko onto the skateboard, and on the sand dunes, Shiyu's speed increased rapidly.
"Ah!!!"
When had Reiko ever seen such a terrifying scene? The feeling of weightlessness terrified her, so she hugged Shiyu tightly, closed her eyes, and only dared to open them when Reiko could no longer feel any movement.
"Isn't it exciting?" Shiyu asked with a mischievous grin.
"Temper you my foot!" Reiko then turned her gaze to the side, Shiyu had already led Reiko onto the small boat made of Truth-Seeking Orb.
"Alright, let's find a way to reach the center of the Sea of Death. Just make sure you don't fall in." Shiyu handed the Truth-Seeking Orb Ball to Reiko, and the two began rowing on the sandy sea.
After paddling for a while, Reiko was already exhausted.
"I never imagined that the Red Sand Sea of Death would actually be like the ocean," Reiko exclaimed.
"There are many amazing things in this world, but you just haven't seen many of them yet," Shiyu said.
"Yes, I've never left Great Oku City since I was a child. When I was a guard, all I could see was the endless desert in the distance."
"Every day I imagine myself leaving this place and arriving in a new one, where I will have a different life. But these are all just my fantasies."
"This place is very underdeveloped. To reach the next town, you have to travel a long way to go north, south, or east. I don't remember many people leaving here willingly. After all, we lose the memories of the previous day every day. It's only because I like to read books and write in my diary that I started to realize something was wrong over time."
Shiyu said, "If there's a chance, I can take you away from this place. You just want to see the outside world, right?"
"Yes, hehe, thank you. Although I know it's impossible, I'm still very grateful."
"I don't know why, but I have a special feeling for you that's completely different from how I feel with other people," Reiko said, blushing.
Shiyu was also taken aback, then asked, "Is this a confession? I think it's perfectly normal; it's normal for a man and a woman to have feelings for each other. Maybe you've never met a boy before and are just curious about me."
"Do you know a lot about relationships between men and women? Could you tell me what love is? I've heard the word 'love,' but I've never really understood it. I remember reading in a book that holding hands between a man and a woman is a promise of love, and that's how you feel about love. I wonder if that's true?" Reiko said.
Shiyu then said, "You don't understand, this is normal, after all, there are no men here."
"But I'm curious, what kind of books are you reading? Don't you guys have any more normal books?"
Reiko replied, "I think the tap water is called 'Icha Icha Paradise'?"
Shiyu immediately gave him a look of utter confusion.
"What? You Jiraiya? My goodness, how come that guy's books are sold all the way to the border? "Shiyu also looked incredulous.
"You haven't answered my question yet," Reiko asked expectantly.
"You said that holding hands was a promise, but darling, that wasn't love. It's like a shooting star that you didn't have time to make a wish on; no matter how beautiful it is, it's just a memory." Shiyu realized she couldn't explain it either, so she directly shared a song lyric from her past life.
"So profound. So meaningful. "Reiko also fell into deep thought.
"Stop thinking about it! Be careful! The Sea of Death is starting to shake!" Although Shiyu was joking with Reiko, his senses had already spread all around, and he noticed the anomaly immediately, alerting Reiko at the first opportunity.
"Careful!"