After passing through the dark, deep tunnel, Minamoto Takuya finally set foot on the moon's surface.
The sight before him instantly shattered his preconceived notions of this lifeless land.
Beneath his feet was not the bleak, lonely gray wasteland he had expected, but a vast expanse of azure.
That boundless ocean was impossibly warped into a circular shape. Light bent and spiraled within it, lifting a distant island aloft like an airborne pavilion suspended in the void, surreal beyond belief.
Surrounding this strange sea were not merely jagged rocks, but lush, vibrant forests stretching all the way to the horizon.
Everything here was utterly different from the barren moon he remembered.
A gentle breeze brushed against his face, carrying the forest's distinctive damp scent;
Solid, heavy gravity beneath his feet anchored his body;
With every breath, fresh oxygen rich with the essence of life filled his lungs...
Minamoto Takuya subconsciously raised his head. High above, a sun radiating warm light hung in the sky.
If he had not known he was on the moon, this continent-like environment would almost have made him think he was still on the mainland.
But he remembered that this sun was fake, and that it was supposedly where the palace housing Otsutsuki Toneri was truly located?
The immense chakra within Minamoto Takuya surged and boiled. A pair of magnificent, condensed purple chakra wings abruptly unfurled behind him, shimmering with flowing light.
"Mysterious Peacock Method: Wing!"
The wings beat fiercely, and a powerful gust exploded beneath his feet.
Minamoto Takuya transformed into a swift streak of purple light, tearing through the air as he sped toward the floating island.
In an instant, he was standing in midair above the island.
Looking down, he saw a rolling sea of emerald trees. Beneath the dense canopy, glowing energy