As he headed for the third sealing point, Shinji's pace noticeably slowed.
The excitement he'd felt at first had faded. Instead, his eyes were full of conflict. He wanted to free Nameless from the dark seal, but he was also afraid she would become like the middle-aged ninja—aging and dying right in front of him.
Night fell.
After trekking all day, Shinji finally reached the third sealing point.
It was a forest about a hundred kilometers from Konoha, within Naobi's range.
"Illusion Forest!?"
Before entering, Shinji checked the map he'd brought with him and discovered that the forest actually had a name.
They said that quite a few people from the Land of Fire would inexplicably dream while in this forest. The dreams varied in length, but without exception, people couldn't remember them after waking. They could only vaguely recall that the dreams must have been happy ones, because everyone woke with a smile on their face.
That was why the local mountain folk called it the Illusion Forest. Quite a few people even came here specifically to explore.
Konoha had also once taken a mission to investigate the forest.
But the ninja team sent to investigate never experienced the dreams from the rumors. After searching the entire forest and finding nothing unusual, they reported back to the village.
After learning all this, Shinji had a feeling that Nameless was sealed somewhere in this forest.
From the fact that Nameless could invade his Naobi, he could tell she was different from the first two people who'd been sealed. She could let some of her power seep out of the seal.
As for the so-called dreams, they were most likely a Sharingan genjutsu.
After all, making someone dream was child's play for a Mangekyo Uchiha.
"Whatever the case, I should go