The Gods' Secret: The Power of Faith

Even though Arata had already suspected it,

when the Queen of Sun Wheel City actually proposed the condition, he could not help furrowing his brow.

Helping the residents of Sun Wheel City relocate and setting aside a place for them to live did not sound like much of a problem on the surface.

The Ninja World was not especially vast, but it had more than enough room to accommodate a population the size of Sun Wheel City.

The Land of Woods and the Land of Waves, which served as covert bases, the cleared-out Battleship Island, and Summoning Island, which the Land of the Sea had abandoned—all of them could house the city's people.

Besides, Himiko was probably telling the truth. Princess Yao had both the ability and the strength to lead Sun Wheel City's residents and keep them in line.

Even if some bellicose soldiers or politicians grew restless once they had settled in, that did not frighten him.

When the time came, Arata would deal with them himself.

After his sweeping treatment, the lives of everyone in Sun Wheel City were, in a sense, already in his hands.

Every patient still had at least a trace of his chakra inside them.

That was especially true of the young adults he had healed. The side effects of Dark Chakra were plain to see in Dr. Shinnō: the tremendous vitality that came from opening the Eight Gates, followed by the horror of withering in an instant.

If Arata could heal an entire city alone,

he could also destroy it all in the blink of an eye.

What worried him was bringing a truly terrifying danger into the Ninja World.

If the forces of Takamagahara followed a trace back and reached into the comparatively weaker Ninja World, the consequences would be dire.