Death settled all debts.

Just as in the world of Heian-kyo,

The living beings of the Ninja World plane would travel to the place where souls returned after death.

But there were exceptions to every rule. Some departed spirits remained in the mortal world, either because of deep-rooted attachments or for other unusual reasons.

For example, on Battleship Island, which Arata had visited long ago, the residents had suffered so terribly at the hands of pirates that their souls lingered in the caves beneath the island long after their deaths.

Thus, when he saw Rin Nohara's soul through the power of the Onmyoji Arts, the brief astonishment in his eyes subsided. Even his grip on Xianminglian's hilt loosened.

Under normal circumstances, the spirits of the dead could not harm living humans. Before he arrived, those vile pirates on Battleship Island had still been living freely, beyond the reach of justice. The wronged souls beneath the island had not torn them apart as they might have in a ghost story.

At the same time, the girl with purple markings on her face noticed the gaze resting on her.

She instinctively turned her eyes and met his cold stare.

For a moment, uneasy apprehension surfaced on her face.

In that instant when their gazes met, countless thoughts seemed to run through her mind.

Instead, it was a chill that made the soul itself tremble!

Arata, who had yet to rein in his aura, abruptly turned toward the figure who now existed only as a soul. Overwhelming killing intent poured from his body.

"I, I..."

However, although there was much she did not understand, she did not dare to ask any further questions.

Heh.

Uchiha Obito, who had been a dead last at the Ninja Academy, yet possessed a kind heart.

By the end, he was weeping