The God Tree descended and gave birth to the Demon God. Humanity was mercilessly slaughtered. Amid humanity's cries and pleas, the Deity who had departed returned, sealed the Demon God, and fell into a deep slumber.
The new mural left Yahiko and the others staring wide-eyed in shock.
If everything depicted on the mural was true, didn't that mean humanity had endured a divine war a thousand years ago, one powerful enough to destroy the world?
They exchanged glances. They had just been discussing how humanity should create its own future, and in the next moment, they had seen the merciless Demon God nearly destroy the entire world.
"There are words here." Nagato stood beneath the last mural and pointed to the stone slab beside it.
"The Deity will awaken a thousand years from now. After the Deity awakens, the divided empire will be reunited, and an age of peace will once again descend upon the world," Nagato read aloud from the slab.
Yahiko stood beside Nagato, looking at the blank stone slab with a frown.
"Nagato, where are the words you're reading?" Yahiko asked in confusion.
Nagato raised his hand and pointed at the blank slab, looking at Yahiko. "Right there."
Yahiko looked at the slab again, then turned to look at Konan on the other side.
Konan drew her gaze away from the slab and, as if sharing an unspoken understanding, looked at Yahiko and shook her head slightly. "There's nothing on it."
Yahiko looked at Kakashi and Karin. They shook their heads too.
"Kakashi, there really are words on the stone slab. I can see them." Sakumo's voice rang out in Kakashi's mind.
"I can see them too, Kakashi." Rin's voice followed right after.
Kakashi looked at the slab again and confirmed it was completely blank. He