"Is that silver-haired man the True God who saved the whole city?"
In the clean, spacious plaza of Water Gate City,
the platinum rain of life was still falling from the sky.
Among the crowd,
a young songstress clutched a finely crafted lute to her chest.
Liliana.
She stood dazed on the wet flagstones, at a loss.
Her short black hair was damp.
When she raised her clear, wide eyes toward the white-clad figure in the air,
she was captivated at first sight.
Tobirama Uchiha stood tall and commanding on the Golden Chariot.
In a fraction of a second,
his figure became a spear of fate she could not defy.
It smashed through the defenses she had kept around her heart for more than a decade.
The Supreme Pure Yang Aura surged into her like a warm, raging wave.
"Mmm... What a warm presence..."
Liliana felt a scorching current rush through her body.
Her legs
lost all strength in an instant and began to tremble uncontrollably.
Her heart pounded like a drum.
Her delicate, fair face
flushed in an instant,
turning
so red it seemed blood might drip from it.
Clatter!
The sharp, sudden sound
shattered every thought of music in her mind.
Liliana's fingers went limp.
The beautiful lute she had played for years, the symbol of her pride as a songstress,
fell onto the cold flagstones, its strings snapping on impact.
The strings struck the ground.
But Liliana could no longer spare a thought for her beloved instrument.
"My lord... Please accept Liliana's song..."
Liliana's voice was soft and trembling.
She lifted the hem of her pale blue kimono
and, her face flushed,
moved one step at a time beneath the gaze of thousands,
meekly making her way toward Tobirama's throne.
She reached his feet.
Before