Deep in the ruins of the collapsed black marble building, choking dust and the sharp stench of blood filled the air. Silva endured the agony of shattered bones throughout his body. Both his legs were broken, and he dragged himself through the muddy water, drenched in cold sweat.
Blood poured from the corners of his mouth. His enormous body, as imposing as a giant beast, now trembled in the mud. "Your Majesty... please follow me."
Silva led the way with trembling care. Bracing his hands against the mud, he hauled himself through the rubble. He extended a swollen, battered finger and pointed to a hidden passage buried beneath huge stones in a corner of the ruins.
Tobirama Uchiha stood with his hands behind his back, his expression calm. Not a speck of mud stained his snow-white robe. He looked at the passage's heavy door and flicked a finger. Hum.
The dazzling, domineering Great Empire Supreme Divine Light became a hundred-meter blade of space in the void.
It slashed down with unstoppable force. Fast. Overwhelming. The sonic boom echoed wildly through the hall. Boom. With a muffled crash, the buried alloy door shattered in an instant.
Divine Light One Sword cleaved it apart, reducing it to a cloud of iron dust and fragments. Gray haze scattered, revealing a deep black passage with no visible end. ... Tobirama's expression remained indifferent.
He descended the steps at an unhurried pace. His leather shoes made soft sounds against the damp stairs. Canary and Menchi looked solemn.
Holding their sacred weapons, they stayed close beside the True God. Down they went, step by step. The deeper they descended, the colder and damper the air became.
Moisture clung to their clothes, sending a bone-deep chill through them. At last, they reached the lowest chamber, sealed behind