As Naraku spoke those words, the scene briefly cut to Kikyo, who was still in Konoha. Seemingly sensing something, she looked up into the distance, but seeing nothing, she had no idea what was about to happen.
However, the people of the real world, with their omniscient perspective, knew full well that Kikyo was in danger.
Likewise, they now knew that there were nine Four Souls Jewel shards in total. Five already had owners, one of whom was Madara Uchiha, while the identities of the remaining holders were still unknown.
Yet judging by how Madara Uchiha had regained his youth and obtained recovery abilities far beyond those of ordinary people with just one shard, even a single Four Souls Jewel shard possessed terrifying power.
Moreover, what Naraku had set up was clear enough and carried a strong sense of déjà vu, immediately reminding people of the Holy Grail War.
The difference was that in the Holy Grail War, Heroic Spirits fought over a single Holy Grail, and only gained anything after the battle was over.
In the struggle for the Four Souls Jewel, killing another shard holder was enough to yield a reward, and the more Four Souls Jewel shards one possessed, the greater one's advantage would be.
Furthermore, unlike the Holy Grail War, which had only involved a battle within one Fuyuki City, this struggle for the Four Souls Jewel took the entire Ninja World as its battlefield.
Although the Ninja World was much smaller than Earth, its map was still on an entirely different scale.
Even though this was only the beginning, the spectacle had already been set.
So, the question was...
What had been the outcome of Madara Uchiha's battle with Sasuke?
The people of the real world wanted to know. The Uchiha wanted to know. Sasuke's