"Tap!" "Tap!"...
Dense, measured yet cautious footsteps echoed through the deep, dark passageway.
A group of people slowly made their way through the pitch-black tunnel sloping downward, remaining vigilant at every moment. Tsunade, among them, wore a tense expression and remained silent.
Her beautiful eyes were fixed tightly on the profound darkness below, fury gradually gathering within them.
You bastard... If I catch you spreading news about him so recklessly... I definitely won't forgive you so easily!
Perhaps sensing the strange aura Tsunade was giving off, the ninjas all nervously kept a certain distance from her, afraid of provoking her in her current state.
"Crack..."
At that moment, the path ahead seemed to come to an end, swallowed by darkness.
A few loose stones slipped from beneath their feet, rolling forward before suddenly vanishing. Then, an empty echo rang throughout the tunnel.
Nawaki, who was leading at the front, stopped before that darkness, a faintly puzzled expression appearing on his face.
Seeing his unusual reaction, a sharp glint flashed through Tsunade's eyes as she coldly asked.
"Nawaki, did you find something!?"
The other ninjas immediately raised their guard as well.
Nawaki kept his eyes fixed ahead, his voice calm as he said.
"I think... we've reached our destination..."
"Come over and see for yourselves..."
Hearing him, Tsunade and the others cautiously stepped forward, standing beside him and looking ahead.
Before them lay a chasm like an abyss. The depths below were utterly black, making it impossible to tell just how far down it went.
Across from them stood an entire sheer wall of black rock, like the face of a mountain cliff.
The stretch of tunnel they stood in looked as though it had merely been casually carved into the mountain. Compared to the colossal sight before them, they seemed