As Minato made his move.
"Hum..."
A strange sound echoed through the space, resounding between heaven and earth.
Immediately after—
"Crack... crack... crack..."
Crisp cracking sounds rang out again.
Upon hearing those sounds, the members of Las Noches standing beneath the sky, atop the dome of Las Noches, stared at the anomaly in the heavens in astonishment.
As the enormous eye formed from countless Byakugan slowly rose into the air, more and more cracks spread across the sky.
Ignoring the vast world around it, the space itself looked as though the sky had split open.
"Bzzzt, bzzzt—"
Under the tremendous power radiating from that giant eye, the space seemed as though it had been torn apart from within.
Entangled by thunder and raging winds, after a while, a massive rift finally appeared in space.
The sight of that rift made the expressions of everyone below shift slightly.
"So this is the path to the moon..."
Standing beside Starrk, Lilynette widened her eyes. Her faintly violet pupils were filled with surprise as she stared at the black rift and spoke in astonishment.
Hearing her, Starrk nodded. His expression grew slightly more serious as he looked up at Aizen, who stood at the edge of the dome.
"Looks like... we'll be able to set out today..."
he said calmly. Beside him, Lilynette snapped out of it and chuckled in a sweet voice.
"Isn't that better? Once we get there, Starrk, don't slack off anymore... You'd better perform well!"
This time, Starrk did not refute her. His expression was rather complicated as he nodded lightly.
Gin Ichimaru and the others beside them were also staring at the scene in the sky in surprise. Beyond their astonishment, they felt a faint excitement in their hearts.
After all, this would be the first time they