The blood-red night drenched the ground, and the figures filling the streets vanished.
Screams echoed endlessly by her ears, yet no one could be seen.
The red-haired girl hugged her knees as she crouched in the corner by a wall.
The fox's nine tails waved wildly, while the Sharingan glowed in its eyes.
"Save me!"
"Someone—"
The red-haired girl's sigh was soft, seeming to fade away the moment it left her lips—
"So lively."
The red-haired girl—Kushina—looked at the surrounding shops and the people coming and going.
"It really is. You can't see scenery like this in Konoha."
Mikoto agreed as well.
The two girls were as close as sisters, holding hands as they strolled together.
Yueshu and Minato Namikaze walked behind them, both considerably more subdued.
Minato Namikaze was mostly the one asking curious questions and finding topics to chat about, while Yueshu responded with an indifferent expression.
Compared to his previous life, such a sight was hardly worth mentioning. The cities of his past life had each been worthy of being called jewels of the night.
"That looks pretty good. Want some? I'll go buy it."
Minato Namikaze rarely showed such liveliness for someone his age, his expression bright and cheerful.
"Sure, why not?"
"Then I'll go buy it."
Yueshu had no intention of ruining someone else's fun, so he simply let Minato Namikaze do as he pleased.
It was rare enough. Letting him show a bit of his childish nature was fine.
"Kushina—"
Yueshu watched the blond figure leave, then turned his gaze toward the two girls walking ahead of him.
Before he could finish speaking, Yueshu abruptly stopped.
There was no one there!
Not a single person!
Not only had Kushina and Mikoto vanished, but even the crowds passing by had disappeared without a trace.