Beforehand (Continued)

Under the cover of that light, her body seemed to gradually fade.

Though the light was brilliant, it caused no actual harm.

Soon, the light faded away.

The instant it vanished, a pair of colorful wings formed from Chakra appeared behind Natsuhi.

The moment the light disappeared, she flapped her wings and immediately flew toward the source of the raging flames.

What surprised her was that she encountered no attacks during her flight, as though the other side had not reacted at all.

But even if they had not responded immediately, they would surely try something else eventually.

Yet they did not. Though she had many doubts, she truly could not concern herself with so much right now.

At that moment, she was like a fluttering butterfly.

In the blink of an eye, she was not far from her destination.

Firelight—raging firelight.

Mixed within the flames were the cries of children, the curses and screams of adults.

From time to time, the sobbing of women could also be heard.

It made her even more frantic with worry.

When she reached her destination, she could already feel the scorching heat of the flames.

At some point, the mask on her face had vanished, revealing a rather beautiful face.

Her expression clearly showed anxiety, a trace of helplessness, and even more determination.

After charging into the flames, she began searching aimlessly.

Strangely enough, screams seemed to come from every direction within the blaze.

Yet whenever she reached one of those places, she found it completely empty, as though she had gone to the wrong place.

But clearly, her mind was elsewhere at the moment, so she paid no attention to such details that had nothing to do with her.

After circling Hoshigakure an unknown number of times, this blind searching did not