Natsuki's dimension.
Near the Dragon Vein.
Sasuke and Itachi had already been waiting here for an hour.
But there was still no sign of Natsuki.
The crucial thing was that Itachi had taken out the Reverse Summoning Scroll Natsuki had left behind.
It had actually failed!
That was extremely serious. Either Natsuki had gone somewhere that Reverse Summoning could not reach.
Or it meant that Natsuki was already dead.
Itachi was a very rational person. Natsuki had told them before leaving that he would be back soon.
So instead of grieving blindly, he used the Summoning Technique and summoned a crow.
Natsuki had signed a contract with it.
So the crow could tell whether its contractor was alive or dead.
"Caw... caw... caw..."
Although crows were not Sentient Species, they were still very intelligent.
After questioning it, Itachi received only one answer: "None."
In other words, Natsuki was in a state of "nonexistence"—neither alive nor dead.
Itachi inwardly relaxed. If that was the case, then his senior was definitely fine.
"Older Brother, where did Master go?"
Sasuke was younger and less able to keep his composure than Itachi.
Itachi rubbed his younger brother's head. "It's fine. Senior was just transported somewhere rather far away."
"If there's still no news by today, we'll go back and wait."
Seeing that Sasuke was still uneasy, Itachi changed the subject. "Has your affinity with Natural Energy improved?"
Sasuke suppressed the agitation in his heart. Though he knew his Older Brother was changing the subject.
Seeing how calm his Older Brother was, he steadied himself as well.
"I haven't tried yet. I'll try now."
Just then, Itachi suddenly looked toward the entrance of the altar.
Three ordinary people were cautiously walking in—two men and one woman.
The two men were clearly guards. The other was