Chiya opened his eyes and found himself standing on a gray-white wasteland.
There was no sun visible in the sky, and there were no living creatures around. The ground was dotted with long and narrow cracks, and white light spots continued to float out from them, dissipating before they reached a high altitude.
Chiya looked around and soon saw a white figure at the end of the wasteland.
Kaguya turned his back to him.
The robe on her body was torn a lot, her body was no longer solid, and tiny spots of light kept falling off around her.
Chiya's breathing stopped for a moment.
"Kaguya!"
He immediately ran towards that figure.
Kaguya No response.
She seemed not to hear Chiya's voice at all, she just raised her hand and opened Yomotsu Hirasaka in front of her.
As soon as the space crack appeared, the surrounding space began to distort. An invisible force squeezed from all sides, Yomotsu Hirasaka continued to tremble, and the crack was shrinking rapidly.
Kaguya continues to inject Chakra into it, trying to maintain exports.
Chiya is running faster and faster.
There was obviously only a short distance between the two of them, but no matter how he moved forward, the white figure never came closer.
"Kaguya!"
Kaguya still hasn't looked back.
She barely held Yomotsu Hirasaka open, but her body continued to fade. More and more white light spots scattered from her body and disappeared into the gray-white sky.
Chiya stretched out his hand and wanted to grab her.
At this moment, a sharp pain suddenly came from the diamond-shaped mark on his palm.
The wasteland in front of him collapsed.
Chiya opened his eyes suddenly and sat up from the bed.
The rain kept beating on the eaves, and it was still dark outside the window.
Chiya took a few breaths and raised his hand to rub his forehead.
The diamond-shaped mark on his palm was still a little hot, as if what just happened was not just a dream.
He closed his eyes and sank his consciousness into the spiritual space.
The Uchiha Clan style table is still in its original position, and the surrounding area is still empty.
Kaguya did not come back.
Chiya opened his eyes again, lowered his head and looked at his palm.
More than half a year.
Kaguya After leaving, he never dreamed of her. Even if he occasionally remembered the past, it was just some intermittent images, never as clear as before.
Kaguya in the dream was obviously in trouble.
Who is that person chasing her?
Chiya sat by the bed for a long time, feeling uneasy in his heart.
It gradually became brighter outside the window.
After the negotiation, he did not leave Rain Village immediately, but temporarily stayed in the outer city. His external identity was just a businessman who came to Rain Village to sell medicinal materials, and he rarely left the hotel.
Pain and Konan know he's still here.
Chiya is not in a hurry to investigate the location of Nagato. The two parties have just reached a cooperation, and now Rain Village is moving around, which will only arouse Pain's vigilance.
The sound of scraping paper suddenly came from the window.
Chiya turned around and looked.
A white paper bird passed through the rain curtain and landed on the windowsill. The paper bird folded its wings and unfolded its body, turning into a neatly folded piece of paper.
Chiya opened the window and took the note in.
There isn't much recorded above.
Akatsuki The next target is Five-Tails Jinchuriki han.
The message Danzo sent to various countries has already had an effect. Ōnoki is recalling Han, who has been active abroad all year round, and Akatsuki is preparing to take action on his way back to Iwagakure.
The time is set for three days later.
The people involved in the operation are Kakuzu, Hidan, Kisame and Deidara. White Zetsu is responsible for locking Han's position while monitoring the nearby Iwagakure troops.
Pain did not assign tasks to Chiya, but only told him the goals and action plan.
Chiya After reading it, he put the note on the table.
Four Akatsuki members dispatched at the same time is enough to deal with Han. If the nearby Iwagakure troops rush to support, White Zetsu can also issue a warning in advance to allow them to retreat in time.
There aren't many problems with this plan.
But Chiya still feels that it is too slow, and he is very anxious now.
In the dream, Kaguya's gradually becoming transparent body continued to appear in his mind.
He doesn't know which world Kaguya is in now, let alone how to find her. If he wants to deal with the Ōtsutsuki Clan, all he can do now is continue to collect strength.
Chiya took out Land of Earth's map from under the table and marked the route recorded on the note.
Han is currently in the south of Land of Earth.
To return to Iwagakure from there, you need to pass through a large mountainous area. The ambush location chosen by Akatsuki is also among them. The surrounding terrain is complex and is indeed suitable for action.
Chiya looked along the nearby road for a while, and soon noticed a Hidden Stone Fortress on the east side of the ambush site.
Once the battle drags on, there will be the nearest reinforcements to the Han.
Chiya picked up the note, and a ball of flame burst out from his fingertips.
The note quickly turned into ashes.
Three days later.
Chiya has entered the south of Land of Earth.
He did not go to the location where Akatsuki ambush Han, but came alone between Hidden Stone Fortress and the battlefield.
At this time, Chiya was wearing a red cloud robe and a bamboo hat on his head. The thin lines hanging from the edge of the bamboo hat covered most of his face, and only the long black hair exposed underneath was visible.
Not long after the sunset, a loud noise suddenly came from deep in the mountains.
Boom!
A large number of flying birds flew into the sky from the distant mountains and forests.
Chiya stood on the edge of the cliff and looked in the direction of the sound. After the explosion, the sounds of ninjutsu collisions were heard one after another in the distance.
Akatsuki has already fought against Han.
Chiya did not show up immediately.
If Kakuzu and the others can resolve the battle quickly, there is no need for him to expose himself.
Time passed slowly, but the roar in the distance never stopped. Instead, an even larger Chakra erupted from the depths of the mountains, causing the nearby rock walls to tremble slightly.
The power of Five-Tails.
Immediately afterwards, a red signal rushed into the sky.
Bang!
Red light exploded high in the sky, illuminating a large area of nearby mountains.
Hidden Stone Fortress responded quickly.
The closed city gate quickly opened, and a team of Iwa ninja rushed out. Kitsuchi, who was in charge of southern border defense, was at the front, and Kurotsuchi was also among the team.
At the same time, a letter eagle flew away from the fortress and galloped in the direction of Iwagakure.
Chiya glanced at the mountains behind him.
The explosions continued.
He stretched out his hand to lower the bamboo hat, and his figure immediately disappeared from the edge of the cliff.
Kitsuchi is leading the Iwa Ninja along the mountain road to the battlefield.
Suddenly there was a muffled sound from ahead.
Bang!
A figure fell from the top of the mountain and blocked the middle of the road.
The flying dust gradually dispersed.
The red cloud and black robe appeared in front of everyone.
Kitsuchi stopped immediately.
"Akatsuki!"
The Iwa ninja behind quickly dispersed, and the sounds of weapons being unsheathed were heard one after another.
Chiya raised his head, his face still hidden in the shadow of the bamboo hat.
"Go back."
Kitsuchi ignored his warning.
"Get out of the way!"
"I don't want to kill you, go back."
Kitsuchi stopped talking nonsense and quickly put his hands together.
"Rush over!"
After the words fell, several rock ninjas rushed forward at the same time. The ninjas behind had already completed Hand Seals. The rocks quickly rose from both sides of the road and went straight towards Chiya to squeeze them.
Chiya slowly raised his head.
Under the bamboo hat, a black mask suddenly appeared.