In the darkness, Chiya did not know how long he had drifted.
There was no sun or moon here, and he could not feel the passage of time.
Countless worlds swept past him. Some appeared for only an instant, while others were like endless rivers, displaying the lives of countless people before his eyes.
Chiya did not stop.
The Nine-Tomoe Rinnegan on his forehead remained open as he followed the connection between himself and Kaguya, searching through countless realms of time and space.
That connection had already become extremely faint, yet it had never disappeared.
After an unknown amount of time, Chiya finally sensed Kaguya's presence within a world on the verge of collapse.
He immediately tore open space and rushed inside.
The sky was covered in cracks.
Kaguya stood alone on a floating stretch of rock as the land around her continuously crumbled. Her long white hair was whipped into disarray by the raging wind. Just as she was about to open Yomotsu Hirasaka, the nearby space twisted again, forcibly tearing open an entrance.
"Kaguya!"
Hearing Chiya's voice, Kaguya abruptly raised her head.
The next instant, Chiya appeared before her and grabbed her hand.
Kaguya looked at him, and her tense body finally relaxed somewhat.
"Did you find the way back?"
"Not yet."
The eye on Chiya's forehead spun rapidly, and the collapsing space around them immediately stopped moving.
"But I found you."
Kaguya froze slightly.
Chiya gave her no chance to speak. He tightened his grip on her hand and took her away from that world.
The two returned to the space between countless worlds.
Earth, the Shinobi World, and planets they had never seen before continuously passed before their eyes.
Chiya could already see them clearly, yet he still could not find his own world among