It was the middle of Dark Hidden Year 24.
After fulfilling its mission of nurturing the Divine Tree, Double-Moon Space had been developed into the Double-Moon Trial Realm, a training ground for the Ninja Kingdom's new generation of ninja!
Depending on their strength, the monsters in the trial realm carried different treasures. Teamwork was the foundation of defeating them.
After a monster was slain, the treasures it carried would drop.
They ranged from healing medicine and B-rank or higher ninjutsu scrolls to treasures of the Ōtsutsuki Clan!
Ninja under twenty years old who had reached Earth-Class Third Grade could enter the trial realm with a team of at least three companions!
However, due to the Double-Moon Trial Realm's time flowing ten times faster, the permitted stay was half a year in reality, but five years within the realm!
Half a year ago, two teams from the Ninja Kingdom's new generation had entered the trial realm together!
They were the Flower-Bird-Wind-Moon Squad and the Moon-Nan-Tianxiang Squad!
Flower-Bird-Wind-Moon was a four-person squad led by Uchiha Feng, the young lord of the Ninja Kingdom and the son of Yu and Rin.
Its members were Uchiha Hua [the daughter of Yu and Wan Sheng], Uchiha Yue [the daughter of Yu and Yugao], and Uchiha Me Niao [the daughter of Itachi and Izumi].
Since the four of their names happened to make up flower, bird, wind, and moon, the squad was named accordingly.
Moon-Nan-Tianxiang was a five-person squad led by Senju Ananda, the son of Hashirama and Mito.
Its members were Mitarashi Mitsuki, Mitarashi Hongyue [the dragon-and-phoenix twins born to Orochimaru and Anko], Miro Tian [the son of Mirojin and Samui], and Yamashiro Xiangxiang [the daughter of Yamashiro Ryūfū and Yumiru].
Mitsuki and Hongyue were collectively known as One Moon, and thus the squad was