Three Inches of Mortal World, Mending the Fence After the Sheep Are Lost!

Whoosh!

In a corner of the Feather Emperor City ruins, Yu lifted a still-breathing Shin, whose eyes had been blinded, into the air. His Six-Tomoe Rinnegan gleamed with cold pupils.

Human Path Pain's ocular power activated, and indescribable agony appeared on Shin's face.

After reading the information in his mind, Yu raised his palm and tore Shin's soul out.

Thud!

The corpse fell at his feet. Yu held the soul in his hand without saying a word.

"How did it go?" Madara stepped forward and asked.

Yu said, "Their lair is on an island. Just as Hashirama guessed before, it should be an island in the outer sea. Their method of transport... is the Heavenly Transfer Technique. He cloned ninjas capable of using that technique beforehand!"

Hashirama frowned. "The Heavenly Transfer Technique? Isn't that a secret technique unique to the Hidden Cloud Village's Flowing Light Clan? Its effect is impressive, but it's too obscure, and it can't transport living beings. It doesn't have much practical use in battle, so it was never valued much."

Yu gazed at the dim sky. "They exploited an overlooked weakness... but the price they paid was far too great."

Mito said, "Little Yu, you don't need to blame yourself too much. The enemy was too cunning. Who could have imagined they would make preparations like this?"

Chiri looked toward the mountains of corpses piled at the edge of her vision. "If this method had been used during the Warring States Era, it would have been practically unstoppable."

Yu closed his eyes. "Fortunately, the White Snake Sage was here. Otherwise, we would have been caught completely unprepared..."

It turned out that before the enemy descended upon Feather Emperor City, the White Snake Sage within the city had sensed something.

That sensation was not merely a Chakra