Ubiji and Subichini, brother and sister, had joined forces to launch a rebellion... Upon receiving the news, Ryushiki, frantic with worry, immediately tried to contact his teacher. When that failed, he rushed to Onogoro Island!
"Why, why... would my teacher, who had always been so gentle and composed, do something as extreme as rebellion?"
Along the way, Ryushiki pondered desperately and eventually grasped some clues.
Seven hundred years ago, when Ubiji had taken his little hand and passed through a barren stretch of Awaki Plain, he had casually said something.
"When things reach an extreme, they reverse. Desire is endless, and without restraint, it will eventually bring ruin upon itself. The reality is that even if all lands are plundered, it will only create a small handful of immortal gods, trading the extinction of countless lives for the revelry of a select few. Do you think living in such a world could be called anything but a nightmare?"
"So... seven hundred years from now, before my time runs out, I will do something. I do not know how much of an impact it will have on this diseased clan, but at least... it is the only thing I can do."
Tap!
Ryushiki landed atop the ruins of Takachiho Palace!
Thunderous roars echoed in the distance. Fire-red clouds tore through the sky, and bloody rain and foul winds lashed Ryushiki's delicate face. With belated regret, Ryushiki clenched his fists.
"So... that was it, Teacher."
He finally understood the deeper meaning behind Ubiji's words. At the end of his life, his teacher wanted to use a bloody battle to cry out for the lower-world humans who had become sacrifices to the Chakra Fruit!
"But things do not have to be this way anymore... I have to stop Teacher!"
Ryushiki headed for Uda