Boom!
The fist of Butterfly Reversal struck the crown of Ryushiki's head. Blood-red wings shuddered, and crimson light enveloped Might Guy and Ryushiki as they slammed into the earth like a meteor.
Kaboom!
The surging crimson shock wave blasted apart the Heaven-Sealing Chessboards surrounding the battlefield, breaking the formation that imprisoned the ninjas...
Rumble!
The rumbling receded into the depths of the earth...
Splash! A dozen seconds later, waves surged across a stretch of ocean, and a crimson streak shot into the sky. As its light gradually dimmed, two figures emerged: Might Guy and Ryushiki.
Whoosh! The butterfly wings vanished with the crimson light. After rising another hundred meters, Might Guy went into free fall, plunging toward the sea. Ryushiki continued ascending for several thousand meters before he began to fall...
Splash! Splash!
The two landed on the sea one after the other.
"Ugh... my head hurts. A mild concussion?"
A little later, Ryushiki clutched his completely uninjured head and staggered upright. Looking around, he muttered, "Speaking of which, where am I? I remember being driven underground, so why are there an ocean and a sky here? Could this be the other side of Mitsuki Country's planet?"
Splash!
Far out on the sea... beneath an enormous whirlpool lay a bottomless black hole.
"Looks like it..." Now certain, Ryushiki lowered the small hand pressed to his head and solemnly regarded Might Guy, who lay motionless on the sea, his entire body charred black.
"Might Guy... I acknowledge your strength. Among the Eight Gates users on Takamagahara, no one except Masato is stronger than you!"
He raised his small hand. "So... let me personally send you on your way!"
Whoosh!
An All-Killing Ash Bone shot from Ryushiki's palm toward Might Guy... only to be sucked into a suddenly appearing Kamui Vortex!
Tap!