Tobirama led Yamasachi and Umisachi to the outskirts of the Double-Moon Grand Canyon.
Looking into the canyon from outside, they saw nothing but a muddy swamp, without the slightest trace of the Divine Tree.
Tobirama formed hand seals.
Whoosh! The concealed barrier appeared, opening a gap...
Yamasachi thought, It almost completely conceals the Divine Tree's presence. Quite an impressive technique...
"Follow me, my lords," Tobirama said. "But remember, you must stay exactly five paces behind me. Unless you follow the prescribed route and pace, you'll trigger the traps here..."
"I doubt you'd dare try anything!" Umisachi said coldly.
After entering the barrier, Tobirama did not walk in a straight line. Instead, he circled inward from the perimeter, like the coils of a mosquito incense stick.
Following behind Tobirama, Yamasachi studied their surroundings while pondering something.
Come to think of it, we've overlooked something all along. Only ten years have passed since the humans of Mitsuki Country seized this nursery. Even if time flows ten times faster here than outside, that's still only a hundred years... How did they get the Divine Tree to bear fruit in a mere century?
Could the Divine Tree that fell into their hands have already grown for nine hundred years? No, there have been no reports of them stealing a tree of that age from our clan.
Glancing behind him out of the corner of his eye, Tobirama asked casually, "Lord Yamasachi, do you recognize those torii gates?"
The torii gates Tobirama referred to were the Gates of the Great God densely arrayed all around them. Yamasachi had noticed them long ago.
"Isn't it just Wood Release?" he said indifferently. "Slightly more advanced redwood. Quite a few members of our clan can use it. Nothing remarkable."
Tap!
Tobirama stopped. "That's where you're mistaken."
Umisachi frowned