Blue Moon Island's unique geography had created an effect that isolated it from the surrounding space.
Even as a clash of phenomenal proportions between Sasuke, Itachi, and the unbound Obito unfolded across the Shinobi World, its chakra tides could not reach this place.
So everyone could only wait for news of the two, caught between apprehension and anticipation.
"Aaaaaaaaaah!!!" Suigetsu suddenly screamed inside the Washitsu.
"Suigetsu, what the hell are you screaming about?!"
"What are we supposed to do if Obito Uchiha shows up carrying Sasuke's and Itachi's heads and tells us we're all going to die?"
No sooner had Suigetsu finished than Karin slammed the table and sprang to her feet, her Evil God Shrine · Ketsuryūgan manifesting in warning! "Suigetsu! Keep talking nonsense, and I'll stab you right in the crotch!!!"
Suigetsu said innocently, "I'm not trying to make everyone anxious!! You saw it too! Obito Uchiha became terrifyingly strong after awakening the Rinnegan!! He twisted Kabuto's head right off with just a glance from a distance!"
"And whenever I think about that guy's arsenal, I just feel like defeating him is completely impossible..."
"Whoosh!" A beam of light shot through the Washitsu's ceiling... and flew into the next room!
"Clack!!!" At the same time... the sharp sound of something hitting the floor came through the door.
What was that light, and what had made that sound?
"Karin... go take a look!" Suigetsu said.
"M-me... why don't you go take a look!"
"Then let's go together!"
The two crept up to the sliding door.
Suigetsu said, "Do you think Kabuto might suddenly come back from the dead like Danzo did before?"
Karin said, "Idiot, how could he! We already have an explanation for that phenomenon. Souls of people who die on Blue Moon Island become earthbound spirits under