That night, Danzo brought the Ox-Head Heavenly King back to report.
Summoning Nue would cause fluctuations in space.
It would expose this land, protected by a special Sage Art, to the senses of Momoshiki and the others once again. That was a fact already revealed in his previous life.
The story born of that incident had spanned the entire era of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Sasuke would recreate that incident, but this time, he would write the script.
"Begin, Danzo."
In a barrier-protected clearing south of Blue Moon Island, Danzo formed the hand seals for Summoning. Amid a dark purple glow... the monster named Nue descended beneath the pale moon!
But Nue itself was utterly insignificant... what mattered was that the special space it inhabited had already produced unusual fluctuations, setting the butterfly effect in motion.
For now, he would let things play out...
Sasuke had something else on his mind.
Itachi had just told him about the abnormalities surrounding Shi Mei in this life...
He immediately discussed the matter with Orochimaru in private.
After pondering it for a long time, Orochimaru offered his opinion.
"Amado's concern stems from the fact that Shi Mei's remains, which should have appeared, never did. He suspects this was Shi Mei's doing, through the Divine Technique 'Ten Directions.' I must say, his conjecture has a certain logic and plausibility... but it isn't the only possibility."
"What do you mean?"
"Because aside from Sasuke-kun, there's another variable caused by time travel... 'Karasuki.' The treasured artifact originally held by that clan has vanished completely. The butterfly effect this might trigger could also influence the actions of the Ōtsutsuki Clan, and even Shi Mei. That is another possibility."
"But... what about the explanation for the technique [Ten Directions]?"
Orochimaru said cautiously, "We can't rule out the possibility