Chapter 92: Uchiha Shinichi, the Dragon Vein Jinchūriki
Rōran Palace · The secret passage to the underground palace.
The night was still. Warm firelight burned within Rōran Palace, illuminating the stone walls and casting long shadows.
With firm steps, Sara led Shinichi and Tsunade straight down the deep passage to the underground palace. Their footsteps echoed through the enclosed space, steady and solemn.
There was not a trace of hesitation, nor any sign of second thoughts. Sara's gaze was firm and resolute!
-She had made her choice!
Soon, the three descended flight after flight of stone steps and reached the great hall where the Dragon Vein was sealed.
It remained just as it had been before. Ancient inscriptions covered the surrounding walls, and purple chakra light flowed slowly through the hall, radiating a power over space and time that surpassed conventional ninjutsu.
The sealing formation was still operating. Beneath the central stone pillar, the Dragon Vein's energy flowed quietly like a sleeping dragon, occasionally stirring with faint ripples, as though it had sensed the visitors' intentions.
Sara slowly came to a stop. She looked up at the wellspring of chakra that symbolized Rōran's thousand-year history and drew a deep breath.
This was the power her country had guarded for generations. In the past, Rōran had depended entirely on it for survival. Now, she would bid it farewell with her own hands...
She slowly turned toward Shinichi and Tsunade. There was no hesitation in her eyes, only a hint of relief and anticipation.
"Shinichi, Tsunade-take it away."
"Rōran no longer needs to depend on it to survive."
Shinichi smiled faintly. He could hear the ease in Sara's words. She did not regret her decision.
-That meant she had truly accepted the reality of "Rōran without the Dragon Vein" and was willing