Yui hesitated where she stood for a long time before finally deciding to venture deeper into the Black Mist Space. After all, if she gave up exploring so easily, how could they hope to find a way out?
With that thought, she hesitated no longer. She used Flying Ninjutsu and continued onward.
As the landmarks behind her gradually receded, a sense of emptiness washed over her. Combined with the endless expanse before her eyes, it stirred a faint unease deep within her. "How big is this space...?"
Once the three figures behind her vanished completely from view, the surrounding space seemed to freeze in an instant. Everything appeared motionless. If she had not known that her body was clearly moving forward, and that her chakra was draining as she maintained Flying Ninjutsu, she might truly have believed she had stayed in place without moving at all.
Her activated Byakugan scanned the space in all directions, letting no faint change escape her notice.
And so, her expression tense, Yui traveled farther and farther, until she no longer even knew how long she had been flying.
Meanwhile, Nai Hyuga and the others watched the scene reflected in the mirror, their brows unconsciously furrowing.
"Is there really nothing inside that Black Mist Vortex? She's been flying for so long." Big Bear's expression grew somewhat grave. It had been sealed in this space for so long, and although it had seen Black Mist Vortexes before, it had never entered one, much less seen the space inside. And for that space to be so vast-it was simply unheard of.
"Nai Hyuga, I want to ask you something." Standing off to the side, Orochimaru parted his tightly pressed lips and voiced the doubt in his mind.
Nai Hyuga's expression was cool. Hearing his question, she raised