At that moment, in the Naruto World, the Holy Church Headquarters stood in a castle that towered into the clouds. A massive stone statue of holy light spread its wings above the castle's central gate. Golden light shimmered from spires that pierced the clouds, bathing the sky in a seven-colored glow.
The vast meeting room was filled with every senior Holy Light Cleric who had remained in this world. They sat straight-backed, looking toward the girl on the raised dais. She wore a golden crown and a layered white dress trimmed with gold. Her increasingly exquisite face possessed a sanctity that made it difficult to look at her directly.
"What are your thoughts on the intelligence sent back from the New World?" Her clear, melodious voice rang through the hall, and all the clerics began studying the detailed reports in their hands.
The rustle of paper sounded especially solemn in the silent hall.
The more the clerics read, the graver their expressions became.
"Your Holiness, this world is a special case. I believe Aiki's squad did nothing wrong." A cleric rose, anger written across her face.
"I agree with Legion Commander Yor. As High Judgment Chief, if I were asked to classify their actions in this incident according to the Holy Scripture, I would be unable to do so."
"Oh? Why is that, High Judgment Chief Phil?"
"Your Holiness Pope Ria!" High Judgment Chief Phil bowed slightly to Ria, then straightened and looked at the clerics throughout the meeting room, whose eyes all held traces of anger. "Article ten of the Holy Scripture explicitly states that clerics must not attack innocent civilians. However, article one thousand and eight also explicitly states that, under exceptional circumstances, when the public is incited into actions that violate the glory of holy light, clerics