The entire world was shrouded in an oppressive, hopeless silence, with no way out in sight.
Everyone was helpless. Everyone was terrified. Everyone could do nothing but wait for death.
But just at that eerie moment, when hearts trembled, all things fell silent, and the road ahead lay pitch-black!
Rumble-!
The sky over the entire shinobi world suddenly underwent a violent transformation!
The once clear, peaceful heavens were instantly covered in boundless white light. Clouds churned, and light burst across the sky!
After a long absence, that utterly familiar phenomenon in the heavens and earth descended upon the world once more!
Across the entire shinobi world, everyone was startled, everyone stirred!
The Sky Screen, silent for days, had reappeared at the very moment when everyone felt most hopeless, lost, and helpless!
The suffocating silence that had gripped the entire shinobi world shattered the instant the Sky Screen lit up.
Whether in Konoha, Sunagakure, Iwagakure, or Kumogakure and Kirigakure, which had just endured such a fright, the ninja and civilians of every village instinctively looked up at the sky.
The enormous screen of light suspended high above shone softly yet brilliantly, covering every corner of the world. Everyone could see its images clearly.
The people of the shinobi world, tense for so long, all let out a great sigh of relief. Much of the fear in their hearts faded, and they could not help breaking into discussion.
"Thank goodness! The Sky Screen has finally appeared again!"
"The shinobi world has been so oppressive lately. Every day, I've been worrying about Hara striking again. I've been about to crack. At least the Sky Screen is here to calm our nerves!"
"I wonder what the Sky Screen will show this time. Please, let it be some good news! Give our shinobi world a