The two shuffled forward, inching toward the pitch-black spatial passage.
Just before stepping into Yomotsu Hirasaka, Ōtsutsuki Pushi instinctively glanced back.
His gaze seemed to be trying to pierce countless barriers and see the figure he had frozen in place with the Time-Sealing Box.
"He won't actually break free, will he...?"
He murmured under his breath, then shook his head hard, driving the thought from his mind. "That's one of the clan's treasures... impossible. Absolutely impossible."
Pushi's Adam's apple bobbed, and a barely perceptible trace of unease crossed his face, but he quickly suppressed it.
"Almost forgot. I still haven't collected Lord Momoshiki's body."
With a casual wave, Pushi put Momoshiki's body away.
"Let's go, let's go."
He muttered, then stepped into the pitch-black rift.
The black passage slowly closed behind them. The last sliver of light was swallowed, and the entire Alternate Space returned to deathly silence.
Only a pool of blood left on the rocks proved that anyone had ever been there.
Using Yomotsu Hirasaka's ability to travel through space, Pushi and Isshiki quickly passed through several spaces, completely erasing their presence in Alternate Space.
This way, even if Shihōin Naraku regained his freedom, he would be unable to find them.
One reason was that the distance was far too great, and Naraku did not know the coordinates of the other Alternate Spaces, so he had no way to pinpoint their exact location.
The other was that their traces dissipated very quickly. No matter how powerful Naraku's perception and calculations were, he could not track the two under these circumstances.
Just like that, Isshiki and Pushi escaped.
Meanwhile, Shihōin Naraku remained frozen in Alternate Space, still trying to find a way to break free of the seal.
Konoha.
"We're finally back!" Naruto Uzumaki let out a long,