Main World.
Year 21 of Konoha, spring.
British Continent.
Empire Colosseum, on the outskirts of New Capital.
It was a vast oval structure built entirely from gray-white stone, its outer walls covered in runes of Empire Power. The arena could hold fifty thousand spectators, and every seat was occupied-the Empire's troops packed the stands. Their gazes were all fixed on the very center of the grounds.
At the bottom of the colosseum lay a circular stretch of sand a hundred meters across, reinforced with runes strong enough to withstand the shock waves of battles between Kage Level fighters. Several enormous stone pillars stood around its edges, covered in energy-absorbing runes to ensure the battle's shock waves would not reach the stands.
On the highest main viewing platform, Toyotomi Yinglang sat upright in a stone chair, his moon-white Kariginu fluttering slightly in the spring breeze.
Beside him, Sakura Haruno, Yutian, Nagato, Yahiko, Konan, and the others took their seats in turn. Everyone's eyes rested on the two figures at opposite ends of the sand.
On the eastern side, Tsunade stood quietly. Her long golden hair was tied in a high ponytail, and her dark red short jacket fluttered slightly in the wind. She wore no shoes, her bare feet planted on the faintly cool sand as she felt the earth's pulse. The power of quake release originated in sensing and resonating with the earth's vibrations. Her eyes were half-closed, her breathing steady, her entire being like a dormant volcano-calm on the surface, yet harboring destructive power within. Her peak Kage Level strength was on full display at that moment.
On the western side, Kushina stood quietly. No, she was not "standing." Her body had already transformed completely.
Her three-meter-tall frame was slender yet full of power. Her skin was still fair,