Vast amounts of spiritual power were being consumed at an alarming rate.
The [Multiversal Traveler] trait burned through energy equivalent to about 0.35 of a planet in just a few seconds!
The absurd energy output caused Yamanaka Shinno, the source of that energy, to frown slightly.
Before his eyes, space itself fractured layer by layer.
The walls between worlds came into view.
The naturally-formed world portal of the Naruto world, like a giant rift, now seemed just within reach!
Without hesitation, Shinno stepped forward, crossing the threshold.
Immediately, he plunged into a chaotic, lawless maelstrom of space-time turbulence.
Powerful tearing and crushing forces pressed against him from all sides.
Even with the formidable physique granted by the [Yin-Yang Sage] trait, he could feel the sharp, raw pain of his muscles being torn apart.
"No wonder it's easier for souls to ascend than for bodies... who could endure this?!"
Shinno cursed inwardly.
Quickly marking the Naruto world's portal behind him, he accelerated toward the high-level world portal he had marked in advance, burning through a massive amount of spiritual energy to maintain the [Multiversal Traveler] ability.
Perhaps because the two portals were too close to each other, the cross-world laws triggered by [Multiversal Traveler] also affected the lower-energy portal nearby.
The naturally-formed portal began to warp strangely.
Suddenly, a pair of human legs, clad in medieval-style iron boots, appeared out of the distortion!
"Iron boots... and high heels, too?"
Shinno turned his head, surprised.
He caught sight of the slim legs and the steel-heeled boots, his expression shifting to mild astonishment.
The next instant—
The iron boots disintegrated under the intense turbulence, revealing...
Bare feet. Pale, delicate bare feet.
But they too were shredded to atomic dust in less than a second.
Calves, knees, thighs...
The woman's body kept emerging through the portal, only to be gradually obliterated by the merciless chaos.
Shinno hesitated for just a heartbeat before making his decision.
Using [Multiversal Traveler], he forcefully opened both world portals at once—one large, one small.
While slipping into the high-level world himself, he also pulled the woman, who was being torn apart in the lower-level portal, for emergency shelter.
"Dammit! Feels like my bones are about to shatter!"
Shinno grimaced and cursed under his breath.
Clutching his chest to steady his wildly racing heart, he stood in a land of frost and snow.
Opening two world portals at once hadn't been easy.
Thankfully, the portal from the smaller world hadn't placed too much burden on him—its weaker world barrier meant that even the energy consumed was less than half of what it had taken to leave the Naruto world.
But the higher-energy world he had just entered…
The pressure here was several times greater than what he had faced back in the Naruto world!
Passing through the portal had felt like squeezing his entire body through a crack barely wider than a sheet of paper.
His once-black combat outfit had been shredded to near rags.
Only a few scraps of fabric now covered the crucial areas.
Luckily, he had stored all his important belongings in the Boundless Weapon Realm.
Otherwise, no matter how much gear he'd brought along, it would have been stripped clean!
At least he had arrived safely.
Unlike the blonde woman earlier, he wasn't missing any limbs.
As his heartbeat gradually stabilized, the discomfort in his body faded.
Shinno took a look around at the environment—his breath turned instantly to frost in the frigid air, which was easily dozens of degrees below freezing.
He was baffled.
The South Pole? The North Pole?
He looked up at the completely unfamiliar stars and immediately rejected that thought.
What the hell?!
Where the hell did he end up?
...
A flicker of magic energy, tied to the [Boundless Weapon Realm], swept over him.
In a flash, Shinno was clad in a heavy winter battle suit.
Technically speaking, with his current physique, even if he were standing in nothing but beach shorts, he wouldn't feel the cold.
But old habits from his previous, more ordinary life kicked in, and he instinctively preferred to bundle up.
"Whooo—"
He let out a heavy breath, his mouth steaming in the cold air.
Just as Shinno was about to expand his senses to scan the surroundings—
Grotesque figures began to rise from the snow-covered mountains nearby.
Each of them was huge, with dark blue, almost icy crystalline skin, and burning orange-red eyes.
"What the hell are those things?"
"Roooar—! Roooar—!"
The monsters roared, their voices guttural and bestial.
In their hands, frost energy condensed into massive ice spears, each thicker than an adult's arm.
Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—
The spears sliced through the air, accompanied by an overwhelming killing intent.
More than thirty of the monstrous humanoids charged toward Shinno, brandishing all kinds of cold weapons.
And from the distance, even more roars echoed across the frozen wasteland, getting closer.
When Shinno expanded his perception, he immediately sensed over a thousand similar life forces sprinting toward him at full speed!
...
A flash of distortion—
Through Yomotsu Hirasaka, Shinno instantly teleported right in front of one of the brutes.
Without a word, he raised his hand and slapped the creature square on the head!
Boom!
Contrary to what he'd expected, the thing's skull didn't explode like a watermelon.
Instead, the monster's face caved in, and its massive body shot sideways like a cannonball, smashing into a nearby mountain.
Snow and ice exploded into the air.
The creature lay there, its neck twisted awkwardly, completely unconscious.
"What the hell are these things made of?!"
Shinno looked at the fallen giant in disbelief.
That slap had packed enough force to split stone!
Normally, he had to consciously suppress his strength just to avoid accidentally destroying everything he touched.
This guy was just some random foot soldier, wasn't he?
And yet, it had survived?
Scanning the hordes of slobbering, wide-eyed monsters rushing at him, Shinno prepared to unleash a massive attack to wipe them out—
...
But before he could, a faint but urgent voice echoed from the mini-world.
It was Kushina, calling out in distress.
Without hesitation, Shinno triggered Yomotsu Hirasaka again and vanished from the battlefield.
...
Inside the mini-world, things had changed dramatically.
There was now a proper sun, moon, rivers, lakes, wildflowers, and lush greenery everywhere.
Though tiny compared to the Boundless Weapon Realm—only about five kilometers in diameter—it was still a vibrant, living world.
Far better than Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's barren Starting Ball Space.
At the center of the world, in front of a cozy three-room wooden cabin—
Kushina was kneeling on the grass, glowing with green medical chakra as she pressed her hands firmly against the chest of the blonde woman Shinno had saved.
When she saw Shinno appear, she immediately called out, her voice urgent:
"Shinno! Come quick—can you still save her?!"
"Yeah."
Shinno flashed to her side.
He channeled Yin-Yang Release to stabilize the woman's rapidly draining life force.
When he had pulled her through the portal, he'd only seen her back.
He had assumed she had simply lost her legs to the turbulence.
Now, seeing her up close—
He realized how much worse it was.
A gaping hole had been torn through her chest by the claws of some unknown beast.
Multiple organs were heavily damaged.
Even her heart was completely gone.
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