One Piece: I am Imu

Shinobi World, Pure Land.

The invasion and defensive battles here were still raging with full intensity.

Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo, seeing that their forces were completely outmatched, no longer insisted on the rule that only those of elite jōnin level or above could remain, while all others would be sent into the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

As a result, the souls of shinobi dying every moment in the Shinobi World could now appear throughout the Pure Land while retaining their consciousness.

The most numerous among them were the shinobi of Sunagakure, Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Konohagakure who had perished in the previous war.

These ninja had only just fallen in the human world, and in the blink of an eye, they found themselves still fighting in the underworld even after death.

Those whose strength was lacking didn’t last long before dying a second time.

But this time, it meant true annihilation—souls scattering entirely, with no chance at reincarnation.

In that sense, Ōtsutsuki Hagoromo’s decision was undeniably cruel and merciless.

At the same time—

The battle between Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Sarutobi Hiruzen along with Shimura Danzō was nearing its end.

"Huff—huff—huff—"