Chapter 117 - 12: The Great Momentum of Kirigakure—It’s Mine, Not Yours!
"You're from the Uchiha clan?"
"Indeed, Konoha's ANBU, Fugaku Uchiha."
"To have found me here is no small feat. Alas, what a pity..."
"Why do you say that, Mizukage-sama?"
The Third Mizukage tilted his head back and gazed at the sky, his eyes filled with unspeakable sorrow.
Fugaku Uchiha leaped forward within the spiritual labyrinth of the Third Mizukage, navigating deeper and deeper into its core. He didn't know how long he had been running when he finally found someone sitting cross-legged in meditation at the heart of the maze. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than the soul of the Third Mizukage, Whale.
The soul looked identical to its physical form in the outside world: gaunt features and a withered expression.
"When I came in, I marked the direction. If we head this way for about 20,000 breaths, we should reach the edge of the labyrinth. By then, my comrades outside will awaken us."
Fugaku Uchiha pointed to a strip of cloth behind him. In this illusionary realm, there was no concept of time, only breaths to mark its passage.
"Heh, young man, I've been wandering here for over a year and have tried every method imaginable. This labyrinth is far more complicated than you think. Escape? That's impossible."
The Third Mizukage shook his head helplessly.