The latest chapter is now up!
I forgot to mention this last time, but the winner of this month's ficlet is CallieQ! Let me know what you'd like me to write for you!
I'm not sure what I expected to happen - pain, death, utter disintegration - but it didn't happen. Time seemed to slow as I waited for the end, but it never came. The heavy silence among the shinobi was interrupted by a cacophony of bird sounds. What had happened?