The first breath of air felt like it burned her lungs. It was oddly similar to her birth in this world. Ryoko would have laughed if she could. As it goes now, the girl was unceremoniously spit out on the cold cave floor. She was covered in slime and shivering from the sensations going through her body.

'Sensei? ' she called out weakly while her eyes adjusted to the dim light. The man approached her carefully. She looked up at his pale face searching for an explanation.

'Goooood. You 'rrrre alive. '

'What ' what do you mean? ' Ryoko blinked.

'Well, if the ssssage didn 't deem you fit, he would have devourrred you, ' he shrugged.

'Hn, ' probably Ryoko should be mad at him for being placed in a situation like that. But she wasn 't. Of course, she would be good enough, she was an Uchiha. The girl nodded and tried to stand up. It was a hard task as every part of her body was slippery.