Tomoki naturally recognized the ruins in the image; it was the Rouran Ancient Kingdom, which had appeared in Konoha's intelligence reports and in the original work he watched in his previous life.
As a country within the Land of Wind, its population couldn't even compare to Sunagakure, and it didn't have any Ninja, but it was still a country, so Konoha had some records of it.
The Rouran Ancient Kingdom possessed a miraculous place: the Dragon Vein.
Konoha didn't have too detailed records on this matter; the young Minato who went to execute the mission, along with himself, sealed it completely.
However, Tomoki stated, "Even if Konoha doesn't have records, I've watched the movie!"
Besides occasionally erupting, after being sealed by Minato Namikaze, the Dragon Vein would sometimes leak spatial-temporal energy.
Connecting this to the log notifications in the system, Tomoki mentally reconstructed the scene at the time.
When the scummy system was escaping with Tomoki, it passed through the Rouran Ancient Kingdom and coincidentally met the local boss, the Dragon Vein.
The Dragon Vein smirked, "This place is mine; leave a toll!"
The scummy system offered its [backpack] with both hands, "Bro, this is half my fortune; please accept it and grant me safe passage."
The Dragon Vein weighed it for a moment, "Scram!"
The scummy system replied, "I'm going, I'm going."
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Unsurprisingly, this was the truth; the moment Tomoki saw the Rouran Ancient Kingdom, the above scene appeared in his mind.
The reason for his joy was that the purpose of this outing was half accomplished.
Although he had arrived on the moon with Orochimaru midway, and both Ōtsutsuki Toneri and the Tenseigan were acquired, it seemed like a fruitful trip, well worth it.
But Tomoki never forgot what he had come out to do.
After learning the whereabouts of the backpack, he was naturally overjoyed.
However, Tomoki didn't understand what Orochimaru meant, so he asked directly, without hiding anything.
"Lord Orochimaru, have you discovered something?"
"Tomoki-kun, since you've already discovered it, why ask me?"
Orochimaru didn't answer directly, giving this cryptic response.
Deeply imprinting Orochimaru's words in his mind, Tomoki didn't want to think too much, as he still had to be wary of Orochimaru.
"It seems Lord Orochimaru has also discovered it!"
Although Tomoki didn't dare to delve deep, playing along with riddles as a straight man required almost no deep thought from Tomoki.
After playing the riddle man himself, Tomoki felt a sense of urgency emanating from Orochimaru's Chakra.
It seemed the Dragon Vein held even more secrets!
He guarded his mind, preparing to continue the conversation to make Orochimaru reveal more.
Tomoki suddenly had a premonition and immediately said,
"Lord Orochimaru, you've worked hard. My business is done; you can continue your research!"
After speaking, Tomoki disappeared from the mental space.
At the same time, his right hand, which had been clasped with Orochimaru's outside, also loosened.
Although the purpose of leaving Konoha to wander this time wasn't fully achieved, he had found clues.
There was no need to keep probing Orochimaru for information, as he also had an Orochimaru in Konoha; perhaps he would know about the Dragon Vein if he asked him upon returning.
Of course, the most crucial thing was that Konoha had actively contacted Tomoki.
The two conditions Tomoki had casually mentioned earlier—Konoha being destroyed was certainly impossible, so it could only mean the Chakra research was completed.
After taking the scroll from the Ninja cat, Tomoki looked at Orochimaru, who had also opened his eyes, and chose not to open it.
He would check it later in a safe place; being so close to the Tenseigan and without a seal, wouldn't it be no different from placing it right in front of Orochimaru?
However, not being able to look didn't mean Tomoki couldn't reply.
He directly found a blank piece of paper among Orochimaru's items in the room, scribbled a few words, and had the Ninja cat deliver it back to Konoha.
The paper read: "Returning immediately!"
After the messenger disappeared, Tomoki immediately looked at Orochimaru, and even from his Byakugan, he could see the quickly concealed joy, knowing that being cautious was the right approach.
"Lord Orochimaru, I've been away from Konoha for quite some time; I'm about to return to the Ninja World."
Hearing Tomoki's words, Orochimaru said with a look of reluctance,
"So soon? Has something happened in Konoha? Do you need my help?"
It would be best if you came back to the Ninja World with me!
Seeing Orochimaru's poorly concealed acting, Tomoki thought to himself.
However, Tomoki knew Orochimaru couldn't bear to part with his precious treasure, so he no longer played games with Orochimaru.
"Give me a pair of Byakugan!"
Orochimaru didn't hesitate this time; as soon as Tomoki finished speaking, a pair of Byakugan floated out of the Tenseigan and slowly flew to a stop in front of Tomoki.
Reaching out, Tomoki grabbed them without any glass bottle, directly placing them into his Ninja tool pouch, then picked up Toneri and hurried towards the moon's passage.
After seeing Tomoki leave without looking back through the Tenseigan,
Only Orochimaru remained in the room. After a brief moment of stillness, Orochimaru also used the Summoning Jutsu to transmit information.
The moon's passage, after Toneri had repaired it last time, had now lost its effect due to Orochimaru's renewed destruction.
The current passage had completely transformed from private to public; anyone could freely traverse it as long as they found the location.
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Ninja World.
When Tomoki emerged from the bottom of the pond onto the surface with Toneri, he immediately saw Haku still guarding inside the cave.
"Lord Tomoki!"
Haku bowed slightly the moment he saw Tomoki.
He didn't see Lord Orochimaru, yet he was still so calm; it must be that Orochimaru had already informed Haku.
Tomoki also nodded slightly in acknowledgment, then continued to carry Toneri and leave the cave.
After Haku watched Tomoki's figure disappear at the end of his sight, he immediately turned and entered the pond.
After tinkering with the pre-prepared items for a while, Haku entered the passage and went to the moon.
And after Haku disappeared into the moon's passage, black patterns began to spread from the bottom of the pond, quickly covering the entire bottom, with a large "Seal" character in the very center of the patterns.
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