183Old routine, Loulan!AI Model: gemini-2.5-flashChapter 183 Old routine, Loulan!
"What intelligence?"
Naruto was curious; any intelligence Amadobrought out had to be explosive.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be interested, so Narutoimmediately perked up.
"Time travel!"
Naruto: "…"
Nine-Tailed: "…"
That's enough, this is already an old trope.
"I know this is an old trope, but it works, doesn't it?"
Naruto deeply agreed with Amado's words.
No matter how much you guard against it, can you truly guard against someone traveling through time?
"Which era are they going to?"
"To the era before you were born, because in their view, only then can they easily control the Nine-Tailed."
"Their strategy is to capture the Nine-Tailed when Uchiha Obito causes the Nine-Tailed's rampage; that way, they will be seen as allies, and the resistance they face won't be too great."
That's brilliant!
Naruto and the Nine-Tailed were dumbfounded.
They're already using strategies like this. It must be said that if this is their plan, they might actually succeed.
"So, they've already departed?"
"Yes!"
Amado's expression was complex: "They went together, which is why I had time to come here."
Naruto: "…"
These people truly are something. If they can't defeat me, they find another path. They certainly have ideas.
This way, they really could plant the seeds of the Divine Tree.
If so, wouldn't Ōtsutsuki Kaguya also appear?
Going in circles, why does it feel like we're back to square one?
Damn it!
Naruto sighed: "It seems we still need to have a real showdown."
He only knew that the turtle was at the bottom of the sea. Nara Shikaku had also looked into it, but there was currently no information on that front.
"In this world, time and space are all messed up."
Naruto shook his head.
He felt that if he had the power, he would definitely prohibit this aspect.
The Ōtsutsuki manipulating time at will, that's a hard one to deal with.
"There's nothing that can be done about it, but I'm relieved now."
Amado looked at Naruto, finding that Narutowasn't flustered, remaining as indifferent as ever.
He understood.
Even with this situation, this guy isn't worried at all. It seems he's even stronger than he imagined.
"Thank you for your hard work. You can settle down here in Konoha Village."
Naruto handed Amado over to Nara Shikaku.
He would make the arrangements.
…
"Naruto, the greatest crisis in history has arrived."
The Nine-Tailed lay on Naruto's shoulder, its tone grave.
The Ōtsutsuki, the Divine Tree, the Ten-Tails, and so on.
All of these have appeared in this era.
Why such certainty?
Even if one travels back in time, there are time limits.
Eventually, when time runs out, one must return.
And the Divine Tree also needs time to grow, so this Ninja World is the ultimate battlefield.
"When soldiers come, we block them; when water comes, we cover it with earth."
Naruto didn't care at all.
"We can't cross time to pursue them either."
"Let's go, do what we need to do."
However,
Naruto could remain calm, but others could not.
The Konoha City machine began to operate silently.
What they had to do was to be prepared for any eventuality.
…
"Where is this?"
Strong winds blew, and dust filled the air. Shino Aburame and his group walked through this terrifying landscape.
Inuzuka Kiba's expression was serious: "Where did that Ninja run off to?"
"I don't know."
Shino Aburame shook his head and looked at Neji: "Did you see anything?"
The three of them were a temporary team. This mission was due to a Ninja from the Land of Windwho wanted to restore his country, causing a commotion.
The commotion wasn't huge, but it wasn't small either.
Naturally, the Land of Fire could not tolerate such a thing now.
So Konoha City dispatched the three who were still resting.
However, that Ninja was like a loach, slippery and hard to catch, and he even ran into this vast desert.
"There's a ruin over there."
Neji, using his Byakugan, saw a ruin not far away.
The three hurried over and saw a ruin faintly visible amidst the swirling yellow sand.
"What is this place?"
Inuzuka Kiba was dumbfounded.
This vast desert actually had such a place; why had he never heard of it before?
Shino Aburame calmly analyzed: "This place feels a bit familiar."
"That's right, it's Rouran."
Rouran?
Neji looked sideways.
Inuzuka Kiba scratched his head, looking annoyed at the two of them.
Why had he never heard of Rouran?
What kind of place was that?
"Rouran, the legendary location of the Dragon Vein."
Shino Aburame, seeing this, slowly recounted the information he knew:
"The Fourth Hokage probably came here when he was still alive. For some reason, Rouran collapsed from that time on, and the Dragon Vein was permanently sealed underground."
"So, the question is, what is the Dragon Vein? It sounds quite grand."
Neji led the way forward, with his Byakuganactivated, searching for the enemy.
Hearing this, he took over from Shino Aburame and said: "You can imagine the so-called Dragon Vein as the essence of the entire world."
"According to legend, possessing it grants you infinite Chakra."
What?
Inuzuka Kiba's heart trembled, looking at Neji in shock.
Then he looked at Shino Aburame.
Upon seeing Shino Aburame nod, Inuzuka Kibafinally accepted this fact.
"That's not right, isn't this Dragon Vein known to anyone?"
Otherwise, given most people's nature, this place would have been flattened long ago.
Even Neji and Shino Aburame knew, so he didn't believe other Ninja didn't know.
"The Fourth Hokage's seal is the main thing. It is said that the Dragon Vein has escaped. Before, when Rouran collapsed, many Ninja came to pick up scraps."
"However, the people of Rouran have already moved away from here. We don't know where exactly they went."
"Here!"
Suddenly,
Neji stopped, his gaze solemn as he looked at the gate in front of him.
"Where is this?"
"There are residual traces; someone was here not long ago."
Neji squatted down, and upon careful inspection, some shallow traces could be found.
"He entered this dilapidated gate."
Inuzuka Kiba looked at the dilapidated gate in front of him; there was nothing special about it.
Neji thought for a moment, then stepped forward, disappearing before their astonished eyes.
"Hiss!"
The two gasped, then quickly followed.
"Where is this?"
Upon entering the gate, they saw the Sunagakure Ninja named Yura excitedly looking at something on a platform.
The three were shocked.
The Dragon Vein!
"That's the Fourth Hokage's seal."
Neji's heart stirred, and he looked at Shino Aburame: "This matter needs Naruto to handle it."
"Alright!"
Shino Aburame also knew that they might be able to solve it, but with the Fourth Hokage's sealing jutsu here, Naruto still needed to take a look.
Shino Aburame calmly pulled out a phone and dialed Naruto's number.
Beep!
Beep!
Beep!
"Hello?"
"Naruto, there's something here concerning the Fourth Hokage. Do you want to come take a look?"
The Fourth Hokage?
His cheap dad?
Naruto, who was about to turn Hinata into a Ten-Tails' Jinchuriki, paused, then said: "Okay, I'll be right there."
Naruto hung up the phone, carefully sensed, and used Flying Thunder God.
In an instant, Naruto arrived at ancient Rouran…