Delivering the Mission! The Glorious Empire Built on a Stone!

The moment the little armored man charged forward, Naruto swung his Kunai at him.

After this period of training, Naruto's Taijutsu has improved a lot, and he is now fighting the armored man to a standstill.

Finally, with the support of numerous Shadow Clones, Naruto, who had gained the upper hand, planned to end the battle with a single Rasengan.

The little armored man wasn't intimidated; he simply waved his right hand.

A clang!

The short sword in his hand, which was originally only a little over a foot long, instantly became two or three times longer!

As he swung his sword, he shouted loudly!

"Thunder God Thunderclap!"

"Whoa!!"

With his body as the axis, invisible energy surged, and sword energy even slashed out from his blade!

The sword energy collided with the Rasengan in Naruto's hand!

"Buzz--"

The collision of Chakra and energy achieved a strange balance!

The two energies collided and remained locked in a stalemate for a full two or three seconds!

Then!

"Boom!!"

The stalemate was broken, and the violent energy shattered the entire mountaintop!

Even Sai and Shinki, who were watching from the sidelines, felt their feet tremble.

"It looks like it's about to collapse."

Realizing something was wrong, Sai gave a warning.

The next moment.

"Whoosh!"

The ground where they were standing collapsed completely!

Shinki and the others fell to the bottom of the valley!

A strong feeling of weightlessness washed over me!

Sai wanted to take out the scroll, but he couldn't finish painting it while it was falling!

The sudden turn of events caught Shinki off guard!

But he quickly recovered and first grabbed Sai was next to him.

Then, he formed hand seals and used Ice Release to create a long and wide slide that led straight to the bottom of the valley!

Valley bottom.

A caravan was traveling along this narrow road.

On a carriage, a girl of about fifteen or sixteen said to the old man beside her, "Grandpa, can the Ninjas of Konoha really bring Nirugu back?"

The old man in the carriage shook his head. "I don't know, but Nirugu is very important to us."

"The handover point for the mission was set up here back home. We'll wait here for a few days, and maybe the Ninjas on the mission will bring Nirugu back... who knows, it might just fall from the sky."

Just as the grandfather and grandson finished speaking, a huge ice slide suddenly appeared in front of the caravan!

Several figures slid down the icy slide in succession!

The old man's gaze immediately locked onto the Ferret that Sai was holding in his arms!

"Nirugu!! Nirugu is really back!"

The old man said with an excited expression.

Shinki walked down the icy slide and found a large group of people in front of him.

His Ice Release seemed to have blocked the group's path.

After giving an apologetic nod, Shinki waved his hand and dispelled his Ice Release.

Then, he walked over to Naruto.

In the clash of energy blasts, Naruto and the armored man lost consciousness.

At that moment, an aged voice sounded from behind Shinki: "You must be the Ninjas of Konoha."

Shinki casually replied, "Yes."

They were wearing Forehead Protector from the Ninja Village, so it wasn't surprising that they were recognized by ordinary people.

"Your mission is to find the Ferret, right? Actually, I'm the one who commissioned the mission, and that Ferret is mine," the old man continued.

Shinki then turned around and looked at the old man in front of him.

Seeing that the old man was dressed like a businessman, Shinki asked, "What's your name?"

"Heyan," the old man replied.

Shinki nodded, indicating to Sai beside him that it was time to hand over the mission.

"He is the one who commissioned this mission."

Sai let go, Ferret jumped out of his arms.

Strangely, this intelligent little fellow didn't run towards Heyan, but went straight to the unconscious armored man on the ground.

A look of surprise appeared in old man Heyan's eyes. "This Ferret never gets close to anyone outside the caravan, so why is it sidling up to this kid?"

Afterwards, Old Man Heyan decided to give Shinki and the others a ride, and Shinki did not refuse.

On the way, Heyan talked about the history of their clan.

"A hundred years ago, our clan also prospered. Our ancestors discovered a very magical stone and built a nation based on its power."

"However, after a period of prosperity, the various branches of the nation fought over the stones, leading to war."

Finally, the kingdom was destroyed in endless battles, and its various branches sought their own paths.

Some people went to live in various countries, while others went overseas and went to places beyond this continent.

"The rest are us traveling merchants, whose lives depend on the changing seasons and who call the world their home."

As he spoke, Heyan stroked the fur of Nirugu in his arms.

The old man continued, "And Nirugu Ferret kept in our ancestral palace. It's older than me, a testament to the existence of our country."

Shinki simply laughed off what the old man had said.

He had heard of many long-lived animals, but even Ferret couldn't possibly live for over a hundred years.

"Don't doubt what I'm saying; everything I'm saying is true," Heyan retorted, guessing that Shinki didn't believe him.

Right after the old man finished speaking, the Ferret he had been holding broke free and jumped into the carriage behind.

And lying inside that carriage was the unconscious little armored man.

As they were tending to their wounds, the caravan members removed the armor from the armored man, revealing his face hidden beneath it.

This person was about sixteen or seventeen years old, with blond hair.

Because this person suddenly attacked their side, Shinki originally wanted to take advantage of his illness to kill him, but was stopped by Grandpa Heyan.

The old man's reason for stopping Shinki was simple. "The Ferret never gets close to outsiders; this child might be related to me by blood."

Seeing the Ferret jump to the mysterious boy's side again, Grandpa Heyan was completely bewildered. "Nirugu been with me for so many years, and has never been so close to a stranger before."

No sooner had they finished speaking than there was movement in the carriage behind them.

Soon after, a boy whose full armor had been removed emerged from within.

His gaze first fell on Naruto, and he took the initiative to ask, "What kind of power are you using?"

Naruto turned around, looking at the boy with displeasure. "Why should I answer your question?! Shouldn't you state your identity before asking someone a question? Also, why did you and your companions suddenly attack us?! ╰_╯"

"My name is Timothy, and I come from the other side of the sea. My dream is to build a Land of Plenty without war," the boy said.

"As for the attack on you back then, that was probably a misunderstanding."

After finishing his sentence, the boy, still unwilling to give up, asked, "Now can you tell me what power you used?"

Shinki suddenly realized.

According to the boy, they came from another continent, which explains why he didn't know about Ninjas and Chakra.

So, could the energy within him be Chakra -like energy substance from another continent?

"That's Chakra."

Naruto said casually.

"Can you come with me to find Haido?"

Timothy suddenly said seriously, "To build Land of Plenty, we need power like yours."

Naruto shook his head decisively. "No."

Timothy looked disappointed and retreated back into the carriage.

A few seconds later, there was a rustling sound coming from inside the carriage; it must be that guy putting on his armor.

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