The Ryūmyaku's Promise

A pure white cube composed of radiance shot out from the Shinki's hand, completely enveloping the massive body of Anrokuzan!

The next moment, "Whoosh!" the cube rapidly compressed and dissipated.

Anrokuzan died before he could even leave a last message.

Not even a trace was left.

After a brief silence, cheers erupted from underground.

The long-oppressed people smiled through their tears.

"Anrokuzan is finally dead! Rōran is finally at peace!"

"Exactly! But I still think it's too easy for him to die like this. His body should have been hung on Streetlight for three days! (′д`σ)σ"

"Alright, we're lucky to be alive."

Inside the vine shield, Ramen was complex, then she smiled with relief.

She looked at the Shinki and said earnestly, "Thank you."

Shinki waved his hand. "Of course, and besides, I'm getting paid. ❛‿˂̵✧"

Beside them, Minato Namikaze and his two companions were completely petrified.

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How could there be Ninja in this world who, while mastering Wood Release and the Sharingan, also learned the Kekkei Tōta Dust Release?!

After the initial shock, the three Ninjas smiled.

This is the glorious future of Konoha!!

Shinki walked up to Minato Namikaze and greeted him, "According to what you said, now that Mukade is dead, I only need to rebuild the seal to return to my era, right? (ﾉ∇︎ )

Minato Namikaze nodded. "That's true in theory, but I haven't actually tested it myself."

"Do you need my help? Space-Time Ninjutsu and Sealing Jutsu are my specialties."

Shinki's lips curled into a confident smile, "Unfortunately, this is also something I'm good at."

As he spoke, Shinki walked to the Stone Platform sealing the underground dragon Ryūmyaku, Flying Thunder God Kunai appeared in his hand.

Minato on the side: Σ( ° △ °|||)

This kid even knows the Flying Thunder God Technique?!

Then, with Kunai in its mouth, the Shinki quickly formed hand seals, its hands rapidly changing seals!

"Shuashua--"

After forming over a hundred hand seals, Shinki narrowed his eyes and shouted, "Space-Time Sealing!"

Next, Shinki slammed the Flying Thunder God Kunai into the sealing Stone Platform.

"Whoosh!"

Instantly, countless Curse Marks spread outwards from the location of the Flying Thunder God Kunai.

The purple light burst forth once more, enveloping the Shinki's body.

As the dazzling purple light faded, the Shinki's body vanished in sync.

Without a single word of advice or unnecessary chatter, Shinki left decisively.

Minato stood there, staring blankly at the Flying Thunder God Kunai stuck in the Stone Platform.

"A future Konoha Ninja, truly remarkable. ୧⍢⃝୨"

Then he looked at his two companions beside him. "Chōza, Shibi, he comes from the future, he's different from us."

"Our knowledge of his existence might influence the course of history."

"Use that Curse Mark technique..."

As Minato was saying this, Sara, standing beside him, asked through the vine shield, "Is he really from the future?"

Minato smiled and nodded, "That's probably it. Now that you know about this, your memory needs to be erased too. ∩_∩"

Sara did not resist, but stared blankly at the Kunai on her hand engraved with the tree-shaped Flying Thunder God Mark, which the Shinki had given her for self-defense.

"Before erasing my memories, I want to leave a letter for the future ruler of Rōran..."

"I don't know why, but he didn't take the Ryūmyaku I promised him, even though that was something I agreed to..."

After Sara finished writing the letter, a massive Forgetting Seal Formula enveloped everyone within it...

The Ruins of Rōran City.

From the underground Stone Platform, a purple beam of light shot straight into the sky!

Having just accepted his teammates' advice, Naruto decided to wait for the Shinki there.

"Alright then, let's wait for him..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the purple Chakra beam went out, and Shinki's body appeared on the sealing Stone Platform!

Yamato's face lit up with surprise. "Shinki? You didn't disappear? You're back!"

Shinki looked up at Naruto and the others not far away, lost in thought.

I traveled back in time and a long time passed, but when I returned, I realized only a moment had passed.

"Yes, Mukade was blasted to ashes by the Chakra beam. My physical abilities are much stronger than his, so I survived."

Shinki laughed and told a lie: he figured no one would believe him if he told them about time travel.

"Oh, I see. We were really lucky this time." Yamato said cheerfully.

"Yeah, we completed a mission without doing anything, and Sunagakure owes us a huge favor again!" Naruto said happily upon seeing Shinki return.

Just as everyone was chatting happily, a strange noise came from the surface of the Rōran Ruins.

As clods of earth fell with a "whoosh," a small hole appeared above, big enough for one person to pass through.

Then, a girl's face appeared, looking curiously at Shinki and the others below. "Who are you?"

Yamato, explained, "We are Ninjas from Konoha, ordered to pursue Mukade missing-nin, Sunagakure."

The girl nodded. "I see. Were you the ones who caused the Ryūmyaku light pillar just now? (‧_‧?)"

Yamato shook his head. "No, it was caused by the missing-nin Mukade. He's already dead."

Girl: "Okay, you guys come up first."

When Shinki and his group flew back to the ground, they found a large group of strong young men standing behind the girl.

Faced with the questioning looks from Shinki and the others, the girl explained shyly, "Rōran City used to be where we lived, but we were forced to relocate due to some disasters."

"However, the Ryūmyaku beneath the city is extremely important to us, as it relates to a promise from the Queen... so we didn't live far away, and rushed over after seeing the towering pillar of light from the dragon Ryūmyaku..."

"I see." Yamato nodded.

After asking a few more simple questions, the girl's gaze fell on Shinki, or more precisely, on Shinki's red hair...

She pulled a Kunai wrapped in a cloth bag from her pocket...

"Do you... know this person?" the girl asked.

Shinki nodded, recognizing it all too well; the Flying Thunder God Mark on the Kunai was clearly his.

"Can you prove it?" the girl continued to ask.

Shinki nodded.

The next moment, his body vanished from the spot and reappeared beside the girl!

And what he held in his hand was that special Kunai Flying Thunder God Mark!

The girl was clearly shocked, her mouth agape. "It really is just like the letter said, you can move wherever the Kunai is..."

"So, according to what was mentioned in the letter, the Ryūmyaku beneath the Rōran Ruins is now yours."

Upon hearing this, Shinki looked down at the Flying Thunder God Kunai in his hand. The moment he grasped the Kunai, he understood the cause and effect in his heart!

I never imagined Sara would remember that deal for so long!

"Give my regards to your Queen Sara for me," Shinki said with a smile.

The girl nodded. "Yes, the Queen's wishes have been fulfilled. I will pay my respects to her tonight..."

"Oh right, you didn't know that, did you...?"

Queen Sara passed away three years ago.