Amid a ripple in time and space, Naruto and Nagato both returned to their respective eras.
After exchanging a glance, the two quickly put some distance between themselves, retreating in unspoken agreement to opposite corners of the Dragon Vein Altar. Time and space were still unstable. If they disturbed the Dragon Vein again, who knew what kind of accident might occur.
Nagato then noticed the mangled corpse on the ground. Frowning, he asked, "Menma, is that Danzo's body? Did you kill him in the past?"
Naruto glanced at Nagato, somewhat puzzled. "Danzo was your target too?"
Nagato nodded. "I did come here to hunt down Danzo. I didn't expect you to beat me to it. Did anything interesting happen while you were in the past?"
Naruto narrowed his eyes and stared at Nagato. "Other than dealing with Danzo, I didn't interfere too much with the past. If time and space were thrown into disorder, even the present might become unrecognizable. There was no need to take such a huge risk."
He did not want Nagato to learn about what had happened in the past, nor did he want Nagato to change it.
Nagato pondered for a few seconds before saying, "Then how do you plan to deal with the Dragon Vein Core in front of us? If someone else wants to change history, that would not be a good thing for us."
"The Dragon Vein's remaining power can no longer travel through time. It will need at least several decades to recover. I plan to use my clan's Sealing Jutsu to seal it away, leaving no chance for anyone else to use it."
Keep others from using it, then use it himself in secret?
Nagato did not believe Naruto would truly seal the Dragon Vein. Who could refuse an opportunity