The person hiding behind the ruins was naturally Queen Sara of Rōran.
After Naruto found her, Sara's expression became extremely complicated. She sighed softly and said, "Lord Menma, we meet again. The last time we met was more than ten years ago. Have you been well?"
"You should know that, to me, it only happened an hour ago."
Naruto stared at the thirty-something Sara, then said, "Still, I want to hear exactly what you and Rōran went through over these past ten-odd years."
Sara sighed softly and said:
"After losing the Dragon Vein as its source of energy, Rōran declined in an extremely short period of time and became an abandoned city in the desert. Most of the people left Rōran to make a living elsewhere. Only a small number remained, living off the nearby oasis and reminiscing about the prosperity of the past..."
After listening to Sara's account, Naruto fell into confusion.
The Naruto Sara had encountered was obviously not him. His way of doing things clearly resembled the Naruto from the original story. Could it have been some so-called parallel world?
The thought that a parallel world also had a Naruto in it made his scalp tingle.
After pondering for a moment, Naruto said to Sara:
"Since you and the Rōran Survivors are having such a hard time, would you be interested in moving somewhere else? I actually rule several countries under my command."
Sara raised her head, surprise in her eyes. "You're willing to take in the people of Rōran?"
Naruto nodded. "Of course. But I'm not asking for nothing. I need control over the Dragon Vein. If you agree, I plan to transfer it into the Land of Whirlpools."
Sara hesitated, unsure whether she should agree to Naruto's request. The Naruto in her memories clearly had