A flash of light and shadow passed, and Sarutobi Toru appeared atop a mountain in the Land of Fire.
Smacking his lips, he recalled the gathering the women had held for him before he returned to his own world, as well as the absurd things they had done in the Hokage's Office. A trace of lingering enjoyment remained on Sarutobi Toru's face.
But now, all that belonged to another world.
As Sarutobi Toru's Space-Time abilities improved, he could travel back and forth between the two Shinobi Worlds without being fixed to Rōran, though he still needed the Dragon Vein's Chakra.
Moreover, he only needed the Dragon Vein's Chakra while crossing between worlds. The Dragon Vein Chakra stored within Sarutobi Toru's body was enough for ten round trips without replenishment.
He stretched lazily, suddenly feeling rather listless.
Now that he looked across the Shinobi World, he truly had no opponents left. Naturally, he no longer felt the urgency he once had.
"Let's return to Konoha first. Tsunade should be preparing to run for Hokage by now. I ought to go take a look."
Although Sarutobi Toru no longer had much need for Konoha Village's influence—after all, the village could no longer greatly help improve his strength—he had put so much effort into it before. He should still go see it.
Konoha Village, Root.
"Honestly, aside from the underground evacuation shelters, Root is probably the only department in all of Konoha Village still working underground."
"Even the Anbu have their own office building now, while we're still living like burrowing rats."
Sarutobi Toru grumbled as he walked through the brightly lit underground passage. The surrounding walls were metallic and futuristic, with enormous white lamps overhead.
Although it was already countless times better than the Underground Base in the Parallel World, Sarutobi Toru