That was... the power of the Dragon Vein.
"Sara, do you know what that is?"
The water sluice administrator, Sara, stared wide-eyed at the strange device. When she saw it, she cried out, "That's where the Dragon Vein's power converges. How did it become like this?"
"It looks like Tanro did all this. It seems he's using this method to alter the Dragon Vein's power and control it according to his will..."
Mirai murmured. He was surprised that this man from the future possessed such a method.
"Tanro?" Sara asked.
"It's Anrokuzan—the bad man who deceived you. We suspect he killed your mother,"
Kushina said. She had not told Sara before because she knew the girl would not believe her. But now that everything was laid bare before them, there was no need to hide it any longer.
Upon hearing this, Sara could not help biting her lip, tears rippling in her large eyes.
"Please help me and the people of Rōran!"
She looked helplessly at Mirai's group. She was only a little girl; there was no way she could contend with Tanro alone.
"Don't worry. We came to Rōran this time to deal with that guy." Kushina chuckled, giving her a reassuring look before turning to Mirai.
"I understand his general purpose now. First, we'll rescue these civilians. However, that man called Tanro can freely control the Dragon Vein's power, so nowhere the Dragon Vein can reach is entirely safe."
Mirai said. Before the massive production line stood all the civilians of Rōran—thousands of them. For their safety, they had to find a secure place.
"I know a place like that..."
Naruto and Sara spoke almost at the same time. They looked at each other, then Naruto said, "When I first came to Rōran, the Dragon Vein's power couldn't