"Is this the site of the Ancient Kingdom of Roran?"
Led by a descendant of the Ancient Kingdom of Roran, Shisui Uchiha crossed desert after desert before finally arriving at the ruins of this long-vanished ancient nation.
So, what kind of place was Roran? It was said that the ruins of Roran contained the Dragon Vein, which represented endless chakra.
The origin of the Dragon Vein was not a natural product of the Shinobi World—or, more accurately, not entirely a natural product of the Shinobi World. And that strange passphrase gave people plenty to speculate about.
The core of the Dragon Vein—its origin—should have descended upon the Shinobi World from beyond, just like Kaguya Otsutsuki.
However, unlike the Otsutsuki Clan, who plundered energy, the origin of the Dragon Vein had not intentionally descended upon the Shinobi World. Its arrival was more like an accident. Moreover, it must have suffered extremely severe damage when it arrived—damage so grave that it had no choice but to form a contract with the local nobility in exchange for their offerings.
That was why the Dragon Vein had a contractual relationship with the line of the Queen of Roran. Afterward, the Dragon Vein's origin began to sink underground, attempting to recover by drawing upon the power of the earth's ley lines. Yet, during this process, something seemed to have gone wrong with it—or perhaps it was attacked by something—causing its origin to collapse completely.
The lingering trace of its obsession was nurtured over countless centuries and gave rise to a new Dragon Vein origin—a brand-new, ignorant Dragon Vein origin. This new origin had forgotten everything from the past, so it stopped absorbing energy from the earth's ley lines. It had remained obediently beneath the ancient city of Roran ever since, only occasionally responding to the