"Is this the place?"
Dressed in a Land of Wind robe, Hashirama looked past the hanging headscarf and down at the strange land where yellow sands and forest stood in stark contrast.
This was Roran, the place where the Dragon Vein was sealed.
Hashirama continued surveying the peculiar terrain, thoughts churning uncontrollably in his mind. Beneath the unremarkable sands lay a ferocious river of chakra.
He had reason to believe this might have been where the God Tree had stood a thousand years ago.
Yet the passage of time had erased all direct evidence, leaving only the silent opposition between the yellow sands and the forest spreading from the Land of Fire.
"Hashirama! They say the Dragon Vein possesses nearly limitless chakra. This place is more than enough for Wood Release to grow wild."
Madara, who was likewise overlooking the land, felt a wave of nostalgia rise in his eyes. He had hidden here for years before awakening his single Rinnegan.
Hmm.
They probably wouldn't find the underground cavern he had dug out with Susanoo. Before leaving, he had even carefully disguised it.
As he waited for Hashirama's response, Madara pondered inwardly.
"Please wait a moment, you two."
Sensing the heart-palpitating aura radiating from the two men at the front, Reto hurriedly spoke up to dissuade them.
?
Facing their puzzled gazes, Reto took a scroll from his ninja tool pouch. After unsealing it and taking out bags of seeds, he explained in detail, "The trees around Roran are not suited to the interior of the Land of Wind. The dry, rain-starved climate and terrain can easily lead to water shortages, causing them all to die of thirst."
Hmm.
Hashirama, who was well versed in plants, nodded to himself. Not every country possessed abundant underground water reserves like Konoha.
"After