He was stunned for only a moment.
Then Naruto quickly came to his senses.
The journey to find Sasuke and Itachi and bring them back had taken less than a day. By his estimate, Neji could only just have arrived in the Land of Snow by now. He might still need a few hours to return from Lin City.
I really didn't expect to be the first one back.
Naruto couldn't help but laugh at the irony.
If he'd known, he might as well have brought Neji with him.
But that was only wishful thinking.
Trying to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport three people at once—
That would probably have caused a real disaster.
The chakra needed for each additional person didn't simply increase by one. After bringing Sasuke and Itachi with him this time, Naruto understood that with absolute clarity. Only if his strength improved another level and he further mastered the use of space-time techniques might he truly be able to move freely through space.
Of course!
Going by the original story—
The only one capable of true spatial travel was Kaguya Otsutsuki, with Yomotsu Hirasaka. That was a genuine space-time technique!
And with Kaguya's power,
she could use the technique with ease.
It wasn't limited to herself.
Anything weaker than her, and clearly inferior to her in its understanding and control of space-time techniques, could be moved freely by Kaguya Otsutsuki. The experiences Naruto and Sasuke faced in the final battle of the original story were the best proof of that. After learning the Flying Thunder God Technique in this life, that had become Naruto's greatest goal.
From teleporting to opening new pathways!
That was a qualitative leap to an entirely new stage.
Naruto was steadily moving closer to that goal.
"Mm. The plan