In this town, Shōji took a short rest. Although there was convenient food that could be carried with him, he could eat cooked food. Who would want to eat cold dry food? And unless it was an extremely poor and remote place, no matter how dilapidated a town looked on the outside, it was still a town. Rich people could still get more luxurious enjoyment.
In addition, the most important reason why I entered this town is to find an accurate map of the nearby area. Land of Wind is really big. In terms of pure land area, Land of Wind is about two to three times the size of Land of Fire. But there are many useless areas in it. Even the map made by Land of Wind official only depicts the details of the most important areas, and the rest is basically a rough outline. Sometimes the maps of some special areas are not as detailed as some caravans!
Although I'm not sure, the town where Shōji is located at the moment must be the largest gathering place of people in the nearby area. It shouldn't be difficult to buy a slightly more detailed map here!
This can also save Shōji a little time. Otherwise, it may really take three or four days to search one by one.
As expected by Shōji, this is a regional map that can easily be purchased at the largest store in this town. It really has some important surrounding areas and main passages marked in detail, as well as some special landmarks. These maps were originally prepared for passing caravans, so naturally they must be as detailed as possible!
Shōji also easily found his target on the map, the Ancient Kingdom of Roran that was destroyed in Third Shinobi World War!
That's right, Shōji's goal this time is to be sealed by Fourth Hokage. In the past, the biggest reason why Ancient Kingdom of Roran could thrive was the power of Dragon Vein!
In Original Work, there is not much explanation of how powerful Dragon Vein is, but what is certain is that this is a special energy body, which can even be called an existence with certain life characteristics. In In Shōji's own future experiments, Dragon Vein can be used as a special energy source. Even if these benefits are put aside, the existence of Dragon Vein alone is enough to interest Shōji.
To be more precise, Dragon Vein is just one of them. The rest include the power of the witch Land of Demons, the power of Netherling, the Jashin that may exist in Hidan's mouth, and the so-called 'Reaper' that can be summoned using magic, and others such as The artificially cultivated 'Zero-Tail' and so on, these special energy bodies that are different from Chakra, in Shōji's view, are all linked to the 'truth' of this world to a certain extent. Different from the moment when he first came to this world, the only thing Shōji had to consider was how to save his family's crisis.
The current Shōji is somewhat similar to the existence of Orochimaru in a sense. It has a strong interest in the existence and the truth of this world, because if you really want to say it, Chakra is the real one. The extraterrestrial thing is the result of the fruit of Divine Tree planted by Ōtsutsuki Kaguya. Before Ōtsutsuki Kaguya, humans in this world did not have the power of Chakra.
Studying the existence of these seemingly most special energy bodies such as Dragon Vein can, to a great extent, help Shōji dig deeper into the truth of this world and truly understand the nature of this world.
Dragon Vein is just the first stop for Shōji.
'The distance is still a little far, slightly towards Land of Rivers, but starting from here, it will take more than half a day to reach the destination! '
Look at the exact location on the map.
Shōji's eyes flashed slightly, and he was secretly calculating the approximate distance and the time it would take.
It was also because it was already dusk when we arrived in this town. Seeing that the distance was so far away, Shōji also decided to spend the night in this town. It was not impossible to drive all night, but Land of Wind was mostly in the desert. At night, the temperature dropped sharply, and even ninjas would suffer. It was not necessary to rush on the road. There was really no need to suffer this kind of crime!
An extra night in this town won't waste much time.
The next day.
Shōji almost wakes up at dawn.
Without waking anyone up, she quietly left this town and headed towards the ruins of Ancient Kingdom of Roran. Although it was also reduced to ruins, the place where Cat Granny and her extended family lived had long been there. Unlike countries that were destroyed decades ago, Ancient Kingdom of Roran was destroyed eight or nine years ago. Even though Rōran was just a small country, it was because of the power of Dragon Vein that it prospered briefly for a while.
In the next few years after the country was destroyed, there would still be a certain amount of population in the surrounding area, but as time goes by, it is foreseeable that this area will become as desolate as that small country.
But you can still see some figures. The area where Ancient Kingdom of Roran was once was not completely abandoned. The young queen still lived with her subjects in the surrounding corners. Of course, that Roran City is It was completely abandoned, and for a period of time before, it was completely blocked by Sunagakure, prohibiting outsiders from entering, including the queen who was Country of Roran, and those Rōran subjects.
The reason is very simple. The power of dragon veins is still very tempting. Unlike the star stone in Xingyin Village, which has obvious side effects and has never been thought of by all major countries, and has no particularly great use value, dragon veins are really a power that can be extracted and used as energy. It is because of this that the ancient Loulan country prospered. All machines in this country can be powered by the power of dragon veins, without the need for other energy sources. Moreover, Loulan also used the power of dragon veins to create a large number of special puppet warriors!
This is what Sunagakure wants most. The main reason why Rōran was destroyed was due to Sunagakure's greed, that is, that young queen made a prompt decision and led tens of thousands of people in the country to withdraw from Country of Roran.
It saves them a lot of trouble. Sunagakure is naturally happy to take over the entire Country of Roran easily. However, they are eager to take the power of Dragon Vein back to their home. On the occasion of Ninja Village, they discovered that this Dragon Vein had been sealed, and the 'initiator' was naturally the famous Fourth Hokage - Minato Namikaze!
Of course, when Dragon Vein was sealed, Minato was not Hokage. Even at that time, Third Shinobi World War had not fully erupted. It was the last calm period before the war. Minato Namikaze was only seventeen or eighteen years old, almost the same age as Shōji now, but he already fully owned Kage Level's strength is even more due to his girlfriend-Kushina Uzumaki. Even Minato Namikaze, who is seventeen or eighteen years old, is already extremely accomplished in the art of sealing. Deep down, with Sunagakure's extreme roughness and the seal level that often causes One-Tail to riot, it is impossible to break Minato Namikaze's seal!
Fourth Kazekage—Rasa, who had just succeeded him at that time, had not thought about using brute force to break it, but in this way, it was very likely that Dragon Vein would lose control, which would directly lead to the loss of rice. After much thought, Rasa had to do it. I have decided to put Dragon Vein aside for the time being, just to see if my Ninja Village can develop a way to crack it in the future, or if I defeat Konohagakure in the war, I can put forward conditions for Minato Namikaze to unblock it in person!
Needless to say about the subsequent process, Sunagakure was completely defeated in the war, and Rasa had no energy to take care of the so-called power of Dragon Vein. Over time, it is not that it was completely forgotten, but it was really chosen to keep it aside. Anyway, there was no time and no ability, so it was put aside for now!
As for why Konohagakure won the war later, Konohagakure never thought of bringing the power of Dragon Vein back to his own ninja village. Well, that can only be a matter of judgment. Anyway, Konohagakure's outrageous operation was not once, but twice!
Today, more than four years have passed since the end of Third Shinobi World War. For a long time, at least hundreds of Sunagakure Ninja and Ancient Kingdom of Roran were stationed there. It was deserted, except for the occasional Ancient Kingdom of Roran subjects who came to pay homage to their ancestors under the leadership of the former queen. Other than that, Ancient Kingdom of Roran here became a ruin in the true sense.
But this is also very conducive to Shōji's actions.
There was no need to worry about being discovered. After spending almost half a day, in the afternoon, Shōji arrived outside the ruins of Ancient Kingdom of Roran. Unlike Original Work, which was almost 20 years after Rōran was destroyed, there are still quite a few majestic buildings left by the Rōran civilization here.
When seeing the scenes of high-rise buildings scattered all over, even though they were all ruins, it still gave Shōji a certain degree of shock.
'This is Ancient Kingdom of Roran! '
Shōji raised his eyebrows and whispered in his heart.
With this strong metallic feeling, it must be said that Rōran does not feel like a city suitable for human life at all. Instead, it feels like a large thermal power plant, with no sense of livability at all.
'The most important thing is missing the thick smoke and black fog, otherwise it would really feel like a foggy city in England. '
Shōji smiled softly, and such a nonsensical idea suddenly appeared in the depths of his brain.
With the scattered perception, Shōji can be 100% sure that there is no one else around, and enters Rōran with very light steps. Although it is a country, Rōran is actually similar to a Greek city-state. There is only one city in front of you, and the total population is only tens of thousands at the maximum. Therefore, the area of Country of Roran's 'capital' is not particularly large!
'If I remember correctly, the location of Dragon Vein is in the center of the city underground, and you have to go down a very long spiral corridor! '
Shōji was recalling the important information in his brain as he headed towards the center of the ruins. Fortunately, this ruined city still roughly retained its original appearance. Otherwise, it would have taken a lot of time for Shōji to find the location of Dragon Vein.
Shōji, who walked straight ahead, arrived at the center of the ruins in less than ten minutes.
This is almost a tall tower that is much grander than other tall buildings that appears in front of Shōji.
'It seems this is the right place! '
Shōji's eyes narrowed slightly, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"Earth Release—The Art of Explosion!"
A roughly determined entrance location.
Shōji Hands immediately Hand Seals.
Then he struck the target position with one palm.
"Crack!"
Accurately controlled at one point.
Then the surface cracked.
"Crash!"
Along with the falling gravel and raised dust.
A deep cave entrance appeared in front of Shōji.
'Fortunately I was prepared! '
The slightly cold breeze blew from inside, Shōji subconsciously shook his body slightly, and then took out a flint and torch from the luggage bag he was carrying.
"Crack!"
With a light touch.
The torch was lit directly, and then Shōji straightened his body and entered directly into the interior of the tower.
The surrounding area can be slightly illuminated.
"Bang!"
Shōji also easily stepped into the deep spiral corridor.
"It really has a bit of a spooky feeling. If it is paired with a BGM, it will be a killer!"
Shōji smiled softly, and then such a nonsensical thought came to mind, and then Shōji stepped down quickly. It also took several minutes for Shōji to reach the bottom of this high tower.
'It's really high and deep enough. Counting the height below, this tower is about 150 or 60 meters high, right? '
Shōji said in wonder.
This is the deepest point in the earth.
Relying on the not-so-bright luster of the torch, Shōji can easily lock an abandoned door not far away. There was originally a door card with a special seal set there. If I remember correctly, it originally required the Queen's bloodline and the corresponding seal to open it, but obviously this special sealed door has been completely destroyed.
This also saves Shōji some effort.
However, even if this door is still there, the most it can do is let Shōji try again how strong Susanoo can be under Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
Anyway, it is 100% certain that no one else is around in this city, so there is no need to worry about any accidents happening.
'If possible, after you leave, you can consider taking some things from this ruins back with you. I think they will have very good reference value! '
Shōji was thinking secretly in his heart as he stepped inside the door.
The door to step into.
What caught Shōji's eyes was a straight passage, with a bottomless hole on both sides. Although many years had passed, Shōji could still faintly sense a special energy wave from the big holes on both sides.
This is probably a trace of the special energy aura left when Dragon Vein's power was active.
Speaking of which, Dragon Vein can be considered a relatively similar existence to Tailed Beast. Strictly speaking, Dragon Vein does not have any entity, it is a pure collection of abilities. However, it seems from Original Work that Dragon Vein does not have its own independent consciousness, but it has a trace of life-like fluctuations, so it can be compared to a plant-like existence.
"This is it!"
The straight passage comes to an end.
Shōji can be seen as a raised semi-circular object with a different shape of Kunai inserted on it, and then the black mysterious rune font spreads out from the Kunai. This is obviously the sealing technique left by that Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze!
Just standing in the closest position.
Shōji can easily feel the huge energy fluctuations spreading from the sealing technique. I have to say that Minato Namikaze is really a genius. At his age, there are very few people who can achieve such achievements. The most important thing is The most important thing is that Minato Namikaze's personality charm is definitely one of the best among Original Work. If this Fourth Hokage had not died so early, the situation above Shinobi World would definitely be very different.
At least they Uchiha Clan will definitely stay in Konohagakure. You have to know that Shōji initially tried to choose to believe in Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi. There is no reason not to choose to believe in Minato Namikaze!
A mysterious and sophisticated sealing technique.
It can be said that in the past two years, Shōji has also made a lot of corresponding homework and preparations in advance. This sealing technique is based on the four-image sealing system. Although Dragon Vein is strong and special, it is definitely far behind the power of Nine-Tails. He almost has the power of Ten-Tails A terrifying existence with one-third or even half of the power. When Minato re-seals Nine-Tails into Naruto's body, it needs to use Eight Trigrams Seal and two Four Symbols Seal to superimpose and suppress Chakra of Nine-Tails!
For Dragon Vein, it doesn't need to be so complicated.
The simple Four Symbols Seal is already the top Sealing Jutsu formula above Shinobi World. It is still enough to contain the power of Dragon Vein. In fact, as long as there is no external man-made sabotage, Four Symbols Seal can really suppress the power of Dragon Vein. Of course, The most direct reason here is that the Dragon Vein mentioned before does not have the same independent consciousness as Tailed Beast, so like Tailed Beast, you can also attack the seal from time to time, which may lead to breaking the seal. Dragon Vein is sealed and will not actively attack the seal at all!
This is one of the biggest reasons why Four Symbols Seal can suppress Dragon Vein so easily.
'Let's try to see if it can be unblocked first. If not, we can only choose plan B or plan C! '
Shōji looked at the Four Symbols Seal in front of him, with a solemn look on his face, and then came closer to the special Kunai.
"Buzz!"
Follow your heart!
The Sharingan that opened directly and the three slowly rotating black Tomoe came together. At the moment when the Four-Pointed Windmill Sharingan form appeared, a sinister aura filled the air, and the whole technique was completely reflected in Shōji's eyes.
At the moment when its analysis is completed.
"Inverse·Four Symbols Technique, solved!"
Shōji claps his palms, and the Chakra inside the body is mobilized extremely quickly, and then a mark is quickly formed!
The majestic Chakra rushes out.
"Bang!"
At the moment when the technique is completed.
Shōji held the Kunai with one hand, and suddenly slapped it on the ground with the other hand.
"Uh-huh!"
A violent vibration was felt.
Shaking Kunai.
"It can be lifted!"
This can clearly sense the disintegration of the spell.
Shōji There was a hint of joy between his eyebrows.
Then there was a special Kunai that was suddenly pulled out.
"Keng!"
Although there was a little reluctance, Kunai was still forcibly pulled out by Shōji. At almost the moment when the medium of the sealing technique was destroyed by Shōji, the mysterious black text on the surface was either bright or dark.
The next moment.
"Bang!"
A violent crack fell.
"What!?"
The next second.
When a ray of light and shadow soars into the sky.
All around, what was originally a dark space suddenly burst out with purple light, illuminating the entire space instantly. At this moment, a deep purple wave surged out of the large holes on both sides of the passage, with a turbulent and violent aura rolling around.
Shōji also showed a look of surprise on his face.
"What the hell!? Can this make Dragon Vein's power run wild!?"
Shōji himself had already been very careful to unblock it. He originally thought that if the unblocking technique didn't work, he would use brute force to break it. Although he was indeed prepared for the possible uprising of Dragon Vein's power, he had not used violent means at all. You just started to do it now. Didn't you follow the script too much?
Shōji Although he was complaining madly in his heart, he was not slow in his movements at the same time. He quickly took out an obviously specially made seal scroll from his backpack.
"Five Elements Seal!"
First, immediately unfold this special scroll. The Five Elements Seal technique engraved on it is also a Sealing Jutsu technique for special creatures with powerful power. Of course, it is not used to seal. The one printed Dragon Vein is used to seal off the surrounding space to prevent unexpected situations, such as the riot of Dragon Vein's power at this moment. Shōji intends to add an extra layer of insurance.
The mobilized Chakra.
Then firmly locking the pillar of purple light directly in front of the sky, Shōji can clearly sense the strong energy aura transmitted from it, and there is the source of Dragon Vein's power!
"Four Symbols Sealing Technique!"
A technique is completed.
Then there are the imprints of changes in the next moment.
The spreading black sigil patterns.
That pillar of purple light seemed to freeze for a moment.
"This is the time!"
Watch for the right moment.
"Seal!"
Shōji's arms suddenly pressed down.
"Buzz!"
When a huge Chakra burst out, an invisible and powerful binding force spread upward.
This seems to be the power of Dragon Vein that has been suppressed by Ming Huanghuang.
However, just when Shōji was overjoyed.
The next second!
"Boom!"
There was a violent vibration, and another surging wave of purple light emerged from all around.
"Is this? Is it possible!?"
Before Shōji could react.
"Clatter!"
The purple light that suddenly covered it instantly drowned Shōji.
Followed by.
Shōji's eyes went dark.
Consciousness also sank into darkness!