The Gap of a Thousand Years Wasn't Actually That Big

"Will this really let us go back? You're not fooling me because you think I don't understand this stuff, are you?!"

On the soft, fluffy island cloud, Tsunade rested her fair, lotus-root-like arm against her cheek, wearing a strange expression as she wondered if the man before her had tricked her.

"What? You don't believe me? All we need to do is graft this branch onto the God Tree's trunk. The attraction between the Causal God Trees' same-origin power will perfectly bring this planet back into the ninja world."

As his words fell, his jade-white fingertips casually flicked downward. The calm sea erupted with countless waves, and branches rose from thin air.

"Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence?"

Azure branches and leaves were wrapped within the God Tree's limbs, swallowing the gene database and world coordinates recorded inside the Causal God Tree.

When the God Tree once more curled back into the depths of the sea, azure eyes glimmered, and a faint connection filled Hua Yue's senses.

Tsunade hurriedly threw on her clothes and poked her head out. The lingering blush on her face deepened, and she was so excited that she forgot her earlier reluctance, vigorously shaking Hua Yue's pure white haori.

"Look, look! The branches turned blue! Does that mean it worked? That's incredible!"

"What's so strange about that? The Causal God Tree was originally designed based on the God Tree's life model. Of course it's normal for the two to merge."

"Then can we return to our own world and see Shizune and the others again?"

Under Tsunade's expectant gaze, Hua Yue curled his lips and slowly shook his head.

"Lady Tsunade, have you forgotten something? It takes at least a thousand years for the God Tree to flower and bear fruit. I pushed the acceleration to its