Studying the Divine Tree Origin's New Functions in Seclusion-It Could Connect to Other Planes?

The Jia Ma Empire?

Heavenly Flames?

What the hell were all these random terms?

I sat cross-legged on the wooden bed.

My toes absently curled against the chilly boards.

That voice didn't sound like someone from the Shinobi World.

Those terms sounded more like something from the fantasy novels I used to read.

I kept my eyes closed.

I pushed my chakra feeler a little harder along that frequency.

Then I offered a tentative reply.

"No express delivery here. We do have local errand runners in Konoha, though. Rates start at a hundred ryo, with a fifty-percent surcharge for delivering water."

The person on the other end froze for a few seconds.

The howling wind and sand quieted a little.

"Holy shit! Someone actually answered?"

"Where the hell is Konoha? Is it even more remote than Wu Tan City?"

"Local errand runners? Dude, that's one weird crossed signal you've got there. Can you bring me a pot of water? I'll pay you plenty of gold."

Listening to that cocky tone,

I couldn't help rolling my eyes.

"Cut the crap."

"You keep calling yourself the young master. Have you even grown any pubes yet, acting like my elder?"

"All I've got is groundwater. Take it or leave it."

I casually scooped a handful of damp soil from the base of the wall beside me.

Using Wood Release, I squeezed out its moisture.

I formed it into a small ball of water.

Chakra wrapped around the water ball.

I forced it through that invisible spatial fissure.

A soft pop came from the other side.

Then came a fit of violent coughing.

"Cough, cough, cough! Why does this water taste so damn earthy?"

"But... it really hits the spot."

"Thanks, brother. I owe you one. My name's Xiao Yan. What line of work