Leaving the Moon

Ren naturally recognized the ruins in the scene; they were from the Ancient Kingdom of Roran, which appeared both in Konoha's intelligence reports and in the original manga he read in his previous life.

As a country within a Land of Wind, its population is even smaller than that of the Hidden Sand Village, and it has no ninjas at all. But it is still a country, and Konoha still has some records of it.

The Ancient Kingdom of Roran possessed a magical place: the Dragon Vein.

Konoha doesn't have many detailed records on this matter. The young man Minato who went on the mission was sealed away along with himself.

But Ren said, "Although Konoha doesn't have any records, I've seen the movie!"

Besides erupting from time to time, the Dragon Vein, after being sealed by Minato Namikaze, occasionally leak spacetime energy.

Recalling the log messages in the system, Ren imagined the scene at that time.

When the Little Scoundrel System was fleeing with Ren, they passed through the Ancient Kingdom of Roran and encountered the local leader, Dragon Vein.

The Dragon Vein grinned crookedly: This place is mine, leave your toll!

The little punk system presented the [backpack] with both hands. "Brother, this is half of my wealth. Please accept it and use it to make a living."

The Dragon Vein, after some deliberation, said: Get lost!

The scoundrel system: I'm getting out, I'm getting out.

Unsurprisingly, this was the truth; the aforementioned image flashed through Ren's mind the instant he saw the Ancient Kingdom of Roran.

The reason for my joy is that I've achieved half of the purpose of this trip.

Although they arrived on the moon with Orochimaru midway through the journey, they obtained both Otsutsuki Toneri and the Tenseigan, seemingly making the trip worthwhile.

But Ren never forgot what he came out to do.

Upon learning the whereabouts of the backpack, they were naturally overjoyed.

However, Ren didn't understand what Orochimaru meant, so he asked without hiding anything.

"Orochimaru- senpai, have you discovered something?"

"Ren- kun, since you've already figured it out, why ask me?"

Orochimaru did not give a direct answer, but instead uttered this sentence.

Ren kept Orochimaru's words firmly in mind, unwilling to think too much about it, as he still had to be wary of Orochimaru.

"It seems you've noticed it too, senior!"

Although Ren dared not think too deeply, when it came to riddles and acting as the straight man, Ren hardly needed to think deeply.

After he finished being the riddle teller, Ren sensed an anxious emotion emanating from Orochimaru's Chakra.

It seems there are still more secrets hidden within the Dragon Vein!

Keep your mind focused and prepare to continue the conversation to get Orochimaru to reveal more.

Ren suddenly sensed something and immediately spoke.

"Senior, thank you for your hard work. I've finished my business; you can continue your research now!"

After saying that, Ren disappeared from the mental space.

At the same time, the right hand that Orochimaru was holding tightly outside the room has also loosened its grip.

Although I didn't achieve all my goals during this trip away from Konoha, I did find some clues.

There's no need to keep trying to get information out of Orochimaru. After all, I have an Orochimaru back in Konoha. I can go back and ask him about the Dragon Vein; maybe he knows something too.

Of course, the most crucial point is that Konoha took the initiative to contact Ren.

Of the two conditions Ren casually mentioned, destroying Konoha was definitely impossible, so the only remaining possibility was that the research on Chakra had been completed.

After receiving the scroll from the Ninja Cat, Ren looked at Orochimaru, who also had his eyes open, but chose not to open it.

If we're going to look at it, we should find a safer place later. Tenseigan so close to the Tenseigan without any seal is no different than putting it right in front of Orochimaru.

However, not being able to view it doesn't mean Ren can't reply.

He took a piece of white paper from Orochimaru's belongings in the room, quickly wrote a few words on it, and then had the Ninja Cat send it back to Konoha.

The paper read, "[Come back right away!]"

After the messenger disappeared, Ren immediately looked at Orochimaru. Even from Orochimaru's Byakugan, one could see the joy that quickly vanished, which told him that being cautious was the right thing to do.

"Orochimaru- senpai, I've been away from Konoha for quite some time now, and I'll be returning to the Shinobi World soon."

Hearing Ren's words, Orochimaru said with a reluctant expression.

"Are you in such a hurry? Has something happened in Konoha? Do you need my help?"

It would be best if you came back to the Shinobi World with me!

Ren thought to himself, watching Orochimaru's blatantly clumsy acting.

However, Ren knew that Orochimaru couldn't bear to part with his precious treasure, so he stopped pretending to be friendly with Orochimaru.

Give me a pair of Byakugan!

Orochimaru didn't hesitate this time. As soon as Ren finished speaking, a pair of Byakugan Tenseigan appeared and slowly flew to stop in front of Ren.

Without even using a glass bottle, Ren reached in and put the item into his ninja tool pouch. Then, he picked up Toneri and headed towards the lunar portal.

In the Tenseigan, after seeing Ren leave without looking back...

Orochimaru was the only one left in the room. After standing quietly for a while, he also used the Orochimaru Summoning Technique to transmit information.

The lunar portal, which Orochimaru destroyed again after Toneri repaired it last time, has lost its effectiveness.

Nowadays, passageways have completely changed from private to public; anyone can freely move between them as long as they find a place.

The Shinobi World.

When Ren and Toneri emerged from the bottom of the pool onto the surface, they immediately spotted Shiro, who was still guarding the cave.

"Ren!"

Upon seeing Ren immediately bowed slightly.

The fact that you, Lord Orochimaru, are so calm despite not seeing you suggests that Orochimaru has already informed Haku.

After giving a slight nod in acknowledgment, Ren continued to carry Toneri out of the cave.

After watching Ren's figure disappear into the distance, Bai immediately turned and entered the pool.

After fiddling with the prepared items for a while, Bai entered the passage and headed to the moon.

After Bai disappeared into the moon passage, black lines on the bottom of the pool began to spread, and soon covered the entire bottom of the pool. There was a big word [sealed] in the center of the lines.