Ten Thousand Years Later

"Name?"

"Uchiha Yushu".

In the void before Ren, a glowing humanoid figure questioned him Ren.

"Are you aware that you are no longer in the world you once lived in?"

"Clear."

Do you know why you traveled through time?

"Have no idea!"

After Ren finished answering, he noticed a flashing red light in the eyes of the figure opposite him.

"Tell the truth, don't try to get away with lies!"

At the same time, Ren once again felt a faint sense of threat permeating his body.

It wasn't as good as before, but Ren knew that if he didn't behave, the threat might gradually increase.

"Well, in our world, there's a peculiar place called the Dragon Vein. For some unknown reason, it generated spacetime energy, and I was caught in the blast of spacetime energy during a battle, which brought me to this world."

Ren decisively chose to follow her heart.

The opposing humanoid luminous being spoke again after a flash of light.

Thank you for your cooperation!

"You're welcome."

As he spoke, Ren flashed a bright smile.

"You just mentioned battle, are you a warrior?"

"No."

"A cultivator?"

"No, not either."

"And who are you?"

"I should be a ninja. Our world is dominated by ninjas; we call it the Shinobi World."

Tell me about your world, and your experiences in it.

"That's a long story."

"Then take your time. You can start with your story; we have plenty of time."

"All right."

"Remember, don't try to cheat!"

"As you already know, my name is Uchiha Yushu. I was born in Konoha in 1941. Konoha is a village, and it's also where I was born... Through my relentless efforts, I finally became the village chief..."

"... In order to achieve peace, under my leadership as the village chief, more villages that longed for peace joined together, forming an organization called the Shinobi Village Alliance."

At this point, Ren paused, swallowed, as if he was tired and wanted to rest.

A few seconds later, Ren noticed that the humanoid glowing figure opposite him was no longer emitting red light, so he smiled again and continued telling his story.

Meanwhile, a similar scene was unfolding in the room next to Ren's.

"My name is Orochimaru, born in Konoha year 14..."

However, unlike Ren, Orochimaru was in a rather miserable state at this time.

His body was covered in bruises and pits, and his skull had been ripped open, exposing his brain in the room.

Several hours later, inside the same conference room.

The same group of people were involved, and the interrogation process was condensed into two reports.

A group of people carefully examined two different interrogation reports.

The two reports are largely similar, but many details differ significantly.

Discussions began to rise.

"How is this possible? Why are there so many differences?"

"Number Two is lying; he's never been honest!"

"No, Number Two's subsequent words directly monitored brain activity; he couldn't possibly be lying!"

"Really? How did Number One do that? How could he fool the lie detector system?"

"Don't place too much faith in creation; even lie detector systems have made mistakes during testing."

"Incredible! Number One can actually rival Mr. Ying!"

"..."

While everyone was still marveling at how Ren had managed to fool the lie detector, a loud voice drowned out their discussion.

"Gentlemen, are you still dwelling on these trivial matters?"

The speaker was the same person who had previously said he was more interested in Orochimaru.

"Stop focusing on the differences. Look at the similarities. Think back carefully. Haven't you noticed anything yet?"

After hearing his words, some people didn't take it seriously, while others began to carefully read the experiences that Ren and Orochimaru recounted.

Shock began to appear in people's eyes, and their mouths slightly agape.

Some people looked at each other, as if trying to confirm something.

Even the captain, seated in the main seat, showed a hint of surprise in his eyes.

However, most people still didn't understand and asked their companions who looked puzzled.

"What's wrong? It's just a backward, primitive world where they can't even escape their own planet. We've conquered countless planets that are far more wonderful than theirs!"

When asked this question, his companions gave him a look of disdain, but said nothing more.

About ten minutes later, it was the same person who spoke again.

"Captain, grant clearance to verify!"

Upon hearing his words, the captain, seated in the main seat, did not refuse and quickly began to operate the equipment.

The screen in the center of the group kept changing, and then a file appeared.

[5022 BC, Homeworld Main Continent, Land of Fire, Konohagakure, Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Yushu.]

[Creator of the Chinese language, founder of the Star Trace Era, the first person to popularize the cultivation method, and the discoverer of the Ōtsutsuki Starfolk, the cancer of the universe...]

Following the series of titles are more detailed historical records.

At the very top of the file was a front-facing photo of Ren, who was smiling as he looked at everyone present.

In the upper left corner of Ren's photo, the year of retrieval is indicated.

Star 4994!