In a lush, verdant forest, a vortex suddenly appeared in midair.
Natsuki appeared there.
He rubbed his head as he got to his feet. Too many chaotic fragments filled his mind.
"Huh?"
Natsuki glanced at the clothes in his hand. He seemed to have torn them off Sasuke.
They were the zip-up hoodie Naruto had put on Sasuke.
Natsuki casually folded the clothes, intending to stuff them into the ninja tool pouch at his waist.
The thin summer hoodie did not take up much space when folded, and it barely fit inside the pouch.
However, Natsuki discovered a hard metal object inside.
He took it out and found that it was a Konoha forehead protector.
Naruto had probably put it inside the clothes.
Natsuki did not pay it much mind. Since his ninja tool pouch was full, he tied it to the belt at his side.
Then he cast the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique on himself and rose into the air.
He was preparing to find out where he was.
Natsuki knew he had traveled through time, but he didn't understand exactly when he had traveled to.
But it was definitely more than twenty years earlier.
Once he flew into the sky, he discovered that the surroundings were filled with dense forest.
There was not a trace of human habitation, let alone any landmark buildings.
Natsuki frowned. What kind of place was this?
Even during the Warring States era, there should not have been no human habitation.
His consciousness sank into the Sage Core, which had already turned pitch-black, and communicated with the Dragon Vein Spirit.
The Dragon Vein Spirit had no complete consciousness at all. The consciousness it had released earlier only wanted to return home.
When Natsuki activated Susanoo's Eye and began Origin Tracing, the Dragon Vein Spirit had