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New blocks of buildings sprang up one after another. With Hashirama, Madara Uchiha, and a host of Ninja working flat out, the streets rapidly took shape.
The place looked different every day, leaving the villagers and outsiders watching the construction progress dumbfounded.
One day, Xunjing suddenly received a message through the communication space.
When he opened it, he found that it was actually from the Millennium Dragon.
He quickly read the contents and learned that, while roaming the North Blue, the Millennium Dragon had unexpectedly spotted Germa 66 out at sea.
They were a target Xunjing had been searching for all along, so the Millennium Dragon had kept a particularly close eye out while exploring the map.
Xunjing immediately stopped training, said a quick word to Mikoto and the others, and teleported straight back to his home in the Ninja World.
Then, after sweeping the area with his senses, he teleported again, this time to a laboratory in the Research Department.
"Hm?"
The moment he appeared, Orochimaru, the Second Hokage, and his shadow clone, who were conducting experiments, all sensed him and looked over.
"What brings you here in person today, Xunjing? Has something happened?"
As soon as Orochimaru saw Xunjing's original body, he immediately asked in curiosity.
Xunjing knew perfectly well that whenever his original body came calling in person, something big was bound to be happening.
And eight times out of ten, it was something good. Orochimaru could hardly wait.
"Good!"
Xunjing glanced at the Second Hokage beside him and nodded in satisfaction, then sent Orochimaru a message directly through his mental power. "The Millennium Dragon found something. He's located Germa 66's base in the North Blue. I'm thinking of taking you along to subdue Vinsmoke Judge and that lousy kingdom of his. You can take over