[Naruto stared at his best friend in a daze. After a while, Naruto showed a clear but emotional smile. He leaned back in his chair and looked out the window at Sunshine's brilliant Konoha.]
["It's okay to pass it on..." he said softly, with a hint of relief and expectation in his voice, "It's time to hand over some secrets, some responsibilities, and some possibilities for the future to the children of the new era."]
["The two of us," he smiled and looked at Sasuke, "After all, it is impossible to stand in front of them forever and shield them from all wind and rain. The road to the future will ultimately have to be walked on their own feet and opened up with their own hands."]
[Sasuke did not answer, but turned around and stood side by side with Naruto, looking out the window.]
[As far as the eye can see, Konoha is full of life under the afternoon Sunshine. The teenagers on Training Ground are sweating, and the streets are filled with people and laughter. It is a peaceful scene created by the two of them.]
[Kirigakure, Jackie Chan rubbed his temples that were swollen from the long drive, and drove his dusty jeep slowly into the village.]
[However, the scene in front of him made him wake up instantly, and his hand on the steering wheel subconsciously tightened.]
[Kirigakure, which in my memory has scattered buildings, is now covered by nearly half of the area covered by scaffolding, protective nets and mountains of building materials!]
[Many familiar streets and alleys have disappeared, replaced by busy construction sites. The crane's boom moves slowly in the air, the sound of clanking and the shouts of workers come and go. The air is filled with the smell of dust mixed with fresh wood and cement.]
[The tranquility of the past is replaced by a bustle of reconstruction.]
["What happened?" Jackie Chan muttered to himself in shock, almost thinking that he was driving to the wrong place.]
[Until his eyes crossed the messy reconstruction areas and landed in the center of the village, the iconic Mizukage Building, which looked like a giant crystal, still stood intact.]
[He was convinced that this place was indeed Kirigakure, but it had just experienced a drastic change that he didn't know about.]
[An ominous premonition came to his mind. Regardless of his fatigue, he stepped on the accelerator and the jeep moved carefully through the slightly chaotic streets.]
[After turning a few turns along the route in memory, the familiar two-story building with the old sign "Uncle's Antique Shop" finally appeared in sight.]
[It stands quietly in an old neighborhood that has not been affected by large-scale reconstruction. It looks intact, in sharp contrast to the busy scene around it.]
["Phew, it's okay, at least Uncle and Jade should be fine." Jackie Chan breathed a long sigh of relief, and his heart that had been hanging around finally dropped halfway.]
[He parked the car, picked up the heavy metal box from the back seat, patted the dust on his body, and pushed open the Antique Shop glass door with a bell hanging on it.]
[Ding bell!]
["Tohru, you're back!" Behind the counter, Uncle, who was wearing glasses and carefully wiping a bronze vessel, immediately raised his head with an expression of relief on his face, but then turned serious, "You don't know how much trouble Jade has caused in the past few days since you were away! She almost..."]
[Before I finished speaking, there was the sound of rapid footsteps "dong dong dong" coming from the stairs.]
["Uncle Long! You're back!" A Jade wearing red short sleeves, black shorts, and a high ponytail rushed down from upstairs like a gust of wind.]
[With a bright smile on her face, her eyes shone with cunning and anticipation, her eyes immediately locked onto the unusual-looking metal box in Jackie Chan's hand.]
["Uncle Long! Did you bring me a gift? Is it in this box?" She jumped to Jackie Chan, reaching out to get it.]
[Hey, hey, be careful!" Jackie Chan quickly lifted the box up, but Jade was flexible and took advantage of his unpreparedness to grab the box and hold it in his arms.]
["Wow! What a heavy box! There must be good things inside!" Jade squatted down happily and opened the box in twos and twos.]
["Wow! What a beautiful toy!" Jade saw Millennium Puzzle wrapped in soft cushions at a glance. The strange golden geometry and complex and beautiful structure immediately attracted her full attention.]
[She carefully took it out and held it in her hands, feeling the cold and heavy peculiar texture, her eyes filled with wonder, "Thank you, Uncle Long! This gift is so cool!"]
["Jade! Put it down! This is not a toy for you!" Jackie Chan was startled, and quickly stepped forward, took Millennium Puzzle back from her hand, and carefully protected it in her arms.]
["This is a very important archaeological relic discovery! It is very dangerous and cannot be touched!" There was a rare seriousness on his face.]
["Tsk~ Stingy." Jade curled his lips, but his eyes couldn't help but glance at the golden building blocks.]
[Jackie Chan ignored her, walked to the counter with Millennium Puzzle in his hands, and solemnly handed it to Uncle: "Uncle, take a look at this."]
["I found this in the desert Ruins this time. I feel something is wrong with this thing. There seems to be a very ominous energy surrounding it, which makes people feel scared."]
[Uncle put down what he was doing and took over from Millennium Puzzle, the expression on his face became solemn.]
[He carefully looked at every edge, every line of the building blocks, and even got closer and smelled them.]
[Then, he walked to the bookshelf nearby, pulled out an old tome that was thick enough to be used as a brick, put on his reading glasses, and looked at Millennium Puzzle over and over while comparing the illustrations and text on the book.]
[After a while, Uncle took off his glasses, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and said slowly: "Tohru, you are right, this ancient object is indeed entangled with a very ancient and very powerful sealing power."]
["Moreover, the structure of this seal is extremely complex and exquisite, far beyond any ancient Sealing Technique style I have ever seen. It seems to be sealing something."]
[Uncle frowned, "But I still need to check more information about the essential source of this power."]
["Hey! Uncle Long!" Jade was unwilling to be left out, and came over again, grabbing Jackie Chan's clothes, "Where's my gift? You promised me!"]
[Jackie Chan then remembered it, smiled helplessly, and rummaged through his backpack: "Oh, yes, I brought it for you."]
[He took out the Hyuga Badge he bought at the street stall, and a large bag of various nuts, preserved fruits and strange-shaped candies bought from Sunagakure.]
["No, this badge is a souvenir, and these are for food. Do you like it?"]