Since the man had come looking for him with the scroll he had left behind, there was only one possibility.
He...
He would travel back more than twenty years into the past!
After Naruto Uzumaki left, Sarai and Masako exchanged wistful looks.
"Lord Naruto Uzumaki is as young as ever."
"Yes. Unlike us. More than twenty years have passed, and we've grown old."
"If only we knew how Lady Sara is doing now..."
Naruto arrived at the Hokage Building.
After a brief word with Tsunade and the others, he used Yomotsu Hirasaka to travel straight to the Land of Wind.
The Country of Roran was called a country, but it was not truly one.
It was more like a town nestled in the Land of Wind's desert.
It had become a ruin, but that posed no trouble for Naruto.
Before long,
Naruto's powerful senses led him to the ruins of the Country of Roran.
He could clearly feel the immense power of the Dragon Vein beneath the earth.
"From what I can sense, the Dragon Vein is a life-form similar to a Tailed Beast, made up of vast amounts of Natural Energy."
"But the Dragon Vein has only basic instincts."
"If I can seal the Dragon Vein inside me, I'll never have to worry about running out of Natural Energy again."
Naruto smiled as he entered the Cave where the Dragon Vein was sealed.
Just as he had expected,
not far from the Dragon Vein,
a Ninja with Jonin-level Chakra was hiding.
The moment
the Ninja saw Naruto approach the Dragon Vein's seal, he sent several enormous centipede puppets charging at him.
"Hmph."
Naruto gave a quiet snort. A powerful repulsive force burst out and smashed the giant centipede puppets to pieces.
In the same instant, he appeared before the