In Konoha: Three Choices at the Start

Those towers served a purpose. They converted energy from the underground Dragon Vein into useful resources.

That included the water the people depended on to survive...

Liuyun could only marvel once again at how strange the Naruto World was.

Some places had incredibly advanced technology, yet still relied on Ninjutsu...

Take Rōran's energy conversion. Could anyone really call this a technologically backward world of Ninjutsu?

After a brief complaint to himself, he looked down at the bustling crowd. His figure shifted, and he appeared on a Rōran street as if he had teleported.

"So this is Rōran? But things don't seem quite the same as in the original story."

Standing on the street, Liuyun murmured to himself. His powerful senses spread out and enveloped all of Rōran.

In an instant, he discovered that Mukade—also known as Minister Anrokuzan—was nowhere in Rōran. Nor were there any of those strange puppets.

The queen was a young woman around Mei Terumi's age. She was undoubtedly Sara.

Liuyun frowned and pondered.

It was already Year 53 of Konoha. When Naruto and the others had come back here, it had been during the Third Shinobi World War.

Minato had not yet become Hokage back then... Hmm. So it's not that I haven't found Mukade. Naruto and the others already dealt with him.

I'm too late!

Having reached that conclusion, Liuyun sighed to himself. Damn it, he had missed his chance to see the prince all grown up. What a disappointment.

The boy was his little nephew, after all!

After a moment of frustration, Liuyun pulled himself together and began to think.

There was no doubt that the Dragon Vein's immense energy could disrupt space-time. Its power was no less than that of any Tailed Beast.

Having reached the Six Paths Realm, he could absorb any