In the Original World, at the site of the dragon vein.
Naruto arrived and stared at the empty dragon vein, his face grave.
Beside him, Minato Namikaze had already explained the dragon vein to him.
"Dad, Sasuke, Neji, and that woman must have fought here just now, then triggered the dragon vein's power."
Naruto looked deeply troubled.
"That woman probably wanted to use the dragon vein's power to return to the past," Naruto offered his guess.
Minato Namikaze nodded solemnly as well. Naruto's guess fit the evidence.
The powerful surge that had spilled from the dragon vein earlier had been clearly perceptible to them even as far away as the Land of Fire.
"It seems she wanted to go back into the past to eliminate you." Tobirama Senju looked at Naruto and said gravely, "And now it looks like that Uchiha Clan brat and that Hyuga Clan brat went back with her."
"The dragon vein's power has completely dissipated..." Minato Namikaze instinctively felt something was wrong.
He frowned and pondered for a long time, but in the end, he could not pinpoint anything amiss.
Of course, something was wrong with the situation. Using the dragon vein's power to return to the past would not cause its power to dissipate completely.
He should have known that. He had once traveled through time and space using the dragon vein himself.
But after returning to his proper time, he had sealed his own memories, which was why he did not understand what was happening now.
And so he failed to pick up on the clue.
"All we can do is wait." Tobirama Senju shook his head, feeling somewhat helpless and powerless.
"Will they come back?" Naruto looked at Minato Namikaze questioningly.
Minato Namikaze shook his head. "I don't know either."
"Lord Second?" Naruto