"Found it."
After many days of searching, Young Naruto, along with Hinata and Hanabi, finally arrived at the hidden Cave depths.
According to the records in the Hyuga Clan Ancient Text, they locked this place.
In front of them, a giant alien crab that was as big as a small house, with a carapace as thick as Rock, and wielding huge pincers, had just been blown apart by Naruto's shot of Spiraling Ring. It seemed to be the "gatekeeper" of this ancient passage.
After defeating Monster who blocked the road, they were able to reach the core area of Cave unimpeded.
The scene in front of me suddenly became clear.
Cave in the center is a Pool.
In sharp contrast to the gray and rough surrounding rock walls, this pool of water presents an indescribable green and transparent color.
The green is not pollution or algae growth, but an extremely pure color that seems to be condensed after melting jade.
The water is so clear that you can see the smooth Rock at the bottom of the pool. The water surface is as calm as a mirror, reflecting the stalactites hanging from the Cave dome and the faint fluorescence emitted by the unknown minerals, which is as beautiful as Illusion.
"So beautiful!"
When Hanabi saw this dreamy green Pool, he was immediately attracted. His pure white eyes sparkled, full of wonder.
Girl's natural love for beautiful things made her temporarily forget the tension and unknown of this trip.
Even Hinata, who has a quiet personality, opened his eyes slightly and was moved by the beauty of this pool of water and the tranquility contained in it, and nodded slightly.
Naruto walked to Pool, squatted down, stretched out his fingers, and lightly touched the water.
It felt cold to the touch, but not bone-chilling. The water quality was extremely pure, with almost no impurities. He retracted his hand and looked at the water droplets that quickly evaporated on his fingertips, his eyes becoming solemn and deep.
Clear water means shallow water, and deep water means green. It seems that this Pool is quite deep.
"Here," he raised his head and looked at Hinata and Hanabi beside him, his voice was full of conviction, "It is the channel recorded in the Hyuga Clan Ancient Text that can connect Shinobi World to the moon."
Although he has never been there personally, he can almost conclude based on the sporadic descriptions in Ancient Text and the vague memories of the final chapter of Movie in his mind.
However, Naruto has always been cautious.
In order to make sure nothing went wrong, especially since there were Hinata and Hanabi who needed his protection, he decided to conduct an investigation first.
"I will first let the clone go explore the road and confirm the situation there." Naruto said to the two sisters, with a calm and reliable tone, "Then the three of us will rest here for a while and adjust, and wait for the clone to send back the exact message before taking action. This is safer."
"Okay, Naruto-kun."
Hinata nodded meekly, she completely trusted Naruto's judgment and arrangement.
She gently took the hand of her sister Hanabi, who was still staring at Pool reluctantly, and took two steps back, leaving enough space for Naruto to perform Ninjutsu, and at the same time, she was prepared to deal with emergencies at any time.
Naruto took a deep breath and quickly Hand Seals his hands. Thanks to the leap in control of Chakra after becoming Jinchūriki, and the hard work Training during this period, he has been able to use some Wood Release basics Ninjutsu relatively skillfully, especially in the application of clones.
"Multiple Wood Clone Technique!"
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
More than a dozen Wood Clone, which are exactly the same as Naruto, appeared beside the pool. Compared with Shadow Clone, Wood Clone is more suitable for long-term reconnaissance and exploration missions.
"Go for it!"
Naruto main body gives an order.
More than a dozen Wood Clone nodded, without any hesitation, and jumped into the green and transparent Pool one after another.
Peace returned to Cave, leaving only Pool still green and transparent, reflecting the figures of the three people.
The Naruto body, Hinata and Hanabi found a relatively dry and flat piece of Rock next to Pool and sat down, resting and recovering Chakra while waiting patiently.
Time passed little by little, and there was only the sound of dripping water and their slight breathing in Cave.
The waiting process is a bit long.
Finally, when Naruto frowned slightly and began to feel a little worried, his mind received messages from Wood Clone one after another.
The information is a little blurry and jumpy, seeming to be interfered by some force of the channel itself, but the basic outline gradually becomes clear:
After the clones woke up, they found themselves in a natural Cave.
The internal structure of Cave is similar to the entrance Cave on the Shinobi World side, but it is more humid.
When they walked out of the Cave entrance, they saw a Ocean sea in front of them. The sea was vast and looked no different from the Shinobi World ocean. The most important thing was that they could clearly see that there was a piece of land on the edge of the sea level.
Several Wood Clone crossed the sea and left behind Flying Thunder God Mark, and then they found the ruins of a Ancient City while exploring.
That should be the remains of the Ōtsutsuki Clan's life on the moon.
After inquiring about this information, a Wood Clone deactivated it himself and sent the information back.
Naruto opened his eyes and briefly shared the received information with Hinata and Hanabi.
"On the moon... is there a sea? And an abandoned city?"
Hanabi opened his mouth in surprise, feeling like he was listening to a fairy tale.
Hinata also felt incredible, but more worried about Naruto's clones and wary of the unknown environment. "Naruto-kun, will the clones be okay?"
"It should be fine."
Naruto reassured that he could tell from the status of Chakra fed back by the clone that they were not under direct attack, "It seems that the environment on the moon is more complicated than we imagined."
There is sea, land, and ancient ruins...
This is probably where the descendants of Otsutsuki who followed Sage of Six Paths's younger brother Hamura to the moon once lived."
He stood up and looked at the green Pool, his eyes became firm:
"Now that the clone has initially discovered the path and the general environment there, it's time for us to set off. Be prepared, we may go to explore a 'world on the moon'."
Hinata and Hanabi also stood up. The two sisters looked at each other and saw tension in each other's eyes, but more of them were curiosity about the unknown and trust in Naruto.
They nodded, indicating that they were ready.
The three people jumped into Pool, and the dim light from Yellow Eyes at the bottom of the pool slowly made the three people enter the dreamland.
A voice with a persuasive tone sounded clearly.
"If the moon is about to fall and there is only a little time left in the world, who do you want to be with most in your last moments? Write it down on paper."
This is the voice of Iruka.
Naruto Uzumaki suddenly trembled and "awoke" from some kind of hazy state.
He blinked and looked around blankly.
What came into view was an extremely familiar scene, the classroom of the Konoha Ninja Academy.
The afternoon sun shines through the windows, casting bright spots on the slightly old wooden desks.
The air was filled with the smell of chalk dust, and the noise from the playground could be faintly heard outside the window.