Indeed, even if they wanted to borrow it for study, they should at least have notified Konoha High Command first!
They had simply barged in without a word. Although the warehouse did not hold Konoha's core secrets, such a slap in the face could never be tolerated. Otherwise, what would become of Konoha's authority?
Yet when Tobirama, Hashirama, and Minato rushed to the scene in a panic...
The dazzling light had long since vanished without a trace, leaving them with nothing but an empty room and an open, empty glass display case.
"What was originally kept here?" Hashirama asked, pointing at the case.
Beside him, Minato carefully recalled the archival records. "I think it was an unidentified antique Konoha salvaged from some deep-sea ruins many years ago. It was extremely ancient and could be considered a priceless treasure!"
Hearing this, Tobirama swept his hand through the air, brimming with killing intent. "Send out the order immediately! Seal off all of Konoha and conduct a thorough sweep. I want to see who had the gall to come steal from Konoha."
At that moment, however, those "thieves" were already outside this time and space.
Strictly speaking, their geographical location was still "Konoha," but it was the primeval forest that had stood there before construction on Konoha ever began!
Looking at the lush, untouched landscape around him, Momoshiki's face lit up with irrepressible joy.
"It worked! The Plow really does live up to its reputation!"
Hearing this, Kinshiki looked around in utter bewilderment. "So we've successfully returned to the past?"
"But my body doesn't feel any different. There's no discomfort from temporal or spatial disorientation, either."
Beside him, Urashiki sighed and looked at him as though he were an idiot. "Obviously, you wouldn't feel anything different!"
"It's not giving you some new ability.