He spat out a mouthful of sand and pointed ahead, saying, "That should be Rōran, right?"
Shinsei, referring to the map in his hand, said, "That's right, this should be Rōran."
As the group drew closer, the appearance of Rōran finally came into view.
The city is not large, and there are ruins everywhere, but you can still vaguely see its former prosperity.
Shino released a reconnaissance insect, Hinata activated her Byakugan and looked around.
Hinata pointed to one side and said, "There's a huge hole over there."
The group headed in the direction Hinata had pointed, and soon they came to a huge, deep pit. The entrance was dark and the bottom was not visible. There were spiral staircases on the surrounding walls that wound downwards.
A towering building, like a pillar reaching to the heavens, stretched from the ground to the cave entrance, with huge doors on it.
Shinsei was the first to leap into the huge pit and land on the spiraling stone steps.
"Wow, it's huge!" Ya followed along, looking at the surroundings and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
Akamaru barked happily, enjoying the echo of his own voice.
The space was indeed quite large, and the echoes of their conversation traveled quite far before reaching everyone else.
After walking for nearly ten minutes, a stone bridge led to the central building that resembled a pillar reaching to the sky.
Hinata pointed ahead and whispered, "There's someone in there."
How could there be anyone in such a place? It's a desolate desert for miles around.
Kurenai Yuhi quietly made a hand gesture, and everyone immediately slowed their pace.
The interior of the Heavenly Pillar is enormous, containing countless rooms, the purpose of which remains unknown.
What a spectacle!
Within the space lies another space. At the center of the towering pillar is a massive upward-facing cavity, from which light streams down, revealing a stone bridge leading to the central circular platform.
A man sat on a circular platform in the center, surrounded by a dense array of Sealing Jutsu, with a peculiar Kunai stuck in the very center.
The man lay on the ground, carefully examining each node of the runic incantation.
Suddenly he felt a tickle in his nose, and he could hear the buzzing of insects flying around him.
He slapped his nose, and a black insect lay in his palm as he opened his hand. Before him, countless more insects, like a dense black cloud, surrounded him.
He tried to retaliate by channeling his Chakra, but a Byakugan girl appeared before him and tapped him a few times. His Chakra became like stagnant water, Fudo.
"Who are you?" the man asked, his voice sharp but his tone weak, as he looked at the five people who had suddenly appeared.
Looking at the ugly man before him, Shinsei felt as if in a spin-off movie from his past life, there was a man named Mukade who traveled back in time and became the villain.
"No need for that." Kurenai Yuhi walked over, Hand Seals, and looked into the man's eyes.
The ugly man suddenly froze, then collapsed to the ground.
"What's your name?" Kurenai Yuhi asked again.
My name is Mukade.
What are you doing here?
"Study this seal, break it, and manipulate the power of the Dragon Vein."
The man named Mukade revealed all his secrets.
This man named Mukade heard that a huge amount of Chakra energy was sealed within the ruins of Rōran, and he wanted to break the seal and claim this energy for himself.
The information obtained from the Genjutsu torture technique is quite good. It seems I should take some time to learn it and study it.
After knocking the man named Mukade unconscious, Shinsei carefully examined the seal on the platform. The complex Sealing Jutsu gave Shinsei a headache, but fortunately, his Sealing Jutsu came from Tsunade and the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, and all of his knowledge originated from the Uzumaki Clan.
After roughly understanding the situation, Shinsei tried to break the Sealing Jutsu. He Hand Seals, and the Sealing Jutsu condensed in his hands, combining with the Sealing Jutsu on the ground.
The Sealing Jutsu on the ground seemed to flash briefly, but nothing happened.
Uh, it's a bit embarrassing. I haven't studied the Shinsei Sealing Jutsu long enough, so my skill level isn't high enough.
But it doesn't matter, if you lack skill, you can make up for it with strength. Shinsei sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.
Four minutes later, Shinsei opened his eyes, his skin glowing with a white light, and his entire demeanor changed drastically, like a deity descended to earth.
"You all move away a bit," Shinsei said to the group. He intended to break the seals, but the process might involve some brute force.
The group dragged the unconscious Mukade back to the other side of the floating stone bridge.
Shinsei Hand Seals and pressed them onto the Kunai in the center. The Sealing Jutsu around him lit up with a dazzling light, then shrank back to a single point.
A massive white pillar of Chakra light extended from the ground and shot straight into the sky.
The surrounding stone platforms were shattered by the Chakra pillars, Shinsei felt a tremendous force dragging him along, not knowing where he was being taken.
Shinsei channeled his Senjutsu Chakra, struggling to resist this immense power.
" Shinsei!" Hinata shouted, stepping onto the rickety stone bridge and charging towards Shinsei without a care in the world.
"Go back quickly, don't come any closer!" Shinsei hurriedly shouted at Hinata.
Hinata seemed not to hear, her Byakugan veins bulging, and she continued to stand on the falling stone bridge, rushing into the huge pillar of Chakra and pouncing towards Shinsei.
Shinsei had no choice but to reach out and pull Hinata into his arms.
A tremendous light flashed, and the massive amount of Chakra, along with Shinsei and Hinata's figures, vanished.
"Don't wait for us!" Only Shinsei's voice echoed through the empty building.
Looking at everything before her, Kurenai Yuhi suddenly felt unsure of what to do.
Should she go back and tell the Lord Hokage, "I lost your student, but it doesn't matter, because I lost my student too"?
Judging from Shinsei's actions, he must have been prepared, but perhaps an unexpected incident occurred along the way.
There was indeed an unexpected turn of events. Shinsei hadn't anticipated that his Senjutsu Chakra and the power of the Dragon Vein would produce a subtle chemical reaction, causing the prepared Sealing Jutsu to fail to work. A small mistake can lead to a huge problem.
Where is this?
Shinsei looked at the unfamiliar surroundings before him; in front of him was a small oasis.
The two foxes drinking water watched the two figures that suddenly appeared warily.
A vast, cold, and rigid energy had appeared within Shinsei's body, which he was completely unable to control and could only let it immerse itself within him.
"Hey, wake up." Shinsei nudged Hinata next to him.
Hinata opened her eyes and saw Shinsei, her face flushed, but she quickly turned her head away and tidied her hair.
I wonder where the Dragon Vein energy sent the two of them?
Shinsei took out a map, compared it to the direction of the sun, checked his position on the map, selected a direction, and then led Hinata forward.
As the two walked further and further, the trees gradually increased, and the land was no longer entirely yellow sand.
Are we heading to the Land of Rivers?
"Wait a minute!" Hinata called out hurriedly.
Shinsei stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"
There are people ahead!