Konoha: I, Naruto, will eat the Forest-Forest Fruit!

Glug glug—

The bubble descended to the barrier above the Wet Bone Forest.

The slug kept waiting.

Upon seeing the bubble, manipulate the barrier to extend a corner and connect with the bubble.

Robin and Nami's legs went weak again.

The three sea kings were guarding the vicinity of the barrier.

It's so big that you can't help but notice it.

Naruto reached out, and a giant hand made of seawater touched the heads of the three sea kings.

Then, he led the women back to the Wet Bone Forest.

"Naruto-sama~!"

The slug let out a soft call.

"They...they spoke?!" x2

Nami and Robin thought their mental state had become stronger.

But I was still surprised when the slug opened its mouth.

Especially its size, which is many times larger than that of a sea king.

"A Den Den Mushi?"

Upon hearing this, the slug separated one-tenth of its body, transforming it into a human form and standing on the head of its main body.

The little slug crawled out from Naruto's body.

"I'm not a Den Den Mushi~"

"My name is Slug, and I am the master of Shikkotsu Forest."

Nami and Robin took a step back in fear.

The fear evoked by a colossal object is no small matter.

"I need to leave for a while. The barrier here has been drained too much, and it hasn't been tainted by the aura of this world."

"Slug, I will use the power of the dragon vein to maintain this barrier from now on."

"Soon, this place will become a passage connecting the ninja world and the world over there."

After saying that, Naruto looked at the slug.

"Slug, if you don't want to be disturbed, you can move the Wet Bone Forest (the entire island) away from this location after the Dragon Vein Connection Barrier is established."

The slug human form shook its head and said, "Lord Naruto, Shikkotsu Forest is not like the other three holy lands."

"This place can definitely serve as a passage connecting two worlds."

"I see... alright then." Naruto nodded slightly.

Then he looked at the group and said, "Wait here for a moment."

I've already been to Shikkotsu Forest.

Therefore, Yomotsu Hirasaka can pinpoint the exact location.

"Naruto~"

"Would you like me to go with you?"

Naruto shook his head. "It won't be long. I'll be back in ten minutes."

Ten minutes?!

Hancock's breathing became rapid.

"It's been too long..."

She felt a pain in her heart.

Mei Terumi was somewhat surprised.

Can't even ten minutes?

Isn't this woman's condition a bit too serious?

She reached out and hooked her arm around Hancock's. "Let's chat here for a bit. Naruto will be back soon."

Hancock shook her head repeatedly, "I don't want to!"

She can even act cute now?

Naruto stepped forward, reached out, and cupped her pretty face in his hands.

Smack—

Hancock felt dizzy, and her heart didn't hurt as much anymore.

Mei Terumi paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "I knew you had a way."

Nami and Robin curiously stepped forward to take a look.

"What kind of magic is this?" Nami looked at the dizzy Hancock and thought Naruto had used some special ability again.

Mei Terumi smiled and said, "You can try it yourself."

"Slug, I'll leave this to you for now. If you sense an unfamiliar force intervening in the barrier later, don't resist it."

As he spoke, the Yomotsu Hirasaka portal appeared.

Coordinates: Loulan, the Land of Wind.

"Watch out~"

Terumi Mei reminded me.

Naruto gave her a reassuring smile before turning and passing through the Yomotsu Hirasaka portal.

hum-

The portal slowly closed.

Naruto arrived at the ruins of Loulan.

"Going back in time...might change a lot of things."

"There's a good chance we'll run into my old dad from the past."

"Just erase the memory."

As soon as he finished speaking, Naruto stood before the formation that sealed the dragon veins.

"Is the centipede era over yet?"

"Did you sense danger and run away when the ninja world was changing?"

Naruto gripped the ninja sword on the array.

Open your senses.

We followed the formation to the underground.

"This is the power of the Dragon Vein... As expected, its essence is natural energy, and it also carries the aura of the ninja world."

"The idea is correct. If the barrier of Shikkotsu Forest is maintained using dragon vein chakra, all the previous ideas can be realized."

"To use the dragon vein chakra, it would be best to break the seal here."

"This is equivalent to severing the dragon vein at its seven-inch mark."

"I'll set up another teleportation barrier underground, otherwise the dragon vein chakra here will consume too much energy traveling to Shikkotsu Forest."

Thinking about it, Naruto slowly turned his head and looked at the distant ruins of Loulan.

"It will also take some time for the barrier of Shikkotsu Forest and the dragon vein chakra to fuse together."

"We can go and resolve the matter in the Land of Water."

With that, he released his grip on the ninja sword.

Breaking the seal does not mean drawing the ninja sword.

He stood up and said he would break the seal later.

Now, there is one more thing.

The Lost Tower, the Lost Past!

In the distance, a figure appeared.

She had long red hair and pale purple eyes.

This is clearly Sarah's appearance.

Sara slowly approached Naruto.

Sandstorms are raging.

Now, the environment of the Land of Wind has changed a lot.

However, many places remain unchanged.

The Loulan ruins are one of them.

"Thanks a lot."

Naruto said softly.

Sarah shook her head and walked to the edge of the pit.

"The top layer is the first layer of seal; the bottom layer is where the dragon vein chakra is truly sealed."

Naruto nodded slightly.

He already knew from his perception just now.

"It's been almost twenty years... I think, I can't really remember."

"Shortly after I learned that Konoha was going to hold the Chunin Exams, the ninja world changed, so I sent all the remaining people of Loulan to Sunagakure."

"I'm all alone here now."

With that, Sara bowed deeply to Naruto.

"Original body."

"Please take Sarah back with you."

After saying that, the White Doppelganger's Wood Clone 'Sara' came to Naruto, reached out and put her hand on Naruto's shoulder.

Subsequently, the white, limited-edition wooden clone, Sara, turned wood-colored at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Then, it slowly transformed into a tree.

A tree in the ruins of Loulan, a tree in the desert.

Naruto reached out and infused a wisp of primal power into the tree's body.

Sarah, the White Limited Edition Wood Clone, had long since exhausted her power.

It has remained unchanged until now, and has turned into ordinary wood.

If Naruto had arrived earlier, he might have been able to retract it into his body.

After glancing at the big tree, Naruto lightly touched the ground with his toes and slowly rose into the air.

It then flew into the abyss.

After the tree received the power of the source, countless roots covered the surface of the abyss.

The seven-inch spot of the dragon vein chakra no longer needs to be exposed.

In the underground palace, Naruto arrived at the location where the four statues stood.

A three-pronged kunai was stuck in a stone that looked like an eye.

All around were densely packed sealing incantations.

He approached the trident-shaped kunai and formed a mudra with his hands.

Then, the trident-shaped kunai slowly floated up.

As the trident-shaped kunai, representing the sealing technique, floated into Naruto's hand.

The sealing runes on the ground began to surge.

Immediately afterwards, purple chakra erupted.

Rising like air currents.

Rumble—!!!

The underground sealed structure was completely destroyed.

The dragon vein's chakra went completely berserk.

Purple light illuminated the entire underground palace.

Naruto transformed into his own element, leaving several wood clones to control the area, before walking into the purple chakra pillar erupting from the Dragon Vein.

He glanced back and saw that the wooden clone had already suppressed the surge of dragon vein chakra.

He nodded slightly, then completely disappeared into the purple pillar of light erupting from the dragon vein chakra.

hum-

As the dragon vein's chakra rose before their eyes.

A peculiar spatial fluctuation appeared around Naruto.

He squinted. Was this the spatial aura of time reversal?

He slowly closed his eyes; the reversal of time had begun.

Before long, Naruto felt the flow of time and space around him disappear.

A gentle and pleasant voice came to my ear.

"The rising sun~ The rising sunlight~"

"A burning longing~"

"The dragon vein that should be protected~"

"Shoot out the blade, gaze up at the sky~"

Naruto slowly opened his eyes and looked up.

It felt as if I were inside a tall tower.

There are five circular holes in the ceiling above, through which sunlight shines in.

"The sand and gravel are all in a frenzy~"

"Oh, the glorious sun in full bloom!"

"Following the spiral..."

Naruto turned his head.

A figure came into view.

She sat on the ruins, looking up at the five holes in the ceiling.

Tears streamed down her cheeks.

Long red hair and pale purple eyes.

"Sarah."

Naruto called out softly.

Sarah turned her head sharply.

Two lines of clear tears hung on her face.

She didn't say anything, then turned and ran.

Naruto did not chase after them.

He looked around. "At this time of day... we really have arrived here."

Sarah left through the exit.

Naruto also reached the exit.

Two puppets dressed in black, controlled by chakra threads of dragon vein chakra, appeared.

Upon seeing Naruto, he shot several kunai at him.

A purple barrier wave appeared in front of Naruto.

After the kunai passed through the barrier, it instantly lost its power.

The two strangely shaped puppets also rushed over.

But, the moment he passed through the purple barrier and stood before Naruto.

It's completely fallen apart.

Puppet parts were scattered all over the ground.

At this point, the exit was also closed.

"She's still a girl who never grew up."

Shaking his head, Naruto raised his head and flew towards the ceiling.

Crackling sound—

Each of the five circular holes has an extending steel column.

The outermost layer is glass.

Naruto's gaze shifted upwards, and the glass shattered automatically.

He left the underground palace and arrived in Loulan.

The sun is shining brightly at this moment.

Looking around, the architecture of Loulan comes into view.

It's full of medieval charm, and of course, the architectural standards are second to none compared to Konoha today.

"Centipede?"

"It's perfect to take it back with me; Grandpa will probably love it."

"However, transforming myself into a puppet similar to Sasori... it doesn't matter. I can still take him away by extracting his original power and injecting it into White Zetsu's body."

Naruto walked towards the buildings of Loulan.

That seemingly endless building contains many technologies worth referencing.

Just then, three puppets appeared.

They are all controlled by fine purple chakra threads behind them.

The thin threads of purple chakra originated from a pipe that connected the entire Loulan.

At the end of the pipe is the tallest building in Loulan, with a round sphere on top.

The sphere was covered with seal runes.

call out--

The moment the three puppets saw Naruto.

Several kunai were immediately shot out.

At the same time, he conjured different weapons in his hands and attacked Naruto.

call out--

One of the puppets raised its hand, and a cannon muzzle appeared on its arm.

A purple beam of chakra shot out.

However, all of these attacks lost their effectiveness when they reached Naruto.

"So this is the dragon vein chakra that has been transformed and utilized?"

Swoosh swoosh swoosh-

A purple chakra ball appeared in Naruto's hand.

It was Dragon Vein Chakra Rasengan.

buzzing-

Immediately afterwards, wind-style chakra appeared in the Dragon Vein Chakra Rasengan.

Dragon Vein Chakra: Rasengan.

P.S.: 【if】 sounds pretty good.