Naruto: In Konoha Village, I awakened Wood Release at the start.

Province of Fire.

The Imperial Palace, Council Hall.

As Chiba finished speaking.

The group filed out and hurried back to their respective departments.

In the blink of an eye.

In the huge conference room, only Chiba remained.

He slowly rose and strode out of the palace.

Night falls.

The night sky over the capital city is exceptionally clear.

The starry sky is dazzling, like spilled diamonds scattered on black velvet.

Chiba arrived at the observatory, the highest point in the palace.

After breaking through to the Six Paths Realm.

Chiba's five senses have transcended the realm of ordinary people.

Even the slightest rustling sound of a leaf falling to the ground, from a kilometer away, could be clearly imprinted in his mind.

But he was looking up at the starry sky not to admire the night view.

The Otsutsuki clan!

Peach style, golden style, one style.

These venomous snakes lurking in the shadows are the swords hanging over the heads of the ninja world.

Although Chiba now considers himself invincible in the ninja world, and even confident that he can crush these aliens.

But he wanted more than just a repulsion.

He intends to follow the clues and launch a direct counterattack against the ancestral star of the Otsutsuki clan.

before that.

The empire's overall strength still needs to be further enhanced.

Sudden.

Chiba's brows furrowed sharply.

The six-tomoe wheel of the chakra appeared, emitting a cold purple light in the night.

Something's not right.

Chiba whispers.

He detected an extremely subtle spatial energy fluctuation.

But this fluctuation did not come from the starry sky above, but from the vast earth beneath our feet!

position.

The Province of Wind!

Chiba did not hesitate for a moment.

The space around him instantly distorted.

The Flying Thunder God Technique is combined with the spatial laws of the Six Paths level.

"Whoosh—"

Chiba's figure disappeared directly from the observatory without causing the slightest ripple in the air.

next second.

The Province of Wind.

A hidden underground abyss.

This is the site of the ancient Loulan Kingdom.

now.

This area has been designated as an Imperial S-level restricted zone.

The most elite Imperial Guards are stationed in the surrounding area.

Chiba's figure appeared without warning at the bottom of the abyss.

In front.

It is a massive sealing formation.

In the center of the formation.

A deep purple beam of energy shot straight into the underground rock layer.

Dragon Vein!

"Who is it?"

in the dark.

Two figures darted out like ghosts.

The Byakugan and Sharingan glowed simultaneously.

The two elders of the Hyuga and Uchiha clans were guarding the dragon vein.

Wait until they can see who it is.

Both men slammed their knees heavily to the ground, their heads drooping low.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Chiba casually waved his hand.

A gentle force lifted the two of them up.

"Step back."

"Seal off this area."

"No one may set foot in the abyss without my order."

"Yes, sir!"

The two elders dared not ask any further questions and immediately vanished.

Chiba took a step and walked towards the pillar of light of the dragon vein.

The closer.

The violent energy fluctuations became increasingly clear.

Chiba's Rinnegan with six tomoe began to spin wildly.

"I see……"

For a long time.

Chiba finally understood.

The dragon vein was once just a massive accumulation of energy.

But as natural energy returns to the ninja world.

The dragon vein, like a dried-up sponge, begins to absorb high concentrations of natural energy.

Two completely different forces underwent a miraculous qualitative change under extreme compression.

It is precisely because of this.

The dragon vein actually emitted a trace of spacetime energy.

Chiba raised his hand, his fingertips touching the purple beam of light.

"Buzz—"

A flood of information rushed into my mind through my fingertips.

Chiba's lips curled into a smile.

Parallel world!

The dragon vein before them was actually connected to other timelines or parallel universes.

It might be the wasteland world where Kaguya Otsutsuki successfully destroyed the world.

It's also possible that Naruto Uzumaki is still an orphan in the original world, where he is scorned by the villagers of Konoha.

Countless possibilities flicker in the spacetime coordinates.

Chiba almost burst out laughing.

He was worried that the current empire lacked a suitable training ground for actual combat.

The Otsutsuki clan is too strong; it's pointless for lowly soldiers to go and die.

The ninja world in the parallel world is practically a perfect breeding ground for leeks!

Not only can they seize resources, but they can also plunder unique secret techniques and bloodline limits from different worlds.

The thought had just crossed my mind.

Chiba then set off, ready to explore other worlds.

however.

Chiba had just stepped into the area covered by the purple beam of light.

"Click—click—"

A sudden change has occurred!

A piercing cracking sound echoed from the bottom of the abyss.

The purple beam of light trembled violently.

Upon seeing this.

Chiba's face twitched slightly.

He immediately stopped, cutting off the leakage of his energy.

The beam of light then stopped collapsing and barely stabilized.

But Chiba's expression was very unpleasant.

A life form at the Six Paths level is like a prehistoric giant elephant.

The time tunnel in front of us is just a narrow rat hole.

If the giant elephant tries to force its way in, it will only burst the cave completely.

Once the channel is shattered.

Not only are the coordinates of the parallel world lost.

Chiba himself will also be swept up in the temporal turbulence.

In other words.

It is impossible for Chiba to travel to other timelines or parallel universes through the Dragon Vein Light Pillar.

"No!"

"wrong!"

"It's not just me."

"Even a powerhouse at the Shadow level shouldn't go!"

"The limit of this dragon vein should be a Kage-level expert!"

"The limit is a Kage-level powerhouse."

A moment later.

Chiba drew a conclusion.

Only ninjas of Kage rank or below can safely pass through this spacetime rift.

This did not disappoint Chiba; on the contrary, it aroused his great interest.

"interesting."

Chiba rubbed his chin.

This is truly a divinely ordained testing ground.

He could easily assemble an imperial expeditionary force led by a Kage-level powerhouse.

Send them to parallel worlds to carry out tasks of plunder and modification.

Just imagine.

Throw Kakashi, the current head of the Anbu, into a parallel universe during the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.

Will Kakashi watch Rin Nohara commit suicide and Obito Uchiha turn to the dark side?

Or perhaps.

Before Kakashi was thrown to the ground before Hatake Sakumo committed suicide.

Let Kakashi personally wake up Sakumo Hatake, who was about to commit suicide?

even.

Let the current Naruto Uzumaki go and see the Naruto from the original manga?

How much of an impact would that lonely Naruto, who could only drink expired milk, have on the current Naruto?

"Oh!"

Chiba chuckled softly and flicked his finger slightly.

Thick timbers rose from the ground, enveloping the dragon vein within a wooden fortress.

Then.

Chiba also set up several sealing spells near the wooden fortress.

Even a powerful expert at the Shadow level wouldn't be able to damage the Dragon Vein in the slightest.

After doing all this.

Chiba vanished from the spot in an instant.

He needs to go back and carefully consider the personnel for the parallel world expeditionary force plan.

……

The next morning.

Orochimaru's exclusive core laboratory.

This place covers a vast area, and various unidentified precision instruments gleam with a cold light.

Chiba pushed open the door and entered.

Orochimaru is dissecting a newly delivered mutated fire lizard.

"His Majesty."

I heard footsteps.

Orochimaru put down his scalpel and bowed to Chiba.

Orochimaru.

Stop what you're doing.

"I'm giving you a new task."

"I have discovered a stable spacetime anchor point that leads to other parallel worlds."

"..."

Chiba didn't keep us in suspense.

He spoke directly and brought up the matter of the dragon vein.

When the anomaly of the dragon vein was first discovered.

Chiba only wanted to organize the Imperial Expeditionary Force so that the younger generation could gain experience.

But after calming down...

Chiba then thought of Orochimaru.

Although he was able to judge the situation of some dragon veins based on his own strength.

But Orochimaru is the real expert when it comes to research.

Only by having Orochimaru investigate can we confirm the absolute safety of the dragon vein.

"What?"

"Your Majesty, is this true?"

"..."

Hearing Chiba's words.

Orochimaru's vertical pupils widened instantly.

parallel world?

As a research fanatic.

The concept of parallel worlds held even greater allure for him than immortality.

"That's right."

"However, the passage has limited capacity and can only accommodate Kage-level powerhouses."

"I need you to investigate and confirm the safety of this passage."

"If we could find a way to increase the capacity of this passage, that would be ideal!"

"..."

Orochimaru's breathing became sluggish.

Is Your Majesty planning to travel through time?

If a super-shadow level powerhouse, or even His Majesty himself, were to go there, wouldn't that be a dimensional reduction attack?

but!

Why does he like it so much?

"Your Majesty, rest assured!"

"I'll take my research team there right away!"

"I will give His Majesty a satisfactory answer within half a month!"

"..."