Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 239 Returning to the Original World

Neither Zabuza Momochi nor Haku paid much attention to how Chiga disappeared.

After all, their strength was already so different, so it was perfectly normal for the other party to come and go freely in front of them.

Although Zabuza Momochi had already come to believe Chiga's words, he still asked Haku, "Haku, do you think this guy is lying to us?"

"Lord Phantom Raven seems to have no reason to lie to us!"

"Furthermore, I personally believe that Lord Phantom Raven was reluctant to part with the reward, which is why he revealed this information in exchange!"

Bai tilted his head and said with certainty.

"That does seem to be the case."

"But Bai, you're still too naive. That kid is obviously a smooth talker; don't trust him!"

Zabuza Momochi nodded, seemingly agreeing, and then said, "Let's go!"

"Should we go to Kirigakure now? What if the Kirigakure ninja don't listen to us and just try to kill Lord Zabuza?"

Bai frowned slightly and asked with concern.

"Don't worry, I have some subordinates hiding in Kirigakure. Through them, I can contact the higher-ups in Kirigakure."

"Alright, enough talk. We're still a long way from here to Kirigakure. We need to hurry."

Zabuza Momochi did not hesitate and strode towards the Land of Water.

After saying goodbye to Zabuza Momochi and Haku, Chiga returned to Konoha Village.

As for Kakashi Hatake and his group, their mission is to protect Tazuna until the bridge is completed, which will take some time.

With Gato already killed by Chiga, Tazuna's bridge construction proceeded smoothly without Gato's interference.

It's unlikely that Kakashi Hatake and his group will encounter any insurmountable enemies.

Half a month later, Chiga's Amaishido Special Ability cooldown period ended.

Chiga had no intention of staying here.

He directly used the Amaterasu Tobi to open the spatial rift for the return journey and stepped inside.

In the original Naruto world, in Konoha Village.

Chiga appeared on Hokage Cliff. Looking at the Hokage Cliff with only three portraits, Chiga knew that he had returned.

Chiga also discovered that the spatial rift opened by Amaishido shared a map in both worlds.

In other words, wherever you open a spatial rift, a spatial rift will also appear at the same location in another world.

"Go ask me what happened while I was gone for a month!"

Chiga did not linger at Hokage Cliff.

This month away wasn't a long time, but it wasn't short either.

When I left, it was already World War III. Who knows what major events might happen in a month?

"Chiga?!"

Upon arriving at the Hokage Building, before Chiga could even step inside, several Anbu members approached him. They exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Chiga.

"It really is you! What are you doing in the village?"

"Don't tell me anymore. Please come with me to the Hokage's office. The Third Hokage is also very concerned about your disappearance."

After confirming that Chiga was the real person, someone immediately led Chiga to the Hokage's office.

Chiga followed the Anbu member into the Hokage's office.

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, sat in his office, his desk still piled high with unfinished documents, just as always.

"It's Chiga!?"

"Where have you been for the past month?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was also surprised to see Chika, who had been missing for a month, suddenly return to Konoha unharmed.

"Ah, I'm sorry, my injuries are too severe."

Chiga shrugged and simply explained that his injuries were too severe to use chakra, so he was hiding in a corner of the Land of Rain to recuperate and heal.

"Phew, I'm so glad you're back safe and sound!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Chiga a deep look.

After all, Chiga was no ordinary ninja.

He is the only genius in Konoha in recent decades to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.

How could Konoha not send people to search for a missing ninja? Hiruzen Sarutobi even sent out most of his own Anbu to search for him.

Even the anxious Uchiha clan members almost turned the Land of Rain upside down.

Even so, they couldn't find a trace of Chiga in the Land of Rain.

Now Chiga is saying he's hiding somewhere in the Land of Rain to heal his wounds, who would believe that!

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not take Chiga's lie to heart.

He immediately took out another scroll and began writing rapidly. Soon he finished writing a letter and handed it to a member of the secret service.

Then Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed to Chiga, "You didn't even bother to send a message back. Your teacher rushed to the Land of Rain as soon as he learned of your disappearance."

"Huh? Kushina-sensei went to the Land of Rain too?"

Chiga was taken aback, then blurted out, "Third Hokage, why didn't you stop her? The Land of Rain is a battlefield between three great nations. It's very dangerous for Kushina-sensei to be there!"

Do you think I can still stop Kushina now?

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Chiga a resentful look, and Chiga suddenly realized what was going on.

The current Kushina is not the same as before. With the ability to borrow the Nine-Tails' chakra, Kushina's strength has greatly increased. If things really get out of hand, even Hiruzen Sarutobi might not be able to defeat her.

"Alright, Third Hokage, has anything significant happened while I was away?"

Now that he knew Hiruzen Sarutobi had written a letter to summon Kushina back, Chiga didn't dwell on that. Instead, he asked what had happened during his absence.

"Major events? Apart from your disappearance during a mission in the Land of Rain, there's nothing major."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head.

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Chiga raised an eyebrow, realizing that Jiraiya's mouth was indeed tight enough.

When he first told Jiraiya about the Rinnegan, he instructed him not to reveal that the Sharingan could evolve into the Rinnegan, and not even to the higher-ups in Konoha.

After all, this intelligence would put the Uchiha clan in danger of extermination, and it came from the malice of all the ninjas in the ninja world.

Jiraiya probably knew the importance of this information, so even though Chiga disappeared because of it, he didn't reveal a single word about it.

As for Yahiko and the other two, Madara probably felt that they were no longer of any use, so he didn't care about their lives.

Yahiko and his two companions successfully escaped to Konoha's front-line command post.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't assign any tasks to Chika for the time being, but simply told him to wait for Kushina to return.

Chiga was happy to have some free time.

The news of his return quickly spread throughout the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

The happiest people in the village were the Uchiha clan, who did not want to see their genius boy suddenly disappear on the battlefield.

While Kushina was rushing from the front lines to Konoha, Chiga locked himself in the laboratory.

On the experimental table, a white Zetsu lay with its eyes closed.

Chika, scalpel in hand, sneered, "Once I've thoroughly studied you inhuman, ghost-like creatures, let's see how you'll ever show your faces around me again!"

Chiga suffered a great loss due to White Zetsu's disguise back then, and he has always kept it in mind.

There were no laboratories in the other world, so it was difficult to conduct experiments. Now that we're back, the first task is naturally to dissect the White Zetsu.

Five days later, Chiga, who was still sleeping in at home, suddenly heard his front door being pushed open with great force. Chiga knew that it was Kushina-sensei who had returned.

"Chiga!"

Before Chiga could even get up, Kushina had already appeared in Chiga's room.

When she saw that her beloved disciple had really returned, she immediately broke into tears of joy.

Then, she walked up to Chiga and punched him on the head.

"You bastard, where did you run off to?"

"Do you know how worried I was when I heard you were missing?!"

"What are you doing raising those crows?!"

"Even if you can't come back, shouldn't you at least send a message to the teacher?"

Faced with the irritable Kushina, Chiga could only cover her head in grievance.

Just as he was about to explain, Kushina suddenly hugged him tightly.

"Chika, I'm so happy you're back safe and sound! Waaah!"

Chiga's previously aggrieved expression softened, and she said softly, "Kushina-sensei, please don't be like this. If Minato-senpai sees this, with his petty nature, he might challenge me to a duel!"

"He dares!"

Kushina wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and said angrily.

Having vented her emotions, Kushina finally returned to normal and looked directly at Chiga.

"Alright, tell me where you've been for the past month!"

"If you dare say you're healing your wounds somewhere in the Land of Rain, I'll beat you to death!"

Kushina swung her fist at Chiga, clearly already knowing that Chiga had used this excuse to fob off Hiruzen Sarutobi.

While Chiga could fob off Hiruzen Sarutobi, he couldn't use that same excuse to fob off Kushina. He simply whispered, "One of the abilities of my Mangekyou Sharingan is to open a spatial rift that allows me to travel to another world."

"This ability has a one-month cooldown period, which is why I couldn't come back!"

"I see!"

Upon hearing this, Kushina suddenly realized that she knew her disciple wasn't such an unreliable person. Knowing that the whole village was worried, he still went missing.

Kushina asked curiously, "What kind of world is that other world?"

"Kushina-sensei, you can understand parallel worlds, right?"

"I went to a world just like ours, a world with Kushina-sensei and Minato-senpai, except you two are dead!"

"And Kakashi and Asuma."

"I'm the only one missing!"

Chiga said with a smile.

After listening silently to Chiga's words, Kushina forced a smile and said, "So, you created a parallel world without you?!"

"Yeah, and it'll be more than ten years from now!"

"That's interesting!"

Upon hearing this, Kushina grinned, then her expression suddenly changed, and she said in a deep voice, "Chika, I have something to tell you!"

"What is it?"

Upon seeing this, Chiga immediately became serious as well.