Naruto: Traveling Through Time Starting with Seizing the Dragon Vein

On the border of the Land of Wind, there is an ordinary agricultural settlement called Kikyo Village.

Old farmer Tie Yuanzhu is operating a small harvester, shuttling back and forth in the golden wheat field.

These civilian machines, originally from the "Loulan" deep in the desert, have been distributed to various parts of the ninja world by the five great nations over the past three years with various high subsidies.

Even in their remote village, which was so remote that even wandering ninjas were unwilling to visit, agriculture has now become semi-mechanized.

"Phew... This iron lump is useful, but it's too shocking."

Tie Yuanzhu parked the harvester beside the field ridge, so exhausted that his vision blurred.

He was getting on in years, and the long hours of working in the high temperatures made him feel like his bones were about to fall apart.

He skillfully walked to the shade of a large tree, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and gently touched the purple diamond-shaped mark between his eyebrows with his finger.

"Om-"

It was accompanied by a strange, soft sound that only he could hear.

A cool energy flowed instantly from between his eyebrows to his limbs and bones.

In just a few seconds, all the fatigue was swept away, and even the mind became clear.

Dazhu let out a comfortable sigh of relief, and when he opened his eyes again, he was full of energy once more.

"The people of Loulan are truly divine beings reincarnated..."

Looking at the distant sky, the old farmer sighed from the bottom of his heart, and then walked towards the farmland with renewed vigor.

This is not an isolated case.

Over the past three years, the "Ming Seal," spearheaded by the Loulan government and secretly promoted by the top leaders of the five major powers, has already penetrated every corner of the ninja world in a manner of "technology-based poverty alleviation"!

Three years ago, for those ninjas, this was a second life that allowed them to store chakra;

So, for the common people who make up 99% of the ninja world's population, this small mark is a miracle that can be transformed back into "stamina refresh" simply by closing their eyes and resting!

When Tie Yuanzhu returned to the village after finishing his farm work, the village square was already bustling with activity.

A group of six- or seven-year-old children, carrying small schoolbags, were excitedly chattering in the sunset.

Today is the day they all start school together.

Although it is not as prosperous as those large villages, with the support of Sunagakure, a spacious and bright new school has been built in their remote countryside.

……

Even remote villages were flooded with visitors, let alone Konoha Village, the political and economic center of the Land of Fire.

Thanks to the "full birth subsidy" policy that swept the ninja world a few years ago, the number of children of school age this year is five times that of previous years!

Outside the wide gates of the Konoha Ninja Academy, the area was almost completely packed with parents dropping off their children.

"Hurry up, Sasuke! We're going to be late!"

A boy with dazzling blond hair, dressed in a clean orange tracksuit, grabbed the sleeve of another black-haired boy and slipped through the crowd like an eel.

"Idiot Naruto, don't pull me!"

Young Sasuke Uchiha slapped Naruto's hand away in disgust. Although he complained, his eyes couldn't hide his anticipation for the new school.

Today, his beloved older brother Itachi personally escorted him to the school gate, so he absolutely cannot act like a naive brat.

Not far behind the two boys, Hinata Hyuga blushed, her two fingers twisted together in a tangled mess, occasionally stealing a glance at the golden figure.

The "moon trip" three years ago caused an incredible change in the white eyes within her, but the girl's shy personality did not change much over the years.

Nara Shikamaru, with his hair in a topknot, held the back of his head with both hands, looked at the sea of ​​black heads on the playground, yawned helplessly, and muttered, "What a nuisance..."

Under a large tree on the outskirts of the crowd, a man and a woman dressed in ordinary civilian clothes stood side by side, quietly watching everything.

"Look how happy that child is... He's going to school now."

Kushina Uzumaki, disguised as a red-haired nanny, couldn't help but lean on the shoulder of the "blonde handyman" beside her as she watched Naruto's lively figure.

Minato Namikaze reached out and gently put his arm around his wife's shoulder, his deep blue eyes, hidden in the shadows, filled with love and comfort.

“Yes, our Naruto is at the age where he should make friends,” Minato said softly.

He wasn't wearing the divine robe that represented the highest authority in Konoha today.

As the true "de facto leader" of Konoha, seeing the village children laughing together without any distinction of family, he felt that all the sweeping reforms of the past three years had been worthwhile.

"Clang—clang—clang—"

The school bell rang on time, and the noisy playground gradually quieted down.

Inside the spacious and brightly lit lecture hall, hundreds of new students sat neatly in their seats.

Iruka Umino, who was to be the head teacher for this class, walked onto the podium with a stack of brand-new lesson plans.

He glanced around at the pair of eyes below, a smile playing on his lips.

"Welcome to Konoha Ninja Academy, everyone."

Iruka cleared his throat, picked up the chalk, turned around, and wrote four large characters heavily on the blackboard.

The Will of Fire.

"Many years ago, whether it was the elders in the village or the textbooks at the ninja academy, they would teach you a sentence: 'Where the leaves dance, the fire will never die.'"

Iruka put down the chalk and glanced at Naruto, Sasuke, and the others. "Our ancestors back then compared themselves to burning fallen leaves. They believed that only by selflessly sacrificing themselves to become spring mud could they nourish the great tree of the village and protect the new shoots."

"That was an era filled with war and suffering. Sacrificing the individual for the collective was a tragic and unavoidable act."

At this point, Iruka suddenly raised his voice and tapped the blackboard heavily with his hand:

"But, students! Times have changed!"

"In this new era of shared knowledge and power, the Will of Fire has been given a completely new meaning!"

"The new Will of Fire tells us: Fire should not merely linger in the darkness by 'burning itself and sacrificing its life'!"

"Instead, the fires gather into a bonfire, and the village is a giant furnace, perfectly protecting each and every one of your unique 'sparks' inside!"

"Each of your tiny sparks is a warm flame. When these countless tiny sparks are connected together through your companions and the knowledge you have acquired... this power of passing on the torch will transform into an inextinguishable sun!"

Iruka placed his hands on the podium, his gaze sweeping over the pairs of eyes below the stage:

"Therefore, do not easily talk about sacrifice, because each and every one of you is an indispensable ray of light that makes up the sun of Konoha!"

Chapter 230 Chakra Network and Spirit Realm

Our gaze travels through the clouds back to the boundless desert heartland of the Land of Wind.

The holographic command center beneath Loulan.

"Lord Yue."

Sarah, dressed in a dark red uniform, stood respectfully beside the giant holographic screen.

"According to feedback from the base stations in various villages, the penetration rate of Ming seals among registered residents in the five major countries and surrounding smaller countries has reached an astonishing 99%!"

"Except for a very few savages in the deep mountains and forests and reclusive rogue ninjas, it can be said that almost all chakra and mental fluctuations on this planet have been officially connected to our port."

Behind Sarah, a three-dimensional blue Earth model was slowly rotating on a circular holographic projection screen tens of meters high.

On this model, countless tiny points of light flicker like breathing.

“Well done, Sarah.”

Uchiha Tsukuyomi slowly turned around, raised his right hand, and snapped his fingers crisply.

"Therefore, the [Chakra Spirit Network] is officially launched."

With that soft sound, a wave emanated from Loulan and swept across the entire planet like ripples on water.

The idea for the Chakra Network originated from the fantasy novels that Uchiha Tsuki had read in his previous life.

In those fantastical tales, mages were able to cast spells and share knowledge by communicating with the omnipresent "magic network" through their spiritual power.

If ethereal magical elements can do this, then why can't chakra, which is essentially a combination of spiritual and physical energy and has a strong ability to interfere with reality, do the same?

Based on its self-developed [Ming Seal] as the underlying physical interface, supplemented by the Sage Chakra of the three holy lands and countless ninja batteries from the entire ninja world as server computing power redundancy, Yue began this magnificent project.

For the past three years, he has almost entirely rejected all unnecessary disputes, locking himself in an underground laboratory and devoting himself wholeheartedly to compiling the underlying logic of the Spirit Network and reshaping the Yin-Yang Escape Law.

Countless trials, deductions, and structural reconstructions finally transformed this colossal entity, capable of overturning the entire ninja world's understanding, from a mere fantasy into reality.

The Chakra Spirit Network is extremely comprehensive in its functions, and its core interactive experience almost perfectly replicates the ecological architecture of those large-scale virtual online games from Yue's past life memories.

Here, everyone who inscribes the [Ming Seal] is a "player" in this vast world.

The most basic one is the [map section].

Each holder of the Bright Seal is a miniature base station radar of the Spirit Network.

On the Spirit Network's map system, the terrain, population distribution, and even the convergence points of high-energy chakra in the ninja world are marked in real time with intuitive three-dimensional dots.

For those who possess advanced privileges, the so-called "fog of war" and "intelligence blockade" that have plagued the ninja world for thousands of years are completely and one-way dispelled in the face of the Spirit Network.

Following closely behind are the [Mission Section] and [Mall Section], which overturned the traditional economic system of the ninja village.

The Spirit Network has broken down the barriers that previously allowed requests to be issued only to daimyo or ninja villages.

Anyone or any force, as long as they have enough leverage, can issue missions across national borders on the Spirit Network.

The currency for settlement is no longer traditional gold or banknotes, but a unique currency issued by Loulan called "Contribution Points".

With contribution points, users can redeem resources in the [Mall Section] that they would never even dream of in real life.

From the mass-produced chakra metal exoskeleton and high-precision explosive shuriken in Loulan, to the side-effect-free life-restoring medicine developed by Orochimaru, to even "borrowing" pure sage chakra from the Spirit Net during battle, and even resurrecting the dead from the Pure Land, everything is possible.

The quickest way to obtain contribution points is hidden in the core of Lingwang's [Knowledge Base].

This is an open-source treasure trove that covers almost all the knowledge in the entire ninja world.

From the most basic chakra extraction methods and C-rank Five Elements Ninjutsu, to the secret techniques treasured by various clans, and even the theories of life sciences and mechanical engineering, everything is clearly priced.

Users can not only download knowledge with contribution points, but also pass the "Thinking Test".

That is, to demonstrate sufficient mental strength and innovative thinking in the simulation logic of the Spirit Network in order to unlock higher-level chakra access and forbidden technique viewing rights free of charge.

Of course, LingNet encourages "open source knowledge".

Anyone who uploads their innovative ninjutsu or theory will receive a massive one-time contribution point reward once it is evaluated and included by the system. Furthermore, the creator will receive a continuous share of contribution points every time other users download and learn from it.