Revitalizing the Uchiha clan starts with becoming a Kage.

Naruto also showed a gentle expression, and spoke in a warm tone.

Then the light became even more dazzling.

The figure was almost completely dissipating.

Shoji's gaze shifted towards him.

"Namikaze-kun, I look forward to seeing you in the 'future'!"

Jiang Si said meaningfully.

After a slight pause, Minato chuckled and said, "I also look forward to meeting Shoji-kun in the 'future'!"

As he finished speaking.

A sudden burst of light and shadow.

Then, Naruto and Shoji, who were completely enveloped, were illuminated by another bright color. In the final frame, Shoji's consciousness sank into darkness once again, whether for a second or for a long time.

A gradual return to consciousness.

Gradually, I can sense my body.

The scene before my eyes went from blurry to clear.

"here it is?"

After a moment of disorientation, he regained his senses and slowly stood up from the ground. He gently shook his head and looked at the towering purple pillar of light before him.

This is when Jiang Si finally realized what was happening.

"Looks like we returned safely. The memories... well, just as I expected, weren't sealed. Parallel worlds in different times and spaces? I'm really getting more and more interested in the truth of this world!"

Jiang Si's lips curled up slightly, revealing a beautiful curve.

'Around us, hmm, there's no one else around. It seems this special time-space travel really does only take a few seconds, maybe even a second. I'd better hurry and seal the dragon vein away!'

Jiang Si first fully released his vast senses and could clearly determine that there was still no sign of any living person in the area around him, so he was temporarily relieved. Although even if someone came, they couldn't stop Jiang Si, it would be best to save some trouble!

The Mangekyou Sharingan reappeared in his pupils!

The veins of dragon vein power can be clearly observed!

After taking a deep breath, Jiang Si squatted down again in front of the cave entrance where the dragon vein's power was stored. With his perceptive power spreading out, Jiang Si could clearly sense that the origin of the dragon vein existed right below him.

It can be clearly seen that the origin of the dragon vein is a brilliant purple cylindrical crystal!

Although this is a unique existence in the ninja world, Shoji still has some methods to learn from it. For example, the tailed beasts are almost identical in that they have nearly inexhaustible energy. Therefore, the sealing techniques that can be used on the tailed beasts can also be used on the dragon veins!

Moreover, unlike the tailed beasts, the dragon veins do not possess subjective consciousness!

The difficulty of sealing it will decrease by at least one level!

To put it bluntly, as long as you have the ability to seal the immense power of the Dragon Vein, you don't need to worry about suffering a backlash from the Dragon Vein. Tailed Beasts are different. Even if they are sealed, they will continue to challenge the seal. The Jinchuriki of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, unless they are perfect Jinchuriki who can reach a consensus with the Tailed Beast, have to strengthen the seal every once in a while. There are precedents of Jinchuriki dying because of the Tailed Beasts challenging the seal. The previous Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure is the best example.

However, this is true for ordinary people. With Shoji's current strength, even if he has only just awakened the Eternal Eye, he might have some difficulty controlling the Nine-Tails, but he can still easily control the other eight tailed beasts!

The Mangekyou Sharingan's ability to counter tailed beasts couldn't be more direct.

Shoji also plans to follow the model of the Jinchuriki and seal the primordial crystal of the dragon vein into his own body!

"Great, the location can be locked! Next, we need to pull out the core of the dragon vein!"

Jiang Si opened his eyes, a faint hint of joy showing in his pupils.

"Snapped!"

His hands immediately clasped together, and with focused concentration, he slowly mobilized a vast amount of chakra. The next moment, the hand seals formed rapidly.

"The Seal of Travel!"

"Approaching the extreme!"

"The Six-Scale Sealing Technique!"

As the technique was completed, a dazzling ray of light burst forth.

In the chosen spot.

He suddenly pressed Si down.

"boom!"

A powerful aura rippled outwards.

A masterpiece of light and shadow!

In that instant when the space became extremely bright, the pillar of purple light in the front position also trembled violently at the moment the spell was completed, in the deepest part below the cave entrance.

"Buzz!"

At that moment, a large and bright purple crystal also trembled suddenly.

"receive!"

This is a presence that can be sensed openly and completely.

Jiang Si's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly pulled with his right hand.

"Shh!"

That was the dragon vein crystal that was swiftly flung out. When it came into Jiang Si's sight, Jiang Si was first delighted, but then a terrifying shockwave emanated from it, causing Jiang Si's expression to change slightly.

"combine!"

A technique that can be changed immediately.

A special energy spread out, tightly binding the purple dragon vein crystal that was less than a meter away from Jiang Si!

With a more complete understanding, one can more clearly sense the mysterious and immense energy emanating from this crystal, and Jiang Si can then be 100% certain that this crystal is the source of the dragon vein!

Unlike chakra or natural energy, it is a mysterious power that exists independently of this world!

The moment when the dragon vein crystal could be completely locked.

The chakra output of the general is also greatly increased.

"seal up!"

Fluctuations that have been strongly controlled.

They dragged the dragon vein crystal to a nearby location.

Jiang Si took a deep breath.

The final transformed imprint.

As Jiang Si suddenly pressed down, the dragon vein crystal in front of him trembled. Then, under the control of the sealing technique, it transformed into a purple stream of light and flew towards Jiang Si's abdomen, seemingly illusory yet real.

In an instant, it dispersed like drifting smoke.

In the next moment.

At the moment when a strange turbulence and distortion occurred on Si's abdomen, and a pitch-black sealing rune array appeared out of thin air, the purple pillar of light in front of him completely dissipated.

At this moment, a brilliant purple-gold color also bloomed in Jiang Si's originally scarlet pupils.

They complement each other.

It exudes an eerie and magical feel!

But only a second later, Shoji's pupils returned to a clear color. Not only did the previous purple-gold color completely disappear, but Shoji also closed his Sharingan the moment the technique was completed.

Lifting his clothes, Jiang Si looked at the magic circle on his abdomen that symbolized the successful completion of the sealing technique. Especially at this moment, he could clearly sense the dragon vein crystal within his body, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

My conjecture was correct. Dragon veins can be sealed into human bodies like tailed beasts. In the end, apart from lacking independent consciousness, dragon veins and tailed beasts are not fundamentally different; they are simply the purest collections of energy!

"Excellent! There are absolutely no problems with doing it this way!"

A faint hint of joy flickered in Jiang Si's eyes. Although he had an urge to test the power of the dragon vein here, considering that someone might arrive at any moment, Jiang Si leaped away and quickly left the scene. There would be plenty of time for research later, and there was no need to do it here.

And it was almost exactly a quarter of an hour after Jiang Si left the ruins of the Loulan Kingdom.

"whoosh"

"whoosh"

"Whoosh!"

More than ten figures rushed over at top speed. These were the Sand Ninja who were guarding the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of River.

Led by the Sand Village Jonin, they had arrived at the scene as quickly as possible. The moment they saw the pillar of purple light disappear, the Sand Village Jonin's heart sank.

The purple pillar of light appeared and disappeared in less than a minute or two. This Jonin from Sunagakure really couldn't believe that anyone could take away the dragon vein of the Loulan Kingdom in such a short time!

So, clinging to a last sliver of hope, he led his men and raced toward the ruins of Loulan Kingdom, heading straight for the very center. As a Sand Ninja who had been to Loulan Kingdom before, this Jonin was quite adept at navigating the area where the Dragon Vein was located.

Upon seeing the completely destroyed 'Fourth Hokage Seal' and the empty gap, the Sand Village Jonin's expression turned extremely grim. This was a clear enough scene!

"The soul is pale!"

All of this proves that the dragon vein, which their own ninja village had long regarded as its 'private property,' has already been stolen by others!

It's important to understand that the reason Sunagakure hasn't paid attention to the power of the Dragon Vein in recent years isn't because they've abandoned it, but rather because they haven't yet found a way to break the sealing technique set up by Minato Namikaze.

Let's set it aside for now!

Over the years, there have been people in Sunagakure who have been conducting related research, hoping to one day bring the power of the Dragon Vein back to their own village. But now, others have beaten them to it. For Sunagakure, this is truly intolerable!

And almost immediately, this Sand Village Jonin connected it to Konoha Village. Of course, other ninja villages were also suspects, but Konoha Village was definitely the most suspicious one!

This Sand Village Jonin was also cursing Konoha in his heart with the most vicious words. Of course, at this moment, he completely ignored the fact that the Dragon Vein did not belong to their Land of Wind or their Sand Village, but to the Kingdom of Loulan!

"Kawamori, immediately report to Lord Kazekage what happened at the ruins of Loulan Kingdom. Based on the initial investigation at the scene, the most likely suspect is Konoha Village. The perpetrator should not be far away. We must pursue them immediately. Please give the order, Lord Kazekage!"

"The rest of you, follow me and give chase!"

"Yes!"

The Sand Village Jonin made a decision in a short time. After giving instructions to a Chunin subordinate on the left, he immediately led the remaining subordinates to pursue the enemy in the direction he had determined to be to the east.

In his view, since the person who made the move was most likely from Konoha, the most likely route for retreat was the east.

This was a very accurate assessment. However, no matter how accurate the direction was, it was clear that this group of Sand Ninjas could not catch up with Shoji. Not to mention that there was a nearly ten-minute time difference between them, with Shoji's current strength, even if he was not moving at full speed, his speed was beyond what ordinary ninjas could achieve.

Of course, it was also a great stroke of luck for them that the Sand Ninja couldn't catch up. Shoji didn't want to cause trouble, but that didn't mean that if someone really came to their door, they would back down. In that situation, it would definitely be kill one if someone came, and kill two if two came!

If you want to keep your whereabouts secret, you either need to avoid being discovered in the first place, or you need to kill all those who discover you. This is also one of the easiest ways to do things.