Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

“I don’t know where to find you, or how to get back, but I remember you said that the power of the dragon vein is here.”

"I believe that as long as we stay here and guard the dragon vein, you will appear one day."

"So that you won't be unable to find me when you arrive, and also to find something to do to pass the time."

"So I stayed."

The rest of the story unfolded naturally.

For a powerful Grim Reaper, dealing with the bandits and wandering ninjas troubling Loulan is a piece of cake.

After eliminating all the surrounding threats several times, she was naturally revered as a guardian deity by the queen and her subjects.

With her protection, the trade routes of Loulan were able to proceed smoothly, and countless caravans began to gather there.

Wealth and prosperity are rapidly growing in this safe oasis.

In just six years, this once precarious small town has transformed into the magnificent sight it is today.

"I see......"

After listening to Yoruichi's account, Sasuke nodded slightly, a look of understanding flashing in his eyes.

He looked out the window at the bustling streets and the smiling faces of the pedestrians.

Who would have thought that behind this magnificent scene was a lost traveler from another world?

"so......"

Sasuke withdrew his gaze, looked at Yoruichi, and nodded thoughtfully. "The reason why the future Roran will be destroyed is because after you left, this country lost its protection."

"And because it accumulated too much wealth, it eventually attracted the covetousness of neighboring major powers?"

"Perhaps."

Yoruichi shrugged, appearing somewhat nonchalant. "Time and space are such chaotic things; who can truly explain the cycle of cause and effect?"

"Perhaps it's because I left, or perhaps it's because my arrival itself changed something."

"Anyway, I don't care about this."

She stood up, walked to Sasuke, reached out and pinched his cheek, gently pulling it outwards.

"The important thing is that you've finally arrived. I don't want to spend my whole life alone here."

Sasuke gently pulled Yoruichi's hand away and looked at Orochimaru, asking a question.

What time is it now?

"According to Konoha's timeline..."

Orochimaru raised his head and replied in a low voice, "It should be Konoha year 54 now."

"Year 54 of Konoha..."

Sasuke repeated the time in a low voice, his body suddenly stiffening.

This year was too sensitive and too heavy for him.

Sasuke's breathing became rapid, and he almost instinctively wanted to ask more questions.

"That matter..."

"Don't worry, Sasuke."

Orochimaru seemed to have seen through his thoughts and interrupted Sasuke.

“I’ve inquired, and that incident hasn’t happened yet.”

"call......"

Sasuke exhaled a breath of stale air.

Fortunately, it's not too late.

What kind of riddle are you playing?

Yoruichi, standing to the side, frowned in displeasure, her eyes darting back and forth between the two of them. "What about that matter?"

Although she had spent six years in this world, she had spent most of her time in Loulan and was unaware of the hidden history within Konoha.

"It's nothing," Sasuke replied casually.

Orochimaru, seeing Sasuke's indifferent expression, had no intention of letting the matter drop. He leaned forward slightly and placed his hands on his chin.

"Sasuke-kun, now that we've returned to this point in time..."

"You're probably planning to get involved in that matter, aren't you?"

Sasuke nodded slightly; it was a choice that required no thought.

Now that he has been transported back to before the tragedy occurred, he would never sit idly by.

"and many more!"

Kabuto, who had been silent all along, couldn't help but speak up at this moment, "Won't doing this disrupt the timeline?"

"If we change the past, then the future..."

Sasuke gave a cold laugh, and was about to say that he didn't care, but Orochimaru preemptively explained.

"Dou, your worries are unnecessary."

"Based on my research into spacetime, I speculate that from the moment we intervene in the past..."

"This world will then be separated from the original timeline and become a new, independent parallel world."

"Whatever we do here will not have any impact on the future we originally lived in."

Of course, all of Orochimaru's claims were merely his research and speculations, and had not been verified in practice.

These words, however, caused Yoruichi, who was standing to the side, to show a surprised expression.

She looked Orochimaru up and down, as if she were getting to know this gloomy man all over again.

"Oh? The parallel universe theory?"

A hint of admiration flashed in Yoruichi's eyes. "I didn't expect that someone here would have such a profound understanding of time and space."

"You're not bad, snake-faced man."

"Miss Yoruichi, you flatter me."

Orochimaru bowed slightly, but the smugness in his eyes was impossible to hide.

Yoruichi pouted: "If you were with Urahara, you might have a lot in common."

These two guys, one a Grim Reaper and the other a ninja, are practically identical in some of their crazy traits.

"Urahara?"

Orochimaru keenly noticed the name, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes.

He had heard this name from Sasuke before, so he must be a remarkable person.

"Stop talking nonsense."

Sasuke interrupted their conversation, "Let's go to Konoha and check on the situation first."

The moment he finished speaking, a chilling aura surged from his body.

Orochimaru suddenly turned around and saw that a pale, bone mask had somehow appeared on the right side of Sasuke's face.

The golden beastly eye shone with a chilling light deep within the mask's eye socket.

Immediately afterwards, Sasuke raised his hand and made a flat slash in the air in front of him.

"Sizzle—!"

After a piercing crack.

A dark, deep crack appeared out of nowhere in front of everyone.

It's that technique again...

Orochimaru's snake-like eyes narrowed slightly.

He had witnessed Sasuke use this technique firsthand when he was in Konoha. The ability to tear through space without hand seals still shocked him even after seeing it again.

Sasuke took the first step and entered the dark crack.

Orochimaru turned to Yoruichi: "Yoruichi-san, would you like to come along too?"

“Of course,” Yoruichi replied matter-of-factly.

After the white smoke dissipated, a completely black cat leaped up nimbly and landed steadily on Sasuke's shoulder.

As the last person stepped in, the dark crack twisted in the air a few times before silently closing.

Chapter 185 Now, I will take over the Uchiha clan.

It was late autumn, in the 54th year of Konoha.

Nanga Shrine.

This ancient building, located beside a tributary of the Namka River, is only illuminated by a few dim candles tonight, which flicker in the depths of the enclosed main hall, distorting the dark silhouettes of the kneeling figures.

The air was extremely stuffy.

All of this can be traced back to the "Nine-Tailed Chaos" a few years ago, a time filled with wailing cries.

That disaster not only destroyed most of Konoha, but also created an unhealable chasm between the village and the Uchiha clan.

Suspicion is the most deadly poison in politics.

Because the Sharingan possesses the power to manipulate tailed beasts, after that night, despite the lack of conclusive evidence, the rumor that "the Uchiha clan was the mastermind" continued to spread like a plague in the shadows, with the tacit approval of the village's higher-ups.

What followed was a crackdown that lasted for several years.

The first was the relocation order, which was given without any reason.

Under the guise of post-war reconstruction, the Konoha leadership forcibly relocated the Uchiha clan's residential area to the very edge of the village.

The area was surrounded by high walls and rivers, and the police station was forcibly incorporated into it.

It was less a new settlement and more a huge prison that had been planned long ago.