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Chapter 361: A Buggy Mission; Dragon Vein Token
Chapter 361: A Buggy Mission; Dragon Vein Token
"Go to Lou Lan?"
No one noticed that Yu Yi Xuan Yue, who had just been the topic of everyone's discussion and had left a deep shadow in their minds, was now sitting on the Hokage Rock, overlooking the village of Konoha below.
Having witnessed an entertaining spectacle, Yu Yi Xuan Yue's gaze shifted away from the departing figures of Naruto and his companions, with no intention of further involvement.
The Dragon Vein was no longer in Lou Lan.
However, it would be beneficial for him if Naruto and his allies, who were backed by Konoha, made other discoveries, such as finding a way back.
Let these people frighten themselves and increase their efficiency.
Yu Yi Xuan Yue vanished from the Hokage Rock.
In the following days, he balanced his time between leisure, completing missions, and searching for Otsutsuki and others without any delays.
Time passed swiftly.
【Main Quest: Kazekage Retrieval War - Confront Uchiha Itachi (Completed)】
【Congratulations Host, for successfully defeating Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan!】
【Mission Reward: Dilute Otsutsuki Clan Bloodline】
Within the Uchiha training grounds, Itachi Uchiha, who had set up targets on the large trees, held a handful of kunai and was about to perform a dazzling Uchiha throwing technique when he was suddenly struck on the head, causing his vision to darken momentarily.
"Who?"
When Itachi recovered, he quickly created distance and looked back, only to find no one.
He remained on alert for a long time, but nothing else happened.
Perplexed, he could only put away his kunai and spend the following days pondering who could have done this, what it meant, and what their purpose was.
【Main Quest: Kazekage Retrieval War - Confront Sasori (Completed)】
【Congratulations Host, for defeating Sasori single-handedly!】
【Mission Reward: A small amount of Otsutsuki Clan Bloodline...】
In Sunagakure, Sasori, wearing a sandy-yellow jonin flak jacket and a Sunagakure forehead protector, was working on his puppets in his workshop, preparing for the upcoming assassination of the Third Kazekage. Suddenly, he was struck hard on the head, and his vision darkened as he crashed into his workbench.
"Who?"
When Sasori finally managed to overcome his dizziness, he manipulated his puppets with his ten fingers, surrounding himself with a large number of them, but found nothing.
"Could it be that the Third Kazekage discovered something and specifically gave me this warning?"
Sasori's expression shifted uncertainly as he scanned his surroundings, deep in thought.
...
【Main Quest: Kazekage Retrieval War - Finale (Incomplete)】
【Mission Description: Rescue the Fifth Kazekage, Gaara, or Retrieve Gaara's Body】
"Even the final mission about Gaara needs to be completed. This is troublesome."
In the lively casino of "Da Dai" and "Xiao Xiao", Yu Yi Xuan Yue sat beside Tsunade, watching her, now accustomed to everything, and believing that her gambling skills had reached a transcendental state. She won time after time, and suddenly, he heard the system prompt in his mind, causing his eyebrows to furrow slightly.
According to the timeline of this world, Gaara doesn't even exist as a fertilized egg yet. How can I rescue him or retrieve his body?
It would be much easier in the original world.
Even if he wanted Gaara alive, Yu Yi Xuan Yue could use the Reincarnation Jutsu to bring Gaara's soul back from the afterlife.
As for the cost of the Reincarnation Jutsu, he, as a Six Paths-level being, simply ignored it.
"It's meaningless to stay any longer," Yu Yi Xuan Yue made a decision.
The reason for temporarily halting his plans against Otsutsuki and others was that he saw an opportunity to increase his strength through the system.
By continuously completing missions, his strength would further increase, making it much easier to deal with Otsutsuki and his companions later on.
However, with the timeline now out of sync, a bug had occurred in the mission, making it difficult to make any further progress for the time being.
Should he wait another few years, until Gaara is born?
Yuyi Xuan Yue did not wish to linger too long in this world.
A year or two would be the limit.
No one could predict what might happen if this dragged on for too long—whether some change would occur with Kaguya and her offspring, or even in the original world.
"It's time to set off."
Yuyi Xuan Yue stood up and began walking towards the exit of the casino.
Tsunade, noticing his movements, exclaimed in surprise, "Xuan Yue, are you leaving already?"
Without turning his head, Yuyi Xuan Yue waved his hand dismissively.
Finally!
The big-spender was leaving!
Tsunade was overjoyed.
However, to avoid any unnecessary surprises, she feigned an expression of "reluctance" and attempted to detain him with a final question: "Xuan Yue, where are you headed?"
"To save the ninja world!"
As Yuyi Xuan Yue's voice faded, he vanished from sight.
Tsunade: "."
After a long pause, she turned to Shizune and asked, "He said he's going to save the ninja world. Shizune, do you believe him?"
Shizune's small face tightened as she seriously pondered Yuyi Xuan Yue's actions over this period. She shook her head and whispered, "Not really."
"Neither do I!" Tsunade exclaimed, slapping her thighs as she reached a conclusion.
Then, she turned back to the gambling table and resumed her betting.
Nothing was more important than gambling, not even the world.
However, just as Tsunade was relishing her newfound freedom from the burden of Yuyi Xuan Yue's extravagant bets, a team of Konoha ninjas interrupted her good mood.
High in the sky, Yuyi Xuan Yue stood with his back to the sun, overlooking the earth below, now nothing but tiny black dots.
During this period, while he had made some progress on the system missions, his search for Kaguya and her offspring had hit a wall.
Yuyi Xuan Yue had scoured almost every inch of the planet but found no trace of the mother and child from the original world who had arrived a year earlier than expected, nor any clues about their current whereabouts.
It was impossible for Kaguya, who had been hiding on Earth for a thousand years, to suddenly decide to leave for outer space and never return.
So, there was only one possibility left.
Yuyi Xuan Yue's eyes narrowed in concentration, and he was just about to take action when he suddenly thought of something. He turned his head and gazed towards the direction of Lou Lan.
Ever since Naruto and his companions had arrived in Lou Lan, they had learned about the dragon vein from the Queen of Lou Lan.
Although the dragon vein had mysteriously disappeared, they had not given up and continued their investigations. Not only had they obtained a certain level of control over the dragon vein through the queen, but they had also discovered the results of their ancient ancestors' research on the dragon vein during their desert excavation.
"What's this?"
At that moment, in the rugged desert, a sandy-covered Naruto held a recently excavated, ancient-looking rhombus-shaped token, with the characters "Hurry, Hurry, Like a Decree" clearly inscribed on it.
Orochimaru, the main force behind the excavation, licked his lips in excitement and said, "According to the Lou Lan royalty, the dragon vein, which came from beyond the heavens, chose their lineage as the heavenly mandated people and thus became the guardians of the dragon vein. They were specially bestowed a token that could summon more power from the dragon vein than the seal alone."
"Whether or not that's the truth is no longer important. Unless I'm mistaken, this should be the long-lost token of the Lou Lan royalty, rumored to have been bestowed by the dragon vein itself."
Naruto curiously examined the token but couldn't see anything special about it.
"So, do we need to return it?"
"Of course not!"
(End of Chapter)
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