Hiroki paid no attention to his obvious frustration.
Seeing the Ten-Tails vanish and the sealing complete,
he flew up and approached Kaguya.
They landed simultaneously.
Naruto Uzumaki clenched his fists and rushed forward with a serious expression.
Hiroki raised his hand, roughly guessing what he intended to do. Smiling slightly, he said, "Rest for a few days..."
Naruto could only stand there helplessly, watching them vanish into the distance.
These past days had been consumed by matters concerning the Ten-Tails, leaving no time for any flirting at all.
The moment they got home, Hiroki pulled Kaguya close by the waist, pushed her onto the bed, pinned her wrists above her head, and locked their fingers together.
A devilish grin spread across his face while he leaned closer to her body, inhaling deeply, "I'm so thirsty... I want to hear your breathing, Kaguya..."
Smirking, Kaguya responded with a seductive gaze, cupping his cheeks before kissing him.
Meanwhile, Naruto had a new plan.
During the time when Hiroki was nowhere to be seen, he visited the Hokage Building every single day.
Tsunade's workload had decreased significantly.
Since future generations couldn't learn ninjutsu or become ninja, they saw no point in staying in Konoha.
The first wave of people deciding to leave together with their families were a group of young commoners.
They'd rather develop a life in a bigger town and become wealthy householders.
Looking at Naruto's cold expression, Tsunade shook her head and sighed helplessly, "Naruto, will you just tell me what it is you're up to?"
"I'm looking for someone. Looking for Kaguya Otsutsuki and the others," Naruto replied bluntly, clearly not holding much affection for Tsunade.
"If you want to find them, then go to their house. Why keep coming here?"
"How would I know where they are?!" Naruto immediately shot back.
Tsunade was almost amused, reaching out to pat his head, "Naruto, are you spending too much time around those non-humans that your brain stopped working? They must be at the Hyuga residence, of course…"
Naruto let out a short "Hmph" and hurried again toward the Hyuga household.
Because of his persistence, Hinata allowed him entry but repeatedly warned him not to intrude upon Kaguya and Hiroki's house without permission.
Naruto obediently agreed.
Several days passed, and just as Naruto began growing restless and impatient, Kaguya and Hiroki finally reappeared within his sight.
Both wore faint smiles on their faces.
Naruto anxiously ran over to meet them.
Yet again, before he could say anything at all, he was instantly pulled by Hiroki into a spatial passage.
When he regained his bearings, sand was swirling through the air, clouding his vision.
"Where is this…?"
"This is the Land of Wind," Hiroki answered.
"What are we doing here?" Naruto asked again.
"Looking for someone…" Hiroki replied indifferently, walking in a specific direction.
Naruto remained silent behind them, sulking once more.
At this moment, near the Louran Ruins—
Close to the ruined palace, Sasuke Uchiha and Madara Uchiha knelt on their knees, discussing something.
"So how do we open the Dragon Vein exactly? Are we just going to wait around here forever?" Sasuke muttered impatiently.
When he was still uncertain about what to do next, Madara Uchiha found him.
After Black Zetsu took over Madara Uchiha's body, he explained to him the events of Kaguya and Hiroki's earlier travels.
Thus, Madara Uchiha also learned of the Dragon Vein's existence.
He wanted to try this time-travel ability too, hoping to change something.
Unfortunately, they spent a long time trying to figure out how to activate the Dragon Vein.
Sasuke let out a sigh, stood up, and gazed into the distance. After a moment, his eyes turned grave. "Someone is coming…"
"Sasuke?" Naruto was startled upon seeing the familiar figure.
"Naruto, I'm relieved you're alright." Sasuke glanced at Hiroki and Kaguya beside Naruto, his tone complex.
Noticing their presence, Madara Uchiha immediately rose, frowning in alertness.
"Naruto, go bring Sasuke Uchiha over."
Without hesitation, Hiroki charged straight at Madara Uchiha.
The sounds of battle between Hiroki and Madara Uchiha reached Naruto's ears nonstop. Kaguya silently watched as the two young men clashed fiercely in combat.
"Sasuke, don't keep siding with Madara Uchiha," Naruto said as he stepped forward and gently grabbed Sasuke's arm.
Sasuke coldly replied, "Are you going to fight me?"
With a helpless sigh, Naruto shook his head. "It was the Sage of Six Paths who gave up first. He's gone, our chakra has been taken away, and even the Ten-Tails has been sealed."
"What we did before… it was all for nothing."
A bitter look crossed Naruto's face.
He glanced silently at Kaguya.
Together, the three turned their gaze toward the fierce aerial battle unfolding between Hiroki and Madara Uchiha.
This would undoubtedly be a war of attrition.
Though Madara Uchiha possessed many powerful jutsus, hitting Hiroki proved difficult.
Internally sighing lightly, Sasuke already foresaw the outcome.
Plus, that woman hadn't even started fighting yet.
"How will you deal with me? Kill me or something?" Sasuke stared directly at Kaguya.
Naruto looked tense, anxiously waiting for her response.
"You…" Kaguya paused thoughtfully. "Just stay with Naruto Uzumaki."
Naruto was instantly overjoyed.
Once again, Sasuke sighed—for reasons unknown.
After quite some time, Hiroki flew to Kaguya carrying Madara Uchiha's body. A dark, murky substance coiled around his left forearm.
That was Black Zetsu.
"Mother…" Black Zetsu's voice carried obvious pleading and fear.
Without a word, Kaguya extended her hand, covering him. Black Zetsu's body twisted continuously, transforming into black mud that rapidly flowed into hers.
Hiroki silently calculated the time span from The Fourth Great Ninja World War to the arrival of the Otsutsuki Clan before speaking:
"The major threats to this world have been mostly eliminated. There shouldn't be many problems within twenty years."
"Now can you take me to find my dad?" Naruto made his request once again.
"Yes. Both of you stand steady."
Hiroki activated the Dragon Vein switch.
Boom!
A powerful surge of energy shook Naruto and Sasuke to their core, leaving them speechless.
Hiroki and Kaguya each took hold of one of them and pulled them deeper into the Dragon Vein.
In the blink of an eye, the scenery changed. They suddenly found themselves in a dense forest.
Naruto and Sasuke still hadn't regained their senses.
Kaguya slightly narrowed her eyes. She noticed a towering ancient tree in the distance.
"Is that the God Tree?"
Hiroki nodded.
"Hmph..." Kaguya gave a slight chuckle. "Looks like I'm still the stronger one after all."
"Just where exactly are we now?" Naruto finally blurted out, his mind clearing.
"If I'm not mistaken," Hiroki said with an amused smile, "Minato Namikaze has entered this realm as well. As for where *exactly* he is... well, that's up to you two to figure out."
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