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Chapter 194: Traveling to Boruto, Capturing the One-Tail
Deep in the endless desert.
The calm sand surface suddenly vibrated buzz, buzz.
Whoosh!
Just then.
A dazzling blue light beam shot straight into the sky from under the yellow sand. Appearing suddenly, disappearing just as swiftly. Almost in the blink of an eye, it turned into blue light filaments and annihilated.
A figure appeared out of thin air on the originally empty sand surface. Pale blue-purple hair fluttered; it was Konan.
She looked around. "Is this the Roran of the future... Traces of its existence are completely invisible now..."
As far as the eye could see, it was all yellow sand. In the original world, at least the collapsed ruins of Roran could be seen. Unexpectedly, in the future just over a decade later, all ruins were buried deep in the yellow sand.
The Kingdom of Roran... seemed to have never existed.
Alex circled beside her. "It seems the Roran of this future world has completely perished..."
Sara of the past parallel world received guidance and migrated the whole population to the Hidden Rain Village, avoiding the original path of extinction.
He lay back on Konan's shoulder. "Let's go to Sunagakure first to check the situation."
They had to confirm the timeline first. Wonder if Momoshiki Otsutsuki's trio had appeared yet...
Konan nodded, wings flapping as she flew into the sky. After finding the direction of Sunagakure, she flew rapidly.
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Afternoon, the hottest time of the day.
Sunagakure, Kazekage Office.
Gaara, in his thirties, looked very mature.
After reading the last document and writing comments, he stood up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling glass, looking around the entire Sunagakure.
"Peace... is truly hard-won..."
He remembered the tragic nature of the Fourth Great Ninja War. Fortunately, their Ninja Alliance won in the end. For over a decade, the Ninja World had been generally peaceful. Although there was some friction, it wasn't a big problem.
Under his leadership, Sunagakure recuperated. Maintaining a close alliance with Konoha, they received a lot of support.
Gaara looked at the train tracks extending into the distance from the village entrance. This track leading to all directions of the Ninja World, and the Thunder Trains running on it, were all built with Konoha's help. It greatly facilitated the travel of civilians and the transport of goods, increasing the village's development speed. Thanks to the extending Thunder Trains, all countries and villages in the Ninja World were connected. Reducing commute time, facilitating logistics and trade, connecting more closely.
"Sigh..."
Gaara sighed lightly. He was worrying about Sunagakure's future. The development over the past decade was good, but the upper limit was low. The village was located in the desert Gobi, with barren land and scarce resources. A large amount of funds was used to maintain the basic survival of the village and civilians. Funds for training ninjas and technological development were severely insufficient, ranking at the bottom among the Five Great Ninja Villages.
If this continued in the future, the gap in strength with other ninja villages would widen.
"Have to ask Naruto for support again, huh..."
Gaara shook his head and smiled. With the bond between him and Naruto, Naruto responded to every request. But this made him feel very guilty; always troubling Naruto was quite embarrassing.
Knock, knock, knock!
A knock on the door sounded.
"Enter!" Gaara sat back in his office chair, restraining his thoughts just now. He looked calmly at Kankuro, who opened the door and entered.
"Gaara." Kankuro handed over a document. "In less than a month, Konoha will host the Chunin Exams. This is the invitation from Konoha. Who do you think we should send?"
"Chunin Exams... time flies..." Gaara picked up the document and read it. Without thinking much, he said directly, "Let Shinki lead the team for this Chunin Exam. Possessing the same Magnet Release Iron Sand as Lord Third; he should be able to represent the village and achieve good results in this exam."
"Kankuro." He put down the document and looked at his brother. "You are getting old too. It's time to settle your lifelong event..."
"Don't talk about me." Kankuro shrugged. "You haven't found anyone either. So many female ninjas and civilians in the village admire you, the Kazekage, yet you don't like a single one?"
"Or is it..." He teased, "Your bond with Naruto has reached the point where you want to keep yourself pure for him."
"Kankuro!" Gaara said speechlessly. "What nonsense are you talking about? As my adopted son, Shinki is my successor. Whether I marry or not isn't important. If you don't want to get married and have children, at least find a disciple to pass on your puppet skills..."
"I know... I know..." Kankuro said relaxedly. "I've been observing potential ninja students recently; I'll pick a disciple from them and pass on the puppet jutsu. You don't need to worry."
"As long as you understand. Then—"
Suddenly, Gaara's face changed drastically. He stood up with a whoosh, looking at the desert outside the village.
"Gaara, what happened?" Kankuro looked solemn, his voice puzzled. In more than a decade, it was the first time he saw his brother, known for calmness and wisdom, react so violently.
"Something happened to Shukaku!" He jumped out of the window, a sand cloud appearing under his feet. "Shukaku just sent me a distress signal."
His voice was very urgent. "Kankuro, I'll go ahead. You immediately gather the Anbu and rush to Shukaku's habitat."
After the Fourth Great Ninja War ended, Shukaku followed Gaara back to Sunagakure. It wasn't sealed again but lived freely in the desert near Sunagakure. They got along well. It would listen to his opinions, and they established a bond.
For more than a decade, they had lived in peace without any abnormal changes. Why would it suddenly send a distress signal? Did another conspirator want to capture the Tailed Beast??
"Gaara!! Be careful, I'll bring people over immediately!!"
Seeing Gaara flying away rapidly in mid-air, Kankuro shouted. Then he withdrew from the Kazekage office, gathering Anbu to quickly support Gaara.
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High altitude.
Konan flew extremely fast. Flying out from the depths of the desert, she could already see Sunagakure at the end in the distance.
She stopped suddenly, looking at the desert below.
"Konan." Alex chuckled. "Seems like you sensed it too. Really effortless..."
He and Konan simultaneously discovered the anomaly in the sand below. A massive Chakra was underground, clear and transparent.
It was the One-Tail Shukaku!
Seeing this guy's main body, Alex also roughly determined the Boruto timeline. Probably Momoshiki Otsutsuki's trio hadn't descended yet, and Konoha's Chunin Exams hadn't started. Otherwise, Shukaku shouldn't be showing its main body now, but hiding in a small sealing pot to prevent being tracked and discovered by the Otsutsuki.
"Let's drag it out and seal it. No need to go to Sunagakure anymore."
Konan nodded, descending rapidly and stopping in mid-air above the sand surface.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Nine golden chains shot out from her back, piercing into the sand layer, grabbing toward Shukaku deep down.
It was the Adamantine Sealing Chains!
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