Seeing the Flying Thunder God mark on the scroll, Mirai Uchiha already had a rough idea of what was happening.
The chakra signature left on this mark was unmistakably his own—something absolutely impossible to forge.
In other words, this scroll was indeed created by him personally.
Combined with what he remembered from the original story—the Dragon Veins' power that allowed Anlushan and Naruto to time travel—and what Salei and Yako had just said…
Everything suddenly made perfect sense.
He must have traveled back through the Dragon Veins to before Loulan's destruction.
And furthermore…
He very likely took Queen Sāra with him when leaving Loulan.
"Did you intentionally arrange someone to remind me—to push me toward the Dragon Veins?"
"You could've written down everything clearly, but instead chose to leave only a Flying Thunder God mark…"
"Hehe, quite like something I'd do."
As thoughts raced through his mind, Mirai quickly pieced everything together.
He then turned his gaze back to the Loulan descendants standing before him. "I remember some things now, but I'm not sure whether I left anything out."
"Do you recall if I told you anything else back then?"
Upon hearing this, Salei replied humbly, "Lord Mirai, back then you simply told us to come find you in Konoha once we heard you had become Emperor. You handed us this scroll and didn't really say much else."
Yako quickly added, "Also, you promised us at the time that you'd let us settle here in Konoha…"
"That's right," Salei nodded. "Ever since you defeated Anlushan and left Loulan with Queen Sāra, we all departed too."
"For ten years we've wandered across the ninja world—we've grown weary of this rootless life. Please, Lord Mirai, show mercy to your most loyal subjects."
Looking into Salei and the others' expectant eyes, a faint smile graced Mirai Uchiha's face.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely help resolve this matter as promised."
"But it will require some time first. Until then, just stay here temporarily."
After saying this, Mirai clapped his hands together: [Wood Release: Four-Pillar House Technique!]
Immediately, wooden huts sprang into existence out of nowhere, forming a small village within the clearing.
These wooden houses looked elegant yet luxurious, each one spacious enough to accommodate ten people.
Perfect temporary housing for these Loulan refugees.
"All right, feel free to rest here for now."
"When everything's arranged, I'll send someone to inform you."
After finishing his words, Mirai vanished without delay.
A look of nostalgia spread across Salei, Yako, and the others' faces. "Lord Mirai truly hasn't changed at all—he still pulls off miracles like this so effortlessly."
"No wonder you managed to defeat Anlushan, who once wielded the power of the Dragon Veins..."
———
After bidding farewell to Salei and the others, Mirai Uchiha headed straight home.
After informing Tsunade and a few others, he immediately went to the reading room.
After searching for a while, he finally found a record about the Loulan Kingdom.
"Ten years ago, for reasons unknown, the people of the Loulan Kingdom collectively migrated, leaving it as a deserted ruin..."
Mirai Uchiha scanned the scroll before committing the indicated location of the Loulan Kingdom to memory.
In the next instant, he activated otsutsuki Teleportation.
Mirai Uchiha stepped forward and vanished from the secret chamber.
———
In the vast desert, violent gusts of wind whipped up clouds of golden sand.
The scorching sun burned overhead, making even the air twist in this extreme heat.
After glancing at the surroundings, Mirai Uchiha immediately activated his sensory abilities and quickly located an underground secret chamber buried beneath the sands.
In a flash, Mirai Uchiha arrived directly inside the hidden chamber.
"Is this where the Dragon Veins are sealed?"
Gazing at the Sealing Formula etched on the ground, Mirai Uchiha furrowed his brow.
A Double Four Symbols Seal combined with three Eight Trigrams Seals formed an extremely complex sealing formation.
To others, breaking this seal might prove difficult — but to him, it was effortless.
Now, what troubled him was how to time travel a decade into the past using the seal and Dragon Veins.
Just at that moment, a sharp whistling sound rang out.
Two colossal centipede puppets erupted from the earth, striking toward Mirai Uchiha.
"Hmph!"
[Shinra Tensei!]
Mirai Uchiha cast a calm glance at the centipede puppets. A surge of immense repulsive force instantly disintegrated both puppets.
Shards rained down as a ninja adorned with a Sunagakure forehead protector darted away.
[Universal Pull!]
Mirai Uchiha raised his arm, and the escaping Sand Village ninja was immediately hurled backward.
SMACK!
Mirai Uchiha grabbed the enemy by the neck.
"What is your name?"
"Forget it, I'll check myself."
As Mirai Uchiha finished speaking, the ninja in his grip immediately stopped struggling.
After a while, Mirai Uchiha threw the ninja onto the ground.
"So you're Baizu, the younger one?"
"Never expected you were already lusting after the Dragon Veins' power even back then..."
"Plotting to use the Dragon Veins to destroy my reign and crown yourself the new emperor of the ninja world?"
"Interesting."
After reading Butsu's memories, Mirai Uchiha didn't choose to kill him.
Since Sāra had claimed he once defeated Anlushan—who was actually Butsu in disguise—that meant Butsu must be the key person who could initiate time-space travel.
Before meeting Sāra, he couldn't let this man die yet.
After all...
The Dragon Veins' power was dangerously unstable. Only Sāra could control it.
If Mirai wished to obtain the Dragon Veins' strength, he would need Sāra's help first.
Of course, with Sāra's charm, missing this opportunity would mean regret for a lifetime.
After making up his mind, Mirai Uchiha clapped his hands together. [Water Release: Chaotic Water Surge!]
Swish! Swish! Swish!
A massive wave of water instantly poured down and woke Butsu.
Looking at Mirai Uchiha's indifferent gaze, Butsu scrambled backward in terror.
"I'm merely a ninja from Sunagakure. My presence here was purely coincidental."
"P-please don't kill me! I can help you break the Dragon Veins' sealing!"
Seeing Butsu's clumsy performance, Mirai Uchiha didn't bother exposing him. He simply said coldly, "Start now."
Butsu paused in shock, clearly not expecting that Mirai Uchiha would actually agree so easily.
He immediately scrambled to his feet, then pulled out the Flying Thunder God Kunai from the center of the seal.
Then, the Dragon Veins' power began to rampage, sending a dark purplish light beam straight into the sky.
Under this beam, Butsu's presence vanished completely.
A sudden jolt surged through Mirai Uchiha's chest as he quickly rushed upward, chasing the beam of light.
Soon, the beam dissipated and everything quieted down again...
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