In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

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The wait was long and boring, and occasionally, Sakura would glance at Naruto.

Sometimes she’d be lost in thought, other times giggling for no apparent reason. She thought to herself, ‘Even if I disappeared at some point, there would be nothing to regret.’

But Naruto didn’t think that way. He crouched silently in the shadow of the ruins, like a wolf lying in wait. Once he decided on a course of action, he would see it through to the end.

Sakura looked up at him again, and after seeing the depth and complexity of his eyes, she couldn't help but pursed her lips. She felt that being with someone like Naruto was, indeed, reassuring.

The wait lasted for two full days before Mukade finally appeared.

He was a thin man, draped in a robe to shield him from the sand, with a few puppets at his side. He had a tired smile on his face, though it was a bit vulgar.

From the shadows, two pairs of eyes watched him. Sakura glanced at Naruto, who met her gaze. Neither said a word. They exchanged a look and silently held their breath in tacit understanding.

Mukade led the puppet to stroll through the ruins, approaching the vast underground cavern little by little, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he stood at the edge of the opening. Then, he burst into laughter again, and the fatigue of the past few days seemed to be swept away.

"I’ve finally found you! Rora…!"

Before he could finish his words, he heard two rustling sounds of breaking wind, and his heart immediately tightened. Just as he turned, a figure appeared out of nowhere and kicked him, sending him crashing into a stone pillar with a loud boom.

Mukade’s eyes bulged, and blood sprayed from his mouth.

Naruto’s kick was powerful, and bolstered by his Flying Thunder God Kunai, which had silently teleported him, Mukade had no time to react. His chest suddenly caved in, and four or five of his ribs were broken.

Fortunately for Mukade, he was a Puppet Master. He quickly tried to control his puppets with Chakra Threads, but before he could act, there was another boom. A second figure followed up, shattering all three of his puppets with a single punch.

When Mukade saw that the person who had destroyed his puppets was just a pink-haired girl, his eyes nearly popped out of his head, and his eyes are filled with disbelief.

Looking at Naruto, who was walking towards him slowly with his sword drawn, Mukade’s breathing became ragged. Panicked, he hurriedly begged for his life.

“Don’t kill me!!”

"I can tell you a huge secret!!"

"No need. Just keep it to yourself." Naruto spat on his sword, the spit landing on the blade, "According to the alliance between Konoha and Sunagakure, you don’t hold any importance to me."

Slash!

The matter was resolved, and Naruto tossed the bloodied sword aside. Without saying anything, he threw a Lava Release Ninjutsu to roughly clean up the scene and then shattered a nearby boulder.

With a thunderous crash, the collapsing boulder buried everything.

The wind howled through the Roran’s ruins, and after the brief chaos, silence returned. Naruto and Sakura stood at the edge of the vast Ryumyaku pit, and no one said anything.

Seemingly bothered by the sand in her eyes, Sakura rubbed her eyes and couldn’t help but ask, "You planned to come here a long time ago, didn’t you?"

"Yeah." Naruto didn’t deny it. After all, by now, Sakura was fully tied to him, "This is the Ryumyaku. It has the power to go back in time."

"You want to go back to the past?" Sakura was startled and instinctively grabbed his arm.

"What’s with that surprised look? It’s not that I don’t want to bring you along, it’s just that…" Naruto coughed and carefully chose his words, "Going back in time may not have much effect on the soul, but I can't guarantee whether it will have any effect on the personality. If we go back and you wake up as a different Sakura…"

"Then it would be pointless, you understand?"

"Fine." Sakura relented.

"But it’s still risky, right?" She bit her lip, looking at Naruto intently, "Is it because of me that you want to use the Ryumyaku to go back in time?"

"Yeah." Naruto nodded, as he saw no reason to hide the truth.

"I’ve searched before, but I couldn’t find a solution. But just because there’s no way now doesn’t mean there wasn’t one in the past." Naruto said with a determined tone.

"Technology is always developing, but Ninjutsu is regressing. Konoha used to be more primitive in the past, but civilizations back then were far more brilliant."

"Whether it’s the ancient kingdom of Roran or other civilizations, there must be records of research into personalities. However, due to wars or migrations, all of them have disappeared along with the history."

"I want to go back and take a look. Maybe I can find a solution."

Hearing this, Sakura fell silent for a moment.

"Can you not go?"

"No." Naruto refused without hesitation. Once he made up his mind, there was no going back.

"Why? I'm fine now. I can eat and sleep. Even if you want..." Sakura’s voice grew agitated.

"Haruno Sakura!" Naruto gave her a sharp look, "Have you forgotten what happened last time? What did I tell you? Is your memory that bad?"

Sakura stopped talking and lowered her head, feeling a little wronged. After hearing what Naruto said, she was indeed a little scared, and tears started to well up. She’s treating this like a final farewell.

"So what can I do?" She asked, her voice trembling.

"There's a lot you can do!" Naruto breathed a sigh of relief and said, "In a bit, just stay far away. After activate the Ryumyaku, bring me back up when I pass out."

"It won’t take long. I’ll wake up soon, maybe in a minute, or maybe two. Anyway, it won’t be too long. Just keep an eye on me, and once I wake up, it’ll all be fine."

"Really?" She asked, her voice still tinged with tears.

"Yeah, there's no need for me to lie to you." He nodded, "Going back in time won't take up time in reality. You’ll just have to pull me up quickly. Maybe it won't even take a minute."

Hearing this, Sakura finally burst into laughter through her tears. She wiped her eyes and pretended to be angry, "You better not lie to me."

"I won't."

After calming Sakura down, Naruto ensured she wouldn’t follow him. He made her stand further away, knowing that once the Ryumyaku was activated, she’d approach him just as he was about to wake up.

‘Time travel… ugh.’

To say he wasn’t nervous would be a lie, but he had to do it. At the same time, he needed to see if there was a way to cut off the access to the Ryumyaku entirely, as going back in time is too buggy.

Anyway, Naruto didn’t want anyone else using it after him, intending to ‘burn the bridge’ behind him. The idea of someone in the future using time travel to go back and kill him was too absurd to risk.

Once he confirmed that Sakura had moved far enough away, Naruto leaped into the pit. Embedded in the heart of the Ryumyaku was a kunai, which was the Sealing Technique left by Minato, and it was shining with a faint, eerie blue light in the darkness.

After falling, Naruto walked straight toward the kunai without hesitation. He raised his hand and pulled it out in one swift motion. With a bang, the Sealing Technique was removed.

Before the blue seal could rebound, Naruto used the Four Symbols Seal to absorb the blue seal entirely. There was a crash, similar to the sound of glass breaking.

The seal left by Minato dissipated instantly, and with a roar, the Ryumyaku awakened.