On the surface of the sea, on a certain small island.
This was Lin Xuan's current base of operations. Minato Namikaze, along with Kushina, used the Flying Thunder God Technique to travel all the way to the island.
However, when they arrived, they found that Jiraiya had also just made it there.
Minato Namikaze quickly walked over with Kushina and asked, " Jiraiya-sensei, you're here too. Do you know what the Guild Leader wants to see us about?
"
Jiraiya shook his head. " No idea.
He just said we need to go to the Shinobi World. "
Earlier, he had learned that some island nation had a mixed-gender hot spring bathhouse. He was planning to go there for research material for his next novel when he received Lin Xuan's message. If it had been anyone else, he might have ignored it.
But since it was Lin Xuan who sent the message, no matter how reluctant he was, he had no choice but to rush over.
" I wonder if something's happened in the Shinobi World. Well, we'll find out once we see the Guild Leader,"
Jiraiya said.
With that, the three of them walked together into the villa ahead.
Inside, Lin Xuan was sitting on the sofa, drinking tea while waiting for them. When he saw them arrive, he smiled and said, " You're here?
"
" Guild Leader, has something happened in the Shinobi World? "
Jiraiya asked bluntly.
Minato and Kushina also wore worried expressions. The Shinobi World was their homeland. If something had gone wrong, it was impossible for them not to be concerned.
Lin Xuan nodded. " Some changes have indeed occurred.
Do you still remember the distress signal sent from the Shinobi World last time? "
" We remember," the three of them replied in unison.
Of course, they remembered. That time, the message had been brought by Kushina Uzumaki. It was about unknown powerful figures appearing on the moon.
Lin Xuan himself had gone to investigate and later discovered they were members of another branch of the Ōtsutsuki Clan.
Minato quickly caught on and responded, " Does this have something to do with that incident? "
Lin Xuan didn't keep them in suspense any longer. He said directly, " That's right.
Not long ago, news came from the Shinobi World that unknown individuals had appeared on the moon again. "
This time, Itachi Uchiha and Shisui Uchiha hadn't come to the Dragon Ball world. They had returned to the Shinobi World, saying they wanted to visit Konoha Village again.
Of course, Itachi especially wanted to see his younger brother again.
Besides them, several other ninjas had also returned to the Shinobi World. After all, it was their roots. Having drifted through other worlds for so long, they inevitably missed home.
Additionally, people like Konan and Yahiko had gone back. Even Nico Robin had followed them to the Shinobi World, as she had grown interested in exploring that world.
Just recently, Itachi Uchiha had sent word that unknown figures had appeared on the moon.
Jiraiya frowned and couldn't help glancing at Kaguya Ōtsutsuki beside him. " Could it be the Ōtsutsuki Clan again?
" he asked.
Lin Xuan nodded. He estimated that this time, it was most likely Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki and his group.
So, he planned to go to the Naruto world and take a look.
He could also tell that Minato and Kushina missed their child deeply. Since they had done so much for him, it was only right that he didn't let them down either.
That was why he had notified Minato and the others, intending to return to the Shinobi World together.
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**Naruto World.**
A silver passageway suddenly appeared on the main road, and a figure stepped out from within.
Lin Xuan looked up and quickly spotted the gates of Konoha Village, along with Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki standing guard at the entrance.
" Huh, Konoha again? "
Lin Xuan's face showed surprise.
When the system opened the interdimensional passage, the exit coordinates were randomly generated. He hadn't expected that both times he came to the Naruto world, he would end up directly in Konoha.
" Well, that saves me some trouble," Lin Xuan said, not paying much attention to it.
This time, he had come to the Naruto world alone, as Kaguya hadn't followed him.
Lin Xuan understood her decision. Although her current strength was likely far greater than Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki and his group, the impression they had left on her wasn't something easily changed. Of course, he guessed that Kaguya simply didn't want to see them.
So, Lin Xuan didn't force her.
Besides, having one more person enter the passage would consume a significant amount of prestige points. Even though he had plenty of prestige points now, waste was still shameful.
Looking around at his surroundings, Lin Xuan quickly noticed that Konoha had changed considerably compared to before. Even Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki seemed to have aged a bit.
But that made sense. The time flow in the Shinobi World was different from that of the One Piece world.
It had already been several years since his last visit. Over those years, Konoha had undergone significant changes.
As for these two gate guards, he hadn't expected that after all these years, they were still guarding the gate. He had to admit they were truly dedicated.
Soon, he issued a command to the system, activating the Super Dimensional Impure World Reincarnation to summon Minato Namikaze and the others.
When Minato and Kushina saw the changes in Konoha, they were both filled with emotion.
But no matter how much Konoha had changed, it still felt incredibly familiar to them.
At that moment, Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki also noticed Lin Xuan and his group. However, since they had seen Lin Xuan before, and Minato and the others were with him, they didn't raise any alarm. They simply sent a message to the village.
Still, they were shocked. Lin Xuan looked exactly the same as when they had last seen him. Unlike them, he hadn't aged a day.
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