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The entire altar trembled violently! The ancient and powerful sealing spells on the ground emitted a blinding light, and then shattered inch by inch like fragile glass!
"Hahaha! Success! The seal on the dragon vein is finally broken..." Orochimaru spread his arms wide, letting out a maniacal and excited laugh.
But his laughter stopped abruptly.
Because the deep pit where the seal was broken did not contain the gentle and controllable massive energy source he had anticipated, but rather—
boom! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
A terrifying torrent of chakra, so solid it resembled purple mercury, defying description.
Like a volcano suppressed for millions of years, it suddenly erupted from the bottom of the deep pit! Soaring straight into the sky!
The light was so dazzling that it turned the entire vast underground space into an eerie purple!
The high density of chakra even emitted a roar like a tsunami, instantly filling the deep pit below.
And it spread wildly in all directions like a flood bursting its banks!
Orochimaru's ecstatic expression instantly turned into horror and fear; he clearly hadn't expected that breaking the seal would have such a devastating result.
"This power... it's out of control?!"
He tried to run, but the gushing torrent of purple chakra was too fast!
Almost the instant he turned around, the purple beam of light that shot straight into the sky suddenly expanded.
Like an ever-expanding purple bubble, it instantly engulfed Orochimaru, who was trying to escape.
The expanding purple light showed no sign of stopping.
With a speed beyond visual perception, it surged toward the four members of Class 7 who had just rushed into the altar!
"Defend now!" Sasuke roared, instantly spreading his Lightning Release chakra throughout his body in an attempt to resist.
Naruto quickly released his chakra to protect his entire body.
Sakura gathered her superhuman strength in her feet and stomped the ground, trying to retreat quickly.
Sai swiftly drew a thick ink shield in front of him.
But all of this seemed so insignificant and futile in the face of the vast, heaven-like dragon vein chakra.
The purple light devoured everything, filling the field of vision with pure purple light, and all that could be heard was the roar of surging energy.
His body felt as if it had been thrown into a raging ocean of chakra, torn, squeezed, and spun by an irresistible force...
Consciousness blurred in an instant, as if falling into an endless purple vortex.
A final thought flashed through my mind: I've gone too far...
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Consciousness, like a boulder sinking into the deep sea, continued to plummet into the endless purple chaos.
The roar, the tearing sensation, the irresistible dizziness... finally everything fell silent.
After an unknown amount of time, a faint ray of light pierced the darkness.
Naruto struggled to open his heavy eyelids, but the blinding sunlight made him instinctively close them again. It took him a while to adjust.
He let out a painful groan, feeling as if all the bones in his body had been taken apart and then barely put back together, and a soreness permeated his entire body.
He struggled to prop himself up with his arms, shook his still somewhat dizzy head, and looked around blankly.
Upon seeing this, he was completely stunned.
What came into view was neither the desolate and dilapidated ruins of Loulan that I had imagined, nor the boundless golden desert of the Land of Wind.
Instead, it's a vibrant green!
A crystal-clear stream flows gently, making a pleasant tinkling sound.
Lush, unnamed plants grew along the stream, their broad leaves a vibrant green.
Not far away, there were even several tall trees with lush foliage, casting dappled, cool shade on the ground.
The air was filled with the moist scent of earth and the fragrance of plants, and the temperature was just right, warm and pleasant.
"Where...where am I?"
Naruto was completely stunned. He clearly remembered that just a moment ago he was at the underground altar of Loulan, being devoured by that terrifying purple chakra.
An oasis in the desert? What am I doing here?
He looked down and checked himself. Apart from his clothes being a little messy and covered in dust, he seemed to be fine, and his chakra was recovering steadily.
The family members inside the body seemed to be only slightly dizzy from the impact, and there was nothing wrong with them.
Just as he was looking around blankly, a clear, melodious female voice, tinged with concern, came from behind him:
"Are you OK?"
Naruto turned his head sharply and saw a girl who seemed to be a little younger than him standing not far away, tilting her head slightly as she looked at him.
The girl had long, bright red hair, as vibrant as flames, simply tied back.
She had delicate features, and her large eyes were filled with curiosity and a hint of worry.
She was wearing a dress with an exotic flair, and she didn't look like a child from an ordinary family.
“…Excuse me, where is this…” Naruto asked instinctively, his mind still a jumbled mess.
The girl's eyes lit up as if she had been asked something she was particularly happy and proud of.
She took a few steps back, twirled gracefully, and her skirt fluttered in the wind.
Then he stretched out his arms, as if to embrace this green world, his voice filled with joy:
"This place is Loulan!"
"well?!!"
Naruto was struck dumb, his eyes widening instantly and his mouth agape, big enough to fit a whole lemon.
He jumped up abruptly, ignoring the soreness in his body, and looked around incredulously at the vibrant oasis.
His voice changed: "Loulan?! Are you kidding me! Wasn't Loulan... wasn't it long ago just a bunch of broken stones?! How could this place possibly be Loulan!"
In his mind, Loulan was an ancient ruin buried under the yellow sand, a synonym for death and desolation.
But the vibrant green world before him completely overturned his imagination!
Seeing Naruto's shocked expression, the red-haired girl was not angry at all. Instead, she giggled and seemed quite satisfied with his reaction.
She put her hands behind her back, leaned forward slightly, and wore a proud expression as if she were sharing a secret: "What? Scared? It's hard to believe, isn't it!"
She raised her hand and pointed to everything around her—
Flowing streams and lush vegetation.
Even further away, the faint outlines of some brand-new buildings: "These were all created by my mother using the power of the dragon vein!"
"The power of the dragon vein..."
Naruto murmured, his shock coming in waves like a tsunami.
He looked at the oasis again, and his eyes had completely changed.
Before, I just found it unbelievable, but now I am filled with indescribable shock.
To create an oasis of this scale deep within a desolate desert requires an immense amount of energy…
It's simply a miracle!
No wonder Orochimaru coveted the dragon vein so much.
"Amazing..." he exclaimed involuntarily, his admiration coming from the bottom of his heart.
Sarah's smile widened at his praise, clearly delighted that someone appreciated her mother's great achievements.
She happily agreed, then realized she hadn't introduced herself yet, so she gave an elegant bow: "By the way, my name is Sarah, and I am the princess of Loulan."
"Who are you? How did you suddenly appear here? The Empress Dowager said that something seemed to have been teleported here, so I came to check, and all I found was you lying here."
"Your Highness?!"
Naruto was startled again and quickly stood up straight: "My name is Uzumaki Naruto, and I'm a ninja from Konoha!"
He subconsciously pointed to the Konoha symbol on his headband, then eagerly asked, "You said something was teleported here?"
"Besides me, have you seen any other people wearing similar clothes and this logo? Two men and one woman! They are my teammates!"
Sarah thought about it carefully for a moment, then shook her head firmly: "No."
"The Empress Dowager only vaguely sensed that a few 'points' were brought to this era by the energy of the dragon vein, but she didn't know exactly where they landed."
"I came to investigate, and so far I've only found you."
"This... era?"
Naruto keenly caught this extremely crucial word, and a chill instantly shot up his spine to the top of his head, making his scalp tingle.
Sarah didn't seem to think her words were particularly groundbreaking, and nodded naturally: "Yes, the power of the dragon veins is magical, and occasionally some things... um... similar to spacetime distortions will happen."
"The Queen Mother said you might have come from another 'time'."
A time-space distortion?! From another era?!
Naruto felt like his brain was about to overload and crash.
He was not only transported to a vibrant Loulan by the dragon pulse, but he might even have... traveled through time?!
Seeing Naruto's worldview crumble and his stunned expression, Sara couldn't help but laugh again.
She found the blond guy with a mustache and expressive face very interesting.
"Then come with me!"
Sara turned and walked towards the depths of the oasis, gesturing for Naruto to follow: "Mother might know more."
"And if any of your companions have fallen somewhere else, the people from Loulan will be able to help find them much faster."
Naruto instinctively followed her steps, but after taking two steps he suddenly stopped, his face showing hesitation and wariness.
He scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed but also very serious, and asked, "Wait! Aren't you...aren't you afraid I'm a bad person? You're just going to take me to see your mother so easily? And you're even going to help me find companions?"