Naruto Pararel 01

Title: Is This Roran?

“Where exactly is this place? Why did we suddenly appear in a place like this?”

Standing in front of a tall, modern-style building, Naruto widened his eyes in shock, his expression utterly astonished.

Beside him were Sakura, Sai, and Yamato, who served as the captain of the new Team 7.

The four of them stood rooted to the spot, looking rather out of place among the pedestrians in front of them.

Everyone who passed them stared with curious gazes, as if they were looking at rare animals.

“Is this a space-time ninjutsu formation? Seriously, we were all instantly transported... And the architectural style here is completely different from the Five Great Nations, Captain Yamato, do you know this place?”

Sakura observed everything in front of her, asking in a low voice.

“It doesn’t feel like it’s from this era at all, it’s too prosperous... If the ninja world had such a prosperous city, it should be very famous, but I’ve never seen it, never heard of it, it’s really strange.”

Yamato shook his head with a serious expression, his right hand unconsciously supporting his chin, showing a thoughtful look.

Sai’s eyes flickered slightly, who knew what he was thinking.

“Hey! You all! Are you playing cosplay? Look at those headbands, they should be from Konoha in the era of ninja villages, right? The craftsmanship is very fine.”

Just as the four of them were discussing and thinking in low voices, a short-haired brunette girl wearing a short skirt, with slender legs in knee-high stockings, approached with a smile, tilted her head, and greeted them very sweetly.

“Cosplay? The era of ninja villages? What... do you mean?”

Naruto stared at the girl in confusion.

“Excuse me, we don’t quite understand what you mean, and we are indeed Konoha ninja, under the Hokage’s orders, we are pursuing a fugitive named Mukade, his real name is Anrokuzan, and he looks very perverted.”

Sakura said politely.

“Huh? Hokage’s orders? Chasing a fugitive? You’re quite deep into your roles. Alright! Alright! In that case, I am now a guard of the Shinobi Empire! Is there anything I can help you with?”

The brunette girl looked at the four of them, initially surprised, then said with a bright smile.

“Shinobi Empire? This place is called the Shinobi Empire? It looks much more prosperous than our Konoha, amazing!”

Naruto grinned widely with joy, giving the girl a thumbs-up.

“Of course! The Shinobi Empire was founded by the perfect and almighty Shinobi Emperor, who purged the ninja villages and unified the world. But, speaking of prosperity, this place is still far from that! Roran is just an ancient city, you could say it’s a tourist spot. Not a big city.”

The brunette girl added.

The information coming from her mouth made Naruto and the others even more confused.

Purged the ninja villages, unified the world, founded an empire?

Is this Roran? Wasn’t Roran an ancient country? Why, in this girl’s mouth, had it become an ancient city? A tourist spot?

“Excuse me, we don’t quite understand what you mean. Purged the ninja villages, unified the world, founded an empire? Could you explain in more detail what you mean?”

Yamato took a breath, forcing himself to remain calm.

“Ahaha? Want to test my knowledge of history? Then you’ve come to the right person! I’m an elite student from the Oasis Academy, Matsuri! Historical knowledge like this is a piece of cake for me! Listen carefully! The Shinobi Empire was founded by the legendary Shinobi Emperor, Senju Ryuji, 22 years ago.”

“22 years ago, it was still a foolish, poor, backward era, full of war and killing. That era was called the Era of Ninja Villages. The ninjas in the ninja villages mastered ninjutsu, possessing power far beyond ordinary humans. But they only knew how to kill and destroy, making the whole world suffer from years of war, making the common people of that time miserable, losing their families, and living as vagrants.”

‘The great Shinobi Emperor could not accept this cruel, foolish, and backward era, and even more so couldn’t bear to see ordinary villagers go hungry, see young children step onto the battlefield and be killed mercilessly.’

“So, with his overwhelmingly powerful strength, with Konoha in the Land of Fire as his foundation, he launched the Unification War against the Four Great Ninja Villages, with unstoppable force, defeating all rebels, and finally achieving unity...”

Naruto and his three companions’ mouths hung wider and wider as they listened.

What on earth was this girl saying?

What was this about 22 years ago?

What was this about Senju Ryuji purging the ninja villages and achieving unity? Was this girl sure her brain was alright?

The Five Great Nations, the Five Great Ninja Villages, clearly still existed to this day.

They had just captured the fugitive Mukade under the Hokage’s orders not long ago, how could the ninja villages have long been wiped out in this girl’s mouth?

The brunette girl didn’t care about their expressions, continuing to speak enthusiastically, becoming more and more excited, until finally, she suddenly pointed into the distance.

There, stood a statue at least thirty or forty meters high.

The statue depicted a man; the man looked to have messy hair, was bare-chested, his naked body looked very strong, and even the carved eyeballs exuded a sharp aura.

His eyes stared far into the distance, as if everything in the world was under his control.

“Ah! The great Shinobi Emperor! Please protect me so that after graduating from the Oasis Academy, I can go to the capital and join the Imperial Guard Corps! Then I can serve the empire even better!”

The girl stopped talking, then closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and prayed devoutly towards the statue.

Her expression was full of respect and admiration.

Looking around carefully, it turned out there were several other people also praying from afar towards the statue.

Naruto and his three companions exchanged glances, then, at Yamato’s signal, they immediately left.

After arriving in a quiet alley, Naruto held his head, his face showing pain, and said:

“Captain Yamato, Sai, Sakura! What did that girl mean? Why didn’t I understand a single sentence!”

“I don’t understand either, I feel like something is strange here.” Sakura said.

“Let’s split up to gather information, we’ll regroup here in an hour.” Yamato thought for a moment, then said.

The four of them immediately dispersed and regrouped an hour later.

After exchanging information, their expressions looked even gloomier than an hour before.

“Now it can be confirmed, everyone here believes that Senju Ryuji purged the ninja villages and unified the world.” Yamato said.

“Why is it like this? Are all the people here under a genjutsu? How can something so absurd be believed? Konoha, and also the other five great ninja villages, clearly still exist.” Naruto asked in confusion.

“Genjutsu or not, I don’t know, but this place is indeed very strange. What’s even stranger is that the people here say that this place is the ancient city of Roran.”

“That’s impossible, the ancient city of Roran has long been in ruins, it’s all desert and remnants of destroyed buildings everywhere, completely different from this place. Even setting aside the city, this place is full of lush green plants, even more lush than Konoha.”

“It has absolutely nothing to do with the desert! How could this be Roran!” Sakura said calmly.

“So, could it be that we are the ones under a genjutsu?” Sai said shockingly.

“Ah! That’s really possible! Kai!”

Naruto’s eyes lit up, he put his hands together making the release seal, but there wasn’t the slightest change in his surroundings.

“Kai! Kai! Kai! Why can’t it be released!” Naruto shouted anxiously.

*THWACK!*

“Idiot! Because we’re not under a genjutsu at all!”

What greeted Naruto was Sakura’s fist!

“Ouch! That really hurt! It’s certain, this definitely isn’t a genjutsu! Inside a genjutsu, Sakura’s fist definitely wouldn’t be this strong!”

Naruto held the bump that was slowly appearing on his head, shouting.

*THWACK!*

“Idiot!”

“So, it’s not us who are under a genjutsu, but everyone here who is under a genjutsu! We have to save them!”

Naruto suddenly said firmly while holding his head.

“These people are indeed very strange, but they also don’t look like they’re under a genjutsu. I think we can go to the Ryuumyaku to check the situation. If there is indeed a Ryuumyaku here, then it can be confirmed that this place might indeed be Roran.”

“In that case, the information we obtained earlier...”

Yamato stopped speaking at the end of his sentence, but the implied meaning in his words was clear to everyone.