Yugito watched as everyone, without exception, walked to the center of the Ryumyaku Plaza, leaving her alone standing to the side.
'How did it end up making me seem like the villain?'
She shook her head, then wanted to say something.
But at that very moment, the eye-shaped statue that served as the Ryumyaku switch suddenly began to glow.
"Huh?"
"What's this?"
Everyone's gaze focused on the little princess.
The little princess herself was also puzzled. She hurriedly moved her hand away from the statue, but the light not only didn't disappear, it gradually intensified.
"No, I'm not controlling this."
As soon as the little princess finished speaking, huge pillars of light suddenly erupted around the plaza. They were torrents created by Chakra.
This scene was all too familiar to everyone.
Just moments ago, Naruto and the others had entered this very thing and disappeared.
B instinctively wanted to walk towards the light pillar but was pulled back by Roshi behind him.
"Idiot, someone's coming back!"
"Tch, I know that, you fool, ya fool-"
Seeing this guy was still fooling around, Roshi rolled his eyes and released his grip.
"Everyone, prepare for battle!"
But at that moment, Yugito, who had been standing far away, suddenly ran over, loudly warning them.
The group quickly understood.
The one returning might not be Naruto, as it could be that so-called masked man.
Although deep down they all believed Naruto wouldn't lose to that guy, the other party had, after all, arrived in the past earlier. What if he had set up some traps?
The light grew increasingly intense, as if the 'mass' of the one traveling back through time to the present was too great, forcing the passageway to widen forcibly.
Tap-
One, two... three, four sounds of footsteps landing.
After the light dissipated, Naruto, holding his daughter, appeared before everyone along with his three teammates.
"We're back- Huh? What are you all doing?"
Naruto started greeting them with a wave before even clearly seeing their figures.
But what greeted him was everyone's vigilant stance.
The atmosphere froze for a brief second before relaxing again.
Clearly, Naruto and his group were here, and everyone in the present was still alive and well.
Without a doubt, they had succeeded.
Even the little princess felt much more relaxed upon seeing this.
Protecting the Dragon Vein from being used for evil was her family's mission. Naturally, she didn't want to see Naruto and the others fail.
Haku and Zabuza were the first to notice Kousei, who had clearly grown much older. Kousei also saw their gaze and waved at them from Naruto's arms.
"So, you really succeeded in defeating that guy?"
Gaara asked, looking at Sasuke out of the corner of his eye, confirming once more.
Sasuke only responded with a cool and arrogant light laugh.
It can't be helped… when it comes to sheer coolness, the bad boy Sasuke has never been afraid of anyone.
Hearing this, Naruto seemed to remember something and casually waved his hand.
Immediately after, a corpse, mostly charred, appeared before everyone.
"This guy is-"
"Yes, he's the masked man. His name is Uchiha Obito, but he's already dead."
Before leaving, Naruto hadn't forgotten to bring the other party's corpse back.
It wasn't to bury Obito.
"You brought him back too!"
Fu found a stick from somewhere and poked the big bad guy who had been coveting them from afar, confirming he was truly dead.
"Hmm..."
Naruto didn't say much, just silently stored the corpse back into his personal space.
Here, it's worth mentioning that although Naruto, having absorbed Kaguya's power, could now use [Amenominaka], perhaps due to proficiency issues, he was still very clumsy with it.
So, for now, he was still using the storage scrolls he had 'eaten'.
"Naruto, Kousei she..."
At this point, Haku and Zabuza also walked over, looking worriedly at Kousei on Naruto.
"Ah… that's a long story. Kousei will tell everyone all about it later."
Kousei cut in before Naruto could answer, then turned her head to look at her father.
"Dad, did you forget?"
As she spoke, she pointed towards the Ryumyaku switch.
"Oh oh!!"
Naruto clapped his hands, then put Kousei down and walked over to the little princess.
Under the little princess's somewhat bewildered gaze, he placed his palm on the Ryumyaku switch.
In the next moment, a soft green light emerged from Naruto's hand, which bore a hexagonal mark, and the eye statue slowly closed its eyelids.
"With this, the Ryumyaku is completely closed. Your mission, as of today, is complete."
As he spoke, Naruto smiled at the stunned young girl.
He wasn't worried that his actions would harm the interests of the Roran's royalty.
In fact, regardless of the time period, the Kingdom of Roran had never utilized the Ryumyaku's power on a large scale. They mostly followed their ancestors' teachings to protect the Ryumyaku from being used by evil people.
At the same time, precisely because of the Ryumyaku, Roran became a target during the wars, ultimately leading to its downfall and the people becoming wanderers.
Even after becoming a nomadic people, they still hadn't forgotten their mission and continued to protect the Ryumyaku.
Until today, when Naruto formally notified them that the Ryumyaku had been completely sealed. This was the power of the Nature Will, not something just any random person could undo.
-Even the Roran's royal bloodline couldn't unseal the Ryumyaku again.
The little princess was stunned for a moment before gradually coming back to her senses under the explanations from Kousei and Naruto.
"Now you can leave this place and settle in a more suitable area for living."
Kousei clapped her hands, giving the little princess a friendly smile.
At this moment, Karin also ran over and suddenly interjected.
"If you have nowhere to go, you could consider Uzushiogakure. We're rebuilding it, it's southeast of the Land of Fire."
Truly Naruto's appointed ambassador for Uzushiogakure's reconstruction, Karin immediately thought of a suitable place for the Roran's survivors.
As for ruling power?
That wasn't something considered by Naruto and his group.
On the contrary, having a capable queen like Sara manage it would be more suitable than leaving it to them, a bunch of guys who ran around the world all day.
The group noisily made their way out of the underground ruins. When they reached the surface, Naruto's eyes shifted slightly.
At the same time, several people in the group with stronger sensory abilities also reacted.
Someone was hiding in the shadows.
But before the others could respond, Sasuke and Karin had already vanished from their spots.
Their speed directly dumbfounded B, who was originally in the first tier of the group.
'What's going on? Were these two this powerful before?'
Thud! Thud!
They left quickly and returned even faster.
Soon, they brought back two individuals wearing black cloaks with red clouds back before the group.
"This guy is Onoki's..."
Roshi was the first to recognize one of them.
Although he had no personal interaction with Deidara, because Deidara was the Tsuchikage Onoki's most proud disciple, he had heard of him.
Naruto also walked up to them at this point. Looking at Deidara, whose entire body's chakra was tightly sealed by Karin's Adamantine Sealing Chains, he examined the other carefully.
"Blond hair... Akatsuki robe... That's the one."
Naruto quickly ran through the list provided by Konan and found that if these two were included, then the Akatsuki could be considered completely captured.
"Never thought we'd complete the Tsuchikage's request right before leaving… Roshi."
At the end, Naruto looked back at Roshi.
"Please take this guy back to Iwagakure for me. Tell the Tsuchikage I've fulfilled my promise."
Upon hearing this, before Roshi could even react, Deidara, pressed down on the ground, immediately struggled.
"Damn it! Let me go! Have the guts to fight me one on one..."
He became less confident as he went on.
Because just moments ago, he had been utterly defeated and had his Chakra sealed by that white-haired woman opposite him in a crushing manner.
That woman's speed and power far exceeded his imagination.
His C3 and C2 bombs couldn't break her defense, and his C4 Garuda was swept away entirely by the hurricane she released.
Even when he tried to use C0 self-destruction, she could forcibly seal his Chakra, interrupting the self-destruction.
It could be said Deidara was completely and utterly defeated.
'Damn it! If only I hadn't listened to Sasori-danna and come here to observe.'
Thinking this, his gaze turned towards Sasori beside him.