"Where am I?"
Ye Liang slowly opened his eyes.
His last memory was the moment when Heavenly Lightning struck down.
"Right, I should've been taken away by the time-space turtle. So... where is this?" Ye Liang began scanning the surroundings. Dense woods, a dilapidated thatched hut—aside from an old man sweeping the ground, there was absolutely nothing here.
"Sir? Could you tell me what time it is now?"
"Sir? Boy, are you blind? I'm only thirty-something! You'd better call me brother!" The sweeping old man said with displeasure.
"Er…Brother?"
Looking at the man's white hair and hunched back, Ye Liang found himself momentarily at a loss for words.
If he really was in his thirties, then he definitely showed his age.
"Then, Brother, what year is it now? And where exactly is this place?"
The old man sweeping looked puzzled. How could a normal person not even know such basic things? He must've transmigrated.
"It's Konoha Year 50, Fire Country Bridge. Why are you asking me this?"
"Oh, nothing much." Ye Liang casually replied.
Konoha Year 50 was the time right before the Fourth Great Ninja War started in the original story. When Ye Liang left, it had been Konoha Year 45, meaning he had traveled forward five years!
"Phew, at least it wasn't too long. Otherwise if Kushina and the others remarried, I'd really be screwed."
He scanned his surroundings again.
This elderly sweeper had tremendous vitality and sharp spirit, so this must be a peaceful era.
Realizing that, Ye Liang relaxed.
What worried him most was whether the world had already fallen under Fake Ye Liang's rule again after his return. After all, when Heavenly Lightning struck, he still felt some vague unease, as if Fake Ye Liang hadn't truly been eliminated.
Seeing everything seemed fine, Ye Liang leapt onto a nearby branch. The Fire Country Bridge shouldn't be far from Konoha. His Otogakure was located in the Land of Snow, which was somewhat distant. However, with his Shifting Body Technique, he estimated it would take no more than two days to reach there.
Thinking about it, Ye Liang immediately disappeared into the trees.
On the ground, the old man sweeping furrowed his brows. He had just been talking with Ye Liang, yet suddenly, in the blink of an eye, Ye Liang vanished!
Yet not a flicker of surprise crossed his face.
"This kid's Shifting Body Technique isn't bad. Too bad I don't know his background—he might've made a good final apprentice." Looking toward the forest where Ye Liang disappeared, the old man's eyes gleamed as he picked up his broom once again.
Meanwhile,
Ye Liang had already dashed on top of branches for half an hour, but the further he went, the more something felt off!
Everywhere along the way were practicing genin training ninjutsu, chunin halfway through missions, and jonin leading teams. All these signs clearly told Ye Liang—the world he was in simply wasn't his own!
A bit further down the road,
Ye Liang began meeting familiar faces.
First, he saw Kakashi leading a team patrol midway. Then, outside a small village, he encountered Sarutobi Hiruzen—who should've already been removed from office.
Finally, he even saw Anko Mitarashi, who almost became his wife.
But none of them recognized him!
"What the hell?! What's going on?!" Ye Liang stood stunned once again.
He suddenly realized he might have arrived in the original Naruto world!
The world Ye Liang originally lived in was also the Naruto world, but due to his early arrival, the world had changed significantly before even reaching the original timeline. However, this world after his transmigration seems to have returned to the original Naruto timeline!
"Could it be a parallel universe?" Ye Liang made a guess.
The parallel universe theory had long been proven by countless people.
As one world progresses, countless other similar worlds continue moving forward in parallel. If this world is altered by an external force, the other parallel universes will still operate normally without being affected.
"Oh crap! I gotta get back fast, or else if Fake Ye Liang ruins this world, we're completely done for!"
Ye Liang immediately took out his small turtle.
"Bro, don't sleep! Hurry and send me back to my original world!" He pressed the turtle's head, but the latter just blinked twice and fell asleep again.
What the heck! Is it out of battery?
Ye Liang speculated.
"Oh crap! Don't betray me now, you baka yarō!"
He started to panic.
The original turtle required a massive energy source to enable time-space transmigration—and that massive energy specifically referred to Tailed Beast chakra.
However, now that he was a stranger in a strange land, where was he supposed to find a Tailed Beast!
Just then,
More and more people were gathering around him.
"Look everyone, this guy is actually talking to a turtle! Could he be crazy!"
"It's possible! My great-grandma's grandfather used to talk to pigs all the time, and later he went mad."
"Then we should keep our distance from him, or we might catch his insanity!"
A group of people began loudly discussing Ye Liang.
Ye Liang felt embarrassed.
He looked around, about to leave, when suddenly a cute girl caught his attention.
"Please everyone make way, no crowding allowed on Konoha streets!" The girl seemed to be a ninja—her attire marked her as a Chunin of the Hidden Leaf.
But what truly captured Ye Liang's attention were her eyes.
Byakugan!
A pair of eyes capable of seeing through hearts and minds!
"You must be a traveling ronin. My name is Hinata. Unauthorized entry into Konoha village is forbidden—you need to register first." She gently looked at Ye Liang, who simply nodded like a fool.
"Sir, did you hear what I just said?" Seeing that Ye Liang remained silent, Hinata asked again.
"Wife! Marry me!"
Ye Liang suddenly knelt down on one knee, looking devoutly at her.
Holy crap!
The original female lead really looks this amazing in person!
Before, when watching the anime, Ye Liang thought Hinata was gentle, but since she was only a character in anime, he assumed she wouldn't be much in real life.
But he was wrong!
So terribly wrong!
Hinata was just too damn beautiful!
It wasn't just her pair of magnificent curves that defied the norm, but also her voice, looks, and figure—every single aspect surpassed anyone Ye Liang had ever met!
[Destined treasures wait for their rightful lords!] Even a life of solitude beneath flickering temple lamps couldn't compare to meeting her ten years later.
"You... What are you talking about! Pervert!"
Hinata suddenly blushed. She never expected the stranger she had just met to actually propose to her!
"Did he just call me his wife? That must be a proposal, right?"
Hinata was overwhelmed with excitement and suddenly fainted.
"Uh... seriously?!"
Ye Liang quickly reached out and caught her in his arms.
In the original story, although Hinata liked Naruto, she was still an unmarried young woman. She was still innocent and inexperienced back then. Even if Ye Liang wasn't Naruto, she would undoubtedly feel shy.
Besides, Ye Liang was extremely handsome. Although he was no longer young, due to the [Yin Seal], he always maintained the appearance of a twenty-year-old.
"It looks like I'll have to take her home!"
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