Chapter 770

Even Konoha Village didn't want to attract unnecessary attention; this terrifying organization could only be temporarily regarded as ninja from the Mist Hidden Village.

Konoha's north was watched closely by the Land of Earth, its south plagued by the constant unrest of Bofengshui Company, and its west impoverished by the Land of Wind.

Though nominally allies of Konoha, the Sand Hidden Village would never miss a chance to bite into a juicy morsel.

The Land of Lightning to the east remained relatively isolationist with little change, while the Land of Water thrived under the leadership of its new Mizukage, Chōmei.

If not for the suppression by Bofengshui Company, they might have seized control of the entire Eastern Sea.

It should be known that during the peak prosperity of the Land of Water, the Land of Waves actually served as its forward outpost.

But now, for the Land of Water to restore its former glory and dominate the Eastern Sea, Kārin was an insurmountable obstacle.

Over the past year, Bofengshui had infiltrated Bofengshui Company's Dragon Vein mines many times at night, but no matter what he did, he could not return across time again.

After all, the Dragon Vein deposits had been nearly exhausted by Bofengshui Company and could barely sustain the enormous energy consumption required for time travel.

What surprised Bofengshui even more was that the female ninja of Bofengshui Company seemed to have mastered Flying Thunder God, even adapting it to suit her own combat style.

Using bullets as anchors for Flying Thunder God was far more covert than using kunai.

Thus, every time Bofengshui sneaked into the Dragon Vein, he had to be extremely cautious—luckily, the Uchiha seemed to have left already.

Otherwise, facing Lin Cheng and Tenten together, even Bofengshui might have met disaster.

Bofengshui hadn't spent the past year solely in the Lohan Desert; he had returned to Konoha, but after a brief investigation, he uncovered the truth of time travel.

This was not his era, but Konoha Village nearly fifteen years in the future.

He did not rashly approach the Fifth Hokage, Tsunade; Bofengshui still possessed sufficient political awareness.

The Fifth Hokage now ruled; as the Fourth Hokage, he would be painfully out of place—would Tsunade make him the retired Shadow?

Every Hokage involved complex allocations of power and interest; Bofengshui naturally would not casually reveal his true identity.

Bofengshui secretly investigated the Shinobi World of fifteen years later; though many things surprised him, overall he could accept them.

Especially the fact that he now had grandchildren.

Bofengshui's grandson was named Uzumaki Boruto, and his granddaughter was his favorite.

A golden-haired, adorable little girl who looked barely over two years old, yet Bofengshui could see at a glance she would grow into a beauty.

Don't ask why—he just felt it.

Naruto's daughter was named Uzumaki Tienzhen; Bofengshui believed his granddaughter's name was the most beautiful in the world, without exception.

Bofengshui even stole several secret kisses on his granddaughter while his daughter-in-law wasn't looking, but to prevent accidents, he did not reveal himself to his son.

Yet thinking that his child with Kushina had grown so large brought him a faint sense of comfort.

But whenever he thought of Kushina dying early in this timeline, he was overcome with grief.

Each time he thought of this, Bofengshui told himself that this world did not belong to him—he must find a way to return.