Chapter 31

At the same time, Sasuke Uchiha defected from the Hidden Leaf Village and threw himself into Orochimaru's embrace.

During this period, although the light screen in the sky had not disappeared, it still had not lit up.

Until this day.

On a bright and sunny morning, the light screen that had remained dormant for so long lit up once again.

"Teacher Tsunade!"

Inside the Hokage's office, Sakura Haruno rushed in from outside with a face full of panic.

Seeing such a panicked expression on Sakura's face, Tsunade put down the pen in her hand and hurriedly asked.

"Teacher, that light screen has lit up again!"

Upon hearing that the light screen had lit up again, everyone in the office stood up; Tsunade also rose with furrowed brows and walked toward the balcony behind her.

Looking at the light screen above the sky, Tsunade's heart was filled with deep worry.

Judging by what happened during the previous appearances of the light screen, every time it appeared, it caused a series of significant troubles.

Every time it appeared, the entire ninja world would fall into considerable trouble; no one knew what effect its appearance would produce this time.

In a certain room somewhere in the ninja world, Naruto, who was in the midst of training, paused in surprise when the light screen suddenly appeared before him.

Since being taken out of the Hidden Leaf Village by Jiraiya several months ago to train, he had not seen this light screen for a long time.

Its sudden appearance now instantly brought memories of the past flooding back to Naruto.

Looking at the light screen before him, Naruto scoffed slightly, then toyed with the red disc in his hand while watching the screen.

Since Jiraiya had gone out to play with young ladies, Naruto decided to rest for a while and see how much surprise this old friend, whom he hadn't seen in ages, could bring him.

Just as various parties were reacting differently to the lighting up of the light screen again.

This time, no images appeared on the light screen; only rows of subtitles manifested.

"Anomalous Containment Object—The Thing from the Red Sea."

"The Thing from the Red Sea is a disc that is primarily red, carved from a composite stone material resembling cinnabar, covered entirely with unknown symbols and circular engravings reaching a depth of .c."

Inside the room, upon seeing these words on the light screen.

Naruto, sitting cross-legged on the bed, suddenly stopped the action of toying with the disc in his hand.

A disc carved from stone, bearing unknown symbols...

Seeing this, Naruto instantly felt a chill run down his spine.

"Hiss~ How does this thing look so similar to what I'm holding?"

Thinking this, Naruto broke out in cold sweat all over his body and trembled as he lowered his head to look at the disc in his hand.

"No way, no way, it can't really be the one in my hand, right!"

"Oh, good thing mine is blue."

After glancing down and confirming that the disc in his hand was blue, Naruto instantly relaxed.

Immediately after, more text appeared on the light screen.

"When held by a living being, the hue of the Thing from the Red Sea changes."

"These colors are still under research, and their correlation awaits confirmation; currently, it is believed that the color change depends on the regret possessed by the holder."

Looking at the information before him, Naruto subconsciously glanced again at the disc in his hand.

This thing...

Could it really be?

After hesitating for a moment, Naruto gently placed the disc not far away from himself.

Yes, correct; he had merely placed it in Jiraiya's room.

"Once removed from a mirror and left unheld, it will search for the nearest mirror-like surface."

"The Thing from the Red Sea can move along the largest circular path within its range, rolling continuously, and gradually accelerating to astonishing speeds."

"The mechanism behind this acceleration remains unknown."

"If there is an obstacle between SP- and the nearest mirror-like surface, it will use this momentum to pierce through the obstacle and maintain its course and speed until it makes contact with the mirror-like surface."

"Despite the immense velocity of the collision, neither SP- nor the mirror will sustain any damage."

When seeing this information, Naruto couldn't help but frown.

Contact with a mirror surface?

Now, Naruto's curiosity about this disc grew greater and greater.

Similarly, he also wanted to see.

Whether the disc in his hand was truly this anomalous object.

If it was, what kind of events would occur?

To be honest, after such a long period of training, Naruto's curiosity had not diminished; instead, it had increased.

Thus, Naruto got up and went to Jiraiya's room.

The moment he entered Jiraiya's room, Naruto's pupils instantly constricted, his eyes filling with shock.

"Damn! What is this situation!"

There, on a mirror in Jiraiya's room.

A red disc, with many symbols carved on its back, was tightly adhered to the mirror.

Looking at the red disc stuck to the mirror before him, Naruto was very certain.

This thing was indeed the Thing from the Red Sea mentioned in the light screen.

Gazing at the red disc tightly adhered to the mirror, Naruto was extremely curious about just how tightly this fellow could stick.

Inside the Hidden Leaf Village.

Watching the introduction on the light screen, Tsunade's brows knitted tighter and tighter.

According to the information provided, this thing doesn't seem dangerous at all? It's just a disc stuck to a mirror.

There's nothing to be afraid of here, is there?

Such a safe item—why would it appear within the light screen? Could I have missed something?

Just as Tsunade was pondering this, the information on the light screen updated once again.

"Depending on the holder's emotions, the hue of the Red Sea Object will shift among these five colors: 'blue, green, purple, yellow, red.'"

"When a living being holds the Red Sea Object and presses it against the mirror surface, the living being can pass through the mirror."

"After passing through the mirror, depending on the color, one will arrive in different regions of another world."

"Holding it changes the color? And based on different colors, one reaches different worlds?"

Seeing this, Naruto paused briefly, then a strange expression appeared on his face.

Ever since the Plague Doctor appeared earlier, Naruto had known that this world consisted of more than just the Ninja World.

Naruto had always wanted to visit other worlds and witness their splendor, but he had never had the opportunity.

That was, until now, upon seeing the information on the light screen.

Naruto gazed at the disc pressed tightly against the mirror, his eyes flashing with intensity.

"It seems this thing poses no danger. If that's the case..."

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