Naruto: Swarm System

For the next period of time,

Shishou stayed in the Shikkotsu Forest, discussing the time-space summoning technique with the Great Katsuyu Sage.

However, after much deliberation, they couldn't confirm if this method would work, so Shishou could only plan to try it when he was ready to leave the current timeline.

With the intention to test it out, Shishou once again used a sealing method to place a shadow clone within the Great Katsuyu Sage. This clone was meant to send a message to Tsunade and the others a thousand years in the future, instructing them to prepare a summoning ritual based on the Great Katsuyu Sage's arrangements.

This time, Shishou used the transcription seal to set the condition for the shadow clone to unseal one week after he was banished by Nagato, avoiding confusion with the previously left shadow clone.

The Great Katsuyu Sage was very upset about Shishou tampering with her, but she had no other choice.

Once Shishou sealed her memory of the event, she returned to her usual gentle demeanor.

A thousand years later,

One week after Shishou was banished by Nagato,

Due to Shishou's disappearance, Tsunade and the others began searching for clues about the Dragon Vein's time travel.

Meanwhile, Pakura had designated the Roran ruins, where the Dragon Vein was located, as a military restricted zone, stationing hundreds of Suna shinobi to guard it.

On the other hand, Uchiha Mikoto, Kushina, and others had moved from Fire Source City to the Roran ruins, guarding the Dragon Vein themselves to prevent any incidents.

In the Rain Village, atop a tall tower,

Konan, now with the Rinnegan, was practicing using the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path under Nagato's guidance.

Seated in his wheelchair, Nagato watched Konan easily handle the Rinnegan's abilities and said gloomily:

"Konan, did you know from the beginning about the strength of those women around the Flying Thunder God user?"

Nagato could somewhat understand having a Six Paths level summon like the Great Katsuyu Sage as an ally.

But he was utterly surprised that the Flying Thunder God user had two women capable of using Truth-Seeking Balls, implying they were at Six Paths level.

Including the Flying Thunder God user himself and the Great Katsuyu Sage, there were already four Six Paths level individuals.

Not to mention the other ten or so super Kage-level users of Sage Mode. It was beyond Nagato's comprehension.

And according to Konan, these were only some of the Flying Thunder God user's women. Many others watched the fight remotely and were mostly Kage-level themselves.

Three Six Paths level, ten super Kage-level,

Thinking of how these women had ruthlessly attacked him a week ago, Nagato still shuddered.

Had he known this information earlier, he would never have dared to challenge the Flying Thunder God user before becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki.

That way, he wouldn't have ended up in his current near-death state, with only a short time left to live.

However, with Shishou around, he wouldn't have been able to become the Ten-Tails' jinchuriki anyway, and they would have fought eventually.

Thinking this, Nagato's slight resentment towards Konan dissipated.

It was clear that Konan hadn't told him this information because she knew him well.

Hearing Nagato's words, Konan pursed her lips and nodded:

"Nagato, a year ago, Shishou led a group to kill the White Snake Sage, whose strength was comparable to that of the Sage of Six Paths, and took over the Ryūchi Cave, one of the three great Sage Regions."

"If not for the fact that Akatsuki was still of some use to him, he would have long since wiped out the organization."

Hearing this, Nagato sighed.

He fully believed that Shishou could achieve such a feat, especially with the help of the two Truth-Seeking Ball users by his side.

Since Kushina had disguised herself as Hyuga Rimei to use Six Paths level abilities, Nagato believed they were twins.

Then, Konan said, "Nagato, you should go rest now. I have something to attend to."

With that, Konan clapped her hands, signaling for someone to take Nagato away.

Konan then entered a sealed chamber and began using the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path to contact Tsunade, Mei Terumi, Pakura, Yugito, and others.

At that moment, the Great Katsuyu Sage had established a space fluctuation barrier in the Rain Village to effectively prevent interference from Uchiha Obito.

Just now, Konan received a message from the Great Katsuyu Sage, instructing her to contact everyone in the Shinobi World as there was an important matter to discuss.

Konan suspected it might be related to Shishou, so she didn't delay.

As Konan's jutsu was performed, the Great Katsuyu Sage, Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and others appeared before her.

Seeing everyone gathered, the Great Katsuyu Sage quickly said:

"Shishou has been banished to a thousand years in the past. He has left us information through certain methods, and I need your cooperation to use a time-space summoning technique to bring him back."

Once Shishou's shadow clone unsealed, the Great Katsuyu Sage's sealed memory also returned.

Hearing that Shishou was banished to a thousand years ago, Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and the others were all shocked.

They had only heard from Nagato that the Dragon Vein could randomly cause time travel but hadn't expected it to span a thousand years.

But hearing that Shishou had found a way to return, they were all thrilled.

No matter where Shishou had traveled, as long as he could come back, that was all that mattered.

Tsunade asked, "What do we need to do?"

The Great Katsuyu Sage replied, "Before the next Dragon Vein eruption, master the time-space summoning technique and enhance your chakra to the fullest. This summoning will require an immense amount of chakra, and we'll need everyone's combined effort."

The Dragon Vein's power had weakened after the last eruption, and they had to wait until the next one to attempt the time-space summoning.

Yugito frowned, "How long until the next eruption?"

The Great Katsuyu Sage said, "Based on my estimation, it could be a few months to four or five years, so you need to be prepared at all times."

"If we lack chakra when the time comes, we might have to wait several more years."

The Dragon Vein, accumulating immense chakra underground, would erupt every few years if not sealed.

Hearing they might only have a few months, Tsunade and the others prepared to quickly increase their chakra levels.

Shishou had always helped them before.

Now that he needed their help, none of them wanted to be the weak link.

After discussing Shishou's situation, the women exchanged information about the Shinobi World.

Then they deliberated on their plans for the Akatsuki organization.

They decided to keep the Akatsuki's operations as usual, temporarily under Konan's supervision.

They also discussed techniques for Sage Mode training before ending the meeting.

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POWER STONE!!!!

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