"I see...... Speaking of which, even if they no longer rely on the energy of the dragon veins, have Sara and the others fully adapted to their new life? Sounds like great news! ”

Although the goal of this trip is to obtain more research information on the energy of dragon veins that may exist. But after hearing Hinata's story, he could more or less imagine how much effort Sara, as the current Empress and even the people of the entire Loulan Ancient Kingdom, had put in in order to achieve this, and Naruto, who had already regarded Sara as one of the many companions who had crossed the barriers of time and space, couldn't help but feel happy.

After all, as a mysterious energy source that can be called the foundation of Loulan, the convenience of dragon vein energy, Naruto had clearly realized it when he first visited the ancient kingdom of Loulan. So much so that the abandonment of the use of dragon vein energy, in a sense, can almost be said to allow urban residents who are accustomed to household appliances in modern society to return to the previous era when they had to cook with their own hands and use water to carry their own hands. Not to mention, even if you find a suitable new place to live, you need to collect and craft resources from scratch, from food, weapons, and clothing for daily needs, to waterwheels for plowing the fields, shelter from the wind and rain, and other resources! To be able to adapt to this change and gradually get on the right track of development, it naturally requires a lot of effort and determination.

"Hmmm! They work so hard! ”

At the same time, Naruto's smile of relief and satisfaction after hearing the news made Hinata who was carefully observing the change in Naruto's expression more and more sure of the conjecture in his heart. Immediately, the tension and vigilance dissipated, and Hinata reached out again, wrapping her arms around Naruto's arms in a natural way. He smiled as he bent his head and pressed his head lightly on Naruto's shoulder. And then in this delicate and warm atmosphere like an old husband and wife, he continued to speak unhurriedly.

"Although they were a little unaccustomed at first, after surviving the initial run-in period, now they can be self-reliant and live well even without the help of dragon vein energy!"

"I see...... In this way, you are more concerned than I am when it comes to Sarah. ”

After making sure that the Hinata next to him was indeed the daughter-in-law he knew well, and not an imposter under the disguise of the transformation technique, Naruto naturally gave 100% trust to what Hinata said. So much so that after roughly grasping the current situation of Sara and his party under Hinata's introduction, Naruto, who quietly breathed a sigh of relief, naturally withdrew his hand from Hinata's arms, turned around Hinata's waist, and gently took Hinata into his arms. He replied with a smile in his eyes.

"I know more than I expected...... It's as if you've been through these things with them. ”

"Have you been through it together...... Maybe that's the case? ”

As for Naruto's ridiculous words, Hinata, who obediently let Naruto hug, showed a meaningful smile. Immediately, before Naruto could react, Hinata quickly changed the subject, and in that slightly coquettish tone, they all grunted and complained to Naruto.

"But you came too suddenly, and it scared the hell out of me...... I thought it was the bandit I had fought off before, and I didn't give up trying to get into trouble, so I didn't have time to put on my clothes, so I hurried out. ”

Fortunately, leaving aside the war years, it was indeed a good time to fall into the grass and occupy the mountains as kings, which also contributed to the chaotic scene of armed groups of their own factions running rampant throughout the ninja world......

Just like what Naruto wants to do, the decision he makes, Hinata never gives any doubts or objections. Naruto, who already had 100% trust in Hinata, was now intoxicated by the satisfaction of warm nephrite in his arms in rare solitude, obviously did not have that extra time to pay attention to Hinata's words, and the fleeting strange expression.

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to...... After all, where did I guess that you would be one step ahead of me and get to Sara and them first? ”

Because of this, when Naruto heard Hinata's angry complaining words, and chuckled a little embarrassedly to apologize, Naruto, who had not forgotten what he had come this time for, seemed to have a weak heart to escape the evidence of the crime, as Hinata expected, followed Hinata's words, and asked out loud.

"By the way, do you remember that before we separated from Sarah, we used to send a team of shadow clones to Sara and them as guards? I don't know why, my shadow clone, after such a long time, not only has it not disappeared, but it has been well preserved until now! So you know where my shadow clone is right now? ”

Of course, in the midst of these words, it is also possible that the habitual shadow clone that he has accidentally saved to this day may not be able to guide the right path to solve the worst possibility of how to travel through time and space after the dragon vein energy is sealed, and formulate the corresponding action plan, so that Hinata, although for unknown reasons, came to the place where Sara and the others were. From this to a greater or lesser extent, it will inevitably be involved in this unexpected episode. But when there was still room for choice, Naruto was more than willing to keep the problem in his mind, lest Hinata worry about it and ruin the good mood of his precious daughter-in-law.

"Shadow clone...... Of course I know, if it weren't for the shadow clone, I wouldn't be here. ”

After Naruto's words fell, Hinata's soft and delicate body, which had been relaxed, stiffened a little as if it had been poked at some hidden truth. It wasn't until the side eye carefully observed and determined that Naruto's goal for this trip was related to the "shadow clone", but after the fight was not specifically aimed at him from the beginning, Hinata nodded slightly, and continued to answer Naruto's questions unhurriedly.

"The Ronin Who Started from Douluo"

"It's not just your shadow clone, in fact, the shadow clones of Zuosuke and Xianglin have also been well preserved!"

It's just that when he responded calmly in this pretend, there was one thing that was obviously deliberately ignored and concealed by Hinata, and he didn't tell Naruto......

That is, if you simply calculate the number of chakras distributed to the shadow clones before everyone leaves, the shadow clones who stay by Sara's side, including Naruto's own shadow clones, if they are not deliberately replenished, will definitely gradually move towards the "death" ending that dissipates between heaven and earth under the rapid and slow energy consumption. Once the shadow clone is dissolved, all the memories that the shadow clone has will definitely be fed back to the main body......

Under this premise, whether it is Naruto's own induction or Hinata's mouth, it can prove that the shadow clone left by Naruto still exists in this world unharmed. And when the shadow clone has inherited all the thinking and memories of the ontology, and has the same mode of action as the ontology, how can the shadow clone of Naruto, who is willing to be a spoiled wife and madman, watch Hinata's shadow clone disappear, but not help her continue to maintain her body?

In other words, when the shadow clones of the other three still exist in the world, it is impossible for only Hinata's shadow clones to dissipate and feed back memories to the development of the ontology. So much so that Hinata was able to come to the new residence of Sara and the people of Loulan as if she had predicted Naruto's actions in advance, or suddenly mastered the ability to move in space. On the one hand, he took a bath in this "unfamiliar" environment without scruples. On the one hand, the experience of Sara and others over the years can be said to be well understood, and there is only one reason that can explain it......

That is, Hinata, who accompanied Naruto, was not actually the Hinata body that inherited the memories of the shadow clone. Instead, the shadow clone of Hinata who stayed with the other shadow clones back then, was responsible for protecting Sara and the people of Loulan and completing the long-distance migration!

"Really...... Hawkers, you don't have to worry too much about this, after all, ninjutsu is not your strong point, so it's normal for the shadow clone to last a little shorter than ours. ”

It's a pity that Naruto, who can easily capture the abnormalities from just a few words on weekdays, obviously lowered his vigilance to the point of almost nothing when facing his precious daughter-in-law. So much so that Naruto not only failed to perceive this fact in time, but confirmed "Hinata", Naruto mistook "Hinata" for his daughter-in-law's body, and the strange expression of wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh was regarded as Hinata's unwillingness Among the four, only her shadow clone dissipated, causing emotional loss. Immediately, under the principle of "the world is big, and the daughter-in-law is the biggest", Naruto decisively gave up his goal for this trip, and at the same time, his mind turned sharply, roughly sorted out the logic of his words, and responded with gentle comfort.

"You see, everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, such as Zuosuke, he ......"

"Give me your dirty hands...... Take it away from my daughter-in-law! ”

However, before Naruto could bring the words that came to his lips, he completely poured them out. A male voice that was full of cold killing intent, but which made Naruto feel inexplicably familiar, suddenly came out from behind Naruto and "Hinata". Immediately, in Naruto's heart, a strong sense of crisis just emerged, because he was assured that no one would do anything to him in the new residential area established by Sara, and Naruto, who had relaxed his vigilance, flew out directly from "Hinata" under a sense of weightlessness and the pain that quickly swept his body, and finally turned into a rolling gourd, turning several times on the ground one after another!

At the same time, I don't know what Naruto did to completely enliven up the attacker who suddenly attacked. So much so that even if Naruto was caught off guard and was knocked out from afar, the other party had no intention of stopping, but at the same time, while the killing intent became more and more vigorous, he turned into a golden afterimage and rushed straight towards Naruto's figure, while bending his elbow backwards to accumulate strength, aiming at Naruto, who was dizzy and dizzy, and had not yet figured out the situation, it was a powerful and heavy all-out blow!

Of course, it is worth mentioning that this uninvited guest, who was full of malice towards Naruto, was extraordinarily gentle and friendly when dealing with "Hinata". So much so that not only did Fang launch the raid, but only Naruto was injured. Even the pursuit that followed deliberately bypassed the figure of "Hinata", and after confirming that it would not affect or accidentally injure "Hinata", the speed suddenly skyrocketed, and Naruto went all out to make it difficult!

"Bah, spit, spit, spit......! Damn it...... Just let you succeed in the sneak attack, forget it, you're not done yet, right?! ”

And it was this high-speed movement that seemed to be inconsequential and gave Naruto a buffer and reaction time to completely recover. So much so that when this suddenly attacking golden figure swung at Naruto with all his might, he was annoyed that he was inexplicably attacked, and even more so in the embarrassed image of a dog eating, Naruto, who had been ruined between himself and his baby daughter-in-law, and the long-lost solitary atmosphere, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he shouted angrily.

"Also, who is your daughter-in-law? You made it clear to me! Hinata is my daughter-in-law——! ”

It is said that the clay man still has three points of fire, not to mention that Naruto himself is a master who does not like to suffer. So much so that after the other party not only came badly, but also obviously had an extraordinary thought for Hinata in the words mentioned, Naruto, who inexplicably felt that the prairie above his head, didn't care about carefully observing the other party's appearance, so he put on the word "danger" in capital letters and bold and green glowing, while taking his left foot as the axis, quickly rotated and stood upright. While driving the muscle power of the whole body, it is a whip leg that does not back down!

Obviously, the battle between Naruto and Maite Day, albeit in a moment of carelessness, ended in failure. But it doesn't mean that Naruto has nothing to gain in the process, except for the defeat brought by arrogance. On the contrary, it was the hand-to-hand combat that allowed Naruto to memorize every move of Maite Dai.

In this case, as soon as the incident ended, Naruto, who hurried to Sara's side, although he didn't have time to pass the multiple shadow clones, this "experience cheater" that can help him quickly comprehend the essence of the move, savor and digest this harvest, and use it as a reference to further strengthen his perception of physical arts. It was also enough for Naruto to rely on the personal demonstration of Maite Dai, the "Master Ancestor", to cut out the superfluous parts of his movements with a scoop, so that the speed of his physical skills was two or three points faster than before the battle.

And it is such a speed advantage of two or three points that makes Naruto obviously one step late compared to the other party, and he can also come first, counterattack the face of the enemy without any fancy and turn the situation around in an instant!