In a sea region known as Ji Sea, a ** swiftly emerged from the ocean depths. It shook its tail and spouted a jet of water from atop its head.
"Damn it! It's not here either!"
A figure shot out from the water column and landed with precision on the **'s back. He looked frustrated.
"Darn! The salvage company found it nearby before, right? Could it be I didn't dive deep enough?" The figure rubbed his temples and signaled the ** to dive back down.
Meanwhile, Ye Liang hidden within the clouds secretly observed the scene. Riding on Deidara's giant bird, he was clearly undetected by the man on the sea surface.
"This fake Ye Liang still hasn't found the time-space turtle yet?" Ye Liang murmured to himself.
Deidara stared dumbfounded at the sight below.
"Lord Ye Liang, are you telling me that this time-space turtle actually exists? This sounds too outrageous."
"It definitely exists, and it doesn't merely cross time and space - it can travel to other worlds too!" Ye Liang said solemnly.
The time-space turtle was undoubtedly high-tech. Though Boruto's story left its origins unexplained, it was likely created by the Kaguya Clan or an even more advanced civilization.
Ye Liang now had a deeper understanding of civilizations.
His System belonged to the products of the Third Civilization. While the Kaguya Clan could traverse planets, they probably hadn't reached this level.
As for Earth...
Well, it might just be at the bottom of the barrel.
"If what you say is true, then it's truly terrifying!"
Deidara took a sharp breath. His Naruto world was still in the Edo period; technologically speaking, it wasn't even comparable to Earth!
Without another word, Ye Liang jumped down from Deidara's bird.
Now the fake Ye Liang had already disappeared beneath the waves.
Given that he came here, he must know something about the time-space turtle's whereabouts. As for when he would find it, that was simply a matter of time.
Ye Liang naturally wouldn't let him proceed so easily.
[Summoning Technique!] Poof! He immediately used a Summoning Technique to call forth his Slimey — the sticky blob-like slime monster.
As soon as Slimey appeared, it transformed into an outer layer, wrapping around Ye Liang's skin. With enhanced chakra, summoned beasts also grew stronger. Now, Ye Liang's Slimey had grown from being turd-sized to human height.
It may not be as massive as gigantic summoned beasts like Gamabunta, but it was still usable. Its body could fully encase its master.
Ye Liang had tested its abilities before. Besides shape-shifting, it could also swallow others into its stomach. Though its protective capabilities were weak, it still provided decent waterproofing.
Thus, Ye Liang, wrapped entirely in this external layer, plunged vertically into the ocean surface.
Underwater, the little ** continued swimming slowly.
While not fast, it was steady, reaching the seabed in no time.
"There was nothing nearby earlier, so maybe it's even deeper," Fake Ye Liang pondered inside the **'s belly.
His eyes gleamed eerily, synchronizing perfectly with the **'s vision.
All around them were drifting seaweeds.
"Huh? There's a trench over there!"
"Fake Ye Liang suddenly noticed a hidden trench directly below him. Though the opening was large, it had gone unnoticed before due to complete darkness.
"It must be there!" Immediately he drove himself toward it, swimming fast.
Ye Liang in the distance followed closely behind. Knowing Fake Ye Liang was within Karasu, he quietly kept pace just behind him.
Old Shadow B's interests were always mysterious.
Karasu dove into the trench.
"Gwaah!"
It looked around fearfully, letting out pitiful whimpers. However, Fake Ye Liang didn't care about its emotions at all. He harshly controlled the summoned beast, forcing it deeper into the trench!
Suddenly!
From the pitch-black ocean floor, a giant squid shot out! Though not as massive as Karasu (the Summoned Beast), it still stretched dozens of meters across, immediately latching onto Karasu's head with powerful suction!
"Damn thing, you dare obstruct me too!" Fake Ye Liang roared furiously. Activating Water Release directly, he conjured a water dragon around Karasu's body.
[Water Release - Water Dragon Projectile!]
The water dragon slammed heavily into the giant squid. Yet the creature wasn't afraid of water currents, merely separating slightly before reattaching itself firmly.
The squid became enraged!
Swinging its tentacles wildly, it rapidly spewed black ink throughout the surroundings. As the dark liquid flowed, it faintly emitted a sinister green glow. The moment Karasu touched this ink, it immediately stopped resisting.
"This ink is poisonous!"
Ye Liang observed carefully from afar, then instantly swam away to a safer distance.
He wasn't stupid at all. Now that he saw Fake Ye Liang facing trouble, naturally he wouldn't get involved unnecessarily.
Just then, another massive swarm of giant squids burst forth from the trench. Moving collectively, they quickly surrounded Karasu's body entirely, and soon blood began flowing out.
"You damn beasts! Think you can bully me just like that!"
Fake Ye Liang roared angrily.
At this moment, Karasu had completely died, so he no longer needed to worry about harming his summoning beast. With one strike, he unleashed Shinra Tensei underwater, sending all the squids flying outward.
Clearly, it had been a charged attack.
Its power was immense—so much so that even Ye Liang, who was nearly a kilometer away, could feel the water current fluctuations.
"He's gotten even stronger!" Ye Liang coldly judged.
The squid swarm approached once more. These deep-sea giants capable of rivaling the Outer Path's Demonic Statue couldn't possibly be instantly killed by such a simple Shinra Tensei blast.
Ye Liang observed from afar, intrigued by how things were unfolding.
He saw Fake Ye Liang radiating strange black light. No matter how strong the surrounding currents were, they no longer affected his body thanks to the dark glow.
Additionally, gills appeared on both sides, fins formed on his back—it looked exactly like some kind of marine creature.
[Shark Dance Jutsu]? When did he learn this technique?"
Ye Liang felt curious.
[Shark Dance Jutsu] was a jutsu that transformed the user into a shark-like creature. Ye Liang had mastered all low-level ninjutsu except this particular one.
Because it was an S-ranked jutsu!
As everyone knows, Ye Liang obtained his S-ranked jutsu exclusively through Main Quests.
However, ever since Fake Ye Liang appeared, he hadn't received any main quests at all.
Now that he thought about it, maybe he could only get Main Quests when the story hooked into the original Naruto plot. With Fake Ye Liang causing chaos now, it would be a while before he saw any Main Quests again.
"It's all because of that son-of-a-bitch who fucked everything up!"
Ye Liang muttered in complaint and continued watching the show.
Fake Ye Liang, transformed into a shark-like creature, immediately clashed with the nearby colossal squid. Their fight was pretty basic—one tried to wrap him up with tentacles, the other just charged in and bit.
Before long,
blood poured out in huge amounts across the trench. At this moment, Ye Liang's eyes lit up!
The time-space turtle!
Indeed, from the belly of the squid just torn open by Fake Ye Liang, a golden living turtle had clearly slipped out. As soon as it emerged, it swam toward the deeper part of the trench.
Both shot forward like lightning.
"It's MINE!"
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