Chapter 277: Pure Land
Naruto looked up.
Karin was watching him, wearing an apron, while the aroma of food wafted from the nearby kitchen.
Her greeting was warm and concerned, filled with the usual care and familiarity that hadn’t changed over time.
Did anyone even notice that he had disappeared to another world?
“Naruto, that thing in your hand…” Karin’s eyes fell on the golden key.
She was accustomed to Naruto carrying unusual items, but this one felt different. It emitted an aura reminiscent of a Zanpakuto. She recalled that Naruto hadn’t forged any swords recently, which puzzled her. Could a Zanpakuto be something other than a sword?
Naruto looked down.
The key had traveled back with him to this world.
It gleamed brilliantly, radiating intense spiritual pressure, as if freshly forged. However, the “Soul King’s power” within it had been significantly drained.