Minato Namikaze was briefing Shendai and the others on the mission.
Shendai felt a vague impression of Loulan and Mukade, as mentioned by Minato Namikaze, but his memories were too blurred now. Aside from some important figures and events, he had forgotten almost everything, so even with a slight impression, he couldn't recall the details.
Minato Namikaze continued: "However, the Queen of Loulan has passed away unexpectedly. We currently don't know the situation with Mukade, so we will need to find out where Mukade is ourselves."
Obito asked skeptically: "Minato-sensei, what is this Dragon Vein Power?"
Minato Namikaze explained: "Dragon Vein Power is a collection of immense energy flowing underground. The Queen of Loulan possessed the ability to control the Dragon Vein. That queen who passed away unexpectedly used the power of the Dragon Vein to develop and strengthen the Land of Loulan, making it a prosperous nation filled with towers."
"Our mission, besides hunting down Mukade, is also to protect the new queen. Since Mukade wants to utilize the Dragon Vein Power, the new queen who can control it will be in great danger."
"Alright, let's move out. Once we reach the border of the Land of Wind, everyone put on your masks!"
Minato Namikaze took out four masks and distributed them to Shendai and the others.
"This is hideous!" Shendai complained, looking at the fox-style mask in his hand.
"I think it looks cool~" Obito had already put on his mask and asked boastfully: "Rin, do I look cool?"
Rin Nohara was always supportive: "Yes, very cool!"
Shendai retorted sarcastically: "Tch, Obito and Rin, if you two had even an ounce of aesthetic sense, I'd spell my name backwards from now on!"
Obito nodded: "Okay, Daishin."
Rin Nohara also chimed in: "You're right, Daishin."
Veins popped on Shendai's forehead.
After traveling for a while, the Minato Team entered the Land of Wind and saw the tower-filled Loulan in the distance.
"Get ready, follow me into Loulan!"
...
After entering Loulan, Shendai exclaimed: "Wow, the architecture here really has a vibe!"
Shendai felt as if he had entered a modern city; everything was super novel to him.
Kakashi and the others also felt the architecture there was stunning.
"Next, we need to locate the new queen. The new queen hasn't succeeded to the throne yet. Her name is Sara, she has deep red hair. This is what she looks like."
Minato Namikaze opened a scroll, which contained a photo of a woman.
Just as Shendai and the others finished looking at Sara's appearance in the scroll, five puppets appeared above them.
The five of them instantly entered combat mode.
Shendai said with disgust: "What ugly puppets."
Kakashi looked around: "These puppets haven't revealed the person controlling them."
Obito frowned: "These puppets don't look very friendly."
No sooner had Obito finished speaking than two of the five puppets swung the harpoon-like blades in their hands, slashing towards Shendai and the others.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
Obito spat out two huge fireballs, bombarding the puppets rushing towards them.
However, another puppet fired two purple energy spheres, directly canceling out Obito's two fireballs, and then strafed Shendai and the others.
At the same time, one of the puppets also fired a pillar of purple energy from the cannon in its mouth.
Shendai and the group immediately dodged.
Minato Namikaze threw two Flying Thunder God Kunai at one of the puppets shooting energy spheres and beams.
"Flying Thunder God: Second Step!"
Minato Namikaze instantly teleported to the location of the marked Kunai, while simultaneously forming a Rasengan in his hand, shattering the two puppets in the blink of an eye.
"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song Technique!"
Obito spat out four fire dragons at a puppet, attacking the target simultaneously from above, below, left, and right.
With no way to dodge, the puppet blocked the fire dragon in front of it, but the other three fire dragons could not be avoided and destroyed it upon impact.
"Chidori!"
A noisy chirping sound rang out, and Kakashi pierced through a puppet, which fell to the ground in pieces.
"Magnet Release: Sand Iron Binding Coffin!"
Shendai used Sand Iron to envelop the last puppet. With the Sand Iron invading its interior, the puppet was instantly paralyzed.
However, more than a dozen puppets flew in from the distance.
Minato Namikaze said solemnly: "Let's retreat and hide for now."
Shendai used the Sand Iron to carry the paralyzed puppet and retreated with Minato Namikaze.
In an inconspicuous corner.
Shendai began dismantling the puppet that had been paralyzed by his Sand Iron.
Minato Namikaze asked: "How is it? Shendai?"
Shendai's brow was already furrowed: "There isn't much technical substance, but why can they release such powerful attacks? It doesn't make sense."
Minato Namikaze speculated: "That purple energy feels like Chakra to me, but it's also distinct from Chakra. It is very likely to be Dragon Vein Power. These puppets have likely been enhanced by Dragon Vein Power."
Kakashi said with a serious expression: "Then that means... has that Mukade already seized the Dragon Vein Power?"
Minato Namikaze shook his head: "Not sure. Regardless, let's take it one step at a time."
Obito's ears twitched: "Do you hear the sound of fighting?"
Minato Namikaze, Shendai, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara also pricked up their ears to listen.
"It seems... there is the sound of fighting."
"Yes, there is indeed, and it doesn't seem too far from us."
Kakashi asked: "Minato-sensei, should we go take a look?"
After thinking for a moment, Minato Namikaze said: "Let's go take a look."
The Minato Team set off again, rushing towards the place where the sound came from.
On top of a building, the five of them discovered a hole in the roof, and at the location of the hole, four puppets flew inside.
"Go!"
Following Minato Namikaze's order, the five of them moved simultaneously, rushing in through the hole.
Below, a person was struggling to fend off the puppets' attacks.
Minato Namikaze rushed up and used the Flying Thunder God Technique to save him, while Shendai, Kakashi, and Obito simultaneously released their respective Ninjutsu, defeating the puppets.
When Shendai looked at the person Minato Namikaze had saved, he was immediately dumbfounded.
Azure blue eyes, wearing a Konoha forehead protector, with iconic six whisker marks on his face, looking very much like Minato Namikaze...
Is this Minato Namikaze's son, Uzumaki Naruto?
But what the hell is that green hair?!
Did Minato Namikaze cheat? Or is his future wife not Kushina Uzumaki?
That can't be possible!
Has the "Pure Love God of War" persona collapsed?!
At the same time, Shendai also remembered that it seemed Uzumaki Naruto had traveled to the past.
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