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Chapter 201 201. Encounter with the Past (2)

Looking at An Lushan kneeling on the ground, Danzo fell into deep thought.

After the leader of the Akatsuki organization violently broke the seal of the dragon vein, he was coerced by the energy of the dragon vein and returned to the ninja world more than ten years ago. He came to Loulan City, which had not yet been buried in the yellow sand. Now several weeks have passed.

Going back to the past is a good thing. I have more time to plan for the position of Hokage, deal with the enemies who have not grown up in advance, and Orochimaru who betrayed my whereabouts.

However, according to the information he came into contact with back then, the dragon veins did not seem to have the ability to travel through time and space, it was just a huge source of chakra comparable to tailed beasts, and it was a forced and helpless choice.

But now it seems that the power of the dragon vein is stronger than he imagined.

And the ninja An Lushan was the Sand Yin who was lurking near the Lost Tower.

After being involved in the vortex of dragon veins, he came to Loulan a few years in advance, and persuaded the former queen to create an army of puppets.

The number of this puppet army exceeded the control limit of ordinary puppet masters, and its strength was not inferior to that of Kinmatsu's ten people, who were advisers of sand hidden in Chiyo.

This is because An Lushan's vision is only at the level of Chunin, and it will only be stronger if he is replaced.

However, it is a good thing to be able to go back to the past and change the future, but the ninja who traveled through time and space with him, as well as the leader of the Akatsuki organization, the ninja with the eyes of reincarnation, the leader of Uzushio Village and Shisui are not far away.

These people may have gone back to the past, and their strength is much stronger than themselves.

Before he has the power to fight against them, he will definitely not show up easily, but act in the name of An Lushan, and will not proceed to the next step until he has integrated the power of the dragon veins.

But merging dragon veins is not an easy task, and it takes a lot of time to prepare.

For this reason, he specially sent someone to contact himself in Muye Village, but for some reason, there was no definite news from there, which made him very puzzled and confused.

However, An Lushan has already made preparations several years in advance, and the final integration is only a step away.

It doesn't really need the assistance of external forces, it just needs to establish contact with the core of the dragon vein and wait quietly for the passage of time.

Withdrawing his gradually diverging thoughts, Danzo looked towards Anlu Mountain in front of him, and his figure gradually disappeared into the darkness.

...

After reaching a temporary cooperation with the Minato team, Naruto brought a few people to a nearby restaurant.

Sitting down in the private room of the restaurant, Naruto ordered a lot of desert specialties and said to the Watergate team:

"Relax and relax. We are partners now, not hostile ninjas. After eating and drinking, we will exchange information with each other and see how to complete each other's tasks."

Naruto's familiarity made Minato and the others a little helpless. They issued an invitation to cooperate, but they didn't want violent conflict to break out.

If Naruto's strength had been weaker, they would have taken down this mysterious ninja long ago. After all, this hidden head and tailless dress and sneaky behavior can be seen as unstable factors.

And the task of assassinating An Lushan is too strange, how can you guarantee that you won't kill Queen Loulan by the way?

Not long after, Naruto's desert food was delivered to the private room, including hand-caught mutton, roasted naan, dates and so on.

Naruto first grabbed a date palm and put it into his mouth. Apart from being a bit greasy, the taste was not bad, and then he started to eat it.

Tempted by the aroma of the food, Qiudao Dingzuo also joined the army of dry rice, and Minato took a few breaths of the aroma, and finally took out Bingliang Pills to satisfy his hunger, saying that he was not used to the food in the desert

Naruto smiled and said nothing, too lazy to expose Minato's thoughts, silently waiting for the last member of the Minato team.

With the sound of knocking on the door, a small ninja walked into the private room, it was the juvenile version of Hatake Kakashi.

Kakashi approached Minato, whispered a few words, then looked at Naruto beside him, and frowned: "Captain, who is this ninja?"

"This is our partner for this mission, called..."

Namikaze Minato scratched his head, he didn't know Naruto's name either.

"Just call me Mian Ma, the name is just a code name."

Naruto glanced at Kakashi and Namikaze Minato, and then said in a low voice: "The people are almost here, we can exchange information with each other, the ninjas of Konoha."

"My mission goal has already been said before. Kill Loulan Minister An Lushan. An Lushan is likely to be a traitor in our village. We must find him to confirm his identity."

After thinking for a moment, Namikaze Minato looked at Naruto and said, "Our mission is to protect Queen Sara and eliminate any ninjas who might threaten the Queen, including you. Your appearance is too suspicious."

Minato's frankness surprised the others, but this confidence is one of Minato's charms.

"My identity is indeed suspicious, but if I want to assassinate the Queen, you will definitely not be able to stop me..."

Naruto calmly told the truth, and before Minato and the others turned ugly, he continued, "However, I have a little doubt about the mission you performed."

"Is the release commission Queen Sarah, or the former queen?"

"If it was Sara, how would a underage girl know that someone was going to assassinate him? If it was the former queen, she had died of illness a month ago, and An Lushan became Sara's guardian."

After hearing this information, Namikaze Minato and the others fell into deep thought.

They have just arrived and haven't started collecting intelligence yet. If what Mian Ma said is true, their mission this time involves a power struggle between Loulan Minister and the Queen.

But what happened to Mian Ma's rebellion?

Where exactly is An Lushan rebellious? How could they know nothing.

After using the information gap to attack the dimensionality reduction, Naruto continued: "As for your mission, I have a good suggestion. Instead of passively preventing ambitious people from attacking Queen Sarah, it is better to take the initiative and take Sarah away in advance."

"..." Kakashi showed dead fish eyes, a little speechless.

Their mission is to protect the Queen of Loulan. It is nothing to take the queen away. They will attack the target in advance, so that the assassins lurking in the dark can't do it, right?

Namikaze Minato was thoughtful, and glanced at Naruto without leaving a trace.

The suggestion of taking away the object of protection in advance seems absurd, but it can take the initiative and force those ninjas who attack the queen to show up, which is far better than the current passive protection.

The only problem is the position of the black fox ninja in front of him, who is the opponent.

After thinking for a while, Namikaze Minato accepted Naruto's suggestion, but what identity he used to break into the palace and take away Queen Sarah became the biggest problem. Once something goes wrong, it will definitely affect Konoha Ninja's reputation.

After several hours of discussion, the Minato team discussed a specific plan and invited Naruto to go with them.

Naruto knew that Minato and the others didn't trust him, but he still agreed to go with him. Infiltrating into the Minato team and pretending to be a Konoha ninja can also reduce his risk of exposure.

...

In the library, Sarah put down the books in her hands and took a sip of strong tea.

Although studying is very tiring, as long as she masters all the knowledge in this library, she will definitely be able to become a qualified queen like her mother. At that time, Minister An Lushan can take off the burden.

At this moment, Sarah's eyelids twitched, and there was a sound of footsteps behind her.

Turning around and looking behind her, Sarah saw Naruto walking towards her, and shouted in shock: "You... who are you, where did the guard at the door go? Why haven't you..."

Before the words fell, Sarah realized that the guards might have been dealt with in advance, otherwise the other party would not be able to appear in front of her openly, and any resistance she made would be futile.

Thinking of this, Sara calmed down and said, "I don't care who you are, but I am the queen of Loulan. If you attack me, Minister An Lushan and my people will not let you go."

Naruto ignored Sara's warning and said softly: "I don't have any thoughts about you, I just want to take you out for a walk, and I will send you back in a few days."

"You are kidnapping..." Sara lost consciousness in the middle of her words.

When Sarah woke up again, she found herself in a small room. Through the window, she could vaguely see the sky outside and the tall Lost Tower.

Seeing that there were no guards around, Sarah tiptoed to escape, but the door was locked.

After several unsuccessful attempts to open the door, Sarah sat slumped on the ground, looking at the narrow sky wanting to cry without tears.

With a click, the door opened, and Naruto and the Minato team appeared in front of Sarah.

Looking at the bewildered Sara, Namikaze Minato showed a dazzling smile like a small sun, and quickly explained: "Queen Sara, we Konoha ninjas, have accepted the entrustment of the former queen to protect you."

Sarah looked suspicious, and snorted coldly: "Kidnapping me from the palace is also called protection. I stayed in the palace well and didn't receive any threats at all."

Naruto was never used to people's faults, and taunted: "The canary in the birdcage thinks so too. It's a pity that you are the same as the previous queen. The only value you can use is to become the key to communicate with the dragon's veins."

"Once the idea of ​​​​resistance is exposed, they will die unexpectedly due to various reasons."

Sara stared at Naruto closely, with an extremely solemn expression: "You mean, my mother was killed by someone, but she obviously died because of an incurable disease."

"I can also make you have an incurable disease, and let you die without leaving a trace next month."

"Who is the murderer?" Sara's eyes became a little scary. She had long felt that something was wrong with her mother's death. How could her mother die unexpectedly at such a young age, but her mother did not say who the murderer was before she died.

Could it be that the murderer who killed her mother was... Sara didn't dare to continue thinking about it.

Naruto got up from the sofa, approached Sara step by step, and smiled playfully: "You have guessed the conclusion, An Lushan killed your mother. After all, children are much easier to control than adults."

"And the reason for staring at you is very simple. You and your mother are so weak, but they are the masters of the dragon veins."