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Chapter 201 201. Encounter with people from 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 Dragon Vein seal, he was enveloped by the Dragon Vein energy and returned to the ninja world more than ten years ago. He came to Loulan City, which was not yet buried in the yellow sand. Several weeks have passed.

It was a good thing to go back to the past. He had more time to plan for the position of Hokage, and to deal with the enemies that had not yet grown up in advance, as well as Orochimaru who betrayed his whereabouts.

But according to the information he had come across back then, Dragon Vein didn't 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 choice.

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

And An Lushan, the ninja, was Sunagakure who was lurking near the Lost Tower.

After being sucked into the dragon vein vortex, he came to Loulan a few years in advance and convinced the former queen to create an army of puppets.

The number of this puppet army exceeds the control limit of ordinary puppet masters, and its strength is not inferior to the Chikamatsu ten members of Sunagakure's advisor Chiyo.

This is because An Lushan's vision is only that of a chuunin, and replacing him will only make him stronger.

However, it is certainly a good thing to be able to go back in time 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 Samsara Eye, the leader of Uzushio Village and Shisui are not far away.

These people may have gone back to the past and are much stronger than themselves.

Before he has the power to fight against them, he will never show up easily. Instead, he will act in the name of An Lushan. He will not make the next plan until he has integrated the power of the dragon vein.

But integrating dragon veins is not an easy task and requires a lot of time to prepare.

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

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

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

Putting back his thoughts that were gradually diverging, Danzo looked at Mount Anlu in front of him, his figure gradually disappearing into the darkness.

…

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

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

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

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

If Naruto had shown any weaker strength, they would have taken action to capture this mysterious ninja. After all, his hidden appearance and sneaky behavior were a factor of instability at first glance.

Moreover, the mission to assassinate An Lushan is too strange. How can we ensure that Queen Loulan will not be killed by the way?

Not long after, the desert delicacies ordered by Naruto were delivered to the private room, including hand-caught mutton, grilled naan, dates, etc.

Naruto was the first to grab a date and put it into his mouth. Apart from being a little cloyingly sweet, it tasted pretty good, and then he started to eat it happily.

Tempted by the aroma of the food, Akimichi Choza also joined the army of rice cookers, while Minato took a few sips of the aroma and finally took out the food pills to satisfy his hunger, saying that he couldn't get used to the delicacies of the desert.

Naruto smiled and said nothing, not bothering to expose Minato's thoughts, and silently waited for the last member of Minato's team.

With a knock on the door, a small ninja walked into the private room, it was the teenage version of Hatake Kakashi.

Kakashi came close to Minato, whispered a few words, looked at Naruto aside, and frowned: "Captain, who is this ninja?"

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

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

"Just call me Menma, 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 been stated before, to kill Loulan Minister An Lushan. An Lushan is probably a traitor in our village. We must find him to confirm his identity."

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

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

"My identity is indeed suspicious, but if I want to assassinate the Queen, you will never be able to stop me..."

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

"Is it Queen Sara or the previous Queen who issued the commission?"

"If it was Sarah, how could a minor 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 Sarah's guardian."

After hearing this information, Namikaze Minato and others fell into silence.

They had just arrived and hadn't started gathering intelligence yet. If what Menma said was true, their mission involved a power struggle between Minister Loulan and the Queen.

But what's going on with Menma's talk of betrayal?

Where exactly is An Lushan a rebel? How come they know nothing.

After taking advantage of the information gap to carry out dimensionality reduction strikes, Naruto continued: "Regarding your mission, I have a good suggestion. Instead of passively preventing careerists from taking action against Queen Sara, it is better to take the initiative and kidnap Sara in advance. "

"..." Kakashi showed his dead eyes and was speechless.

Their mission is to protect the Queen of Loulan. It doesn't matter if the Queen is kidnapped. They attack the target in advance so that the assassins lurking in the dark can't attack, right?

Namikaze Minato looked thoughtful and glanced at Naruto without leaving any trace.

The suggestion of abducting the target of protection in advance may seem absurd, but it can take the initiative and force the ninjas who attack the queen to show up, which is far better than the current passive protection.

The only question is the position of the black fox ninja in front of him, who is he.

After thinking for a moment, Namikaze Minato accepted Naruto's suggestion, but the identity of breaking into the palace and taking away Queen Sara became the biggest problem. Once something went wrong, it would definitely affect the reputation of Konoha ninjas.

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

Naruto knew that Minato and others did not trust him, but he still agreed to go with him. Sneaking into Minato's team and pretending to be a Konoha ninja could also reduce the risk of him being exposed.

…

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

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

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

Turning around and looking behind her, Sara 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 she finished speaking, Sarah realized that the guard had probably 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 in vain.

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 said mid-sentence when her vision went dark and she lost consciousness.

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

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

After several attempts to open the door to no avail, Sara collapsed on the ground and looked at the small sky with tears in her eyes.

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

Looking at the helpless Sara, Namikaze Minato showed a smile as dazzling as a small sun, and quickly explained: "Queen Sara, we Konoha ninjas have accepted the entrustment from the previous queen to protect you."

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

Naruto never gets used to people's faults and mocked: "The canary in the birdcage thinks so too. Unfortunately, like the previous queen, your only use value is to become the key to communicate with the dragon's veins."

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

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

"I can also give you an incurable disease and let you die next month without leaving any trace."

"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 tell who the murderer was before she died.

Could it be that the murderer who killed her mother was... Sarah didn't dare to think about it anymore.

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

"The reason for targeting you is very simple. You and your mother are so weak, but you are the masters of dragon veins."