It's normal to get a kaleidoscope as a first deposit of six yuan, right?

Looking at Naruto in front of him, Minato smiled.

"It's good to have this kind of awareness in the world of ninjas, but it doesn't apply to the current situation. Just stay here and don't go any closer." Minato handed a Flying Thunder God kunai to Naruto, then turned and disappeared in a flash of golden light.

Shortly after, an explosion suddenly occurred atop the tower that had been storing the Dragon Vein Chakra. A blinding purple light burst forth, and gusts of air crashed into Naruto. Recalling Minato's gentle smile, Naruto gritted his teeth and ran towards the tower.

He's a man destined to become Hokage; standing still and watching his comrades fight alone isn't his ninja way!

……

Ding, there are 5 minutes left until the debugging is successful.

Hearing the voice coming from the system, Zhi Xue spoke towards the empty space around her—

"To be honest, I quite like your personality. You're as gentle and sunny as Nissan... But if you insist on standing in front of me, then I'll have to make you give up that idea."

Sensing the Fourth Hokage's hidden figure nearby, Zhixue formed hand seals, and a layer of black iron sand spread around the tower, reaching towards the place where Minato was hiding.

"I'm sorry, but traveling to the past is far too dangerous. Any small action could have unpredictable consequences. As an observer, I cannot turn a blind eye to this."

Minato dodged the encirclement of the Iron Sand, then used the Flying Thunder God seal to move behind Shiki and threw the Rasengan at her.

"Okay, I can understand your behavior, but even if you have the Flying Thunder God Technique, you're just a mantis trying to stop a chariot in front of these eyes."

Turning her head to look at the Rasengan that Minato was launching, a hint of crimson flashed in the eyes beneath Shisuke's mask. The massive blue-green chakra that erupted from her body combined together, forming a miniature giant that blocked the Rasengan.

Seeing the crack in Susanoo caused by the Rasengan, Shiki and Minato looked at each other. Seeing the blood-red light seeping out from under the mask, Minato felt dizzy and quickly activated the Flying Thunder God Technique to leave the area.

He appeared in a flash near a Flying Thunder God mark. Minato shook his head, recalling Shiki's scarlet eyes with some shock.

"Those eyes... are they Sharingan?"

Chapter 179, Traveling Through Time

Sasori sat to the side, watching Minato Namikaze fight while he was using Susanoo and flashing around, and was somewhat speechless.

He wasn't interested in anything here except the puppets, but since Xiaoxue had other intentions, waiting a little longer wouldn't hurt.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!" Minato Namikaze threw out shuriken that multiplied into ten, then into a hundred, and then, like a white laser beam, they created a small hole in Susanoo before being repaired by the chakra that surged from behind.

Looking at Minato Namikaze, who was flashing around her with the Flying Thunder God mark, Shiyuki said, "It seems that the blond gentleman cannot break through my defense. He should give up as soon as possible."

Zhi Xue took out a green spear and fired it towards Shui Men.

boom…

When Shuimen arrived at the top of the tower and looked at the collapsed floors, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Although he can use the Flying Thunder God Technique, it is clearly insufficient in destructive power and damage, making it extremely difficult to break through this defense.

Just as Minato was at a loss, Naruto jumped up the tower steps and was dumbfounded when he saw Susanoo in the distance.

"Why is this Susanoo's color...?"

Ding, there are 1 minute and 30 seconds left for debugging. Please prepare.

Upon hearing the system notification, Zhixue decided to stop playing around with Minato.

"Water Release - Great Waterfall..."

"Sister Zhixue, is that you?"

Just as Zhixue was forming a hand seal to create a torrent that would rush the water gate straight down, a sound from her sister Zhixue startled her so much that she accidentally broke one of the hand seals.

Zhi Xue turned around and looked in Naruto's direction, only to find him standing on the pillar with a grin, as if he had recognized her long ago.

"You've mistaken me for someone else, kid."

"Impossible, it's this color. I remember Sasuke telling me it's called something like Hollow Sasuke?" Naruto suddenly remembered something and said excitedly.

Stop Snow: ...

What happened after that? This should be Naruto from the beginning of Shippuden. At that time, he was probably still in Konoha. Did he fall out with Konoha for some reason and go to fight the villagers? But that doesn't make sense.

If it were really about carrying rice, Naruto wouldn't have reacted this way.

Seeing Zhixue's stunned expression, Xie was also a little puzzled.

So Xiaoxue's real name is Zhixue? Uchiha Zhixue? Does she also have an older brother named Uchiha Shisui?

"Naruto, do you know her?" Minato Namikaze appeared beside Naruto and asked.

"Big brother, why don't you stop fighting? Sister Zhixue is a good person, she definitely wouldn't do anything bad." Naruto said earnestly, looking into Minato's eyes.

Minato Namikaze: ?

"Your real name is Uchiha Shiyuki? Then is your brother's name Uchiha Shisui?" Sasori asked as he walked up to Shiyuki, who had just released her Susanoo.

Upon hearing the question asked by Scorpion, Zhixue's face darkened.

That damned Naruto, you really spill everything! Wait till she gets back to Konoha, and she'll give you a piece of her mind.

"Alright, it's getting late, you should all head back now. Let's hurry up and activate the Dragon Vein."

Hearing the countdown to the system's activation in her mind, Zhi Xue adjusted the mask on her face and walked towards the location of the dragon vein.

When Minato Namikaze heard Naruto's description, his face showed some surprise and doubt.

Is this legendary, or rather mythical figure real or fake? Is it really possible for a ninja to take turns beating the five great nations into submission in the future?

Seeing Shisue heading towards the center of the dragon vein, Minato finally lowered his outstretched hand.

Zhi Xue arrived directly in front of the Dragon Vein Array Eye. Looking at the enormous pillar of chakra light that was still surging towards the sky, Zhi Xue slowly reached her hand in, following the system's instructions.

Seeing Zhixue's actions, Xie wanted to go in as well, but was stopped outside.

"What are you doing?" Scorpion looked at Zhixue with some confusion.

"Phew, sorry, there are still some things I need to do here. I can manage on my own. When you go back, remember to ask the leader for a long leave for me." Watching Zhi Xue gradually merge into the purple light and wave goodbye to him, Scorpion suddenly had the illusion that he had been abandoned.

"Hey! Wait..." Scorpion took two steps forward, wanting to ask something more, but Shiki's chakra reaction seemed to have gradually disappeared from the world along with the chakra pillar of the dragon vein.

"It seems she has her own purpose." Minato walked to Sasori's side and looked at the towering pillar of light, then picked up the sealing kunai from the ground again.

Seeing Minato Namikaze preparing to seal the place, Sasori blocked his way and said, "Wait, if you seal this place, how will she come back?"

"Don't worry, I will set up the seal to gradually loosen it. As long as the time is up, she will naturally be able to come back."

Sasori remained wary of Minato, clearly not trusting the man before him.

"Haha, really, I have no ulterior motives. I'm only stopping her from using the power of the dragon vein because I'm afraid it will have a negative impact on future generations. Besides, if the power of the dragon vein here continues to surge, I'm afraid it will cause serious consequences in the future if it's not sealed in time."

After staring into Minato's eyes for a long time, Sasori finally recalled the earlier chakra leak. Could this have been the cause of the leak back then?

After thinking about his Akatsuki mission, Sasori nodded to Minato Namikaze and then stepped aside.

Maybe when I go back I'll find that Xiaoxue has come back with me too?

After Sasori stepped aside, Minato Namikaze used a sealing technique to suppress the dragon vein's chakra. He then asked Sasori about their era and modified some of the sealing hand seals.

As time gradually wore off the sealing technique, by their time they could go back. When the sealing technique was about to be broken in the future, he could just take some time to come and reinforce it.

After Minato Namikaze successfully sealed the dragon vein, he nodded to Naruto and Sasori, who were emitting white light from their bodies.

It seems this place is indeed extremely dangerous, a dragon vein that can reverse time and space... If it falls into the wrong hands, the whole world will probably be thrown into chaos.

After Sasori and Naruto left Loulan, Sasori returned to their original time. He opened his eyes and looked at the familiar ruins around him, but did not find Zhixue.

"Do we have to wait any longer?" Scorpion glanced at the active dragon vein in the distance, then sat down on a rock nearby. Although some villagers appeared along the way, Scorpion chased them all away.

However, Scorpion waited there tirelessly for three days without seeing Zhixue return.

After refurbishing the Hiruko seal for the fourth time, Sasori walked up to the unstable seal on the dragon vein and felt uneasy as he watched the purple chakra seeping out.

"What on earth was that guy doing... using such a dangerous power, what an idiot..."

Chapter 180, Zhixue in his childhood

One autumn morning in Konoha Year 47, a figure dressed in a black robe emerged from the desert. Having just escaped the swirling yellow sand, Shiki frowned as she looked at the ninjas fighting in the distance.

"It seems that this era is not very peaceful."

Ding! Please do not arbitrarily change the course of time and space, as this will have some unforeseen effects on future generations.

Upon hearing the system notification, Zhixue yawned.

"Ah, of course I know what you're talking about, but is the Otsutsuki clan still in Konoha?"

Ding! The system can only provide an approximate timeframe. Please explore the details yourself. Defeat the approaching Otsutsuki and protect your original body within Konoha to prevent any major changes in the future.

Mission Rewards: Rinnegan Eye Technique - Heavenly Obstruction Star (usable after activating the Rinnegan), Ten-Tails Seedling x1 (system-improved version, matures without needing to consume the Otsutsuki).

"Wow, system, when did you become so kind? This mission actually includes a ten-tailed fox. Are you trying to get me to plant a divine tree?" Zhi Xue was shocked by the mission rewards.

As for the Divine Tree, it definitely can't be planted in the ninja world. That thing drains the lifespan of a planet. Maybe later, when they learn the ability to travel in space, they'll plant the Divine Tree on Mars.

*Ding* Please don't relax too much, host. If this task fails, you may disappear.

Zhi Xue was somewhat surprised to hear the system's warning.

Could the enemy be very strong? According to her memories from her previous life, the only Otsutsuki who could return to the past was probably that fisherman Urashiki. Although she had forgotten the specifics of his abilities, she remembered that he wasn't very strong and could even be defeated by a genin.

Ding! Host, please do not underestimate the enemy. Reality is not like anime. The future is unpredictable, and we do not know how the enemy will fight.

Hearing the system's prompt once again, Zhi Xue became serious.

"Alright, I'll listen to you. Otsutsuki, right? I'll go and have a good look at him." Zhi Xue glanced at the somewhat hazy sky in the distance, then turned and disappeared into the swirling dust.

……

Konoha...

Although it was still a time of war, Konoha had not yet reached the point of sending children under the age of 10 to the battlefield. Although there were constant reports of victories from the front lines, it was common to see scenes of some villagers weeping.

While it is certainly a heroic and glorious act to defend one's country and sacrifice one's life for one's village and home, are the bodies returned from the battlefield truly what their loved ones would have hoped for?

At the Uchiha clan's memorial service, Shiki, still a child and dressed in a white coat, looked at the names on the tombstones, a hint of worry flashing across her fair and smooth face.

"So many people will die on the battlefield... Nisan, you must come back alive."

After the memorial service, the Uchiha clan members dispersed. Most of them were already on the battlefield, and those who remained were mostly the elderly, women, children, or ninjas guarding the village.

However, just as Xiao Zhixue was preparing to go back to school to catch up on her studies and make sure she didn't embarrass Zhishui, two masked Root members appeared behind a nearby tree.

Seeing Xiao Zhixue leave all alone, the two of them used their transformation techniques to disguise themselves as Uchiha clan students and followed her.