I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Lin looked at Chiaki in a daze, and Kakashi and Mirai also stared at Chiaki in shock, seemingly unable to believe what she had just said.

What the hell?

Mei Terumi came to see Chiaki because of the Mizukage?

"Etc., etc……"

Kakashi was stunned by Chiaki's words and quickly stopped her, saying, "Could you please explain it to me again? Why did Mei Terumi come to see you?"

"oops."

Chiaki, embracing the future, said to Kakashi, word by word, "You weren't listening to me properly, were you? I said—"

"Mei Terumi came to me to resolve the issue of the Mizukage!"

"What problem could there be with the Water Shadow!?"

This time, not only Kakashi, but even Mirai became curious and surprised.

"The Land of Fire and the Land of Water are currently at war, so why would Mei Terumi come to you about the Mizukage's problem?"

"If something really happened to the Mizukage, then Chiaki, you shouldn't help him, neither morally nor logically!"

"They are an enemy country!"

Lin was also anxious. If Qianqiu really went to help Shuiying regardless of the consequences, it could very well tarnish her reputation.

As a big fan of Qianqiu, Lin Ke doesn't want her idol to have even the slightest bit of a stain on her reputation.

"Exactly! You should at least consider both sides' circumstances before agreeing to someone's request!"

Kakashi was also troubled, but Mirai held Chiaki's hand and, after thinking for a moment, understood something.

This must be part of the original story.

If you think about it that way, then everything makes perfect sense.

Why is Chiaki so different from Terumi Mei? Why does Chiaki know what Terumi Mei is troubled about without even asking her? Why does Chiaki dare to directly agree to Terumi Mei's request?

Future glanced at Chiaki with a resentful look. She had never watched Naruto and was completely clueless about this world and what might happen in the future.

Qianqiu's knowing-it-all attitude made her feel a little unbalanced.

Sensing something amiss about what was to come, Chiaki hugged the little darling in her arms apologetically and whispered, "There won't be time to tell you then, but I'll tell you later."

"Promise me."

Future wrinkled her nose and said, and Chiaki nodded repeatedly, "I promise, I'll tell you what happens next when I have time, or tonight!"

"You... can tell stories, but you're not allowed to touch me."

Mirai pushed up her glasses, glanced around at Kakashi and Rin, who seemed a little confused as they hadn't heard what she and Chiaki were whispering to each other, and then glared at Chiaki with a slightly flushed face.

"I promise!"

Qianqiu chuckled, "If you come to me yourself in the future, you can't blame me."

Future rolled her eyes at her, annoyed. This girl always said she wouldn't do anything inappropriate, but she always ended up taking advantage of her.

If you keep eating tofu, won't you eventually give in?

"Don't worry, I won't do anything reckless."

After ending her whispered conversation with the future, Chiaki smiled slightly and explained to Kakashi and Rin, which helped to calm them down.

Just as Chiaki was about to finish dinner with Mirai and go back to her room to tell stories, alarms blared throughout the tent, followed by the alert calls from the intelligence ninjas.

"Notice!"

"The Hidden Mist has launched a nighttime attack! Everyone on high alert!"

In an instant, the entire camp descended into chaos.

Chiaki and Mirai stopped in their tracks, frowning as they beckoned Kakashi and Rin to leave the room.

Not far from the camp, a thick fog rose up, and dark figures darted about rapidly. It was clear that the Hidden Mist ninjas were launching an attack on the Konoha ninjas who were patrolling and defending the area around the camp.

Under the cover of night and fog, the Hidden Mist ninjas thrived, killing with incredible speed.

"Everyone on defense!"

"The Hyuga clan strikes!"

Minato Namikaze walked over with a furrowed brow. As he dressed, he said to Chiaki, "Chiaki, please defend the camp for now."

"what happened?"

Chiaki looked intently at Minato, who said solemnly, "A scout has reported that the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist seem to have arrived nearby. I must find them and eliminate this threat for us!"

"The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?!"

Chiaki and Mirai exchanged a glance, while Kakashi and Rin also looked horrified.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist are renowned throughout Kirigakure. Each of them possesses the skill level of an elite Jonin, and when the seven of them unite, they can be considered as powerful as a Kage!

Of all the defenses on Konoha's front lines, only Minato had reached the Kage level, and only he had the ability to launch a surprise attack in the dark to track down the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

If the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist were allowed to run rampant on the front lines, the casualties would be an absurdly high number.

Even an elite squad with members of the Hyuga and Uchiha clans could very well be wiped out one by one by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Sending a Kage-level fighter to the battlefield is already excessive; it's tantamount to using a super weapon.

"I'm counting on you for the camp."

Minato nodded to Chiaki, and just as he was about to leave, Chiaki immediately called out to him.

"and many more."

"?"

Minato looked at Chiaki with a puzzled expression. Chiaki said solemnly, "Give me one of your kunai."

"Row."

Minato took a kunai out of his ninja tool bag and handed it to Chiaki, then said, "If I don't find it after searching around, I'll come straight to you."

"it is good."

Chiaki nodded, and Minato smiled and disappeared in a flash of golden light.

"A thousand autumns..."

Looking at Chiaki with concern, she gripped the specially made kunai and placed it inside the sleeve of her pale purple kimono.

She took a deep breath and began to direct the camp's defense, but deep down, a bad feeling arose in her heart.

Why... would Kirigakure attack Konoha at night?

Why... would the Hidden Mist Village, so focused on concealment, reveal the arrival of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?

Sure enough, just as Chiaki had organized the camp and set up defenses, Kakashi suddenly found Chiaki and said solemnly, "Lord Chiaki."

“I just saw a guy in a green bodysuit run out of the camp.”

"I don't know if it's Kai, but I've searched the whole camp and haven't found him!"

Chapter 372 Ginyu Force

"What did you say?"

Chiaki's face darkened, and he rushed up to Kakashi, staring intently as he asked, "Kakashi, say that again?"

"what……"

Kakashi was startled by Chiaki's heavy tone, but he quickly composed himself and reported to Chiaki, "Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu are missing! Another person just left the camp!"

"This is really a difficult situation..."

Chiaki bit her lip, the blood-stained scarf around her neck trembling. Mirai quickly asked what was wrong, and Chiaki quickly explained the situation in her mind before saying to Kakashi in a low voice, "Kakashi, I'm leaving the camp to you. There shouldn't be any other stronger enemies nearby. I'm going out for a bit!"

"Eh?"

Kakashi pointed at himself, bewildered. "Let me do it?"

"Yes."

Chiaki nodded and said hurriedly, "There's no time to explain further. In short, you will be in charge of this camp for now. If the head of the Hyuga clan returns, then let him take command!"

"correct!"

Just as Qianqiu was about to leave, he suddenly slapped his forehead and said repeatedly, "If Senior Brother Shuimen comes back, tell him to come to my side immediately! This is very important!"

Kakashi realized something was wrong and wanted to ask what was going on, but Chiaki had already disappeared with Mirai.

"Wow……"

Kakashi felt a heavy responsibility pressing down on him. He was just a teenager, yet he was in charge of such a large camp.

He couldn't help but swallow hard, his gaze sweeping over the numerous ninjas preparing for battle, and he sighed inwardly.

Fight!

……

In the dense forest.

"That's strange... why did I get lost?"

Might Guy, carrying a large backpack, walked along a forest path with Genma Shiranui and Ebisu, who were also carrying backpacks.

Judging from their bewildered expressions, these three guys were clearly lost.

The Land of Fire is covered in dense forests, so ninjas without sensory abilities need to have a certain ability to find their way.

Coincidentally, Might Guy is terrible with directions, as are Genma Shiranui and Ebisu.

"Isn't it because you encountered a bear on the way and insisted on fighting it?"

Genma Shiranui said to Might Guy with annoyance, "And they wouldn't let us get involved, so the fight went further and further away, and we all got lost."

"Faced with attacks from wild animals, ninjas of our relatively low rank naturally need to train themselves!"

Matt Kai clenched his fist and said emotionally, "To have a brutal, hand-to-hand fight with a black bear, that's what a man's youth is all about!"

"What man has such a youth!"