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"It's a pity, though, that there's no one on the streets now!"

"There! There!"

"See that? That's the royal palace, but it's a bit far from us..."

"Wow! This fountain is still working! How amazing!"

As Chiaki followed Kushina along the main road of the kingdom, everything in the Land of Whirlpools slowly unfolded before him.

From the statues that still stand there to the ants and geckos by the roadside, the entire Land of Whirlpools is presented completely and without reservation.

A ripple inexplicably appeared in Qianqiu's eyes, and just as the four of them walked along the Kingdom Avenue to the front of the Royal Palace, the Island Turtle actually raised its head and let out a low cry towards the sky.

hum-

As the island tortoises made their calls, the entire island seemed to come alive, as if they were all welcoming something.

Amidst the cheers, Chiaki walked straight ahead, then extended a hand and gently placed it on the palace gate.

She slowly closed her eyes, and as if guided by something, her chakra began to float out.

"what?"

Kushina looked at Chiaki in surprise, then turned back to Minato and Mirai in bewilderment.

"What's happening here?"

Kushina felt a little resentful. She was the one who brought Chiaki here, but somehow it seemed...

The more I look at this scene, the more it seems like the entire Land of Whirlpools is calling for the arrival of a thousand autumns.

This has never happened on the several times I've been here.

"If you didn't know, there's no way the two of us would have known..."

Minato and Mirai exchanged a glance, then looked at Kushina with wry smiles.

He was at a loss for what to do. Should he protect Qianqiu and leave, or should he let things continue as they were?

"Chiaki?"

Kushina had no choice but to ask directly, but Chiaki spoke up first:

"Don't worry……"

She murmured, "I can feel it..."

"It's calling me..."

"It's right behind this barrier..."

Chapter 451 Minato's speed is no joke.

This is a different world.

Qianqiu, who had just stepped into the barrier, immediately realized what was happening.

Right now, at this very moment, the space where Chiaki is located is no longer the world of Naruto.

"here it is……"

In the future, Kushina, Minato, and the other two who entered with Chiaki were equally shocked as they looked at this world.

Just now, Chiaki simply stood in front of the palace gate and gently pushed it with his hand covered in pink chakra. The heavy iron gate that should have been the main gate of the palace opened with a bang. What was revealed behind the gate was not the magnificent palace of the Land of Whirlpools, but a constantly rotating black hole.

Without a second thought, Chiaki stepped directly into the black hole. Mirai followed without hesitation. After the two disappeared into the black hole, Kushina and Minato finally realized what was happening and hurriedly chased after them.

But who would have thought that behind the black hole lies a whole different world!

"This looks like... a shrine in the Land of Whirlpools..."

Kushina looked around. Beneath the huge torii gate was a shrine, and on the walls of the shrine were a large number of strange masks.

"Time and space transfer?"

Minato raised an eyebrow, closed his eyes to sense his surroundings, and then said solemnly, "I can no longer sense my Flying Thunder God Mark. This is not the space-time we were in before!"

Before entering, Minato cautiously left a specially made kunai on the spot, so that he could bring people out at any time if problems arose.

However, it is clear that after isolating time and space, the backup plan left by Minato also became useless.

"Eh eh eh?"

"Isn't this the shrine of the Land of Whirlpools?"

Kushina covered her mouth in disbelief and said, "This is clearly a shrine?!"

Looking at the furnishings around her that were almost identical to those in the shrine in the Land of Whirlpools, Kushina felt completely disoriented.

Goodness, can architectural styles really be copied?

“This is definitely not the world we were before, Kushina.”

Chiaki stared intently at the temple and the numerous masks on its walls before speaking to Kushina.

"But...why...?"

Kushina looked at the shrine in front of her, puzzled, and scratched her head in confusion.

"It's very likely that the ancestors of the Land of Whirlpools built the shrine of the Land of Whirlpools based on the shape of this space."

As Qianqiu explained, she slowly walked forward, heading straight for the large number of masks.

Mirai caught up with Chiaki and suddenly grabbed her, saying solemnly, "Chiaki, I sense an aura similar to Youmu ahead..."

"Youmu?"

Kushina and Minato exchanged a glance, then looked towards the future with confusion.

The name "Youmu" doesn't exist in this world, and they can't understand what the future means.

Qianqiu paused for a moment, offering no further comment, but simply nodded firmly: "I know."

The main world of Naruto does not contain youmu, which are monsters similar to ghosts. The only beings similar to youmu are the gods who exist within the rules of the universe.

Combined with Qianqiu's past memories, it becomes clear what kind of world this is.

Underworld!

Oh... no, no...

Underworld!

That is, the world of the dead!

As Chiaki and Mirai walked toward the temple wall, Kushina hesitated slightly, but quickly followed.

Minato opened his mouth, then sighed slightly, and focused all his attention as he followed Kushina forward.

This world is strange and inexplicable; even Minato, a Kage-level figure, felt a sense of oppression here.

He wasn't very confident that he could protect the three girls in front of him.

Qianqiu, carrying the future, stood up straight in front of the wall and quietly gazed at the hundreds of masks on it.

Mirai gripped Chiaki tightly, her gaze fixed on the bizarre masks. She whispered, "Chiaki, some of these masks carry the aura of Youmu."

"Yes, I should say that every mask has it, because they are inherently alive."

Qianqiu nodded slowly and spoke calmly.

In perceiving vitality, Qianqiu is far more perceptive than the future, who can only sense blood.

In this underworld, the world of the dead, there is almost no life force at all.

The only thing that could sense life was these hundreds of masks.

"A thousand...a thousand autumns?"

Kushina carefully walked to Chiaki's side, grabbed Chiaki's other sleeve, and hugged her with Mirai on either side.

"Aren't you scared? These masks look really creepy..."

Although Kushina usually seems carefree, she still showed a girlish side when faced with such bizarre and grotesque things.

Chiaki glanced at Kushina, then turned away abruptly, looking at Minato with calm eyes.

Her meaning was clear: please control your wife, can't you see she's scared?

"Qianqiu, these masks are indeed somewhat strange. Are you sure you want to study them?"

Minato took a step forward, reached out and pulled Kushina back, holding her in his arms.

Kushina simply gave up struggling, abandoned little Chiaki, and threw herself into Minato's arms.

"It's not that I want to study them, but that they are studying us..."

Chiaki shook her head. Having partially merged with the other side of the boundary, she could keenly perceive some of the rules of this world.

"Studying us?!"

Kushina was so frightened that she clung tightly to Minato's neck. Minato frowned, took out a special kunai, and said to Chiaki and Mirai, "You guys step back and be careful."

"Qianqiu, come behind me!"

In the future, he stood before Chiaki without hesitation, a blood-red katana forming in his hand.

woo-

As Minato and Future assumed defensive stances, the hundreds of masks simultaneously emitted a strange wailing sound.

The whimper was so mournful and eerie that it made Kushina scream.

The next moment, milky white mist began to flow from the masks. The mist rapidly condensed and gradually formed a semi-transparent human figure.

"Do it!"

Minato's gaze sharpened. As a ninja, it was always best to strike first!

If it's time to take action, then take action and start fighting first!

Swoosh

The specially made kunai flew towards the semi-transparent humanoid figure in an instant. At the same time, Mirai pulled Chiaki over, and a large amount of blood gushed from her body to protect Chiaki's body. At the same time, she took over Kushina's body.

"Wait! Don't do it!"