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Kushina scratched her head in confusion and began circling the small shrine.

After looking at the temple again and again, she suddenly stopped on that huge wall.

"Hmm...very suspicious..."

Kushina pinched her chin, staring intently at the masks on the large wall.

"The aura of the Uzumaki clan's royalty that I sensed is actually within these masks...?"

"?!"

Upon hearing Kushina's words, Mirai immediately rushed out, "What did you say!?"

“I said… there seems to be that aura in these masks…”

Kushina hesitated before saying, "But... how could that be?"

"How can a human presence be present in a mask?"

"and many more……"

Minato abruptly interrupted Kushina, narrowed his eyes, and slowly walked to the mask.

He reached out and gently placed his hand in front of the masks, saying in a deep voice, "There is a spatial fluctuation here..."

"Could it be... a barrier!?"

Seeing Minato's actions, Mirai suddenly realized something and said urgently, "That's right! Isn't there a barrier here?!"

In the world beyond the former boundaries, the future also knows of the existence of the barrier.

If there is a barrier separating the two worlds, then everything makes sense!

The aura of the Uzumaki clan's royal family emanates from within this barrier!

Based on the situation in front of the royal palace, it is entirely possible that there are a large number of barriers inside the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools!

"Enchantment?"

Kushina frowned, deep in thought. "It seems I do have a method in my mind... but what is it...?"

Memories that didn't belong to Kushina began to surge in her mind, and she was trying to find a solution.

"Let me try it first."

Minato pondered for a moment, then took out a kunai from his ninja tool bag, raised two fingers with one hand, formed a hand seal, and slowly inserted his kunai into the masks.

Buzz

A spatial ripple arose, and Minato paused slightly before decisively releasing his kunai.

wow

The next moment, his kunai disappeared from the spot, leaving only half of the hilt.

"...It is indeed difficult to handle..."

Minato gave a wry smile and looked at Kushina. "It seems we can only rely on the knowledge in your mind, Kushina."

"I know, I know...it's coming soon..."

Kushina closed her eyes and pondered, her hands unconsciously beginning to form hand seals.

Knowledge that didn't belong to her poured out, and Kushina quickly completed the hand seals under the tense gaze of the future and the astonished gaze of Minato, then shouted loudly at the wall.

"Netherworld Barrier! Activate!"

"A reversal of life and death!"

Boom!

A bolt of lightning suddenly appeared in the sky above the temple, and a spatial vortex immediately appeared. Then, the aura of the Uzumaki clan's royal family, which made Kushina feel suffocated, surged out from the spatial vortex!

A pink light slowly drifted out from the spatial vortex, and an exquisite face accompanied by a gentle voice gently rang in the ears of the three.

"Thank you for your hard work, Kushina."

"I'm back, Future."

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"Future, I'm back."

A girl with long pink hair slowly walked out of the barrier, her face beaming with smiles, and gently reached out her hand towards the future.

The overwhelming royal aura almost made Kushina kneel down. She stared at Chiaki in shock, completely unable to believe that this was the same Chiaki she had been clinging to before.

"Qian...Qiu?"

Future hesitated as she looked at Qianqiu. In her perception, the person in front of her still had no trace of blood. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would have been as if he didn't exist in her perception.

"and many more."

Minato clearly noticed Kushina's strange expression, frowned, pulled her close, and took a step back with Mirai. "Who are you?"

Are you Senju Chiaki?

Upon hearing Minato's question, Mirai and Kushina were both taken aback, and their expressions immediately turned grim.

It's no wonder Minato asked so cautiously. In the ninja world, it's too easy to use the Transformation Technique to replace another person. Given the mysterious heritage of the Uzumaki clan, there must be a secret technique that can completely replace a person.

Because he couldn't sense the presence of blood in Chiaki, he was already somewhat nervous. Hearing Minato's questioning only intensified his inner tension.

Kushina immediately pointed at Chiaki's nose and yelled, "Who exactly are you?!"

"Qianqiu doesn't have that strong royal aura!"

"Even if you are a member of the Uzumaki clan's royal family, now that the Land of Whirlpools has been destroyed, your status doesn't count anymore!"

She cursed as she spoke, her voice lacking conviction.

There was no way around it; the aura of the royal family of the Whirlpool Kingdom was simply too strong, and Kushina was already trying her best to resist the urge to kneel down.

Chiaki never had this kind of aura before, and even Princess Mito Uzumaki didn't have a strong royal aura, so why is this Chiaki in front of us emanating such a strong royal aura?

This is a very big question!

Is it possible...

Has a former member of the royal family taken over Qianqiu's body?!

"...What are you talking about?"

Looking at the three men staring at her menacingly, Qianqiu shrugged, half-laughing and half-crying. "I've finally come back, don't you welcome me?"

"I won't believe it until it's proven that Qianqiu is indeed Qianqiu!"

"I will never allow Qianqiu's identity to be impersonated!" she said firmly in the future.

"Impersonating someone else... I am Chiaki..."

Chiaki sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. Her gaze swept over Kushina, and the royal aura naturally contained in her eyes made Kushina take a step back, almost falling to the ground.

Minato immediately stepped forward, blocking Chiaki's view, and assumed an attack stance.

"Strange? Kushina, why did you sit down?"

Chiaki tilted his head, trying to get past Minato to see Kushina. Kushina was so frightened that she jumped up and hid tightly behind Minato.

"?"

"what happened?"

Chiaki looked at herself in confusion, then at the three women in the future, and asked, "You don't believe I'm me?"

"What do you think?"

Minato retorted, "We clearly saw that scythe...

"future?"

Qianqiu pursed her lips, her gaze fixed on the future, hoping to get a different answer from her eyes.

But Future bit her lip and shook her head, saying, "I'm sorry, I can't sense your blood, so I can't confirm your identity."

"Can't you sense my blood?"

Qianqiu was slightly taken aback, then frowned and tapped his forehead with his finger as he pondered.

"I understand."

She snapped her fingers lightly and whispered, "Beyond the Boundary!"

Wow

Pink chakra surged up like waves, and an almost solid pink humanoid figure appeared behind Chiaki.

The pink humanoid figure had already developed its own appearance; it looked very much like Chiaki, as if they were carved from the same mold.

However, the pink doll had a more intellectual air about it than Chiaki.

"what?"

Kushina was suddenly startled, looked towards the other side of the boundary, and scratched her head in confusion.

Future was also suddenly brightened up. He took three steps in two and rushed forward to hug Qianqiu.

"...Eternal...!!!"

"Do you believe me now?"

Chiaki chuckled and hugged Mirai tightly, gently kissing her forehead. "You've had a hard time these past few days, my—love~"

She spoke her last two words silently, but the future heard them.

Future's cheeks flushed red as she thought of her previous confession to Chiaki, and she buried her head tightly in Chiaki's arms.

"Are you trying to die...!"

"There's nothing I can do. You're the only one in this world, so I have to hold on to you, right?"

Chiaki continued speaking softly, revealing that the secret of the two of them coming from another world was known only to her and Mirai. As she spoke, Mirai became completely certain of Chiaki's identity.

"Hmph... Is it only me who's holding me tight?"

The future one buried its head in Chiaki's arms and asked Chiaki in a muffled voice.