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"Qianqiu, do you want me to come along?"

Mirai, still worried, tugged at Chiaki's hand and said, "Don't worry, Yamato is one of us, he won't lay a hand on me."

"Can……"

The future is a bit worrying. If Chiaki hadn't turned out like this, she would be at ease. But now Chiaki only has the strength of a genin and looks like a little girl, which makes it hard for her to feel at ease.

"I'll go with you."

Otohime floated up and landed behind Chiaki, crossed her arms and glanced at Yamato, "He can't hurt Chiaki."

Yamato gave an awkward yet polite smile. He had never intended to attack Chiaki; he wouldn't dare even if he had a hundred lives.

Who knows if Qianqiu's girlish demeanor was an act, or if she was trying to test whether anyone would make a move against her?

In Danzo's description, Chiaki was incredibly cunning and treacherous, with formidable strength, making her the type of person who should absolutely not be provoked.

After Chiaki and Yamato walked out of the cabin, Sai turned his attention to Sakura and Naruto, who were chattering with Mirai about where Chiaki had been for the past three years.

"Um... didn't any of you notice? The Goddess of Life just mentioned the map."

Sai's gaze was fixed on the future. "Does the Goddess of Life have a map that can locate locations in the Gobi Desert?"

It should be noted that the map possessed by the new Seventh Class was merely a hand-drawn paper map, which was of no use in this Gobi Desert.

If Qianqiu had a more advanced map, they would be more confident in finding Loulan.

"Oh, are you also going to Loulan?"

Future tilted his head and adjusted his glasses. "We have maps, the kind that can be located anytime."

"!!!"

Sai stared in shock at the future—a map that could be located at any time. What kind of concept was that?

The existence of such a thing means that this continent no longer holds any secrets for the map owner!

Then, thinking of the Mercenary Guild, the only organization capable of doing something like this, Sai realized something and asked Mirai, "Mirai-sama... the person behind the Mercenary Guild..."

"Yes, it's Qianqiu."

The future revealed the answer to Sai without any concealment, leaving Sai sitting there dumbfounded, trying to process this massive piece of news.

Naruto jumped up and demanded the map that could be used to locate things at any time, while Sakura was also full of curiosity.

"Oh, it's nothing special, just a mini tablet."

Future took out a rectangular device from her sleeve. The smooth metallic texture and glossy screen made Naruto and Sakura stare in amazement.

For people from Earth in the future, they're already tired of smartphones and tablets, but for Naruto, Sakura, and the others, this thing is a game-changer!

After the future taught them how to use the tablet and opened the map, the dazed Sai also came over and stood there in a daze again.

The sleek screen displayed an extremely accurate terrain map, on which a small, flashing red dot marked everyone's location.

Chapter 682 Spacetime Disorder

"What did you say?"

Qianqiu frowned. "Your goal is also Loulan, but you also have the mission of finding Senior Brother Shuimen?"

"Yes, the information Kakashi-senpai gave me indicates that the Fourth Hokage is very likely to appear in Loulan, and his goal may also be the Dragon Vein."

Yamato knelt on one knee, giving a serious report to Chiaki.

He was just like any other Root ninja, giving routine reports to his superiors, not even daring to look up at Chiaki.

Otohime floated beside Chiaki, arms crossed, sizing up Yamato.

Clearly, she sensed no malice from Yamato, and Yamato himself had no intention of doing anything.

It seems this wave of concerns about the future was unfounded.

"Dragon Vein..."

"Loulan, the water gate..."

Chiaki fiddled with her pink twin tails. Even though she had been in this world for so many years, she still remembered the classic scenes from the original Naruto manga.

For example, these keywords triggered what is arguably the most memorable theatrical film – The Lost Tower!

"This is a headache... If Senior Brother Minato also infiltrated the Dragon Vein, that would be troublesome."

Qianqiu rubbed her head. Because she and Minato hadn't been together for a period of time back then, she didn't know if Minato had carried out the Dragon Vein mission. Therefore, she wasn't sure if the Dragon Vein of Loulan this time would be the same as in the original story.

However, as far as I can remember, Minato did disappear for a period of time, and when he returned, he couldn't explain anything clearly. He probably went to the Dragon Vein.

If that's the case, then we must prevent the current water gate from entering the dragon vein to avoid a spacetime paradox.

The concept of dragon veins involves the energy of spacetime. In the original work, Minato was already dead, so it was alright. But if we put it in the present day and let the current Minato meet the Minato of the past, there is a high probability that it would cause confusion.

Is your information reliable?

Where is Kakashi?

Thinking of this, Chiaki asked Yamato in a cold voice.

Yamato immediately handed over a scroll. "Yes! It's a scroll written by Kakashi-senpai himself, so it shouldn't be wrong!"

Otohime stepped forward, took the scroll, opened it, and nodded to Chiaki, saying, "Chiaki, Kakashi might even come to find Minato himself."

"That won't work!"

Chiaki frowned and tried hard to recall. She seemed to remember a mini-Kakashi in the movie. If Kakashi was involved, this whole thing would probably cause problems even if it didn't.

"Yamato, can you contact Kakashi?"

She asked Yamato, who was looking down, "Kakashi-senpai should be on his way, and it will probably be difficult to contact him for a while."

"I can't get in touch with Minato either. He took Kushina out to play for too long and didn't leave any news."

Qianqiu rubbed his head, sighed, and said, "I understand. Let's leave it at that for now. I'll take you to Loulan tomorrow. You and Zuo Jing can stay here."

"what?"

Unaware of the map and tablet's contents, Yamato looked at Chiaki with bewilderment and said earnestly, "Goddess, due to the complex terrain of the Gobi Desert, I'm afraid we won't be able to find Loulan quickly..."

"Yes, you don't need to worry about that. I will take you there."

Chiaki nodded, glossing over the topic, and said seriously to Yamato, "But tomorrow you must guard the entrance to Loulan well, and absolutely, absolutely do not let Minato or Kakashi enter."

"If possible, try your best to find the two of them and use every means to keep them here."

"That's an order, do you hear me?"

"Yes!"

Yamato lowered his head and solemnly responded to Chiaki.

No matter what the mission is, as long as it's an order from above, the ninjas must do their best to complete it.

There's no need to ask why or how, just get it done.

This is the meaning of ninjas' existence.

Chiaki nodded in satisfaction, then walked over to Yamato with the air of an old woman, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "The safety of the world rests on your shoulders."

"……Yes!"

Although Yamato didn't understand what Chiaki was saying, he still solemnly agreed.

Since it was instructed by the goddess of life, Senju Chiaki, it must be a major event, and it's normal that it concerns the world's well-being.

Qianqiu wasn't exaggerating; the power of the dragon vein is immense. If spacetime were to become disordered because of Minato and Kakashi, this world might actually be in crisis.

To avoid a crisis, it's truly important to address these potential problems in advance.

"Okay, go back."

Chiaki yawned and returned to her room under Yamato's watchful gaze.

……

The next morning, Qianqiu stood on the Gobi Desert full of energy, holding an ill-fitting necklace in her hands, and drawing energy from it with her eyes closed.

Princess Otohime surrounded her, keeping an eye on everything around her.

In the future, he took over the pots and pans brought by the new Class 7 and began preparing breakfast for everyone. The new Class 7, after finishing their daily training, looked at Chiaki with curiosity.

What is godmother doing?

Naruto yelled at Otohime, who picked at her ear and said, "Training, huh? Can't you tell?"

"You're talking nonsense. There's no such thing as cultivation while standing."

Naruto glared at Otohime with disdain, then struck a few of his usual training poses, saying, "This is what training is all about."

"So you little brat aren't high enough level. Qianqiu's cultivation is far beyond what you low-level things can achieve!"

Otohime crossed her arms and started chatting with Naruto, and the two of them ended up fighting.

"Hey, hey... what are you doing...?"

Sakura looked helplessly at the two kids who were acting like children. She was also curiously looking at Chiaki, wanting to get closer to observe him. However, Otohime, who was fighting with Naruto, took a moment to look up and said, "If you want to live, don't get close. Your body can't handle that kind of thing."

"?"

Sakura was so frightened that she stood frozen in place. Yamato frowned, sensed the energy around Chiaki, and revealed an incredulous expression.

"This energy density... how is this possible..."

"Can humans withstand this level of chakra?"

Sai tentatively drew a mouse and made it crawl towards Chiaki.

Just as the mouse crawled into the area marked by Otohime, the mouse, which was formed from ink, suddenly disintegrated, scattering black ink all over the ground.

With one hand on Naruto, Otohime looked up at the situation and said with a sneer, "Why do you think I'm stopping you from going in?"

"I'm protecting you, silly children."

Chapter 683 Pakkun and Kakashi

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