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"Oh... I've broken through to the Transcendent Realm."

Minato said matter-of-factly, "Didn't Chiaki break through to the Super Kage level a long time ago? After all these years, isn't it only natural that I also broke through to the Super Kage level?"

"..."

Kakashi rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. Good grief, are Super Kage level characters worthless now?

How come these guys can break through so easily, one or two at a time?

It seems I still can't slack off. Kage level is nothing; only Super Kage level is at the top.

"Minato-sensei, I think you really should go back to Konoha."

Kakashi sighed. Why do these guys not want to stay in Konoha after becoming Super Kage?

"What's the point of staying in Konoha? Konoha can't offer us any more development, Kakashi."

Minato chuckled and said, "I'll continue."

"Please continue, please continue..."

Kakashi shrugged helplessly and began to wonder if he would leave Konoha like Minato and the others if he became a Super Kage.

"Well, in short, it's the seal I set for myself when I was an elite Jonin. It loosened after I broke through to the Super Kage level, and I was able to glimpse a trace of the past."

Minato said solemnly, "Within Loulan lies a dragon vein, and hidden within that dragon vein is a great secret!"

"This secret, including you and me, has been experienced."

"...I've been through it too..."

Kakashi pursed his lips and silently tugged at his mask.

"Yes, after glimpsing a trace of the past, I immediately sealed my memories."

"……Why?"

Kakashi didn't quite understand, and Minato shook his head. "I don't know why either, but I glimpsed Naruto's figure in my past memories."

"Perhaps, this is why I sealed away our memories."

"In past memories... I glimpsed Naruto?"

Kakashi was also an exceptionally intelligent genius, and he noticed the problem from Minato's very brief remark.

When Minato and Kakashi were on their mission, Naruto wasn't even born yet.

Why did Minato encounter Naruto during the mission?

Kakashi had a bold guess in his mind...

"The secret of the dragon vein is time?!"

He looked at Minato; only this answer could have made Minato so cautious.

Everything involving time needs to be treated with caution.

"Yes."

Minato nodded, confirming Kakashi's idea. "If my guess is correct, the team that's going to the Dragon Vein now should be the same team that went back in time and met you and me during the mission!"

Chapter 686 Dragon Vein

"Is this Loulan?"

Naruto, who was walking at the front, fiddled with the tablet in his hand with a puzzled look. He looked up at the broken walls and ruins, and then looked down at the position on the tablet.

According to the map, they have indeed arrived at Loulan.

But is this place, which has been almost completely razed to the ground, the Loulan they are looking for?

Even though she knew the plot of the original work, this was Chiaki's first time here.

She looked around at her surroundings and shook her head helplessly.

There are so few clues here; it would be surprising if we could find anything out from these useless, worthless rocks.

"In short, according to the map, we have arrived at our destination. Our next goal is to find the dragon vein."

Yamato took over the command of the team and took the tablet from Naruto.

"Since the map shows it here, it's pretty much the right place. Let's search around; we're sure to find something."

"Goddess, please wait here. Members of Class 7, follow me on the search!"

"Yes!"

Sai was the first to respond to Yamato's call, taking out the scroll and using rats to conduct a large-scale search.

Sakura and Naruto exchanged a glance, then ran out and began searching for the Dragon Vein using their own methods.

Even if you don't know what a dragon vein is, just keep looking. As long as you can find something different from these ruins, that's a success.

Yamato wasn't idle either. He squatted down, formed a hand seal, and summoned a vine to begin sensing his surroundings.

Seeing everyone working so hard, Qianqiu felt a little embarrassed standing there.

"Otohime, sense the energy sources nearby."

When in doubt, consult Otohime; there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

Otohime's usefulness even exceeds most people's imagination.

Not only does it work tirelessly, but it also has many uses, and its biggest advantage is that it doesn't consume fuel per 100 kilometers.

As a chakra aggregate, she felt no fatigue at all and could be squeezed to its limits without any problem.

It's so good it would make capitalists weep.

"I'm coming."

Otohime emerged from Chiaki's body and began to sense her surroundings.

"Qianqiu, the problem is, I can't seem to sense the strength of the energy..."

After sensing for a short while, Otohime said to Chiaki, "Perhaps it's because the energy around us is so immense, it seems like the intensity is the same no matter which direction I sense..."

"Oh?"

Qianqiu pondered for a moment, then took out his necklace and said, "Then I'll activate the Star Energy and try using this to counteract the Dragon Vein's energy?"

"Okay, you try."

Otohime drifted aside in agreement, taking the future with her.

Buzz

The necklace was activated by Qianqiu, and star energy surged out, covering Qianqiu's surroundings.

Otohime quickly took advantage of the surge of star energy to activate her senses, but to her dismay, she could no longer sense the energy of the dragon vein after the star energy was activated.

"This……"

Princess Otohime scratched her head, completely baffled, while the new Class 7, who were conducting reconnaissance, also returned empty-handed, utterly perplexed.

"Godmother, I've sent out a whole bunch of shadow clones. They've found the edge of this ruin, but they haven't found anything."

Naruto said, puzzled, and Sai nodded, "My rats have completely covered this area, but I haven't found anything."

"There are no other spaces underground; all the clues should be on the surface."

Yamato also retracted his vines and reported to Chiaki.

"Master, this area is only about five kilometers in radius. The rest is probably covered by the Gobi Desert. Do we need to search further out?"

Sakura gripped her arm and looked at Chiaki. If they were to expand the search outwards, it would take a long time.

"...I have a bold idea..."

Just as everyone was unable to make a decision, Qianqiu suddenly put away her necklace.

Princess Otohime exclaimed in surprise, "I can sense the dragon vein energy again!"

In the future, she cautiously asked, "Qianqiu, did you happen to be standing on a dragon vein?"

Her words drew everyone's attention. The probability of this happening was too low. Was it really possible?

Everyone searched the area within a five-kilometer radius, but they didn't search under Qianqiu's feet. The dragon vein was hidden right under Qianqiu's feet.

"……why not?"

Qianqiu looked down at her feet. "You know, Aunt Snake's map is incredibly accurate!"

Once I activated my Star Energy, Otohime couldn't sense the Dragon Vein's energy. The only possibility was that I was standing on the Dragon Vein. Otherwise, how could a meager amount of Star Energy possibly overwhelm the immense energy of the Dragon Vein?

"Sakura, come over here and smash it down."

Chiaki stepped aside; her current strength was insufficient, and doing it herself was too slow. It was better to let Sakura do it.

When it comes to demolition capabilities, Guai Li is a master of the same lineage, and he is quite effective.

Sakura nodded and walked to where Chiaki was. She waved to the crowd, "Everyone, move aside so you don't get hit by the pebbles."

In the future, he picked up Chiaki and grabbed Otohime as a shield, while Naruto and Sai retreated behind Yamato.

Seeing that everyone was well-prepared, Sakura took a deep breath and raised her fist.

"asshole!"

"Asshole asshole asshole!!!"

Boom boom boom boom

Sakura slammed her fists into the ground one after another, as if venting her anger by bombarding the earth.

The ground instantly split open with a huge gash, sending rubble and dirt flying everywhere.

"My God...that's terrifying."

Naruto, hiding behind Yamato, swallowed hard as he watched Sakura being violently demolished.

Good heavens, this thing is like a pile driver! If I ever anger her and she starts punching me like this, I'm afraid I'll die.

As Sakura continued to throw punches, Otohime's face grew increasingly joyful.

She could sense a large amount of dragon vein energy overflowing, which meant they had found the right place!