I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Future shook her head at Chiaki, signaling her to slow down a bit.

This child's worldview has been shattered by Qianqiu. If she were to accept too much all at once, she might go crazy.

"Hey."

Chiaki sighed softly, casually wiped his hands to the side, and watched Naruto and Sakura's battle while resting his chin on his hand.

Although she has shrunk, she still possesses the vision and combat experience of a Kage-level expert. For Chiaki, this level of combat is like watching children fight.

Although her body has shrunk, her mind is far beyond that of ordinary people, and that is her name!

"Detective! Otohime! Tap!"

Suddenly, Princess Otohime burst out of Chiaki's body. Ever since she arrived in ancient Loulan through the dragon vein, Princess Otohime had not shown herself.

She wasn't slacking off; rather, she was carrying out a great mission.

"Otohime, how is it? Have you analyzed the energy of the dragon vein yet?"

Chiaki asked Otohime with surprise, and Otohime waved her finger, "Tch tch tch, who do you think I am?"

"I am Princess Otohime, the mistress of the Land of Whirlpools!"

"Stop talking nonsense, have you figured it out yet?"

Chiaki rolled her eyes at Otohime, who put her hands on her hips and said, "How could we not be able to analyze it? Such a huge amount of energy is pouring in all at once, we can't possibly use it all!"

"Because the energy of the dragon vein was too great, it distorted our consciousness and transported us to the ancient Loulan."

"At the same time, energy was used to protect the surrounding area, creating the illusion of time travel."

"In other words, our bodies are still lying outside right now."

Yi Ji's words made Qian Qiu frown. "So, the Dragon Vein doesn't actually have the ability to travel through time and space; it just allowed our consciousness to relive the ancient Loulan?"

"That's right!"

Regarding Chiaki's understanding, Yi Ji said it was very correct: "The energy of the dragon vein is too great. It directly mirrored an ancient Loulan and created an ancient Loulan domain. In reality, it did not travel through time and space."

"Well, after all, time travel is a violation of the laws, and the one above definitely won't allow it."

Otohime shrugged. "How should I put it? You can think of it as a domain version of Izanami."

"It's awesome."

Qianqiu said with emotion, "Let's quickly simulate it. If we could use the energy of the dragon vein ourselves, wouldn't we be invincible?"

"The last one who claimed to be invincible is still floating in outer space."

Otohime made a comment, but then obediently returned to Chiaki's body to continue analyzing the energy of the dragon vein.

Just as Chiaki said, wouldn't it be wonderful if one could fully control the energy of the dragon vein and possess a domain-type Izanami that can be opened and closed at will?

Sarah remained sitting quietly to the side, hugging her knees, oblivious to Chiaki and Otohime's conversation.

This unfortunate kid went a bit mad after his worldview was shattered. After all, his world had been broken and it would take some time to rebuild it.

"Why haven't they finished yet? I can't stand watching this anymore."

Chiaki tapped the table, her pink twin ponytails bouncing up and down with each tap, making her look especially adorable.

Mirai picked up Chiaki and affectionately nuzzled her cheek. "Let's wait a little longer. Sakura should be found soon."

From an outsider's perspective, the puppets' weaknesses are not hard to spot. However, Sakura and Naruto, being on the sidelines, are stunned by the dense array of puppet guards and find it difficult to extricate themselves from the vortex of the battle for the time being.

However, once Naruto takes on the mission and Sakura begins to search for clues and analyze them, the results should be obtained quite quickly.

"Ugh, so boring."

Qianqiu started fidgeting and rolling around out of boredom. The simplest way to defeat a puppet is to find the guy controlling it.

To find the one controlling the puppet, all you need to do is follow the puppet's chakra threads.

How simple!

Naruto and Sakura haven't noticed this even after all this time!

Just as Chiaki was about to make her move, Mirai suddenly paused, frowned at Chiaki, and said, "Chiaki, I sense a human presence!"

"There are traces of blood over there!"

Chapter 690 The Water Gate of the Past

"who!"

Naruto, who was fighting the puppet, also sensed the presence of humans. With a grave expression, he recalled his shadow clones and called out to Sakura, "Sakura-chan! Watch out!"

Sakura has already discovered the puppet strings controlling the puppets, but with others appearing at this time, it's best to wait and deal with the puppets first, focusing on the new enemy.

Leaving an enemy whose weaknesses are fully known, whom you can control at any time, and who cannot cause you much damage can sometimes be effective.

"Secret Technique! Hyper-expansion Technique!"

A masked ninja clasped his hands together, instantly transforming into a gigantic fat man. He then unleashed a powerful attack, "Mount Tai Pressing Down," on the densely packed puppets, crushing a large portion of the puppet army.

"Secret technique! The technique of parasitizing worms!"

Another masked ninja was swarmed with black insects. These insects, like dark clouds, enveloped the puppet, jammed its joints, bit off the chakra threads controlling it, and multiplied rapidly.

"Well done, I'll go and negotiate with the other side!"

Another ninja with blond hair, also wearing a mask, quickly appeared in front of Naruto and Sakura, carrying an injured little ninja on his back.

"stop!"

Naruto watched the other party warily. Although the Super Expansion Technique and Parasitic Insect Technique looked familiar, no one knew who these guys who suddenly appeared in Loulan were or what their purpose was.

"Are you a ninja from Konoha?"

"Great! Do any of you have bandages or anything, or do you know any medical ninjutsu?"

The blond ninja spoke happily, tugging at the little ninja on his back. The little ninja was clearly injured, with blood still dripping from his hands.

Naruto and Sakura exchanged a glance, and thinking of Chiaki behind them, they resolutely raised their kunai.

"Okay, I get it now."

The blond ninja removed his mask, revealing his Konoha headband, and gestured for the two masked ninjas behind him to remove their masks as well.

"Let me briefly introduce myself. I am Minato Namikaze, a Jonin of Konoha."

"These two are..."

Before Minato could finish his introduction, Naruto and Sakura both exclaimed in surprise.

"Dad?!"

"The Fourth Hokage!?"

"???"

Minato looked bewildered at Naruto, who was calling him "Dad," and Sakura, who was suddenly calling him "Fourth Hokage."

"You two... you can't just say things like that."

Minato gave a wry smile. "Although I have never seen you in Konoha, judging from your Konoha headbands, you must be ninjas from my Konoha."

"Since you are ninjas from Konoha, you should know that the current Hokage is the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi. The Third Hokage is still young and strong, and it is not yet time for him to choose the next Hokage."

"Besides, I'm not married yet, so how could I have a son as big as you..."

"Although I did feel a bit of a blood connection when I saw you..."

"Uh……"

Naruto glanced awkwardly at Sakura, who didn't know what to do either, and could only helplessly turn to look at Chiaki.

"Alright, Minato-senpai, Naruto is indeed your son."

Upon witnessing this classic scene, Qianqiu smiled and slowly walked over.

"A thousand autumns?!"

Minato was taken aback when he saw Chiaki. "Shouldn't you be... uh... where was it again..."

"It shouldn't be here!"

"This is a top-secret mission!"

As the captain of the team on an outing, Minato, who was usually quiet and reserved, became much more talkative.

"Lord Chiaki!"

The two people standing behind Minato immediately took off their masks and knelt down upon seeing Chiaki.

"Akimichi Choji!"

"Yu Nu Zhiwei!"

"Greetings, Lord Qianqiu!"

"Okay, get up."

Chiaki waved her hand dismissively, but her demeanor didn't confuse Minato and the other two. Before Chiaki settled into her current form, she would frequently change size at will, and everyone was used to it.

"Wow... Godmother is so impressive."

Naruto swallowed enviously. He was aware of Chiaki's status, but seeing it in person always made him feel even more powerful.

"really……"

Sakura nodded in agreement. As the pinnacle of female ninjas, Chiaki was the idol that almost all female ninjas aspired to be.

"So... what exactly is going on here?"

Minato asked, puzzled. He was completely bewildered by what he was seeing.

Whether it's Chiaki, who shouldn't be here, or these two strange Konoha ninjas, everything about them seems unusual.

"Sakura, let's treat Kakashi first."

Chiaki gestured to Sakura, then turned to Minato and said, "Put Kakashi down. My disciple will heal him."

"Oh……"

Minato glanced at Sakura suspiciously, wondering when Chiaki had taken on a disciple without his knowledge.