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"Do not……"

"None of this is real..."

"I'm dreaming!"

Sarah sat there hugging her knees, and even though she had just been dragged by Qianqiu to this unfamiliar tower, she hadn't changed her mind.

Puppet subjects and puppet guards—these are all fake, a lie!

correct.

Aren't they some kind of ninjas?

It must be that these ninjas cast a genjutsu on this weak girl who has no power to even kill a chicken, which is why she can see all this!

"So, you still can't accept the truth of this world?"

Chiaki walked up to Sarah and looked directly into her eyes.

Chiaki, who is already a loli-like girl, was about the same height as Sarah, who was sitting with her knees drawn up. Chiaki could see Sarah's eyes directly.

Sarah raised her head with a complicated expression. She had already accepted everything in her heart, but it was clear that she was unwilling to admit it.

"Ok."

Qianqiu pursed her lips, pondered for a moment, and said, "Do you still think we're lying to you?"

Sarah remained silent, but her expression clearly showed some hesitation.

"How about this, if we lead you to the true inhabitants of Loulan, those living, breathing humans, wouldn't you believe us then?"

Qianqiu smiled at Sarah, and Sarah's expression immediately changed.

"What did you say?"

"You can find my people?!"

Even though Sarah had little ability, her instinct as a queen still prompted her to ask Chiaki a question.

This may be the king's responsibility.

"Sarah, you don't want your people to be harmed, do you?"

Qianqiu smiled, his eyes narrowed. Sarah trembled and asked Qianqiu, "What do you want to do?"

Her tone was filled with grief and indignation, and she was determined to obtain information about her people by submitting to Chiaki, even though she herself was no match for Chiaki.

"Tell me, where is the dragon vein located?"

Qianqiu, acting like a villain, posed a question to Sarah, who suddenly realized, "So you're after the Dragon Vein!"

"You could have brought this up from the beginning; you didn't need to threaten me with my people!"

Sarah said with dissatisfaction, "If it's just the dragon vein, I don't mind giving it to you!"

"As long as my people are safe, that's better than anything else!"

"?"

Sarah's resolute demeanor surprised Qianqiu slightly.

What.

Do you really think you're a bad person?

"too naive."

Before Chiaki could speak, young Kakashi walked over under Sakura's curious gaze, pulled up his mask, glanced at Chiaki, and said coldly to Sarah.

"In Loulan, the dragon vein is the source of all energy."

"If you abandon the dragon vein, it's the same as abandoning the very foundation of Loulan!"

"Without the dragon vein, how will you protect your people? How will you allow them to enjoy such a life in such harsh conditions?!"

"Just you wait and see. Without the dragon vein, your people will slowly die, suffering pain they should never have to endure!"

Kakashi's words stunned Sarah. She had always thought that as long as one genuinely cared for their people, they were a perfect queen.

But she didn't understand how to make her people live happy lives.

"Then...then what should I do?"

Sarah's little face was full of grievance, her eyes reddened, and she looked like she was about to shed tears.

Kakashi scoffed, "How should I know? I'm not a king."

With that, he abandoned Sarah, leaving her in a mess, and ran off to the side.

"...I'm definitely going to beat this guy up when I get back."

Chiaki smirked. Kakashi, a guy who flirts and runs away without taking any responsibility, just deserves a good beating.

With tears in her eyes, Sarah turned her gaze to Qianqiu, who gave her a smile. "Since you are the queen, why not discover and think for yourself how to lead your people to grow?"

"My people..."

"My people...!"

Sarah's eyes suddenly lit up, and she said to Qianqiu, "I want to find my people first!"

"Those puppets are not my people; I need my true people!"

Sarah, whose worldview seemed to have been reshaped, grabbed Qianqiu's hand: "Can you tell me where my people are?"

"sure."

Qianqiu had no intention of hiding anything from Sarah. "I just asked you where the dragon vein is located."

Sarah was stunned, then immediately realized what she meant, blushing as she said, "Could it be that you're not after the dragon vein, but that my people are near it?"

"Now you understand."

Qianqiu smiled and said, "However, what you said is not accurate. In fact, I also need some of the dragon vein's energy; it's not that I don't need the dragon vein at all."

Sarah was relieved to hear Chiaki's frank words.

Even though she was still young, she knew very well that there was no such thing as help without a reason in this world, and that it was normal for Qianqiu to ask for something in return.

"Alright, if you can help me find my people, then I'll grant you some of the dragon vein's energy!"

Sarah solemnly told Qianqiu that only the royal bloodline of Loulan could control the energy of the dragon vein. Sarah's guarantee was equivalent to giving Qianqiu a key to unlock the dragon vein.

After reaching an agreement here, Naruto and Minato also finished their conversation.

Minato was amazed by the changes in the future world, but also felt a vague sense of unease.

"Since you come from the future, shouldn't you not be telling me this information?"

"If I learned of this information and changed the course of history, wouldn't everything in the future be different?"

Naruto was stumped by Minato's question. He scratched his head in thought, but eventually gave up on answering such a difficult question and called out to Chiaki instead.

"Godmother!"

Minato wasn't surprised at all that Chiaki had become Naruto's godmother. He looked at Chiaki as she slowly approached and asked her a question, "Where am I in the future?"

Chiaki raised an eyebrow and immediately understood what Minato meant.

"Don't worry, I've got someone waiting outside, he won't come."

"and……"

Qianqiu pursed her lips. This space should be a world projected by the dragon vein distorting time, not the real past.

But who can say for sure?

Since dragon veins can distort the past and project it into the present, perhaps they can also distort the present and project it into the past.

Your every move might be recorded and taken back to the past.

"...In any case, let's put on another seal."

Seeing that Chiaki hesitated, Minato smiled and said, "I think I'll do the same thing in the future, right?"

Chapter 693 The Resurrected Puppet

Chiaki had no idea how the water gate was actually constructed at the time.

However, considering that Minato never revealed anything about the dragon vein, he most likely sealed it to himself.

That is to say...

The energy of the dragon vein seems to be able to project current events into the past, creating a sense of time travel.

Even though the physical body didn't time travel, the soul did return to the past and had some kind of impact on it...

That's definitely a bit fantastical.

After everything was explained, Qianqiu signaled to everyone that it was about time to set off.

After a short rest, the outside must already be guarded by puppets.

In this situation, whether you can escape depends on how strong each ninja is.

"Oh, right, let me say something first."

Chiaki winked at Minato, "I'm only a genin right now, Minato-senpai."

She can't play much of a role right now; at most, she's just a spiritual leader.

Otohime couldn't afford to be distracted while analyzing the dragon vein's energy; otherwise, given her abilities, she could be considered a formidable fighter.

Minato and his two companions are still young and only have the strength of Jonin. Naruto and Sakura are about the same level.

In other words, among Chiaki's group, the strongest one is actually Mirai, who usually acts like a submissive wife.

She is the only elite Jonin.

"……Fine."

Minato had a general understanding of Chiaki's current situation. He silently rubbed his forehead, hoping that this mission wouldn't be too difficult.

A group of Jonin plus an elite Jonin led a Genin and a girl with absolutely no combat ability to obtain the Dragon Vein.

An Lushan, the guardian of the dragon vein, was unaware of the extent of his strength, but the key point was that he possessed a large number of puppet guards, the sheer number of which was impossible to estimate.