I am the most popular character in Naruto!

Minato clapped his hands, signaling that everyone could get started.

"No need to exert too much effort, it will recover anyway."

Chiaki gestured, "Just take out their controllers."

"clear."

Naruto nodded and looked toward the future.

"Ok."

Sakura nodded and looked towards the future.

Needless to say, Shimi Aburame and Choza Akimichi were looking directly to the future.

"Uh……"

Future pushed up his large red-rimmed glasses and looked up at the chakra thread controller, which consisted almost entirely of tubes.

"Okay... I'll do it then."

The blood-stained katana, dozens of meters long, reappeared and, amidst the horrified gazes of the captured group, slashed at the chakra controller, shattering the pipe into pieces.

The puppet guards all collapsed. Without the control of the chakra threads, they were nothing but a pile of scrap metal.

With the clattering puppet guards gone, the palace fell silent.

"Who are you...?"

The leading man nervously asked Minato, who, in his view, was the most terrifying being to suddenly appear beside him like a god and then suddenly snatch him away.

"Shouldn't I be asking you this question?"

Minato glanced at Chiaki, who gestured for him to speak directly. Rather than having these guys accept that a little girl like her was in charge, it would be faster to just have them acknowledge Minato as the leader.

Anyway, Minato's image is what it is; he seems like a decent person, so he shouldn't be feared.

“We…we saw these puppets attacking people…so we came out to take a look.”

The man mustered his courage and asked Shui Men, "Are you outsiders who have come to Loulan?"

"If there's nothing else, run! This place is no longer fit for a human!"

"Oh why?"

Minato looked at the man with surprise and said, "This city seems quite prosperous to me?"

"Oh dear, our queen has gone crazy and arrested us all to do hard labor in order to extract the power of the dragon vein to power these puppets."

The man said with a worried look, "We can only come out to check the situation and bring back some food from outside when the puppet guards have all run out."

"Otherwise, if everyone continues working underground, they probably won't last much longer."

"Yes, yes, if it weren't for the Queen's orders, we wouldn't be in such a terrible state!"

"Damn Queen!"

The people around the man were venting their anger with bitter resentment, and Sarah was stunned by their words.

"No...that's not the case!"

"I never gave such an order!"

Sarah is always thinking of her people; how could she possibly issue such an order?

It must be that An Lushan impersonated the Queen and ordered her to use the puppet army to plot something.

Upon hearing Sarah's words, the man finally noticed her, and then exclaimed in surprise, "You...you...aren't you the Queen?!"

"Are you all working for the Queen?!"

The group panicked. They had already been captured by the Queen to do hard labor. If they were discovered to be escaping, wouldn't they be beaten to death?

"Don't worry, we won't harm you."

Minato quickly calmed them down. After finally managing to calm the group down and telling them the truth, Sarah, who had recovered, also made a statement on the spot.

"Don't worry, I will definitely lead you back to the surface and rebuild the glory of Loulan!"

Sarah's eyes were shining, but she probably underestimated how difficult it all would be.

In particular, given the terrain of Loulan, it would be strange if it didn't attract the covetousness of people who possessed the energy of the dragon vein.

After receiving Sarah's assurance, the simple-minded people of Loulan chose to believe her and took her underground, leading her to the real "Loulan".

Chapter 695 A hopeless navigator

The sweltering basement was filled with scorching heat. One after another, shirtless men adjusted their chains and heavily pushed a gigantic machine.

These men were like donkeys in the production team, silently and numbly carrying out inefficient work.

They did consider rebelling, but there was always a puppet guard standing quietly beside them.

The puppet guard will punish anyone who tries to escape or leave their post.

The person being punished will be bedridden for several days at best, and for several months at worst.

In this basement, if you don't work, you won't have anything to eat.

A person can manage if they don't eat for a few days, but if they can't eat for several months, they're basically just waiting to die.

Fortunately, the authorities understood that not feeding people would lead to starvation, so they provided the laborers with a reasonable amount of food. Through crowdfunding, they were able to feed the seriously injured and sustain their lives.

Over time, people have come to accept this situation.

However, while they outwardly accept the offer, they secretly organize groups to gather intelligence, collect food from outside to replenish their supplies, and attempt to acquire weapons and armor to build up their fighting strength for resistance.

The spirit of resistance exists everywhere, especially in the face of wars between humans and non-humans.

The spirit of solidarity and shared hatred against the enemy among humankind swelled up immediately.

Yes, there are many puppet guards outside.

So what?

One year, two years... as long as the human will remains, the resistance will exist, generation after generation, without end!

knock knock knock

A rhythmic knocking sound rang out, and the men pushing the machine's pedals brightened up.

This is the secret signal for the members returning from their expeditions.

There will be another good harvest during the handover later.

After the people underground painstakingly collected a complete set of puppet guardian outfits, exploration became safer and more efficient.

The puppet guards are not very intelligent and act almost entirely according to a program, not much different from robots. Therefore, they cannot distinguish whether the person wearing the puppet guard costume is human or a puppet.

But this time, these men pushing their machines, hoping for a good harvest, are destined for a big surprise.

"Everyone, lie down!"

The man who had gone out on an adventure returned and shouted excitedly, "We're about to be rescued!"

"what?"

The men pushing the machine were startled; their excitement could provoke an attack from the puppet guards.

Sure enough, after hearing the man's words, the puppet guard who was overseeing the work turned around and looked over, then took a step towards the man.

There are a total of ten puppet guards acting as overseers. Even if everyone works together to defeat a few, it will be of no use.

Ordinary people would find it very difficult to defeat these puppet guards.

"be careful!"

"Hide!"

"That puppet guard has passed by!"

The men cried out, looking worriedly at the returning expedition members.

"Spiral pills!"

With a shout, a blond-haired boy rushed over, holding a bright blue pill in his hand and pressing it onto the puppet guard.

With a loud crash, the puppet guard was instantly pulverized by the Rasengan, leaving the men dumbfounded.

Buzz

As soon as the puppet guard was destroyed, the remaining nine puppet guards immediately sprang into action and rushed towards Naruto.

"Oh no, oh no!"

"They've all started moving!"

The men looked at Naruto anxiously. This blond boy was only sixteen years old and looked like a teenager. Could he defeat so many puppet guards?

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

However, Naruto remained calm and skillfully created seventeen shadow clones, two in a row, each group unleashing a Rasengan, which directly destroyed the nine puppet guards.

After a moment of silence, the men in the basement erupted in cheers.

They rushed towards Naruto, grabbed him, hoisted him up, and cheered in celebration of their escape.

"Don't be too happy yet!"

However, their celebration was short-lived. An older middle-aged man said in a deep voice, "Let's take advantage of the puppet guards being defeated and quickly pack up to escape. We may be living on the run from now on."

The men calmed down, put down the dazed Naruto, and thanked him profusely.

"Young man, you should hurry up and go too!"

The middle-aged man patted Naruto on the shoulder. "We appreciate your efforts, but this might cause you trouble in the future, so let's say goodbye!"

"Wait, wait... I think you don't need to rush."

Naruto shook his head, finally managing to compose himself. "With us here, what's the point of you running away?"

"you?"

The middle-aged man looked at Naruto curiously. Naruto grinned and said, "We are ninjas from Konoha. We're here to help you settle this matter!"

While everyone was puzzled, Qianqiu and his group arrived late.