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Did the dragon vein truly create a realm that reflects the past, or did they genuinely travel through time and space?

However, all of this has become unknown as the dragon vein has fallen silent.

The accumulation of dragon vein energy requires a very long time, perhaps even longer than a thousand years can accept.

Fortunately, after acquiring the Dragon Vein Energy, Qianqiu's strength recovered to the Kage level, and he also mastered a portion of the Dragon Vein Energy's application.

"Want to try?"

Princess Otohime floated out, confidently addressing Chiaki, "Our new energy!"

"How to try?"

Qianqiu said irritably, surrounded by children, with not a single person he could fight or spar with.

Are you suggesting that she, a Kage-level ninja, should take action against Naruto and other "juniors" who are at best elite Jonin?

"Uh……"

Otohime scratched her head. That made sense. You see, even though Chiaki's current strength is only at the Kage level, she is completely different from a regular Kage.

The chakra flowing within Chiaki's body was not ordinary chakra, but Sage Chakra, a fusion of stellar energy and dragon vein energy.

Even Chiaki's current state is more outrageous than Hashirama Senju's.

Basically, all ninjas have ordinary chakra flowing through their bodies, and they absorb natural energy to enhance their chakra attributes when they need to use Sage Mode.

Chiaki, on the other hand, has Sage Chakra from the very beginning, so he doesn't need to absorb it at all; he can use it by directly mobilizing his own chakra.

Here's a simple and easy-to-understand example.

For a regular ninja, using Sage Mode is like a Pokémon undergoing Mega Evolution; only through active control can a higher level of evolution be achieved.

Chiaki starts in Mega Evolution mode, requiring no manual control and constantly in Sage Mode.

Ok……

It even sounds a bit like Super Saiyan at full power, but they're basically the same thing.

In this situation, Chiaki would be bullying even Kage-level powerhouses, let alone sparring with Jonin like Naruto. Isn't that just too outrageous?

Just as Chiaki and Otohime were worrying, they both sensed a spatial fluctuation at the same time.

"?!"

Qianqiu looked at what was in front of her with surprise and doubt. She could sense that the spatial fluctuation had jumped from a distance to her in an instant.

"Does dragon vein energy also possess spatial capabilities?"

Otohime muttered something. Originally, neither of them could perceive the space; at most, they could only react after the final spatial fluctuations ended.

But now they are able to sense spatial fluctuations in advance, and even predict and perceive the changes in spatial fluctuations from the beginning to the end.

"This can already be considered a spatial talent, right?"

"The spacetime capabilities are truly outrageous..."

Chiaki smacked her lips, a wild guess forming in her mind, "Otohime, could it be... that we can control time?"

Dragon vein energy is the energy of spacetime. It is not surprising that Qianqiu, who possesses this energy, can control spacetime.

After all, with the energy of the stars, she could already control the Peacock Technique and fully activate her chakra.

"Tch...you guessed it."

Otohime pouted. "I was going to say this was a surprise."

"With the assistance of the dragon vein energy, we can not only use the power of the domain to stop the opponent's time, but also make them feel that their time has stopped. In reality, time is still flowing."

"It can even turn back time, but we haven't fully figured that out yet."

Upon hearing Otohime's explanation, Chiaki was stunned for a moment, and then swore.

"Good guy."

"This time it really seems like we're heading down the path of becoming a stand-in..."

Qianqiu rubbed his forehead. "Golden Experience, Crazy Diamond, Platinum Star, Killer Queen, right..."

Having acquired some of Chiaki's memories, Otohime added, "We can use chakra to create threads, so the Stone Freedom can too."

"roll!"

Chiaki pinched Otohime. The conversation between the two was completed in their minds. In reality, it was only a moment. After sensing the spatial fluctuations, two figures appeared in front of Chiaki.

A man with a golden spiky hairstyle appeared before Qianqiu, embracing a woman with a protruding belly and an exaggeratedly bright red head.

"Qiang Qiang Qiang!"

"Chi-chan~ Can you tell who I am?!"

Kushina suddenly jumped out and pounced on Chiaki.

"Hey, watch out..."

Minato, dressed in coarse linen clothes, called out and watched with a wry smile as Kushina rushed into Chiaki's arms. "Never mind, whatever makes you happy."

Fortunately, Chiaki had already sensed the spatial fluctuations and guessed that only Minato could have such an ability to teleport over such a long distance. Otherwise, given Kushina's lunge, she would probably have been mistaken for an attacker and brutally beaten.

"Kushina!"

Chiaki hugged Kushina and laughed from the bottom of his heart.

Speaking of which, it had been a long time since she had seen Kushina. Chiaki still cared a lot about her incredibly lively best friend.

"Haha, it's been so long, Chi-chan!"

Kushina hugged Chiaki happily, proudly putting her hands on her hips and saying, "Look, what's in my belly?"

"what?"

Chiaki sensed it in surprise, then covered her mouth and looked at Kushina, before staring at Minato in shock.

Minato coughed awkwardly, "Kushina, you're pregnant now, don't run around."

"I know, I know, you're the most annoying one."

Kushina gave Minato a disdainful look, and then began searching for Naruto's location.

Soon, she saw the stunned Naruto, and she pounced on him, hugging him tightly with tears in her eyes.

"Waaaaah, Naruto, Mommy misses you so much!"

"Cough cough cough... Mom... Quick... Let go, I'm going to die..."

Naruto desperately pulled on Kushina's arm, but as a fellow Jonin of the Uzumaki clan, and because Naruto dared not exert force on Kushina, Kushina's embrace almost caused her to die on the spot.

"You're quite impressive, Senior Brother Minato."

Chiaki remembered the promise Minato made to Naruto before they returned, and suddenly realized why Minato had been lingering here.

Minato smiled and said, "At first, I didn't know why I was so interested in the dragon vein, until my seal was broken."

"I will come back even if it costs me my life to keep my promise to my son."

"Ah."

Qianqiu smiled but didn't offer any further explanation.

If it weren't for Chiaki, Minato would have died long ago, according to the original story.

Chapter 708 Stop Time!

"So what are your plans next?"

After explaining the issue of the dragon vein, Chiaki looked at Minato and asked.

She knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted Minato to return, and in fact, Minato was indeed the most suitable Hokage for Konoha.

Let's look around some more.

Minato shrugged and gave Chiaki a contented smile. "I'll consider going to the Land of Rain after Kushina gives birth."

"The Land of Rain?"

Qianqiu vaguely recalled some past events and fell silent.

"Yes, I've heard that a mysterious organization has appeared in the Land of Rain. It's said that the leader calls himself 'God,' which is quite amusing."

Minato laughed and said, "Even you don't call yourself a god. Those clowns want to claim that they are high and mighty gods. I want to see who is causing trouble."

"It seems you share the same thoughts as Jiraiya-sensei."

Chiaki sighed, and she naturally had her own judgment about who was causing trouble in the Land of Rain.

After achieving the Kage rank, she devoted herself entirely to various important matters, and later focused her attention on achieving the Super Kage rank, forgetting many of her past promises.

For example, the three children I once taught in the Land of Rain...

Since the Akatsuki organization has reappeared in the Land of Rain, it means that the three children haven't escaped the original story's trajectory. Nagato still became Pain, Konan still became an angel, and Yahiko...

Chiaki's mood somber. Minato vaguely sensed something was amiss, but still went along with Chiaki's words, saying, "Could it be that Jiraiya-sensei has also noticed the Land of Rain? Should I greet him before taking any action, so as not to ruin his plans?"

"What are his plans? He'll just find a bathhouse when he gets to the Land of Rain."

Qianqiu waved his hand, forcibly changing the subject, "By the way, Senior Brother Shuimen, what name are you planning to name your daughter?"

"?"

Minato paused, then looked at Chiaki with a bitter smile. "Chiaki, can you please not spoil the plot so early? I want to wait until the baby is born to see if it's a boy or a girl."

"...Uh...haven't you even noticed it yourself?"

Chiaki blinked at Minato. At their level, it was quite easy for them to sense whether the baby in their belly was a boy or a girl.

"Of course not!"

Minato said righteously, "The birth of a child is a surprise for parents. If you know the outcome in advance, what surprise is there?"

"...I'm so sorry."

Qianqiu apologized, saying that she had no intention or plan to have children, and of course, she had no idea what surprises this might bring.

"So what are you going to call it?"

"Hmm, let's call her Namikaze Miko."