Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

boom--!!!

The violent explosion also woke Aoba.

"No--!!!"

"The Five Great Ninja Nations could clearly..."

A giant puppet with half its head chopped off is spouting trash talk.

Qingye knew that Baizu was about to detonate the dragon vein, so he immediately controlled the sand to entangle Baizu. However, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse, and the sand rope covering the puppet was easily torn off.

With its last bit of strength, the centipede charged towards the underground dragon vein, detonating its energy.

The violent explosion engulfed the entire underground space.

The dragon vein energy, out of control, began to run rampant, and the ground began to collapse.

There was no dramatic rescue; Aoba had already made preparations. Sand ropes were used to entangle Minato, Naruto, and Sara. Even Yamato, who had been lying down, finally recovered and used Wood Release to support the group.

When Yamato's gaze swept over Aoba, who stood calmly to the side, his expression turned strangely odd.

This guy always wears sunglasses and likes to feed crows. If he remembers correctly, Aoba should belong to the intelligence department and be Kakashi's classmate.

I never imagined I looked like this when I was young.

And... what's the deal with that gourd?

And that sand...

Minato retrieved the Flying Thunder God Kunai that Naruto had given him earlier and used it to seal the rampaging Dragon Vein.

As the dragon vein was sealed, the violent energy fluctuations dissipated.

Naruto and Yamato's bodies began to emit a faint white light, a sign of spacetime correction.

Aoba knew the crucial moment had arrived, and the blue light under his sunglasses flickered almost imperceptibly.

[System command: Start the memory backup program.]

[Converting current time period memories into data packets...Storing...]

Backup complete...

As Yamato greeted Minato respectfully, even the oblivious Naruto seemed to realize Minato's identity.

"In order not to change history, it's best to forget everything that happened here."

Just as Naruto was about to stop him, Minato had already begun forming hand seals and casting a jutsu.

"Destroy!"

Minato looked at Naruto, his eyes overflowing with tenderness.

"If I had a son, I would raise him to be a ninja like you."

……

Aoba stood aside, quietly watching this deeply moving farewell between father and son.

He knew that Minato already knew.

That blond boy was his son.

Since the son from the future cannot see his father after traveling back in time, it means that... he has already sacrificed himself in the future.

But Minato still chose to erase his memory.

A soft white light enveloped everyone.

When the light faded, all that remained in the memories of Aoba, Minato, Choza, and Shimi was that they had successfully thwarted An Lushan's plot and completed their mission with the help of two unidentified "reinforcements."

As for the appearance and origin of those reinforcements, they became completely obscure.

"Let's go, we should go back to the village."

Minato turned around and spoke to the three of them.

"Yes!" X3

The moment Aoba turned around, a blue light flashed in her eyes, and the erased memories were re-covered.

After safely escorting the Loulan group to the ground and bidding a brief farewell to Sara, Minato's team did not linger and embarked on their journey back to Konoha.

The scorching sun and yellow sand were gradually left behind, and the scenery on the way home changed from endless yellow sand to sparse greenery.

The hustle and bustle of the ancient city of Loulan and the fierce battles seemed like a dream, gradually dissipating as the group set foot on the land of the Fire Kingdom.

The atmosphere in the team was much more relaxed than when they arrived, with less tension from the unknown and more of the ease that comes with completing a task.

"Aoba, thank you for your help."

Akimichi Choza leaned against a large tree and let out a long sigh of relief, the fatigue caused by the side effects of the secret technique greatly reduced.

"When we get back to the village, I'll treat you to barbecue, all you can eat!"

"Then thank you in advance, Senior Choza."

Aoba withdrew her hand, which was glowing with green light, and responded with a smile.

That's what he does as a medical ninja accompanying the team; otherwise, how would Minato have found him?

The side effects of Ding Zuo's use of the secret technique were almost completely healed by the next day, which made Ding Zuo and Zhiwei look at this seemingly lazy boy with new respect.

After this experience of fighting together, Aoba could clearly feel that he was no longer just a "tool" providing special abilities in this temporary team, but a truly accepted comrade-in-arms.

As night fell, the team set up camp.

The four sat around the campfire. Dingza and Zhiwei had already closed their eyes to rest, while Shuimen was responsible for keeping watch for the first half of the night, and Zhiwei was responsible for keeping watch for the second half.

As for Aoba, his role was that of a medical ninja and a support staff member, so he wasn't assigned to night watch.

Of course, there is also the care and support that seniors give to juniors.

Qingye leaned against a rock, his consciousness sinking into his mind, and began to take stock of the amazing gains from this trip to Loulan.

[1. One unknown encrypted electronic data packet (decryption progress: 1.2%)]

2. Rare ores (including chakra metal) and a large quantity of puppet-making equipment and tools.

3. One blood sample from Naruto Uzumaki

4. One blood sample from Yamato (A) (containing intercolumnar cells)

【5. Human Puppet Modification Technology (Centipede Version)】

6. Sunagakure Village [Sand Control Technique] (Data backed up)

Whenever Aoba sees this list, the corners of her mouth can't help but turn up in a smile.

We've won so much!

This A-level mission almost made him stuffed.

Aoba had a vague idea about the unknown data package; various ores and puppet-making equipment were things that money couldn't necessarily buy.

Both Naruto's and Yamato's blood samples are of great research value, especially the latter's.

As for the technology of modifying human puppets...

The battle against the centipede reveals that the [human puppet] has significant flaws. Its intelligence is clearly insufficient. I won't go into too much detail about the battle itself; it was simply a mess, completely lacking the combat skills expected of a Sand Village Jonin. It couldn't even distinguish between primary and secondary objectives, and its weaknesses were numerous.

The actions taken in Loulan were also contradictory. They had been deceiving and controlling the previous Loulan Queen for several years, and then inexplicably killed her. Not only that, but they also kept her descendants alive. Why didn't they kill her sooner or later, but they waited until she brought in reinforcements before taking action?

What left Aoba speechless was that even though they possessed a dragon vein with almost unlimited chakra energy, they still enslaved a group of commoners to spin a wheel for them.

It's obvious that the subsequent mindless actions were caused by Centipede transforming himself into a human puppet, which not only drastically reduced his combat IQ but also brought his overall intelligence down to kindergarten level.

In contrast, Sasori in the Akatsuki organization later transformed himself into a human puppet, but his combat intelligence and general intelligence remained intact. It is very likely that Sasori also discovered the flaws of the "human puppet," which led to the later development of the "regeneration core."

[The Secret Technique of Sand Control]!

This was the biggest surprise of his trip, a crucial piece to complement his existing combat system.

His previous approach, whether it was mixing his own blood and hair or using medical ninjutsu to cultivate a "living coating," was essentially about increasing the "conductivity" of the sand in order to gain control.

Upon seeing the original Sand Village's [Sand Control Technique], Aoba realized that their approaches were remarkably similar.

……