Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

The two sides reached a temporary agreement.

However, the atmosphere didn't improve much.

The five people opposite were still very wary of the deer.

It was quite easy when it was time to catch deer.

To be honest, the longer it drags on, the better it is for him.

Moreover, as long as he can leave this forest, his energy can be quickly restored. Once he is fully restored, the agreement will no longer be up to him.

"When are we leaving?" Lu asked impatiently.

Gui remained expressionless and spoke coldly, "Tomorrow morning."

After he finished speaking, he made a gesture, and the five of them exchanged glances and quickly left.

Lu Shi followed directly behind the group, trying to see if they could get out.

After following for a while, he found himself back at the place where he had made the mark.

"What kind of sealing barrier is this? Once we capture them, we must learn about it properly."

The five people who had left the barrier gathered together.

Clara's eyes were filled with terror: "Nara Shikatoki was able to recover some of his strength in such a short time. If he were given more time, even this barrier probably wouldn't be able to hold him!"

Chongyue said solemnly, "Now that we've temporarily stabilized the Nara deer, we must make a choice: either escape back or risk detonating the dragon vein."

"Maybe I should run away!" Yang Yan hesitated for a moment, then shouted, "You all saw Nara Shikatoki's strength just now. If he leaves this sealing barrier, I won't even be able to reach the Dragon Vein before I die!"

"No!"

Hojo Rei refused outright.

"Our purpose here is to kill Nara Shika to prevent what will happen in the future. If he doesn't die, it will be our shadow who dies!"

"But……"

Yang Yan was about to say something when Gui interrupted her.

"There's no 'buts' about it. Lord Danzo's orders to me were to use any means necessary to kill the Nara deer. So no matter what, I will detonate the Dragon Vein."

The atmosphere became somewhat silent.

"I'm not going back either," Chongyue said calmly.

"Let's give it a try then," Clara sighed.

Seeing that the other four had already decided, Yang Yan gritted his teeth and said, "Then let's get him!"

"Hojo and I are going to the Dragon Vein to prepare. You take Shikatoki to Loulan tomorrow, and we'll meet there."

As he spoke, Gui pulled out a sealed scroll from his pocket.

"What is this?" Clara asked, puzzled.

"This scroll was given to me by Lord Danzo. He said it could temporarily suppress Nara Shika's energy recovery efficiency. Just use it before Nara Shika leaves the sealing barrier."

Upon hearing this, Yang Yan's eyes widened. "Really? Konoha has such a good thing?"

"You've been planning to detonate the dragon vein all along?" Chongyue's perspective was completely different, his eyes sharply fixed on Gui.

Gui did not lie about this.

"Yes! I already said it. Lord Danzo's orders to me were to kill the Nara deer at all costs! Even if it meant my own death!"

"Let's leave it at that for now!"

The next morning.

Lu Shi was constantly trying to restore the energy in his body.

To be honest, Lu Shi really didn't want to leave this place for a while. Cultivating Immortal Mode here was just too efficient.

Looking at the meditating deer, Yang Yan asked softly, "What should we do? Go up and ask? Won't we get ambushed?"

"I won't ambush you, come out!"

Without waiting for their reply, Lu Shi opened his eyes, stood up, and patted the leaves off his body.

Seeing this, Chongyue went outside.

"You can go now."

"Hmm, let's go. I'm getting more and more curious about our destination." Lu Shi revealed a sinister smile, "and more and more curious about what you guys are up to!"

Chongyue took out the scroll that Gui had given him and unrolled it.

A special sealing technique appeared, and Lu Shi quickly dodged it.

But he discovered that the sealing technique was not aimed at him, but at his own shadow.

The next moment, the natural energy within the body was compressed even more intensely.

The deer remained unfazed. "Interesting? You really know a lot about me."

"Restricting natural energy is to counter the power of Sage Mode, the evil god, and the god of death."

"Ninjutsu that cannot create shadows and ninjutsu that cannot be sealed."

"I haven't even revealed this much information in the ninja world, and you guys seem to know everything?!"

Chongyue changed the subject.

"Let's go."

Seeing that the three of them had no intention of chatting, Lu Shi shrugged and said, "Fine."

With Chongyue leading the way, Lu Shi successfully made it out of the forest.

After walking out, Lu looked back.

Only then did he realize that there was no forest at all, and that he was on a deserted island in the ocean. The reason he had been going in circles was simply because the island was circular.

"So after all that, it wasn't some superior ninjutsu that kept me going in circles, but rather that I just kept going in circles no matter how I walked?! You guys just created a sealing barrier on the island, making it simulate a forest?!"

Krall doesn't shy away from this.

"That's right. To deal with a smart person like you, as long as you suppress your senses, this island is an open conspiracy."

Lu Shi thought about it and realized he was right.

He had always been thinking about special ninjutsu or special sealing barriers.

After all that effort, it turned out these things never existed in the first place.

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go!"

With Shigetake leading the way, Kagerou and Clara kept a close watch on the deer.

I don't know how long I ran, but I finally saw the shore.

Lu Shi observed that this place was already within the territory of the Land of Fire.

The next day, the group traversed the entire Land of Fire and entered the Land of Wind.

The group was enveloped in a cloud of yellow sand.

"How much further?" Lu Shi asked curiously.

"We'll be there soon."

"We've arrived. You promised me you'd answer my questions."

"Yes, I'll tell you everything then!" Chongyue said calmly.

"That's fine then."

Another journey has begun.

A city appeared in the distance.

From a distance, Lu Shi could immediately spot the two large characters: "Loulan!"

The deer's brain instantly cleared up.

Loulan? A dragon vein?! These people are from the future?! No wonder they know me so well!

Upon entering Loulan, Hojo Rei was already waiting at the entrance. The group ventured deeper into Loulan and entered a space within the city.

"Tell me, what did I do in the future that made you use the dragon vein to travel back in time and get back at me? By the way, wasn't it originally supposed to be someone named An Lushan?"

Lu Shi's words contained a lot of information.

It caused five people to crash instantly.

"You! How did you know?" Yang Yan asked incredulously.

Lu Shi casually chuckled, "You guys never came from here, didn't you know?"

I only intended to bluff them, but these five people actually started to think about it.

"Was it that priestess from the Land of Demons who told you? Did you know our plan from the beginning?!" Kra's expression changed drastically.

Lu was taken aback.

"Uh, Akane? Yes! That's right, but Akane's prophecy is a bit one-sided, so I came to confirm it myself."

After thinking for only 0.001 seconds, Lu Shi immediately accepted it.

After all, being tricked doesn't sound good.

Turning into using oneself as bait, doesn't that instantly make you seem more sophisticated?

"Alright, didn't we agree that I would ask you questions? Now tell me! Where is An Lushan? And why did he want to kill me?"

The five people exchanged glances and fell silent.

"Delaying time?"

Lu Shi immediately thought of this, but what was he delaying for? To escape using the dragon vein?

"You all come from different ninja villages, am I right? I understand the other villages, after all, I'm from Konoha, but you're the only one who's strange." Shikatoki pointed at Kureha, "So I have a guess!"

"Come on, imitate me, ah! Then stick your tongue out and show me!"

Gui's pupils contracted upon hearing this, and he didn't even reply.

Seeing this, Shikatoki laughed, "Trying to cover it up only makes it more obvious. Just as expected of Danzo!"

"That bastard really likes to turn on his own people."

"And you?"

When asked about the deer, Chongyue sighed, "It's about time, so I'll get straight to the point."

"When?"

Lu Shi was wondering about it.

A large amount of energy suddenly burst forth from all around.

"Huh? What are you going to do?"

Gui then unfurled another scroll, sealing off the surrounding space.

"Detonate the Dragon Vein!"

"What the hell?!" Lu Shi's pupils shrank.

This is not a joke.

In the original setting, the dragon vein is a massive amount of chakra flowing through the earth, a manifestation of the earth's infinite power.

What would happen if this thing exploded?!

"Are you all crazy? There are still so many Loulan people outside! And what about the Loulan queen? Isn't she supposed to control the dragon veins? Why isn't she stopping you? Besides, the dragon veins can't kill me!"

"I can't kill you, so I can keep you in a state of resurrection indefinitely!" Gui replied calmly.

"The Queen of Loulan has been killed by us; as for those others, they were necessary sacrifices!"