Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece.

Chapter 138 Poor Acting

An Lushan's real name was Baizu, and he was a stowaway who traveled from the future, more than 20 years in the future, to this point in time.

He was originally a puppeteer in Sunagakure, but later betrayed the village and became a rogue ninja.

After accidentally learning about the dragon vein of Loulan, Baizu excitedly headed to Loulan.

Unexpectedly, they were pursued by a ninja squad from Konoha, an ally of Sunagakure.

A blond brat and three Konoha ninjas forced him to take a risk and devour the Fourth Hokage's seal and the Dragon Vein together.

As expected, the dragon vein erupted!

However, to Baizu's surprise, he did not die when faced with that terrifying energy wave, but instead traveled back more than 20 years!

And the location is still Loulan!

This is so exciting!

At that moment, Baizu could hardly describe the joy in his heart.

More than twenty years ago!

He was extremely familiar with this generation, and if he added the endless energy of the dragon vein and his puppetry skills, then unifying the ninja world wouldn't be a difficult task!

Baizu could even imagine himself using an endless number of puppets to easily flatten the five great ninja villages and stand at the pinnacle of the ninja world.

That must be wonderful!

however……

Before the plan even began, Centipede noticed something was amiss.

Can anyone tell him what this huge duck is?!

You said its name is Run Duck?

There are also news reports about the ninja world, the world's recovery, mutated creatures, and so on...

Centipede was completely dumbfounded!

Where did these things come from?

These things won't exist in the future!

Could it be that I didn't travel back to the past, but instead came to a similar world?

Or was it because of my unexpected arrival that the world began to recover?

and many more……

Thinking about it this way, the timing does seem to match up!

Could it really be that my time travel caused this past timeline to change...?

With this in mind, Centipede became even more confident.

Centipede's drive and ambition are well-matched.

This rogue ninja from Sunagakure forged an identity document and then deceived Sara's mother.

He was gradually implementing his plan to rule the ninja world in the ancient kingdom of Loulan.

Just now, Centipede has completed the Nth step of his plan—killing the Queen!

Next, Baizu planned to feign support for Sarah, the daughter of the Loulan Queen, and during this time, he also planned to slowly eliminate the residents of Loulan.

It would be best to turn all these residents into puppets.

In this way, this place would be entirely his territory!

"Hehehehe..."

Thinking of those bright futures, Centipede, with a satisfied expression, directed the puppet to clean up the traces of the crime.

Before long, the palace hall became the scene of an accidental death.

With a pained and sorrowful expression, Baizu hurried toward the room of Sara, the next Queen of Loulan.

At this moment, in a bedroom of the palace.

"No! Mommy—"

Sarah, who was taking a nap, was suddenly awakened!

She sat on the bed, gripping the soft blanket tightly, her fingers unconsciously sinking into it.

"Phew. Thank goodness, it was just a dream~"

Sara loosened the blanket, patted her flat chest with her little hands, and couldn't help but show a look of lingering fear on her face.

She just had a terrible nightmare!

Sarah dreamt that her mother, who loved her country and doted on her, was pale and tearful as she said goodbye to her.

Later, there were also some scattered, seemingly fragmented warnings...

But Sarah had already been awakened.

"Really, why would I suddenly have such a strange nightmare? Thankfully, it was just a dream."

Sarah rubbed her delicate face, calming her startled emotions. "Um, never mind, never mind. Lunch should be ready by now, right?"

"Hehe, I wonder what delicious food Mom has prepared for me today~"

Sarah grinned foolishly.

She then got dressed, tidied the bed, and opened the door to head towards the dining room.

"Princess Sara...Princess Sara—"

"Something terrible has happened!"

"Your Highness Sara..."

Just then, Centipede rushed over.

Centipede suppressed his inner elation, feigning sadness as he looked at the innocent and bewildered Sarah. His lips trembled as if he wanted to say something, but finally he sighed with heartache:

"Sigh~"

"Your Highness Sarah, you should go to the palace immediately, your mother..."

"The Queen...she accidentally fell down the stairs, her body mangled beyond recognition, and died instantly!"

Centipede-like old man wept bitterly, his expression filled with sorrow.

As if struck by lightning, Sarah's mind went completely blank!

Mom... is dead?

No, wasn't that a dream?

After a long pause, Sarah finally showed an expression of disbelief and said in a trembling voice, "Wait... An Lushan, what did you say?"

"Haha, I know, you're just kidding me, right?"

"Am I still dreaming?"

Tears welled up in Sarah's eyes, and she cried out:

"Don't joke about something like this! Hey!"

Centipede looked at the little girl with pity and advised, "Your Highness Sarah, why don't you go to the palace hall..."

"The Queen...sigh~"

Sarah's mind was filled with this sudden bad news, and she turned around and rushed towards the palace hall with a look of urgency.

The main hall of the palace, in front of the stairs.

Looking at the mangled corpse on the ground, Sarah's tears streamed down her delicate face like rain.

"Mommy..."

Centipede sighed and said sadly, "Your Highness Sara, please accept my condolences."

"Waaaaah"

Sarah knelt beside her mother's body, weeping uncontrollably.

Hehehe...

Both mother and daughter are idiots!

Upon seeing this, a sinister smile crept onto Centipede's lips.

He had even figured out how he would manipulate this innocent little girl in the future.

Loulan is mine!

However, at that moment, a calm and indifferent comment rang out.

"What...terrible acting!"

"!!!"

The smile on Centipede's lips suddenly vanished.

He looked around coldly, and finally spotted Suzuki standing silently on the roof beam, wearing a black trench coat.

Centipede's eyes revealed vigilance and murderous intent.

"Who are you, sneaking around like this? What are you trying to do at the palace?" As he spoke, he secretly released chakra threads from his hands, connecting them to several puppets.

Suzuki glanced at the centipede's little movements, then calmly jumped down from the roof beam, landing as lightly as a leaf.

This is a ninja!

Which village are you from? What are you doing in Loulan at this time of year?

Centipede's vigilance immediately heightened, and at the same time, the chakra threads on his hands secretly became even stronger.

(End of this chapter)