Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

"rest assured."

With a soft reply, Yue Shu's figure slowly disappeared—

Chapter 141: The Sound

"Minato, I have a task for you."

"You can go with Kushina, and bring Kakashi and the others along for training."

Minato and Kushina gathered in the Hokage's office.

Hiruzen Sarutobi watched as the two tossed a scroll over to him.

Minato and Kushina exchanged a glance. They had been spending most of their time in the village these days and hadn't done many missions, especially Minato, who had mostly been leading his class. At most, he would lead Kakashi and the others on some C-rank missions, and sometimes he would do B-rank missions. After all, Minato's class was a well-known class of geniuses.

It was also thanks to Yue Shu, who is still abroad, that these three people were trained.

"The ancient city of Loulan?"

"Sealing the dragon vein?"

Minato and Kushina looked at the contents of the scroll, and questions immediately arose in their minds.

"Yes, Loulan. There is a powerful and dangerous chakra there. Their princess has issued a mission, hoping that someone can seal the dragon vein. And you are the best people in Konoha at sealing techniques, especially you, Kushina. The Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques are famous. Minato learned his sealing techniques from you, right?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the two people in front of him and explained the details of the mission.

Minato scratched his head. His sealing technique was taught to him by Kushina when the four of them were still in the same class.

He believed that sealing techniques were extremely useful, and he wouldn't mind learning them.

Kushina looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi, tightened her grip on the scroll in her hand, and revealed a confident smile.

"I'll take this task."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smiled as well.

"Oh, and our class too."

Minato smiled slowly.

This mission is quite rare, so it's good to take Kakashi and the others out on a trip.

In short, the task of Loulan fell to Minato's team and Kushina.

At this very moment, Yue Shu was still walking outside.

Like Jiraiya, he also turned his attention to investigating Akatsuki.

But two years have passed and there has been no progress; Xiao has taken almost no action.

Even though Tsukiki himself came to Amegakure, Akatsuki's headquarters, he still couldn't tell that Akatsuki was planning anything big.

Now, Xiao has finally made a move.

Yahiko ran out alone, while the remaining two members of Akatsuki, Konan and Kisame Hoshigaki, did not take any action.

Yue Shu concealed her whereabouts very well, just like an ordinary person.

As for Yahiko's deployment this time, Tsukiki glanced at Akatsuki's position and then quietly followed.

These days, he would come to see Xiao almost every day, and then leave to avoid being discovered. Now that he finally saw Xiao making a move, Tsukiki naturally had to keep a close watch on him.

"A dragon vein? Not bad chakra, I can make use of it."

Ban was already very old when he heard the news that Yahiko had already set off.

"Those guys probably won't just sit still, but this time they should be on guard. Destroying those tools won't be so easy."

Ban spoke slowly, while Hei Jue listened quietly in front of him.

"But never mind, the timing is just right."

"Keep an eye on Nagato, and this operation, do everything you can to make those guys suffer."

After Madara finished speaking, he closed his eyes, and Black Zetsu responded and disappeared into the darkness.

"Time is running out."

Ban's voice was soft and lacked strength, like a flame about to be extinguished—

"A mission?"

"Is Kushina (older sister) coming too?"

Minato's team gathered for another routine event. Minato presented the mission of Loulan to everyone, and Kushina stood next to him.

"That's right, so you'd better work hard, or my fists won't hold back if you drag me down."

Kushina clenched her fist, and an aura surged forth, causing the three members of Minato's team to hurriedly nod.

Minato smiled helplessly to the side. Kushina was just as difficult to deal with as Hotaru. Hotaru was still his younger sister, so Minato still had some of the authority of an older brother. But in front of Kushina, Minato could only admit defeat.

"Alright! Let's set off then and get the mission done directly."

With Kushina's voice, the five-person team began their mission.

Little did they know how many people were eyeing the ancient city of Loulan this time.

"A dragon vein? Hmm—not bad energy, quite an interesting feeling."

Mu Yue licked her lips, her white eyes flashing with countless lights.

Yu Feng remained well-disguised in Kirigakure, especially after being tricked last time and turning the tables on his opponent, which directly stabilized his position in Kirigakure, and no one suspected that the Mizukage had anything strange about him anymore.

Now, Yu Feng has completely taken control of the Hidden Mist. Although he lacks some high-end combat power, the newly produced cellular humans make up the majority of his forces in organizations like the Dark Division.

Muyue stretched and rolled her eyes a few times.

Now, he's planning to get some exercise!

And the dragon vein is a good project.

With a joyful smile, Mu Yue appeared and began to head in one direction.

The guardian of the sacred tree, who was watching from there, also got up and followed behind.

In an instant, all parts of the ninja world began to stir, both overtly and covertly, all moving in unison at the same time.

"Quest Triggered: Protect all dragon veins and successfully seal them. Quest completion rewards one lottery draw."

"Task triggered: Contact with the power of time. Reward for completing the task: One lottery draw."

"Mission Trigger: Prevent the collapse of the future and protect travelers from the future. Completion of the mission will reward you with a lottery draw."

After many years, the Moon Tree's system responded once again.

The commotion was immense, comparable to the previous Chunin Exams. And in the last Chunin Exams, not only did Tsukiki nearly die, but a large portion of Konoha was destroyed—

The journey to the ancient city of Loulan begins here—

With all sorts of different feelings, different people headed to the same place.

The river of time begins to flow, connecting everywhere and linking one era after another.

The future and the past intertwine, the lost tower returns to the world, history will collide, and the gears of time have begun to turn—

Chapter 142: Centipede

"Is this Loulan? It's just a desert."

"Loulan is a famous ancient city, and it used to be very prosperous."

Is it even more prosperous than Konoha?

"Yes, even more so than Konoha."

Dust swirled in the air as a group of four stood there.

A red-haired youth and a man were talking, while a pink-haired girl and a thin, pale young man stood beside them.

"Was it more prosperous than Konoha? Then why has it become like this?"

Looking at everything before her, the girl couldn't help but say something.

With only sand and dust filling the sky, all those glories remain only in the annals of history.

Yamato's voice lowered.

"That's because a battle that shocked the entire ninja world took place here."

"It was in that battle that Loulan was rendered defunct and reduced to ruins."

Sai was surprised:

"Did a single battle destroy the entire Loulan? That's too much—"

"What level of battle could cause such destruction? This is terrifying."

Sakura was also surprised, but the red-haired boy next to her seemed a little excited.

"No matter what it is, just defeat it all."

"Haha, not bad. The previous battle was also caused by the Dragon Vein. The Fourth Hokage was involved, as was your mother, Lady Kushina. The Dragon Vein was successfully sealed because of them. In any case, we cannot let the Dragon Vein go unchecked."

Yamato smiled:

"It's time to go."

"Oh!"

Naruto gave a bright smile, and the group of them went straight down into a hole in the desert.

Is Mom here too?

Naruto hadn't thought about it, since his mother didn't seem to do much besides helping out in the village and at Uncle Tsuki's shop, even though she could always knock Naruto down with a single punch.

With a strange feeling, Naruto jumped down into the cave.

The space below seemed to be isolated, with exquisite architecture and a long corridor extending outwards. The surrounding area of ​​the corridor was bottomless; falling down there would likely cost you half your life.

"found it!"

As soon as they landed, they saw the centipede at the end of the long road.

They landed steadily and moved quite a distance closer, looking at the emaciated centipede in front of them.

"Don't waste your time. The seals of the Fourth Hokage and Lady Kushina are not so easy to break."