Naruto: I get stronger by drawing lots

"Alright! Then let's just take care of the dragon vein directly!"

Obito and Naruto spoke in unison, immediately launching into their discussion. Their similar auras blended together, leaving their companions feeling helpless.

"There's really no other way."

"We have no choice but to do it."

Everyone was eager and ready to make a big splash.

"Then, the operation to seal the dragon vein shall commence in full force!"

The people of the future and the past come together, eventually pulling time back onto its original track.

Chapter 107: In Action

Footsteps echoed softly, overlapping each other, until suddenly, one footstep abruptly stopped.

"what happened?"

Naruto looked behind him and saw Sara had stopped and was standing there with a clearly unpleasant expression.

"I do not want to go."

Sarah hugged her arms to her chest.

Only Naruto and Sara were present. After confirming the battle plan, Minato and the others split into groups and carried out their respective tasks.

Kakashi and Dai went to investigate the entire Loulan region and the overall location of the dragon vein, but Sara didn't reveal a single piece of information about it.

Obito, Rin, Sakura, and Sai secretly investigated the enemy forces of Loulan, specifically the information about An Lushan and the Akatsuki organization.

Minato and Kushina did the same, but they were looking for the Otsutsuki, who were in the shadows, and possibly Tsukiki, Jiraiya, and others.

Sara is the princess of Loulan, and she will face An Lushan and Akatsuki head-on. Naruto will be her bodyguard and the like. Too many people will cause trouble, but Naruto is fine. Meanwhile, Obito's team is ready to provide support at any time.

"why?"

Naruto asked softly, noticing Sara's slightly constricted pupils and her trembling arms.

Sarah didn't speak; she remained silent.

Naruto walked over to Sara and stood beside her.

"Are you scared? Your own uncle is thinking of killing you, even though he's the uncle who grew up with you since you were a child."

Naruto said something without looking at Sara.

Sarah nodded after a long pause.

"Everyone is afraid, no one can be."

Naruto spoke slowly.

“I have a friend who I grew up with. Our mothers were also best friends. I don’t know why, but we’ve always lived together.”

“He’s always been better than me since we were little. He’s always been number one in the class, while I’ve always been number one. Even the girl I like likes him.”

"Even so, I am still a happy person. Later, our mother was taken away by a person named Otsutsuki."

Naruto's voice lowered, tinged with anger.

“My friend’s mother died; her eyes were gouged out. My mother is okay, but she lost half her life and is now confined to a wheelchair.”

Sarah listened intently, unable to fathom the sorrow that this cheerful young man carried within him.

"That red-haired woman was my mom. She's very beautiful, right? But now her red hair has turned quite a bit white. When I was little, my favorite thing about my mom was her red hair. It was like maple leaves, or like flames. It was so, so beautiful."

"But at least my mother is still alive; other people's mothers are gone forever—"

"What happened to your friend? Isn't he with you?"

Naruto shook his head:

"He embarked on the path of revenge, and the fact that I couldn't pull him back is my biggest regret."

"Feel sorry."

"Apologize for what?!"

Naruto placed his hand on Sara's head.

"Your hair is so beautiful, so smile! That's when you look your best. It's natural to be scared, but I'll help you share that fear, and that will halve your anxiety."

Naruto smiled, a smile he had shown despite having witnessed sadness and tears.

"Fool."

Sarah smiled, though two tears still glistened in the corners of her eyes, but the smile masked them.

"Look, isn't it pretty?"

Naruto clasped his fists together:

"Then let's deal with An Lushan cleanly and neatly, and then seal the dragon vein on it."

Meanwhile, on the other side, Kakashi and Yamato walked cautiously through the city, not swaggering around, but floating gently between the towers.

"Did you notice?"

"not yet."

"Let's continue."

Kakashi and Yamato searched for the entrance to the dragon vein in each tower, where chakra would be most abundant. Just like now, the dragon vein had begun to overflow and run rampant, and the entrance and even the center would be even more turbulent.

"Wait."

Yamato stopped Kakashi, his gaze fixed on the person in front of him.

"Explosive tag—"

The explosive tags were very discreetly attached to the tower, and the amount of chakra attached to them was much greater than that of ordinary explosive tags, indicating an enhancement in power.

Why are there explosive tags?

Kakashi also noticed it, and immediately went back to the tower to check it carefully.

The search for the dragon vein entrance was merely a process of sensing whether the chakra would suddenly go berserk; they didn't really look closely at the tower.

"They're here too!"

Kakashi took a closer look and discovered that the same explosive tags were also pasted on the previous tower.

"How to do it?"

Kakashi looked at Yamato, who was the strongest and oldest among them, so the decision naturally rested with him.

"Don't worry about it for now."

Yamato said something in a nonchalant tone that surprised Kakashi.

"The enemy doesn't seem like someone who would use explosive tags, so let's take a gamble."

Yamato smiled.

"We don't only face enemies; we also have allies, don't we? Besides, the Fourth Hokage is also taking action. He couldn't possibly have been unaware of it; he must have known for a long time. Perhaps he had his reasons for not saying anything."

"Is that so? Then let's leave it at that."

Kakashi agreed, and in fact, he felt that doing so was the right thing to do, perhaps because he intuitively felt that the person who did it would not harm them.

"Speaking of which, you always mention the Fourth Hokage. Did Minato-sensei later become the Fourth Hokage?"

Kakashi and Yamato continued their actions when Kakashi suddenly asked a question.

"The Fourth Hokage? Yes, he was our proud Hokage. He gave his all for us."

Yamato looked at the young Kakashi and thought of the Kakashi of today.

"Are those Kakashi's crewmates?"

Yamato asked him a question in return, and Kakashi was taken aback for a moment before answering.

"Who knows? Maybe so, after all, we're all in the same class."

Kakashi's voice was very flat, and although you couldn't hear any emotion in it, Yamato smiled.

"We should cherish them, after all, they are our companions."

Yamato patted Kakashi's head, acknowledging his age advantage.

Don't touch my head!

Kakashi protested vehemently, but he didn't see the hint of sorrow in Yamato's eyes as he looked at Kakashi.

"There's no need to talk about the future. The power of time and space will cause the dragon vein to go out of control. Besides, whatever the future holds, that's something we have to experience. There's no need to say more."

When he set off, Minato said something like this, and he never talked about the future.

Yamato and Kakashi continued their mission, as did the others; each group carried out their own task.

Like the calm before a storm, Loulan is now eerily quiet, not a single extra sound disturbing the peace.

Chapter 148: Divine Soldiers Descend from the Sky

"You've come too."

A cloaked figure stood atop the tower, silently overlooking the devastated landscape.

The energy of the dragon vein was still raging, and right here, explosions echoed through the sky.

The cloak was already tattered and worn. Yue Shu looked back and saw his two familiar old friends there.

Sandstone Needle and Wild Stone are the only two guardians of the sacred tree to this day, and they are still fulfilling their responsibilities.

"That lightning bolt was quite impressive."

Sandstone Needle immediately offered a word of praise, and Moon Tree responded in kind.

"Your fire dragon is not bad either, but we'll still have to trouble Yahiko a bit."

"Is that guy a member of Akatsuki?"

Onoshi blurted out a sentence out of the blue.

"Well, they can only be considered elites; the real masters are still behind them."

"The Eye of the Moon, that is Akatsuki's goal."