Was that really peace?

Upon hearing this, Naruto Uzumaki, whose hair hadn't even been straightened out yet, immediately exploded: "What do you mean, old man! Konoha Village is a very good place. That old woman may like to gamble, but she's a good person. Uncle Ichiraku, Kakashi-sensei, Captain Yamato, Sakura, Sasuke, everyone is a very good person!"

"Humph!"

The war was ongoing. From the time Madara Uchiha became conscious, the news he heard most often from his father was related to the war, whether good or bad. The clan was always filled with a strong atmosphere of killing intent and was always in a state of preparation for war.

As descendants of ninjas, Madara Uchiha and his brothers learned mostly about fighting and killing from a young age, even being sent to the battlefield at the tender age of six or seven. Peace was merely a delusion he had dreamt of when he talked with Hashirama by the river as a child. Madara looked at the fox-like girl beside him, contemplating that peaceful future.

"?"

Tilting her head, the unrestrained fox-like girl, though unsure why Master Ban was suddenly looking at her, put on an innocent, girlish smile and asked in a sweet voice, "What's wrong~"

Madara Uchiha shuddered violently!

"How disgusting! Auntie, your smile is so disgusting!"

Madara Uchiha had learned about the peaceful future from this golden-haired elf. After waking up here and seeing the Nine-Tails inside this blond boy, he completely believed in the future that the golden-haired elf had described.

But when Madara learned about the future from this shameful golden-haired elf, regardless of whether he was misled or fooled by Black Zetsu, he still believed from the bottom of his heart that Konoha was not a truly suitable peaceful future for ninjas.

During the Warring States period, young children learned combat and killing techniques within their families, and were then sent to the battlefield in batches, their survival left to fate.

The so-called peaceful future of the five great ninja villages involves young children being concentrated in schools to learn combat and killing techniques. Graduation during wartime means going to the battlefield as cannon fodder to face the enemy, leaving their fate to grow stronger on the battlefield and then participate in more wars.

What difference does it make?

The heart-wrenching separations and deaths among brothers, parents, and friends will continue to unfold. To vie for resources and secure more financial aid from the daimyo, they fight like clowns on the battlefield, proving to their respective daimyo the abilities and value of ninjas...

"Konoha Village, a village like that has no reason to exist!"

"Hey! Uncle! You can't pretend you didn't hear that!"

Naruto Uzumaki took out a kunai, his earlier clumsy demeanor replaced by a cool and serious expression as he prepared to defend himself against Madara Uchiha: "Although I don't know who you are, uncle, if you try to harm the village, I will never let you get away with it!"

"Humph!"

Madara Uchiha snorted coldly and moved his body. With his hands working together, he easily blocked Naruto Uzumaki's kunai with two sharp snaps. He then grabbed Naruto's hands and pressed his face close to him, his scarlet Sharingan eyes glaring fiercely at him!

Naruto Uzumaki gritted his teeth and stared back at the Sharingan, showing no fear whatsoever!

Um...

Miss Fox crossed her arms and looked at the two whose faces were almost touching, wondering if she should try to be Shikamaru.

"Your eyes are stupid, just like that idiot Hashirama."

In the end, as expected, nothing happened, which made Miss Fox sigh in disappointment.

Speaking of which, in the original story, Madara Uchiha's first kiss and virginity were preserved until the very end.

If he hadn't given up that chance to be Shikamaru, wouldn't that have meant...?

"Ah, what a pity, I missed the chance to cuckold Hashirama Senju."

Miss Fox shook her head: "Master Ban, didn't I tell you? This prince is the reincarnation of Ashura's chakra, the next generation of Senju Hashirama. He can be considered a reincarnation of Senju Hashirama, and also your younger brother."

"What?! This strange old man is my brother?!"

Naruto's reaction was even stronger than Madara's: "This arrogant old man, even more cocky than Sasuke, is my brother?!"

So, Your Highness, how do you interpret this...?

Miss Fox sighed.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Chapter 239 The Scale Puppet

"Oh! So you are people from the past, from ancient times!"

Naruto Uzumaki was very happy, walking beside Miss Fox with his hands on his head, his every move exuding the superiority of a person from the future: "When we get back to Konoha, I'll show you guys a lot of fun. You probably don't know what fun and delicious things there are in this era!"

Wouldn't you call this being mocked by someone who hasn't experienced the information age's entertainment-driven culture?

Miss Fox thought about it carefully. Although that was true, the point should be that Naruto Uzumaki, as a person from the future, was showing off his life to a person from the past.

"However, life wasn't exactly convenient for ninjas in your time."

They have computers, walkie-talkies, and projectors, but transportation still mainly relies on horse-drawn carriages. Even during wartime, the primary means of communication is still the transmission of intelligence by manpower, and enemy detection relies on sensory ninjutsu. Regarding this technological tree that is clearly developing but has developed in a rather distorted way, Miss Fox has something to say: "You don't even have something like a game console in Konoha, do you?"

"No way! Of course there are video game consoles, the kind that Tsunade goes to in casinos, the big ones with controllers, the super boring ones. I really don't know how Tsunade got so addicted."

Naruto complained, "That game console is no fun at all. Grandma Tsunade even said that you could make more money by putting money in, and I believed her, but the next day I could only eat instant noodles!"

I forgot that there were slot machines in the original Naruto manga. If nothing unexpected happens, there will probably be arcade machines as well, which can be considered game consoles.

"Yeah, that's really not fun."

Miss Fox licked her lips, then suddenly leaned close to Naruto's ear and whispered gently, "Let me tell you a trick. If you ever see Grandma Tsunade at the casino, just act like nothing's wrong and bet the opposite of what she's betting on. Then, make your money and run. When you go to see her later, remember to buy her lots of food, and when you share it with others, make sure to emphasize that you got the money thanks to her!"

"Hmm...is that so?"

Naruto still seemed a little confused, but there was no time to let Miss Fox corrupt the child. A sudden attack of several kunai interrupted the conversation. The kunai missed, and the visible purple chakra connected to them immediately contracted, retrieving the kunai pinned to the ground. There were two puppets that looked like balance dolls flying in the sky, with strange eye shapes that were a little disgusting.

“An Lushan!” Naruto Uzumaki recognized these puppets; clearly, they were the henchmen of the boss in this movie.

But even though this is a puppet controlled by chakra threads, it is impossible to locate the position of the chakra thread connecting to the other end.

"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Technique!"

Madara Uchiha reacted extremely quickly. In the short time it took for the puppets to retrieve their kunai, he launched a counterattack. A huge fireball quickly engulfed the two puppets, and he dealt with them almost effortlessly.

The problem was not solved; the loss of just two puppets did not prevent more puppets from emerging from the shadows and surrounding them.

Just like the two puppets from before, they couldn't confirm the other end of the chakra threads, nor could they find the location of the mastermind behind it all.

"Doesn't this person have a bit too much chakra?"

The initial release of the mortal bone slammed into the ground, and the armor-piercing impact easily destroyed the surrounding puppets. Miss Fox frowned as more puppets emerged: "This is no longer just a dozen puppets. At this rate, even Sasori wouldn't have enough chakra to keep up with this endless puppet army. Is this what a movie boss is like?" The puppets weren't particularly strong; they couldn't even break through Miss Fox's defenses. They weren't fast, and their defenses weren't high either. But the speed at which they kept popping out from the corners, and the way the destroyed puppets seemed to repair themselves through some unknown mechanism, were truly annoying.

"Ha!" "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" "Rasengan!"

In just that short encounter, the number of puppets that were smashed, burned, or broken was not small, but more puppets kept emerging from the surrounding dark alleys.

Moreover, during the constant relocation, these puppets appeared in various corners of the vicinity, closely following the battle situation, equipped with different weapons and constantly changing tactics, and employing a variety of poisoning methods.

I have to say the original boss in the movie is truly shameless, with an extremely disgusting army-building strategy!

"Can we find the location of the controller?" Madara Uchiha asked, landing on the wall next to Miss Fox.

"No."

Miss Fox shook her head: "I can clearly sense the direction of the chakra threads, but the chakra that controls these puppets is spread throughout the entire town, like a spider web covering every corner. It's impossible to find the source like this."

Therefore, the movie bosses are all unreasonable guys with all sorts of bizarre and overpowered abilities. Even a low-end version with so much chakra that it's like a tailed beast is still quite difficult to deal with.

This guy is definitely going to be a problem, at least until we find his true form.

"These puppets are An Lushan's puppets!"

Naruto smashed the approaching puppets with several Rasengans and landed beside the fox spirit: "An Lushan is my mission target. He's a rogue ninja from Sunagakure and is skilled in puppet techniques, but when I fought him before, he didn't have this level of chakra at all!"

"That's normal, young man."

What's the setting for the Lost Tower movie-exclusive? It's the Dragon Vein!

Since that's the case, according to the rule that the ownership of the movie-limited items belongs to the movie boss before a comeback, the power currently used by the movie boss is the power of the dragon vein.

The Loulan Kingdom was a country built on a dragon vein. Thinking about it this way, Miss Fox understood everything: "I think I know where An Lushan is!"

"real!?"

"Of course, come closer to me, and I'll guide you—"

Boom, boom, boom!

Just as Madara Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki were about to deal with the puppet, a kunai suddenly struck off its head from another direction. The three of them instinctively turned around and saw a person wearing an animal mask waving at them from the shadows before turning around and disappearing.

Miss Fox and Madara Uchiha exchanged a glance. Should they follow or not?

You decide.

No, you decide. I won't decide.

Aren't you very familiar with Konoha, Loulan, and the Dragon Vein?

I only remember the general outline, and I never intended to use the dragon vein function.

"Hey! Let's go!"

Ultimately, it was Naruto Uzumaki who started running first, prompting Miss Fox and Madara Uchiha to stop exchanging glances and follow the man in the animal mask.

After navigating through winding alleys and dodging an almost endless army of puppet soldiers, I reached the edge of Loulan. From there, I could see the vast desert outside, an area where the dragon vein chakra coverage was sparse.

This person is quite familiar with Loulan!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Chapter 240 This is right under Sasuke's feet!

Following the person in the animal mask to a corner on the edge of Loulan, two more ninjas wearing animal masks appeared.

"Wait a minute, they are my comrades, we are also Konoha ninjas!"

When Madara Uchiha saw the other two people appear, he immediately took out a kunai. The blond-haired animal mask who brought them over quickly stopped him and even slightly lifted a corner of the mask to reveal the Konoha mark.

Miss Fox looked at the prince beside her. Of the three of them, only the prince was wearing a Konoha headband, so was he naturally regarded as a Konoha ninja?

I remember that ninjas wearing animal masks were usually members of the Anbu in the original work.

Ok.

"Speaking of which, did any other Konoha ninjas appear in the Lost Tower movie?" Miss Fox asked to herself.

She really didn't remember the specific plot of the movie, only the general outline.

"A theatrical version? The Lost Tower?" The blond Konoha ANBU member was taken aback. "Does it refer to Loulan? Indeed, the architectural style here is such that each of the houses looks like a tall tower."

Is this person just naturally dense?

They instinctively grasped the keywords, but because they couldn't understand them, they simply ignored the information they contained, making up some excuse.

Speaking of which, Miss Fox seems to remember a blond man with a naturally ditzy personality from Naruto!

"I don't have time to explain in detail. While we're on a mission, could you please leave here first? We can talk after the mission is over." The blond animal mask had no urgent mission in mind. He pointed to the desert outside Loulan and urged them to leave: "Look, if you go straight from here, you can leave this place."

Seeing this, Naruto Uzumaki, who had been seriously thinking for a long time, became anxious. He still hadn't figured out the current situation: "Speaking of which, who are you guys? I don't think I've ever seen you in Konoha before?"

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