I, Naruto Uzumaki, don't need your approval.

After completing all this, Naruto looked at Sara beside him, feeling a strange sensation in his heart. He hadn't expected that it was he who had sealed the Dragon Vein, rather than the Fourth Hokage.

At this moment, Sara, who had been silent for a long time, said, "Menma, you must be a ninja from the future. I heard my mother mention a legend that the Dragon Vein actually has the ability to travel through time and space."

Naruto nodded slightly, glanced at Sara, and said, "You also want to use the power of the Dragon Vein to change the past?"

Sarah trembled, then shook her head: "I really want to bring Mother back to life, but changing the past is too risky. If we really change the course of history, the ninja world will collapse sooner or later."

"Maybe being altered is part of the past history," Naruto encouraged.

Sarah took a deep breath, stood up and said, "Let's forget about it. You killed An Lushan and that bandaged old man who wanted to change the past. It's better to just think about it."

"Instead of focusing on this, I'd rather think about how to adapt to life without the dragon vein."

"Oh, right, there's one more thing I'd like to ask of you, Mr. Menma. I'd like you to help me edit this part of my memory. I don't want to know what will happen in the future."

……

It was more than ten minutes later that I left the Dragon Vein Altar.

Naruto erased Sara's memories of her own identity, as well as Danzo's existence and Anrokusan's memories from the future.

After losing the influence of the dragon vein chakra, the twisted wood dragon transformed into the appearance of an old man.

After the backlash from Hashirama's cells and the rampage of the Dragon Vein Chakra, Danzo miraculously survived, but he had completely lost consciousness and was not much different from a vegetable.

Naruto stared coldly at Danzo on the ground, feeling a strange sense of emotion.

The once invincible darkness of Konoha has actually fallen in the past, being discussed alongside a lowly Sand Village soldier. I wonder what the Third Hokage would think if he knew.

At this moment, Sara approached Naruto and Minato's team, bowed, and said, "Thanks to the ninjas who killed the traitor An Lushan, Sara thanks you on behalf of the people of Loulan."

Then, Sara looked at Naruto with some confusion. She felt that she had lost something very important, but she couldn't remember what it was. What exactly had she forgotten?

After completing their mission to Loulan, Minato's team did not leave, but instead looked at Naruto.

Although the crisis in Loulan has been resolved, there are still many suspicious points about Naruto. He not only knows the situation in Loulan very well, but also understands them very well. He is obviously not an ordinary ninja.

Under the watchful eyes of Minato's team, Naruto yawned and said lazily, "Ask whatever you want. Who knows how many years it will be before we meet again."

Kakashi stared at Naruto and said bluntly, "You must be a Konoha ninja. Your taijutsu and ninjutsu are in the Konoha style, but in my memory, there shouldn't be anyone like you in Konoha."

"Kakashi, stop asking."

Minato Namikaze stopped Kakashi from asking a question and said to Naruto, "If I'm not mistaken, you and Anrokusan are both from the future. It would be easy for future ninjas to obtain information about us."

"To avoid disturbing the past, you should return to the future as soon as possible."

Hearing this, Naruto said with a playful expression, "Don't you know about the future? In a few years, you will become the Fourth Hokage and save Konoha Village."

"The Fourth Hokage saved the village."

Even though Kakashi and the others were already mentally prepared, they still couldn't help but show expressions of shock as they looked at Minato Namikaze. They never expected that Minato would actually become the Fourth Hokage in the future.

Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but frown.

He guessed that this mysterious person who called himself Menma might come from the future, but since the other party revealed information about the future so easily, wasn't he worried that it would affect the past and cause changes in the future as well?

Seemingly guessing Minato's thoughts, Naruto sneered, "You're worried about knowing what will happen in the future and causing the future to change. Even I, a person from the future, am not worried, so what are you worried about?"

As he spoke, Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to arrive next to Minato Namikaze and grabbed Minato's hand.

Minato was about to resist, but after hearing Naruto's riddle, he loosened his grip on the Flying Thunder God kunai.

Moving to a nearby tower, Naruto removed the mask that concealed his identity, revealing a face that resembled Minato's but was much younger. Gazing at the night view of Loulan below, he sighed softly.

"Minato Namikaze, do you want to know what will happen in the future, and why I became a rogue ninja?"

Upon seeing this face, Minato paused for a moment, then nodded involuntarily.

Half an hour later, Naruto put his mask back on and looked at Minato beside him.

Minato's expression had become extremely solemn, and his gaze kept shifting between Naruto and Danzo's corpses.

He couldn't believe that the one who attacked the village was his disciple, Obito, and he couldn't believe that the Third Hokage, who was loved by all the ninjas in the village, would become a muddle-headed, incompetent old man who sent his comrades to their deaths...

Naruto observed Minato's changing expression, then said calmly, "These are all major events that will happen in the next few years. I'm telling you everything. If you know the future outcome and still choose to seal your memories, then there's nothing I can do."

Before he could finish speaking, Naruto used the Flying Thunder God Technique and vanished from the spot.

After sealing the dragon veins, he could feel his connection to this time and space gradually weakening. All he needed to do next was kill Danzo, the medium, and perhaps he could return to his own era.

But even now, he hasn't been able to find out any news about Nagato, which is really strange.

After sensing that Naruto's chakra had disappeared, Minato took a deep breath and then returned to Kakashi and the others.

"Captain Minato, that mysterious person didn't do anything to you, did he?"

Minato Namikaze gently shook his head: "He only talked to me about Loulan for a while. Oh, right, there's one more thing we need to do. In order not to interfere with future developments, we must seal away the memories of Menma."

Kakashi and the others had their doubts, but they nodded nonetheless.

However, when it came to Minato Namikaze, he chose to retain most of his memories.

He didn't want to know what would happen in the future, but the future Menma depicted was too tragic, and he had to prevent it from happening, even if it meant suffering a backlash from time and space.

Chapter 206 Nagato and Yahiko (Part 1)

The sound of raindrops hitting the ground reached her ears, and the biting cold wind made Nagato involuntarily shrank back.

Awakening from her coma, Nagato looked at the rain outside the cave with a wary gaze.

He remembered that he was in the desert of the Land of Wind, chasing Danzo, an enemy of the Akatsuki organization, but he accidentally broke a seal and fell unconscious.

When he woke up again, he found himself in this dark and damp cave, and he had lost contact with the Six Paths of Pain.

By the way, before he lost consciousness, he saw Menma, the leader of Uzumaki Village, and Uchiha Shisui. Could it be that after he fell unconscious, Uzumaki Menma attacked him and sent him to this place?

Raising his palm, Nagato condensed a miniature version of Shinra Tensei in his palm, thus dispelling his suspicion that he had been ambushed.

He and Menma Uzumaki could be said to have a mutual respect, but he would never give up the opportunity to suppress the other. If it really was Menma who brought him here, his Rinnegan would probably have been taken away long ago.

But what happened to the Six Paths of Pain disappearing? His own summoning jutsu also completely failed.

Pulling her wandering thoughts back, Nagato began to observe her surroundings.

Inside this dark and damp cave, besides himself, there were a dozen or so weak chakras.

These people were far too weak to guard their own territory. He stood up and walked towards the outer edge of the cave, looking at the gray sky and the earthy smell in the air.

A bizarre thought popped into Nagato's mind: Could this be the Land of Rain?

How long was he unconscious?

Just then, the sound of footsteps pulled Nagato back to reality. A ninja wearing a Rain Village headband and bearing a somewhat familiar appearance appeared before him, smiling as he said:

"Nagato, you're finally awake! We were quite shocked when we saw you. Tell us what happened, who attacked you, and why you're lying in the puddle."

Nagato frowned and quickly retrieved the person from his memory.

This carefree Rain Ninja was a member of the Akatsuki during Yahiko's time. He had several encounters with him and they got along fairly well. He ultimately died in the battle while negotiating with Hanzo of the Salamander.

Thinking this, Nagato stared intently at the ninja in front of him: "Who exactly are you, and why are you impersonating Taro?"

"Impersonating Taro? Nagato, what are you talking about? Didn't we fight side by side just a few days ago?"

Taro, a member of Akatsuki, was very puzzled and wanted to reach out and touch Nagato's forehead to see if he had a fever.

When Nagato pushed Taro away, he clasped his hands together and silently chanted "Illusion Release." He suspected that he had been under an illusion, otherwise how could his comrade who had been dead for almost ten years appear in front of him?

The illusion before his eyes did not disappear. As the possessor of the Rinnegan, it was impossible for him to be under a genjutsu.

Could it be that he traveled back to the past, more than a decade ago, to a time before the first Akatsuki organization was destroyed?

Unable to believe his own judgment, Nagato grabbed Taro by the collar, preparing to use the Human Path's abilities to gather information and see if these people were actually other people in disguise.

Just then, an Akatsuki member ran in through the heavy rain.

"The Sand Village troops are attacking the nearby villages again. This time there are three squads. If they steal the supplies, the villagers will lose their food supply."

"Hmm... Nagato, why are you grabbing Taro? Did you two have a fight? Hurry up and come with us to provide support."

After saying that, the Akatsuki members came to Nagato's side and tried to loosen Nagato's arm, but it was like hitting steel bars, and they couldn't budge it at all.

“Nagato, it was Yahiko’s decision not to let you go to the battlefield, you don’t need to take it out on us.”

Upon hearing this, Nagato glanced at the Akatsuki members, released his arm, and said calmly, "Lead the way. I will deal with the Sand Ninja who are invading the Land of Rain for you."

Taro touched his neck and looked at Nagato with a puzzled expression.

He didn't know what had happened to Nagato. Just a few days ago, he was very weak-willed, so how could he have become so assertive in just a few days?

More than ten minutes later, led by a group of Akatsuki members, Nagato arrived at a nearby village.

These ninja from the Land of Rain are confronting the Sand Ninja, trying to stop them from plundering the villagers' supplies, but they are maintaining restraint to avoid escalating the conflict.

After a moment of silence, Taro spoke first: "This is the Land of Rain. You foreign ninjas should leave immediately."

The Sand Village ninja weighed the strength of both sides and said with disdain, "We have no intention of fighting Amegakure. We just want to get some food from these villagers. Are you Amegakure going to risk war to stop us?"

Taro hesitated for a moment before saying, "Without these supplies, the villagers won't be able to survive until the harvest season. You're committing murder. The war between ninjas shouldn't affect ordinary people."

“If Sunagakure doesn’t take these supplies, Iwagakure and Konoha will also target ordinary people. You need to recognize your place. Even Hanzo of the Salamander chickened out. What are you trying to prove? If you really have the ability, then take action.”

"The demigod is only restraining himself for the sake of the peace of Amegakure!"

During this period, Hanzo the Salamander was still a hero of Amegakure and the true leader in the hearts of all Amegakure ninja.

The incessant arguing made Nagato inexplicably irritable. As long as people understand each other, there will be no more wars in the ninja world. This was the idea left behind by Yahiko.

This idea did attract many like-minded companions, but it also aroused Hanzo's suspicion, and ultimately...

Without further thought, Nagato slowly raised his arm, using gravity to grab the leading Sand Ninja squad leader, and with a single punch, forced him to his knees. He calmly said, "Get lost, or die?!"

This scene not only shocked the Akatsuki members, but also made the Sand Ninja present quite wary.

Their captain was a very strong Chunin, and he was so easily defeated, which means that the opponent's strength was Jonin level. Dealing with Jonin was beyond their capabilities.

After exchanging a glance, the Sand Village ninja cautiously said, "We've really messed up this time. We didn't even know your name. The Sand Village will remember you."

Hearing this, Nagato narrowed his eyes: "I've changed my mind. I don't intend to let you go."

Before he finished speaking, Nagato unleashed a powerful repulsive force from his palm, blasting it towards the distant Sand Ninja with overwhelming force.

A dozen seconds later, all twelve Sand Ninja collapsed to the ground, some unconscious, others with no chance of waking up.

Looking at the group of Sand Ninja who had been defeated, Nagato felt much better and looked at the Akatsuki members behind him.