Anrokuzan's True Identity

Although Sara resides in the palace year-round, the minister Anrokuzan is now in charge of many important matters in Rōran City.

She simply couldn't order an arrest.

The people continued to voice their grievances about the unfair treatment they had received:

"In recent years, the government has conscripted a large number of workers, making it impossible for ordinary people like us to make a living."

"Exactly! Rōran is indeed luxuriously built, but there's no place for me to stand!"

"I heard that Her Majesty the Queen has ordered my husband to be arrested..."

"Didn't you see how shocked the Queen was? She probably doesn't even know about this!"

"Just like everyone says, she's a puppet queen! (′д`σ)σ"

Sara was struck dumb upon hearing this!

One person's words may not be enough to shake her trust in Anrokuzan.

But with so many people saying this, Anrokuzan's actions become questionable...

Suddenly, a woman stepped forward from the crowd, her eyes brimming with tears, and looked at Sara almost pleadingly. "After my husband was arrested, I investigated his whereabouts, and the last thing I learned was that he was taken away to participate in the construction of the war machine..."

Sara: "I never ordered the construction of any war machines..."

Shinki, watching from the sidelines, grew increasingly anxious. "I say, whether what they're saying is true or not, let's go find out! (ー_ー)!!"

Sara hesitated for a moment. "But..."

Shinki frowned. "You are the queen of this country. The people are suffering so much; shouldn't you intervene?!"

Upon hearing this, Sara turned and met the eyes of the Shinki.

At this moment, a hint of disdain seemed to linger in those clear eyes...

Sara didn't want the residents of Rōran City to suffer, nor did she want to see the disdainful look in Shinki's eyes, so she nodded in agreement. "Let's go! I want to see what Anrokuzan has been doing behind my back!"

After saying that, she turned to the people who had reported her, "Do you know the location where the war machine was built?"

The group exchanged glances, then shook their heads. "We're of lowly status; it's already difficult enough for us to find out what they're doing..."

Then a chubby child in the crowd stepped forward and said, "But I heard it's underground in Rōran City."

"Underground..."

Ramen troubled. Rōran City covered a huge area; they couldn't possibly search the entire underground.

Upon hearing that someone needed to be rescued, Shinki became enthusiastic. "I'll go find them."

After saying that, he sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed the Chakra around him...

Just like when Shinki sensed the Ryūmyaku Chakra on the ruins of Rōran before his transmigration, this time, Shinki also sensed that immense Chakra underground!

However, the amount of Chakra we have now is even greater than it will be decades from now!

Shinki hypothesizes that the creation of war machines requires Chakra.

Therefore, the location where the war machines are manufactured should not be far from the Ryūmyaku!

Or perhaps it's actually located on the Ryūmyaku!

"How was it? Did you find it? (⌯︎¤̴̶̷̀ω¤̴̶̷́)✧︎" Sara asked expectantly as she watched the Shinki open its eyes.

Shinki replied, "Yes, we found a possible location, but I'm not sure. Let's go down and take a look."

Sara decided without hesitation. "I'll go with you!"

Shinki wanted to refuse Sara's request.

This pampered girl is just a burden to me.

Having roughly guessed Shinki's thoughts, Sara quickly added, "If what these people say is true, there are some things we need to see for ourselves..."

"Besides, I'm not completely without fighting ability. ^_^"

Seeing that the employer insisted, Shinki said no more. After bidding farewell to the people, he led Sara down into the underground.

At the same time, the Anrokuzan Residence.

Anrokuzan saw the Konoha Ninjas breaking into his residence!

Upon seeing the Konoha Forehead Protector the other person was wearing, Anrokuzan angrily exclaimed, "It's someone from your Konoha again!"

"Court death!"

Under a sewer manhole cover, Shinki and Sara were slowly climbing down.

The further down you go, the greater the fluctuations in the Ryūmyaku's Chakra become!

Shinki casually asked, "Has your Ryūmyaku always existed?"

Sara replied, "I don't know, but the Ryūmyaku has been there since I was born."

"It's just that in earlier years, Mother didn't use the power of the Ryūmyaku, until that person Anrokuzan came to Rōran..."

Shinki frowned upon hearing this. "Isn't Anrokuzan a native of Rōran? (‧_‧?)"

Sara shook her head. "No, actually, he's just like you; he suddenly appeared in Rōran six years ago."

Later, he gained his mother's favor due to his talent and knowledge, and it was he who proposed using the power of the Ryūmyaku to build Rōran.

"It was because of his suggestion back then that Rōran enjoys its current prosperity..."

"Six years ago..." Shinki carefully pondered Sara's words.

Could it be that Anrokuzan, the treacherous minister of Rōran, is actually the same missing-nin Mukade traveled through time with me?!

But why did he arrive in Rōran before me?

Shinki began to suspect Anrokuzan's true identity and decided to investigate it thoroughly!

The two continued downwards and arrived at the sewer pipe.

Shinki suggested, "Let's just crawl down there; going through the sewer pipes is too much trouble."

Sara: "But a hole in the drainpipe is very difficult to repair..."

Shinki chuckled upon hearing this. "Sara's queenly behavior is terrible. She doesn't even notice when her subjects disappear for no reason; instead, she's worried about a burst sewer pipe..."

"Okay, okay, I'll fix it for you later."

Shinki casually agreed, and punched a huge hole in the pipe!

He began forming hand seals. "Earth Release: Earth Split Tunnel!"

"Splash..."

The hard soil underground split open automatically, forming a circular, dark tunnel.

Let's go.

After saying that, Shinki pushed Sara down...

"Ah~ヽ( ຶ▮ ຶ)ﾉ!!"

With Sara screaming, Shinki jumped down after her, and before leaving, he sealed the gap in the pipe with mud...

Like a slide, the two slid down the dirt tunnel for quite a long distance.

A few minutes later, a light appeared ahead, and the two from Shinki rushed out of the tunnel!

Before me stood a massive factory.

The factory is filled with all sorts of Chakra channels.

The conveyor belt on the assembly line holds the various parts of the Puppet Golem...

As the assembly line turned, a massive clay figurine was completed!

Finally, Chakra Threads channels, turning it into a puppet of the mastermind!

What makes the assembly line turn is a huge, millstone-like device!

It is people who drive the millstone!

These people were dressed in the same style of coarse cloth clothing, wearing handcuffs and shackles, and all of them were pale and thin, looking malnourished!

Standing next to Sara, Shinki said expressionlessly, "Now that you've seen it, you should believe it, right?"

Sara stood there, stunned, and didn't answer Shinki's question for a long time.

After the previous queen's death, Anrokuzan took care of her and the country like a father...

But now...

She needs time to accept the fact that Anrokuzan is a bad person!

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