Konoha April 27, 2041, Rōran, Royal Tower underground.
Minato is moving in the corridor, almost teleporting. Every time before using "Space-Time Body Flicker Technique", Minato will turn his head slightly, use Cheek Guard with his cheeks hanging down, and "aim" at the limit of his field of vision...
Although Body Flicker Technique is not far away, every time it appears, the landing point is very precise and silent... There is not even a "process".
Minato After investigating a corner, he gestured to the back, and another blond figure followed immediately...
It was Naruto, now wearing a cloak, hiding his brightly colored coat.
The two kept exploring, and their destination was the dungeon where Akaseki Squad had been before, where Kakashi was imprisoned.
Unfortunately, after coming down this time, Minato found that the dungeon was empty.
It seems that although An Lushan is lying, he still hasn't dealt with it to the point where he doesn't even change his detention position...
At this moment, a patrolling soldier walked through the corridor with a Puppet yawning.
Whoosh--
Kucha--
I saw a golden flash of light, and Puppet had been divided into several parts and landed on the ground. At the same time, there were several Sealing Technique Formula, which hit each part in an instant. Suddenly, these parts stopped shaking and were placed on the ground honestly.
At the same time, Minato appeared behind the soldier and put a Kunai on his neck.
"Help..." The soldier was startled.
However, the cold, hard touch on his neck made him swallow back his cry for help.
"Where is Konoha Ninja who was imprisoned here before?" Minato asked in a gentle tone.
"Konoha Ninja? Oh! You mean... the fake one with white hair? He was taken away by Anshe early in the morning..." the soldier quickly explained.
Naruto on the side breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Kakashi-sensei was indeed fine.
"Take him away? Where will he be detained?" Minato continued to ask.
"I... don't know." the soldier said shivering.
Gu--
Minato pressed Kunai deeper and said at the same time, "You tell me, I will knock you out. After you wake up, everything will have nothing to do with you. You just need to continue your life, otherwise..."
Although Minato did not continue speaking, the soldier understood what he meant.
"I... really don't know..." The soldier seemed to feel murderous intent and quickly shouted, "But!"
"It was delivered to Regent Tower, and it hasn't come out since," the soldier said quickly.
"Regent, is there also a dungeon under the tower?" Minato asked with a frown.
"I don't know... but!" The soldier gasped again. "Regent's tower was once the residence of His Majesty Queen when he was still Princess. There should be a tower connecting below. Ryūmyaku's tunnel, and after Master Regent moved in, no one was allowed to enter, only some Puppet were inside. I don't know what the tower looks like now... I really don't know!"
"So mysterious..." Minato also realized that this An Lushan was indeed secretly doing something.
Minato knocked out the soldier as promised.
"Fourth Hokage, are we going to Regent Tower?" Naruto asked quickly.
"Well... but don't call me that, just call me...Minato." Minato said with a smile.
When Minato and Naruto sneaked into Regent Tower, it was already very late, but they were going underground anyway, so there was no difference.
It was a little different from what they imagined. Regent Tower was not densely packed with Puppet. Instead, it was empty and had no protective power.
After Minato checked it, he found the location where "Sealing Technique" was applied, and after untying it, the tunnel leading to the underground was revealed.
At the same time, An Lushan, who was working in Royal Tower, seemed to feel something...
"Sara, I'm going back today, please remember to complete your homework." An Lushan stood up and said.
"An'an..." Sara glanced at An Lushan in confusion - this is the name she would use when there are only two people.
"Huh?" An Lushan looked over.
"Do you really want... those Sand Ninja to move the village to Rōran?" Sara asked worriedly.
Yes, this is the price offered by An Lushan.
If Sunagakure is in Rōran, and Queen of Rōran also assists them, then there will be a steady stream of Puppet is the protective power of Sunagakure. Coupled with the Sand Wall spirit of Sand Ninja, even Konoha will be consumed to death!
It is precisely because this proposal is so tempting that An Lushan showed a slight willingness to cooperate, and Third Kazekage came in person.
It's just that the two sides have not yet reached an agreement on the specific division of interests.
"Don't worry, as long as Ryūmyaku is still under control, you don't have to worry about them taking over the magpie's nest." An Lushan said matter-of-factly.
"I'm not worried about this... but... then Rōran will be the battlefield that Konoha Ninja comes to conquer, right?" Sara asked worriedly.
"That's it for the time being." An Lushan admitted.
"An'an, what do you want to do? After those Konoha Ninja came, you felt very strange..." Sara said in a tangled tone.
After An Lushan was silent for a moment, he asked in an unexpected way, "Don't worry, Rōran's matter... will be over soon."
"What I want to ask now is not what Rōran is like, but... what are you going to do? Why do we have to get involved in the war with Sunagakure and Konoha?" Sara asked in confusion.
Seeing An Lushan's silence, Sara asked, "So what if you can't leave Rōran? Could it be..."
"Why don't you think about it the other way around!" An Lushan said a little excitedly, but he immediately calmed down and said, "Soon, everything will be over."
In the tunnel of Regent Tower, Minato explored all the way down. Although there were some Sealing Technique blocking the way, they could not stop Minato who was also good at Sealing Technique.
Just...
Minato showed some silence after untying another Sealing.
"Four...Minato, what's wrong?" Naruto asked curiously.
"Nothing." Minato shook his head.
But Naruto then asked, "Is that... Four Symbols Seal?"
Naruto recognized the Sealing technique that Minato had just solved!
Teacher Jiraiya used this Sealing to reinforce his Tailed Beast Sealing...
Seeing that Naruto also recognized it, Minato was silent for a while.
"How come there is Sealing Technique from Konoha here? Could it be that... there are also ninjas from Konoha here?" Naruto felt confused.
And Minato understands even more...
To be precise, this is Sealing Technique of the Uzumaki Clan!
Ordinarily, there are only a few people in this world who can master it.
Especially Sunagakure's rebellious ninja, it's even more impossible.
Although geographically speaking, there are blood relatives of the Uzumaki Clan in the center of the mainland, but... in terms of the inheritance of Sealing Technique, the Sealing Technique of Sunagakure, and the Sealing Technique of Sunagakure, are different from the Sealing Technique of the Uzumaki Clan!
But now is not the time to think about this, Minato continues to explore downwards...
Not long after, Minato sensed the surging chakra coming from the front, and there was a faint familiar aura, and he quickly accelerated a few steps.
Sure enough, not long after, the two of them arrived in a wide underground space. Not to mention Ryūmyaku, Minato saw something more familiar at a glance...
A huge box with masks with different expressions on each face was also placed here. Next to it lay a comatose white-haired figure, who was constantly being drained of chakra by the box!
Box of Bliss!
Minato In Kusagakure, I have also seen this thing.
It is said that this thing was sent back to Konoha for safekeeping after it was Tanuki Treasure Sealing. I have never heard that this thing was lost...
Why in this place?
For a moment, Minato even suspected that it was Shimura Danzō who was teaming up with An Lushan to do something shameful - if this was the case, the previous Sealing could also make sense.
Shimura Danzō on Sealing Technique, although his talent is average, he is very enthusiastic, especially for Sealing Technique on the Uzumaki Clan...
"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto rushed forward to rescue Kakashi, but was stopped by Minato.
"Wait a minute, don't get close to that box, use Shadow Clone Technique... huh?" Minato stopped him.
Kakashi can't squeeze much chakra out of him, but if Naruto is sucked, it's no joke.
But at this moment, Minato heard a sound of footsteps.
"Dear guest of Konoha, you have caught a thief who stole Nine-Tails. Are you in a hurry to deliver it to me?" An Lushan's voice sounded.
"Huh? What are you stealing? Has anyone stolen this thing?" Naruto first accused him excitedly.
Minato looked at An Lushan warily and said to Naruto, "Use Shadow Clone Technique first to save Kakashi."
"Huh? Are you also fake? Indeed, "Since there has been a fake once, there will never be a second time"... What a good strategy." An Lushan said calmly, as if he was doubting Minato's identity.
But now Minato doesn't believe him at all...
Before, Minato thought that this product was most likely Mukade!
As for now...
No matter who he is, he must have known from the beginning that Naruto and they are not fakes!
Minato turned his head slightly at this time and glanced at An Lushan, which was more than ten meters away.
The next moment, Minato's figure appeared out of thin air behind An Lushan...
Minato had previously used this move to kill countless Sand Ninja and Jonin. He was already very skilled in attacking from this angle, but...
This time is different!
Unlike those opponents who had no reaction, An Lushan turned his head slightly when Minato suddenly appeared behind him, and his pupils immediately turned around and locked on Minato.
Bang--
An Lushan struck Minato with an elbow directly in the face.
squeak--pop--
Minato was directly knocked upside down, but finally halfway through the flight, he immediately used Space-Time Body Flicker Technique to avoid it. At this time, countless stalagmites "quickly" stretched out from the surrounding rock walls, thrusting all the way towards Minato, but only the afterimage was missed...
Minato stepped aside, held up his face, looked solemnly, but looked at An Lushan in confusion. "You..."