But Unfortunately, I Don't Trust You

Before leaving the Loulan ruins, Uchiha Yansheng still had one matter to resolve.

At present, aside from a few people in Konoha Village who still knew about Loulan, the only one left in the Ninja World was probably Loulan's last queen, Sara.

Moreover, Sara possessed a means of controlling the Dragon Vein Seal. She could even wield it to a certain extent and sense the Dragon Vein's power.

Naturally, such a potential problem had to be dealt with.

He used the Summoning Technique to call forth a ninja cat and had her return to ask Cat Granny where the Loulan survivors were currently living.

A few minutes later, the ninja cat named Hina was summoned by Uchiha Yansheng again, carrying an intelligence scroll in her mouth.

"Here you go. There aren't many Loulan survivors left now, meow."

"Oh, right, meow. Big Brother Chachamaru asked me to ask you..."

Before Hina could finish, Uchiha Yansheng replied, "Tell him to wait. Natural energy isn't so easy to study. If he has any complaints, he can go talk to Cat Granny."

Hina licked her paw and said thoughtfully, "Got it, meow."

"Cat Granny said not to rush..."

Uchiha Yansheng waved his hand dismissively. Once these little cats got familiar with him, every one of them wanted to get some benefits from him.

How could he have the time to make cat toys? If he had not accidentally created a Little Ten-Tails, he would probably still be studying the Tenseigan right now.

But even with the Little Ten-Tails, those experiments could not stop. If anything, he had to race against time even more.

So, natural energy could wait for now.

Based on the Cat Ninja Village's records, Uchiha Yansheng quickly located the Loulan survivors.

As expected, Minato Namikaze was reliable. Those people now lived on the border of the Land of Fire, and their village even bore the mark of being protected by the Land of Fire.

Through his Byakugan, Uchiha Yansheng quickly spotted Sara.

At the moment, she was buried beneath a pile of documents, handling the village's accounts.

Did people in the Ninja World not know how to hire an accountant?

Thinking of Naruto Uzumaki becoming Hokage in the original story, Uchiha Yansheng could not help sighing.

"Who goes there?!"

As the leader of the Loulan survivors, Sara was certainly competent when it came to vigilance.

"Don't worry, I mean no harm. As for why I'm here... talking would be too slow. Let me show you the world as I see it."

As he spoke, Uchiha Yansheng directly sent out a genjutsu through his Byakugan.

It was worth mentioning that Uchiha Yansheng's Byakugan had now turned blue. Once he activated the Tenseigan, that blue would become even deeper.

He did not know the reason for it, but it did save Uchiha Yansheng some minor trouble.

The Byakugan did not enhance genjutsu like the Sharingan did, but with Uchiha Yansheng's current strength, dealing with an ordinary person who was not even a ninja naturally did not require advanced genjutsu.

Within the illusion, Uchiha Yansheng showed her scenes of the Allied Shinobi Forces, the Ten-Tails, and other shocking moments from the war.

"This is... a war between shinobi?"

Sara felt somewhat confused by the images in her mind, but she immediately connected them to the Dragon Vein.

Seeing the drastic change in Sara's expression, Uchiha Yansheng spoke bluntly.

"That's right. I came for the Dragon Vein, but I am not here to use you. I only hope you won't disrupt my plans."

"What you just saw were scenes from the future."

"To stop a powerful enemy, I intend to use the Dragon Vein's power, and I have already made the necessary arrangements."

"I guarantee that the Dragon Vein's power will not run rampant, nor will it harm anyone."

"And as a reminder, I suppose I'm on the good guys' side."

After briefly explaining the situation, Uchiha Yansheng quietly waited for Sara's response.

Yet when faced with Uchiha Yansheng, Sara recalled that criminal who had once used her and reduced all of Loulan to its current state—the Sand Village rogue ninja, Centipede!

"You want me to do this? Help you unseal the Dragon Vein Seal?"

Sara had calmed down by now and decided to temporarily placate the mysterious person before her. Once people noticed her disappearance, someone would notify Konoha Village.

Hearing that, how could Uchiha Yansheng fail to see through Sara's thoughts?

"I already told you, I've dealt with the Dragon Vein problem. I don't need you. I only hope you won't cause me trouble."

"Actually, the best option would be to kill you outright."

"But as I said before, I suppose I'm on the good guys' side. Killing is something I only do when there is no other choice."

Of course, aside from that reason, Uchiha Yansheng was also somewhat concerned that Sara's death might bring him trouble.

After all, although her bloodline appeared to consist of ordinary people, they could connect with the Dragon Vein Seal and even control the Dragon Vein's power at critical moments. They were anything but ordinary.

Uchiha Yansheng would not naively believe that the Ninja World had only a handful of powerful figures. After all, chakra was not a power native to the Ninja World.

And now, in every corner of the Ninja World, there were surely many strange powers hidden away.

For example, the Box of Bliss, Mōryō of the Land of Demons, and that Evil God in the Land of Hot Water.

That so-called Dragon Vein was probably something similar.

If it went out of control, it would involve the mighty power of time itself. It was an extremely dangerous existence.

Thus, Uchiha Yansheng patiently explained his fabricated reasons to Sara in detail and revealed that he was a Konoha shinobi.

"You're saying that the Dragon Vein's energy has already begun leaking?"

Sara's expression grew solemn. She could refuse to believe anything else, but anything involving the Dragon Vein had to be investigated thoroughly.

"Take me near the Dragon Vein. If everything truly is as you say, I won't interfere with you."

After hesitating for a moment, Sara spoke.

Uchiha Yansheng considered it briefly, then placed a hand on Sara's shoulder.

In an instant, he used Flying Raijin to arrive in the underground space containing the Dragon Vein.

"We're here. Flying Raijin. I think you've seen it before..."

Seeing Sara's puzzled expression, Uchiha Yansheng explained.

At the same time, Sara sensed traces of the Dragon Vein Seal. Yet the current seal did not seem to be leaking any power at all.

"I believe you. I won't stop you."

After hesitating for a while, Sara made her promise.

As for whether that promise was sincere, even Sara herself was not entirely sure. She wanted to believe him, but she did not dare to.

Especially not a boy who appeared to be only thirteen or fourteen years old.

"But unfortunately, I don't trust you."

"Don't misunderstand. I'm only placing a genjutsu on you. It won't affect your life in any way. On the contrary, it may save your life when you encounter danger."

As Uchiha Yansheng spoke, another identical figure appeared some distance away, like a pair of twins.

However, the newly appeared body's eyes were red, each bearing a different pattern.

As though some icy liquid had entered her brain, Sara finally lost consciousness and collapsed.

The next day, when Sara woke up, she thought the previous night had merely been a nightmare.

But when she saw a kunai beside her pillow, she finally realized something.

Upon examining it closely, Sara noticed a small black dot drawn on the kunai's handle. According to that person's explanation, it was his Flying Raijin mark.

As long as she carried the kunai with her, that person would be able to come and save her whenever she encountered danger.

Only then did Sara finally come back to her senses and realize that everything had been real.