Hearing Minato Namikaze's comfort, the mist in Kakashi Hatake's eyes turned into water droplets.
With a whoosh, his body disappeared.
Everyone was silent.
Sasuke Uchiha saw this side of Kakashi Hatake for the first time.
In the past, he always looked lazy and dead-eyed.
Minato Namikaze sighed lightly.
In his impression, Kakashi Hatake is that high-spirited genius boy.
He had no idea what would happen in the future that would completely change him.
But Minato Namikaze still restrained himself.
A few minutes later, Kakashi Hatake reappeared.
Except for a little redness in the eyes, everything has returned to normal.
"Teacher."
Kakashi Hatake took a deep breath and asked, "Obito and Lin are here?"
There was a slight tremor in his voice and anticipation.
"No."
Minato Namikaze explained, "This mission is more dangerous. They are not strong enough, so they only took you."
Kakashi Hatake nodded with a complicated mood.
In fact, he knew that Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara did not come.
Although he forgot how he went to Rōran when he was young, he remembered the result.
He was indeed the only one in their team.
What a pity.
Kakashi Hatake calmed down and said, "Let's go find Shiki and Karin."
"Karin is over there."
Shibi Aburame raised his hand and said, "Her features are very obvious."
"She is Uzumaki Clan's ninja."
Minato Namikaze said with a smile, "When Sasuke told me, I was very surprised."
Although the timeline is advanced twenty years, Uzumaki Clan has long been destroyed.
He thought Kushina Uzumaki was the last clan member.
"Shiki, not found?"
Kakashi Hatake frowned slightly.
"No."
Shibi Aburame had some worry on his face.
Although I have never met him, he is my future son at least.
There are puppet soldiers everywhere here, and the probability of something happening is very high.
"It is normal that Shiki cannot be found."
Sasuke Uchiha suddenly thought of something and said, "With his strength, who can find him unless he is deliberately exposed?"
Huh?
So powerful?
Sasuke Uchiha is obviously saying that Shihui Aburame cannot be discovered with his level of investigation.
Shibi Aburame was stunned for a moment, with a look of disbelief.
He is a Jonin!
Moreover, although Aburame Clan is comprehensive, its upper limit is there, making it difficult to become a top ninja.
But it was Uchiha who said this!
It's very credible.
Because based on Shibi Aburame's understanding of Uchiha, it is impossible to say such a thing without being convinced.
"Indeed."
Kakashi Hatake echoed.
"Oh?"
Minato Namikaze became interested, "Is he more genius than you?"
"Far better than me."
Kakashi Hatake said seriously.
"Really?"
Minato Namikaze was slightly startled, quite surprised.
In his opinion, Kakashi Hatake is already a rare genius like Shinobi World.
"He defeated Jinchūriki of One-Tail Shukaku."
Kakashi Hatake thought for a while and said.
"Jinchūriki?"
Minato Namikaze's face showed surprise, "That is indeed a genius."
He has played against Eight-Tails Jinchuriki Killer B and deeply understands how powerful Jinchūriki is.
Without special means, such as Flying Thunder God Technique, it would be difficult for ordinary ninjas to resist Jinchūriki.
"How could I, Aburame Clan, produce such an outrageous character?"
Shibi Aburame scratched his head, looking amazed.
"Just have some fun!"
Akimichi Zuo Ding couldn't wait to ask, "What about us Akimichi Clan?"
"Same as before."
Kakashi Hatake answered.
Akimichi D's expectations were dashed.
Being the same as before means that there are no descendants who have surpassed their predecessors.
"By the way, teacher, where is the other me?"
Kakashi Hatake asked as he walked.
"I asked him to secretly protect Queen of Roran. This is our mission on this trip."
Minato Namikaze explained, "But when we got here, we found that the situation was far more complicated than we imagined."
When we got to the street, there were huge crowds of people and it was extremely lively.
Kakashi Hatake looked up.
There is a celebration in the city.
Many people cheered around the girl on the high platform.
"Her name is Sara, and she is the daughter of Queen of Roran."
Minato Namikaze said casually.
"It turned out to be her."
Sasuke Uchiha discovered that Sara was the owner of the song he heard when he woke up.
At this moment, Sara became unstable and fell from a high altitude.
"Wait, it's Karin."
Kakashi Hatake noticed Karin who ran forward quickly.
She successfully caught the falling Sara.
"There's a problem."
Sasuke Uchiha subconsciously held the Thunder Fire Sword, "Why are the people watching so happy?"
Kakashi Hatake looked around and noticed something strange.
Sara is a princess. If the princess falls, a normal person's reaction would be to panic or save others.
But they were very happy, as if they were still immersed in the celebration.
"Because they are not human."
Minato Namikaze said in a deep voice, "We discovered before that the entire Rōran, except for the queen and princess, are all puppets."
"Puppet?"
Kakashi Hatake was shocked and asked, "What about the original person?"
"I don't know."
Minato Namikaze shook his head and said, "We are looking for it too."
Rōran The ancient city covers such a large area and has a population of tens of thousands or more.
No matter what happens, we have to find them.
"It would be a waste of time to continue searching."
Akimichi Zuo Ding snorted and said, "If you ask me, we will directly tie up Anrokuzan and Shi Siming!"
"Kakashi-sensei!"
After Karin and Sara finished chatting, they spotted Kakashi Hatake and shouted quickly.
"Let's not talk about this for now."
Minato Namikaze looked at Sara and said, "This may be an opportunity."
"Huh?"
Koso pointed at Namikaze Minato and said, " is somewhat similar to a statue on Hokage Rock."
"Maybe I am a popular face."
Minato Namikaze joked.
"Karin."
Kakashi Hatake interrupted promptly, "You should introduce it to us."
"Oh oh."
Karin pulled Sara in front of him and said, "This is Rōran's princess, Sara."
"Hello."
Sara said hello generously.
But she glanced at Sasuke Uchiha.
After all, the only ones who could appear at that door were her and her mother.
"Did you notice any problems, princess?"
Minato Namikaze threw a handful of Kunai, and the next second he grabbed a passerby and appeared.
"What are you doing... puppet?"
Sara's expression changed from anxious to shocked.
I saw this passerby fell to the ground and was broken into several parts.
"Everyone here is a puppet."
Minato Namikaze pointed at the crowd on both sides and said.
"No way!"
Sara doesn't believe it at all.
"You can go and see for yourself."
Minato Namikaze said casually, "The puppet's body is different from the human body. You can tell at a glance."
Sara gritted his teeth and quickly ran into the crowd.
She casually opened someone's clothes, revealing not skin but metal.
After a lap, she was sweating profusely and muttering to herself, "What's going on?"
"I suspect it's a problem with Anrokuzan and Shi Siming."
Minato Namikaze paused and asked, "Princess, can you take us to see them? Everything will be revealed by then." Sara came back to his senses, looked at everyone, and nodded after hesitating for a few seconds.
Seeing is believing.
She already knew that the crowd of people watching were all puppets.
So where are the real city citizens?
"Follow me!"
Thinking of this, Sara couldn't help but feel anxious, "Anrokuzan should be the Dragon Vein transfer station."
"Transit station?"
Kakashi Hatake felt something in his heart.
"It is a formation that converts dragon veins into puppet energy."
Sara Soon came to an underground passage.
Everyone walked along the passage to the so-called Dragon Vein Transfer Station.
A huge cavity.
Equipment filled with gears and millstones is everywhere.
The purple Chakra was extracted from the ground, and then passed along the equipment to the ground for use by the puppet soldiers.
"This Anrokuzan is quite a genius."
Akimichi Zuo Ding looked around and said.
"As long as this formation is cut off, the supply of dragon veins will be cut off."
Minato Namikaze said.
At this moment, countless puppet soldiers surrounded them.
"Sara, this is Rōran's top secret. Even if you are a princess, you cannot bring outsiders in."
A middle-aged man in rich clothes came out and asked.
"Anrokuzan!"
Sara couldn't help shouting loudly, "Where are all the citizens?!"
"You should ask the Queen this question."
Anrokuzan snorted coldly and said, "She moved them all."
"What did you say?"
Sara's eyes widened.
Minato Namikaze and others also showed surprised expressions.
What's going on?
Their reasonable speculation was actually very different from the result.
"I won't believe you!"
Sara naturally took her mother's side.
"It doesn't matter whether you believe it or not."
Anrokuzan spread his arms and said excitedly, "The important thing is that I can get rid of that bastard's control! Hahaha!"
His smile was full of sadness.
Minato Namikaze and others looked at each other.
Control?
Isn't Anrokuzan the mastermind behind it?
"Who controls you?"
Minato Namikaze asked with slightly focused eyes, "Shi Siming?"
"Don't mention him to me!"
Anrokuzan gritted his teeth, looked evil, and yelled, "Three years! Do you know how I spent these three years? I did whatever he told me to do? Just like a dog!"
"..."
Minato Namikaze was stunned.
This Anrokuzan doesn't look like an act at all, but more like an expression of true feelings.
And he doesn't have to act.
"But this life is over!"
Anrokuzan's body began to expand, and sharp metal legs pierced his clothes and emerged.
Soon, his clothes were shattered, revealing his true face.
It's a puppet spider.
"I worked so hard to transform myself into a puppet, and then connected with the dragon vein, I became the ultimate puppet."
Anrokuzan said happily, "His Kikaichū is no longer a threat to me! From now on, I will stand free on the earth!"
"Kikaichū?"
Kakashi Hatake was stunned and asked, "Are you talking about Shihui Aburame?"
Sasuke Uchiha also came back to his senses.
Because he originally saw Shihui Aburame and Anrokuzan traveling together.
If it were him, incarnating as Shi Siming and controlling him, it would be unreasonable.
"Who else besides him?"
Anrokuzan's swollen body stopped, and a giant spider looked down at them.
Kakashi Hatake was immediately speechless.
After working on it for a long time, the villain turned out to be Shihui Aburame?
"Who is Shihui Aburame? What's going on?"
Sara looked confused.
She originally thought that Anrokuzan was preparing to rebel with the help of the power of dragon veins, but in the end, it ran in a direction she had never expected.
"I'll kill his teammates first, and then I'll kill him!"
Anrokuzan jumped up.
Eight spider legs burst into purple Chakra.
His whole body, oh no, I should say the whole spider's body was like a dazzling ball, crashing into Kakashi Hatake.
Akimichi Zuo Ding stretched out his hand, his fist suddenly became bigger, and he punched him directly into the wall.
The ultimate puppet?
Shibi Aburame chuckled lightly and stretched out his hands.
A dark group of Kikaichū flew out.
"What I hate most are bugs!"
Anrokuzan looked up to the sky and roared.
The power of the dragon veins gathered towards him, and his body suddenly doubled in size.
Kikaichū covered one of his spider arms and quickly bit off a section, but it recovered immediately.
Minato Namikaze is thoughtful.
He Body Flicker Technique arrived in front of Anrokuzan, Chakra gathered in his hands, and a Rasengan hit him.
It rotated like a drill and immediately broke the metal skin, forming a pit several centimeters deep.
But in the blink of an eye, the deep pit was filled with purple Chakra and then restored.
"The connection between the dragon vein and him must be cut off."
When Minato Namikaze saw this, he quickly shouted, "Kakashi!"
"Understood!"
Although Kakashi Hatake and Minato Namikaze have not fought side by side for a long time, the tacit understanding has been engraved in their bones.
Countless lightning bursts from his hands.
The next second, he appeared in the middle of the formation and headed straight down.
The ground cracked and the formation was destroyed.
"Success!"
Kakashi Hatake quickly looked at Anrokuzan.
"It's useless!"
Anrokuzan gave a fierce shout, and the power of the dragon veins gathered again.
The air twists.
Chakra caused a wave of energy all around because it was too abundant.
"No! His power grows too fast!"
Akimichi Ding's giant fist was deflected and was no longer effective.
Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!
Minato Namikaze throws a handful of Shuriken, with both hands quickly Hand Seals.
Shuriken split into two in the air, and the two split into four. In the blink of an eye, it was densely covered all around him.
Countless Shuriken fell like a heavy rain.
Anrokuzan's progress has been hindered.
"His chest is his weak point!"
Minato Namikaze said with his eyes lit up.
As soon as he finished speaking, Sasuke Uchiha rushed out.
Amidst the lightning and thunder, his speed reached the extreme.
The sword light burst out one after another, making it difficult to look straight at it.
"Is this the swordsmanship of senior Sakumo?"
Minato Namikaze had a look of surprise on his face.
There was a bang.
The Thunder Fire Sword was inserted into Anrokuzan's chest.
Sasuke Uchiha had a stern look on his face, raised his foot, and forced the entire blade of the Thunder Fire Sword to sink in, leaving only the hilt.
"Well done!"
Minato Namikaze praised without hesitation, "Kakashi, you taught a good student!"
Kakashi Hatake also smiled.
At this moment, a change occurred.
Countless purple Chakra roar out like giant dragons.
Sasuke Uchiha and the Thunder Fire Sword were directly ejected.
"Why is his regeneration ability so strong?"
Minato Namikaze quickly stepped forward and caught Sasuke Uchiha. When Anrokuzan saw that nothing was happening, he felt troubled.
"Sara, if you take them there, you must cut off the source of the dragon vein."
Suddenly a voice sounded, "Karin, you use Sealing Jutsu to seal the core of the dragon vein."
"Shiki?"
Kakashi Hatake shouted with surprise on his face.
"Shiki brother!"
Karin was so excited that he forgot to hide his real name.
But fortunately no one noticed.
"He is Shiki?"
Minato Namikaze looked at it twice, a little confused.
This is much more handsome than Shibi Aburame.
"Shihui Aburame!"
Anrokuzan's eyes turned red.
The overwhelming hatred surged towards Shihui Aburame along with the purple Chakra.
Two in one.
(End of chapter)