Naruto: The Brightest Star

Chapter 176 The Loulan Journey Ends

Sarah led everyone out of the underground workshop. An Lushan also climbed up at this time and kept chasing Sarah.

"What's wrong with this guy? No matter how hard we hit him, he won't die!"

Uzumaki Naruto said a little irritably.

At this time, a man jumped out from the sky, and then he instantly grew bigger and suppressed An Lushan's puppet.

Soon, An Lushan was suppressed by Qiu Daoding Zuo. But even though his body was destroyed by the opponent, An Lushan would continue to repair his body through the power of the dragon vein.

Watching An Lushan recovering, Sarah felt endless frustration and fear.

What should I do, what should I do, mom.

Childhood memories of her mother gradually emerged, and suddenly, Sarah thought of something.

Sara stood up and yelled to Uzumaki Naruto, "Naruto!"

"In order to protect my people, I can reseal the dragon vein. Then, An Lushan will not use the power of the dragon vein."

"As far as the inner court you first met is concerned, the power of the dragon vein cannot reach it, and An Lushan cannot get close to it."

"So, please help me delay the time."

Sarah looked at everyone very seriously.

"Okay! Go ahead! I'll hold it back."

Uzumaki Naruto said with confidence.

"Naruto."

At this time, Minato Namikaze appeared beside Naruto Uzumaki with Kushina Uzumaki.

"You go and protect Queen Sarah."

"Eh? But..."

Before Uzumaki Naruto could finish his words, he was stopped by Aburame Shio.

"Leave it to us. If you ask me why, it's because this is our mission."

"Yes, this is our mission. Your mission is to protect Sarah. I believe you can do it, Naruto."

Minato Namikaze rubbed Uzumaki Naruto's head and rushed to the battlefield.

dad......

Uzumaki Naruto raised his hand and touched his head, chuckled, and then continued his escort mission.

"I never thought that one day I would join forces with you, Kushina."

Namikaze Minato said with a smile.

"Why! You despise me!"

Uzumaki Kushina waved her claws and looked at Namikaze Minato with dissatisfaction.

"of course not!"

Minato Namikaze quickly raised his hands in surrender.

"Humph~"

Uzumaki Kushina snorted.

Then he said with a somewhat dejected look: "I know what you mean. I once longed to leave the village, and now, I have finally fulfilled my wish."

"It seems that my future self will protect you very well."

Listening to Uzumaki Kushina's words, Namikaze Minato said with a smile.

"Well, Minato protected me very well."

Uzumaki Kushina smiled, her smile was extremely bright, but no one saw the sadness that flashed across her eyes.

"Hey! Minato, let me show you my current power. Flame Fox, let's make some noise!"

Uzumaki Kushina said with some excitement.

"Ow~"

Faintly, Minato Namikaze heard an excited fox howl.

The flames attached to Uzumaki Kushina's claws became more and more intense.

Then, spirit particles attached to Uzumaki Kushina's feet and she began to move at high speed.

There was no sight of Uzumaki Kushina, but wounds with flames attached to them were seen appearing on An Lushan's body one after another.

"Hehe~ It looks like Kushina is full of fighting spirit. I can't lose."

Minato Namikaze took out his Flying Thunder God, and relying on the cooperation of Flying Thunder God and Rasengan, An Lushan was unable to defeat Minato Namikaze and Uzumaki Kushina.

"You two damn bugs!"

An Lushan was furious, and then he madly absorbed the power of the dragon vein and began to fight back.

"Oh!"

Akimichi Choza was knocked away by An Lushan, whose chakra suddenly increased, and Aburame Shio's insects died in large numbers due to the power of the dragon vein.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki didn't suffer much damage due to their super high speed. However, the consequence of using spiritual power too quickly was that Kushina Uzumaki ran out of spiritual power, and the Flame Fox released the First World.

Uzumaki Kushina was breathing slightly, and looking at the still "energetic" An Lushan, she felt a little envious.

A long time ago, I had this much chakra.

"Kushina, if you are tired, go to the side and rest for a while."

As Minato Namikaze said this, he began to attack An Lushan continuously.

"Need not."

Uzumaki Kushina took out a pill from her waist and swallowed it.

"I can still fight. I hope Naruto is quick. This is the only one I brought with me."

Uzumaki Kushina felt her spiritual energy instantly restored in her body.

Uzumaki Kushina and Namikaze Minato worked together to constantly block An Lushan and try to find his weaknesses.

An Lushan also planned to end the battle quickly and released a huge technique like the Tailed Beast Ball - the Dragon Vein Super Dragon Fire Technique.

A huge dragon vein "cannon" was fired from the launcher on An Lushan's abdomen.

"Oh no, that direction is where Naruto and the others are!"

Uzumaki Kushina quickly stood in front, with her four fingers pointing upwards, put together, and her thumbs touching.

"The Forty-fourth Way of Binding, Chasing Sparrow with Zero Shield."

A giant arc-shaped three-meter-high shield appeared in front of Uzumaki Kushina, and then spun rapidly, blocking the ninjutsu launched by An Lushan. The rotation of the shield was used to disperse the force of the opponent's concentrated ninjutsu and shoot it in other directions.

But despite this, the opponent's powerful attack force still forced Uzumaki Kushina to retreat continuously.

At this time, Namikaze Minato used Flying Thunder God to appear next to An Lushan, and directly used Rasengan to smash it at the energy launcher, deflecting the opponent's attack route.

At the same time, accompanied by Uzumaki Naruto, Sarah finally closed the dragon vein.

As the dragon vein disappeared, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki discovered An Lushan's weakness.

So, Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki started attacking An Lushan's abdomen together.

As the armor shattered, An Lushan's true form was revealed.

"Damn it! This shouldn't be happening! This shouldn't be happening! Even if I die, I'll drag you down with me!"

An Lushan decided to start protecting himself with his last bit of strength.

"not good!"

As Minato Namikaze said this, he raised his hand and picked up Uzumaki Kushina in a princess hug, then quickly left.

"Boom!"

A huge explosion sounded, shattering everything around it.

At the dragon vein seal, the originally stable dragon vein suddenly vibrated, causing the power of the dragon vein to explode.

Sarah, who was standing at the seal, looked at the situation and didn't know what to do for a moment.

"careful!"

Looking at the erupting dragon vein, Uzumaki Naruto subconsciously protected Sarah in his arms.

"Wood Release·Tree Boundary Wall!"

Silent wooden vines emerged from the ground to form a shield to protect Uzumaki Naruto and Sara.

"Are you two okay?"

Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki suddenly appeared beside Naruto Uzumaki.

"Hey? Dad, Mom? Why are you two suddenly here?"

Uzumaki Naruto looked at Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina with great confusion.

"I left the Flying Thunder God Mark on you, so I can be by your side in an instant."

Namikaze Minato said as he put down Uzumaki Kushina from his arms.

“The next step is to solve it.”

Namikaze Minato quickly formed hand seals and then used the three-toothed kunai as the core of the formation. As the three-toothed kunai was inserted into the dragon vein seal, the dragon vein was sealed by Namikaze Minato's seal.

As the dragon vein was sealed, the turbulent dragon vein gradually calmed down, and the wood escape technique that protected them also disappeared.

"Naruto, Kuzunari!"

Yamato brought young Kakashi and rushed towards them with the power of Wood Release.

"Captain Yamato!"

Uzumaki Naruto waved at Yamato.

"Hmm? Kuzune?"

Namikaze Minato looked at Uzumaki Kushina strangely.

"Ahem~ Call it by name, call it by name."

Uzumaki Kushina said this very guiltily.

"Naruto, what's wrong with you!?"

Sarah suddenly exclaimed.

Then Uzumaki Kushina discovered that Uzumaki Naruto's body was glowing, and he began to change.

"Mom, you too!"

Uzumaki Naruto said in shock.

"I guess it's because the centipede is dead, and it's time for you to return to your original timeline."

Namikaze Minato said with a smile, and then began to make hand seals.

"This seal is...Minato, what are you doing!?"

Uzumaki Kushina wanted to stop Namikaze Minato, but Namikaze Minato shook his head and said to Uzumaki Kushina: "We are not people from the same timeline. Things in the past may affect the future. Therefore, in order for the timeline to continue as it is, I will seal our memories during this period of time."

"But Dad! I haven't..."

Uzumaki Naruto hadn't finished speaking when he was stopped by Namikaze Minato.

"Naruto, it seems like you have a lot to say to me. I believe that in the future he will listen patiently. I feel very proud to have a son like you."

Namikaze Minato looked at Uzumaki Naruto with a smile.

As the white light flashed, everyone in the formation lost those few hours and their memories of Uzumaki Naruto and the others.

Apart from......

In the Land of Rain, Uchiha Xing looked at the broken beads in front of him and smiled softly.

"Xinna, I hope you like my gift."

......

"Hmm~"

Uzumaki Naruto rubbed his aching head and stood up with the help of Sai.

"Strange, what just happened, I always feel like I forgot something."

Uzumaki Naruto said in confusion.

"Me, too."

Yamato nodded, indicating that he seemed to have forgotten something too.

Uzumaki Kushina, who looked a little serious, was stunned when she heard what Yamato and Uzumaki Naruto said. Then she was silent for a while and said, "Aren't we wrapped in the power of the dragon vein? How come nothing happened?"

"Yes! We are clearly enveloped by the power of the dragon vein, so why do we feel like nothing is happening?"

Yamato stroked his chin, thinking.

"Well~ maybe it's because it hasn't been turned on for a long time, so the energy has lost its effectiveness."

Uzumaki Naruto guessed.

"That shouldn't be the case. Maybe it's because we are standing on the edge, so it's okay. For example, that centipede, he seems to have disappeared because of the power of the dragon vein."

Uzumaki Kushina spoke.

"Well, it's not impossible."

Yamato nodded somewhat in agreement.

"No matter what, we must go back and report to the Hokage-sama."

Yamato said helplessly.

"Sai, what's wrong with you? I feel like there's something wrong with your expression since a while ago."

Uzumaki Naruto asked Sai curiously.

"Huh? Nothing."

Sai said with a smile.

"Naruto, I'm leaving first. Some things have happened in the Hidden Rain Village recently. I will probably go back before the commercial building is built."

Uzumaki Kushina said and left.

"Oh, ok mom."

Uzumaki Naruto followed Uzumaki Kushina and waved goodbye.

After Uzumaki Kushina left, Uzumaki Naruto remembered that something was wrong.

"Hey! I forgot to tell mom that Konoha was destroyed!"

Uzumaki Naruto said in annoyance.

Uzumaki Kushina kept rushing towards the Rain Country.

I always feel like I'm forgetting something.

Uzumaki Kushina stroked her chin in thought.

"By the way! I haven't told Naruto that Jiraiya-sensei is still alive!"

Uzumaki Kushina raised her hand and hit her head in annoyance.

"Forget it. I'll tell Uzumaki Naruto the next time I see him. I believe that when Uzumaki Naruto knows that Master Jiraiya is not dead, he will be very happy."

Uzumaki Kushina said with a smile.

On the other side, Konoha...

"Shikamaru, are you telling the truth?"

Nara Shikaku rubbed his forehead with a headache.

"Yes, that's it. We saw all of this with our own eyes, and at the end, he seemed to want to seal Sasuke away."

Nara Shikamaru said seriously.

"Why did I encounter this kind of thing at this time?"

Nara Shikaku sighed helplessly.

"Don't tell anyone about this for now. Konoha is in a tense situation right now. If the villagers know about this, it will make everyone even more terrified. Wait until Lady Tsunade comes back, then tell Lady Tsunade about this."

"Are you going to ignore this matter? Danzo secretly took away my Uchiha clan's Sharingan and did that. Not only that, there is also the power of Wood Release on this arm. He alone has demonstrated the secret techniques of two families. This matter must not be understood so easily."

Uchiha Sasuke said very dissatisfiedly.

"I know I know."

Nara Shikaku sighed, and then continued: "As you said, this matter cannot be understood so easily. This is a major event concerning Konoha. Because of this, I cannot give a result casually. Lady Tsunade is needed to make a judgment. When you return, tell Senior Kagami about this matter."

Uchiha Sasuke also knew that this matter was not so easily resolved, and he could only wait for Tsunade to come back before he could give them an explanation.

"I see."

Uchiha Sasuke nodded and left, but he did not forget to take the evidence away before leaving.

Two days later, Tsunade returned with a gloomy face. She quickly started a meeting and called all the current clan leaders.

"Sasuke?"

Tsunade was stunned when she saw Uchiha Sasuke sitting in the conference room.

"I thought it was Senior Kagami who came here, I didn't expect you to come in his place. Well~ But it's right for you to come, the current head of the Uchiha family."

Tsunade said casually, then sat down in the main seat.