Naruto: Learn the Substitution Jutsu and use it to create Star Platinum?

"one more bowl!"

"I'd like another bowl."

On Konoha Street, a long queue of people was forming in front of a newly opened ramen restaurant.

"How about we have a bowl too?"

Lin Yi, with his hands behind his head, turned to look at Minato.

"I don't have time, Lin Yi. I'll treat you to a meal after the mission is over," Minato said, scratching his head and politely declining.

"Yo!"

Minato felt a sudden tap on his shoulder armor and quickly turned his head to look.

"Jiraiya-sensei?"

Old White Hair beckoned to the two of them with a mysterious look on his face.

"Come here, come here."

"Forehead…"

Minato and Lin Yi exchanged a glance and could only follow Jiraiya, who had run into the alley.

In the alley, Jiraiya looked around and, after confirming that no one was around, extended his right hand, and his chakra quickly began to condense and rotate.

"Look!"

A bright blue energy ball, constantly radiating chakra, was spinning rapidly in Jiraiya's palm.

"The ninjutsu that took you three years to develop, I mastered in just two months."

Then he looked at Lin Yi provocatively.

"Lin Yi, you brat, now you know how powerful I am, right?"

"Wow, Jiraiya-sensei is amazing."

"Oh."

Both of them gave their respective reactions.

Lin Yi's calm response naturally made Jiraiya's lips twitch, but his apprentice Minato was still very supportive.

"Right? When I was studying..."

"Sorry, teacher, we have something urgent to attend to."

Before Jiraiya could finish speaking, Minato interrupted him, then bent down slightly and disappeared from the spot with Lin Yi.

"Oh dear...something's wrong..."

Jiraiya replied blankly, and the Rasengan in his hand vanished in the wind.

Back in front of the bustling ramen shop, Minato finally spotted his three apprentices.

"Minato-sensei."

Lin was the first to discover it.

"Teacher Minato, Brother Lin Yi (senior)"

Obito and Kakashi also ran quickly out of the group.

"Is the teacher also having ramen?"

Obito stuck one foot out to stay in the original group, and then turned to Minato and asked.

"Idiot, just by looking at the teacher's outfit, you can tell we're about to have a mission."

Kakashi shook his head.

"Okay, Minato squad, assemble immediately."

Minato nodded solemnly.

Although Minato is usually approachable, he can't be frivolous on missions, especially A-rank missions.

"Aren't you going to eat ramen anymore?"

Kato Shizuka watched the three people leave.

"Hmph, I'm going on a mission with my teacher. That's just how the ninja world is."

Obito calmly withdrew his foot from the group.

"How annoying..."

Three black lines appeared on Shizuka's head.

"Who says it isn't?"

Outside the gates of Konoha, after checking the supplies, the group headed towards Loulan.

"Mr. Minato, what kind of place is Loulan?"

"It is a small country located in the desert, and I heard that the people there are known for their hard work and perseverance."

Minato turned around and answered Obito with a smile.

"Sand...desert?!"

Obito let out a strange cry.

In an instant, words like drought, heat, and death flooded my mind.

"Don't worry, there are buildings with the unique Loulan style there, which are good for escaping the summer heat."

Seemingly sensing Obito's thoughts, Minato continued, "If you have the chance, you can take some photos to remember this. I've heard that Loulan has made rapid progress in recent years."

"Is that so? Actually, taking photos doesn't matter. What I'm mainly worried about is the Queen's safety." Obito's eyes lit up immediately.

Taking photos is fine, but taking photos with Lin in a building with an exotic style... no, I can't think about it anymore!

"It changed pretty quickly."

Lin Yi immediately saw through Obito's true intentions.

"What's wrong, Brother Lin Yi?"

As the group traveled, the surrounding environment changed from the lush forests of the Land of Fire to barren grasslands, and finally to an endless desert.

"Wow…"

Looking at the golden expanse before him, Obito, ignoring the sandstorm, took off his goggles and exclaimed in admiration.

"You like it now, but I bet in a couple of days you'll miss Konoha." Lin Yi shook his head.

Like snow-capped mountains, deserts can be breathtaking when you suddenly witness a magnificent, endless expanse of color, but after a while, you might get tired of it.

"Alright, let's speed things up."

With Loulan fast approaching, Shuimen decided not to let the group stay overnight in this sandy desert.

A few hours later.

Obito gazed at the city before him, tilting his head back as high as he could, and blinked.

"...This is...a small country?"

He pointed to the towering buildings of Loulan ahead, somewhat incredulous.

Lin Yi was also somewhat surprised.

Although I know that the world's technology level is not low, I still feel a little dazed when I see dozens of buildings nearly 100 meters high standing in front of me.

I haven't seen a scene like this in over ten years...

Shuimen, however, was somewhat puzzled. According to the records in the book, Loulan should not have been built in this style.

Skyscrapers in the desert? What, you think you haven't eaten enough sand?

He only knew that the country had been developing rapidly in recent years, but he didn't expect it to have reached this point.

Several people stepped inside.

"Let's find the mission objective first, Queen Sarah."

Minato turned to the group and spoke, then he and Lin Yi positioned themselves in front of and behind the three little ones, protecting them.

As Lin Yi entered the city, amidst the towering buildings, he could still see low earthen walls with regional characteristics, giving him a feeling of urban villages from his previous life.

As they walked, a strange feeling arose.

The water gate in front also stopped and turned around.

"It's so quiet."

The entire city seemed deathly silent.

Boom boom boom——

Ok?

Lin Yi and Minato immediately looked toward the source of the sound.

Kakashi, sensing this, drew his short blade.

"Lin Yi and I will go and investigate what happened. Kakashi, you take Obito and Rin with you and be careful. Also, take this with you."

Minato took a scroll from his pocket and handed it to Kakashi.

"If an emergency occurs, use your chakra to activate the kunai I gave you, and I will arrive immediately."

"Yes!" Kakashi took the scroll and nodded vigorously.

Lin Yi and Minato vanished from their spot in an instant.

A loud bang suddenly occurred on the skybridge above the high-rise building.

Then a figure crashed through the overpass and fell heavily to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, several humanoid objects continued to rush towards the person who had been knocked down.

"They seem to be ninjas from Konoha."

Minato noticed the headband on the head of the person being attacked.