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

Lin Yi activated his Sharingan.

Only then did I see countless threads hanging down from the pipes connecting various parts of the city, linking to the cheering crowds.

"They're all puppets."

"Hmm." Minato nodded.

This is also why he didn't easily alert Sarah and take her away.

"What?" Obito pointed at the crowd on the ground in surprise. "Are all those people puppets?"

"Oh, right, senior brother." Kakashi looked at the puppets and suddenly remembered something.

"Naruto said earlier that the centipede they were chasing was a rogue ninja from Sunagakure."

After hearing this, Lin Yi counted on his fingers.

Centipede is a rogue ninja from Sunagakure, and now there are so many puppets of unknown origin...

If you call it a coincidence, nobody would believe it.

"Looks like your chance to confirm has come," Lin Yi said to Minato with a playful expression.

The next moment, a gasp drew the attention of the five people.

"Aaaaaaahhhhhh—"

Queen Sara, who was just waving from the high platform, has now fallen into the air.

Meanwhile, the puppets below continued to mimic the cheers and jubilation of the crowd.

How ironic.

Lin Yi leaped to the side of the tower and fell downwards at the same speed as Sarah.

“Golden experience!”

Golden Experience's slender figure suddenly flew out from behind Lin Yi, and then punched the wall.

"Muda!"

The once bare wall instantly transformed into a platform made of vines, catching the two of them.

After glancing at the puppets below and confirming that they were ordinary puppets posing no threat, Lin Yi picked up Sara, who was still screaming, and reunited with Minato and the others.

"Stop barking."

Annoyed by the noise, Lin Yi frowned slightly.

Sarah opened her eyes and found herself surrounded by people.

Two handsome men and three children.

"You are?"

"We are Konoha ninja who have been assigned to protect your safety."

"It's Minato," he said softly, calming Sarah's racing heart a little.

Chapter 43 An Lushan and the Centipede

"How did you fall from up there?"

Obito curiously poked Sara.

"It must have been... an accident."

Sarah hesitated for a moment, but still didn't voice her doubts.

"A slip? Could a slip really cause you to crash through the railing and fall down?"

Kakashi looked incredulous.

"She was pushed down."

"The Sand Village rogue ninja, Centipede?"

Rin's first suspicion was about Naruto's target.

"Well, it's very possible."

Minato nodded. The puppet below should be the work of the ninja named Centipede. Even if it wasn't Centipede who wanted to harm Sara, it should still be related to him.

"What centipede... I don't understand what you're talking about. Over the years, the only ninja who has come to Loulan is Lord An Lushan, and he would never harm me."

Good heavens, An Lushan?

Lin Yi raised his head slightly; the name was interesting.

"Then, why did Queen Sara hire Konoha ninjas for protection?"

Watergate gently soothed Sarah's emotions.

Sara choked, she didn't know why they had to invite Konoha ninjas.

However, her mother instructed her to ask the ninjas of Konoha to protect her after her death.

"Centipede! So you were here all along!"

"Wood Release·The Sea of ​​Trees is born!"

Several large trees rose from the ground, and Yamato and Naruto leaped across them, eventually landing on the platform where Sara had just landed.

After all, the shouts were so loud that Naruto and his companion might not have noticed them before, since they were flying around like headless flies. But now that they had a target, they naturally rushed over here immediately.

He pointed his finger at An Lushan on the high platform.

"You centipede, you've gotten quite a bit fatter."

"I forgot that insignificant name six years ago. Now, I am Prince An Lushan of Loulan!"

Now that he'd been discovered, Centipede simply stopped pretending.

He ripped off his cloak, and dozens of puppets attacked Yamato and Naruto.

Lin Yi, sitting in the audience, patted Queen Sarah, who was stunned by the sudden change in the scene.

"It seems you've entrusted the wrong person."

"But, but even if he was a centipede, he did lead Loulan to prosperity, and the people loved and respected me and An Lushan..."

Before he could finish speaking, Kakashi drew his sword and slashed down a "villager" who was still cheering.

Before Sara could even get angry, Kakashi lifted the villager's headscarf, revealing an empty puppet face.

"Is this the kind of people you call your beloved citizens?"

"How could this be...it can't be..."

Sarah stared blankly at the puppet lying on the ground, its arms still mechanically swinging. She knelt down in a daze.

"The art of multiple shadow clones!"

On the connecting platform built between the trees and the high platform, Naruto instantly summoned hundreds of clones to rush towards the centipede.

"Wood Release: The Technique of the Great Forest!"

Yamato stretched out his right hand, and countless branches spread and grew from his hand, instantly devouring several puppets.

Naruto's shadow clones quickly destroyed several puppets.

"Surrender, Centipede!"

However, Centipede seemed to feel no pressure.

The obese body slowly walked towards the two of them.

"An Lushan! Where have all the people gone?!"

"The Fourth Hokage... Minato?"

Naruto turned his head and saw that Lin Yi and the others had brought Sara to the side.

"It seems our tasks overlap."

Minato nodded and replied with a smile.

Centipede's eyes swept downwards with disdain.

“Sarah, you used to be so obedient, unlike your mother, who noticed the problem.”

I originally thought that after dealing with your mother, you would obediently become my puppet, but you actually listened to your mother and went to Konoha to submit a request.

He pointed at Lin Yi and Shui Men.

"It must have been your mother's backup plan... What a shrewd one, even in death she still tries to trip me up!"

"Perfect, I'll leave you all here in this yellow sand."

Then he gently pointed to Sarah.

"As for you, since you're disobedient, we'll use a real puppet as our queen from now on."

Centipede beckoned with his finger, and a puppet that looked seven or eight parts like Sarah walked out, shaking its head.

"You bastard, I will never let you succeed!"

Obito was the first to rush out, his eyes turning crimson, and he unleashed a powerful fireball straight at Centipede.

But the next second, it was blocked by a piece of debris that suddenly rose up.

After the puppet fragments were blown apart, the scattered small fragments did not separate but instead drew closer together, and together with the puppets that Yamato and Naruto had previously scattered, they all revolved around the centipede's body.

"Be careful, something's wrong with that puppet. It has a special energy that can constantly repair and strengthen it."

Lin Yi recalled the suspicious points he had discovered when he examined the puppet fragments.

"Forget about puppets, just break them all!"

Naruto pointed two fingers upwards, and two shadow clones appeared beside him. Then, four hands began to rub around Naruto's right hand.

A deep blue light, carrying the aura of chakra, emanated from it.

"This is…"

Minato's pupils contracted slightly.

Lin Yi also smiled and silently said something to Minato.