Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

"But I can't do that. I only want to be good to her."

"Tsk tsk." Haneda felt that she shouldn't have had any expectations of Ohbito, this love-obsessed guy.

He looked up at the sky and said instinctively:

"How about training this afternoon?"

"Aren't we on a mission, you bastard Haneda? Have you forgotten even the basic requirements of a ninja?" Obito shouted.

At that moment, Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique and instantly appeared next to Obito.

He glanced at Obito and Haneda, then walked up to Sara and began to talk about An Lushan's conspiracy and the Dragon Vein.

During this time, Sarah continued to argue and defend herself.

Basically, she didn't believe An Lushan would kill her, nor did she believe she was a puppet on strings.

Haneda had no liking for the Loulan Queen, and he had no intention of getting involved.

He mostly chatted with Obito, reminiscing about embarrassing moments from the past.

Not long after, Kakashi arrived with a group of people.

They were all people of Loulan, telling Sara about the evil deeds An Lushan had committed.

After Kakashi severed several chakra threads and arrived with the puppet created by An Lushan, Sara had no choice but to believe him.

At this moment, Minato also decided to go and deal with An Lushan and seal the dragon vein.

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Chapter 222 The Puppet Factory Under Loulan

"It's getting late, we should go."

Minato put one hand on Obito's head and said to Haneda.

He could tell that Haneda wasn't in a hurry to go back; on the contrary, he wanted to stay here longer.

"Have dinner before you leave. It's still early, and the dragon vein is in a very stable state right now," Yu Tian said.

"Yes, Minato-sensei, I'd like to talk to the future Haneda more."

Obito chimed in, a sudden inspiration striking him, and he chuckled.

"How about you take Kakashi on the mission, Minato-sensei? I'll go with Haneda and the others."

"Xiao Di, what do you think?"

"Sure! I'd also like to see your fire-breathing skills, senior!"

"Baka! That's a fire-style technique unique to the Uchiha clan, not fire breath!"

"There's no way to deal with him..." Kakashi grabbed Obito's hand and dragged him toward the door.

He turned to Haneda and said:

"Although I would love to have dinner with you and chat."

"But the longer you stay here, the greater the fluctuations in spacetime will be, and unexpected things may happen."

"Let's go, Haneda."

"Okay." Yu Tian nodded slightly and followed.

Minato watched Haneda's retreating figure thoughtfully, guessing some future changes from Haneda's behavior.

But when it comes to the mysteries of space and time, the more he changes, the harder it is for Haneda to go back.

This is also why he plans to seal his memories after this incident.

…………

According to intelligence gathered by the Water Gate Squad, An Lushan, also known as Centipede, had built a large underground factory.

The people of Loulan were enslaved here, especially those with labor power.

They were forced to work, like machines, "dedicating" themselves to An Lushan's puppet regime.

When Haneda and his group arrived at the factory, Sarah was shocked to see the people numbly pushing the heavy machinery around.

The people here wore thin, tattered, gray clothes stained with engine oil, and everyone's eyes were so empty.

Under the supervision of the mechanical puppets, puppet parts are produced, and large puppets are assembled.

These puppets, however, became the force that enslaved them.

Sarah had always felt that Loulan under her rule was full of beauty.

In desert areas, being able to afford food and water...

However, reality dealt her a heavy blow.

"An Lushan, how could he do this?!"

Sarah knelt on the ground, unable to accept it.

Haneda said calmly:

"In order to satisfy the desire for domination, these tasks can be replaced by puppets."

"But for his own selfish desires, he forced them to work and enjoyed the pleasure of being enslaved by them."

"Huh?" Obito teased when he heard Haneda's serious tone, "Why have you become so profound, Haneda?"

“Brother Haneda has always been like this, he hasn’t changed, right? Senpai!” Deidara said.

Suddenly, he sensed the puppet's attack and threw out a ball of clay.

With a bang, the attacking puppet was blown to pieces.

But to everyone's astonishment, the puppets fused together!

"what is this?"

Obito pointed at the puppet that was gradually being stitched together with purple chakra and asked loudly.

"What you should be concerned about is that we've been discovered, the bottom of the pack," Kakashi said with merciless sarcasm.

"Something that can't be destroyed by an explosion?"

After being surprised and finding it amusing, Deidara made another request to Haneda.

"Brother Haneda, can we finally put our art to the test here? Hmm! Let's show these guys the art of explosion!"

Before Haneda could speak, Deidara stepped on the clay bird and threw several C1s at the puppet.

At this moment, Sarah realized something and spoke up to remind her:

"The power to repair the puppet comes from the dragon vein. I must first be escorted to the center of the factory to sever the connection between the dragon vein and the puppet!"

"Where are you? I'll go with you."

As Minato spoke, he turned back and smiled at Haneda.

"I'm leaving Obito and Kakashi to you. Please help me hold off An Lushan."

“Okay.” Haneda nodded and looked up at the balcony located high up in the factory.

At this moment, An Lushan came out and quietly watched the scene.

"Minato-sensei, are we really supposed to deal with this guy?"

Obito said excitedly.

He couldn't wait to punch the guy in front of him.

"Let's go, bottom runner."

Kakashi drew his silver-white short sword, spoke to Obito, and then asked Haneda,

"Are you going to do it?"

"No, I'll just watch over you." Haneda shook his head.

If he had been willing to take action, Centipede would have been dead long ago.

Right now, Haneda just wants to see Obito a little longer.

"OK! Leave it to me and that idiot Kakashi! How could I let you handle something like this?"

Obito then took out a kunai and turned to Kakashi, who was still standing to Haneda's right, and said...

"One cough, and it's Kakashi!"

Centipede looked at Haneda with apprehension, clapped his hands, and a large army of puppets emerged from the factory.

He reached out his hand to Haneda and suggested:

"Uchiha Haneda, I know your current power."

"I am a ninja from Sunagakure, and you are the Hokage of Konoha. We, Sunagakure and Konoha, are allies."

"Do you see the puppet army in the factory?"

"I have already created tens of thousands of puppets of this number."