Naruto: Help Madara rejuvenate and launch a counterattack on Konoha

A sand dune in the vast desert.

An Lushan and his puppets kept fleeing.

He sent his puppets to scout out the situation in Loulan, and An Lushan was very glad that he had made a wise choice earlier.

He was right; Loulan had become a ruin, and not a single tower of its former glory could be found.

Liao Wu is a jinx; wherever he goes, conflict and war will erupt.

Liao Wu's enemies are not simple, and neither is he himself.

They're all wicked people!

"What should we do next?"

An Lushan took out a map of the Land of Wind and looked at the area of ​​influence on it.

The five great ninja nations merged powerfully into one, forming the most colossal power in the history of the ninja world—Ninjutsu.

However, the power of the Ninja Clan was too dispersed; it was essentially a broad alliance of five major ninja villages that had signed a non-aggression pact.

However, even if it's just a pan-alliance, this combined force isn't something anyone can easily take advantage of.

In any case, it's impossible for An Lushan and his puppet army to confront the Ninja Sect head-on.

Just as An Lushan was contemplating his future, several figures emerged from the swirling yellow sand.

One of the red-haired youths spotted An Lushan's puppet army and immediately became interested: "So many puppets!"

This person is Sasori, who escaped from Konoha.

During this time, Sasori removed the regeneration core from the Third Kazekage's puppet and then created a body that resembled his former self.

This is for the sake of their parents' gravel and weave, which is what they demand.

They wanted to see the scorpion's original form, so the scorpion recreated its original body.

It's just a shell anyway; what's really important is the regenerative core inside.

An Lushan detected the appearance of Scorpion and his men the instant they appeared, and he transformed into a giant spider puppet and charged forward with overwhelming force.

"Where did this scoundrel come from?"

An Lushan was terrified by Liao Wu's reputation and left Loulan. He was furious and wanted to kill someone.

But as he approached, An Lushan suddenly stopped, his puppet's dull eyes widening in surprise.

"Sasori of the Red Sand?!"

An Lushan was a rogue ninja from Sunagakure who specialized in puppetry. Every rogue ninja from Sunagakure knew the genius puppet sculptor, Sasori of the Red Sand.

Scorpion was also a legendary puppeteer admired by An Lushan.

They were all the same; they were all rogue ninja from Sunagakure, and also puppeteers.

Scorpion smiled. "Interesting. You do recognize me? Looks like you're not nobody after all!"

Granny Chiyo looked at the puppets beside An Lushan and said, "The style of these puppets is different from that of Sunagakure, but it seems to have originated from Sunagakure."

"That's strange!"

An Lushan looked at the young woman with light purple hair behind the scorpion and wondered, "Who is she?"

An Lushan didn't recognize Granny Chiyo. Now that Granny Chiyo has changed like this, who could recognize her?

He shook his head and snorted, "Red Sand Scorpion, I am An Lushan, a minister of Loulan, and these are my puppet soldiers!"

"A minister from Loulan?"

Scorpion was taken aback. Granny Chiyo said, "I've heard of a small, independent country within the Land of Wind that has an energy source called the Dragon Vein."

"Who are you?"

"Granny Chiyo of Sunagakure!"

An Lushan was shocked, never expecting that the old Granny Chiyo would turn into such a young woman.

However, considering the strange and unusual techniques of the ninja world, it's not surprising!

Granny Chiyo looked at An Lushan's puppets and asked, "These puppets of yours were made using dragon veins, weren't they?"

"That's right!"

An Lushan revealed a proud expression, then asked Sasori and Granny Chiyo for their comments: "How is it? Has my art gained the approval of these two seniors?"

Puppet masters all need their puppets to be recognized by the world, and An Lushan was no exception.

As a puppet ninja of Sunagakure, although he was a time traveler from the future, he was older than Sasori, but his skill in puppetry was exceptional.

An Lushan was no match for Sasori's extraordinary talent, much less for Granny Chiyo's ability to handle things independently.

But An Lushan did indeed forge his own path.

Before utilizing the Dragon Vein, An Lushan's puppets attacked Naruto's team; those puppets were far more agile than Kankuro's.

Moreover, it is dual-controlled, and can act autonomously even without chakra threads, making it even more flexible than the control of a typical puppeteer.

Sasori and Granny Chiyo both examined An Lushan's puppet. This kind of puppet did not require the control of chakra threads; all the instructions were pre-printed in the core of the puppet in the form of a jutsu.

Sasori exclaimed in admiration of An Lushan's puppet, "Art, truly art! It can be controlled without relying on chakra threads."

"An Lushan, you have become a grandmaster in the world of puppetry."

An Lushan held his head almost to the sky, extremely proud.

Scorpion extended an invitation: "An Lushan, you are truly talented. I would like to invite you to join us."

"Join you? What would I do with you?"

An Lushan was somewhat puzzled.

Scorpion spoke of his ideology—the puppet revolution!

An Lushan's eyes widened slowly; he hadn't expected Scorpion to have such a crazy plan.

Turn everyone into puppet beings.

In fact, An Lushan himself transformed himself into a puppet-like being.

It seems that the end of the puppet is mechanical ascension.

……

Leaf.

The command post, composed of Tobirama, Shikaku, and others, is awaiting updates on the battle of Loulan.

Kaguya's premature appearance caught everyone off guard, but fortunately, she wasn't in her complete form!

When Liao Wu returned from the alternate dimension and displayed his all-around dominance, the Ninja Sect fell into complete silence.

Liao Wu's threat level is even greater than that of Hui Ye.

Soon, Minato took Kushina and moved to Konoha.

Both of them had the Eight Thousand Spears mark on their bodies, the mark of the Blazing Earth. If it weren't for the Nine-Tails' chakra resisting the Eight Thousand Spears, they would have been defeated.

The two were about to be subdued by Liao Wu on the spot.

The power of the Eight Thousand Spears is very strong. Even with the Nine-Tails' complete defense, the middle-aged Naruto, who was receiving power from Boruto, was controlled.

But Liao Wu's eight thousand spears were only half of the light, and not the Tsukuyomi he had launched against the moon.

Therefore, the Nine-Tails' chakra at this stage can resist the Eight Thousand Spears imprint. However, after leaving Liaowu so far away, the control over the Eight Thousand Spears has been greatly reduced!

Upon arriving at the Ninja Clan building, Kushina lost control and fainted.

Minato can still hold on, but he's also expending a lot of chakra.

The crowd gathered around.

Tobirama teleported to Minato's side and transferred the restored chakra to him.

Minato's face slowly regained its color, and he said with great shame, "I'm sorry, Lord Tobirama, the mission has failed!"

Tobirama comforted him, "It's alright, it's good that everyone's safe!"

Tobirama underestimated Ryogoku. He didn't expect that Ryogoku, who was sealed by Hashirama's Six Paths Myojin Gate, could still break the seal with the help of the Dragon Vein.

Minato and Kushina both sent him to another dimension, yet he was able to come back!

Minato wanted to say something: "Yukito—"

Yugito didn't return with Minato and Kushina, so in the end, Minato had no choice but to rescue Kushina.

He felt somewhat guilty.

He couldn't save that many people; he was lucky to have rescued Kushina.

However, without Yugito by his side, Minato's morality was put to the test.

Everyone here can understand Minato; everyone has a selfish set of values ​​in their hearts.

Kushina was the leader of the Ninja Clan and possessed the Rinnegan and the Nine-Tails.

If she were captured by Liao Wu, the Ninja Sect would truly lose its only force to fight against Liao Wu or Kaguya.

Therefore, Kushina cannot be captured by Ryou.

The people of Kumogakure were very sad. Yugito and Kushina were the last Jinchūriki. Yugito's capture meant that the Two-Tails was in the hands of Ryōmu.

But things don't always go as planned.

In war, you must be prepared to make sacrifices. Why should it be your enemy who is sacrificed?

The people of Kumogakure comforted Minato.