I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 449 My foolish Queen!

If the person asking the question at this moment were some blond-haired kid with six fox whiskers on his face who didn't want to reveal his name.

Sarah certainly wouldn't answer the other person's question easily.

But who made the question come from the Fourth Hokage of Konoha?

The Hokage of Konoha is a figure of equal status to the Daimyo of the Land of Fire!

So even though the other party's attitude was very rude, and it seemed that they did not treat her as a real queen at all.

Sarah relayed what she knew to the other party.

"Just now... it felt like someone pushed me from behind, and that's why I fell from upstairs."

Sarah glanced in the direction of the Loulan Royal Palace, then turned to look at Minato Namikaze, a blush rising on her fair face.

"By the way, sir ninja, thank you so much for saving me earlier..."

So, will your next line be, "I have nothing to repay you with but my body?"

Nara Rinka raised an eyebrow, forcing herself not to contribute to Minato Namikaze's love life or career.

"It seems that the death of the previous queen of Loulan may have been similar to today's situation."

Nara Rangsuke forcefully steered the conversation back on track.

"He was assassinated."

Tsunade nodded in agreement.

Without the groundwork laid by the various strange events in Loulan Kingdom, she wouldn't have so easily believed Nara Ranka's judgment.

But the situation in Loulan was just too bizarre.

The previous queen died unexpectedly, and the new queen was assassinated on her way to the throne. Almost all the people in the country were rounded up and imprisoned, and were treated as slaves to be made into puppets...

"Let's go straight to An Lushan!"

Before Tsunade could even say those words...

Sarah, who appeared quite agitated, took the initiative to argue back.

"How could that be? How could anyone want to harm me?"

Sara stared at Nara Langui, seemingly quite angry.

"Kokage of Konoha, you must have seen it too! The people in the square who are welcoming me so enthusiastically—"

"You mean those..."

Nara Lan Gui tilted her head.

"Are there 'people' who cheer and celebrate when they see their queen falling from a tower and being smashed into mincemeat in seconds?"

"……what?"

Sarah's excited expression immediately froze.

She listened intently and realized that the cheers and celebrations from the palace square seemed to have not yet subsided.

"Brother Minato—oh, right, this young, promising, and handsome Konoha Jonin's full name is Namikaze Minato."

Nara Rinkazu, no longer wanting to upset the young queen's fragile heart, raised his hand to signal Minato Namikaze to come out and explain the situation.

"Tell Her Majesty what you have discovered."

With a poker face, Minato Namikaze recounted everything he had just discovered.

This includes the puppet army within Loulan, that secret base, and the ordinary people who have already been replaced by puppets.

"How could such a thing be possible!?"

Sara clenched her fists silently, unwilling to believe Minato Namikaze's words.

"That's just a fact."

Nara Rinka's calm tone shattered Sara's illusions.

"According to our investigation in Konoha, a special power called the 'Dragon Vein' is dormant within Loulan."

"And the energy source of that metal puppet army hidden in the underground base should be the dragon vein."

"There must be a ninja in Loulan who is proficient in puppetry. He discovered and utilized the dragon vein chakra to create a large, uncontrolled puppet army."

"Queen Sara, who do you think the puppeteer hiding in Loulan is?"

Who else could it be?

Tsunade, Minato Namikaze, and Shisui Uchiha immediately focused their suspicions on the Loulan minister named An Lushan.

As far as they knew, almost all the changes in Loulan began five years ago.

It was because of the appointment of the minister An Lushan that Loulan transformed from an ordinary small country into the prosperous and magnificent oasis city it is today.

What's more, Loulan also strangely possesses a powerful metal puppet army that even Sunagakure cannot produce!

Reminded by Nara Rangsuke, Sara also thought of An Lushan.

But how is that possible?

In Sarah's understanding.

An Lushan, who came to Loulan five years ago, was a very loyal and capable man. He inherited his mother's last wish and worked hard to contribute to the development and growth of Loulan.

How could such a person be an ambitious man who secretly enslaves the people of Loulan and develops a puppet army?

"It seems Queen Sarah has already figured out who that person is."

Nara Rinka, observing Sara's constantly changing expression, calmly spoke.

"Then, Queen Sara, can you tell us where An Lushan is now?"

"I...I didn't know!"

Sarah bit her lip, took a step back, and looked at Nara Rinka and the others with wariness and suspicion in her eyes.

I'm leaving now!

"And please... Lord Hokage, leave Loulan as soon as possible!"

After saying that, Sarah turned and left without looking back, jogging away.

"It seems that the minister named An Lushan holds a very high position in the heart of this Loulan Queen."

Tsunade watched Sara's retreating figure and gave her judgment.

"Nara, what should we do now?"

"Of course we'll follow them."

Nara Lan Gui shrugged.

"A group of outsiders broke into Loulan, clearly pointed out the strange situation in Loulan, and also pointed the finger at Minister An Lushan."

"If Sarah truly trusts An Lushan, then she will only do one thing now—"

"Go and confront An Lushan!"

At this point, Nara Rangke paused slightly.

"Since Queen Sara is unwilling to tell us where An Lushan is, then we will have to trouble her to lead the way herself."

Tsunade couldn't help but glance at Nara Rinka again.

"Nara."

"Um?"

"You're so mean."

"what?"

Amidst Nara Lan Gui's questions, the four from Konoha quietly followed behind Sara.

With the ninjas' years of training in stealth, it would be impossible for Queen Sara, who had never trained, to detect their presence.

Just as Nara had envisioned.

Having just experienced a life-or-death ordeal and had her country's false prosperity exposed, the Queen of Loulan ran towards the Loulan Royal Palace in a panic.

Nara and her group followed Sara into the Loulan Royal Palace and directly sought out their true objective—

An Lushan.

"Sarah, your mother is a very wise queen."

The kingdom's minister sighed softly as he looked at the new queen, who had come alone to him and was questioning him.

"Unfortunately, you did not inherit her wisdom."

(End of this chapter)