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

Chapter 460 I know the taste of the Divine Tree!

Watching the pineapple-headed uncle's departing figure, Naruto Uzumaki scratched his head in great confusion.

"Loulan? Is this also Loulan? It's completely different from what I remember!"

"Naruto."

Minato Namikaze responded gently, subtly changing how he addressed Naruto Uzumaki.

"Have you... been to Loulan before?"

"Yeah! I was chasing after the Sand Village rogue ninja, Centipede, with Sakura and the others, and then we arrived in Loulan."

Naruto Uzumaki nodded and answered frankly.

"However, the previous Loulan was very desolate, like a ruin, but this Loulan... is too prosperous."

Did Loulan decline in the future?

A thought flashed through Minato Namikaze's mind, but he didn't dwell on it too much.

As a highly skilled ninja, Minato Namikaze only cared about the development of Konoha and had no deep feelings for the small country of Loulan next to the Land of Wind.

Furthermore, aside from the five major powers of water, fire, wind, earth, and thunder, there are far too many examples of other smaller countries declining.

Minato Namikaze couldn't possibly manage it all.

In comparison, Minato Namikaze was more interested in "Sakura," which Naruto Uzumaki mentioned many times.

"Is that person named 'Sakura' your companion?"

"yes!"

Naruto Uzumaki flashed a bright smile, but suddenly, as if remembering something, his expression changed.

"By the way! Fourth Generation Yan Yan! Have you seen Sakura?!"

Naruto Uzumaki had no idea why he had suddenly come to Loulan, which was more than ten years ago.

He had no idea why the world he came to was filled with another pineapple-headed uncle who was the Fourth Hokage of Konoha.

These are things that Naruto Uzumaki doesn't understand, nor is he interested in understanding.

He only cares about Sakura's situation!

Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Sai, and Yamato.

These four—or rather, the new Team 7—were the main force pursuing the Sand Village rogue ninja, Hyakujutsu.

In Naruto's view, since he inexplicably arrived in Loulan more than ten years ago, Sakura might also have come to this somewhat unfamiliar world with him, and might even have been captured.

Wasn't Naruto Uzumaki captured by Centipede's puppets before?

If it weren't for the appearance of Nara Rinka and others, he would still be imprisoned inside that giant humanoid puppet!

The thought of Sakura being secretly imprisoned made Naruto Uzumaki extremely anxious.

As for Yamato and Sai...

Naruto Uzumaki couldn't care less about anything else!

Sakura's safety is the most important thing!

"Sorry, Naruto."

Minato Namikaze shook his head and soothed him gently.

"We haven't found any other Konoha ninja besides you."

As he spoke, Minato Namikaze brought his index and middle fingers together and gently touched the cold floor of the underground puppet manufacturing base, instantly activating his sensory abilities.

After sensing the surrounding area, Minato Namikaze confirmed that within the entire Loulan region, only the chakra of his Konoha quartet, along with Naruto Uzumaki and the two "future travelers," Cyclops, existed.

In addition, there exists an extremely large amount of chakra underground in Loulan, comparable to that of a tailed beast.

That must be the "dragon vein" that Nara Rinka mentioned...

In conclusion, Minato Namikaze did not sense the presence of anyone else's chakra and checked with Naruto Uzumaki again.

"There are indeed no traces of other people's chakra."

Minato Namikaze's mind raced, and he considered one possibility.

"Perhaps you and Baizu are the only two who came here from another world; your other teammates did not come to Loulan with you."

Upon hearing Minato Namikaze's words, Naruto Uzumaki immediately felt relieved.

For some reason, he always felt that the blond fourth-generation Yan Yan uncle spoke in a very convincing way.

Naruto Uzumaki inexplicably felt a surge of affection for him.

"Big brother!"

Naruto Uzumaki also suddenly changed how he addressed Minato Namikaze, even though the new name made the latter's brow twitch.

"Let me tell you, Sakura is a very, very beautiful girl, it's just that Sasuke is such a conceited brat..."

Seeing that the conversation between Naruto Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze was turning into a casual chat, Tsunade shook her head and teleported to Nara's side.

As for Uchiha Shisui, he was currently conceiving a "Proper Training Plan for Uchiha Itachi" in his mind.

the other side.

[Spiritual Communication]!

Nara Rinkaru, as promised, summoned the Living Slug Sage from the Shikkotsu Forest.

Of course, he didn't forcibly summon most of the Living Slug Immortal; he only called over a small Living Slug Immortal the size of a palm.

The effect of the [Slug Great Split] spell is there for all to see; no matter how big the slug is, it's the same as the Living Slug Sage.

"Nara-sama."

As soon as the Living Slug Immortal appeared, he addressed him respectfully.

"Have you arrived in Loulan yet?"

"Yes, Living Slug Fairy."

The shadow of Nara Rinka floated, lifting up the Living Slug Sage and gently placing it on its shoulder.

"I've been in Loulan for a while now, and I've made a very amazing discovery."

"Besides the dragon vein of Loulan, two 'future people' have also appeared in Loulan. They both came from Konoha 68."

"68 years? I remember this year is the 50th anniversary of Konoha?"

The Living Slug Fairy let out a surprised sound.

"Are they from eighteen years in the future?"

"Um."

Nara Rangsuke gave a positive response.

"A more accurate statement is that they came from another world eighteen years later."

"In that world, the Fourth Hokage of Konoha was Minato Namikaze, not me."

"Furthermore, I specifically inquired about it, and it turns out that what led them to this world eighteen years ago was the dragon vein of Loulan!"

"How is this possible?"

The Living Slug Fairy was even more surprised.

"As far as I know, there is a branch of 'space-time ninjutsu' among ninjutsu, such as the Summoning Technique, or Lord Nara's Flying Thunder God Technique."

"But there is no ninjutsu that can reverse time."

"Even Gamamaru can only predict the future; it can't send people back to the past."

"I don't know the specific reason either."

Nara Rinkazu walked forward and arrived at the central area of ​​the puppet manufacturing base.

There stood a very complex and ingenious puppet mechanism, towering like a giant tree in the puppet base, with swirling purple energy flowing and surging within it.

"This is the dragon vein of Loulan."

Nara Rinka manipulated the shadows, bringing the Living Slug Immortal closer to the machine, and also closer to the dragon vein of Loulan.

"Living Slug Immortal, come and take a look."

"Um……"

The Living Slug Sage's small eyes drew close to the purple chakra, and after pondering for a long time, he gave his evaluation.

"This truly smells like the sacred tree!"

(End of this chapter)