XX-level Hokage

Then the Third Hokage looked at Minato and said, "Go tell her I agree. Have her come to my office to see me. Also, when she goes to Roran tomorrow, you, Kushina, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya will accompany her. Remember, make sure nothing unexpected happens."

"Yes, Hokage-sama." Minato said and left.

Meanwhile, Mashiro, at Minato's house, was sitting on the sofa. She must have made all the preparations.

"Izumi, the Hokage wants you to come over." Minato said as he walked into the living room. "Okay." Mashiro got up from the sofa.

In the Hokage's office, the Third Hokage was giving Mashiro some instructions with a gentle expression. Suddenly, Mashiro stepped forward and gently patted the Third Hokage on the shoulder.

This sudden action stunned the Third Hokage, Minato, and Subaru.

"In my time, a pat on the shoulder was a sign of respect and gratitude," Mashiro said earnestly as she released his hand.

"Is that so? I've certainly learned something." The Third Hokage said with a smile, seemingly unconcerned. He then exchanged some polite words.

After saying that, Ang left with Mashiro.

"Minato, keep a close eye on her tomorrow. I have a bad feeling about this," the Third Hokage said with a frown after Mashiro left. "Yes, Hokage-sama," Minato nodded.

"However, with you, Jiraiya, Kushina, and Orochimaru, there shouldn't be any problems." The Third Hokage felt somewhat relieved after saying this.

Mashiro returned to her room and turned to look into the distance.

Everything is ready; I can go back tomorrow.

Chapter 122: I Choose You, Kushina

On the morning of the day of departure.

After Mashiro finished breakfast with Minato and Kushina, the two of them escorted her to the main gate of Konoha, where Jiraiya and Orochimaru were already waiting.

"So you're Hyuga Izumi? What a beautiful girl! Hello, I'm Jiraiya." Upon seeing the three, Jiraiya excitedly extended his hand to Mashiro.

"Hello, I'm Hyuga Izumi." Mashiro looked at Jiraiya, chuckled, and extended her hand. [Name: Jiraiya]

Gender: Male Age:

Affection level: 30 Relationship: Strangers

Affection Reward (50): Myoboku Summoning Contract Affection Reward (90): Sage Mode

Sage Mode, huh? What a pity, Mashiro is already a Sage. Retracting his hand, Mashiro reached forward and patted Jiraiya's shoulder.

"What's wrong?" Jiraiya asked, somewhat puzzled. "Nothing, just some dust," Mashiro said with a smile. "What a gentle child," Jiraiya said with a smile.

Then Jiraiya smiled and hugged Minato, and the two began to exchange pleasantries. "Minato, it's been a long time."

"Yes, teacher, it's been a long time. How have you been lately?"

"I am the great hero Jiraiya-sama, of course I am very good, and my book has already finished its research and will be completed soon." "Then congratulations, teacher."

"I heard that Hyuga Izumi lives in your house, Minato. You're really lucky with women." Jiraiya suddenly laughed, nudged Minato's waist with his elbow, and whispered in his ear.

Minato, seeing his teacher's expression, knew he was thinking something strange again. He said helplessly, "Teacher, please stop joking with me." "Alright, alright, I know that given your personality, Minato, you would never do something like this. After all, Kushina alone is enough of a headache for you."

While you and Kushina were talking about something inappropriate with Jiraiya, Kushina punched him in the head.

"Teacher, be serious, we need to get going," Kushina said, both embarrassed and angry.

Having been dealt a heavy blow, Jiraiya had no choice but to become serious and stepped forward to clear the way with Orochimaru.

Mashiro couldn't help but laugh as she watched this scene. Tsunade, Kushina, and Sakura—it can only be said that the tastes of the Myōboku lineage are somewhat similar. However, the difference lies in the fact that although Tsunade, Kushina, and Sakura are all relatively violent, their inner selves are still very different. Tsunade is rational, Kushina is emotional, and Sakura is more complex.

And so, the group set off for the Loulan Dragon Vein.

Along the way, Kushina and Mashiro chatted the whole time, while Minato talked to Jiraiya. Only Orochimaru remained expressionless, and even when Jiraiya tried to strike up a conversation, he was met with a cold shoulder.

After two days of travel, we arrived in Loulan.

At this time, the Queen of Loulan was Sara's mother. Because Minato had previously helped Loulan resolve the dragon vein disturbance, she warmly received Mashiro and the others.

"Your Excellency Shuimen, what brings you to Loulan this time?" the Queen asked.

"Your Majesty, we need to borrow the dragon vein of Loulan this time," Shuimen said somewhat embarrassedly.

Borrowing the dragon vein? What do you want to do? Because it was the Water Gate that spoke, the Queen didn't immediately refuse.

"Remember that girl we found near the dragon vein before?" Minato said. "You mean?" The female protagonist turned to look at Mashiro behind Minato.

“It’s me. I need to use the Dragon Vein for something.” Mashiro stepped forward from behind Minato and said softly. The heroine hesitated for a moment, then finally said, “Okay, but I need to keep an eye on things nearby.”

Makoto had no objection to this. She then looked at Minato and the others, who exchanged glances and nodded in agreement. The group then followed the female protagonist towards the vicinity of the dragon vein.

The staircase and ruins are still dilapidated, but they are more grand than when Mashiro came.

"The dragon vein is just ahead," the female protagonist said, pointing to a pile of ruins not far ahead. Suddenly, Mashiro stepped forward and patted the queen on the shoulder.

"What's wrong?" The female protagonist turned around and looked at Mashiro with a puzzled expression. "Nothing, just some dust," Mashiro said with a smile.

The Queen of Loulan didn't seem to mind and continued explaining the precautions to the group.

"So, Izumi, may we begin?" Minato said to Mashiro after the Loulan Queen finished her introduction.

“Of course.” Mashiro smiled and nodded. Then he turned around and gently hugged Kushina.

"Izumi, be careful on the road," Kushina said reluctantly.

Mashiro didn't speak. A transparent glass ball appeared in her hand. The glass ball touched Kushina's body, and Kushina froze for a moment before instantly returning to normal.

I've chosen you, Kushina.

Mashiro smiled and released Kushina, then walked towards the Dragon Vein.

As she passed Minato, she gently patted him on the shoulder. Before Minato could even ask what was happening, Mashiro continued walking forward.

For some reason, looking at Mashiro's retreating figure, Minato had a bad feeling. After hesitating for a moment, Minato asked, "Izumi, are you alright?"

Mashiro had already reached the Dragon Vein. She turned around, looked at the group, and chuckled, "Thank you for your concern, I'm fine." Seeing Mashiro's gaze, Minato involuntarily took a few steps forward.

Just then, Mashiro gently clapped her hands. "Sura - Mystic God"

Mashiro activated Sura, and it was a large-scale Sura.

Suro can erase memories of himself from the memories of others, but only if the person whose memories are erased does not know the actor well. In other words, this ability cannot be used on people who are too familiar with him.

The activation of Sudara requires the caster to lightly tap the recipient's shoulder to leave an anchor point, and then activate it by clapping their hands. At this moment, Sudara is activated.

In an instant, everyone from Minato and his group to everyone in Konoha who had come into contact with Mashiro froze. Mashiro took this opportunity to walk into the Dragon Vein.

The daze only lasted for 5 seconds, so the person returned to normal.

Minato looked around and muttered to himself, "This is... Loulan? How did I get here? Didn't I go back to Konoha?" Then he turned to look around.

"Kushina?! Teacher?! Lord Orochimaru?! What are you all doing here?" Minato was even more confused. But soon, his confusion disappeared.

Suro will rationalize the lost memories of the practitioner.

The memories of Minato and the others were rationalized to show that they were carrying out a mission together to disrupt the dragon vein once again.

Looking at the enormous pillar of light before them, Queen Loulan, Minato, Kushina, and Jiraiya all firmly believed this, while Orochimaru was only slightly puzzled, but the question quickly faded from his mind.

Within the dragon vein, sensing the constantly draining chakra, Mashiro sighed helplessly. Just as she expected. Meanwhile, in Loulan...

Since Mashiro had been missing for five days, Tsunade dispatched a team consisting of Naruto, Sasuke, Kakashi, and others to fight her.

Under Shouhan's instructions, the group successfully arrived in Loulan, where they encountered thieves who wanted to unleash the power of the Dragon Vein. By chance, Naruto accidentally triggered the power of the Dragon Vein.

"What are we going to do now, Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked, looking at the towering white pillar of light. Kakashi sighed helplessly.

Sakura punched Naruto on the head and said, "I told you not to barge in, but you wouldn't listen. Now you've caused trouble again." Sasuke scoffed and observed the power of the Dragon Vein.

Only Sai thought of Sara, came to her side, and asked, "What should we do in this situation?" Sara bit her lip; she didn't know either.

Just then, Hinata suddenly sensed a familiar presence, and using her Byakugan, she saw a figure faintly visible within the white beam of light.

Although the beam of light continued to fade, others noticed the figure within it. This was

All of them stared at him.

The light faded, and Mashiro landed on the ground. Looking at these familiar faces, she sighed with a touch of joy and whispered, "Long time no see, everyone." Volume Two: Spreading Wings (The End)

Chapter 123: Return

Everyone present was startled by Mashiro's sudden appearance.

But in an instant, Hinata pounced, and Sakura stood still, her eyes reddening.

Since the news of Mashiro's disappearance broke, many people have become anxious and saddened. Although she had only been gone for five days, which in the ninja world might not even be considered a missing person, Tsunade still organized a team to search for Mashiro.

Many people, including members of the Hyuga clan, women around Mashiro, and members of Root, wanted to join the team, but Tsunade rejected them all. In the end, she chose Kakashi, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, a team with an excellent mission completion rate. Then, Mashiro's sister, Tae, and Mashiro's subordinate, Sai, joined the team.

"Hinata, it's alright..." Mashiro gently stroked Hinata's hair, comforting her.

Then she turned to look at Xiaolou, whose eyes were red-rimmed, and gently beckoned her hand. Xiaolou couldn't help but throw herself into Zhenbai's arms.

Naruto was overjoyed to see this; he had finally found Mashiro, and thankfully, nothing bad had happened. Sasuke maintained a cold expression, but his eyes kept glancing at Mashiro, filled with relief.

Kakashi breathed a sigh of relief; Tsunade had given a strict order to find and bring Mashiro back. Sai looked at Mashiro with utmost respect and bowed silently.

Sarah, however, looked at the three people embracing each other with a strange expression.

After comforting Yongyou and Xiaolou, Mashiro stepped forward, looked at Kakashi, and asked, "Have I been missing for several days?"

"When the news came from the Sand Village, they had been missing for five days. Including the five days we searched, it's been about ten days," Kakashi replied.

They've been searching day and night for the past few days, from Sha Ren to Lou Lan, and they're really exhausted. "I see."

It seems the timeline for the Dragon Vein isn't symmetrical; after all, the time she spent playing games with Kaguya was already more than three months. "Mashiro-nee is wearing a dress! She looks so pretty!" Naruto noticed something interesting at that moment.

It was only then that the others noticed the changes in Shiro. Not only had she grown taller, but she had also become more refined and elegant, exuding a noble air.

"Let's go back to Konoha first, we'll talk about it there." Mashiro didn't answer this, but instead said...

"Mashiro-nee, why did you appear from that pillar of light? Isn't that the dragon vein of Loulan?" On the way back to Konoha, Naruto finally couldn't contain his curiosity and asked.

"For some reason, I was trapped in a strange place by the dragon vein of Loulan. I waited there for a long time, and I don't know how long it took. Then a white light flashed and enveloped me. Then I saw you. Speaking of which, it must have been Naruto who accidentally activated the dragon vein and sent me back. So, thank you, Naruto." Mashiro looked at Naruto and said with a smile.

"You're welcome, Mashiro-nee. I just accidentally stumbled upon that dragon vein." Naruto scratched his head, looking at Mashiro's smile. "That little habit is just like Minato's," Mashiro thought to herself, looking at Naruto.

"If Naruto doesn't activate the Dragon Vein, won't my sister be stuck there forever?" Hinata worried again.

"Don't worry, Tian, ​​I already know how to get out. It's just that without Naruto to activate it, it will take a little longer," Mashiro said softly. "When we get back, I'll treat everyone to dinner. You've all worked so hard looking for me, so you can invite the others too, and we can all get together." Mashiro glanced at the group and said with a smile.

"Yay!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly.

"I'll..." Kakashi was about to refuse when he heard Mashiro's telepathic message.

Kakashi stopped himself from speaking, glanced at the smiling Mashiro, and changed his mind, saying, "I... definitely want to go. I'll bring Guy along; it would be nice to get together once in a while."