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【Ninja World's Number One Maple Breeze】: Hmm.

And in reality.

An Lushan's expression changed slightly, because when he came to pay homage to the Queen, he noticed that there were some ninjas wearing Konoha headbands in the hall.

Count them, there are 6 people.

If he's not mistaken, one of them is the Yellow Flash of Konoha – Minato Namikaze.

“Um… Your Majesty, who are these people…” An Lushan asked hurriedly.

“These are Konoha ninjas,” Sara said, maintaining a calm expression.

"They accepted a mission to protect me."

"Protect your mission!"

An Lushan... that is, Centipede, took a slight half-step back.

As a puppeteer from the Land of Wind, Centipede was also a ninja. Although he was not well-known, he knew that Konoha was the number one ninja village.

Kitahara Kaede and his group have traveled back 20 years, which is around Konoha year 40.

At this time, the Second Shinobi World War had only ended a few years prior, and the strength and titles of figures like the Legendary Sannin of Konoha were renowned throughout the shinobi world.

Centipede was transported here six years ago, so he actually lived in Konoha during the Third Shinobi World War. When he saw Minato, he was immediately on high alert.

Because Minato was the Fourth Hokage.

The Golden Flash, renowned throughout the ninja world, was a figure on par with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Fourth Raikage.

Therefore, he has reservations about Konoha.

"Our Konoha ninjas have come to visit with two missions."

"One of them is that we received a commission from the former Queen."

"Although it took a while, the ninjas of Konoha never break their promises, and now they are here to fulfill them."

"And the other one..."

Minato said, "Then please..."

Minato paused for a moment, and Kitahara Kaede stepped forward to speak.

"..." Centipede.

So, Minato Namikaze isn't... the person in charge?

Minato Namikaze was the Fourth Hokage, so now... is this young kid... ranked above Minato?

Chapter 196 Who says the dead can't speak? Impure World Reincarnation! Part 2! (Please auto-play and subscribe to the full chapter)

Centipede was also trying his best to remain calm. The Queen had been fooled by him for several years, so she shouldn't panic even if Konoha ninjas came to her door.

Anyway, nobody recognizes him as Centipede now.

"I came here to track down a wicked puppeteer..."

"It is said that there are traces of this evil puppeteer in the Loulan Kingdom."

"The other party's name is Baizu. Lord An Lushan, do you know this puppeteer named Baizu?" Kitahara Kaede asked.

"..." Centipede!

[Observing Kitahara Kaede? (^_-) Small Group]

[Da Zhu Zi Han Han]: Hahaha... This guy's face turned green instantly.

[Tobirama Senju]: I originally thought Kitahara Kaede was going to target Hyakuza this time, but he directly exposed me.

[Hashirama Senju's younger brother]: This is something only those with strength can do.

【Hashirama Senju's younger brother】: Kitahara Kaede's 167 indeed possesses this kind of strength.

And the other side.

"..." Centipede.

"A puppeteer..."

An Lushan drew out his words and quickly looked towards Sarah.

Sarah remained expressionless.

He was unsure whether his identity had been exposed.

"Why?"

An Lushan inquired, "If you're looking for puppetry techniques, you shouldn't be in Loulan, since Loulan doesn't have any ninjas."

"And the current puppetry is a rudimentary civilian-oriented puppetry that I created in collaboration with the former Queen."

An Lushan spoke as if he was trying to prove his identity and show how capable he was.

However, Kitahara Kaede arrived calmly.

"I heard that the puppetry technique in Loulan Kingdom started six years ago."

"And before that time, Lord An Lushan, weren't you also a ninja?"

“…” An Lushan.

“This is truly absurd!” An Lushan exclaimed.

"I'm just a businessman, and I know a little about puppetry."

“Perhaps so,” Kitahara Kaede said. “Judging from the available information, your puppetry skills are very rudimentary. Not to mention Sasori of the Red Sand, you are not even as good as Granny Chiyo.”

“…” An Lushan.

An Lushan felt mocked.

As a puppeteer, who doesn't know Granny Chiyo? She's at the very top.

Chiyo is said to be able to control hundreds of puppets at the same time.

So terrible.

"The reason why we need to find that puppeteer named Centipede is largely because the former Queen died at Centipede's hands."

"And all indications suggest that An Lushan, you are the centipede."

"so……"

Kitahara Kaede paused for a moment here.

Sarah stood up.

"Therefore, I will never let the person who killed my mother get away with it!"

"..." Centipede. "No, that..."

"So...the former Queen fell ill due to overwork, and then..."

"Is that really the case?" Kitahara Kaede asked.

“That’s how it is,” An Lushan said hastily, kneeling down. “Your Majesty, please believe me.”

(bddg)

"As a subject of Loulan, my heart is devoted to Loulan."

"And then I never lie..."

"I have been loyal to Loulan for five years."

"We urge you to make a fair judgment."

Although he appeared cowardly, An Lushan was not afraid.

The reason is simple: he killed the previous queen. But the queen had long since died, so there was no way to prove it.

Now he is subtly feigning loyalty to Sarah while cutting her off from the outside world, so Sarah should trust him unconditionally.

Previously, he was unable to fully connect with the dragon vein, so he could only use Sarah's royal bloodline to open the barrier and allow her to enter and exit.

Now, Sarah no longer needs to open the barrier; he has been recognized by the dragon vein.

Then Sarah is useless.

Although they failed to kill her this time, there is still a chance.

So, he's just being cowardly right now, trying to fool the Konoha ninjas first so he still has a chance.

“I see,” Kitahara Kaede said. “Then say the same thing to the former queen.”

"..." Centipede.

Centipede looked at Kitahara Kaede with a subtle gaze.

He had noticed that Minato had remained silent, which meant that Kitahara Kaede was now in charge.

So... who exactly is Kitahara Kaede standing before us...?

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“I come from 20 years in the future,” Kitahara Kaede said. “In that era, puppetry had already declined.”

"Then a new operation that surpasses the puppet emerged."

"That's the Impure World Reincarnation technique invented by the Second Hokage of Konoha."

"It can directly bring back the soul of the dead."

"so……"

"Lord An Lushan, do you dare to confront the Queen?" Kitahara Kaede asked. "And I know this ninjutsu."

"..."

"C!"

An Lushan immediately switched to C programming language.

"Although there is still some fear, the Konoha ninjas..."

"I don't care who you are, as long as I'm in Loulan..."

"So……"

"You can all stay here!"

An Lushan instantly transformed into a centipede with 10 legs for easy movement.

This is puppetry.

He transformed his body into a puppet.

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An Lushan has stopped pretending.

Or rather, he no longer needs to pretend. Previously, Sara was needed to pass through the Dragon Vein's barrier, but over the past five years, he has been subtly receiving the Dragon Vein's chakra, so the Dragon Vein has already accepted him as one of their own.

Then... we can use the Dragon Vein's chakra without restraint!

Use that massive amount of chakra!

So, there's no need to pretend anymore, just show it!

An Lushan immediately reverted to his original appearance, transforming into his highest-level puppetry form.

That is……

A spider with hair.

Yes.

Centipede abandoned his human form and transformed into a spider.

The name "Centipede" seems to reflect this to some extent. For example, in the world of Inuyasha, there is a centipede demon with many legs.

but.

Even if it's a centipede monster, it's still more attractive than the centipede monsters we have now.

Don't you think you've become uglier?