Minato's gaze quickly swept over Sara, then he turned to look at Rengoku and said with a smile, "Looks like you managed to save Sara successfully, Rengoku."
Sara seemed to snap awake from a dream. She looked at the four unfamiliar faces that had suddenly appeared before her, her expression full of confusion, and asked:
"Wait… who exactly are you people? Why did you suddenly appear here?"
Normally, very few people ever came to this ancient city of Roran, let alone so many strangers appearing all at once.
Now, five people had suddenly shown up, which made Sara feel both surprised and uneasy.
Minato hurried a step forward and replied:
"Your Majesty, we are ninjas from Konoha. We were ordered by our superiors to come here to protect your safety."
Then he paused slightly before continuing, "About six years ago, a mysterious ninja calling himself Hundred Puppets crossed over from the distant future and arrived here."
"At the time, he coveted the Dragon Vein power that lay dormant beneath Roran, and so he used that immense power to develop terrifying puppet weapons."
"Stop it! Stop making things up and talking nonsense here!"
Sara roared in fury, her voice trembling slightly with anger.
"The one who came here six years ago was not some so-called Hundred Puppets ninja at all, but an outstanding man named Anrokuzan! He is upright, kind, and righteous at heart!"
Sara took a deep breath and continued, "Now, Anrokuzan serves as a court minister, bearing heavy responsibilities."
"He not only carries on his mother's unfulfilled wishes, but also devotes himself wholeheartedly to this city, working tirelessly and in silence."
"How could such a peace-loving, kind-hearted good man possibly be the villain you describe, someone who manufactures deadly weapons? It's utterly absurd!"
At this point, Sara could not help letting out a cold laugh, "Hmph! This is simply ridiculous!"
Just then, Rengoku suddenly let out a laugh from the side, "Heh! Heh! Idiot."
Right after that, he turned to Minato beside him and said, "Minato, go grab someone for me."
Minato was momentarily stunned when he heard this, but he still instinctively followed Rengoku's order.
"Yes!", With that, his figure flashed and instantly vanished from the spot.
Seeing this, Sara's face flushed red with anger. She glared at Rengoku with wide eyes and demanded, "What exactly do you mean by this? Why are you taking my people away?"
Facing Sara's questioning, Rengoku's expression did not change in the slightest. He merely replied coldly, "You'll know soon enough."
Not long after, a figure came racing back like a bolt of lightning. It was Minato, who had just gone out.
In the blink of an eye, he landed steadily and unceremoniously threw the person he was carrying at Sara's feet.
Sara looked closely and could not help but feel a jolt of shock in her heart.
Rengoku spoke first, saying, "Your so-called people have long since all been replaced by Anrokuzan with mindless puppets. Only they would stand there blindly and fanatically cheering."
Sara stared wide-eyed at the civilian Minato had just captured, her face full of disbelief.
She carefully looked the person over from head to toe, and it really was a puppet.
If not for observing it up close, it would have been indistinguishable from a real person.
The realism was astonishing. Without careful attention, it would have been impossible to notice anything amiss.
At this moment, Rengoku raised a finger and pointed straight at the person, then said to Sara, "Queen Sara, when I call you an idiot, I'm not insulting you. I'm simply stating a fact."
He paused, then continued, "As the dignified queen of an entire nation, you were in grave danger, yet not a single person came to rescue or look for you."
"Those people were still cheering wildly in the plaza. Didn't you notice anything strange about that at all?"
"Or were they all blind, that they could completely ignore your safety?"
"Or is it that, in their eyes, even if you, their supremely noble queen, were to die, it would be of no consequence at all?"
A barrage of sharp questions crashed down on Sara like a storm.
She was left utterly speechless, her mind seeming to freeze up completely, losing all ability to think.
However, after a brief silence, scenes from what had just happened began to replay uncontrollably in her mind, and it seemed… it really was exactly as Rengoku had said.
At that moment, Minato, who had been standing quietly to the side, also spoke up to add, "Queen Sara, forgive my bluntness, but I'm very sorry to say this. You've already been deceived by that man."
These words were like a bolt from the blue, striking straight into Sara's heart and making her, already flustered, even more panicked and unsettled.
At this moment, Sara's face was filled with suspicion. She was wary of everything around her, distrustful of it all.
She suddenly raised her hand, trembling as she pointed at Rengoku and Minato, and shouted angrily, "No! I don't believe it! You two are just as suspicious. Maybe you're spies sent by the mastermind behind all this!"
Before the words had even finished leaving her mouth, Sara turned around and bolted toward the depths of the corridor, her steps unsteady, as if demons were chasing her from behind.
"Huh? Queen Sara, where are you going?"
Naruto shouted anxiously when he saw this, but Sara seemed not to hear him at all. In the blink of an eye, she disappeared around the corner at the end of the corridor.
'Could it be that even with such obvious flaws laid out before her, Sara still refuses to believe it?'
Sara glanced back at Rengoku and the others, her gaze resolute, and said, "I have to go confirm it myself!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she took off with light yet hurried steps, tap! tap! tap!, her petite figure quickly vanishing from everyone's sight.
"That's how girls like her are. Sheltered, innocent, and impulsive."
"No helping it. I'd better follow and take a look, can't let her cause any trouble."
Rengoku shook his head helplessly, then turned to Minato and said, "You're more familiar with this place. Hurry and go look for Hundred Puppets."
"Carve a Flying Thunder God mark on me. Once you find Hundred Puppets, call me over."
Minato nodded and replied, "Understood. I'll leave Queen Sara to you, then."
Minato readily agreed. He placed his hand on Rengoku, and a rune flashed.
A unique Flying Thunder God mark was left on Rengoku's body.
"Don't worry. Something this small won't stump me."
Rengoku waved his hand confidently. Then his figure flashed, and like a bolt of lightning, he shot off in the direction Sara had gone.
At the same time, Sara had already successfully boarded a high-tech elevator powered by Dragon Vein energy.
The elevator rose smoothly and swiftly, carrying her toward the highest structure of the ancient city of Roran.
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