Facing Anrokuzan's shouting, Rengoku merely shook his head slightly. A trace of contempt appeared at the corner of his mouth as he said softly, "What an ignorant frog at the bottom of a well."
Before the words had even fallen, his hands moved rapidly, forming a series of complex hand seals.
In an instant, countless rune seals shimmering with mysterious light flew out from his hands like shooting stars, plunging straight into Anrokuzan's body.
At the exact moment those rune seals entered Anrokuzan, his connection to the Dragon Vein was abruptly severed by force.
His body, which had been recovering at an astonishing speed just moments before, came to a sudden halt.
Anrokuzan looked down at the dense sealing marks that had suddenly appeared all over his body, his face full of terror as he shouted in a trembling voice, "You… what did you do to me? Why can't I use the Dragon Vein's power anymore?"
But Rengoku seemed not to hear Anrokuzan's questions at all. Expressionless, he formed seals once again.
Suddenly, countless mysterious and powerful rune chains appeared all over Anrokuzan's body.
These rune chains glimmered with eerie light, writhing like living venomous snakes as they swiftly wrapped around Anrokuzan's limbs, torso, and even his neck.
"AAAAHHHHH!"
Anrokuzan let out an extremely miserable scream. Yet no matter how desperately he struggled, he could not break free from the restraints of the rune chains.
In the blink of an eye, he was bound up tight like a hotdog, completely unable to move.
Standing to the side, Rengoku looked coldly at Anrokuzan's miserable state. He bent down and picked up a hard stone from the ground.
He walked up to Anrokuzan and forcibly stuffed the stone straight into his mouth.
Right after that, he raised his hand and struck hard against the back of the stone.
With a sharp "crack," the stone was actually driven straight into Anrokuzan's mouth.
Even more shocking was that the stone seemed to undergo some strange fusion with Anrokuzan's puppet body, embedding itself deeply within and becoming impossible to remove.
At this moment, Anrokuzan was in unbearable pain. He could only let out muffled "mmph! mmph!" sounds from deep in his throat.
With the stone blocking his mouth, he could not utter a single complete word.
Just then, Minato, Naruto, and the others finally led Sara out from their hiding place.
"Naruto, this guy absorbed the Dragon Vein seal from your timeline into his body. After I kill him, you will have to go back."
Hearing this, a hint of panic appeared on Naruto's face.
He quickly turned his head and looked at Minato beside him, his eyes filled with reluctance and attachment.
To be honest, he had only just reunited with his father, from whom he had been separated for many years.
Yet along the way, they had barely had any time to truly stay together.
Moreover, while they were rushing earlier, most of Minato's questions had been about Naruto's life experiences from childhood until now.
As for other matters, Naruto's understanding was indeed quite limited.
Now, upon hearing that he might return immediately, Naruto could not help but feel lost and at a loss for what to do.
At this moment, Minato hurriedly spoke up to stop Rengoku, "Please wait a moment, Lord Rengoku. There are still many important things you have not told me."
Hearing this, Rengoku's lips curved slightly into a faint, unreadable smile as he looked at Minato and said, "Oh? So now you want to know these things? Are you no longer worried that doing so might change the course of history?"
Minato replied with a helpless, bitter smile, "At this point, could there possibly be a worse outcome than ninety percent of the ninja world dying?"
However, Rengoku answered calmly, "Of course there is. For example… everyone on the entire planet dying, all of them."
Hearing this, Minato was instantly dumbfounded. He stared at Rengoku with a face full of shock.
Because judging from Rengoku's expression, he did not seem to be joking at all.
For a moment, Minato could not help but fall into deep hesitation.
But when he turned his head and glanced at Naruto beside him, the hesitation in his eyes vanished without a trace.
It turned out that during his brief conversation with Naruto earlier, Minato had finally learned clearly what kind of suffering Naruto had endured during his childhood.
It was one thing when he had not known before. But now that he understood the hardships Naruto had gone through.
If he still pretended not to know and chose to ignore it, then as a father, he would truly be derelict in his duty.
"I want to change this history!", Minato said firmly.
"I absolutely cannot let Naruto live such a painful life ever again!"
At the thought of Naruto's experiences, Minato's heart felt as if it were being pierced by thousands of needles at once.
Whether from a father's love for his child, or from the standpoint of maintaining peace and stability in the ninja world, Minato knew that the current course of history had to be changed.
After all, just as Rengoku had described to him earlier, that terrible catastrophe had resulted in ninety percent of the ninja world perishing.
Such devastating losses were undoubtedly a crushing blow to the entire ninja world, nothing short of a calamity.
Hearing Minato's resolute words, Rengoku could not help but show a satisfied smile.
Although he had long expected Minato to make this choice, hearing Minato say it out loud with his own mouth still stirred an indescribable sense of relief in his heart.
"Good. Since you have already decided, then let us first deal with the matter here in Roran."
As Rengoku spoke, he turned his gaze toward Sara beside him.
Just moments ago, a heart-stopping battle had taken place here, and all of it had been witnessed by Sara with her own eyes.
Through this battle, she had finally come to deeply understand the true meaning behind the Uchiha clan's terrifying strength, and what it meant to be a truly peerless powerhouse.
Now, being stared at by Rengoku's sharp eyes, Sara could not help but feel a bit nervous.
She could no longer speak to Rengoku with the same casual attitude as before.
She took a deep breath, doing her best to steady the turmoil in her heart.
Then she slowly lifted her skirt, bowed deeply to Rengoku with great solemnity, and said respectfully, "Thank you, Lord Rengoku, for stepping in to save us and rescuing my people. Your great kindness will never be forgotten by the people of Roran."
Although Roran was sparsely populated, the etiquette Sara displayed was extremely proper.
Every movement was graceful and dignified, clearly the result of being trained in ritual and manners from a young age.
"Sara, you have already seen with your own eyes what kind of treasure the Dragon Vein is."
Rengoku looked at Sara, his tone calm but carrying hidden meaning.
"With Roran's current strength, you simply cannot protect such a treasure."
"And before long, you will no longer be able to use the Dragon Vein. You should make preparations early."
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