A piece of weathered stone land in the desert heading towards Loulan.
Under a pile of rocks in the leeward direction, a bonfire crackled, and the flames gave off a warm warmth.
The temperature difference between day and night in the desert is so great that it can dry people out in the sun during the day, but freeze to death at night.
Seeli stood in a corner hammering stones with his fists.
Namikaze Minato sat aside and closed his eyes to rest, while the red-haired girl who had been rescued by the two people was lying on the other side of the fire, sleeping against the rock wall.
Beyond the stone ground there was the whistling sound of the wind, and the wind and sand rolled and beat against the stone wall.
Inside the stony ground there was the sound of fists hitting rocks.
It was Xili who was practicing boxing.
"This kid is really energetic."
Namikaze Minato looked up at Seeli helplessly, didn't he plan to sleep all night?
"We have stayed here for so long, Shikaku and the others should be catching up soon, right?"
As messy thoughts flashed through, Namikaze Minato suddenly noticed that the breathing of the girl not far away had changed.
There is a difference between breathing when sleeping normally and when pretending to sleep.
For a shrewd ninja like Namikaze Minato, he could tell whether a person was pretending to sleep or really asleep almost at a glance.
Especially an ordinary person who doesn't know how to pretend.
Gu Gu Gu Gu
A strange cry rang out, apparently coming from the girl's belly.
Now not only Namikaze Minato, but also Seeli noticed the girl's condition.
"Only dry bread and water, just eat it!"
As the voice rang out, a lump of dry bread and a bottle of water hit the girl's face directly.
Namikaze Minato: ""
This way of waking people up is really new.
The red-haired girl was startled and sat up straight. She rubbed her forehead and stared fiercely in the direction where the dry bread was thrown.
From the shadows in the corner, a boy with horns stepped out.
Tsk
This appearance is not easy to mess with at first glance.
The girl didn't know that she was starving, or she was scared for a second. She quickly lowered her head and started to chew the dry bread. She choked because she ate too fast.
While pouring water, she hammered her chest.
"Hello, I am Konoha ninja, Namikaze Minato."
Minato Namikaze intervened at the opportunity.
The girl glanced at him sideways and said nothing.
Although her consciousness was very vague, she knew that the person who saved her should be the strange guy with horns. This golden retriever did not recognize him.
Namikaze Minato was a little embarrassed, but there was some information he needed to know.
"Can you tell me who you are? Why are you being hunted by that giant puppet?"
The girl eating the dry bread slowed down a little. She hesitated, wondering whether she should tell the two people her name.
The golden retriever in front of me looks like a woman. It would be useless if I told him, right?
As for the other one
"can you help me?"
"cannot."
He simply answered concisely and directly, with almost no hesitation, and made the girl choke.
How can anyone be like this?
She is such a cute and beautiful girl, yet she is being hunted down, and she is so pitiful!
Shouldn't I ask how I can help first?
"My name is Sara. I come from Loulan. Loulan is no longer the Loulan it used to be. Loulan is occupied by a person named Baiji."
Sara took a breath and let it out slowly, and said to herself as if pouring beans.
It doesn't matter whether you want to hear it or not, I just want to say it anyway.
"Baji? Can you have more detailed information? Who is he? Why is he chasing you?"
Namikaze Minato asked quickly.
Don't underestimate these two seemingly insignificant questions. In fact, this is the most critical part of the incident, especially the second question.
Sara frowned and glanced at the unreliable sissy, but this time she didn't ignore him.
"He appeared three years ago, and I don't know his original identity."
As for the second question, Sara still didn't trust Seeli and Namikaze Minato, so she chose to remain silent.
Noticing the girl's eyes, Xili felt a crow fly above his head, leaving behind a row of black dots.
Tsk, how much do you look down on our fast boy?
This is the future Fourth Hokage, the fastest man in the ninja world, Namikaze Minato!
Namikaze Minato vs. Red Sand Scorpion?
interesting!
If it were the peak period, Minato should have the absolute advantage.
Flying Thunder God combined with Rasengan can definitely make Scorpion's scalp numb.
But it's different now. Minato now should be in the mature stage, while Scorpio is a complete body, and the realm is different!
Moreover, Scorpion also obtained the remaining part of the power of the dragon vein.
He created the Puppet Heart, making puppets that require chakra wire control a truly eternal art.
A perpetually moving puppet that does not require the control of a puppeteer, only the spell commands need to be set.
In this way, one red sand scorpion represents a brigade with a fighting strength of a thousand people, or even the strength of a ninja village!
Although Scorpion has a huge advantage, it doesn't mean he will win for sure.
After all, there is simply no solution to the problem of Flying Thunder God.
"Sara, I remember the queen of Loulan is named Sara, right?"
When Namikaze Minato received the mission from the Bull Demon King, he checked Loulan's intelligence, and the news about Loulan's Queen Sarah was at the top of Loulan's intelligence list.
This is just like other countries, Ninja Village collects information about Konoha Village.
The ruling Hokage must be the first.
Upon hearing this, Sara's expression changed slightly, while Seeli's eyes narrowed and he looked at the eldest sister with burning eyes.
Apart from not remembering the plot of The Lost Tower very clearly, Xili didn't pay much attention to this girl at first.
At this time, hearing what Bo Feng Shuimen said, Xili noticed some details.
She has long red hair and cat-ear-shaped hair on her temples. She is about fifteen or sixteen years old. This woman is really the Queen of Loulan!
So, from the beginning, his character is set to be a good guy, right?
Does it mean to perform exercises with hundreds of machines?
"Does this mean that Scorpio has just started to create red secret skills?"
Seely murmured.
With the Dragon Vein Manufacturing Perpetual Motion Core, the Red Secret Technique Hundred Machine Exercise will probably be even stronger.
"What did you say?"
Minato Namikaze, who had sharp ears, noticed Seeli's whisper, but he didn't hear it clearly.
Xili glanced at Namikaze Minato indifferently and said nothing.
The fast man was ignored again.
Sara stood up and tugged on Xili's sleeve, "Help me, you are the only one who can help me. Loulan must not fall into the hands of that guy."
"Why do you think I can help you?"
Seeli was a little surprised. Although Namikaze Minato looked softer, he was very powerful. Why couldn't he look down on him?
In a duel, he had no confidence in killing the opponent.
Sarah stared into Seely's eyes for a long time.
He said something inexplicably.
"I can feel it."
To others, this seems strange.
But Xili understood it immediately, and she could feel the power of the dragon veins in his body that had not yet been completely assimilated.
Even though it was sealed by Namikaze Minato, the power of the dragon's veins has become a part of Saili's body.
Now Xili inadvertently exudes the aura of dragon veins.