Xili's goal was originally the Dragon Vein, while Namikaze Minato's initial target was the Bull Demon King. Now he felt that the Dragon Vein of Loulan Kingdom needed to be investigated.
Sarah didn't tell anyone, but both Seeli and Namikaze Minato knew about Loulan Kingdom's dragon veins.
"This thing is like a battery that provides energy to the puppet."
"I just absorbed the energy from up there."
"And this"
Xili raised the black core in his hand. This is the real puppet heart, something similar to a battery made by Scorpion.
It's just that the puppet's heart does not store electricity, but stores the energy of the dragon's veins.
"The black core is the most critical part of the perpetual puppet."
"Do you rely on it to store energy so that the puppet can achieve permanent motion? This puppet master is simply a genius!"
Namikaze Minato pinched the black core in his hand and couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise.
"You're not the first to say that."
That's the genius puppet stylist Red Sand Scorpion!
Sudden!
Xi Li's expression changed. He quickly turned his head and looked at the sky directly in front of him. A large shadow fell down. Is this feeling the energy of the dragon's veins?
"It seems that the welcome party should be very lively."
Whoosh!
A strong sound of wind broke through the sky, and countless black dots intertwined into a curtain of rain in mid-air, covering it densely with darkness.
Shuriken, kunai, and senbon were connected one after another, forming thin black lines.
It flew through the sky at a speed that was difficult to discern with the naked eye.
"It's best to have fewer welcome ceremonies like this."
Namikaze Minato put one hand on Seeli's shoulder and the other on Sara's shoulder, and the mysterious space power surged out.
The Art of Flying Thunder God!
Whoosh!
The figures of the three people disappeared immediately like air, and densely packed various ninja tools hit the ground and walls, making a chaotic crackling sound.
Rocks were flying and strong winds were raging.
"Three on the left, three on the front, and two on the right."
"Break out from the right!"
Seeli stood behind a huge stone pillar and stared at the perpetually moving puppet in mid-air. This time it was different from the armored behemoth he met in the desert.
These pieces are not that big, but they can fly!
More flexibility is their advantage.
"Don't fight them yet, let's hide."
Namikaze Minato's wrist firmly held down Seeli who was about to take action.
Don't fight back when someone hits you?
Seely was obviously not happy and was immediately ready to slap off the golden retriever's claws.
Upon seeing this, Namikaze Minato quickly added, "They are just puppets. There is no point in destroying the puppets unless the puppet master is defeated."
"Have you forgotten that big guy you met in the desert?"
Xi Li calmed down instantly. He did like to fight hand to hand, but not fighting with a pile of scrap metal.
"Super speed regeneration?"
This is Loulan, the base camp of Scorpion.
Even if the puppet heart is removed, Scorpion can still use chakra wires to remotely control these puppets that have lost their puppet hearts.
In Loulan, the huge pipes connecting the towers are used to transmit dragon vein energy.
When the puppet loses its puppet heart, it will be connected by these pipes.
These pipes are destroyed and the Scorpion can be manually controlled.
So Minato Namikaze's idea is correct. Under normal circumstances, one of the methods of fighting the puppet master may be to destroy the puppet.
But in this situation, it is obviously inappropriate to destroy the puppet.
Find the puppet master and kill him.
Namikaze Minato used the Flying Thunder God Technique to jump through space, taking Seeli and Sara directly to avoid the pursuit of the puppet troops in the air.
The three of them hid in a high tower.
"There's no one around, we're safe for the time being."
Namikaze Minato has good perception, which is the basic quality of an elite jounin.
If it is easy to become a genin, then it is relatively difficult to become a chuunin. But becoming a jounin is a master level difficulty, and an elite jounin is a hell level difficulty.
As for the shadow-level powerhouse, it is just a division of strength. Being a shadow-level powerhouse does not mean that you can become the Five Shadows.
Becoming Hokage not only requires strong strength, but also requires many things.
Similarly, an elite Jonin is not simply equated with combat effectiveness, but also requires talents in various aspects, such as leadership, analytical skills, tactical abilities, etc.
To put it simply, a person with great strength is not necessarily a Hokage.
But Naruto must be a person with great strength.
Elite jounin requires balanced development in many aspects, and those with talent and ability can be competent.
"So what are your plans?"
Seeli's God's perspective scanned the high tower where he was hiding, and it was indeed as Namikaze Minato said, there were no unnecessary people.
Thinking about tactics has never been what Xili is good at.
If possible, he hopes to find the true body of the Scorpion, crush the Scorpion's puppet body with one slap, and explode the Scorpion's regeneration core with one kick.
"My companions have arrived."
Namikaze Minato didn't answer Seeli's question and changed the subject.
Whoosh whoosh!!
Three black shadows quickly fell and appeared behind Namikaze Minato. They were the younger versions of the Ino Shika Butterfly trio.
Xi Li was stunned for a moment, then reacted.
It wasn't that his God's perspective didn't capture the three people, but that Namikaze Minato used his shadow clone to use Flying Thunder God to bring these three people over.
When exactly is the shadow clone?
It is indeed the golden flash of the future, both in terms of combat power and mental strength, it is abnormally strong!
That idiot Naruto must have followed his mother, right?
"Let me introduce you, Shikaku, Choza, and Haiichi."
This time is different from the one in the Lost Tower. That time, Namikaze Minato and his team received a secret mission, a secret mission to hunt down Baizu.
Now their initial mission is to collect information about the Bull Demon King and prevent Sunagakure Village from getting new Jinchuuriki.
Then after meeting Sarah, Queen of Loulan, in the desert, she received a commission from Sarah.
Therefore, Namikaze Minato and others do not need to hide their identity from Sara.
But this is within the Kingdom of Wind. In order to avoid causing diplomatic conflicts between Konoha Village and Sand Hidden Village, they still choose to wear masks to hide the identities of Konoha ninjas from the Loulan citizens.
When arriving at Loulan, Xili also temporarily took off the Konoha forehead protector on his arm.
"You should take a look at this."
Nara Shikaku handed a piece of information to Namikaze Minato.
Although Nara Shikaku concealed it very well, Seeli still noticed that Nara Shikaku's eyes stayed on him for a second.
In addition to God's perspective, Xili's perception also includes surrounding sight lines and some subtle sounds.
This is an effect of the animal type Devil Fruit.
Certain perceptions of animals, such as an eagle's perspective, a cat's ears, and a dog's nose, are countless times stronger than those of humans.
Sealy's hearing is not as good as that of a cat, his sense of smell is not as good as that of a dog, and his vision is not as good as that of an eagle.
But it is much stronger than normal people.
The Bull Demon King is no ordinary cow. In addition, Xili's sense of touch and taste have been strengthened to a certain extent.
Namikaze Minato held the information scroll, and an incredible look flashed in his eyes under the mask.