"Quickly, go invite the Third Hokage. I intend to take this mission personally. Although I can't be sure it's not a conspiracy by the Hidden Sand Village, to be safe, I'll go myself.
"Conspiracy or not, it's safest if I go."
Of course, Minato wouldn't hand this mission over to anyone else. He even had a reason prepared.
"Yes, Lord Minato. I'll go find Lord Third Hokage immediately."
The Anbu responded immediately and then disappeared.
A while later, after Hiruzen Sarutobi arrived, Minato explained the situation in detail and then left in a hurry. Time waited for no one.
Since it was an urgent mission, it meant the Queen of Loulan's life was under threat and hanging by a thread.
After returning home, Minato explained the mission and prepared to leave alone.
But Kushina insisted on going with him. Minato had no choice but to take her along.
Mikoto indicated she wouldn't be going on missions recently, so she let Kushina go with Minato.
After packing, Minato activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and arrived at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind.
Minato had left a marker here during the Second Great Ninja War.
It came in handy this time, though they would have to travel on foot from here.
Looking at the sky full of yellow sand, the corner of Minato's mouth twitched. He really didn't want to step into such a harsh environment. But the mission was important. Gritting his teeth, he pulled Kushina into the boundless yellow sand.
Not long after Kushina and Minato left Konoha.
Danzo Shimura, who had been keeping an eye on Minato, received the news a few hours later.
When he heard that Minato and Kushina had left, but Mikoto stayed in Konoha, Danzo Shimura revealed a sinister smile.
"Minato Namikaze, I finally waited for you to leave Konoha. What's even more wonderful is that Mikoto Uchiha stayed behind.
"Since I can't deal with you, I'll start with your woman.
"It's time to notify Uchiha No and let him take action.
"When you see your woman dead, and turn into a homicidal maniac slaughtering the Uchiha clan, will you still be qualified to become the Fourth Hokage?"
It had to be said that Danzo Shimura's scheme was very insidious.
But the premise was that the scheme could succeed.
Because although Mikoto went on missions, her abilities were basically unexposed, as no one could force her to use the Mangekyo Sharingan's abilities.
She had revealed it in the Land of Grass, but that was just a fleeting moment. She deactivated it after killing the Hidden Cloud ninjas. When the Grass Shadow and the Great Elder of the Hidden Grass arrived, they didn't see Mikoto's Mangekyo Sharingan.
At most, they saw Susanoo's body from a distance, but they couldn't possibly know what that thing was.
Of course, there were those few people like the Third Raikage.
For Danzo Shimura to have Uchiha No kill Mikoto was simply a fool's dream.
Even with the cooperation of Root, against the current Peak Kage-level Mikoto Uchiha, they were really not enough.
Ever since Mikoto awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan more than two years ago, her strength had been growing over these two years.
From Mid-Level Kage, she suddenly rose to Peak Kage.
This growth seemed endless.
Little did they know that the strongest power of the Eternal Mangekyo was Peak Super Kage level, something a Kage level couldn't contain.
Right now, it was just that the awakening time was too short, so her strength wasn't overwhelmingly strong.
Hmm, compared to Madara Uchiha, she wasn't strong, but Kage levels were just slightly bigger ants to her.
It was believed that in a few more years, Mikoto could officially step into the Super Kage level.
So Danzo Shimura's plan was doomed to fail from the start.
Uchiha No, this senile old man, was also destined to die without a burial place.
He obviously agreed to Danzo Shimura's plan to hunt down Mikoto Uchiha.
To make that Minato Namikaze experience the pain of losing a loved one. Every time he saw his grandson, Uchiha Kai, lying on the bed staring blankly at the ceiling, his heart ached faintly.
Fugaku Uchiha had now officially become the Uchiha clan leader.
Whenever he saw Fugaku Uchiha's glorious appearance, the hatred deep in his heart became increasingly uncontrollable.
So people get more confused as they age. Danzo Shimura was using him so obviously, yet he was completely unaware.
...
After half a day of travel, Minato finally arrived at the ancient kingdom of Loulan.
"Wow, such tall buildings! What a luxurious town!"
Seeing those skyscrapers that looked like modern technology, Kushina couldn't help but exclaim.
It really blinded her titanium alloy dog eyes.
She had never seen such architecture before.
"Alright, we are on a secret mission. Let's go check on the Queen of Loulan's situation first. There will be plenty of time to watch later."
Minato patted Kushina on the back, then carefully infiltrated the ancient kingdom of Loulan.
After entering the town, a little investigation revealed which palace the Queen of Loulan usually lived in. Coincidentally, the place where the Queen and ministers discussed matters was also there.
Inside the Loulan Palace.
At this moment, the Queen of Loulan was sitting on the throne.
"An Lushan, when you asked me for the power of the Dragon Vein, you said it was for the future of the country. I didn't expect it all to be a lie. You captured my people to create weapons for you. It is unforgivable."
The Queen of Loulan was very angry at this moment. She was truly blind to believe An Lushan's nonsense.
Now, half of the people in the town were actually puppets in disguise, completely unknown to anyone.
If it weren't for the villagers risking their lives to see her and tell her the truth a while ago, she would have continued to think An Lushan was her most loyal minister.
"Your Majesty, you are wrong. The power of the Dragon Vein is immense. My creating weapons is also for the country.
"Look, with the support of the Dragon Vein, and possessing endless puppets that can repair themselves automatically, relying on these, I can even trample the Five Great Nations under my feet and make them respect me."
An Lushan laughed maniacally while explaining, as if he had already seen all the great nations prostrating at his feet.
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