Konoha: The Foundation's revelation at the outset shocks the world.

Naruto's expression immediately froze, and he said, "Well, how should I put it... the Chunin Exams were interrupted due to a bit of an accident, and then some other things happened. I've been training ever since..."

Kakashi looked at Naruto with deadpan eyes and said, "So you're saying you're actually a genin right now?"

"cough!"

Naruto scratched his head awkwardly, then, as if remembering something, said, "That doesn't mean anything! I'm very strong, even Jonin are no match for me! Anyway, listen to me from now on, Lu Chen, you go protect Sara, Kakashi-sensei, you come with me to find Centipede."

"..."

Kakashi fell silent for a moment.

Then he turned to Lu Chen and asked, "Big brother, what's the next step?"

He has decided to ignore Naruto.

Lu Chen ignored Naruto and said, "As long as we find that Centipede and kill him, that's all we need to do. Sara, you should know where Centipede is, right? Oh, by the way, his name is An Lushan now."

As Lu Chen spoke, he turned to look at Sarah.

Sara had been listening to Kakashi and Naruto's conversation in a daze, but when she heard Lu Chen's question, she suddenly realized what he meant. Her expression immediately tightened, and she said, "An Lushan? No, An Lushan couldn't possibly be some kind of ninja centipede. Please don't say such things anymore!"

Kakashi glanced at Sara and said, "That's just what you think."

Sarah argued, "An Lushan is an outstanding minister who came to this country six years ago. He is now working hard to develop the country, carrying on Mother's legacy. Compared to him, you who suddenly appeared are more suspicious!"

As she spoke, she glanced at Lu Chen, but when her eyes met his, she involuntarily looked away, her tone softening slightly as she said, "Even if you saved me, you can't slander Minister An Lushan like this!"

Lu Chen looked at Sarah without saying a word.

In complete silence.

He took two steps forward, stood in front of Sarah, put his hand on her shoulder, and said softly, "Stop deceiving yourself... With your intelligence, couldn't you have noticed a single suspicious sign in all these years?"

"..."

Sarah's lips tightened.

This statement almost immediately shattered her previous rebuttal. After her mother's death, various doubts did arise, including the fact that her mother's death itself was suspicious. However, since An Lushan was the only person she could rely on after that, she had been resisting thinking in that direction.

Seeing Sarah's expression, Lu Chen released her hand, walked to the side of the platform, pointed to the puppets below who were cheering and praising the queen, and said, "Want to see what your subjects who have been praising you look like?"

"Ok?"

Sarah looked over, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Lu Chen took two steps back, then flashed to her side, and leaped down from the tower with her, landing directly among the puppets she considered her 'subjects'.

Kakashi's eyes were constantly on Sara, and when he saw this, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"This queen..."

"what happened?"

Naruto asked curiously.

Kakashi glanced at Naruto and said, "Can't you tell? You've never even been in a relationship before, have you?"

Click! !

It was as if I heard the sound of an arrow piercing my heart.

Naruto froze, feeling as if he had been struck by a powerful blow and shattered into countless pieces.

Kakashi ignored Naruto and jumped off the tower as well.

below.

Sarah was startled when Lu Chen suddenly pulled her down from the tower. She instinctively hugged Lu Chen, but hurriedly let go after they landed. Just as she was about to say, "We're not even in a relationship yet," she was suddenly stunned.

She noticed that those 'people' waving various objects and chanting her name to praise her were all uniform puppets!

"how come……"

Sarah's face showed a hint of shock...

She pushed aside several puppets in disbelief, only to find that the ones behind them were also puppets, none of them were real people.

"You see it."

Lu Chen looked at Sarah and said, "According to my investigation, Baizu, using the alias An Lushan, used the energy of the dragon vein to create various puppet weapons after your mother died, and forced all your people to work as laborers."

"How could this happen...?"

Sarah's eyes trembled, and she couldn't help but take two steps back.

Almost at that moment, the nearby puppets suddenly froze.

Immediately afterwards, several puppet figures shattered into pieces, then pieced together to form a large puppet, which wielded a huge scythe and slashed fiercely at her.

Wow! !

Lu Chen remained calm, took a step forward, and intertwined lightning appeared on his left hand. He casually swept it towards the scythe, and the scythe, along with the entire puppet behind it, shattered into countless pieces.

"Now you see it clearly, right?"

Lu Chen looked at Sarah, who had dodged away, and spoke.

Sarah bit her lip. Although she still found it hard to believe, the facts before her forced her to accept it, and a wave of feelings of confusion and helplessness washed over her.

At that moment, Lu Chen gently placed his hand on her shoulder and said, "Tell me where the source of the dragon vein's power is, and I will help you."

Sarah's body trembled slightly. She looked up at Lu Chen, and the trembling in her eyes gradually subsided, replaced by a glimmer of light.

"……Um!"

Sarah took a deep breath, reaffirming her resolve. She threw off the queen's headscarf, ripped off her coat, tore her long skirt to shreds, and clenched her fist, saying, "I'll take you there!"

Kakashi stood not far away, watching them, and sighed, "As expected, another woman has designs on Big Brother, and this time it's a queen... What a nuisance."

Just as Kakashi sighed.

Click! Click! !

Suddenly, a cracking sound came from underground, and then the earth suddenly cracked open, and a large number of puppets poured out from underground.

Kakashi's expression changed slightly, and he immediately took a few steps back.

Chapter 250 Dragon Vein Energy

Upon closer inspection, one could see An Lushan, dressed as a minister, stepping onto one of the puppets and emerging from the ground. He said, "The ninjas of Konoha are truly persistent... But my plan has succeeded. I have obtained the power of the Dragon Vein, and you cannot stop me now, hahahahaha!!"

Lu Chen sighed and said, "Someone like you usually doesn't survive more than two episodes."

An Lushan raised an eyebrow, not understanding what Lu Chen was saying. Just as he was about to make a move, he saw Sarah suddenly step forward, glaring at him and saying, "An Lushan! Stop! What are you doing?"

See this.

An Lushan gave a wicked sneer and said, "I appreciate your help before, but you're useless now. Die with your mother!"

These words sent a jolt through Sarah. She had always had doubts about her mother's death, and An Lushan's words undoubtedly confirmed the answer she dared not think about.

She couldn't help but take two steps back, her voice trembling as she said, "Could it be that you...?"

"You finally figured it out."

An Lushan chuckled and said, "Your mother is a..."

Crash! 12!

The words were not finished.

A streak of lightning swept across in an instant, cleaving An Lushan into pieces.

"I don't want to listen to your nonsense anymore."

Lu Chen slowly lowered his left hand.

Click! Click! !

The next moment, the fragments of An Lushan that had been shattered by Lu Chen's Moon Flash were bathed in purple chakra and converged in one direction, reassembling themselves.

He spread his hands out, a triumphant laugh on his face, and said, "I have obtained the power of the dragon vein. Here, my power is limitless; I am immortal!!"

Wow! !

Accompanied by An Lushan's actions.

A large number of puppets flew out from the nearby underground and buildings, densely packed and covering the entire square, like a puppet army. In terms of the number of puppets alone, it far exceeded Chiyo's Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters and Sasori's Hundred Puppet Manipulation. This was achieved by relying on the energy of the dragon vein, which was beyond the reach of the puppeteers themselves.

"This amount..."

Kakashi's expression changed slightly.

Naruto, who landed next to Lu Chen, also had a change of expression and said, "How can there be so many? How are we going to deal with this? And that guy seems to be invincible. This is troublesome!"

Normally, dealing with puppets would only require killing the puppeteer himself, and all the puppets would be dealt with. But now the puppeteer himself is invincible, and he has almost no idea how to deal with him!

Sarah's face was also somewhat pale.

Unexpectedly, An Lushan has already used the power of the dragon vein to create so many puppets, and he himself seems to have merged with the power of the dragon vein, becoming immortal!

She couldn't help but look at Lu Chen.

"This is indeed a bit troublesome."

Lu Chen glanced around, his gaze settling on An Lushan's true form. He slowly drew his Kusanagi sword with his right hand, lightning crackling along its blade, and addressed Sara: