Starting with rogue ninjas, building the insect kingdom.

Chapter 288: Coincidence or Accident?

The banquet was not lavish, but it was very solemn. During the banquet, the Queen did not mention anything about the dragon vein's disturbance.

After the meal, just as the Queen was arranging for them to rest, Minato Namikaze couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, I'd like to know why you insisted on having me come, and why you offered such a high price."

"Because I am friends with the witch of the Land of Demons, to be precise, I am also a witch, just an unqualified one."

The Queen of Loulan was skilled in sealing techniques, which came from the power of nature; chakra was not a system of its own.

"The witch of the land of demons?" Minato Namikaze pondered. He had heard of this name before. It was said that the witch of the land of demons possessed the ability to foresee the future and witness the deaths of others.

"Could it be a prophecy made by the witch of the Land of Demons?"

As Jiraiya's disciple, having witnessed Gamamaru's prophetic abilities, he naturally believed that some special humans and creatures could predict the future.

The Queen smiled and said, "No, it's just that the sandstorm that day brought with it a bounty poster for you. I was quite surprised because nothing in our ancient Loulan Kingdom ever falls from the sky. But that day, the earth's veins failed, the barrier disappeared, and it brought not only yellow sand but also your poster."

"Just because of these?" Minato Namikaze hadn't expected that the Queen's hiring of ninjas was such a trivial matter.

"Of course not. That very night I wrote to a friend, hoping she could come and reinforce the seal. In the letter, I also mentioned the poster."

In her reply, my best friend told me that she was also having problems and couldn't come to help me reinforce the seal. As for the poster, perhaps it was a divine message.

"So there was no prophecy, it was just a casual joke."

The Queen turned to look at him: "Isn't this enough?"

Minato Namikaze was speechless. "When are you taking us to reinforce the seal?"

"However, the fluctuations in the ley lines will subside after midnight, and the danger will be less. Don't worry, I will assist you from the side."

"Then thank you very much, Your Majesty!" Having obtained the answer he wanted to know, Minato Namikaze turned around and prepared to return to his room.

However, at that moment, he suddenly noticed a figure sneaking towards the bunker. He was about to turn around and report to the Queen when he discovered that the Queen had already disappeared and seemed to have gone back to rest.

"It seems someone is trying to cause trouble. Is it someone from Loulan?" Minato Namikaze didn't think twice and quickly followed after them.

On the other side, the three little ones had just returned to their room. Looking at the gradually darkening sky outside the window, their sleepiness was completely gone.

Sarutobi Asuma put his hands behind his back, a straw dangling from his mouth, and gazed out the window. "How boring. Master isn't coming back. Do you think he's been bewitched by that beautiful queen?"

"Don't talk nonsense." Kurenai sat up and scolded, "Master has a wife, and they have a very good relationship. But that queen is really beautiful and very young, and Master is young and impetuous, so it's hard to guarantee that he won't be tempted."

"It seems you've fallen for him yourself!"

"Hahaha! No, no, no." Asuma sat up and chuckled, "I was just appreciating beautiful things, and besides, I'm just a child!"

"So you'll start to develop feelings for someone when you're a little older?"

"Of course not." Asuma looked at Kurenai Yuhi lower her head and thought to herself, "Actually, you're the only one in my heart."

"Boring!" Uchiha Mamoru lay on his side on the bed. In fact, he still didn't understand why the clan leader wanted him to join Namikaze Minato's team and become teammates with an idiot and a pretty face.

"Uchiha, what can you do besides act cool?"

With Minato Namikaze gone, internal conflicts were left unchecked, especially since Asuma Sarutobi had long harbored resentment towards the Uchiha clan.

Seeing the other person turn around, a mischievous idea popped into his head.

However, just as he was about to make a move, the other party turned around, revealing a pair of hooked Sharingan eyes, blood red as they stared at him.

Sarutobi Asuma's movements stopped abruptly, and he leaned forward, landing hard on the ground, nearly knocking out his front teeth.

"Damn it, if you're so tough, don't use illusion magic!"

Uncle Danzo Shimura was right, the Uchiha clan is inherently evil, they are truly despicable! But my father said that he will surely achieve great things in the future after accumulating knowledge and experience.

At this moment, he looked up and said, "Since you're bored, why don't we go on an adventure? After all, Master hasn't returned yet."

"Isn't this... not a good idea?" Kurenai was also somewhat tempted, but she still refused.

"What's there to be afraid of!" Sarutobi Asuma crossed his arms and declared arrogantly, "I'm the Hokage's son! Besides, there aren't many ninjas here, so what danger could there be?"

"Hey, you deadpan guy, do you want to come with us?"

Uchiha Mori turned around and looked at the two of them, saying, "Fine, I'll stay by your side. I'm afraid you two might die out there, and then it'll be hard for our teacher to explain!"

"Hmph, what a tsundere!" Sarutobi Asuma snorted, then added in his mind: But this guy is quite united, he's definitely counting on his friends who are on the TOEFL back.

Sigh, what are you thinking about!

Sarutobi Asuma quickly shook off the terrible thought from his mind. Who wants to be friends with the Uchiha?!

Another half hour passed. In the desert, the days are short and the nights are long. It soon got dark, and the outside temperature plummeted from over thirty degrees to just a few degrees.

The group climbed out the window, avoiding all the guards surrounding the palace. However, the drastic temperature difference still made Sarutobi Asuma shiver: "Hiss—it's so cold!"

"Then why did you come out!"

"Shh, don't talk. Someone's coming over there. Let's follow them." Uchiha Shu put his hand to his nose and then pointed to another furtive figure.

The figure was in his thirties and had a lithe build, clearly indicating that he had studied ninjutsu. Before entering the cave entrance, he looked around, clearly indicating that he was possessed by a ghost.

"Haha, I didn't expect something interesting to actually happen!"

The three of them crouched low and quickly followed, chasing after the man and hurrying into the underground palace.

Meanwhile, the duo from the future, hiding inside the highest tower of the royal palace, were sitting cross-legged in the Queen's palace.

Just now, the Queen of Loulan returned to her palace and was struck by an illusion by a blood-red eye.

Why were you so insistent on inviting Minato Namikaze?

"A few days ago, the dragon vein fluctuated, the barrier was damaged, and a sandstorm swept in some trash that didn't belong here. Minato Namikaze's bounty poster just happened to land on my face!"