This ninja in Naruto is unscientific

Chapter 439 A Strange Request

After more than ten days of arduous travel, traversing the long and desolate desert of the Land of Wind, the Konoha joint team finally arrived at their destination—Loulan.

As everyone dismounted from the carriage and stood atop a high sand dune overlooking the country, they couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

"This is Loulan? That mysterious little country described in the mission log, the one where some kind of dragon vein anomaly occurred?"

Obito pushed up his black goggles, looked down at the scene below, and spoke with undisguised disdain.

What came into view was not the exotic and magnificent country that everyone imagined.

Compared to the Konoha district now filled with skyscrapers and neon lights, the Loulan before us can be described as extremely rudimentary.

This is a cluster of low-rise bungalows built of loess and bricks, scattered around several small oases in a well-organized manner.

The streets were narrow, and the tallest building, the so-called Queen's palace located in the center of the city, looked less impressive than even the villa of a wealthy merchant in the capital of the Land of Fire.

Come to think of it, the Land of Fire is the richest country in the ninja world, and no other country can compare to it, so we shouldn't have such high expectations.

"It's more like a slightly larger village than a country," Kakashi commented, one hand in his pocket.

Nishikawa Tetsu stood on the sand dune, looking down at the simple city below, his eyes becoming somewhat profound.

The scene before him was completely different from the bustling Loulan in his past life's memory, a place filled with towering towers, crisscrossing pipes, and steampunk style, as depicted in the theatrical version of "The Lost Tower".

"The fact that Loulan is still in this primitive state means that they have not yet begun to exploit and utilize the power of the dragon vein on a large scale."

Nishikawa Tetsu touched his chin.

"This means that the villain Centipede who traveled from the future either hasn't arrived in this timeline yet, or he just arrived recently and hasn't had time to gain the Queen's trust and begin his crazy modifications."

Upon reaching this conclusion, Nishikawa Tetsu immediately realized that this mission had been shrouded in an eerie atmosphere from the very beginning.

"Since Loulan is now living in peace and prosperity, and hasn't even used the power of the dragon vein, then who exactly issued this Rank A request that specifically names Konoha's Team 7 to investigate the dragon vein's unusual activity?"

This was definitely a meticulously planned scheme!

"Alright, forget about how dilapidated this place is, let's go into the city and check things out first!"

Kushina, at the very front, waved her hand and led the group in a grand procession toward Loulan City.

Once inside the city, the streets were quite lively.

Located deep in the desert, surrounded by natural barriers, this small town seems to have never suffered the ravages of war.

The common people, dressed in coarse cloth clothing characteristic of the desert, traded various local products at the market, their lives appearing self-sufficient and even somewhat comfortable.

However, when Kushina and her group of fully armed ninjas wearing Konoha headbands walked down the street, the once bustling market instantly fell silent.

"Look at the signs on their heads... are they from outside?"

"Shh! Don't look! That's a ninja master! He kills without blinking an eye!"

The common people of Loulan had obviously never seen Konoha's headbands, but that did not prevent them from having an instinctive fear of the ninja profession.

In just a few seconds, the once crowded street became completely empty.

The vendors abandoned their stalls, and the common people scattered like birds and beasts, hiding in the houses on both sides, only daring to peek at the uninvited guests with frightened eyes through the cracks in the doors and windows.

"Oh dear, are we really that scary?" Kana looked at the empty street, somewhat annoyed, and touched her red hair. "I'm so cute."

"They've never seen the world before," Obito muttered, scoffing.

Just as everyone was feeling a bit awkward, a series of orderly footsteps came from the end of the street.

A group of Loulan soldiers, dressed in simple leather armor and carrying spears, ran over and stopped in front of the Konoha people.

Although the head guard looked a little nervous, he still mustered up his courage, stepped forward, and bowed respectfully.

"My lords, Her Majesty the Queen requests your presence."

……

Inside the Loulan Queen's palace.

Although the building's exterior is unremarkable, the interior decoration is quite desert-style, with brightly colored tapestries hanging on the walls.

The current Queen of Loulan sat on her throne. She looked to be in her thirties, with a dignified face and an air of authority that came with years of holding a high position. But at this moment, her eyes held obvious doubt.

Beside her stood a little girl, about ten years old, with long red hair.

The girl was looking at these ninjas from the outside world with her clear, big eyes.

"Is this the future Queen Sarah?"

Nishikawa Tetsu looked at the little girl and thought to himself.

"It seems the timeline is indeed wrong. Sara is still a ten-year-old child. There are still at least five or six years until the point in time when Naruto traveled here in the original story."

Having confirmed this, Nishikawa Tetsu couldn't help but feel somewhat disappointed.

"Sigh, I thought I'd see Naruto and Kushina reunite, but it seems like I've made a wasted trip."

Just as Nishikawa Tetsu was secretly grumbling to himself, Kushina stepped forward and spoke up in a loud and boisterous manner.

"Your Majesty, is it? We came from Konoha Village to investigate the unusual activity of the dragon vein, commissioned by you. We've come all this way, and even water is hard to find in the desert. Your hospitality is far from adequate."

While complaining, Kushina took out the A-rank commission form stamped with the Konoha Hokage's seal from her ninja tool bag and handed it to the head guard next to her.

"Huh? A commission?"

The Queen of Loulan paused for a moment, took the scroll presented by the head guard, opened it and glanced at it, her expression of doubt deepening.

"This ninja from Konoha..." The Queen put down the scroll and said with a frown, "Is there...is there some misunderstanding? I have never issued any request to Konoha to investigate the Dragon Vein."

"Moreover, the dragon vein is a sacred site that our ancient Loulan Kingdom has protected for generations. Its energy has always been very stable, so how could there be any abnormalities?"

"What?!"

Kushina's eyes widened as she pointed at the scroll: "It clearly says on it that it was issued in the name of the Queen of Loulan! It even has a seal!"

The Queen examined the seal on the scroll closely, and her expression suddenly changed.

"This seal is indeed the royal mark of Loulan, but..."

She looked up at Kushina, her tone becoming very serious: "This seal mysteriously disappeared a month ago!"

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, the air in the entire hall seemed to freeze instantly.

Kakashi's dead fish eyes suddenly widened, and his hand unconsciously gripped the White Fang short sword on his back.

Obito also dropped his nonchalant expression and activated his Three-Tomoe.

Kurenai and Shizune immediately stood back to back, looking around warily.

Even Scorpion, who had always been like a transparent person, had his hand on the reel.

"The missing seal... the forged Class A authorization letter... and they even specifically named our Class 7..."

Kakashi's voice was cold and devoid of emotion.

"It seems we've been lured into this desert as prey."

Nishikawa Tetsu stood at the very back, still holding the parasol he had been using for show.

"Interesting. If it wasn't a centipede, then who set this up?"

"Absolute? Or... Madara?"

A glint of excitement flashed in Nishikawa Tetsu's eyes.

"Whoever dares to set their sights on us, don't blame me for digging a huge pit for you in this desert."