The moment Sara saw Anrokuzan, she understood everything. She angrily said, "Anrokuzan, in the name of the Queen, I order you to immediately stop creating puppet soldiers and release the enslaved people."
Anrokuzan remained unmoved. Instead, his voice gradually filled with murderous intent, "Your Majesty, sometimes being too smart is not a good thing. Just like your mother, if you refuse to cooperate, then I'll create a proper puppet to replace you."
"You, originally, you were a useful puppet. Why won't you act according to my will?"
Sara became even angrier, "I am not a puppet! I am the Queen of Roran!"
Anrokuzan laughed heartily, "Is that so? But against my puppet army, what do you have to stop me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding puppet army closed in on Naruto and Sara.
Naruto got a clear look at Anrokuzan's true form and confirmed, "I don't know why you got fat, but you're Centipede, aren't you? I will capture you."
Anrokuzan sneered, full of arrogance, "I have mastered the power of the Dragon Vein. Now, no one can stop me. I shall become the king of this world!"
Just at that moment, an unexpected change occurred.
A kunai shot out from a hidden corner at extreme speed, aiming straight for Anrokuzan.
It was Obito, striking from the shadows.
Anrokuzan sidestepped to dodge the kunai and mocked, "I've been watching you all along. You're just a bunch of little rats. Die here together with Queen Sara!"
However, in the next instant, just as the kunai was still flying through the air, Obito suddenly appeared in front of it, grabbed the kunai, and slashed straight at Anrokuzan.
Anrokuzan had no time to react. The kunai had already cut across half of his face.
But Obito didn't feel any satisfaction from landing the hit. Because beneath Anrokuzan's face, there was no blood or flesh, only something resembling puppet components. Moreover, the wound he just inflicted was rapidly healing, recovering in an instant.
Obito frowned, 'Has Anrokuzan transformed himself into a human puppet, just like Sasori?'
'And it seems that, with the power of the Dragon Vein, his puppet parts can regenerate at an accelerated rate.'
Anrokuzan laughed arrogantly, "Hahaha! In Roran, I am invincible! Now, let me show you my true power!"
Immediately, Anrokuzan abandoned controlling his puppet army. His entire body began to change shape, quickly transforming into a massive puppet centipede.
Obito looked at the grotesquely shaped centipede and couldn't help but mock, "No wonder they call you Centipede. So this is your true form?"
"To be honest, this puppet craftsmanship is completely lacking in artistry. Sasori is far superior to you. The only reason you gained this power is because of the Dragon Vein's support."
Centipede froze for a moment, as if the mention of Sasori triggered some bad memories. Then, he instantly flew into a rage, "Don't mention that name! He's nothing! I am now the strongest puppet master!"
Centipede's multiple arms suddenly sprouted a barrage of blades, which he swung wildly at Obito in a frenzy.
Obito activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, entering an intangible state, standing still in place, and continued to mock him, "So, you know Sasori, huh? Well, that makes sense. What puppet master from Suna doesn't? But looking at you, I'm guessing Sasori must have beaten you pretty badly before, right?"
Centipede's anger skyrocketed, "I told you not to mention that guy!"
He sped up his attacks, "I'll cut you to pieces! I'll cut you to pieces! I'll cut you to pieces, you damn pest!"
However, after hacking away for a long time, exhausting himself, Centipede realized that all his attacks had hit nothing but air. Obito stood there with his hands on his hips, calmly watching his performance.
Centipede went completely berserk, "Why? Why are my attacks not working on you? Why are you completely unharmed?"
Obito had no obligation to explain anything to Anrokuzan. He just watched him with amusement, "Let me guess, why did you betray your village? Given your strong reaction to Sasori, I'd say you stole his forbidden human puppet technique, which got you classified as a rogue ninja by Suna, right?"
"No wonder you turned yourself into this grotesque half-human, half-ghost thing."
Centipede let out an enraged roar. The surrounding puppet soldiers instantly collapsed as their parts were drawn toward Centipede's body by the power of the Dragon Vein. Very quickly, his form expanded once again, transforming into a massive entity resembling Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear technique.
Centipede laughed wildly, "Brat, you've completely pissed me off. Now, let me show you the ultimate war machine I've created!"
"Die! Dragon Vein—Flaming Dragon Fire!"
With a furious roar, a massive blast of purple flames erupted from the giant puppet's mouth, rushing toward Obito.
Not far away, Minato saw this and immediately shouted, "This is bad. The fight is causing too much destruction. It'll endanger everyone here. Naruto, take Sara and evacuate the civilians to a safe place. We'll hold them off!"
Naruto instinctively glanced at Centipede's enormous form and worriedly asked, "Father, don't your comrades need backup? That big guy looks like a real handful."
Minato smiled, "Don't worry. Obito is very strong."
Naruto was momentarily stunned, "Obito… I feel like I've heard that name before. Wait, didn't he personally ask me this?"
"So, he's Kakashi-sensei's best friend? No wonder he seemed so concerned about me. But why has Kakashi-sensei never mentioned him?"
"Hey, Kakashi-sensei, can you explain this to me?"
Naruto directed his last question at Kakashi, who was still wearing his mask.
Kakashi sighed. Since most things had already been exposed, there was no point in hiding anymore. He immediately took off his mask and showed his signature dead-fish eyes.
"My future self becomes your teacher? That's honestly kind of frustrating."
Naruto finally got a good look at Kakashi's face and exclaimed in surprise, "Kakashi-sensei, you look exactly the same as when you're grown up. Except you don't have the Sharingan yet."
Seeing that Naruto wouldn't stop rambling, Minato quickly cut him off, "Alright, this isn't the time for this. Naruto, hurry up and take Sara to evacuate the civilians."
Sara quickly added, "This place is no longer safe. I must protect my people."
Naruto finally remembered his task and immediately said to Sara, "Sara, let's go!"
Sara nodded. The two of them then ran toward the enslaved civilians, who, despite the factory ceasing operation, remained numb and unresponsive.
Sara swiftly unlocked the chains binding each person and spoke to them with determination, "I am Sara, Queen of Roran. I will lead you away from here! You will never be enslaved again!"
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