Kamishiro used Sand Iron Fist, slamming Anrokuzan's massive body into the ground with a single punch.
Kamishiro's Chakra was running low, and he could no longer maintain the massive Kannazuki for combat. Annoyed by Kamishiro, Anrokuzan continuously fired Dragon Vein energy cannons at him.
Kamishiro could only weave through the various towers, dodging the Dragon Vein energy cannons.
Uzumaki Naruto held Sara, looking at her with a serious gaze as he said, "You are not a puppet princess! Take this, and go do what you must do now!"
After handing the Chakra blade to Sara, Uzumaki Naruto ran forward to assist Kamishiro in battle.
Watching Uzumaki Naruto's retreating figure, Sara murmured, "What I must do..."
Sara closed her eyes and recalled what she needed to do; suddenly, her mother's singing voice echoed in her mind.
"Oh, Dragon Vein that must be protected, white blades piercing through, looking up at the sky, the light inherited on the spiral, sever the dragon's hand and head to the Inner Courtyard, the face sitting in the morning sun..."
Sara suddenly opened her eyes. She knew! She knew what she had to do!
Kamishiro and Uzumaki Naruto coordinated with each other, using the terrain to hold Anrokuzan at bay.
Minato Namikaze and the three, including Obito, had finished what they needed to do and arrived to support Kamishiro and Uzumaki Naruto.
Sara called out to Uzumaki Naruto, "Naruto!"
Uzumaki Naruto, Kamishiro, and the others all turned to look at Sara in the central plaza.
Sara raised the Chakra blade in her hand, cut off her long skirt, and tied up her hair.
Uzumaki Naruto was a bit confused. He had given Sara the Chakra blade so she could protect her people, not so she could cut her clothes!
Sara said seriously, "To protect my people, I can stop the source of the Dragon Vein!"
Uzumaki Naruto suddenly realized, "So that's it! That's why that guy Mukade was trying to kill you!"
Sara continued, "The Inner Courtyard where I first met you, Naruto—if we can reach that place, the power of the Dragon Vein won't be able to reach it, and Anrokuzan won't be able to get close either!"
Uzumaki Naruto nodded at Sara, "Sara! Go!"
"Yes!" With a determined expression, Sara turned to her people and said, "Everyone, there is a safe place near the Dragon Vein. Come with me! Once we get there, that monster won't be able to approach us!"
"Mm! Go quickly!"
"Everyone, let's go quickly!"
"Okay! Let's go!"
Anrokuzan roared, "Sara, I absolutely cannot let you live!"
Uzumaki Naruto shouted with great spirit, "Go quickly, Sara! Use your unwavering determination to never give up to complete your mission!"
"Okay! Everyone, hurry along!"
Sara led her people toward the Inner Courtyard to take refuge.
Kamishiro muttered, "If you know there's a safe place, just go. Why do all that stuff with cutting clothes? It's such a waste of time."
Uzumaki Naruto didn't even need to retort now. With Obito there, Obito would help retort: "It's her own clothes, why do you care?"
Minato Namikaze said, "I think Queen Sara did that after an internal struggle to show her determination. Because Loulan's development into what it is today is all thanks to the Dragon Vein, and closing the Dragon Vein is equivalent to cutting off the future development of this country. Choosing to close the Dragon Vein to save her own people makes Queen Sara a true queen. Kamishiro, you must respect Queen Sara."
Kamishiro shrugged, "Alright, alright."
Uzumaki Naruto looked at Anrokuzan, full of energy, "Then let's go!"
Minato Namikaze, however, stopped Uzumaki Naruto, "You go protect Sara, because splitting up will save more time. That guy is very difficult to deal with, so it's better to set up a few more layers of defense. Kamishiro, you don't have much Chakra left, so go with Naruto to protect Sara, and refine some Chakra on the way."
Uzumaki Naruto actually really wanted to fight together with the Minato Namikaze and Obito of this era.
Minato Namikaze said in a deep voice, "Trust in our power. Go quickly!"
"I got it! Big brother, let's go... eh, what are you doing?"
Kamishiro had already climbed onto Uzumaki Naruto's back, "My Chakra is currently depleted. The efficiency of refining Chakra while running will be very poor, so you carry me while we move so I can properly refine Chakra! Honestly, if only I had more Chakra. I really envy you Ninjas who possess tons of Chakra!"
"Alright then."
Uzumaki Naruto carried Kamishiro on his back and went to protect Sara.
Obito threw a considerable number of Kunai at Anrokuzan, and these Kunai were tied with wires; these wires wrapped around Anrokuzan's massive body.
"Kakashi!"
"Coming! Chidori!"
Kakashi's right hand condensed Chidori, but Kakashi did not thrust toward Anrokuzan; instead, he gripped Obito's wires.
The lightning conducted through the wires, electrocuting Anrokuzan's body.
In an instant, Anrokuzan's body flashed with lightning, shocking his frame.
Minato Namikaze created two Shadow Clones, standing at three positions around Anrokuzan.
"Sealing Techniques: Three-Way Sealing!"
Minato Namikaze's main body and his two Shadow Clones opened a green, transparent pyramid barrier, trapping Anrokuzan.
Anrokuzan, inside the barrier, said disdainfully, "You want to trap me with just this? Don't dream! Today, Sara must die; none of you can protect her!"
A bolt of Dragon Vein Power descended from the top of a tower toward Anrokuzan, shattering Minato Namikaze's barrier.
Minato Namikaze said, finding it troublesome, "As long as the Dragon Vein isn't sealed, his Chakra is infinite. However, even if it is infinite, there must be some weakness."
Minato Namikaze and the three, including Kakashi, tried everything they could, but they were unable to stop Anrokuzan.
Anrokuzan approached the direction of the Inner Courtyard.
Uzumaki Naruto, carrying Kamishiro on his back, rushed toward the Inner Courtyard with Sara and the others, but Anrokuzan's tail pierced through, and rubble kept falling.
Minato Namikaze used the Flying Thunder God Technique, instantly bringing the three, including Kakashi, to Uzumaki Naruto's side.
"Naruto, you continue to take them to the Inner Courtyard!"
Uzumaki Naruto did not hesitate at all, continuing to carry Kamishiro on his back as he escorted Sara and the others to the Inner Courtyard.
Minato Namikaze threw a Shuriken at Anrokuzan, then quickly performed hand seals with both hands.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"
The Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique created tens of thousands of Shuriken, which continuously attacked Anrokuzan.
Anrokuzan's body was instantly riddled with holes.
Obito's Sharingan looked toward Anrokuzan's left chest, "Minato-sensei!"
Minato Namikaze looked closely and discovered that inside Anrokuzan's left chest, the centipede-form main body of Anrokuzan was hidden, "Ah! I see it too. That must be Mukade's weakness!"
But very quickly, Anrokuzan recovered his riddled body using the Dragon Vein Power.
Minato Namikaze frowned, "The regeneration speed is too fast!"
Sara and the others had already arrived underground; both the source of the Dragon Vein and the Inner Courtyard were underground.
Sara pointed to a stone door at the top of the stairs and said, "There is an Inner Courtyard above these stairs; that is a place where the power of the Dragon Vein cannot reach!"
Uzumaki Naruto noticed that Anrokuzan was chasing after them again, and urged Sara, "That guy is coming again, Sara, hurry up! Big brother, let's go!"
"Alright, I've recovered a portion of my Chakra, let's go!"
Kamishiro jumped down from Uzumaki Naruto's back, attempting to intercept Anrokuzan to buy time for Sara and the others.
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