With Shin's help, Naruto Uzumaki broke free from the giant puppet's grasp.
At that exact moment, An Lushan's kunai was already flying toward Sāra.
Naruto dramatically saved the day by drawing his chakra blade, knocking the kunai away, and standing protectively in front of the crying Sāra.
Naruto spoke sternly and firmly, "Sāra, pull yourself together! You're not just some puppet! This isn't the time to cry—you must keep moving forward and finish what you need to do! Leave this guy to me—I'll beat him up for you!"
Shin nearly rolled his eyes to their limit.
This wasn't flirting—what else could be?
He even forgot about his big brother just to flirt with a girl!
"You jerk!" Naruto roared as he charged at An Lushan, landing a powerful punch straight on his face, sending his hat flying and smashing his features beyond recognition.
But within seconds, An Lushan's face regenerated completely. "It's useless," he declared. "I already told you—in Loulan, my power is limitless!"
An Lushan once again controlled numerous puppets, advancing toward Naruto and Sāra.
Naruto immediately shielded Sāra again, eyeing the swarm of puppets anxiously before yelling at Shin, "Aniki, hurry up and use your magnetic field thing to deal with them!"
Shin snapped back angrily, "Deal with it yourself! When you're trying to impress girls, you don't think about your older brother—but when you're in trouble, suddenly I'm your go-to guy!"
Naruto turned toward Shin and saw he was still trapped inside the large puppet. "Aniki, why are you still stuck in there?!"
With glaring eyes, Shin shouted furiously, "My chakra's almost drained! Do you think I have as much chakra as you? Originally, you were sharing some of the burden, but now that you've broken free, this stupid puppet with no technical sophistication at all is draining my chakra even faster! I can't maintain the magnetic field anymore, you idiot!"
Naruto scratched his head sheepishly. "Sorry, Aniki. I'll get you out right away."
Suddenly, An Lushan let out an evil laugh as his entire body began swelling, transforming into a massive puppet shaped like a centipede with a human head.
"Hahaha! Behold! This is my ultimate form!"
Naruto stared in shock at An Lushan. "Your body... What exactly happened to you?!"
Two sharp sickle-shaped legs rose high above his head. "Perish here together with Sāra!"
An Lushan swung his sickle-like limbs continuously at Naruto while the puppets kept closing in on both Naruto and Sāra.
Naruto dodged the slashes from the sickle-blades.
From An Lushan's mouth shot out a whirling blade aimed directly at Sāra.
Naruto grabbed Sāra and dove out of the way.
However, Naruto and Sāra had now been cornered completely with no escape route left.
"No matter how much you run, it's pointless!"
Just as An Lushan and his puppets were preparing to attack Naruto Uzumaki and Sāra again, several kunai rained down from above, striking the puppets.
The kunai carried explosive tags. Many puppets exploded and were destroyed.
"Chidori!"
Kakashi used Chidori to pierce through the giant puppet restraining Shindai, pulling Shindai out.
Minato Namikaze, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara made a more dramatic entrance than Naruto.
Minato Namikaze asked Naruto Uzumaki, "Are you alright?"
Shindai, supported by Kakashi, muttered bitterly with resentment, "Minato-sama, who exactly do you think needs checking? Your precious son was too busy flirting to even notice! I rescued him myself, yet he abandoned me without hesitation!"
"Uh..."
Minato and Naruto froze simultaneously.
Naruto apologized again, "Sorry Aniki! I had to act in an instant—if I'd hesitated even a moment, Sāra would've been in real danger!"
Minato coughed slightly, "Alright, Naruto. Use this chance to let Queen escape first!"
Naruto nodded, "Sāra, go quickly—lead everyone to escape onto the surface!"
"Okay!"
Sāra left to find the people enslaved within the factory.
Finding chained people, Sāra urged them, "Everyone, please escape together now! Staying here is very dangerous. Hurry and remove your chains, follow behind me—your families are waiting for you above! Come this way!"
Sāra helped them shatter their chains and led the group out of the underground factory.
Minato, Obito, and Rin dealt with surrounding puppets.
Shindai sat on the ground, concentrating chakra.
Naruto directly formed a ball between his hands—one-handed, no Shadow Clone required.
[Rasengan!]
His Rasengan struck An Lushan's body.
Such a small sphere, yet such tremendous power—it sent the massive An Lushan crashing into the wall.
After Minato and his team eliminated the nearby puppets, they joined Naruto, watching An Lushan embedded in the wall.
Obito looked the massive, centipede-like figure up and down. "Tch, no wonder they call him Gatai—he actually looks like a centipede."
Rin shuddered involuntarily, "Ugh, he's so gross! I've got goosebumps!"
Just when everyone thought it was over, An Lushan suddenly moved again.
Naruto was shocked, "Can this guy still move?!"
Minato warned seriously, "Don't get careless. With Dragon Vein Energy enhancing him, his capabilities remain unpredictable."
An Lushan crashed down from the wall to the ground, his voice booming, "Did you really think that could defeat me?"
"Once again, a surge of purple Dragon Vein energy erupted from An Lushan, drawing the scattered puppet parts around him as if magnetically attracted toward his body.
An Lushan's form grew even larger, radiating an overwhelming pressure. "I've said it many times already," he declared arrogantly. "My power is limitless! All your efforts are in vain!"
"Watch me!" Obito shouted as he stepped forward.
[Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!]
A massive fireball burst from Obito's mouth and struck An Lushan head-on.
The conceited An Lushan, who had just finished boasting, was blasted backward into the wall once again by the fiery impact.
Then, turning to Shindai behind him—who was still focusing on gathering chakra—Obito called out, "Shindai! Can you do it?"
"A real man never says 'can't'!" Shindai responded with determination.
After forming several hand seals, he extended his palm toward An Lushan.
[Magnet Release: Iron Sand Binding!]
Thick layers of iron sand wrapped around An Lushan's body. Cracking arcs of lightning danced across the sand as Shindai manipulated the magnetic field, disrupting the Dragon Vein energy within An Lushan.
An Lushan crashed heavily to the ground. Due to his increased weight, he punched straight through the floor and plunged down to the level below.
Minato Namikaze, Naruto Uzumaki, Obito, and Shindai all approached the hole An Lushan had made and peered down.
Naruto muttered doubtfully, "Did we get him?"
Just when you thought nothing was going to happen... fate proved otherwise.
A concentrated beam of purple Dragon Vein energy shot up from the hole in the floor. From this beam, countless tendrils extended outward, pulling every single puppet part throughout the entire factory toward its center."
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