Hearing this, Sara refused to believe it. "That's impossible! Anlusan is my most trusted advisor; he'd never do anything like this! There must've been some misunderstanding!"
Seiki met her gaze. "Truth doesn't change—only whether you have the courage to face it."
After a brief silence, Sara clenched her tiny fist defiantly. "Tell me what I need to do. I'll prove Anlusan is innocent!"
Seiki replied calmly, "Anlusan is using Dragon Pulse Chakra to create a puppet army. So if we head toward where the power is strongest, everything will become clear."
Sara nodded. "I understand. I'll take you there right away."
"Before that," Seiki said, "we need to prepare. Once his conspiracy is exposed, his activated puppet army will bring disaster upon this nation's people."
Though visibly upset, Sara swallowed her anger upon hearing this concern for the citizens. "Fine. What should we do?"
"I'll need the layout map of Loulan," Seiki responded, "so we can locate hiding civilians and guide them to safety."
"The map is at my palace. Follow me."
Quickly, everyone arrived at the palace under Sara's guidance.
Sara retrieved the map and handed it over to Seiki.
"Just give me a few minutes," he said, sitting cross-legged and closing his eyes.
"Huh? What's he doing now?" Naruto asked in confusion.
"To put it simply," Asuma explained, "this is what he must do before using a jutsu. Once activated, Seiki's Sensor will cover all of Loulan."
Yamato sucked in a breath. "His range is that huge!"
Soon afterward, Seiki entered Sage Mode.
After finishing his analysis, Seiki circled several spots on the map with a brush. "Kurenai, Shizune, please lead teams to these areas to protect the Loulan people."
Kurenai solemnly accepted the map. "I'll handle it."
Then Seiki turned to Sara. "Your Majesty, we'll need your guidance shortly…"
At that moment, Naruto suddenly raised his hand. "Senpai Seiki, can't we use this jutsu to sense where the enemies are?"
Seiki gently shook his head. "Dragon Pulse Chakra is too overwhelming—it completely masks his chakra signature."
"Oh!" Naruto thoughtfully nodded before raising his hand again. "Then how about letting us come along too? That Anlusan might actually be our target Baizu. Even though we came through at the same time, he seems to have arrived six years earlier."
Asuma frowned. "You sure you can handle this? It's gonna be dangerous!"
"Don't underestimate us!" Naruto argued. "We're plenty strong, believe it!"
Seiki smiled. "Let them come along. They may turn out to be valuable allies."
Naruto couldn't help but cheer. "Great! You're the best, Senju-niisan!"
Seiki turned toward the side. "Your Majesty, we'll need you to lead the way."
Sara firmly nodded. "Follow me."
"Aniki Seiki isn't some ancient master who just looks young, right?" Naruto couldn't help but ask as they walked.
"Of course not! Seiki and I entered the Academy at the same time," Asuma replied, his mouth twitching slightly. "And could you stop calling me 'sensei'? You look older than me!"
"But directly using your name feels disrespectful... After all, in my mind, Asuma-sensei was already dead."
"Could you please not bring that up... Well, whatever you want to call me, I guess."
"Alright!" Naruto perked up again. "Asuma-sensei then! So Aniki Seiki really became a jonin at such a young age? In our world, Kakashi-sensei didn't become a jonin until he was twelve."
"That Kakashi kid's just as impressive here too!" Asuma muttered softly before continuing, "Although Seiki also became a jonin at twelve, the significance is completely different!"
Hearing something related to Kakashi, Yamato couldn't help but chime in curiously, "Why do you say that?"
"Seiki actually could've graduated from ninja school much earlier, but he deliberately waited until the last year to graduate together with his classmates," explained Asuma. "Then, Seiki graduated at ten, passed the chunin exams six months later, and became a jonin a year and a half after that."
"He went from genin to jonin through chunin in just two years?" Yamato exclaimed.
"At twelve, I had only just graduated from the Ninja Academy myself!" Naruto blurted out in surprise.
Asuma shot him a side-eye. What kind of little senior brother was this guy anyway? Graduating at twelve must have been because he'd repeated a grade?
Naruto scratched his head with a silly grin, then added, "Though Gaara still seems more impressive—he went from genin straight to Kazekage in three years."
"Pfft!" Now it was Asuma's turn to be shocked. "Three years from genin to Kage? Did he single-handedly end the Great Ninja World War or save world peace or something?"
Naruto stared blankly. What *was* it that Gaara actually achieved again?
Well, there was protecting Sunagakure from destruction, but that happened after becoming kazekage.
Seeing Naruto speechless, Asuma defended Seiki's honor, "Seiki invented the Medical Scroll which saved thousands of shinobi. He stood alone against the Abumi Brothers on the battlefield of the Cloud Village, eliminated members of the Seven Swords of the Bloody Mist in Mist battles, defeated the semi-god Hanzo in Rain battles, and even forced the Tsuchikage into hiding within Iwagakure during Rock battles. He's a living legend in the village! With accomplishments like these, failing to become a Kage simply means your village's title of Kage has lost its value!"
Naruto and Yamato gulped hard, both realizing their entire day had been filled with more shocks than an entire year previously.
These feats clearly transcended human limits. Adding in Seiki's youth, they felt like they'd wasted their previous years of training.
Naruto gazed admirably at Seiki's back, thinking inwardly, "Aniki Seiki is truly amazing! A real hero, huh? I'll become a hero recognized by everyone too!"
Yamato sighed regretfully, "How come we never discovered the Seiki of our world?"
"If Senior Seiki could survive to our era, the Akatsuki organization wouldn't even be worth mentioning!"
Still stunned, Yamato suddenly recalled something else. "Senior Asuma, what did you mean by *Medical Scroll* just now?"
"It's a scroll sealing Medical Ninjutsu techniques," Asuma explained. "You understand, right? It's like carrying a Medical Ninja with you at all times. This is far more useful than Blood Increasing Pills."
Yamato and Naruto listened with shining eyes. Their side was in a dangerous time; with this, the number of casualties would surely drop significantly.
Thinking about this, both quickly rushed ahead and begged eagerly, "Senior Seiki, can you teach us how to make *Medical Scrolls*?"
"Of course I can, but..." Senior Seiki smiled as he looked at them, "Do either of you know Sealing Techniques or Medical Ninjutsu?"
The two were instantly speechless. Sakura knew Medical Ninjutsu and Sai knew Sealing Techniques, but the problem was that both of them had stayed behind in their original world and hadn't come over!
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