Marvel: Trading with Worlds

"Stop! Your behavior just now will not be treated as if nothing happened. It's better if you don't come any closer," Hatake Kakashi said coldly. 

Despite Namikaze Minato having some connection to him, Kakashi was aware that they weren't from this time, and he wouldn't simply overlook what had just happened.

Embarrassment flickered across Namikaze Minato's face. He halted his steps and said, "Sorry, I thought you were Sand Shinobi pursuers."

The explanation wasn't convincing at all. Kakashi and the others didn't resemble Sand Shinobi in the slightest—it was absurd to jump to such a conclusion. 

However, Kakashi kept those thoughts to himself. Uzumaki Naruto, standing beside him, couldn't hold back and asked, "You're Konoha ninjas, so why are you in the Land of Wind?"

"That's exactly what we were about to ask you," a ninja from the Aburame clan interjected as he adjusted his sunglasses. "If you're not Sand Shinobi, why are you here in the Land of Wind?"

Before Kakashi or Naruto could respond, both of them abruptly jumped aside. Naruto, fuming, shouted, "This guy is still trying to attack us in secret! Do you want to fight?"

Naruto's outburst startled the other Konoha ninjas, especially the Aburame clan ninja. His insects, usually undetectable, had been noticed immediately by both Kakashi and Naruto.

 This was an unusual occurrence.

"Naruto!" Kakashi reprimanded, stopping Naruto from forming a seal. He then turned to the group and said firmly, "We're ninjas from Loulan. This meeting was an accident, but I hope you refrain from provoking us further."

After speaking, Kakashi noticed Namikaze Minato taking two steps back, signaling for Naruto to leave with him. The two left without another word.

As they disappeared from sight, another member of the assassination squad stepped forward. The Hyuga clan ninja observed, "They're gone, but the blond boy had a massive amount of chakra—more than I've ever seen in a person."

"Not to mention that seal," another ninja added. "It looked like the Shadow Clone Technique. A ninja instinctively uses their best technique, just as he did."

"Let it go. That encounter was an accident," Namikaze Minato interjected, dismissing his thoughts for now. "It's clear they aren't Sand Shinobi. Loulan... I've heard of that place before. It's a small country further south."

Still, unease lingered in his mind. The masked man from earlier bore an uncanny resemblance to his student. 

The white hair and the mask—it was too similar. If he didn't know that Hatake Kakashi had no other relatives besides Sakumo, he might have thought the man was from the Hatake clan.

"Let's rest for a bit," Minato continued, shaking off the thought. "Then we'll take a detour back to the battlefield at Kikyo City. They'll need us there."

This mission had turned complicated, and Namikaze Minato couldn't shake the bad blood brewing with Sand Shinobi. He hadn't expected Orochimaru's summoned beast to be so destructive.

The two fire dragons had rough skin and thick flesh, wreaking havoc in Sand Shinobi Village for several hours.

 Finally, they were killed through the combined efforts of all the Sand Shinobi. 

By then, however, a quarter of the village had been destroyed, and during a simultaneous sneak attack by Namikaze Minato and his team, nearly two hundred Sand Shinobi were killed.

Minato's team also suffered heavy losses, losing six members, and only half managed to escape. Furious, Ebizō led dozens of Sand Shinobi in pursuit for a long time. 

However, realizing the futility of catching up and the vulnerability of the village without defenders, Ebizō reluctantly gave up the chase and returned to the village.

Meanwhile, under Orochimaru's leadership, Kikyo City achieved a decisive victory on the frontal battlefield. 

Thirty fire-breathing dragons soared through the skies, inflicting massive casualties on the Sand Shinobi forces. 

The fire dragons, cultivated by Orochimaru, could release fire breaths over 30 meters long—something even skilled Jōnin adept in Fire Style struggled to match. 

Additionally, their ability to breathe fire was frequent and relentless. 

Their thick hides and immense durability allowed them to endure Sand Shinobi's counterattacks, scattering enemy positions with relentless aerial assaults.

Orochimaru himself had a special fire dragon that kept Sand Shinobi's One Tail Jinchūriki occupied. 

Simultaneously, he engaged in combat against the Third Kazekage and the second Magnet Style user of Sand Shinobi, Rasa, while in Sage Mode. 

With Senju Chakra amplifying his jutsu, Orochimaru's power overwhelmed even the Third Kazekage. 

The situation left the Kazekage shocked—he had suspected Orochimaru's hidden strength in previous encounters, but he hadn't anticipated such a devastating trump card. 

Without Rasa's assistance, the Third Kazekage knew he wouldn't last long.

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