Chapter 650: Huge Blow

"Ah... Big Brother?"

Kakashi was also in the line. Seeing Lu Chen walking from afar, he was surprised for a moment, thinking he had seen wrong, but quickly reacted.

Lu Chen nodded at Kakashi and said: "When did you get back?"

"A few days ago."

Kakashi responded somewhat listlessly.

A few months ago, he was promoted to Special Jonin.

A ten-year-old Special Jonin was considered a record in Konoha; at the very least, Lu Chen also became a Special Jonin at the age of ten.

But almost immediately after his promotion, he learned the news that Lu Chen had broken into the Rain Ninja Village alone, slain Hanzo of the Salamander, and crushed the Rain Ninja Village, so he immediately received a huge blow.

He was only one year older than him.

This gap had unknowingly become somewhat outrageous!

I remember when he was very young, although he couldn't beat Lu Chen, he could sometimes barely manage a draw; he had always been confident in catching up with Lu Chen, but now his confidence was almost gone.

"Why are you so dejected?"

Lu Chen smiled and said: "I heard you were promoted to Special Jonin; it shouldn't be long before you become a formal Jonin."

"Hmm..."

Kakashi still spoke somewhat listlessly.

Inuzuka Tetsu, Guy, and others had already quieted down by this time; even Guy, who was full of youthful passion, felt pressure standing in front of Lu Chen at this moment.

First was Lu Chen's appearance, which looked like he was already sixteen, much older than them; second, and most importantly, was Lu Chen's record, which was already a household name in Konoha.

The name Silver Flash was even more famous throughout the Ninja World!

Although they were classmates from the same class and same year as Lu Chen, when facing Lu Chen, they already instinctively felt a sense of distance, a sense of gap in class.

And just as Lu Chen was chatting simply with Kakashi, intending to see Kakashi's recent cultivation results and give some pointers on Kakashi's Lei Dun ninjutsu.

Whoosh!

An Anbu ninja suddenly appeared.

"Lord Lu Chen, Lord Hokage has something to find you."

The Anbu ninjas of the past basically just coldly conveyed orders when they found him, but now it was clearly different; not only did they add the respectful title of 'Lord,' but their tone also carried a bit of respect.

"I know."

Lu Chen waved his hand at the Anbu ninja.

The Anbu ninja nodded, his figure flashed, and he disappeared in place.

Lu Chen turned his head indifferently to look at Kakashi, continuing to answer Kakashi's previous questions about Lei Dun ninjutsu.

Seeing that Lu Chen had answered his questions and sat down in the ramen shop again, Kakashi said somewhat hesitantly: "Big Brother... Lord Hokage is looking for you, aren't you going over?"

"We'll talk after eating; no rush. It's probably nothing urgent."

Lu Chen smiled indifferently.

Guy and the others sitting at another table couldn't help but look at each other when they heard Lu Chen's words, blinking their eyes. If it were them, they would have put down what they were doing and rushed over immediately if summoned by the Hokage, not daring to have the slightest delay.

Lu Chen and they were indeed no longer people of the same world.

A moment later.

After eating three full bowls of ramen, Lu Chen wiped his mouth with satisfaction, patted Kakashi on the shoulder, and said: "I didn't bring money; you pay the bill."

Whoosh!

Lu Chen's figure disappeared in place, leaving Kakashi sitting there with a fallen expression.

Hokage Office.

Lu Chen pushed the door open and walked in, looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi sitting behind the desk, and said: "Lord Hokage, looking for me?"

"Hmm."

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't care at all that Lu Chen didn't rush over immediately after receiving the summons. He put down the documents in his hand, looked at Lu Chen, and said: "It's like this, our scouts found that a small town named Loulan appeared in the desert, and there seems to be an extremely strong chakra in the town, which is judged to be a great threat..."

"After careful exploration, the intelligence obtained is that a huge energy called 'Dragon Vein' is buried underground there. That energy is so powerful that it seems to be able to distort space and time. Six years ago, a person appeared there out of thin air and gradually controlled the place. If not handled, it will likely cause a great threat... I am considering who should handle this matter. You came back just at the right time; with you here, I can rest assured."

Listening to Hiruzen Sarutobi's statement, Lu Chen tilted his head.

Isn't this the plot of 'The Lost Tower'? ===== CHAPTER 652 =====