The struggle for Jinchuriki, the strongest weapon of the Land of Water!

Chapter 93 The struggle for Jinchuriki, the strongest weapon of the Land of Water!

The Watergate Unit urgently summoned:

Minato in the future is unaware of what's happening in the village:

But there's also the Watergate from the past.

In just a few minutes:

A crowd gathered in the Hokage's office:

Obito Uchiha, who always wears a black robe to try and conceal the presence of the white pitcher plant; Kakashi Hatake, with his white hair and a cool demeanor, wearing a black mask; Kushina Uzumaki, with her long red hair tied in a single ponytail, looking much more mature; and:

The young blond-haired man kept glancing at his future wife's past Minato, the somewhat clueless Naruto Uzumaki who was unaware of what was happening, the quiet Yamato standing to the side, the past Orochimaru and future Orochimaru who seemed to understand what was going on, and:

Lin Fan yawns while he's with Lin Xiaobai.

Lin Fan: "So early in the morning. They won't even let me sleep a little longer."

Orochimaru in the past: "Stop complaining, maybe something happened in the village."

Orochimaru smiled without saying a word.

After everyone has arrived:

Hiruzen Sarutobi and Shikaku Nara showed everyone the story of Rin Nohara and the letters she left behind.

After everyone finished reading:

Lin Fan wasn't surprised and handed the letter to Minato:

After reading it, Minato was shocked and helpless. He handed the letter to Kushina and said, "How can this child be so stupid?"

After reading it, Kushina was so angry that her hair seemed to stand on end from the burst of chakra. She handed the letter to Kakashi and said to Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Old man! What's going on?! Why did Rin leave the village on her own?! Did you do it?!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment before replying, "This is Rin's decision."

"Stop talking nonsense! You're just bullying Lin because she's weak! I'm going to go find Lin!"

"Calm down, Kushina."

"You have no right to order me around! Don't think I won't beat you up just because you have a pretty face!"

Kushina ran out alone:

Minato looked aggrieved, but still said he would accept the mission and then chased after them.

Meanwhile, Kakashi, Obito, and Naruto received the letter and read it together:

Obito's eyes widened:

Kakashi gritted his teeth:

Naruto Uzumaki shouted at Hiruzen Sarutobi, "Grandpa! Let's go bring Rin back!"

Hearing Naruto call him grandpa:

Hiruzen Sarutobi was both relieved and helpless: "The village can't send a large force, so we can only ask you to bring Rin back... If Rin has really left the Land of Fire... then let's give up."

Upon hearing that Hiruzen Sarutobi was going to give up on Rin Nohara:

Naruto's face was filled with disbelief.

"Why?! Grandpa! Rin is also a ninja from Konoha, she's our comrade!"

Seeing Naruto still being stubborn: "Naruto! Stop being stubborn. You're all grown up now. At your age, you should understand Grandpa's good intentions... Konoha is a big family, and Grandpa can't expect the whole village to pay the price for one ninja..."

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Upon hearing this:

Naruto Uzumaki shook his head frantically: "No! You're not the Hokage! My Hokage said that Miya would never abandon anyone! As long as they are a member of Konoha, Konoha will protect them!! Even... even though I was once called the Demon Fox..."

Grandpa Hokage still hasn't given up on me! The real Grandpa Hokage will definitely lead the Konoha ninja to protect every single one of them! I don't believe you're Grandpa Hokage!!

After Naruto finished speaking, he ran out.

Hiruzen Sarutobi stood up.

"Naruto!"

The call didn't stop Naruto:

After a long silence, Yamato volunteered, "I'll go after Naruto."

Yamato also left.

Of the younger generation, only Kakashi and Obito remain:

In fact, when Obito heard Hiruzen Sarutobi say he was going to give up on Rin, his brain went blank and he couldn't hear anything anymore.

Abandoning Rin... Abandoning Rin... So that's how it is... So this is what Hokage is all about... Then what's the point of becoming Hokage like this?!

"I absolutely cannot accept this!!"

The two Sharingan eyes spun rapidly:

A shuriken pattern appeared in the eyes of the two men.

Before those present could even react in shock:

Obito Uchiha's voice rang out.

"Kakashi, let's go. This Konoha is not worth staying in."

Kakashi wasn't as corrupted as Obito, but he was also disappointed in Hiruzen Sarutobi: "Yeah. Let's go, Obito."

The two held hands:

Divine Might Activation:

Dual space distortion:

Before anyone could react, he disappeared from the Hokage's office.

After an unknown amount of time:

After the task was assigned, everyone in the office left.

Only Nara Shikaku and himself remained.

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked up at the ceiling: "Shikaku...did I do something wrong?"

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From the Hokage's perspective, there was nothing wrong with what he did...

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Hearing that Nara Shikaku didn't finish his sentence:

Hiruzen Sarutobi probably guessed that Shikaku, not daring to offend him, deliberately chose to say something favorable:

He gave a wry smile:

It seems I'm getting old. The future of Konoha still needs to be managed by young people.

Although Hiruzen Sarutobi had agreed to let Minato's team pursue him, there were people secretly watching the situation and adding a lot of interference:

Koharu Utatane: "Hiruzen is really getting old. He actually sent out the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

Mitokado Homura: "It's a pity that there's Minato and his son around. Even if we try to persuade them, Hiruzen won't agree."

This guest room:

A shadow appeared:

Then, a person silently walked out from inside.

"That's precisely why my existence is necessary."

As Kushina was about to leave the village:

Watergate stopped her in time.

"Calm down, Kushina! There's still a chance to salvage this situation. The Third Hokage hasn't completely given up on Rin, otherwise he wouldn't have summoned us."

"Calm down? How can I calm down! He's made it clear he's giving up on Rin. Right? In your timeline, you didn't know Rin yet. So you think the Third Hokage is right, right? But if it were the real Minato, he would never agree to the Third Hokage's request!"

Water gate:

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I never said I agreed to give up on the third generation... Oh well, as expected, wives are hard to please. Luckily, this one isn't my own wife. If I offend her, so be it. Anyway, it's my future self who will be pleasing her.

When the two were talking:

Suddenly, all around became quiet.

Watergate made a shushing gesture:

Although Kushina is carefree and easygoing, she possesses the qualities of a Jinchūriki and a Uzumaki physique.

At this moment, they also noticed that something was wrong with their surroundings.

call out!call out!

Several figures landed one after another on the surrounding eaves:

The man in the lead, along with his subordinates, all wore intricately patterned masks: "The Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki."

"Lord Danzo has decreed that Jinchuriki are not allowed to leave the village without permission!"

Upon seeing the root of the tree: "It's you annoying bunch again!"

Seeing that Kushina Uzumaki was preparing to make a move:

Minato Namikaze stopped her.

"Wait a moment."

"What are you doing! You're so annoying! My Minato has no place for you..."

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"What I mean is, I'll handle it."

Hearing this, Kushina was a little embarrassed:

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Minato shielded Kushina behind him, saying, "Even though you're not her, if something like this happened to 'him,' I'd probably feel the same way."

The leading ninja stared at Minato Namikaze, who was five years younger: "If you were the Yellow Flash five years from now, perhaps I wouldn't be your match... but you five years ago, you were nothing."

"Really? Then you can give it a try."

A fleeting moment of eye contact:

Minato Namikaze threw out a trident-shaped kunai first:

The swirling pattern that appears on the kunai:

Kushina Uzumaki felt a pang of nostalgia.

Shadow Clone Jutsu!

A trident-shaped kunai flew through the air:

In the blink of an eye, it turned into hundreds.

The lead ninja stood on the rooftop, arms crossed, watching everything unfold.

Immediately, two members of the Root Sect stepped forward, completed hand seals, and two large fireballs flew out:

With a loud bang, all the kunai shadow clones vanished, leaving only one kunai which was casually caught by the gloved leader ninja.

Flying Thunder God Technique!

Just a moment:

A kunai was held to the neck of the leading ninja: "Sorry. Please step aside for now. I won't hurt you."

If it weren't for Hiruzen Sarutobi's sake:

I don't want to cause trouble for myself or Jiraiya-sensei either.

Minato Namikaze will at least kill all of them.

The lead ninja glanced down at the kunai at his neck: "Five years ago, your Flying Thunder God Technique shouldn't have been this proficient... It seems the intelligence was wrong."

"This is all thanks to someone... You didn't lose unjustly."

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"Yeah?"

The lead ninja's tone showed no sign of admitting defeat; on the contrary, it carried a hint of sarcasm.

Just as Minato Namikaze was wondering...

The leading ninja in front of them turned into a swarm of insects:

It's a parasite!

Minato Namikaze decisively teleported back:

But insects still crawled onto his clothes: "Watch out!" Kushina Uzumaki shouted.

The insect was about to bite its skin:

Minato Namikaze used his chakra to blast away the part he could see first:

With his left hand, he picked up the trident-shaped kunai and slashed the insects:

At this moment, two root-like figures rushed up:

Ninja sword swing:

Minato used a kunai to cut down the insects to fight two Root members:

Immediately afterward, as the insect clone dispersed and the real Ryoma Aburame emerged:

A Rasengan appeared in his right hand.

"It's the Rasengan! This is an A-rank ninjutsu! Don't engage in close combat!"

After hearing one of the root members finish speaking:

Another Root member, the instant his fight with Minato ended, completed hand seals: "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

A gust of wind spewed from the mouth of the root:

As the wind pressure approached:

Minato Namikaze gritted his teeth, thinking of teleporting to Ryoma Aburame's location:

Click!

A crisp sound came from the eaves:

Minato's perception of the Flying Thunder God seal was completely severed.

Immediately afterwards:

At the same time that Root member used Wind Release:

Another member of the Root faction threw out a kunai and a shuriken:

There were even explosive tags on the kunai.

Oh no!

Minato Namikaze, holding his Rasengan, stared blankly at the wind-style attacks and hidden weapons flying towards him.

"idiot."

A voice suddenly rang out.

The next second, a red figure appeared in front of Minato.

With a loud bang, the ground cracked in a spiderweb pattern.

A large plume of smoke slowly rose.

Looking up again:

Suddenly, Kushina Uzumaki, clad in the cloak of a tailed beast, stood before them: "Kushina..."

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"Let's make this clear first. I'm not protecting you. I'm only protecting 'him.' Just like you. Your current strength is still a bit lacking compared to his. So, leave him to me."

Diamond Lockdown!

Silver chains burst forth from Kushina's body:

The sealed area extends for hundreds of meters.

Several members of the root system didn't even have time to react:

As they prepared to act, a layer of silver-white chains bound them to their bodies.

Only two people managed to get away.

"Damn it, the Vortex clan's Adamantine Sealing Technique?"

"Captain, the commotion is too loud. The Anbu are probably on their way."

Hearing from the Dark Side:

Ryoma Aburame has a toothache.

But before the ANBU arrived: "Chidori!"

A piercing sound came from beside me:

The Root Jonin reacted quickly and dodged in an instant:

Kakashi's lightning bolts relentlessly pursued them:

In a single instant, the shoulder of the Root Jonin was pierced.

It was clearly Hatake Sakumo's son:

The Root Jonin angrily swung his ninja sword: "You brat!!"

"Wood Release: Great Forest Technique!"

Several logs spun around:

They bound the ninja sword that was about to fall and the body of the Root Jonin.

"Wood Release?!" Aburame Ryoma immediately thought of Yamato.

But when he looked up, he discovered that the other person was none other than the Uchiha brat who seemed to have undergone some kind of mutation and had miraculously survived the battlefield: "How do you know Wood Release! And... your eyes!"

Ryoma Aburame was shocked to see that Obito's Sharingan had transformed into the tomoe patterns of a different Uchiha clan's Sharingan.

"This is not the time for you to be shocked..."

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A cold voice came from behind Aburame Ryoma:

The next second, Aburame Ryoma only heard a whoosh:

A sharp pain suddenly shot through my back:

Rasengan!

Ryoma Aburame cried out in pain.

"Ahhh!! Impossible!! I clearly... used your Flying Thunder God Kunai..."

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Minato calmly replied, "What misconception makes you think my speed is solely due to the Flying Thunder God Technique?"

With a loud bang, Aburame Ryoma was sent flying.

Battle over:

The entire root squad was wiped out.

Not long after:

Several ninjas dressed as members of the Anbu (Secret Service) landed at the scene.

However, by then, the Watergate team had already left, but someone had witnessed the whole thing and knew who did it.

Standing on the scene, Anbu Chief Sarutobi Shinnosuke sighed, "Wood Release, Sharingan, time travel, Jinchuriki... The Third Hokage and Danzo really know how to cause trouble for our Anbu."

Lin Fan was also watching the battle from the rooftop not far away:

However, he still possessed the Wood Release scroll that Hiruzen Sarutobi had approved for his collection:

Although there are only two skills, Wood Clone and Descent of the Sea of ​​Trees, there is enough time to learn them on the way.

"Lin Fan, they're done fighting."

Hearing Lin Xiaobai's voice:

Lin Fan closed the reel.

"I see. Then we should get going."

Naruto Uzumaki ran out of the Hokage Building, wandered aimlessly into the street, and glanced back at the Hokage Rock atop the building:

At this moment, Yamato caught up.

"Naruto! You're running a bit too fast."

Upon seeing it was Captain Yamato: "Captain Yamato...you mean...the Hokage was always like this?"

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Seeing Naruto's dejected look, Yamato noticed Ichiraku Ramen opening its doors and said, "Let's go. We should still have time to have breakfast, no matter what."

Entering the store and seeing the young Ichiraku Ramen Uncle, Naruto's mood improved considerably. Ichiraku Uncle didn't know who Naruto was, but seeing this kid, he couldn't help but think of his ramen shop's hottest fan, the Yellow Flash Minato Namikaze: "Here you go, kid, this ramen is on me."

"No need, Uncle Ichiraku, I have money."

"It's nothing. Seeing you reminded me of a customer who loves my ramen. I recently read in the newspaper that he became the famous 'Golden Flash' on the battlefield. Since you two look alike, I'll treat you!"

Hearing a golden flash:

Naruto's eyes sparkled as he began asking Ichiraku-san about the "father of this world."

Upon hearing that Naruto Uzumaki was also interested in the "Yellow Flash":

When the store had just opened and there weren't many customers:

Uncle Ichiraku also told Naruto Uzumaki some stories about Minato Namikaze with a smile.

Yamato ate his ramen silently to the side. Every time he heard these historical accounts, he wondered what he was doing at that moment... Well, he was in Root, and he didn't start carrying out missions until Orochimaru defected.

I don't know how much time passed, but the noodles were all gone.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Uncle Ichiraku!"

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Naruto, I think it's better if you call me Ichiraku-nii (older brother).

Uncle Yile was speechless. He's only 30 years old this year. Doesn't calling him "uncle" make him sound old?

"Haha, I'm used to it! Bye-bye, Uncle! Captain Yamato, let's go!"

Uncle Ichiraku:

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What do you mean by "used to it"...? Isn't this our first time meeting?

Stepping out of the store:

Yamato was pleased to see Naruto cheer up.

As expected, Ichiraku Ramen is the best way to comfort Naruto. Kakashi-senpai was right after all.

"Actually... the Hokage also has his own difficulties."

Yamato's voice rang out.

Upon hearing Yamato's words, Naruto stopped in his tracks.

"Captain Yamato, I know him."

"Grandpa was the Hokage, and so was Granny Tsunade. When Sasuke defected, I didn't understand why Granny Tsunade didn't send more ninjas to support him, even though there were still many ninjas in the village, including those called Anbu... But I actually knew that if all those ninjas left, who would protect the ordinary people of Konoha?"

Naruto...

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"I'm sorry, Captain Yamato, I was being willful. I'll apologize to Grandpa when I get back."

Naruto stepped forward:

For a moment:

Yamato seemed to be positioned to the left or right of Naruto's silhouette:

An elderly figure wearing a Hokage robe and a middle-aged figure with white hair were seen following the boy on either side.

Just then.

A clear, cold voice rang out.

"The meeting point is at the East Gate. What are you doing at the South Gate?"

Naruto, halfway through his cool act:

Yamato with presbyopia:

It stopped instantly.

The two looked in the direction of the voice and saw Orochimaru standing there with his backpack: "Oh, Orochimaru, you're going too?" Naruto tried to change the subject.

Orochimaru was speechless for a moment: If he's not going, why is he dressed so neatly?

"I can't just leave you two behind."

Otherwise, Minato would definitely be angry with him. If Minato is angry, he'll get nagged by Tsunade when he gets back. If Tsunade nagged, Minato would be angry, and Jiraiya wouldn't escape either. And finally, Lin Fan... oh. This kid probably doesn't care about Naruto's life or death.

It took a little time to gather the information.

But in the end, everyone arrived.

"Although I cannot go, I wish you all the best," Orochimaru said with a smile to the group in the future.

"Fine, I won't go! Who cares about you!"

Naruto clearly favored the former Orochimaru over the two.

Once the group has departed:

Looking at the group's backs:

It's a pity that Lin Fan doesn't exist in my world.

As he pondered this, one of Danzo's Root members arrived:

Hearing Danzo's summons:

In the future, Orochimaru silently followed Root away.

The Land of Water, the Hidden Mist Village.

The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, received intelligence from the Fire Country's border intelligence squad:

Konoha has already handed over Nohara Rin.

"Since Konoha is so obedient, then I won't make things difficult for them."

"Lord Mizukage. That Nohara Rin has arrived. What should we do with her?"

The head of the secret service, Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon, asked.

"What to do?"

Yagura Karatachi asked, puzzled, "Of course we should take out the Tailed Beasts and put them into the Jinchuriki we've chosen... But I have a good idea, so that our Tailed Beasts won't be stolen by other villages next time."

Yagura Karatachi thought: Since the Tailed Beasts can increase a person's combat power, and last time it was because I wasn't ready to become a Jinchūriki, which benefited Rin Nohara, I plan to use the Three-Tails' rampage to damage Konoha's border forces, thus creating an opportunity for the Land of Water to wage war.

But the war can no longer continue. News of the defeat at Kumogakure has arrived, Iwagakure is about to surrender, and Sunagakure, which was the first to declare war, has already surrendered...

Then what's the point of fighting in the Land of Water?

Therefore, now is the best time for him to become a Jinchūriki.

Of course, it doesn't matter if the tailed beast cannot be brought back successfully:

Once the Jinchuriki is killed, the Three-Tails will naturally revive in some sea area.

We can just wait a while.

The conversation between the two was highly confidential. Apart from Yagura's confidants, Suigetsu Hozuki, and the White Zetsu clone who was hiding inside the building and difficult to spot, only they could hear it.

Within the Land of Fire.

A member of the Hidden Mist Squad sensed pursuit from behind: "Captain Juzo, it seems Konoha has sent people to catch up."

Upon hearing the ninja's question, "Can you sense how many people are there?"

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...at least three people.

Upon hearing this:

Pipa Juzo readily allowed the three ninjas to stay with him:

The other two ninjas then continued to cover Nohara Rin's escape.

Three people...could it be Obito, Kakashi...and their teacher?

"Hurry up! What are you dawdling for!"

The voice of the Hidden Mist ninja came:

Rin Nohara snapped out of her reverie:

Obito barely survived, and Kakashi was recovering from the grief of his father's death. Why should he drag them down with him?

the other side.

Seeing Lin Fan looking at the scroll while hurrying on his way:

Orochimaru: "—...Aren't you afraid of falling if you're rushing like that?"

Lin Fan: "Don't worry, don't worry. Lin Xiaobai is keeping an eye on things for me."

Lin Xiaobai: "That's right! I am Lin Fan's eyes!"

Orochimaru paused for a moment, then looked at Lin Fan in front of him; the tree branch had disappeared and turned into a tree trunk.

With a loud bang, Lin Fan emerged from the tree trunk carrying something that looked like a chakra shield, continuing to leap forward amidst the dust and smoke.

Okay, okay, so you're going to play it this way...

I'll have to figure out how to turn chakra into a shield someday!

Seeing Lin Fan putting on such an act:

Kushina Uzumaki: "Has he always been this pretentious?"

Minato Namikaze: "...It's alright. Compared to the original world, he's been very polite in this world."

At least they didn't put the Hokage in jail.

Naruto Uzumaki: "I actually think Brother Lin Fan is a really nice guy, and he's very popular with the villagers when he goes out... I'm so envious!"

Kushina Uzumaki: "? Aren't you popular? And why do you have a nine-tailed fox in your belly too?"

Naruto Uzumaki: "Of course it is..."

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Minato Namikaze: "Ahem."

Naruto Uzumaki:

...Actually, I'm not quite sure either. I only know that I've had it since I was born.

Minato Namikaze:

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Didn't the three generations say anything to this child?

Kushina Uzumaki: "Speaking of which, your name is Uzumaki, but it seems like I'm the only one from the Uzumaki clan in Konoha, and your hair is yellow... You wouldn't happen to be my son, would you?"

Seeing the concern in her mother's eyes:

Naruto opened his mouth for a moment, but didn't know what to say.

Kushina Uzumaki seemed to understand something and smiled, "If I had a son like you, I would be very happy."

Naruto Uzumaki shuddered violently: "Mom... Bang!"

With a loud bang, the tree trembled a few times:

Kushina Uzumaki wiped away her tears and silently stopped walking.

Minato Namikaze quickly went to help the clueless Naruto: "Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?"

"No...it's nothing. It just hurts a little."

Seeing Naruto Uzumaki with tears in his eyes:

Minato Namikaze was at a loss for how to appease him.

Seeing these scattered family members moved each other:

Lin Fan stopped on a tree branch: "Seriously, weren't we going to ride... to rescue Lin? Why are we suddenly getting all sentimental?"

Lin Xiaobai: "Perhaps this is what family feels like. Lin Fan, if you died, I would be very sad too."

Lin Fan: "I won't die. Neither will you."

Orochimaru: "?"

This kid has quite a few secrets.

Yamato on the other side: "...I can already sense that someone is waiting for us up ahead."

Upon hearing Yamato's words:

Lin Fan: "Orochimaru, go and take out those Hidden Mist ninja."

Orochimaru: "...Why aren't you going?"

Lin Fan: "? I'm the Hokage's secretary! You have to listen to me!"

Kushina Uzumaki: "? What's a Hokage's secretary? I've never heard of such a position before?"

If Minato or I become Hokage in the future, could we have him or myself be his secretary? It sounds so fun!

Not far away.

The sensory ninja opened his eyes: "Lord Juzo, there are eight of them in total. Several of them possess extremely large amounts of chakra... Lord Juzo, we are probably no match for them! At least several of those who came this time possess chakra surpassing the level of Jonin!!"

Hearing that it surpasses the Jonin level:

For some reason, Pipa Juzo suddenly remembered a green figure:

Impossible, impossible. That person is said to be a genin, and a taijutsu practitioner at that. He doesn't have much chakra and relies entirely on secret techniques to become stronger. If Konoha had so many genin like that, they would probably have dominated the ninja world long ago. There would be no place for us.

Just as Pipa Juzo was thinking this:

A cool and aloof figure came into view:

The other person, dressed in a green vest reminiscent of Konoha's, carrying a backpack, stood on a tree branch, his hand resting on the trunk. His long, black hair swayed slightly in the cool breeze, and his icy eyes radiated a chilling light. The color and shape of his pupils were strikingly similar to those of a snake: "Orochi... Orochimaru!!"

Not long after defeating Might Guy, they encountered the Legendary Sannin of Konoha:

What did he, Pipa Shizo, ever do to deserve this?!

"If we had psychic abilities, we could deal with these people quickly... unfortunately."

He drew his shuriken and threw it:

The Sword Shadow Clone Technique!

One shuriken turned into countless others:

Juzo Biwa, accompanied by three Hidden Mist ninja, parried the attack.

Juzo Biwa, with several shuriken stuck in his body, gripped his half-broken guillotine and was slightly out of breath.

He was about to curse:

Turning my head, I saw:

All my teammates are dead.

The shuriken pierced the bodies of three Mist Ninjas who hadn't had time to form hand seals:

Open spaces, even tree trunks and bushes, are all shuriken:

Upon witnessing this scene:

Pipa Juzo: "?"

No, how am I supposed to knit this?!

At that moment, the sound of Orochimaru landing on the ground rang out.

Juzo Biwa stared intently at Orochimaru: "Truly worthy of being one of the Legendary Sannin of Konoha... Orochimaru defeated us in a single exchange..."

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Orochimaru interrupted Juzo Biwa: "Stop! I am Orochimaru, the Great Ninja of Snakes."

"As for being wiped out in one move... it's simply because you're too weak."

Loquat Ten Treasures: "

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Although... damn it! I'm going to kill you!!

"Hidden Mist Technique!"

The loquat tree formed a mudra and exhaled a cloud of mist that obscured vision:

As the water mist arrives:

Seeing this, Orochimaru formed hand seals: "Wind Release: Typhoon Passes!"

With a whoosh, countless droplets of water sprayed backward... Hmm? Why did this guy run away? And... aren't you underestimating me, Orochimaru!

Orochimaru might lack confidence in the battle because he doesn't have enough offensive power without summoning jutsu.

But if we're comparing speed:

He's never been afraid of anyone except Lin Fan and Minato.

Two Hidden Mist ninjas led Nohara Rin onto a sailboat that had been smuggled from the Land of Water:

The specially crafted sailboat from the Hidden Mist clan incorporates technology once used by the Vortex Clan:

Its naval effectiveness and the offensive weaponry of its various hulls are all top-notch.

In order to cover the Jinchuriki's successful return to Kirigakure:

Kirigakure also spared no expense, bringing out their latest sailboat.

A volume of the Lanwan!

With the arrival of the three, four people were missing:

The fleet's leader, a ninja, asked with dissatisfaction.

"Where's Captain Juzo? Didn't Konoha hand over their Jinchuriki voluntarily?"

Upon hearing the leader ninja's question:

The two Mist Ninja hurriedly explained the situation.

Upon hearing that Konoha had sent men to pursue them:

The team leader glared at Nohara Rin with an unfriendly expression: "Konoha ninja, answer me, why is this completely different from what you said?"

"This...I don't know either..."

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"Enough! The words of the Konoha ninja are indeed unreliable. Guards! Take her away and keep her under close surveillance."

Two Mist Ninja stepped forward: "Please."

The two Mist Ninja were fairly polite:

Under the subtle hint from the team leader ninja:

The two Mist Ninja nodded slightly:

The two then led Nohara Rin into a nearly enclosed room.

Upon seeing a strange chair: "Get on."

Urged on by the two, Nohara Rin sat down.

Seeing that Nohara Rin had already sat on the golden throne:

The two exchanged a glance and closed the door.

With a snap, Nohara Rin was bound by the iron rings that emerged from the seat, and her chakra was also suppressed.

The door closed:

One of them formed a hand seal and placed his hand on the door frame:

A faint blue light emanated from the door frame:

At the same time, bright light also appeared inside the room:

Rin Nohara looked around at the equipment:

Before I could even react, an extremely powerful suction force came from the seat: "Aaaaaaahhhhh!!"

A girl's screams came from inside the house.

Hayato Hozuki stood on the deck of the sailboat as it started to move. He had received orders from Yagura Karatachi; the Mizukage's intention was to bring the Jinchuriki back to the village unharmed.

He knew that Rin Nohara's return to Kirigakure would mean certain death.

The Mizukage's intention is most likely to extract the Three-Tails from Rin Nohara's body and then select a new Jinchuriki.

But the village has clearly already produced the Juanlan Maru:

If Nohara Rin is kept alive to power the Makiranmaru, and with the Makiranmaru's strength and the Hozuki clan's secret techniques, Kirigakure might gain even greater power and become invincible on the sea.

Why would they still extract the Tailed Beasts even knowing the power of the Makiranmaru...?

The only answer is... Yagura Karatachi plans to become a Jinchūriki himself!

night.

Everything on the sea was calm.

On the Makiran Maru:

Those belonging to Yagura Kajiki had almost no time to react before their throats were slit:

By the time the remaining few realized what was happening and tried to band together, they were already surrounded by Hozuki Shuu and his men.

Hayato Hozuki stood at the very front:

Dozens of Kirigakure ninja in sailor uniforms stood behind him: "Hozuki Hayato! Are you betraying the Mizukage?!"

"The Hozuki clan is ashamed of you!!"

Hearing these words:

Hayato Hozuki scoffed, "Betrayal? Shame? The Hozuki clan is no longer the Hozuki clan of the Second Hozuki era. The current Hozuki clan is nothing more than the Mizukage's lackeys."

"Kill them."

Upon hearing Hozuki Hayato's command:

Upon seeing the approaching Kirigakure ninja: "Hozuki Hayato!! I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

"The Hozuki clan is going to remove you from their family tree!!"

The remaining few people let out a few screams, and then the cabin returned to complete silence.

Hearing their last words:

Hozuki Hayato sneered.

"Genealogy? Once I become the next Mizukage, I refuse to believe that those people in the clan will still say I'm not a member of the Hozuki clan."

""

"Hayato-sama, the obstacles have been completely cleared. Now only Juzo's squad remains in Konoha."

Hearing about the ten loquats:

Then he thought of how he had deliberately waited for Pipa Juzo for several hours, allowing the ship to move slowly, only to find that the others hadn't caught up: "I won't wait any longer. Let's proceed to the new continent according to our original plan and establish our own power. Once we've developed, we'll return and overthrow Yagura's rule in one fell swoop."

"It's just a pity about Juzo's Executioner's Blade."

Meanwhile, the Konoha group boarded the chakra ship.

Chakra ships are similar to small speedboats in the ninja world.

This type of speedboat is quite rare:

The ninjas of the four main countries located on the mainland are skilled in land warfare.

I'm not good at naval warfare:

This is why none of the border ninjas dared to pursue Nohara Rin after she was captured:

And even with such severe internal strife in the Land of Water, the ninja villages of other countries remain completely unaware of any news:

Even knowing this, the countries still dared not easily wage war against the Land of Water.

The boat sailed very smoothly.

But Obito Uchiha was very anxious: "Kushina-nee, did you sense it?!"

In such a large area of ​​the sea:

Even if Lin Fan has a range of five kilometers:

It's also no match for Kagura's ten-kilometer extrasensory perception: "No. If you keep bothering me, I'll hit you!"

Upon hearing this, Obito wanted to say something more:

But Kakashi pressed Obito's mouth shut first:

Because Kushina really will punch people when she gets angry.

This ship was borrowed from the border troops, and we'll have to return it later.

Lin Fan was eating instant noodles while practicing his Wood Release technique (without hand seals).

Minato Namikaze paced back and forth on the deck, looking somewhat impatient.

Orochimaru stood on one side of the deck, guarding "Juzo Biwa," while simultaneously reviewing the software modification technology his future self had given him:

Under Yamato's tutelage, Naruto learns how to power the ship, while Yamato steers the ship.

Time has passed, I don't know how much:

Kushina Uzumaki's voice rang out.

"Found it."

Upon hearing Kushina Uzumaki's voice, everyone turned to look at her:

Kushina Uzumaki pointed in a direction: "Over there! There was a chakra reaction about eight kilometers away!"

"Okay! I'll inform Yamato right away!"

Just as Minato Namikaze was about to make his move, Lin Fan, who was still cultivating, used Wood Release to stop him:

Seeing Lin Fan stop him:

Minato Namikaze: "Lin Fan?"

Lin Fan: "Wrong. The direction should be this way."

Lin Fan pointed out a new direction, which deviated from the original direction by about two o'clock:

It may not be obvious at first, but it will become more and more obvious later.

"Why is it here? I clearly sensed chakra in that location! It's a trace left by the movement of the chakra ship!"

""

How large are the marks?

Upon hearing this, Kushina Uzumaki once again extended her senses:

From her perspective:

It was as if a light blue chakra covered the surface of the sea, stretching ever onward.

"The ship is less than ten meters wide."

Lin Fan: "Can a boat that's ten meters wide really seat twenty people? This is the waters between the two countries. If a war breaks out, ten meters is only enough for a few people to stand on."

After thinking for a moment, everyone agreed: "But Lin Fan." Minato Namikaze said, "How do you know that more than twenty people came from Kirigakure this time? This Kirigakure ninja withstood the genjutsu and didn't reveal anything."

Pipa Juzo nodded in shock: He didn't say anything! You can't read minds, can you?

Lin Fan: "Because I saw several corpses floating on the sea several kilometers away."

Lin Fan then expanded on his knowledge of physics and chakra that he had learned at school:

In short, based on the current wind direction and the direction of the sea current, we can determine where the body should have originally appeared: "The main reason is that the time of death and the time the body was dumped haven't been too long. Otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to determine it. But at least if we chase in this direction, we should have a chance to see the other ship's hull."

"What are we waiting for! Hurry up and chase after them!!"

"Obito, don't worry, Rin will be alright."

"How could nothing happen! Lin is so cute, what if the enemy takes a liking to her?!"

Seeing that Obito finally revealed his feelings:

Kushina Uzumaki felt both relieved and helpless:

If things had been done this way earlier, perhaps Lin wouldn't have left on her own without any consultation.

Following Lin Fan's instructions, the ship changed its course:

A short while later, the group spotted something floating on the sea about several hundred meters away.

There really is a corpse?!

Lin Fan answered their questions, "That's right, that's the corpse of a Kirigakure ninja. Although we don't know what happened, perhaps asking this Kirigakure ninja would clarify things."

Upon hearing this, Orochimaru removed the rag from Juzo Biwa's mouth to prevent him from committing suicide: "Pah!! Don't try to fool me! We Hidden Mist ninja don't kill each other! I won't say a word!!"

Lin Fan: "6"

""

Try saying that again in a few years.

On the Rolling Maru.

A ninja from the Mist, standing on the lookout tower, gripped a telescope that allowed him to observe the sea at night using chakra, and looked around.

A moment later, a dark shadow appeared in the telescope's field of vision:

Mist Ninja rubbed her eyes and checked again:

Realizing it wasn't a mistake, he immediately shouted to those below, "Report!! An unidentified vessel has appeared at the twelve o'clock position!!!"

Upon hearing the words of the Mist Ninja, the ninjas immediately sounded the alarm:

Countless sleeping ninjas were awakened and dressed in their battle uniforms:

One cannonball after another, along with chakra-related attack equipment, are being prepared:

The calm sea began to surge.

Hayato Hozuki got dressed and walked out of the cabin:

He grabbed a ninja from the Mist: "What's going on now?"

"Hayabusa... Lord Hayato! A fast ship is rapidly approaching our Makiran Maru! We'll be meeting it in less than three minutes!!"