When the red-haired woman woke up again, she was no longer in the dilapidated wooden house, but lying on a soft bed next to a bowl of steaming broth. Her daughter Xiang Lian had put on a new set of clothes and was playing with wooden kunai toys.
The red-haired woman looked confused, sighed softly and said, "You still took me away."
Uchibo smiled and pointed to Xianglan: "This is Xianglan's wish, and the situation last night was a bit complicated. The general situation was that he killed some blind grass ninjas."
The red-haired woman remained silent, then looked at the closed room and asked: "Where are we now? Have we left the country of grass? The disappearance of Xiang Ling and I will definitely attract the attention of Kusanagi!"
Uchibo shook his head: "We are staying in Caoyin Village, and we still have tasks to perform. After the tasks are completed, we will take you away from Caoyin."
The red-haired woman wanted to say something else, but she immediately thought of the huge amount of chakra of the girl in front of her and closed her mouth.
The entire Caoyin Village may be nothing to the two of them.
At this time, Xianglan, who was playing, gave up the kunai toy in his hand, came over to feed his mother broth, and talked about the day's experience. She had not experienced any grievances.
Looking at the mother and daughter, Yu Zhibo suddenly asked: "I don't know your name yet?"
After swallowing the warm soup, the red-haired woman said calmly: "Just call me Shizuko. There is no need to add the name of Uzumaki. The Uzumaki clan has been destroyed."
"Is it the same as the Senju clan..." Uchibo said in a faint tone, then looked at Jingzi and asked: "Ms. Jingzi, can you still use Kagura's Heart Eye?"
Kagura's Heart Eye is one of the abilities of the Uzumaki clan. Its ability to perceive chakra is more powerful than that of the Byakugan. It can even tell whether the opponent is malicious through the taste of chakra.
The familiar ability was mentioned again. Uzumaki Shizuko shook his head with some confusion: "I don't have the physique to use Kagura's Eyes now, but if you are injured, you can ask me for help. I can help you with treatment before death."
Several injuries.”
"Maybe you misunderstood, we don't need medical capabilities..." Staring at Jingzi's bloodless face, Uchibo continued: "But I need to ask you for advice on the sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan."
Uchibo knew Shizuko's physique, but didn't think she would need it. In contrast, she hoped to get in touch with some sealing techniques that the Uzumaki clan was good at, which would help improve her own strength.
"I'm just an ordinary member of the clan. I don't know much about sealing techniques..."
Jingzi looked at Uchibo for a few times, and finally told him some knowledge about the sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan.
Not long after, the door to the secret room was pushed open.
Hyugazo walked into the house, took off the bamboo hat that concealed his identity, threw the snacks in his arms to Uchihara, and said slowly:
"As expected, because of the disappearance of the mother and son, the grass ninjas were in chaos. It seems that it won't take long for those commissions to return to normal prices..."
Uchibo nodded, glanced at Hinata, and the two walked out of the secret room.
Outside the secret room, without waiting for a sound, Hinata Zang said: "I went to Ghost Lantern City, but the thing is not in Ghost Lantern City. It should still be hidden inside the Grass Ninja Village."
Yin glanced at Hinata Zou with some suspicion, and wondered: "Could it be that there is none at all? With the strength of the Grass Ninja Village, how could it be possible to have such a powerful treasure? Even the Five Kages today can't deal with it."
Hinata held his chin and thought for a long time. Since Ghost Light City exists, the Box of Bliss must also exist.
The Noble Phantasm made by the Sage of Six Paths once helped the Country of Grass become the largest country, and it was also the second goal of his trip.
As for the first target, fragrant phosphorus, they have already succeeded.
………
at the same time.
The top management of Caoyin Village gathered together to discuss the unexpected events in the village in a tense atmosphere.
Wearing a horse face mask, Elder Kusagakure said: "What do you think of Uzumaki Shizuko's escape? Currently, the ninjas in the village have not found any trace of them."
Another elder said with a solemn face: "Uzumaki Shizuko does not have the ability to escape. The only explanation is the intervention of outsiders. As for whether it was the intervention of those two major countries or the Rain Hidden Village, it is not yet known."
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the senior officials of Kusakure present turned ugly.
For Kusakure Village, which has a weak country and few ninjas, the existence of Uzumaki mother and daughter is quite necessary.
Only with them can we lower the remuneration, attract more people to come to Kusanagi for entrustment, obtain the funds necessary for the growth of ninjas, and restore Kusakaku's past glory.
Although there is still a fundamental gap between them and those big countries, grass ninjas can still bully the surrounding small countries.
The topic of the Uzumaki mother and daughter's escape soon ended. The horse-faced elder Kusakuin looked at the middle-aged jounin named Wuwei and asked: "Wuwei, how long will it take for the seal of the Box of Bliss to be unlocked?"
At this time, other high-ranking grass ninjas also looked at Wuwei Jōnin.
Jounin Wuwei is a very special character of the Grass Ninja. He is not only the elite Jonin of the Grass Ninja Village, but also the city lord of the Ghost Light City in the Country of Grass. He imprisons the most vicious ninja criminals on behalf of the surrounding countries.
The Jonin Wuwei shook his head slightly: "We still need a huge amount of chakra. With our current speed, it will take at least several decades to unlock the Box of Bliss."
"Does it still take that long? If I had known, I would have put the mother and daughter directly into the Box of Bliss."
After hearing Wuwei's answer, the senior management of Caoyin looked a little disappointed.
The Box of Bliss is a treasure of Kusakure Village. Once the seal is unlocked, wishes can come true. With the power of the Box of Bliss, the Kingdom of Grass destroyed several countries during the Warring States Period and established the vast Kingdom of Grass.
And the reason why they handed the Box of Bliss to Wuwei is also very simple.
The Ghost Light City lineage has a powerful ninjutsu that can restrict the use of chakra by ninjas, making it the best place for prisoners in various countries in the ninja world.
With this advantage, the Jonin Wuwei can drain the prisoner's chakra and then remove the seal of the Box of Bliss.
After pondering for a while, the Jonin Wuwei said: "If you want to quickly lift the seal, I'm afraid it's better to target the Jinchuuriki."
"Jinchūriki..." When this was mentioned, all the senior officials of Kusugakure fell into silence.
Almost all of the existing jinchūriki in the ninja world exist in the five major nations. The strength of the five major nations is not something that little Kusagakure can resist. The only remaining ninja who has a jinchūriki, Takigakure Murura, is by no means inferior to Kusakure.
At this moment, the horse-faced elder said: "According to the news from Konoha, an organization called 'Akatsuki' in the ninja world is hunting tailed beasts. Maybe we can ask them for help..."
Another elder shook his head: "Finding the Akatsuki organization means directly becoming the enemy of Sunagakure Konoha. We cannot bear their anger."
The horse-faced elder smiled softly and said: "After unlocking the seal of the Box of Bliss, do we still need to fear Konoha and Sunagakure? Just dealing with Akatsuki and the others are so troubled that they even held a Five Shadow Conference for this purpose."
The other elder nodded, and immediately showed concern: "Will this move attract wolves into the house? Even if the seal of the Box of Bliss is finally lifted, we will still become their puppets."
"No one understands the power of the Box of Bliss better than us Kusanagi, not to mention that diplomacy is what we Kusanagi are best at, have you forgotten?"
At this point, the horse-faced elder's eyes flashed with meaning.
After some dialogue, no one among the elders present was opposed to the plan of contacting 'Akatsuki'. They were originally the revivalists of Kusakure.
As for the leader of the Grass Ninja Village who maintained the status quo, he was directly excluded from the meeting.
This is also the consistent strategy and practice of Kusanagi Village, which is always divided into two factions to place bets on both sides. Even if they fail, they have the capital to try again.
As the Lord of Ghost Lantern City, Jonin did nothing and simply ignored the conversations between others.
Right now, he is only thinking about one thing, whether to fuse his son with the Box of Bliss. Although his son Wu Guan has a strong talent, his character is not suitable for becoming the next city lord.
At this moment, Wuwei suddenly moved his gaze to the ceiling, and he felt a slight movement above the conference room.
His body flashed and Wuwei disappeared from the spot.
The next moment, Wuwei appeared above the conference room, scanning the roof attentively, and found a trembling lizard in the corner of the roof.
"Fire Escape, Ghost Lantern Technique!"
The pumpkin-head-like fireball flew towards the little lizard. After being enveloped, the little lizard turned into a charred corpse. He picked up the little lizard's corpse. After looking at it for a few times, Wuwei crushed it into powder.
After returning to the conference room, Wuwei gathered the gazes of the elders.
"What happened to Wuwei? Are there ninjas peeping outside?"
"No, it's just a small lizard passing by the roof. There is no trace of chakra."
"That's good, that's good..." The elders expressed their relief. Although Wuwei was young, he was one of the strongest among the senior officials, and his position was only lower than that of the leader of Caoyin Village.
"However, the contact with the Xiao organization will be accelerated." The horse-faced elder said with slightly narrowed eyes.
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Early morning a few days later.
Hinata, who got up early, opened the window of the hotel and took a deep breath of fresh air.
As a country named after "grass", the geographical conditions of the Country of Grass are not bad. The territory is covered with large areas of plains and forests. This also makes the Country of Grass incapable of resisting foreign enemies.
When it is strong, it can become the strongest country in the ninja world, but when it is weak, it can only be divided up.
If the Kingdom of Earth and the Kingdom of Fire hadn't needed such a buffer zone to reduce the pressure on national defense, the Kingdom of Grass would have ceased to exist.
Slowly exhaling, Hinata looked towards the interior of Kusakunin Village, the building symbolizing power.
Speaking of which, he and Yin have been staying in the Country of Grass for a week, but they still haven't found the whereabouts of the Box of Bliss.
However, when passing by the building, I overheard a secret meeting of Kusagakure's top brass.
During the meeting, the senior officials of Kusakaku wanted to abandon the once friendly Konoha and chose to contact the Akatsuki organization in an attempt to remove the seal of the Box of Bliss.
From Hinata Zang's point of view, the senior management of Kusagakure had very good ideas.
Let’s not talk about whether those vicious traitors within the Akatsuki organization will backfire on the weak Kusakure Village. Even if Kusakure Village removes the seal of the Box of Bliss, it will only be a big trouble for the five major countries.
During the Warring States Period, Kusakure Village might have been able to use the monsters from the Bliss Box to clear out the surrounding countries that were resisting. Those samurai, shrine maidens and priests would not be able to resist at all.
But now times have changed, and it is now the era of Ninja Village.
Judging from the overall trend, the strength of ninjas has spiraled upward with the development of the times. With a few exceptions, the old ninjas are far inferior to the new ninjas.
The monsters in the Box of Bliss are only at the shadow level at most, and even the Six Noble Phantasms cannot withstand the siege of several shadows.
What's more, the Sage of Six Paths left behind more than just one ninja tool.
Hyugazo is looking forward to fighting the Box of Bliss with other treasures. He doesn't know whether the Box of Bliss is better than the Seven-Star Sword and the Banana Fan of the Golden Horn and Silver Horn brothers.
Putting back his divergent thoughts, Hyugazo closed the window, looked at Jingzi in the room and asked: "Have any strangers appeared in Kusanagi Village?"
Jingzi opened her eyes again and said: "A stranger appeared at the entrance of the village. The chakra is huge and very eerie."
After a week of recuperation, Shizuko's body has recovered a lot, and she can already use the Uzumaki clan's abilities to a certain extent. Although the Uzumaki clan's perception is blurry, it is farther away than the Byakugan and is harder to detect.
Although Hyugazo has similar abilities, his distance is not as good as Shizuko's.
However, the gloomy chakra should undoubtedly be Orochimaru, but I didn't expect that 'Akatsuki' would actually send Orochimaru here.
But I feel relieved when I think about it. Facing those weird things, we still have to rely on Orochimaru to take action.
After pondering for a while, Hinata Zou and Yin looked at each other and said to Jingzi: "Kusagakure Village may become very dangerous in the next few days, and you need to move to a resettlement location."
A few hours later, the two people who resettled Jingzi and Xianglan returned to Caoyin Village.
Outside Kusakure Village, they once again saw Orochimaru dressed in a red cloud suit. Unlike before, Orochimaru was no longer a scorpion, but an unknown boy.
After observing the boy for a long time, Hinata Zou recognized the appearance of this person from his outline. This person was none other than Kimimaro.
Kimimaro is the orphan of a clan. The Kaguya clan was once an ally of Hinata during the Warring States Period.
Relying on the Kaguya clan's corpse veins and Hinata's Byakugan blood successor, the Hyuga clan once had the courage to challenge the Senju and Uchiha clans of the Warring States Period.
The bravery of the Kaguya clan even surpasses that of Uchiha, who is full of martial virtue.
Every tribesman who has awakened the Corpse Vein is a born warrior.
It's just that the Uchiha clan only became pure in spirit after opening their eyes, while the Kaguya clan will suffer from blood stain disease, which is a disease in which the stronger you are, the faster you die.
However, in Hinata Zou's view, the blood stain disease of the Kaguya clan is purely caused by the body's inability to keep up with the blood stains.
After awakening the corpse veins, the bloodstains of the Kaguya tribe will gradually approach Otsutsuki Kaguya, but they do not have as strong a physique as Otsutsuki.
Although Uchihara didn't understand this, she also sensed the threat from Kimimaro's young body.
This chapter has been completed!