The Kingdom of Whirlpool.

The sound of wind and sand echoed in my ears.

What is displayed in front of everyone is a dilapidated ruins.

After Chong Man and others passed by, a wall suddenly fell down, kicking up a lot of dust and making everyone choke.

"Ahem, isn't the damage here too serious?"

This is a devastated town ruins. Judging from the scale of the buildings, it is not difficult to imagine how glorious it was originally. However, with the outbreak of the war, this place became part of the dust of history.

The fate of the Uzumaki clan was also ended here.

Because of the unique sealing techniques, the tribesmen were brutally killed, and many sealing techniques were used by various countries. Even if there were tribesmen who survived, they lived with their tails between their legs for a long time, hiding their names and living a dark life like mice.

"Senior Shoumei, can you really find something here?"

Following the insect man's five-person team was an old man with long white hair. He was already over seventy years old, but he was still in good health.

This old man's name is Uzumaki Morimei, and he is the oldest and highest-status surviving member of the Uzumaki clan. However, his long, withered hair has begun to turn white due to the natural growth of age.

"Our family used to preserve many books handed down from ancient times, some of which contain legends about magic and immortals."

Mamoru Uzumaki replied.

"Isn't it history or something?"

Faced with the insect man's doubts, Elder Shou Ming said helplessly: "Things in the ancient times happened too long ago, and many things may not be true. And some of them are suspected of exaggeration, because even among the Uzumaki clan, many people

People also regard these things as myths and stories, rather than as history that actually happened.”

Obviously, even he himself doesn't really believe in legends about immortals.

There are traces of fairy magic, but most things like immortals and monsters have been processed with artistic elements and spread in the form of stories in this era.

"Will these books be helpful to the leader?"

Insect Man's heart beat loudly.

Shiraishi's order to them was to search for books on history and legends handed down from ancient times. Although they didn't know what they were going to do, they were definitely planning something.

"I don't know for sure, but when it comes to immortals... the most famous one is the Six Paths Immortal who passed down the Ninja Sect. When I was a child, I read some myths about the Six Paths Immortal, and one of them was about him and the world-destroying monster.

A legendary story about fighting to save the world.”

Insect Man and the others blinked, as if they were listening to a fairy tale.

Because they have heard many stories and legends like this, but the protagonists are not the Immortals of Six Paths, but all kinds of people.

In the picture book stories that children like to read, you can find no less than a hundred similar stories of saving the world.

"But what we are looking for is not necessarily the Immortal of Six Paths, but... Immortals such as toads, snakes, and slugs."

Chong Man briefly drew the shapes of three animals with his hand.

"Three Holy Lands?"

"Yes."

"That's a bit troublesome, because the Uzumaki clan inherits the history of mankind, and the history of psychic beasts is rarely recorded. However, in the past, some members of our clan signed contracts with the three holy places. Maybe we can find something.

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Speaking of which, the name-keeping elder couldn't guarantee that he would be able to find it.

"That's the truth, then I'll leave it to you."

The five insect men followed the name-keeping elder.

The Uzumaki clan was exterminated, but many things were preserved.

For example, there are large scrolls recording sealing techniques, as well as a lot of sealing technique research materials... It is definitely impossible for everything to be lost, and the clan will definitely have backup copies of these precious documents.

"Here we are, right here."

There were broken walls on all sides, and the piled stone slabs were covered with moss and very slippery.

The five insect men used natural energy and increased their physical strength to move the piled stone slabs one by one. It took a total of half an hour. After finishing, the five people were all panting from exhaustion.

What is exposed is an ordinary stone slab with some wear and tear on the corners.

Chong Man and others couldn't see anything noteworthy. It wasn't until the name-keeping elder formed a seal and used a spell to activate it that they saw light shining on the stone slab, and many spells immediately appeared on it. They floated up, revealing a

Underground tunnel.

"This was originally the intelligence department of our clan, and the bottom is where the compiled intelligence and documents are stored."

Elder Shou Ming took the lead and walked down the stairs.

Because the power supply facilities have been damaged, it is dark below.

The insect man took out a flashlight from his pocket and shone it as he walked.

When we got downstairs, we found that it was a relatively spacious basement. The overall space was slightly tilted, but there were no cracks.

According to Elder Shou Ming, there is a shock-proof sealing barrier around it, which can also avoid perception.

In times of crisis, the Uzumaki clan can take refuge below, so a certain amount of water and food will be stored here.

The amount of books here is astonishing. Half of them are intelligence information, and they are all out of date. They only record after the First Ninja War, but the rest are all kinds of precious documents.

"There are very few books about legends... Anyway, let's take them all back first."

Not sure which book here Shiraishi needs, or whether they all need it, the five insects began to move it.

Find empty boxes, pack the books, and move them upwards.

Not far away, there is their transport team, and the work can be completed before the sun sets today.

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The country of ghosts.

Yesterday, we passed a long sea route, bypassing most of the territory of the Kingdom of Wind, and arrived here.

The cultural environment of the Kingdom of Ghosts is very different from that of the five major countries. As the ruler, the witch seems to give this country a layer of mysticism.

When Shiraishi came here, he did not go to see the miko for the time being. Instead, he stayed at the organization's headquarters and began to arrange for the personnel of the Uchiha and Hyuga clans.

Is it difficult to arrange their arrangements? As long as their existence is hidden at this stage, there won't be much of a problem.

The only problem is that because the organization has been recruiting people in recent years, and so many people have been transferred this time, the space here in the headquarters seems to be much more crowded.

While Shiraishi was thinking, Liuli walked in from outside.

"What, have the arrangements been made over there?"

"It's generally arranged, but after walking around, I found that the space here is a bit small."

Liuli said what the problem was.

"I'm thinking about this too."

Shiraishi took out a floor plan of the capital of the Kingdom of Demons. Residential areas, commercial areas, and military control areas were all clearly distinguished.

Liuli looked at the floor plan with interest. This management model was completely different from that of Konoha.

In Konoha Ninja Village, the living areas of ninjas and civilians are not separated, but live together.

In an apartment building, there are both civilians and ninjas. At some special times, it will appear disorganized, and the deployment is also troublesome, and unified planning is impossible.

When Shiraishi first established the organizational headquarters in the Kingdom of Demons, it was completely separated from the residential areas and commercial areas. It was clear at a glance and orders could be issued faster and more effectively.

To a certain extent, the organization established by Shiraishi is one of the manifestations of the military power of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Usually, he also assists officials in the capital of the Kingdom of Ghosts to manage public security issues in the city.

Belongs to a semi-official type of organizational structure.

However, Shiraishi did not expect that the miko could agree so readily.

I just know that Liuli's parents played a big role in this.

According to Liuli, when she was very young, her parents had already started doing business under a pseudonym in the Kingdom of Demons and established the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association, which represented the officialdom of the Demon Kingdom.

The Ziyuanhua Pharmaceutical Technology Company later established by Shiraishi was also under the jurisdiction of the Chamber of Commerce.

Thinking about it this way, the relationship between Liuli's parents and the shrine maiden of the Demon Country is probably more than what it seems.

This has directly interfered with the official power system of the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"Next, I plan to expand the size of the organization's headquarters. Also, it's time to give the organization a name. We can't hide underground like this all the time, and it's not a bad thing to be exposed to the water at the right time."

Blindly hiding it will make people feel that something is abnormal and make them feel fearful.

On the contrary, if you show off some of your strength, it will make people relax their guard.

Of course, some sensitive things in the organization cannot be revealed, such as the affairs of Uchiha, Hinata, and the Uzumaki clan.

"This matter requires the permission of the witch."

"I will visit her later and have many follow-up plans, which also require her support."

Liuli nodded in agreement.
To be continued...