Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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Mito ignored Kurama's nagging and silently looked at the information in her hand.

Until you see the final prophecy of Shirahoshi—the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools, and Konoha will only send a small team to rescue a young Uzumaki clan member to return, inherit your Nine-Tails, and become the new Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

At the same time, there was a sarcastic remark that made Mito smile:

"A weapon unique to the village, belonging to the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

"weapon."

"That's a really good word."

Hearing the hint of anger in Mito's tone, Kurama thought her chance had come and quickly spoke up:

"That's right, that's correct."

"Come and join me in destroying this damn village!"

Mito raised an eyebrow, and within her mental space, the silver-white chains surrounding the enormous rock, which was even larger than the Nine-Tailed Fox, suddenly tightened.

"Uh-huh——"

"Mito, old woman! What do you mean by this?!"

"I didn't mean anything by it, I just think you might have misunderstood something."

"Even after staying inside my body for so long, I still cannot resolve your hatred for humanity."

"My life has been like this."

"Isn't this also a failure?"

Nine-Tails didn't care about any of that. She thought to herself, "You strong people always talk about love and friendship, but you've got it all under your thumb: 'Once you're dead, I'll destroy Konoha! I'll destroy what you value most!'"

"Then give it a try, Nine-Tails."

Mito stood up, having already finished reading the scroll in her hand. The matter in the Land of Whirlpools was actually quite simple: the Three-Tails of Kirigakure needed a sealing technique, but the Land of Whirlpools refused to provide it. This led to the idea of ​​framing Konoha, preventing the Land of Whirlpools' ninjas from providing support...

Actually, it was just a wild guess by Shirahoshi. He thought that as long as the Hokage was willing to send a trustworthy team to the Land of Whirlpools again to verify whether Danzo's words were accurate, it would be enough to resolve the conflict between the two countries. But he didn't expect that he would guess everything by sheer luck.

Everything, from the general plan for Kirigakure to the later alliance with Kumogakure, is written in it. It even explains the Third Mizukage's plan to personally lead the army in a blitzkrieg...

Back at her home, Shirahoshi slowly breathed a sigh of relief. She began to relax and used her sensory abilities to confirm that no one was chasing after her or that no one had appeared out of nowhere before she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After shrinking his mask and clothes, Shirahoshi remembered that Mito had just tried to give him a sealing technique.

"It's awful, the free sealing technique is gone."

"There are too many words in the Palm Immortal Technique, and I haven't memorized them all."

"Taking a day off today means all that work was for nothing."

Bai Xing lay on the sofa, looking like a completely useless salted fish, her gaze fixed on the instant noodles on the cabinet, while her stomach rumbled softly.

"Never mind, let's grab some late-night snacks first."

#

Village streets.

Mito didn't waste any time and headed straight for the Hokage Building. The Anbu and Root reported this news to their respective leaders.

In the Hokage's office, Hiruzen Sarutobi was shocked to learn from the Anbu that the Senju clan had a Jonin. He told them not to make a fuss about it and then waited in the office for Mito to arrive.

Then, Mito arrived, tossed the scroll in her hand to Hiruzen Sarutobi, and left without looking back, leaving no explanation whatsoever, which left the Third Hokage, who had just stood up from his seat, completely bewildered.

It wasn't until they saw the intelligence scroll that they realized it contained statements such as "Danzo's intelligence was false," "He failed to obtain members of the Uzumaki clan," and "It is recommended to send out reliable ninjas again."

Hiruzen Sarutobi was so angry that his entire face became stiff.

"Good good."

"Danzo, you've taken the village's methods and applied them to the Uzumaki clan."

—This refers to coercion and enticement.

"No wonder you sounded so aggrieved, and even said you were kicked out by the ninjas of Uzushiogakure. So that's what happened..."

PS setting: The original manga and anime authors did not find any instances of Danzo having Root openly and blatantly kidnap or abduct people. Instead, they used coercion and enticement, using the slogan of cultivating talent to demand people.

Many fanfiction uses this setting for plot purposes, but upon closer examination, it doesn't really make much sense. Of course, the author has used it in previous works as well—the illogical point is that villagers generally stay within the village or their families except for missions. (For example, Shisui and Danzo arranged to meet in a secluded spot behind the village before Danzo dared to make his move.)

Then the village's spies, ninjas from various clans, villagers, and Uchiha security ninjas would all be able to see it, and the secrecy of Root's operations would no longer be upheld...

For example, when Danzo came to visit, Shino Aburame clearly refused Danzo, but Torune Aburame, because of his physical condition, was too lonely in the clan and had no other friends besides Shino, took the initiative to agree.

Danzo threatened Nonou to cut off the village's funding to the orphanage. Nonou had no choice but to agree for the sake of the children. When he asked for hostages, Kabuto volunteered to be one.

The hostages were Danzo's way of fearing that Nonou would betray him, since no one could stop her from carrying out her mission within the Hidden Earth Village. At the same time, it was also to cultivate younger and more outstanding talents. Nonou just wanted to leave Root, so he waited for her mission to end and used her life to cultivate the next successor: Root members need to be ruthless enough to kill their comrades to be considered qualified (Sai ​​arc).

PS: The original plot of this novel, "The Land of Whirlpools," has no main characters. The Land of Whirlpools developed a misunderstanding with Konoha after the incident, and because Kurenai Yuhi failed to protect Yuhi Ryuun and Shiranui Kumo, she was consumed by endless self-blame. Yuhi Yue, grieving the death of her only daughter, fell seriously ill and soon passed away. Yuhi Saori was also affected by this, becoming depressed (women who have recently given birth are easily affected by emotions), and ultimately died around the age of two when Kurenai was young.

Because of this incident, Yuhi Shinku lost several family members and was in despair. She had no choice but to temporarily abandon what she was doing, ask Hiruzen Sarutobi for leave, and stay at home to take care of her child for a long time. She decided to carry on the name of the Yuhi clan alone and would never disband it, otherwise she would not be able to forgive herself. Thus, 48 ​​years later, the Yuhi clan still existed.

The termination of all economic cooperation between the Land of Whirlpools and the Land of Fire also freed up Kirigakure and Kumogakure to pursue their goals.

With Konoha beset by internal and external troubles, and the village short-handed with many families having lost members, even if Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to send someone, all the evidence pointed to the Uzumaki ninja betraying the alliance with Konoha, and many village ninja had died in the incident. Therefore, all the clan Jonin and numbered Jonin who remained in the village refused, and in the end, no one was willing to risk going to carry out the order, causing a long delay. If the order were forced and something went wrong, according to political principles, Hiruzen Sarutobi would have to take the blame and would have to step down as Hokage prematurely.

The Land of Whirlpools, unsure how to explain, dared not send anyone to the border of the Land of Fire: after all, in their minds, a declaration of war normally required prior notice, but they never expected to be annihilated in the end.

It wasn't until Konoha learned that the Land of Whirlpools had been attacked by ninjas from both countries that all the clans and Konoha ninjas finally realized the situation and agreed to go to their aid. However, when the border ninjas assembled their forces and arrived, they found that the Land of Whirlpools had become a battlefield. They were simply not enough in number and did not know the specific situation on the ground. Going ashore would most likely just be suicide, so they could only watch the battle from a distance.

The war lasted for two days and one night. The ninjas from both countries got what they wanted and left satisfied.

Just then, Mito Uzumaki received the news and led his team to the scene immediately, but it was too late.

After the war ended, they found a hidden underground passage in the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools: it contained various masks from the Uzumaki Shrine, where they found the unconscious Kushina, and brought the items from the clan shrine back to Konoha.

(Many of the masks from the original Uzumaki Shrine were brought back to Konoha, including the Reaper Death Seal.)

Many members of the Uzumaki clan also sent their elite ninjas to take away talented children during the war, letting them drift across the sea and wander to various places (for example, Karin's mother).

Danzo.

Because the Uchiha support force in the Battle of Fire Rain was wiped out in a certain mission (Original Mikoto did not go to the front line, but was always in the guard force), Danzo filled this important position, so he was not in Konoha and could not free up his hands.

Thus ends the history of the Land of Whirlpools, a land without a main character.

#

Chapter 58 Hiruzen Sarutobi's Countermeasures

Just as Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly realized this, in the distance, in a coastal city of the Land of Lightning—the Coast of Nozomi—

The Chakra-powered ship, engraved with the character 'cloud', is currently the most advanced powered ship in the world.

It can accommodate more than fifty people. To drive the powerboat, one person is needed to steer it. In addition, chakra is used to increase the speed of the boat. There are three gears: first gear, second gear, and third gear.

Each additional gear requires an extra ninja of Chunin rank or higher to ensure effective chakra output and prevent malfunctions or damage to the power core.

At this moment, on this powered ship representing Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village), stood many Kumogakure ninjas wearing blue and white tight-fitting vests or additional custom-made brown plate armor.

Not only that, there was also a tall, hairy, naked man with exposed, muscular physique.

In addition, this man's aura was clearly different from other ninjas, and he was accompanied by several Jonin-level guards.

"Target."

“The secluded valley mountain range”.

"Yes!"xN

The Yougu Mountains are an unnamed continent located to the side of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water. Two small, ordinary nations are at war there. However, the steep terrain of this mountain range, where almost no one except ninjas goes in and out, makes it an ideal location for negotiations between the two countries.

As soon as the man finished speaking, the ninjas on the ship transformed into crew members and began to steer the powerboat toward the coast.

On the other side, Kirigakure produced a large sailing ship, and the Third Mizukage led the Shadow Guard to head towards the Valley Mountains beyond the coast.

The negotiations between the two villages will completely determine the fate of the Land of Whirlpools, but the ninjas of the Land of Whirlpools are still completely unaware of this.

#

Half a month has passed quietly.

The negotiations between the Hidden Cloud Village and the Hidden Mist Village were completed in the Hidden Valley Mountains: whoever seizes the things from the Land of Whirlpools owns them, and ninjas are not allowed to attack each other.

Furthermore, since the daimyo of the Land of Fire terminated his cooperation agreement with the Land of Whirlpools, and the other daimyo of the Land of Lightning and the Land of Water did not cooperate with the Land of Whirlpools, there was no need to consult their own daimyo.

War is imminent.

A week ago, Hiruzen Sarutobi also decided to send a new team, consisting of four Jonin from the village, on an A-rank mission to the Land of Whirlpools for in-depth exchanges.

Today, the team finally returned to the village with the intelligence and arrived at the Hokage's office, on Hiruzen Sarutobi's desk.

boom!

"Shinichi. Did Clan Chief Terunosuke really say that?"

At the table, Shinichi Hirata bowed and reported, with three Jonin from different clans standing beside him: a Jonin from the Sarutobi clan, a Jonin from the Hyuga clan's branch family, and a Jonin from the Nara clan.

"Yes!"

"What Elder Danzo did in this matter... was indeed a bit too much."

Shinichi Hirata couldn't imagine how Danzo had the audacity to ask the Uzumaki clan for ten children, attempting to have them join Root and become his henchmen.

"I understand."

"You did a great job on this mission. If it weren't for you, the village would have lost a close ally."

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep breath and looked at the other three:

"Lang Jie, Yun Ye."

"And Lu Ji, thank you so much for your help."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Shikayoshi Nara, a Jonin who served as the Hokage's assistant and was the current head of the Nara clan, but whose strength was not particularly great.

"Everyone else, go down first. Lu Ji stays."

"Yes!" x3

Once the office doors were closed and the footsteps of the group faded into the distance, Nara Shikakichi's gaze sharpened as he looked at Sarutobi Hiruzen:

"Hokage-sama."

"There must be many water ninjas hiding in the seas surrounding the Land of Whirlpools."