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Chapter 117 Grandparents
Chapter 117 Grandparents
The Land of Whirlpools, Whirlpool Village.
Minato and his group arrived at the village entrance. Kushina looked at the scene before her with a hint of nostalgia in her eyes.
She had already learned from Shuimenkou that the mission was commissioned by Wochao Village, and now she couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive about returning home.
Wow! So many red hairs!
Rope Tree looked at the Whirlpool Clan members filling the streets and exclaimed in amazement.
He then pointed to a red-haired woman not far away and said with a grin, "Kushina will probably look something like that when she grows up, right?"
"I think so? It looks really pretty!"
Mikoto looked around curiously; this was her first time visiting another ninja village.
Such missions issued by other ninja villages are not very common, even among the five great ninja villages.
"You're all ninja from Konoha, right? Are you on a mission?"
A red-haired ninja approached the group. He was wearing a ninja vest similar to those worn in Konoha and looked to be about fifteen or sixteen years old. He asked them in a friendly tone.
"Nice to meet you. My name is Minato Namikaze. I've been sent here on a mission at the request of your village." Minato stepped forward and nodded politely.
"Oh—you are the legendary Yellow Flash? You're as young as the rumors say! I felt a sense of familiarity when I saw you just now, it really is you!"
Upon hearing Minato's name, the other person's eyes lit up immediately: "Nice to meet you! My name is Hiroshi Uzumaki, and I'm a fan of yours!"
"Why?"
Minato was taken aback by this enthusiastic attitude.
"Come with me, I'll take you to see the clan chief!"
As he spoke, Xuanwu Hong led the group toward the village.
Soon, the group met the person who had commissioned the mission, the current patriarch of the Uzumaki clan.
"Nice to meet you, Lord Minato. I am Uzumaki Hikona, the current patriarch of the Uzumaki clan and the leader of Uzumaki Village."
Uzumaki Hiko was a middle-aged man with fiery red hair. When he saw Minato, he was very respectful and did not look down on Minato because of his age.
"Greetings, Your Excellency."
Minato greeted her politely, after all, the other party was Kushina's elder.
Seeing Minato's politeness, Uzumaki Hikomei smiled, and then looked at Kushina.
"It's been a long time, Kushina. It seems you're doing well in Konoha."
"Hmm—it's alright."
Kushina puffed out her cheeks. At first, she didn't know that she had been sent to Konoha as a candidate for Jinchuriki.
To be honest, after learning the truth, she felt betrayed by her people.
Although she has the awareness and sense of mission to become a Jinchūriki, being proactive and being passive are never the same thing, so even now she still thinks so.
Fortunately, she encountered the Water Gate.
So although she harbored some resentment, she did not hold a grudge.
Moreover, the village also gave her a lot of compensation, such as the fact that she possessed almost all of the sealing techniques inherited by the Uzumaki clan.
The Uzumaki clan's territory and shrine in Konoha will also be handed over to her in the future.
This treatment is practically equivalent to letting her open another branch of the family business.
"What happened back then was something the family wronged you with." Seeing Kushina's attitude, Uzumaki Hiko sighed slightly.
"Forget it, it's all in the past!"
Kushina grabbed Minato's arm: "I was young then and don't remember much, as for later—"
I will always be with Minato; nothing else matters.
Uzumaki Hiko nodded with satisfaction: "Then let's talk about this mission—recently, various countries have repeatedly harassed our Uzumaki Village, mostly by sea."
"The most frequent attackers are the Hidden Mist Village and the Hidden Cloud Village, while the Hidden Hot Spring Village, the Hidden Waterfall Village, and the Hidden Grass Village have also launched attacks against us many times."
Nawaki asked in confusion, "Aren't the Grass Ninja allies of Konoha? Why would they attack you?"
"A friend of a friend is not necessarily your friend, especially the alliance between Kusagakure and Konoha, which was more of a forced choice under the threat of the Land of Earth."
Minato explained, "As allies of Konoha, Konoha naturally cannot side with either side. Even if Konoha is willing to act as a peacemaker, Kusagakure is unwilling to compromise. If they are pushed too far, they may side with Iwagakure, which would be a real headache for Konoha."
"That's right. Although you are young, you have a very insightful perspective."
Uzumaki Hiko praised, "Speaking of which, the reason why these ninja villages are so unscrupulous is because Konoha's frontline forces are tied down. If it weren't for Lord Minato's timely meritorious service, the situation would probably be even worse."
"Because the disparity in numbers is too great, and to prevent the enemy from penetrating deeper into the enemy's territory due to the dispersed forces, the village's strength has been completely reduced. We simply cannot spare enough manpower. The reason we entrusted you with this task is that we hope to use your name to deter the villains."
"You're too kind."
Minato politely said, "Leave this task to me, after all, this is Kushina's hometown."
"hey-hey----"
Upon hearing Minato's words, Kushina couldn't help but smile.
"Haha, then I'll trouble you."
Xuanwu Yanming took out a map and discussed the patrol area with the others.
After a while, the group rowed their boat to the northern sea area of the Land of Whirlpools.
To show how much importance they placed on the water gate, Uzumaki Hiko specially selected a small steamship with very luxurious features, and also assigned Uzumaki Hiroshi to be their guide.
Hiro Uzumaki was overjoyed to learn that he would be going on a mission with Minato.
He talked incessantly about the customs and history of the Land of Whirlpools along the way, but he was very mindful of boundaries and didn't ask Minato and the others any questions, which made Minato like him more.
Of the group, Rope Tree and Hiro chatted the most happily.
Both of them were enthusiastic and straightforward, and since Nawaki didn't want to get involved in the lovey-dovey atmosphere of Minato and the other two, he quickly became good friends with Hiro.
"Is Brother Hiro a Chunin?"
"Ah! I was just promoted recently, but don't let my status as a Chunin fool you, I'm actually quite strong!"
Speaking of strength, Hong couldn't help but feel a little proud, but thinking of Minato's existence, he quickly added, "Of course, that's only relative to ordinary people. After all, it's well known that our Uzumaki clan has a large amount of chakra. As long as you master chakra control, you won't be too weak."
"My chakra reserves are considered quite high within the Uzumaki clan, but I'm not very good at chakra control, which delayed my advancement to Chunin."
"I see—"
Nawaki said with some envy, "Speaking of which, I have the bloodlines of both the Uzumaki and Senju clans, but my chakra reserves are quite average."
Hiroshi Uzumaki exclaimed in surprise, "Oh? You wouldn't happen to be a descendant of Lady Mito, would you?"
"Yes, my grandmother was Mito Uzumaki, and my grandfather was Hashirama Senju."
Nawaki nodded emphatically, then said with a hint of disappointment, "But my chakra reserves are far greater than Minato's, and even Kushina's are more than mine."
"Um----"
Hiroshi Uzumaki's expression was somewhat indescribable.
In his perception, although Nawaki's chakra was not as good as his own Uzumaki clan's, it was still at least an eight out of ten by the standard. Even a normal Jonin might not be stronger than him. Considering Nawaki's age, it was an extraordinary talent.
But do you really have to compare yourself to those two monsters?
One is a Wood Release bloodline limit holder, and the other is a Uzumaki genius.
Look at their appearance, don't they look like your grandparents?
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