You've Become So Unfamiliar I Can Hardly Keep Up

Night.

The Kusagakure patrol passed by a small house again shortly afterward.

The ground suddenly rippled strangely, Hagoromo slowly rose to the surface. After looking around and seeing that no one was there, she silently smiled.

"The Kusagakure is really well-defended!"

After saying that, Hagoromo turned around and looked at the small house behind her.

"We should probably look for this little girl; hopefully, her mental state isn't too difficult to deal with."

Inside the small house, a girl with red hair was sitting on the floor, hugging her knees.

The girl couldn't help but tremble when the Kusagakure patrol passed by.

The situation only improved after the sound faded into the distance.

There was only some dry weeds under him, and although it was spring, he was still shivering from the cold.

"Mother--"

Karin Uzumaki murmured again, for at times like this she thought of her mother.

However, the horrific scene of her mother's death became increasingly clear.

The sobbing was so faint it was barely audible; it could not be heard beyond the hut.

She dared not cry too loudly, otherwise, her 'comrades' from the village would come knocking on her door.

Um?

Suddenly, Karin seemed to hear something, and her body involuntarily trembled.

"Who?"

Her tears had soaked her glasses, making it impossible for her to see clearly now.

But as soon as he asked the question, he realized something, his body trembled, and he stretched out his right hand.

His right hand was covered with clearly visible teeth marks.

"Why--"

Having already sneaked into the cabin, Karin couldn't help but sigh when he saw Hagoromo standing before him, looking like a frightened rabbit.

Hearing this sigh Karin became even more frightened, because this—

It wasn't a sound that his usual "partners" in the village would make at all.

"Who... who are you?"

"Ignoring what might happen, "Karin asked.

At that moment, the dark clouds outside the window dispersed, Karin gradually saw the person standing in front of her.

A man?

But this man... is so handsome!

Because of the development of Yang Release Chakra, Hagoromo's hair was now completely white.

In Karin's eyes, the man before her seemed like a legendary immortal.

"Karin."

Hagoromo spoke directly.

"Um... I am."

Karin was taken aback, but then responded instinctively.

Hagoromo glanced at Karin's arm again, then at her face.

Finally, he spoke up, "So? Do you want to leave here with me?"

"Leave?"

Karin repeated the word, but in the next instant, those terrifying memories surfaced clearly.

"No, they'll kill you."

Hagoromo was taken aback; he never expected that Karin would be the first to worry about his safety.

But the next moment, Hagoromo burst out laughing.

Hearing Hagoromo's laughter, Karin's body trembled involuntarily once again.

Upon seeing this Hagoromo, Yu Yi couldn't help but want to pat her own cheeks.

Okay, okay, he knows he's already having a stress response, but he still manages to laugh.

"Karin, let's go. I'll take you away."

Hagoromo Yi spoke again, still standing in the same spot.

"Don't worry, no one can hurt you."

Although it was the first time she had met this man, his words inexplicably warmed Karin.

Only--

"No, you should leave quickly, they'll be here soon."

As one of the targets of the patrols, Karin knew exactly when the Kusagakure patrolled.

Seeing this, Hagoromo helplessly covered her forehead and thought, "Oh well."

The timing and location are wrong, so let's take it with us first.

If this drags on any longer, something really bad might happen.

"Karin, don't worry, it'll be over in a little while."

After saying that, Hagoromo moved and appeared directly next to Karin in the next moment.

A thin Black Threads shot out from her fingertip, and Karin, who had been looking terrified, instantly collapsed onto Hagoromo's shoulder.

Seeing Hagoromo, Yu Yi couldn't help but touch her nose. Why did she look like a weirdo now?

Pooh!

Shaking off the random thoughts in her mind, Hagoromo simply hoisted Karin onto her shoulder and quietly slipped underground.

The Hagoromo reappeared, now on the outskirts of Kusagakure.

At this moment, Karin on her shoulder was still fast asleep.

Hagoromo glanced back at the peaceful Kusagakure, thought for a moment, and a cold look appeared on his face.

With a wave of his hand, an aura of annihilation appeared directly in Hagoromo's hand.

Compared to the much smaller Great Eight-Tails Great Spiraling Ring that I carried in Moon Wheel Gorge, it felt incredibly light.

After confirming her target, Hagoromo headed directly towards the hut where Karin was being held.

He then ignored them and quickly headed towards the departing Konoha troops.

Boom--

A small mushroom cloud appeared directly above the Kusagakure.

The once quiet Kusagakure was suddenly filled with ninjas who surged towards their target.

However, when they were halfway there...

He was so shocked by what he saw that he trembled all over.

The entire Kusagakure was found to have been destroyed in half.

As far as the eye could see, there were only flames from the explosion and a huge basin.

--

I said--

Fugaku felt a pain between his eyebrows. He looked at Hagoromo in front of him, then unconsciously glanced at the figure lying in the carriage.

"Hagoromo, what exactly did you go about?"

The next morning, Fugaku saw Hagoromo walking briskly towards him.

He was carrying someone on his shoulder.

This almost made Fugaku think that Hagoromo had gone on some kind of mission.

"It's nothing, just finding a bloodline from the Land of Whirlpools."

Hagoromo shrugged casually.

"Oh, the bloodline of the Land of Whirlpools."

Upon hearing this, Fugaku first nodded, then looked at Hagoromo with disbelief.

"What did you say?!"

Hagoromo picked at his ear, speechless, and looked at Fugaku again, saying, "A descendant of the Uzumaki Clan."

"Real?"

Fugaku asked in disbelief, "A descendant of the Uzumaki Clan?"

Back when the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed, Konoha did send people specifically to search for it.

But there was almost no news.

Now, Hagoromo is telling him that the person she brought back is a descendant of the Uzumaki Clan?

"Don't worry, no one will suspect us."

Hagoromo expressed her helplessness.

What are you saying!

"The Uzumaki Clan are our comrades in Konoha; even our vests use their clan crest."

"If anyone dares to come looking for trouble, I'll be the first to raze them to the ground!"

Hagoromo:······

Fugaku, you're so unfamiliar that I'm a little slow to react.

Hagoromo shook his head helplessly. The descendants of the Uzumaki Clan were no ordinary people to Konoha.

Even Naruto novice, is capable of serving as Jinchūriki.

Although it's unlikely that Karin would do that, but--

It's important to know that some of the Sealing Jutsu currently existing in Konoha require a pure Uzumaki Bloodline to perform!