Weren't All Members of the Uzumaki Clan Redheads?

Boom--

As Hagoromo and the others stepped inside, the stone door behind them slammed shut, completely isolating them from everything.

Inside the staircase, however, it was not as dark as one might imagine; the stone walls on both sides were inlaid with stones that emitted a white light.

The air smelled damp and musty.

Kenzaburo led the way, quickly leading Hagoromo and the others up the long staircase.

After passing through another stone gate, the passageway quickly opened up.

Hagoromo stepped slowly in, looking up at the surrounding scenery as he perceived it.

Faint Chakra runes flowed around him, and they were even more intricate than those he had learned before.

Then came a moment of disorientation, Hagoromo looked around in disbelief.

These runes were actually interfering with his senses?

"Be careful, this is the 'Chakra Rune Corridor' that Zhengyan personally set up back then. Any use of Chakra will be countered by him."

"Hiss!"

No sooner had Kenzaburo finished speaking than Sasuke covered his eyes and cried out in pain.

"What's wrong, Sasuke?" Naruto asked anxiously from the side, just as he was about to make a move.

Sasuke raised his hand to stop Naruto, quickly saying, "Don't move! These runes are interfering with my Sharingan."

Hearing this, Hagoromo frowned, turned her gaze to Hinata, and asked in confusion.

Hinata, are you alright?

Hinata, with her Byakugan activated, shook her head seriously and said, "No, not only do I not feel what Sasuke described, on the contrary..."

"I can see these runes forming chains as they flow, and you, teacher, have the most of them."

"However, these are just restrictions; they are not intended to harm us."

"Sasuke-kun, you should get better if you just close your Sharingan."

As she spoke, Hinata offered Sasuke a suggestion.

Sasuke quieted down slightly and then immediately deactivated his Sharingan.

Sure enough, that feeling receded like the tide, and Sasuke straightened up and let out a slight breath.

"This is to prevent the Uchiha Clan from memorizing these Sharingan using the Sharingan."

Kenzaburo then spoke up to explain, before turning to look at Hagoromo with a strange expression.

"Lord Sawada, have you noticed anything unusual?"

"Abnormal?" Hagoromo raised his hand. The momentary daze was only for a moment, and now the runes in the entire corridor were nothing to him.

That kind of interference is as thin as paper; it can be torn with the slightest touch.

"If you're referring to the counters to these runes, then there's nothing to worry about."

These words not only caused Kenzaburo to show surprise.

Hinata, observing with her Byakugan activated, unconsciously swallowed, after all...

In her view, the chains binding her teacher almost completely covered him.

"They really underestimate the heroes of the world..."

Kenzaburo couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. Zhengyan had made that promise so confidently back then.

Even Tobirama Senju would likely trip and fall in this corridor.

"Alright, Lord Sawada, stop trying. These measures are to prevent intruders."

Kenzaburo quickly raised his hand to stop Hagoromo from continuing, and explained.

If Hagoromo continues like this, I wonder if this corridor will still be able to function.

Nowadays, no one in the entire Shinobi World can draw such intricate runes again.

Hagoromo nodded, immediately ceasing her perception, since her goal had already been achieved.

He memorized all the runes in the corridor and would try to replicate them later.

Kenzaburo then turned his gaze to the carefree Naruto, looking puzzled, and asked, "I understand that the Byakugan isn't restricted, but why are you alright, Naruto?"

Huh?

Naruto was taken aback when Kenzaburo asked him that question.

"I don't know, I just feel like I can channel my Chakra more easily when I'm standing here."

Upon hearing this, Kenzaburo looked at Naruto in surprise. "You..."

"He's also from the Uzumaki Clan," Hagoromo said directly. Since the truth had already been revealed, there was no harm in saying so.

"What?!"

Kenzaburo was incredulous, and after a while, he pointed to Naruto's blond hair.

"Lord Sawada, please stop teasing me. Aren't all Uzumaki Clan red-haired?"

Naruto was a little annoyed. What was wrong with his golden hair? His father had the same.

He looks so handsome!

"Perhaps some people's bloodline suppresses the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan."

Hagoromo looked at Naruto, then chuckled and spoke.

Minato Namikaze ~

That didn't just affect Naruto's generation; even Naruto's son had blond hair.

Kenzaburo opened his mouth, but couldn't find a reason to refute it for a long time. He just looked at Naruto with a little more relief.

After all, they are probably descendants of Zhengyan's lineage, right?

"Let's go, let's move on to the next part." After saying Hagoromo lifted her foot and walked forward.

The sensation she had just experienced immediately told Hagoromo where the exit was.

The group passed through the corridor and arrived at a huge stone chamber, where there was nothing around them.

However, the light there was even brighter than that in the corridor.

"Lord Sawada, please bring out that crest." Kenzaburo said to Hagoromo after looking around.

Hagoromo nodded, opened the stone door, and then withdrew herself.

The material of the emblem was also unfamiliar to him, so he naturally wanted to take it back and study it carefully.

I never expected that this emblem would also be a pass to the inner gate.

As Hagoromo took out the emblem from her pocket, the entire stone chamber burst into a dazzling light, followed by a ripple.

"Alright."

Kenzaburo nodded and went inside alone.

Hagoromo lifted her foot to follow, looked around, and asked, "What is this level?"

"A mirroring technique, also Zhengyan's work; anyone who enters this stone chamber without an insignia will be directly projected."

A mirror image identical to yours will appear inside this stone chamber.

Kenzaburo stroked his beard, knowing that he had watched Zhengyan personally orchestrate this operation step by step back then.

Her own old man was notoriously cunning and ruthless.

"Huh?! An exact mirror image? How amazing!" Naruto exclaimed, his mouth agape.

"Amazing? That's not entirely wrong, but if you actually encounter it..."

Kenzaburo chuckled and explained to Naruto, "Imagine someone who looks exactly like you appearing in front of you."

"But he is far more perfect than you are now, with almost no flaws."

Do you still find it amazing?

Glug--