No matter what method it used, it could not thoroughly investigate Ronglin's background, as though everything had appeared out of thin air.
"Lord Slug, why have we come here?"
At the former site of Uzushio Village in the Land of Whirlpools, Ronglin stood atop the ruins of an abandoned building.
Looking at the former site of Wochao Village, he could not help but feel somewhat emotional. Who could have imagined that the once-prosperous Uzumaki Clan would be besieged and reduced to such a state?
Not only had their country and village been destroyed, but even the surviving clan members had scattered across the world, concealing their identities. Ronglin later sent people to search extensively for members of the Uzumaki Clan, but those they found had all changed their names. Very few still used the Uzumaki surname.
Of course, Naruto was an exception. Rather than taking his father's surname, he had taken his mother's, Uzumaki.
"What you are looking for is here."
Perched on Ronglin's shoulder, Lord Slug gazed at the ruins of Wochao Village and sighed.
"The Uzumaki Clan of the past no longer exists. What a pity. Even if they loved peace, they still invited disaster."
As one of the great clans passed down from the Sengoku era, the Uzumaki Clan had been very powerful. Considering how formidable every Uzumaki clansman was in later generations, one could guess that this clan had been no weaker than the Uchiha or the Senju clan.
Unfortunately, a man's only crime was possessing a treasure. Even though the Uzumaki Clan had no intention of starting wars and did not participate in such conflicts, their powerful Sealing Jutsu still made others wary.
"That is why I have never believed that loving peace could allow one's clansmen to live peacefully forever. So-called peace is built