The Cloud Ninja whom Uzumaki Kushina had slammed hard in the stomach clutched his belly and dry-heaved. Her blow had nearly made him vomit up his dinner.
Just as the Cloud Ninja recovered and was about to teach Uzumaki Kushina a lesson, his companion ahead stopped him.
"Who told you to say so much? Hurry up and drag her along."
"Tch, wasn't I just trying to make her give up hope that anyone would come save her? It'll make things go more smoothly on the way."
Uzumaki Kushina was forcibly dragged along by the Cloud Ninja.
In truth, the moment she heard what that Cloud Ninja had said, she had fallen into complete despair.
Though she knew Mito and the others would not be like that, did the village truly not value the Uzumaki Clan that much?
No... This was all because she had come alone to such a remote place so late at night. That was why no one in the village had noticed her.
But she really was about to be taken away. What was she supposed to do...?
Uzumaki Kushina no longer knew what to do. She could only let herself be dragged along like a walking corpse.
After they had walked for a while, the Cloud Ninja saw that Uzumaki Kushina had become completely obedient. He no longer dragged her by hand, instead moving behind her and holding the rope while making her walk on her own.
What he failed to notice was that Uzumaki Kushina, her hands tied behind her back, was carefully pulling out strands of her red hair and dropping them onto the road.
Uzumaki Kushina hoped that her conspicuous red hair would catch someone's attention.
But she knew full well that, since she truly was an outsider, she did not expect anyone