Uzumaki Xiangyue

Uzumaki Xiangyue was one of the survivors who were sent away with her parents when the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed.

However, in order to buy time for her and her mother to escape, her father perished along with the pursuing Kirigakure.

After that, the mother and daughter relied on Mind's Eye of the Kagura to keep hiding. They barely survived the Second Shinobi World War, but their red hair and Sealing Jutsu, which were accidentally exposed, attracted Takigakure's attention.

After that, the mother and daughter resumed their life on the run.

Unfortunately, misfortune never comes singly. While she was healing her mother, Kusagakure saw her and immediately took Kusagakure of her extraordinary constitution.

After that, the enemies chasing them became more numerous and stronger, and eventually, even her mother died protecting her.

Thinking of this, Kazuki sensed someone entering her sensory circle again, so she immediately got up, skillfully packed her things, and moved to another location.

She's gotten used to this kind of thing these days—no, to be precise, over the years.

It wasn't that she didn't want to resist, but that she lacked the ability. Although she possessed Mind's Eye of the Kagura and that special physique, her Ninjutsu talent was exceptionally poor.

The main reason she was able to be sent out by the Land of Whirlpools was because the two abilities she awakened made it easier for her to survive.

Unfortunately, the elders never imagined that this would become their death warrant.

Kazuki is currently heading towards the Land of Fire, even though she doesn't want to go there. However, it is her mother's dying wish.

She understood that going to Konoha was the safest option at the moment, so after hesitating for a while, she slowly began to head towards the Land of Fire.

Unfortunately, the defenses were already very tight by then, and she tried many times but failed to break through. She is still trapped at the border between the Land of Waterfalls and the Land of Grass.

Fortunately, she possesses Mind's Eye of the Kagura, allowing her to sense enemies in advance; it's just unknown how long she can hold out.

In fact, influenced by her mother, she didn't really like Konoha. If she had a real choice, she wouldn't have gone to Konoha.

Because, according to her mother, Konoha was unreliable; otherwise, the Land of Whirlpools wouldn't have perished.

Her mother didn't tell her the specifics, but that doesn't affect Konoha's image in her mind; otherwise, she wouldn't have hesitated until now.

After traveling for a while, Kazuki sensed that they were out of range, so she sat down to rest and recover her strength.

A while later, she continued on her way, but not towards the Land of Fire. Instead, she chose a random direction because that area was blocked off, and she didn't know where to go next.

To be honest, there were several times when she wanted to give up on running away and just give in to them, but each time she would think of the sacrifices her parents made to help her escape.

Therefore, no matter how tired she was, she had to persevere.

After a while, she stopped running around and looked at the map, studying where she should go next. The road to the Land of Fire was blocked, but that didn't mean she could just run around randomly. She still needed to plan her route a little.

"Bang!"

After looking at it for a while, she slapped the map on the stone in frustration.

She doesn't have many options now; the only way is through the Land of Earth, or she'll have to risk traveling from the Land of Grass or the Land of Waterfalls to Konoha.

However, neither option is a good choice. The former involves taking a longer route, greatly increasing the risks along the way, while the latter is too risky.

That's why she angrily slapped the map.

Just then, a voice sounded behind her, "Judging from your appearance, you seem to want to go to Konoha, right? How about coming with us?"

The one speaking was Shiro, who was wearing Invisible Cloak. After dealing with those few Takigakure Ninja, he lost interest and searched alone, avoiding everyone along the way. After two days, he finally found her.

"Who?" Upon hearing this, Kazuki showed no joy, but instead turned around with a look of terror on her face, taking out the kunai left by her mother and pointing it at Shiro.

However, Shiro could tell from her trembling hands that she was very flustered, so Shiro took two steps back slightly.

"Alright, you can put down the kunai now. I'm Konoha ninja, and I mean you no harm."

"..." Kazuki didn't speak, but continued to point the kunai at Shiro.

"Ah, this is really troublesome. Let me think about how I can prove my identity." Shiro was also quite helpless about Kazuki's lack of tact, so he lowered his head to think for a while, and then raised his head.

"By the way, I know a Sealing Jutsu from your Uzumaki Clan. It's very basic, but our leader said it's unique to your clan and has never been passed on to anyone else."

"Yes, not anymore."

Unfortunately, she still didn't trust Shiro. The Sealing Jutsu had already been revealed, and such things had little credibility. Therefore, her kunai was still pointed at Shiro.

"Tsk, this is really troublesome. I don't know how to prove this. Well, this is the only way. Sorry for the inconvenience." With that, Shiro appeared in front of Kazuki in an instant.

Before she could react, he snatched the kunai from her and pressed it against her neck!

"Now you should believe me, right? If I wanted to arrest you, I would have done it already. Why would I be telling you all this?" With that, Shiro handed the kunai to the still surprised Kazuki.

Who are you?

"Ha, you're finally speaking. I thought you couldn't talk. I've already said I'm from Konoha, my name is Emiya Shiro, but you don't know me."

"Look, this is my Forehead Protector. I put it away to avoid revealing my identity."

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Looking at the silent Kazuki, Shiro shook his head helplessly and said, "I know it's hard to get you to believe, but you have no choice now. Follow us, and you'll know the answer."

"You're a member of the leader's clan, and I don't want to be too harsh on you, but I hope you'll cooperate with us. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind letting you sleep with me."

"I understand, I will cooperate."

"Okay, that's good. Xiaohua, her safety is in your hands now."

"Yes, Lord Shiro." Immediately afterward, a flower snake crawled out from Shiro's Invisible Cloak.

"This is."

"Oh, Xiaohua, this is my summoning beast. He knows some Ninjutsu. He'll be responsible for your safety when there are enemies. By the way, what's your name?" Shiro said, after giving Xiaohua his instructions, while looking around at the surrounding area.

"A summoning beast?" Kazuki glanced at Xiaohua first, then replied, "Uzumaki Xiangyue, just call me Kazuki."

"You accepted it pretty quickly." Shiro looked at her in surprise.

Do I have other options?

"Hmm~ There shouldn't be any more, but don't worry, there's still one of your clansmen in our village, he's quite high-ranking, you should have heard of him, so don't worry about life after you go to Konoha."

"On the contrary, other villages will only use and exploit you, after all, your ability is very useful." Shiro said meaningfully.

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