The Crime of Possessing a Jade

The Land of Whirlpools, as the ancestral home of the Uzumaki Clan, was world-renowned for its formidable sealing techniques. In particular, the clan possessed a profound mastery over the control of Tailed Beasts through their seals.

Uchiha Ying Yue could not help but ponder: why would a nation possessing such powerful sealing arts suddenly be targeted by a joint offensive from the major ninja villages, ultimately meeting its destruction?

The Uzumaki Clan's sealing techniques are so potent they can even restrain Tailed Beasts. Such power should rightfully command the awe and protection of every nation, so why did they instead become the target of the major villages? Ying Yue mused. The reasons behind this national annihilation could not be simple.

Uchiha Ying Yue recalled several key historical events, particularly the decisions made by Senju Hashirama during the Five Kage Summit.

In his pursuit of peace for the Ninja World, Senju Hashirama distributed the Tailed Beasts among the major ninja villages, hoping to balance the power between nations and thereby avert war.

However, reality proved otherwise.

Senju Hashirama's intentions were good, but the execution was flawed.

Uchiha Ying Yue analyzed it privately, Hashirama's peace policy was actually built upon the foundation of his own overwhelming strength. As long as he was alive, the nations dared not act rashly, but once he died, that powerful deterrent vanished, and his peace policy naturally died with him.

The outbreak of the First Ninja World War was the result of the major powers reshuffling their positions following Senju Hashirama's death.

Uchiha Ying Yue realized that there was a fatal flaw in Hashirama's policy: he had distributed the Tailed Beasts, but had failed to provide the major villages with the necessary sealing techniques to contain them.

When Hashirama distributed the beasts, he likely acted out of trust for the Uzumaki Clan, believing that only they could master such powerful sealing arts.

Uchiha Ying Yue continued his deduction, Yet, this resulted in the Tailed Beasts becoming unstable bombs for every village except for Konoha, where Uzumaki Mito could fully control the Nine-Tails.

Tailed Beasts were immense sources of power, but if they could not be fully controlled, they would inevitably become a catastrophe.

Uchiha Ying Yue gradually realized that the major villages' wariness of the Land of Whirlpools was not merely due to the Uzumaki Clan's sealing techniques, but because those very techniques could decide the outcome of life and death on the battlefield.

The Uzumaki Clan of the Land of Whirlpools is proficient in sealing arts and may even possess methods to undo the seals on Tailed Beasts. To the other villages, this is undoubtedly a massive threat. Ying Yue's train of thought grew clearer, Once a ninja of the Uzumaki Clan releases an enemy's Tailed Beast on the battlefield, it would lead to a crushing defeat or even completely rewrite the course of the war.

Uchiha Ying Yue's thinking deepened as he began to string these clues together, forming a more complete hypothesis.

In Ying Yue's estimation, the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools was not just driven by the major villages' covetousness for the Uzumaki sealing arts, but by a desperate need to eliminate the anxiety surrounding their own control over the Tailed Beasts.

The major villages not only wanted to seize the Uzumaki sealing techniques but also to completely eradicate the source of power that threatened their control over the beasts. Uchiha Ying Yue's gaze grew heavy, From the perspective of each village, whether to seize the seals or to weaken Konoha's influence, the Land of Whirlpools had to be destroyed.

Uchiha Ying Yue realized that the fall of the Land of Whirlpools was not simply due to a lack of strength, but because it had become an intolerable threat in the eyes of the major villages.

The Uzumaki Clan's sealing techniques were too powerful, capable of threatening the major villages' control over the Tailed Beasts, and this insecurity ultimately drove them to join forces and wipe the Land of Whirlpools off the map.

This was the very definition of "the innocent man is innocent, but his treasure is his crime"—a principle the people of the Ninja World clearly failed to grasp.

The deduction in Uchiha Ying Yue's heart sent a chill through him; he understood that the fate of the Land of Whirlpools was all but sealed.

However, as a ninja of Konoha, Ying Yue could not turn a blind eye to all of this. He decided to take action, hoping to secure a glimmer of hope for the Land of Whirlpools.

Uchiha Ying Yue resolved to inform Uzumaki Mito of the intelligence gathered through the Shadow Curtain Organization and his own deductions regarding the impending crisis facing the Land of Whirlpools.

Uzumaki Mito was the wife of Senju Hashirama, the only perfect jinchuriki in Konoha who had successfully controlled the Nine-Tails, and a direct member of the Uzumaki Clan from the Land of Whirlpools.

Uchiha Ying Yue believed that conveying this crisis to Uzumaki Mito was one of the most important tasks at hand.

At this moment of life and death for the Land of Whirlpools, Uzumaki Mito was perhaps the only person capable of taking swift action and potentially influencing the situation.

Uchiha Ying Yue knew well the prestige and influence Mito held in Konoha; she could not only mobilize Konoha's forces but also directly contact the Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools to secure more aid and preparation time.

Mito-sama must learn of this as soon as possible; the future of the Land of Whirlpools may change because of her actions. Ying Yue said firmly in his heart.

Uchiha Ying Yue moved quickly, heading toward the residence of Uzumaki Mito.

Though Uzumaki Mito was over sixty years old, she still maintained an awe-inspiring demeanor and dignity. As one of the spiritual pillars of Konoha, her status in the village was unparalleled.

When Ying Yue arrived at her residence, Mito was resting in the courtyard.

Seeing Ying Yue arrive, Mito revealed a gentle smile: "Ying Yue-kun, what brings you to see me so suddenly?"

Ying Yue bowed immediately, his expression grave: "Mito-sama, I have an extremely urgent matter to report to you concerning the safety of the Land of Whirlpools."

Hearing the solemn tone in Ying Yue's voice, Mito felt a slight tightening in her chest and gestured for him to sit: "Ying Yue-kun, don't rush. Tell me slowly."

After sitting down, Ying Yue immediately relayed the intelligence and deductions he had obtained from the Shadow Curtain Organization, including the unusual movements of the Mist, Cloud, and Rock Villages, as well as his analysis of the potential annihilation crisis facing the Land of Whirlpools.

As Ying Yue spoke, Uzumaki Mito's expression gradually grew heavy.

As a direct member of the Uzumaki Clan, she understood the situation better than anyone. If the major villages truly joined forces to move against the Land of Whirlpools, it would be an irreversible catastrophe.

After hearing Ying Yue's report, Uzumaki Mito fell silent for a moment, her eyes revealing complex emotions.

Her heart was a mix of many feelings—worry for the impending crisis facing her homeland, and gratitude that Ying Yue had come to warn her in time.

"Ying Yue-kun, your warning is very timely." Mito's voice carried a hint of heaviness, "The Land of Whirlpools is my home and the foundation of the Uzumaki Clan. If it truly faces such a massive crisis, I cannot sit idly by."