The Barrier

The matter of the Yuho City in the Land of Tea, which Naraku originally quite worried about, was not mentioned at all by the Third Hokage and Danzo.

Naraku a slight sigh of relief. As the leader of the Uchiha Clan, they certainly wouldn't dare to easily resort to violence against Naraku.

However, when it comes to blaming and arguing, it's also quite annoying for Naraku.

Naraku was prepared to Naraku everything if the higher-ups interfered in the affairs of the Land of Tea's Yuho City.

Let them investigate themselves, or let the Daimyo the Land of Tea and the Land of Fire negotiate.

As for the question of whether Uchiha clan members live or work in other countries or regions, Naraku always denies it whenever the Konoha High Command inquires.

As for private matters, we'll naturally do what we normally would.

Night

Senju Clan Compound

"Naraku- kun, you've always been elusive, how come you have time to come to my residence?"

Uzumaki Nao brew tea, looking at Naraku with some confusion. The two had exchanged quite a few letters, but Naraku himself hadn't visited Uzumaki for a while.

The Uzumaki Clan has been living in Konoha for nearly ten years and is developing well. Uzumaki Nao's wife and children disappeared when the country was destroyed.

Now, Uzumaki Nao has remarried and has a son and a daughter, contributing to the prosperity of the Uzumaki family.

Uzumaki almost always stayed at home in Konoha and rarely went out. He only ran a ninja tool and talisman shop in the shops facing the street on the south side of the Senju Clan Compound.

The Uzumaki Clan is skilled in Fuinjutsu. Their Jonin (Uzumaki Clan) make Sealing Tag and barrier talismans, which they sell in ninja tool shops. Explosive Tag 2,000 ryo each, while their Sealing Tag and barrier talismans cost 10,000 ryo each.

Naraku estimated that the manufacturing process was not much different from the Explosive Tag that the Uchiha was good at making.

With this skill, the Uzumaki clan squeezed out other shops in Konoha that made talismans, leading to significant economic growth for the Uzumaki Clan.

"Nao-kun, to my shame, the Uchiha Clan several secret bases outside Konoha as a fallback plan."

Although Konoha is powerful, the Uchiha is a thousand-year-old clan, and we dare not put all our eggs in one basket.

A few days ago, the Third Hokage adjusted the Barrier Team, upgrading Konoha's sensory barrier.

Now I don't even know where the weak point of the barrier is, sigh.

Naraku sighed, glancing at Nao Uzumaki Nao. Naraku's words contained a lot of information, and he wanted to see if Uzumaki Nao was interested.

In Naraku's memory, Uzumaki Nao seemed to harbor some resentment about how the Hidden Konoha's Anbu Training Class had nearly wiped out the young members of the Uzumaki clan.

However, given his current comfortable circumstances, Naraku is not entirely clear about Uzumaki Nao's true thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Uzumaki Nao looked thoughtful. He understood the meaning behind Naraku's words, having spent many years as the clan leader and frequently interacting with other clans.

If you can't even understand this much, how can you possibly be successful in Konoha?

"A secret outpost? How big is it? Is it safe?"

Uzumaki Nao blurted out this sentence.

"There's hope!"

Naraku smiled inwardly, knowing he had fallen right into the Uzumaki.

"Whether it's safe or not is hard to say, but it has the support of the Daimyo of the Land of Tea, and its stronghold is in a very remote location, in the Yuho City on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Tea."

"Now Yuho City is recruiting and training ninjas, and has developed a ninja force of nearly a thousand. My Uchiha Clan is the lord of Yuho City, and under the decree of the Daimyo of the Land of Tea, we receive a considerable annual allowance."

"Oh..."

Uzumaki Nao looked thoughtful, thinking to himself, "Naraku is right. How can a great clan with a thousand-year history put all its eggs in one basket?"

Although Konoha is powerful, the continuation of the clan is more important.

However, Naraku it up himself must have some deeper meaning; I should ask him about it.

After hearing Naraku's words, Uzumaki pondered for a moment and then said:

"Naraku- kun, a few years ago you were worried about being the clan leader, but now it seems that the Uchiha Clan can truly shine under your leadership."

At this point, Uzumaki abruptly changed the subject:

"However, no one visits without a reason, Naraku- kun. We've been friends for many years, so please speak frankly."

"Haha, it's nothing, I just haven't visited in a while, so I came to pay my respects."

However, to be fair, there is a point to consider: the sensory defense barrier of Yuho City is rather crude. If only Jonin from the Uzumaki clan were present...

"Setting up a defensive barrier around Yuho City would undoubtedly be a great help to the Yuho City's defense and policing."

Naraku finally revealed the truth: he wanted to ask the Uzumaki family to help set up a defensive barrier around Yuho City protect it.

If we can also recruit some Uzumaki Clan who are skilled in Barrier Ninjutsu and Fuinjutsu, we can form Barrier Team in Yuho City.

Then, it would be even better if you could train some excellent Fuinjutsu and Barrier Ninjutsu ninjas from the Genin of the Yuho City.

Naraku couldn't say that directly, but if Uzumaki agreed, he could bring it up later.

Both families are ancient clans with a history spanning thousands of years, and the Uzumaki, in particular, has experienced the calamity of national subjugation, so they should have a deeper understanding of these issues.

"Yes, Naraku- kun, just say what you have to say. If you, Lord Naraku, have summoned me, Uzumaki Nao, how could I dare to disobey?"

Uzumaki Nao readily agreed, and even had the mind to joke with Naraku.

"Haha, then I'll have to trouble you. However, Konoha's barrier Ninjutsu has been changed, so it's a bit inconvenient to go out now. If there are Anbu watching, it will be very troublesome."

The Third Hokage only provided three openings. If the Anbu followed up with surveillance, even if the Third Hokage's men openly monitored him, Naraku wouldn't be able to use force. He still had to avoid their surveillance.

Uzumaki glanced at Naraku and pondered for a moment.

Leaking information about the Barrier Team is a serious crime. If it's discovered and the Third Hokage takes it seriously, he'll likely face dire consequences.

"The Military Police Force are responsible for Konoha's policing and defense, and are Konoha's last line of defense. I'm truly ashamed that they don't even know much about the barrier's situation."

Naraku sighed, picked up his teacup, and took a large gulp.

Naraku's words enlightened Uzumaki. With the Konoha Military Police Force under Uchiha Nara, it seemed perfectly normal for him to want to learn about the barrier.

Although there are only a few Uzumaki Clan in the Barrier Team, they still summon some ninjas skilled in barrier Ninjutsu to assist when large-scale barrier changes are made.

Uzumaki was one of them; the Third Hokage certainly showed a great deal of goodwill towards the Uzumaki Clan in Konoha.

However, Naraku and Uzumaki Nao had a life-or-death bond, and Uzumaki Naraku in high esteem.

"The barrier has indeed been updated, patching up many weaknesses. There are now only nine weak points, and perhaps in future improvements, there will be even fewer."

In the end, Uzumaki Nao chose to be loyal to Naraku.

"As for Yuho City, I'll have Jonin Uzumaki Tobi take a few clansmen to assist you in setting up the Barrier Team. They'll be stationed there, and you'll probably need to take good care of them Naraku- kun."

"What do you mean by taking care of me? We're allies, Naoki-kun. What's mine is yours."

"Yuho City is just a base for my retreat; hopefully, I won't need it."

"Naraku- kun, you are right! Although Konoha is powerful, the continuation of our clan is still more important."

Naoki Uzumaki vividly remembered the calamity that destroyed the Land of Uzumaki Land of Whirlpools. What could be more important than the continuation of his clan? It's always wise to have multiple burrows.

The ninja forces supported by the Daimyo of the Land of Tea, though from a small country, can be considered an official force.

With nearly a thousand ninja members, although many were wandering ninjas and civilian ninjas, they still constituted a considerable force.

Compared to the ninja forces of the Land of Whirlpools back then, Yuho City is quite impressive. It's hard to imagine that this is a force that Uchiha Nara several years.

This is a ninja village strongly supported by the Daimyo. It's not some pathetic force like wandering ninjas. If you don't join now, when will you?