?"It seems like there's really a war going on here..."
Not far from Kusagakure, on a high slope, Yu, Bai and Kimimaro were standing on it, looking at the endless green grass below them from above. However, on the grass below, there were countless injured ninjas lying on it.
Judging from the Forehead Protector they were wearing, they should be the same as the Grass Ninja they encountered before. They were all ninjas sent by Kusagakure to the battlefield in the North District, but they chose to retreat and return here to recuperate after suffering heavy losses in the war.
"But it's none of our business..."
"Let's get out of here, lest annoying flies come to disturb us later."
After standing on the slope and observing for a while, Yubei withdrew his gaze and turned around to leave. After all, he was just passing by, and he had no intention of intervening in the Land of Grass war.
"Wait a minute, that girl is..."
But as soon as he turned around, Yu seemed to see something out of the corner of his eye. Among the countless injured ninjas on the grass below his feet, a little girl about the same age as Sasame Fūma and Naruto Uzumaki was struggling in the crowd.
She was wearing ordinary and tattered clothes. Although her skin was fair, she looked thin. She wore a pair of ordinary black-rimmed glasses. What caught Yu's attention was her bright red hair.
"It can't be such a coincidence, Karin Uzumaki..."
He seemed to have recognized the girl's identity, and while muttering to himself, he saw a Body Flicker Technique suddenly disappearing from the place...
"No! Let me go quickly!!"
Karin, a girl with bright red hair, struggled hard in the crowd, but her tiny wrist was firmly grasped by a tall middle-aged Grass Ninja beside her, and she could not break free at all.
"We Kusagakure kindly took in you mother and daughter. Is this how you repay us?"
He grabbed the girl Karin who was struggling beside him, and the tall Grass Ninja dragged her towards the injured ninjas in front of him, with a mean expression on his face, "After all, she is not from the village, she is really unreliable..."
"But..."
Hearing the stingy words of Grass Ninja next to her, the girl Karin was about to retort, but she couldn't help but picture her mother covered in bruises and bites and dying of chakra exhaustion in her mind.
Uzumaki Clan originally lived in Land of Whirlpools's Uzushio Village, a family that specializes in Sealing Jutsu. Although the group is small, it also has a long history, has strong vitality (can delay the determination of death), and is even powerful enough to suppress Tailed Beast.
Red hair is the iconic feature of the Uzumaki Clan, but when chakra is consumed excessively, the hair will turn white, and Senju Clan of the Uzumaki Clan and Konoha is a distant blood relative, and has maintained a deep bond with Senju. The two parties have long-term friendly exchanges (Konoha Many ninjas have the Uzumaki Clan mark printed on their clothes).
However, because other ethnic groups were afraid of Sealing Jutsu of the Uzumaki Clan, they attacked in groups, and Land of Whirlpools also perished. The surviving tribesmen were scattered around the world incognito, and Karin and her mother were one of the descendants of the exiled Uzumaki Clan.
During the Ninja World war, Karin's mother unfortunately witnessed the demise of Land of Whirlpools. After giving birth to Karin, she lived in Kusagakure and was taken in by the ninjas of Kusagakure.
But in return for taking in, Karin's mother used Uzumaki Clan's unique Healing Bite ability to help treat Kusagakure's ninja, until she finally exhausted all her chakra and died covered in wounds.
"Ugh..."
When she thought of her mother's appearance before she died, Karin immediately covered her mouth and felt nauseated and retched, almost vomiting out. She was afraid that one day she would look like that.
"Stop pretending! After your mother dies, you will take over her place. This is the only way you can repay us!!"
Seeing Karin's unacceptable look, Grass Ninja next to her pushed her impatiently, "Hurry up! If you delay any longer, I will send you to the northern theater where the war broke out more intensely. There are many ninjas there waiting for your cure!!"
Northern War Zone?!
Hearing the words of Grass Ninja next to him, Karin couldn't help but open his eyes in horror. If they threw themselves into such a hell, then their fate would be the same as their mother's, with their bodies being bitten and bruised and then dying miserably, right?
Thinking of this, the poor girl Karin had no choice but to accept this cruel fact. While lamenting her miserable fate, she numbly walked in front of a seriously injured Grass Ninja.
"Hey... are you finally here..."
Seeing Karin, the only alive and unharmed girl among the Uzumaki Clan that was annihilated by the war, walking up to him, Grass Ninja, who had just fallen to the ground dying, suddenly became like a hungry wolf who saw a fat sheep, with a terrifying and greedy light in his eyes, he grabbed Karin's tender arm and bit it down with his mouth open!
Bang!!
However, at this moment, something unexpected happened. A white Finger Thread suddenly cut through the air and exploded the head of the Grass Ninja in front of Karin with a direct blow. In the explosion, blood mixed with white brains spilled all over the floor, which shocked all the ninjas present.
"This..."
Karin, who had no choice but to accept his fate, suddenly saw that the ninja in front of him who was about to bite him had his head blown off and turned into a headless corpse. He couldn't help but open his eyes and froze there.
"Is that... God...?"
Looking around in confusion, Karin saw a scene that she would never forget in her life - among the countless injured ninjas lying on the ground next to her, a young man with white hair had appeared at some point and was slowly walking towards her.
Wearing an expensive-looking black casual dress, he has an impeccable fair and handsome face, a head of white hair swaying gently in the breeze, amber eyes as clear as carved jewelry, and his body always feels like it is exuding some inexplicable brilliance.
For the girl Karin who is in hell, such a feather may really look like a god coming to save her...
"Damn it!!"
"This is our Kusagakure territory! Who are you, kid?!"
Seeing a white-haired boy appear out of thin air in front of them and kill one of their ninjas, a dozen Grass Ninjas around him immediately took out their weapons and rushed forward.
Storm Release·Chidori Senbon!!
However, facing a group of ninjas rushing towards him, Yu didn't even blink. He gently waved his loose kimono sleeves, and countless Senbons of shining light burst out in an instant. A dozen Grass Ninjas who rushed up screamed in agony, and their whole bodies were covered with countless Senbons that emitted dazzling light and fell to the ground dead.
Different from Uchiha Sasuke's Lightning Release·Chidori Senbon, Yu's Storm Release·Chidori Senbon is not only more powerful, but can also freely control the shape changes, zigzag and turn at will during the attack, and with the perception ability of Observation Haki, it can accurately hit the opponent's vital points.