Uzumaki Clan Has Its Own Ideas

Being in the barrier with Danzo made Yagami uneasy.

As one of Konohagakure's villains, being close to him meant danger.

The entire Anbu's style bore Danzo's distinct personal mark.

Ruthless, disregarding the lives of his subordinates, and extremely emphasizing loyalty and the Will of Fire.

Squads and platoons continuously left the barrier, their missions unknown.

Yagami was lucky; after waiting a few days, the Black Gorilla Squad was also dispatched.

At a critical moment for monitoring Uzu Hidden Village, the Black Gorilla Squad arrived at the port where the River of Naka met the sea.

Finally, he didn't have to stay with Danzo.

When assigning tasks, the Black Gorilla Squad Commander stated that they needed to closely monitor all ships coming from the Land of Waves and the Land of Water for the next few days, especially those carrying Konoha Ninja.

The squad members dispersed and hid among the cargo piles on the docks, cautiously observing the Konoha Ninja.

A Konoha squad disembarked, their faces showing the relief and joy of returning to the Land of Fire.

Missions in other countries were far more dangerous than those within the Land of Fire; returning to the Land of Fire felt like coming home.

Such Konoha squads were normal and not targets for the Black Gorilla Squad's observation.

After three days of staking out, they finally spotted a special Konoha squad disembarking.

Two Konoha Ninja, their faces filled with panic, hurriedly jumped onto the pier.

In their haste, they bumped into several porters and ran towards Konoha.

The Black Gorilla Squad Commander moved, and Yagami and the others quickly followed.

In the woods outside the port, the two Konoha Ninja fled rapidly along the River of Naka.

Ahead, a Konoha Ninja blocked their path.

Yagami had long since removed his mask, donned a Konoha forehead protector, and disguised himself as an ordinary Konoha Ninja. His shoulder was bandaged, with faint bloodstains visible. He called out:

"Hello! I'm also a Konoha Ninja! Could you help me change my dressing? My shoulder and arm are injured, and I can't handle it myself."

An older Konoha Ninja said:

"Sorry! We have important intelligence to deliver back to the village this time!

We discovered several ships carrying a large number of Cloud Ninja and Mist Ninja at sea! They are heading towards the Land of Whirlpools!

Uzu Hidden Village is our Ally, they might be..."

"Ah!"

Several ninjas suddenly rushed out of the River of Naka, their ninja swords flashing cold light, sending out strings of water droplets that cut down two Konoha ninjas.

Yagami secretly clicked his tongue. As expected of the Anbu, they managed the dark side of Konoha. For the sake of secrecy, they even killed their own people.

The large number of Mist and Cloud ninjas mobilized could not have been done silently. Some ninjas would inevitably have seen them by chance.

The Anbu would not allow this information to be sent back to the village. They wouldn't detain those ninjas, lest they be investigated later.

After continuously eliminating three waves of Konoha ninjas who might have transmitted intelligence, the Black Gorilla Squad Commander was finally satisfied and said, "Let's go! Back to the Land of Whirlpools! We'll find Lord Danzo!"

Yagami estimated the distance from Konoha to the Land of Whirlpools. Based on the location of the Mist and Cloud ninja fleets, even if Konoha received the intelligence today, it would be too late to send reinforcements.

By the time the Senju Clan's reinforcements arrived at Uzu Hidden Village, Uzu Hidden Village would have already been destroyed.

When the Black Gorilla Squad arrived at Uzu Hidden Village, it was already the latter half of the night.

In the direction of Uzu Hidden Village, flames soared into the sky.

Just as Yagami was about to charge forward, he suddenly stopped.

Normally, the alliance between Konohagakure and Uzu Hidden Village meant that both sides had a mutual defense obligation.

Whichever ninja village encountered danger, the other village had an obligation to provide aid.

However, he couldn't deduce things based on common sense now.

"Where are you going! Stop!"

An Anbu ninja, acting on ingrained habit, accelerated towards Uzu Hidden Village but was called back by the Black Gorilla Squad Commander.

The Black Gorilla Captain led the squad in a turn, heading towards the Mountain Top Barrier where they had been ambushing earlier.

Upon entering the barrier, it was still crowded with many Anbu ninjas.

On the mountaintop, Danzo still sat on a rock, unhurried and impatient, coldly watching the direction of Uzu Hidden Village.

From this mountaintop, the entire Uzu Hidden Village was in full view.

Looking from afar, half of Uzu Hidden Village was shrouded in Water Mist, while the other half flickered with Lightning like a dense swarm of fireflies.

Fires were everywhere in the village. People were systematically setting the village ablaze from the outside in.

The Konoha ninjas who were intercepted and killed had seen the truth: a large number of Cloud and Mist ninjas had attacked Uzu Hidden Village.

Yagami pondered the situation haphazardly.

The current Konohagakure was facing the biggest crisis since the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen took office: the change of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

This is during the Second Shinobi World War. The wars in the Land of Fire, Land of Rivers, and Land of Rain are not as important as the change in the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Losing a local war would at most mean Konohagakure losing a small country's mission share, and there would be plenty of opportunities to reclaim it later.

If the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki met with an accident, the entire village could be razed to the ground.

In the original work, the Nine-Tails went berserk, causing countless casualties in Konohagakure, including the Fourth Hokage and numerous villagers.

That disaster was also the beginning of the original plot.

Uzumaki Mito was too old, frail, her physical functions declining, her Chakra Quantity weakening, and the seal becoming unstable.

To ensure stability, Konoha prepared to select another genius Uzumaki Clan member, like Uzumaki Mito, to be the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

However, the Uzumaki Clan had their own ideas.

Through two Shinobi World Wars, Konoha grew weaker and suffered heavy losses, no longer being able to suppress the ninja world like during the First Hokage's reign.

Continuing to place the village's safety in the alliance with Konohagakure was becoming increasingly dangerous.

For the safety and continuation of the Uzumaki Clan, they prepared to use their powerful Sealing Jutsu to seal a Tailed Beast.

This way, the Uzumaki Clan would have a trump card to continuously deter the Five Great Shinobi Villages.

Therefore, Uzu Hidden Village refused Danzo's request and did not send the Uzumaki Princess to Konohagakure.

The rift in their alliance began from this point.

Uzu Hidden Village dispatched a Sealing Team to take Uzumaki Kushina to seal a wild Three-Tails.

While the Three-Tails didn't have a Jinchuriki, it had always belonged to Kirigakure, just temporarily without a Jinchuriki.

It was all thanks to the idealistic First Hokage, who distributed the Tailed Beasts to the various ninja villages but not to Uzu Hidden Village.

Kirigakure, upon learning that Uzu Hidden Village intended to seal the Three-Tails, dispatched several members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen to thwart their actions.

Kirigakure was not to be trifled with. Not only did they stop Uzu Hidden Village's actions, but they also retaliated furiously against Uzu Hidden Village.

The Cloud Ninjas also interfered.

The Third Raikage was powerful. On the battlefield in the Land of Fire, Konoha was at a disadvantage, otherwise, there wouldn't be so many Cloud Ninjas here.

The number of Mist Ninjas and Cloud Ninjas here to attack the Uzumaki Clan was too large; the two villages were preparing for a major war with Konoha.

If the two villages won, they could obtain the urgently needed Sealing Jutsu from Uzu Hidden Village and control Tailed Beasts.

The Nine-Tails was one of Konoha's foundations, and the Tailed Beasts of the two villages were also their foundations.

Unfortunately, Konoha would not send any reinforcements.

Konoha only wants Uzumaki Kushina.

Konoha absolutely will not allow the strongest Uzumaki prodigy princess to become the Three-Tails Jinchuriki.

Uzumaki Kushina is Konohagakure's chosen next-generation Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. This matter cannot afford any mistakes.

For the Nine-Tails, Konoha is willing to pay any price.

There is no Senju Clan among Konoha's higher-ups. No one cares about some damn alliance anymore. No one cares about the Uzumaki Clan.

Yagami looked at Uzu Hidden Village with a telescope and saw many scenes of disaster.