The tree longed for stillness, but the wind would not cease.
They were born innocent, yet their treasures made them guilty.
Nowhere was that saying better illustrated than in the Land of Whirlpools.
Uzushio Village, in the Land of Whirlpools, was home to the Uzumaki Clan.
The vast chakra within their bodies and their powerful Sealing Jutsu had long been renowned throughout the Shinobi World.
The clan had been distant relatives of the Senju of the Forest since ancient times, and their steadfast allies.
During the Warring States Period, the two clans had formed an alliance.
It had even allowed the Senju Clan to overpower the Uchiha Clan, helping cement their position as the greatest Shinobi Clan in the Shinobi World.
Later, the Sealing Jutsu they developed had given Konoha the most perfect jinchūriki of any shinobi village.
The last time, the great Shinobi Clans had suffered devastating losses at Konoha's hands.
More precisely, at the hands of Hashirama Senju.
After a decade or so of recuperation, they had decided to make a comeback.
This time, however, they had learned their lesson. To defeat Konoha,
their first target had to be the Uzumaki Clan.
Destroying the Uzumaki Clan would be like severing one of Konoha's arms.
Smoke now blanketed Uzushio Village, and the flames of war raged everywhere.
The Five Great Shinobi Villages had simultaneously launched a long-planned assault on the Uzumaki Clan.
Yes, the Five Great Shinobi Villages.
The decade or so of peaceful development had not only allowed Konoha to grow rapidly.
Some smaller nations had also developed swiftly, such as the Land of Rain, a small country where rain fell year-round.
The Land of Rain had risen so swiftly because an extraordinary genius had emerged among them.
He was said to have the potential to become