Muye and the others took Nagato's group to the Land of Whirlpools to support the Uzumaki Clan.
The moment they "entered the village," they received a warm welcome from the Uzumaki Clan.
However...
The current leader of the Uzumaki Clan, Uzumaki Takuma, came over with a crowd to have a look. After everyone introduced themselves,
Uzumaki Takuma looked at Kushina in delighted surprise, then blurted out a tactless question. "Kushina, you're back! Did you bring Konoha's army to support us this time?"
Kushina's expression stiffened, and she couldn't help glancing at Minato and the others behind her.
Kushina said hesitantly, "No. Grand-Grandaunt said that since the Land of Whirlpools hadn't requested aid or offered anything in return, the Land of Fire and Konoha Shinobi Village couldn't intervene."
Hearing this, Uzumaki Takuma's smile slowly faded. He asked quietly, "Then... did you bring any of the Land of Fire's advanced firearms to support us?"
The idea that every citizen of the Land of Fire was a soldier was no joke.
By now, the entire shinobi world knew that the Land of Fire provided universal education, teaching all its citizens to defend themselves with the most ordinary household items. With knowledge and weapons, its civilians could rival genin or chunin.
In a world with relatively few shinobi, civilians possessing the strength of shinobi were a terrifying prospect.
It meant that the Land of Fire had hundreds of thousands, perhaps even a million, "shinobi."
If they could acquire the Land of Fire's firearms, the civilians of the Land of Whirlpools could also play a role in the war.
However, Kushina's brows knitted as she said, "No, not those either..."
Uzumaki Takuma gave a bitter laugh. "Then what did you come back for? To die with us?"
Kushina had already been suffering from depression, but