Starting Out With Indra's Chakra: Part 9

"Pick up the pace, we're saved." The moment Uzumaki Akira saw Liu Feng and the others, it was as though he had spotted a lifeline.

"They finally came. They didn't disappoint me."

Seeing the approaching Uzumaki Clan Members, Liu Feng finally smiled. He had originally prepared himself for the possibility that they would never make it.

"Let's go meet them." Liu Feng had the crew sail out to pick them up.

Once all the Uzumaki Clan Members had boarded, the ship immediately turned around and departed. Liu Feng glanced at the pursuers behind them, a cold sneer appearing on his face.

Fire Style: Majestic Fire Annihilation.

Liu Feng spewed forth a sea of flames, blocking the enemy's pursuit. They probably would not dare continue chasing them now.

"Uzumaki Clan Head, do you believe me now?"

Liu Feng turned to look at Uzumaki Akira.

Grief filled Uzumaki Akira's face. He set Kushina down, then bowed deeply and solemnly to Liu Feng.

"The help you have given our Uzumaki clan will never be forgotten for all eternity."

Had Liu Feng not helped them this time, the Uzumaki clan might have become history.

Although, just like in the original story, two or three Uzumaki Clan Members might have survived, in the eyes of outsiders, the Uzumaki clan of the original story had already been wiped out.

"I hope the Uzumaki Clan Head's gratitude won't be merely verbal. After all, we risked our lives to save you this time."

Uchiha Cloud said to Uzumaki Akira.

Uzumaki Akira nodded. The Uzumaki clan had never been ungrateful. This favor was greater than the heavens, and they would surely repay it one day.

"Our crisis has not yet been resolved. Only once we reach Konoha will we truly be safe."

Liu Feng glanced over the sea. No one was pursuing them anymore, but that did not mean they were safe.

The ones who had chased them earlier might have been Kirigakure ninja, or perhaps Cloud Ninja, but Liu Feng suspected that Danzo's Root Organization was involved as well.

Now that so many members of the Uzumaki clan had survived, Danzo might not act personally, but the Root Organization under his command would certainly make a move.

Near dawn, Liu Feng and the others finally set foot on the Land of Fire. Uzumaki Akira wore a silent expression.

After counting their numbers, Uzumaki Akira discovered that only sixty-three clansmen had escaped. The fate of the rest was likely unknown.

"Liu Feng, this is the most precious thing our Uzumaki clan possesses. Please accept it."

As Clan Head, Uzumaki Akira pulled himself together. Then, he took out a Sealing Scroll and handed it to Liu Feng.

The moment Liu Feng saw the Sealing Scroll, he had already guessed what it contained. When he opened it, he found that his guess had been correct.

Sure enough, it contained the Uzumaki clan's Sealing Jutsu: Five Elements Seal, Flame Sealing Method, Four Symbols Seal, Eight Trigrams Seal, Adamantine Sealing Chains, and Reaper Death Seal.

It was incredibly comprehensive. It likely contained all of the Uzumaki clan's Sealing Jutsu.

"The Uzumaki Clan Head is actually giving something this precious to me?" Liu Feng looked at Uzumaki Akira in surprise. This was the foundation upon which the Uzumaki clan survived.

"This is our Uzumaki clan's thanks to you. I regret not believing you back then, but I still thank you for saving us."

Uzumaki Akira's expression was somewhat bitter. If he had fully believed Liu Feng from the beginning, would the Uzumaki clan have suffered so terribly?

"However, I also wish to ask that you do not spread the Sealing Jutsu too widely." Uzumaki Akira made his request to Liu Feng.

"I will not. After all, spreading Sealing Jutsu around does me no good either."

As long as Liu Feng was not an idiot, he would not pass the Sealing Jutsu around.

"Young Master, there are enemies."

At that moment, Uchiha No suddenly came to Liu Feng's side. He drew a Kunai and warily stared around them.

"Enemies?" Liu Feng had not sensed anything at all.

Uzumaki Akira's expression changed beside him, then grew grave. "There really are enemies. They are not weak."

Through the Mind's Eye of the Kagura, Uzumaki Akira had sensed the presence of other Chakra. It had to belong to enemies.

"Liu Feng, help me take care of my daughter."

Uzumaki Akira handed the silent Kushina over to Liu Feng. Bringing Kushina along into battle would indeed be a burden.

"Captain, we've been discovered. Let's attack directly."

The enemies hidden in the shadows saw that the Uzumaki Clan Members had all gone on guard and knew that they had been exposed.

"Attack. The objective is to obtain the Uzumaki clan's Sealing Jutsu."

The captain at the front was dressed like an Anbu ninja, with a tanuki mask covering his face. He drew the ninja blade from his back and attacked first.

More than twenty similarly dressed ninjas then leaped out as well, hurling Shuriken and Kunai in an initial attack.

"Bastards!"

Uzumaki Akira flew into a rage, because several more of his clansmen fell under the attack.

An enraged Uzumaki Akira was truly terrifying. As Clan Head, he was quite powerful, possessing strength close to the Quasi-Kage level.

Adamantine Sealing Chains.

Chakra chains flew out from behind Uzumaki Akira. Several enemies were bound by the chains and directly crushed to death.

"Uchiha No, you should attack as well." Liu Feng said to Uchiha No, who was protecting him at his side.

"Young Master, my mission is to protect you."

Uchiha No did not make a move. His most important task was not eliminating the enemy, but ensuring Liu Feng's safety.

"Eliminating the enemy is the best protection you can give me. This is an order."

Upon hearing Liu Feng say that it was an order, Uchiha No hesitated for a moment before attacking. However, even while fighting the enemy, he kept glancing toward Liu Feng.

"Were you scared stupid?"

Liu Feng lowered his head and asked Kushina Uzumaki. By now, Liu Feng knew that she was Kushina Uzumaki, the future protagonist's mother.

However, Kushina was only around five years old at this point. There was no trace of her Little Chili Pepper personality yet; she merely looked blank and remained silent.

That was only natural. For a five-year-old girl, what she had experienced truly was like a nightmare.

"Coming after me?"

Liu Feng sharply sensed a gust of wind from behind. No, the attack was not aimed at him, but at Kushina.

Unlock Three Tomoe Sharingan. Liu Feng turned his head and met the other person's gaze. In that instant, he used Sharingan genjutsu to control him.

After controlling that ninja, Liu Feng wanted to attack the other ninjas as well, but after glancing at Kushina, he gave up on the idea.

Uzumaki Akira had entrusted Kushina to his care. He could not simply leave her unattended.

Besides, Liu Feng did not need to act at all. The battle soon ended. Apart from the leader escaping, nearly all the others died.

Those who had been captured took poison and killed themselves. The only survivor was the man Liu Feng had controlled with the Sharingan.

Uzumaki Akira's expression was awful. Though they had driven back the enemy, another nine Uzumaki Clan Members had died, and even more had been injured.

This had been an elite squad. If the surviving Uzumaki Clan Members had not all been elites themselves, and if Uchiha Cloud and Uchiha No had not helped, the outcome would truly have been uncertain.

"Who sent you?" Liu Feng asked the ninja controlled by the Sharingan.

The controlled ninja did not speak. It was not that he did not want to, but that he simply could not.

"Pry open his mouth and take a look." Liu Feng said to Uchiha No.

Uchiha No nodded, pried open the man's mouth, and pulled out his tongue.

Sure enough, there was a Curse Mark on it. It was probably the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal, a Curse Mark created by Danzo. Anyone who tried to speak of matters related to Danzo would become unable to move or speak.

"Can the Uzumaki Clan Head undo it?"

Liu Feng asked Uzumaki Akira. In the end, this Curse Mark was also a type of Sealing Jutsu.

"I can." Uzumaki Akira nodded and began undoing it.

This Curse Mark was indeed somewhat troublesome, but given Uzumaki Akira's mastery of Sealing Jutsu, he managed to break it after spending some time.

Afterward, under Liu Feng's control, the ninja revealed his identity, the mastermind behind the scenes, and the plan targeting the Uzumaki clan.

They really were members of Danzo's Root Organization. This matter had also been a joint operation between Danzo and two other Ninja Villages. As for who had initiated it, that was unknown.

"Damn it, we can't just let this go."

Uzumaki Akira's eyes were bloodshot. How could the Uzumaki clan's casualties simply be left at that?

"What does the Uzumaki Clan Head plan to do?" Liu Feng asked Uzumaki Akira.

"I'm going to demand an explanation from the Hokage."

Liu Feng smiled at that. Would demanding an explanation from Hiruzen Sarutobi be useful? Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely shield Danzo when the time came.

"Uzumaki Clan Head, this single witness cannot have any effect on Danzo. Of course, if you don't believe me, you can try."

Uzumaki Akira fell silent. He understood that this alone was unlikely to bring down Danzo, but for the sake of his dead clansmen, he had to seek out Hiruzen Sarutobi no matter what.

They were not attacked again along the way. With their increased pace, Liu Feng and the others brought the Uzumaki Clan Members to Konoha in less than a day.

"Liu Feng, I'm going to see the Hokage. I'll leave Kushina and the Uzumaki Clan Members in your care for now. Please."

Uzumaki Akira made the request of Liu Feng, then headed toward the Hokage Building with the controlled Root Organization ninja.

"Uncle Cloud, why don't you go with him?" Liu Feng said to Uchiha Cloud.

"Alright, I'll go take a look."

Uchiha Cloud also wanted to go watch the show. No matter how one looked at it, this matter was unfavorable to Danzo.

Danzo had been targeting their Uchiha clan for a long time. Now that Danzo was finally in trouble, making him shed a layer of skin this time should not be a problem, right?

"Father."

After seeing her father leave, Kushina became somewhat uneasy. The other clansmen also felt as though they had lost their pillar of support.