"And after the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed, Konoha obtained a large number of sealing jutsu training scrolls, such as the Four Symbols Seal, Eight Trigrams Seal, Reaper Death Seal, Adamantine Sealing Chains, and so on..."
"But the attacking Kirigakure and Kumogakure only obtained some low-level sealing jutsu, because the last survivors of the Land of Whirlpools brought its advanced sealing jutsu to Konoha."
"You were probably lucky enough to be among the first sent away, because everyone who came after was intercepted and killed by Kirigakure."
After finishing, Didaze looked at Nanako Uzumaki, who stood frozen behind him, and shook his head helplessly.
"I don't care what their thinking was. The outcome I know is that Sunagakure and Iwagakure didn't act, Kirigakure and Kumogakure did, and Konoha, as the Land of Whirlpools' superior, did nothing!"
"I will take revenge on those three villages..."
Nanako Uzumaki raised her lowered head, her eyes filled with rage suppressed to its very limit.
The rage in Nanako Uzumaki's eyes secretly startled Didaze as well.
If she had a Sharingan, she could probably awaken the Mangekyō straight away.
"You don't have the ability to take revenge yet, but I believe you will. Come with me to Iwagakure now. Once you have enough strength, you can take your revenge."
Didaze did not object. Revenge was a decent option too. With that as her goal, Nanako Uzumaki would certainly work twice as hard at training.
"I understand!"
Nanako Uzumaki took a deep breath and put a smile back on her face.
But Didaze could tell that this was not how Nanako Uzumaki truly felt.
"You don't need to pretend like that in front of me. Whether it's anger or sorrow, there's no need to suppress your emotions. I'm your master. My responsibility is to protect you."
Didaze said this without turning around, then heard sobs coming from behind him.
Although Nanako Uzumaki had long known that the Land of Whirlpools had been destroyed, she did not know how many survivors remained.
Now, Didaze had explicitly told Nanako Uzumaki that even if there were survivors, they were very few, shattering her dream completely.
Iwagakure
With Didaze flying at high speed, it took only thirty minutes to reach Iwagakure in the Land of Earth.
Didaze piloted the clay Giant Bird straight to Ōnoki's window, then crashed it through the glass and entered the Tsuchikage's office.
"Why are you back? And why did you come through my window!!!"
Seeing Didaze enter through his window instead of the front door, even breaking the window, Ōnoki slammed his hand on the desk in fury and stood up!
Then Ōnoki awkwardly realized that even standing on his chair, he was still shorter than Didaze, so he could only float up again.
"Well, something urgent came up!"
Didaze chuckled, then revealed Nanako Uzumaki behind him!
"Is this... someone from the Uzumaki Clan?"
Ōnoki's eyes instantly widened, filling with delighted surprise!
He had always wanted to obtain the Uzumaki Clan's sealing jutsu, but had never had the opportunity!
But now that they had an actual member of the Uzumaki Clan, wouldn't Iwagakure...
"Dear child, what's your name?"
Ōnoki's demeanor changed instantly, becoming incredibly kindly, with even a few more wrinkles appearing on his face.
"Lord Tsu... Tsuchikage, my name is Nanako Uzumaki..."
This was Nanako Uzumaki's first time meeting someone as important as the Tsuchikage, and she was so nervous she could barely speak steadily.
"It's all right, child. You don't need to be afraid of me."
Ōnoki approached with a kindly expression and stroked Nanako Uzumaki's head. His touch also calmed her pounding heart a little.
"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage."
Nanako Uzumaki took a deep breath, then began speaking normally.
"How old are you?"
Ōnoki planned to make some small talk with Nanako Uzumaki to grow closer to her. After all, she would be staying in his village from now on.
Moreover, given Nanako Uzumaki's bloodline, she would most likely become the highest commander of the sealing department in the future.
"Lord Tsuchikage, I'm eleven this year."
Surprise was clear in Ōnoki's eyes, because he could not tell at all that Nanako Uzumaki was eleven.
Compared with other eleven-year-olds, Nanako Uzumaki was far too small.
"Nanako, were you wandering before Didaze found you?"
Ōnoki continued questioning Nanako Uzumaki in a gentle voice.
"I was in Kusagakure before. They all treated me as a medicine box..."
Nanako Uzumaki did not conceal her previous circumstances, instead telling Ōnoki the truth.
"What?"
Ōnoki was somewhat puzzled. He had not known that the Uzumaki Clan could heal injuries.
He remembered the Uzumaki Clan being renowned for sealing jutsu. Since when could they use the Mystical Palm Technique too?
"Nanako, let Lord Tsuchikage see."
Seeing Ōnoki's bewildered expression, Didaze spoke to Nanako Uzumaki.
Although this was a deeply painful sore spot for Nanako Uzumaki, there was no other choice. Ōnoki had to know the specifics.
Only then would Ōnoki attach enough importance to Nanako Uzumaki.
Although Nanako Uzumaki was a genius at present, she was only an ordinary genius. At most, in Ōnoki's mind, she could fill the gap in sealing expertise.
After hearing Didaze's words, Nanako Uzumaki rolled up her sleeves without the slightest hesitation.
"This!"
Ōnoki slammed his hand hard on the desk, his eyes filled with anger.
Nanako Uzumaki's arms were densely covered in bite marks, and he could clearly sense signs of chakra extraction on those marks.
In other words, more than half of Nanako Uzumaki's chakra had been drained away.
But even after losing more than half her chakra, Nanako Uzumaki still possessed Chunin-level chakra without having trained.
To Ōnoki, this meant far more than simply a head of the sealing department. She was a future Kage-level fighting force!
As long as she learned sealing jutsu properly, she would definitely be able to sweep through the Shinobi World later with that enormous chakra reserve!
"Did the people of Kusagakure do this?"
Ōnoki's voice was low.
"Kusagakure did it. They used Nanako Uzumaki as a medical kit, and they often bullied her too."
Didaze nodded as he spoke.
"They must be taught a lesson!"
Ōnoki was furious.
If not for those people in Kusagakure, the one arriving here would have been a genius among geniuses.
But because of those bastards in Kusagakure, Nanako Uzumaki's development had been delayed to the greatest extent possible, severely suppressing her original talent!
Ōnoki even felt like wiping out Kusagakure.
"Making trouble for Kusagakure... I don't think that'll be necessary..."
Didaze scratched his head and spoke somewhat awkwardly.