As dusk settled, Uya finished his day's cultivation and prepared to return.
Just as Uya stood up, he suddenly revealed a strange expression and glanced around.
" Kushina... is there something you need to do today?"
Kushina comes to see Uya almost every day, but she wasn't there today.
Speaking of which, Kushina, as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, almost never left the village, and even when she was in the village, she was always secretly protected.
What puzzled Uya was that Naruto in the original story was also Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, so why was he able to leave the village so easily and even go on dangerous missions?
What if Kakashi can't protect him? Wouldn't Nine-Tails be captured right at the start?
Shaking his head, trying to ignore these strange questions, Uya turned and left, returning to the streets of Konoha.
Originally, Uya planned to go straight home, but for some reason, he couldn't help but go to Kushina's place again, only to find that she wasn't there.
"Strangeness."
At this point, Uya was genuinely surprised and decided not to go home, but instead went straight to the Hokage Building.
Then, Uya learned that Kushina was assisting the Konoha Ninja in repairing the Konoha barrier.
The entire Konoha is shrouded in a huge spherical barrier, so any intruder who dares to break in will be detected immediately. The only way to enter the Hidden Konoha is to enter through the main gate. Of course, some scouts can still sneak in, which is unavoidable.
After all, a large number of people come and go from Konoha every day, so it's impossible to completely seal it off.
This spherical barrier needs to be inspected and repaired every so often. As a member of the Uzumaki Clan, Kushina Uzumaki is naturally extremely skilled at barriers and seals, so Kushina is even the main force in this task.
Mirei Uzumaki was also not home; she was assisting Kushina with her work as well.
The job seemed fine, but a bad feeling inexplicably arose in Uya's mind, and her brows gradually furrowed.
Uya never understood how the Cloud Ninja managed to capture Kushina from Konoha in the original story.
Now, it seems... that's the reason?!
Because Kushina is required to assist the Konoha Ninja in periodically inspecting and repairing the Konoha's Sensory Barrier, she will undoubtedly be going to the edge of Konoha, and may even go outside the Konoha's Sensory Barrier!
The Sensory Barrier is enormous; trying to circle around the entire Sensory Barrier that covers the whole of Konoha is no easy task.
Something's not right, let's go check it out.
Feeling a strange sense of unease, Uya decided to go to the border of Konoha to take a look.
Although Kushina had assisted the Konoha Ninja in repairing the Sensory Barrier multiple times before without any problems, who knew what would happen this time?!
Uya quickly arrived at the border of Konoha, where the sensory barrier was right in front of him, within reach.
It was almost invisible to the naked eye, but Uya's Shockwave Sensing could detect its existence. However, Uya's Shockwave Sensing only covered a few miles, which was still too small compared to the entire Konoha Village.
Unable to find Kushina directly, Uya began searching around the Sensory Barrier.
After walking for a while, Uya's expression suddenly changed.
It can't really be that much of a coincidence!
In Uya's perception, the Sensory Barrier in front of him showed some abnormalities, as if it had been torn.
As Uya continued forward, although his eyes could not yet see what was happening there, the scene was already clearly visible to Uya!
It was a battlefield!
Several Konoha ninja lay dead on the spot, and the sensory barrier, which was seemingly under repair, had been partially destroyed.
Most importantly, Kushina was nowhere to be found!
Whoosh!!
Uya immediately unleashed his full speed, arriving at the center of the arena in just a few moments. Upon seeing the situation, his expression instantly turned icy.
It really was Cloud Ninja!
The wounds on these corpses clearly indicate that they were attacked by lightning, and that they were able to reach the edge of Konoha so quickly, attack the Konoha ninja forces, and then leave just as quickly.
This speed is probably the result of the Kumogakure's Kumogakure Surprise Attack Force!
Unlike the Iwagakure Surprise Attack Force, the Kumogakure Surprise Attack Force are known for their speed, with almost every member being extremely proficient in using lightning-attribute speed boosts.
"Very well, it finally happened!"
" Konoha's reaction is really slow."
Uya took a deep breath, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes. According to Uya's senses, Konoha's Anbu Ninja and several Jonin were rushing over, but they were actually a step slower than Uya!
Uya didn't bother waiting for the Konoha ninjas. He simply flashed out of Konoha and rushed into the darkness.
After Uya left, several Anbu Ninja and several Konoha Ninja squads finally arrived at the scene.
"Oh no! Something's really happened!"
"It just so happens that the perception barrier here malfunctioned, and then the problem arose during the repair process. Damn it, I was a step too slow!"
"Judging from the wounds, they must be from the Kumogakure Surprise Attack Force. They managed to infiltrate so close to Konoha without a sound. What were their scouts doing?"
Several members of the Anbu exchanged glances and quickly pieced together a rough analysis of the situation.
The Konoha Jonin exchanged glances. Minato Namikaze Jonin, stepped forward and asked in a deep voice, "Do you know which direction the Cloud Ninja went?"
An Anbu Hand Seals and closed his eyes.
After a moment, he shook his head and said, "I can't sense it anymore."
Just then, another ninja squad came running from afar. At the head of the squad was a red-haired girl who looked a bit like Kushina; she was Mirei Uzumaki.
After rushing over, she glanced at the scene and instantly understood the situation, her expression becoming extremely serious.
"This is... the second squad of the barrier repair team. Kushina should be here. Could it be... she's been captured by the enemy?!"
The barrier repair team consists of two teams. Kushina and Mirei Uzumaki are separated into the two teams because they are both members of the Uzumaki Clan.
"It seems so."
"We didn't see her body."
Some ninjas glanced around the area.
The fact that Kushina was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was top secret, and almost none of the ninjas present knew about it. But how could the Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi, not know it!
At this time, news of Kushina's capture had already reached Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Hiruzen Sarutobi practically slammed his fist on the table, his face contorted with rage.
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has been captured! This is outrageous!
"Chase after him! Bring him back to me at all costs!" (To be continued.)