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Although Kushina was a ninja of the Uzumaki clan with an incredible amount of chakra, her strength was somewhat lacking. She was still a Chunin and would easily run out of steam on the surface of the sea, requiring Minato's care.

Chiaki is different; she possesses Kage-level strength, but she can't unleash it in her current state.

With the strength of a future Jonin, he only needs to help Chiaki to move quickly with her.

"I see!"

Mirai nodded vigorously, reached out and grabbed Chiaki's hand, and began to chase after Minato's footsteps.

As Qianqiu was being carried along by the future, she said with a hint of dissatisfaction, "I can run by myself!"

Future turned around and glanced at Qianqiu, then said with a smile, "Don't be stubborn. You've always been the one leading the way before, so let me lead the way this time!"

"……snort."

Qianqiu looked at the difference in leg length between the two and couldn't help but pout.

The future is indeed smaller, but it is still much larger than Chiaki, who is still in her infancy.

Chiaki's short legs take several steps to match Mirai's single stride; it's definitely faster to run with Mirai.

The four of them sped across the sea, with Kushina and Chiaki confirming the general direction, while Mirai occasionally made minor adjustments.

You should know that there are no coordinates on the sea surface. Everything looks the same. If you are even slightly off in direction, the difference will be huge.

Fortunately, the island turtle has an extremely large life force. In the future, we only need to follow the general direction that Kushina and Chiaki sense to find the largest volume of life force, and we will be able to easily find the island turtle's exact location.

After the four of them had been running for several hours, and had even taken a short break on the occasional small island they came across, a huge shadow appeared in front of them.

By this time, the sun had already set, and the golden sunlight spilled onto the sea, making the whole world glow in a golden light.

The four of them arrived in front of the huge shadow and looked up at it.

Apart from Kushina, Chiaki and the other two were simultaneously shocked.

"...This...is this the ruins of the Land of Whirlpools...?"

Minato stared blankly at the small island in front of him...

No, it cannot be called a small island; it must be called a giant island!

The island is so large that it's hard to believe it's actually a creature rather than a real island.

"No way……"

Future covered her mouth, stunned as she watched the entire island begin to shake, the vegetation and rocks shifting, and large ripples spreading across the sea.

hum-

A buzzing sound rang out, and a huge wave surged up, stirring up a massive amount of seawater. Then, from beneath the surface, a gigantic head rose up.

"...Island turtle..."

Qianqiu took a deep breath. Suddenly, she felt something churning inside her, but it was quickly suppressed.

This feeling is quite unpleasant, like when you're about to sneeze and someone forcefully pushes it back down your throat.

Logically speaking, Chiaki understood that he had just resonated with the island turtle because of his identity as a member of the Uzumaki clan, which generated an emotion.

However, this emotion was suppressed by the other side of the boundary, which judged it as something unnecessary.

This feeling is very bad.

Hopefully, this trip to the Land of Whirlpools will completely resolve this issue!

"I'm back! Island Turtle!"

Kushina stepped forward and shouted loudly at the giant head.

Om-!

The enormous head responded with a buzzing sound, stirring up another large amount of seawater.

The roar was deafening, but everyone could hear the excitement in the island tortoise's voice.

"Island Turtle, Island Turtle! I'm taking everyone to the island, can you relax a little?"

Kushina smiled with satisfaction, put her hands to her mouth, and shouted loudly at the island turtle.

This time, the island tortoise didn't speak again, but instead stretched out its huge head.

"Wow... Wow..."

Startled, Minato instinctively gripped his kunai tighter.

Megalophobia is something that is etched into everyone's mind from birth; there's no way around it, it's just too terrifying.

"It's alright, it means no harm."

Chiaki patted Mirai, and Kushina hugged Minato, saying with a smile, "Don't be afraid, this is its welcome."

"Hehe...hehe..."

Minato smirked. Good grief, he wasn't powerful enough to launch an attack on an island yet, so of course he was afraid.

The enormous head slowly extended in front of Qianqiu and his companions, then sank into the water, revealing a structure resembling a harbor above it.

Chapter 450 Everything about the Land of Whirlpools

"This is……"

"The Land of Whirlpools?"

Standing atop the port's lighthouse, Shuimen gazed out in astonishment.

The city, built entirely on the back of the island turtle, revealed its true form to him.

Due to long-term neglect, large swathes of green plants have climbed over the stone buildings, giving the entire Ruins of Whirlpools a natural feel.

Compared to cities heavily marked by human activity, buildings like these, surrounded by nature, are more deserving of the term "ruins."

Only when one actually stands atop the harbor atop the island turtle's head, on the lighthouse now covered in cobwebs, does Shuimen feel as if he has stepped into another world.

Is this really on a living creature?

This is clearly a city!

"Welcome to my homeland, the Land of Whirlpools!"

Kushina playfully took Minato's arm and said happily to him.

Chiaki stood quietly outside the lighthouse, letting the sea breeze blow through her short pink hair.

She rested her head against the future figure, her gaze carrying a familiar yet unfamiliar feeling.

"Chiaki?"

In the future, he turned to the side, half-embracing Chiaki in his arms, and together they looked at the Land of Whirlpools.

In truth, neither Chiaki nor Mirai are from this world, so they shouldn't have any unique feelings about it.

Strangely enough, Chiaki's body comes from the Uzumaki clan of the Land of Whirlpools, and in the future, she will also come from the Blood Pond clan of this world.

By a twist of fate, the two were neither from this world, yet they were also part of it.

This dual identity and mindset gave both of them a shared sense of loneliness.

"I am fine."

Chiaki shook her head, looked up at the future, and said in a calm tone with a hint of excitement, "We've come this far. As long as I find the legacy of the Land of Whirlpools, I will be able to completely control the other side of the boundary!"

"That's right!"

Future nodded vigorously, "I believe in you, Qianqiu, you can definitely do it!"

"of course."

Qianqiu smiled slightly. As the emotional stimulation intensified, she was able to demonstrate some of her strength and also show a little bit of her own emotions.

The situation is very favorable. With Chiaki's abilities, he might not even need the legacy of the Land of Whirlpools to master the other side of the realm using a great deal of time and years.

However, that would be too uncertain and would take a lot of time, so it's better to try this instead.

At least the method of mastering the other side of the boundary by inheriting the legacy of the Land of Whirlpools was brought back by Jiraiya from Mount Myōboku. It came from the prophecy of the Great Toad Sage and was extremely accurate.

"Eternal glory! Eternal glory!"

Just as Chiaki and Mirai were lost in a peaceful atmosphere, Kushina rushed over, pulling Minato along, breaking the silence between them.

"Minato says he wants to visit the Land of Whirlpools! Chiaki and Mirai, shall we go together? I'll be your guide!"

Kushina said excitedly, "Even though I haven't been back for a long time, I still know the way!"

"I think you just wanted to go have fun, didn't you?"

Chiaki glanced at Minato, whose face clearly showed his willingness, and spoke calmly to Kushina.

"How can you call this playing around!"

Kushina pouted and said, "I came here with Grandma Mito when I was little, but Chiaki, you've never been here before, have you?"

"Since this is a good opportunity, I'll show you around the Land of Whirlpools, and we can also find the location of the inheritance!"

The Land of Whirlpools was destroyed relatively early, and Konoha was in dire straits at the time. It was already quite remarkable that they were able to preserve a few descendants of the Uzumaki clan.

After the war, Mito Uzumaki would occasionally bring Kushina to the ruins to reminisce about the past. However, people like Chiaki, who had left the Land of Whirlpools when they were young, did not really know much about the Land of Whirlpools.

From both a moral and logical standpoint, Kushina's statement is perfectly reasonable.

"Okay, let's go."

Qianqiu nodded, showing no sign of objection.

After obtaining Chiaki's consent, Kushina immediately and happily took Minato's hand and began to lead the way.

Ok.

In this four-person team, Chiaki and Kushina basically call the shots; you know why.

In any case, since the future will be completely obedient to Chiaki, and Minato will not resist Kushina, it is clear that the outcome is already decided.

"Hehe, this is the entrance. There used to be a very, very big door, but I heard it was blown open during a battle."

"Look, there are still charred marks here. That battle was truly unimaginable!"

"This road is said to be Mito's favorite road. As a princess, she often paraded along this road, receiving people's attention and admiration."