Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 174 Shadows of the Past

Mizukage Village, Mizukage's Office.

Black Zetsu received instructions from Madara Uchiha and left to carry them out, while the Third Mizukage, pen in hand, was busy signing the relevant orders for the city's lockdown.

Only the elderly Madara Uchiha remained idle.

He stood alone by the window, gazing at the moon in the sky, looking serene, as if he were the true master of the room.

After faking his death in the battle at the End Valley.

For many years, Madara Uchiha endured hardship, mastering Yin-Yang Release and gathering the power of all things in the universe while waiting for the Rinnegan to appear. At the same time, he searched for suitable pawns and carefully considered and planned the Eye of the Moon Plan.

By now, the overall plan had already taken shape in his mind.

Controlling the Hidden Mist Village was naturally an indispensable part of the entire plan.

After all, while Black and White Zetsu were loyal, their influence on the overall situation of the ninja world was limited.

Madara Uchiha needed a village that could better reflect his will as a pawn, so that he could always control the situation in the ninja world and keep it under his control.

"Lord Madara, I have written down all the orders to seal off the village," the Mizukage whispered behind him.

"Then get to work!" Madara Uchiha waved his hand without turning his head, as casually as if he were ordering a servant around.

The Third Mizukage immediately left the room: "Yes!"

The room fell silent again.

"Mito Uzumaki, ah—"

"I never imagined you'd die before me."

Madara Uchiha, gazing up at the bright moon, couldn't help but mutter to himself.

With no one around and only the white jade disc hanging high in the night sky like a silent audience, certain feelings in his heart that he could not express to others naturally flowed out at this moment.

If Mito Uzumaki hadn't died.

Madara Uchiha would never attack Kirigakure so soon.

Even though he always held the belief that "I am invincible," he had to admit that it would be incredibly troublesome if Mito became aware of his existence.

He lost his Rinnegan and Mangekyou Sharingan.

Even Mito's Nine-Tails Summoning Scroll was ineffective against a master of sealing techniques.

The opponent even possessed a Yin Seal that had accumulated chakra over a lifetime—

If a real fight breaks out, it will only result in both sides suffering heavy losses!

Madara Uchiha thought that he would never have another chance to make a move before he died of old age.

For the rest of his life, he would hide in the dark underground, clinging to life with the help of the Gedo Mazo, and die alone until Nagato used the Samsara Rebirth Technique to revive him.

Unexpectedly—

Mito Uzumaki, the woman she thought she had a few more years to live, died so hastily!

What else is there to say?

With Mito dead, Madara had no reason to continue to tolerate her!

He quickly brought forward the plan against Wuyin and officially put it on the agenda.

This part was originally intended to be completed by the successors of Project Eye of the Moon.

But after reading the six stone tablets in the clan's territory, Madara Uchiha felt a sense of being the only one who was sober in a world of drunks.

therefore.

He always likes to do everything he can to avoid any problems later.

"Mito Uzumaki —"

"Are you also disappointed with this dirty world?"

"Or are you placing all your hopes for the future on that little girl, Kushina Uzumaki?"

Although the White Zetsu did not bring back the corresponding intelligence.

But Madara Uchiha knew that something unknown must have happened during Mito's exams, which hastened Mito's early death.

Ban's lips curved into a smile.

He tried to suppress his laughter.

However, it's really hard to suppress such intense emotions!

"Hahaha~"

"Hahahahaha!"

In the empty room, Madara Uchiha could no longer hold back and burst into maniacal laughter.

The current Hidden Leaf Village was founded by him and Hashirama, and under their leadership, Mito Uzumaki is the largest shareholder of Hidden Leaf Village.

But now.

Even Mito Uzumaki expressed his disappointment with Konoha.

Doesn't this just prove that my choice to leave Konoha was absolutely correct?

Hashirama, take a look!

Look at what you've been protecting!

If the Eye of the Moon Plan hadn't been delayed, Madara Uchiha would have loved to die right now and see how Hashirama would face Mito Uzumaki in the Pure Land!

The domineering laughter dissipated into the night.

Everyone knew that the Third Mizukage had a bad temper, so at this moment, not a single person in the vast Hidden Mist Village dared to come and ask.

After a long while, Madara Uchiha finally suppressed the wild smile on his face.

"Uzumaki Kushina————"

He put his hands behind his back and muttered the name under his breath.

Actually, compared to this red-haired girl...

He wanted to select a suitable successor from the Uchiha clan to inherit his will.

However, Madara is very disappointed that no one in the entire Uchiha clan has the capacity to awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Secondly, Madara Uchiha saw the shadow of his old friend Mito Uzumaki in Kushina.

This turned the small-time ninja Mito into an enemy of Konoha.

What could be more delightful than this?

Madara Uchiha didn't mind indulging his own pleasures and pleasing himself while carrying out his plans.

"Kushina Uzumaki, after facing the purest darkness in the ninja world, how long can you hold on?"

"I'm really looking forward to it!"

The next day, early in the morning.

After finishing breakfast, Kushina Uzumaki, having nothing else to do, decided to leave the inn and explore the renowned Hidden Mist Village.

The elderly gentleman, who had no children, disembarked on the night of arrival in port and disappeared without a trace.

This left Kushina without even a chance to thank him.

She could only hang the bag containing the fare on the window of the other person's room and then leave alone.

The girl originally planned to stay in Kirigakure for one night and then leave the next day to find a ship bound for the island of Uzushiogakure.

However, for some unknown reason, the Hidden Mist Village suddenly imposed a strict blockade on the harbor overnight, allowing only entry but not exit, causing widespread complaints from merchants and civilians.

However, faced with the ninja's overwhelming power, no one dared to say anything or be the first to speak out.

As a result, Kushina Uzumaki was also locked on this island and had no way to leave.

However, she wasn't in a hurry.

Since I've been away from the Land of Whirlpools for so long, a little longer won't make a difference. I might as well take a good look around here.

As someone who is half a native of Konoha.

Kushina's previous impressions of Kirigakure all came from the textbooks at the Ninja Academy.

Everything in Kirigakure was new and exciting to her.

Unlike the mainland, everything here carries the scent of the ocean.

The street vendors sell a wide variety of items, such as shark teeth, oddly shaped sea stones, exquisite seashells, and beautiful corals.

The more Kushina Uzumaki looked at her, the more fascinating she became.

Perhaps girls are born with the ability to shop; even with a wide variety of goods in front of them, they can always find the one that attracts their attention the most.

"Boss, what is this?"

The girl walked and stopped intermittently, then suddenly squatted down, pointed at the mask in front of her, and asked a question.

"This...this is the legendary mask that can summon the Grim Reaper."

The stall owner, a rather pale-skinned fellow, immediately launched into a lively explanation upon seeing customers: "It's said that wearing this mask allows you to summon Death and have your wishes granted!"

He chuckled and asked, "Would you like to buy one to take home?"

Kushina's heart skipped a beat.

She owns one of these patterned ghost face masks.

That was something that Grandma Mito entrusted to me before she passed away.

She even clearly remembered what Grandma Mito had once told her.

"Within the mask dwells the Grim Reaper, capable of devouring souls, but to summon it, one must simultaneously stake one's own life—"

"By cutting open Death's belly, the caster's soul can be released again."

Two masks that look almost identical.

Even the effects are so similar —

Is this a coincidence?

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