Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 131 Kidnapping of Karin

"Huff huff..."

Train with a steady breathing rhythm to squeeze out as much energy as possible from your body.

Since yesterday's experiment of opening the five gates, Uchiha Yun has realized that physical training is not just about increasing physical strength to reduce the aftereffects of opening the eight gates.

Part of the reason lies in the tempering of one's will and spirit. After the Eight Gates open the body's limiters, the burst of chakra prevents the user from falling under genjutsu.

At the same time, chakra can no longer be controlled with greater precision.

This means that for Uchiha Yun, not reaching the point of certain death would be a losing proposition.

"Whoosh."

Uchiha Yun, who was doing one-finger push-ups, didn't stop training. Instead, he turned his head to look at the Anbu behind him as he rose and fell: "What's up?"

The ANBU member nodded: "The Hokage requests your presence."

Yun nodded, stood up, and wiped her sweat with the towel that Chen Quan had given her that morning: "I'll be right there."

After the Dark Guard vanished in an instant, Yun scratched his head.

Minato called me over here at this point. Could it be that the matter of Kusagakure is ultimately going to fall on my shoulders?

I'm still on my retreat.

……

Hokage Building.

"Yun, I apologize for calling you over during my cultivation. However, it's safest for you to go on this mission."

Yun looked at the mission scroll in his hand and asked, "Did you issue this mission, Hokage-sama?"

Minato smiled and said in a low voice, "It won't be recorded. This is a mission issued by Kushina in the name of the Uzumaki clan."

"call……"

After letting out a breath, Minato said somewhat helplessly, "There are indeed some ninjas available in the village's official ranks, and the Grass Village doesn't need high-level combat power like Kumo. But..."

At this point, Minato looked in one direction, towards the office area of ​​the Hokage's advisors in the Hokage Building.

Are they those two old geezers?

Although Konoha's war against Kumogakure ended in victory, Konoha did not suffer no losses, and the compensation could not make up for the ninjas who lost their lives.

The war had just ended, and if Konoha were to use its power to intimidate and threaten the small village of Kusagakure again, it would have to worry about the attitudes of the other ninja villages.

Yun, in fact, scoffed at this idea.

With the victory over the Hidden Cloud Village as a deterrent, none of the other three great ninja villages would dare to attack Konoha at this time.

Even if a fight were to break out, things would be very different now than before.

Konoha has no fear of either the Fourth Kazekage or Onoki.

After turning his gaze away, Minato gave Yun a wry smile: "Although the Uzumaki clan does have deep ties with Konoha, the Land of Whirlpools has already been destroyed. Given the personalities of the Third Hokage and the two advisors, they would definitely stop it if they knew."

Yun scratched his head: "So the reason they want me to go is because I'm currently on a cultivation leave, and I can tamper with the registration for leaving the village without attracting their attention, right?"

Minato smiled apologetically and nodded: "That's true. And as long as they return to Konoha, they have the alliance with the Uzumaki clan and cannot show weakness of authority to the smaller ninja villages, then they have no way to deal with them."

"Knock knock knock!"

A knock sounded behind them, and the familiar chakra surprised neither of them.

Then the office door opened, and Kushina walked in.

Upon entering, this person bowed to Uchiha Yun: "Because Minato mentioned that Yun's eyes have a regenerative ability, this request is also my request."

Uchiha Yun glanced at the scroll and asked疑惑地问道, "Are those two Uzumaki clan members... injured?"

Kushina shook her head slightly, but did not hide anything, and openly explained the special physique of the Uzumaki clan.

"This ability to heal others using one's own chakra is extremely rare, even among the Uzumaki clan, as Grandma Mito mentioned. So..."

"Whether from my personal perspective or from the village's perspective, they have played a significant role in the village."

"So...please!"

Uchiha Yun nodded helplessly: "I will do my best. As far as I'm concerned, Kusagakure should be fine."

Minato, standing nearby, cautioned, "Don't underestimate it, even if it's just a small ninja village. Kusagakure is very skilled in confinement techniques, so be careful."

Yun nodded slightly: "Understood. If we fail, rescuing these two people will be very troublesome. When do we set off?"

Kushina's eyes held a hint of worry: "Please, I hope it can be done as soon as possible."

Yun waved her hand: "Then let's set off immediately. I'm leaving."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yun's figure disappeared from the spot.

Minato patted Kushina on the shoulder: "Don't worry, you saw the power of the clouds on the last battlefield. Telling him to be careful is just a routine reminder."

……

Konoha Gate.

Yun glanced at the two gatekeepers at the village entrance who were doing registration work: Chuyun Zitetsu.

At seventeen, they were already Chunin and served as gatekeepers; eleven years later, they were still Chunin and gatekeepers.

After thinking for a moment, Yun walked over.

"Lord Yun, didn't I hear you've been cultivating lately? Do you have a mission?" Chu Yun asked enthusiastically.

Zi Tie, who was standing to the side, hesitated for a moment before finally speaking up: "Is physical training like Might Guy's really effective? Why does Lord Yun train like that too?"

Uchiha Yun walked over with a smile, pointed to his eyes, and said, "Because of these Sharingan, taijutsu training is actually related to the foundation of a forbidden technique."

As he spoke, three tomoe appeared in his eyes.

then……

Then Yun swaggered out of the village, while the two door gods continued to mutter to themselves. After a while, they got up, waved goodbye, and then sat down to continue their work.

However, the two would occasionally mention that adult from earlier: the practice of forbidden techniques? Even geniuses have to work so hard!

……

Three days later, in Kusagakure Village.

Under the Sharingan's genjutsu, Yun easily controlled a Kusagakure Chunin, extracted information from him, tied him up, stuffed him into a trash can, and used his transformation technique to infiltrate the village in that form.

Like the Land of Rain, the Land of Grass is located in the center of the border between the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire, making it a buffer zone during times of war.

Even during the Third Shinobi World War, some ninjas from Kusagakure participated, but they mostly played minor roles.

After releasing his senses, Yun maintained his infiltrated identity as a wounded Chunin from Kusagakure with a name.

The medical department seems to be located quite far away.

Along the way, Yun looked around at the not-so-prosperous village. He even saw two seriously wounded people being carried past him towards the medical department.

The small ninja village, nestled between powerful nations, must fight for its place if it wants to escape its status as a buffer zone between war zones.

Large countries dare not provoke them, while small countries have always had friction over the issue of task delegation rates.

Even a few years later, this village will fight a war with the Kaguya clan.

"Hurry, hurry, that woman from the Uzumaki clan has arrived at the medical department. Before she faints, our injuries can be healed immediately."

"We don't need it for our minor injuries, do we?"

"What do you know? An accident during the mission could easily kill you. You pity that outsider?"

"Then... let's go together."

Two Chunin wearing Kusagakure headbands passed by. One of them, having just crossed the clouds, turned back and asked, "Ooka, you're injured too? Hurry up, or it'll be useless to bite that woman once she faints."

Yun glanced at her shoulder: "I'll be there soon."

The Chunin from Kusagakure scoffed, "You're not still feeling sorry for that woman from another village, are you? You didn't bite her last time, and now that she's passed out, it's too late."

He waved his hand without replying, and the two people in front of him ignored him and walked away.

Yun frowned slightly as she watched their retreating figures. The reason she hadn't killed the guy who was stuffed into the trash can was also because of this memory.

So it seems... not taking a bite that time actually saved his life.

Grass Hidden Village Medical Department.

Yun, who had just stepped into this place, looked slightly serious. Not far away, a woman with a blank expression was sitting on the bed.

Just like the scene she had imagined in the previous space, several people were biting her limbs and neck with their mouths open, their comfortable expressions making Yun frown.

"ah!!!"

The woman screamed as her chakra was depleted and she felt excruciating pain all over her body, but none of the Kusagakure ninjas present paid any attention.

Yun looked around. In this situation, it wasn't appropriate to take them away silently, was it?

But just watching it makes me feel like I can't do it.

"Smack."

A tap on the shoulder followed by a voice from behind: "Ooka, still feeling sorry for this woman? Our injuries have all healed!"

The guy behind him laughed smugly and mocked, "If you keep pitying her, you might be the one dying on the next mission."

Yun didn't turn around, but instead looked softly at the woman in pain ahead: "Is that so?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a splatter of blood appeared on the neck of the man behind him.

As he spoke, Yun's figure vanished in an instant, reappearing directly behind the red-haired woman.

"Whoosh!"

The short sword was drawn, and in the flash of its cold light, the creatures that were sucking blood from the woman's body all had their necks severed.

Only then did the first man whose throat had been slit collapse heavily to the ground, unable to get up.

"Bang!"

The blood staining the ground startled everyone awake, and those who recognized Yun under the transformation technique were all stunned.

"Ooka! What are you doing?!"

"Damn it! Surround him!"

"You actually killed your own villager! You're dead!"

……

Amidst the angry shouts, Karin's mother slightly raised her head to look at the ninja in front of her.

She remembered this person; not long ago, this was the only person who had been hesitating about whether or not to bite her.

But if things continue like this, Karin and I will not be able to stay in Kusagakure. As members of the Uzumaki clan with special physical characteristics, if we cannot find a place to stay, we will only face death.

"Whoosh!"

A kunai was thrust out from behind, but Yun did not move; the kunai passed under his arm.

Uchiha Yun turned to look at the woman: "Is it because you want to sever ties with me? Is it to stay in this village, and also for your daughter's sake?"

"But you should know very well in this situation that death has only been postponed. Even if you die, your daughter will soon become your replacement."

"Bang!"

The kunai fell to the ground.

The woman spoke weakly, "Who are you? Why are you killing people from our village?"

Yun shook her head slightly and ignored her.

Because the kind-hearted person's stabbing was merely to distance themselves from the situation, the same applies to these words.

She would risk her life for her daughter.

"Whoosh!"

A shuriken came flying at him, but Yun easily deflected it and then vanished from the spot.

Under the intense physical training, his teleportation technique is now incredibly fast.

"puff!"

A ghostly voice rang out in the medical department, and the ninja who was just about to report the news had his throat slit in an instant.

Before the body could even fall to the ground, the clouds disappeared again.

"What are you trying to do with all those hand seals? Are you trying to create a sound with a large-scale ninjutsu to notify others?"

Before he could finish speaking, the ninja who had just formed the hand seals was instantly pierced through the chest.

In an instant, the entire medical department was engulfed in a one-sided massacre.

They were all ninjas from small ninja villages. Occasionally, one or two Jonin would have their throats slit before the binding technique could even be applied to Kumo's body.

Soon, blood was flowing across the floor of the entire room.

Except for Yun and the red-haired woman, everyone else lay lifeless on the ground.

Yun sheathed his longsword and scratched his head: "Your deaths will be a good thing for Kusagakure. If the commotion is too big, more people might die today."

As he spoke, Yun deactivated his transformation technique, revealing a pair of Sharingan eyes with three tomoe.

"You should recognize these eyes. Your clansman, Kushina Uzumaki, entrusted me with a mission to bring you and your daughter back."

The woman was stunned for a moment: "Sharingan, you're a Konoha ninja? Uzumaki Kushina? Are there any surviving members of the Uzumaki clan?"

Yun nodded: "There's no need to doubt Konoha's intentions. Kushina, the wife of the Fourth Hokage of Konoha. That identity should be enough for you to believe."

The woman hesitated for a moment, and the next second, the three-tomoe eyes reappeared in her sight.

"Let's go, there's no time to explain now."

As soon as he finished speaking, a cloud of smoke dissipated, and both the cloud and the woman transformed into ninjas of Kusagakure using the Transformation Technique.

However, just as she stepped out of the house and downstairs, Yun stopped when she saw several people carrying a stretcher coming towards her.

"Quickly! Lord Wild Grass is seriously injured! Let that woman treat Lord Wild Grass first!"

The men carrying the stretcher ran very fast, but halfway through, one of them raised his hand, and they all stopped.

"The smell of blood!"

"This is the medical department; isn't the smell of blood quite normal?"

"No, the smell of blood is too strong."

"Hey! Ooka!"

The shouts made Yun stop and turn around. One of the people looked at Yun and asked, "Are there many seriously injured people in the medical department today?"

Yun scratched his head, somewhat helplessly: "You shouldn't be here at this time."

As soon as he finished speaking, his Sharingan appeared.

"Yu...!"

With just one word uttered, four jets of blood spurted from the necks of the men.

"Snapped!"

The stretcher, having lost its support, fell heavily to the ground. Yun slowly walked over and used her foot to lift the thing on the stretcher.

"Seriously injured but not unconscious? Your kind of serious injury is quite ridiculous. Is it because of your status that you have to come here to recover from a cut finger? Otherwise, it wouldn't reflect well on you?"

Wild Grass, who had just swallowed back her horrified cry, trembled all over. But when she opened her eyes, all she saw was the cold glint of a blade.

"puff!"

With her heart pierced, the dagger was sheathed, and Yun once again led the woman, who was under the illusion, down the stairs.

……

"Bang."

With a kick, Yun, who had been brought back by the woman, saw a little girl standing guard in front of the door with kunai.

However, when she saw the woman behind Yun who had already deactivated her transformation, Karin ran over and hugged her, looking her over from left to right.

When rows of teeth marks came into view, Karin burst into tears.

"Shut up!"

Yun's angry rebuke silenced Karin, and at that moment, the little girl also realized that her mother was acting strangely.

"What did you do to my mother?"

These words made Yun a little embarrassed; she didn't know what he meant by "what he said."

The illusion dissipated in an instant.

Yun looked at the woman who had regained consciousness and said, "In the kind of casualties that Kusagakure just suffered, they don't care whether you were involved or not. If you don't want you and your daughter to die here, you have no choice but to come with me."

The woman paused, feeling a momentary hesitation as she held her daughter in her arms.

The Hidden Grass Village will soon discover the bloodbath they just witnessed, and as the sole survivor, it's clear that he won't fare well.

So... is it possible to only trust this Uchiha in front of us?

"We... will go with you."

Karin looked up, puzzled. "Mom, who is he?"

The woman pressed down on Karin's head, thought for a moment, stood up, bowed to Yun, and said, "Whatever your purpose may be, I will comply with it. Only my daughter, I hope she will be safe and sound."

Yun shook her head slightly: "What I said before was all true. I only used illusion magic on you because I didn't want to make too much of a fuss."

Yun looked around at the bare walls of the house and said, "I don't think you have anything else to take. Let's go."

The little girl turned around, picked up a pair of glasses, took her mother's hand, and the two of them used a transformation spell to follow behind Yun.

Under the Sharingan's genjutsu, the group had barely left the village when chaos erupted in Kusagakure.

Yun looked behind him and thought for a moment before forming a hand seal: Shadow Clone Technique.

Three shadow clones appeared, and two of them then transformed into a mother and daughter, while Yun transformed into the appearance of Iwagakure.

Let's go!

Leaving behind bait to lure the enemy, Yun quickly led the mother and daughter away, using a clone to erase all traces.

One hour later...

"Bang!"

The woman, having lost her footing, fell from the tree. Yun turned back and put down the little Karin she was carrying.

The woman looked at her daughter and smiled, then said to Yun, "If this continues, we won't be able to escape. I've used up too much chakra in the medical department. You should take her and go."

Yun shook his head slightly and reached out to press his hand against the woman's forehead.

Secret scroll: Reprinted!

In an instant, miraculously, the woman recovered both her physical strength and chakra.

"Let's go. Now you shouldn't still think I'm after your physique."

The woman looked at Yun in surprise: "What kind of technique was that? It actually... it actually happened in an instant..."

Yun pointed to his eyes: "It's just a special ability, similar to your special physique. We'll slow down from here; we're not in a hurry."

The woman hesitated for a moment: "But Kusagakure..."

Yun looked at the woods behind him: "Leaving three shadow clones behind isn't just to send them to their deaths and distract the enemy. If there are pursuers, the shadow clones will kill them all under the guise of Iwagakure."

These words made Karin instantly hide behind her mother, timidly peeking out to look at the clouds.

The three then set off again.

This time, however, the woman's tense heart relaxed a little.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the shadow clone, the slaughter was beginning...

……

(End of this chapter)