I, the stepfather of the ninja world!

The night talk with Tsunade did not solve the doubts. Shion could only be patient and try to observe whether Kimura had a good impression of her from the clues in their daily interactions.

After resting in the town for three days, everyone replenished their supplies and set off again, continuing their journey back to Konoha.

Along the way, the place was desolate and barren, with refugees everywhere. These were basically the remains of the Third Ninja World War.

A week later, we left Yugyakure and entered Kusagakure, finally getting rid of the continuous rainy weather.

Ziyuan looked back at the border that was getting farther and farther away, wondering, "There is no place in this Rain Country where it doesn't rain. How do they farm?"

Shizune nodded and sighed, "Yes, the people of Rain Country have a hard time. If it weren't for the years of war that wiped out most of the population, Rain Country would have been in famine long ago."

Shion pursed her lips and said, "It seems that the Rain Country is even worse than my Ghost Country."

At least, the sufferings that the people of the Ghost Country have to endure are limited to the disasters caused by monsters once every few decades, but they will not lack food or clothing.

"The Rain Country is indeed in dire straits. This is why Yahiko founded the Akatsuki organization. They want to change this country," said Kimura.

Tsunade: "The Rain Country is pretty good among the small countries. It has a leader like Hanzo who is famous in the ninja world, and a group of outstanding young people with ambitions. The future is promising. The Grass Country, where we are now, has nothing!"

Shion secretly smacked her lips, thinking that compared to this, the Kingdom of Demons was really good.

In the past, she had felt a little sorry for the remoteness of the Ghost Country, but now it seemed that being far away from the inland had helped it avoid disputes, and even though it lacked talent, people's livelihood would not be in decline. It was great to live in peace with the world!

……

Compared to the Rain Kingdom, the Grass Kingdom is even more desolate and dilapidated. There are no towns. At a glance, there are either barren mountains or grasslands and forests.

Therefore, Kimura and his group of four basically camped out every night. Although Shion refused to camp in the wild from the bottom of her heart, she had no other choice in the face of the backward living conditions in Kusagakure Village.

In the evening, the sky gradually darkened, and the red clouds burned in the sky like fire.

By the stream, the bonfire was crackling.

One after another, little slugs, some lying on the rocks by the stream, some swimming in the clear stream water, and some hiding in the lush grass, take on the responsibility of guarding.

Kimura, Tsunade, Shizune, and Shion sat around the campfire, chatting and eating roasted rabbit, the aroma filling the air.

"Some time ago, we met the perfect Jinchuriki of Kumogakure in Kusayama. She didn't fight with our Konoha on the front line for no reason, but ran to Kusayama, a place that has nothing to do with us. What's the purpose?" Kimura frowned, unable to understand.

"He must have been assigned an important task." Shizune said without hesitation.

Kimura shook his head and laughed: "Of course I can guess that she has another secret mission, but the key is, what is this mission? The perfect Jinchūriki is an extremely important fighting force in Kumogakure! What mission is worth her staying away from the battlefield?"

Tsunade: "If Kumogakure doesn't reveal this kind of thing, who can guess it? When your dean returns from spying on Kumogakure, maybe we'll know the answer."

Shion thought for a moment and said, "Maybe the Kusagakure Village has important talents, and the Raikage sent someone to recruit them."

"Talent?" Kimura raised his eyebrows, a little puzzled, "Why do you think of talent?"

Shion: "Because Kumogakure is a ninja village that values ​​talent."

Then she told a story about her ancestors.

Decades ago, the shrine maiden of the Demon Kingdom was Shion's grandmother.

The Ghost Country is located in a remote area, and the outside world does not know much about this country. However, the ghosts of the Ghost Country have caused chaos many times in history, and their bad reputation has spread to the surrounding small countries. The witch's sealing technique that can restrain the ghosts has also been widely praised.

When the Kumogakure heard of the reputation of this technique, they sent Kinkaku and Ginkaku to travel thousands of miles across the continent to the Land of Demons to invite the shrine maiden to join the Kumogakure, promising her generous conditions, hoping to incorporate the shrine maiden's sealing technique into the ninja's heritage and strengthen the Kumogakure's strength.

However, the shrine maiden abided by her ancestral teachings and did not allow the shrine maiden's sealing technique to be leaked. She declined the invitation of Kumogakure and remained in the Land of Demons to defend her homeland. However, Kumogakure's eagerness to recruit talents left a deep impression on the shrine maiden.

……

Shion's grandmother told this story to Shion's mother, and Shion's mother told this story to Shion.

Now, Shion tells everyone this story.

Kimura nodded and said, "This is indeed the style of Kumogakure, but are there any special talents in Kusagakure?"

As he said this, he turned to look at Tsunade.

Tsunade looked confused, swallowed the barbecue in her mouth, and said, "Why are you looking at me? How do I know what talents there are in Kusagakure Village?"

Kimura laughed and said, "Master, didn't you travel around the world in the past few years? Haven't you heard of some outstanding talents?"

Shizune chuckled: "Ano, if you ask where the casinos are in each place, Lady Tsunade will definitely be able to answer fluently. But you are asking about talents, it will be too difficult for Lady Tsunade!"

Tsunade nodded in agreement: "Yes, that's right! For this kind of question, Ono, you should ask your dean. She is an excellent spy famous in the ninja world, and she probably knows what talents there are in Kusagakure Village."

Kimura shook his head: "The director rested in the orphanage for a few years and only came back this year. The ninja world has changed so much, she probably doesn't know much about it."

Then, he sighed and said, "A talent that is worthy of being sought out by the perfect Jinchuriki of Kumogakure must be extraordinary. I wonder if we will have a chance to meet him and invite him back to Konoha."

Shizune looked up at the sky and chuckled, "Aye, the moon isn't even out yet and you're already dreaming! We don't even have any concrete information, so we wouldn't be able to recognize a talented person even if we met one!"

Before he finished speaking, the little slug in Tsunade's arms reminded him, "There are traces of Kirigakure ninjas at three o'clock. According to current observations, there are three of them."

"Mist Ninja?!"

Tsunade's eyes narrowed and she became alert.

After all, although Kirigakure and Konoha signed a ceasefire agreement, the two sides did not really reconcile, but just because they could no longer fight each other.

War costs lives and money. If there is no profit, there is no point in continuing to fight.

Among the five great ninja villages, Konoha was the richest. Kirigakure could not outlast Konoha, so they decisively requested a truce. Konoha followed suit and stopped fighting with Kirigakure, concentrating their forces to deal with Kumogakure.

In past wars, Kirigakure's vicious schemes left a deep impression on Konoha, such as sealing the Three-Tails into Nohara Rin's body and trying to sneak into Konoha and cause a rampage.

I also heard some time ago that the Uchiha descendants who were exiled to Kirigakure are planning to seize the opportunity of Kushina's childbirth to trigger the Nine-Tails to go berserk!

In Tsunade's opinion, the Kirigakure's mind is extremely cunning and vicious.

She had to be extremely alert and be on guard against this Mist Ninja whom she met by chance, so as not to fall into his trap accidentally!

I want to improve so much in the first volume! : 045 For the descendants of Uzumaki!

In fact, the two evil plots of Kirigakure were not planned by the Kirigakure ninjas themselves.

The Three-Tails incident was arranged by Uchiha Madara, and the Nine-Tails Rebellion in the future was the evil intention of Uchiha Obito.

However, most people don’t know this truth.

The blame was firmly borne by the Kirigakure ninja.

Therefore, Tsunade did not have a good impression of Kirigakure, and when she heard that the Kirigakure ninja appeared nearby, she immediately became alert.

Shizue also put down the kebabs and entered combat readiness.

Shiyuan didn't have any stress reaction. She ate and drank as usual.

"Master, didn't we sign a ceasefire agreement with Kirigakure? There is no conflict now, so there is no need to treat it as a serious enemy, right?" asked Kimura.

Tsunade snorted coldly, "Didn't your dean report before that Kirigakure was going to attack Kushina during childbirth? It's clear that they have bad intentions. We must be careful!"

Kimura was slightly stunned, then reacted. From his perspective, this was Uchiha Obito's personal wish, and had nothing to do with Kirigakure. But from the perspective of his master, Kirigakure had signed a ceasefire agreement but still had evil intentions, so they had to be on guard.

"Did you see the appearance of the Kirigakure Ninja?" Kimura looked at the little slug and asked.

The little slug tapped its antennae and said, "The leader is a middle-aged man with one eye. His left eye is normal, his right eye is covered with a black cloth, and there are paper talismans hanging from his ears. If I'm not mistaken, he should be the Mist Hidden Ninja who had the Byakugan transplanted - Ao!"

"Besides, there is a man and a woman. The young man is ordinary, and the brown-haired girl looks about fifteen or sixteen years old. She seems to be the genius ninja with double blood limit from Kirigakure - Mei Terumi!"

"The only precious Byakuyan of Kirigakure actually came to this desolate and dilapidated Kusagakure Village..." Shizune's eyes flickered slightly, as if she was thinking about something.

"Could it be that they have the same goal as the Jinchuriki team of Kumogakure?" Kimura crossed his arms, trying to figure out Kirigakure's intentions.

Tsunade stroked her smooth chin and couldn't help but feel curious. What on earth could have happened that made Kirigakure and Kumogakure so concerned?

At the same time, the little slug reported: "The Mist Ninja just discovered my presence and changed the direction of travel, and is gradually moving away from us."

Kimura nodded with a smile: "Master, you are amazing! You didn't even show your face, but you scared the Mist Ninja into turning around and running away."

Tsunade rolled her eyes at him and said, "Stop flattering me. I guess I just don't want to cause unnecessary conflict."

"How about tracking them and seeing what their goal is?" Shizune suggested.

Tsunade considered it for a moment and nodded, "Well, stay for a while."

There are still more than two months until Kushina's expected delivery date, so there is still time.

Moreover, the Mist Ninja's arrival here was not a coincidence. According to their intelligence, the target was probably active in this area.

It would be a pity to miss such an opportunity!

Tsunade made up her mind, looked at the slug, and said, "Send out more clones and keep a close eye on the three Mist Ninjas."

The slug moved its antennae and said, "Okay, don't worry."

……

On the other side, the Mist Ninja was getting farther and farther away.

"The situation is becoming more and more difficult. Princess Tsunade of Konoha has actually returned to Kusagakure." Qing frowned, his eyes serious.

Two months ago, he happened to witness the fierce battle.

At that time, he was using his Byakugan to scan the surroundings, looking for the trace of the descendant of Uzumaki, but he unexpectedly discovered that hundreds of meters away, the perfect Jinchūriki of Kumogakure was fighting fiercely with Tsunade in the heavy rain!

He is very happy.

After all, if everyone came for the Uzumaki descendants, then a fight between the Kumogakure team and the Konoha team would undoubtedly be a good thing.

As the power of Kumogakure and Konoha weakened, the power of Kirigakure also increased relatively, making them more confident in capturing the descendant of Uzumaki.

Things went unexpectedly smoothly.

The Two-Tails Jinchuriki was defeated, and the Kumogakure team disappeared from Kusagakure Village. The battle for the Uzumaki descendants has lost a strong competitor!

However, Qing still did not dare to relax. After all, it was Wood Release that bound the two Kumogakure captives!

After many years, Wood Release reappears in the ninja world.

Qing subconsciously thought that Wood Release was performed by Tsunade. After all, in that team, only Tsunade had a blood relationship with the first Hokage and had the possibility of inheriting the bloodline limit.

Qing couldn't help but feel awe and secretly marvel at it.

I never expected that Tsunade hid so deeply and actually mastered Wood Release!

Such a strong ninja, who in the ninja world can defeat her?

At that time, Qing had the idea of ​​retreating and wanted to withdraw from the battle for the descendants of Uzumaki.

What was unexpected was that Tsunade actually led the team away from Kusagakure, with no intention of looking for the descendants of the Uzumaki. It seemed that she just happened to pass by and had a conflict with the Kumogakure Jinchuriki team.

So Qing felt relieved and continued to lead the team to search for the descendant of the whirlpool. Unfortunately, nothing was found.

Until today, when I met Tsunade's team again.

"Captain, it's a good thing that Tsunade has returned to Kusagakure. It just so happens that the Fourth Raikage personally led his team to Kusagakure, and perhaps they will have another big battle." Mei Terumi comforted.

"Ah."

Qing responded softly and considered it secretly.

Half a month ago, the Fourth Raikage personally led a team to Kusagakure, and obviously he had not given up the search for the descendants of Uzumaki.

Of course, it could also be to rescue the two Kumogakure captives. However, the two captives were obviously brought back to Konoha by the Fourth Hokage using Flying Thunder God. If they really wanted to rescue the captives, they might as well go directly to Konoha.

In short, another powerful force from Kumogakure has joined the battle for the descendants of Uzumaki. This is not a good thing for Kirigakure.

Now, Tsunade has returned to Kusagakure. Maybe they can repeat the battle between Kumogakure and Konoha Team and weaken each other's power!

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Qing's lips.

Then, his eyes flickered, and he turned his head to look at the bushes in the distance. Under the white eyes' detection, the little slugs inside had nowhere to hide.

"It seems that Princess Tsunade also wants to get involved in the quagmire of Kusagakure." Qing narrowed his eyes and whispered, "Then let's be the middleman and introduce the Fourth Raikage to Princess Tsunade!"

Before he finished speaking, he shuddered suddenly, and the scene he had observed with his white eyes flashed through his mind.

Compared to two months ago, Tsunade's team has one more person - that young woman!

Yellow hair, not red.

But, it is also possible that the red hair was dyed yellow!

Could it be that our intelligence was wrong, and the Uzumaki descendant was not actually active in Kusagakure? Did Tsunade go to another village and find her?!

If that's the case, then she sent the slug to follow us not to monitor our progress in finding the descendants of the vortex, but to prevent us from getting close to the woman next to her!

Qing was shocked and couldn't help but frowned, saying: "Hurry up! Find a way to lure the Fourth Raikage here and let him fight with Tsunade!"

……