To pay off the debt, become Hokage!

They didn't encounter any enemies on the rest of the journey, and after walking for a while they ran into patrolling Konoha ninjas.

After using secret codes to verify their identities to each other, Uchiha Shigeka and the others sped up and entered the capital of the Whirlpool Country.

This is the habitat of the Uzumaki clan. Uchiha Shigeka looked around and found many people with red hair.

"Are all the Uzumaki clan members here?"

Ono Jonin was talking to the Chunin who was leading the way next to him.

The chunin nodded and said, "After hearing the news from the Hokage-sama, the Uzumaki clan leader gathered all the clan members on the island here in the capital."

Ono Jonin's eyes turned, "What about those who are not from the Uzumaki clan?"

He was referring to those who were not members of the Uzumaki clan, such as those who lived in the Uzumaki Country and did business.

The Land of Whirlpools is a country, with the Uzumaki clan as the main citizens, but that does not mean that people from other countries will not live here.

The Chunin had a deadpan expression, "They have already been notified. Some followed the Uzumaki clan to the capital, while others sought their own way out."

"After all, they are not members of the Uzumaki clan. We can only pray that they are safe and sound."

Ono Jonin heard this and sighed, "That's all we can do."

The Chunin took them to the Daimyo's mansion in Whirlpool Country and then left.

According to him, they were going to welcome the other ninja teams coming to the Whirlpool Country.

The main force was marching at a rapid pace and set off early. After all, the Village of Cloud and the Village of Mist had already begun their attack, and they had to hurry to the Country of Whirlpools to resist the invasion of the ninjas from the two countries.

Although ninja teams like Uchiha Shigeka do not have much time, they are not in a hurry.

After the first wave of battle between the main force and the Hidden Cloud and Hidden Mist forces, a stalemate will occur. This will be the time for them to appear.

The ninja teams dispersed into the Land of Whirlpools in batches and joined the main force.

Next, they will begin to carry out this mission.

Escort the Uzumaki clan to Konoha!

"Zeren, welcome."

Walking into the Daimyo's mansion, Uchiha Shigeka was observing the decoration and layout here when a gentle voice came.

He looked up and saw a man with silver hair tied in a ponytail, a handsome face and a calm temperament. He had a white armband with a red triangle printed on it on his left arm.

This is an acquaintance, Hatake Sakumo.

He is also the leader of Konoha's main force in the Land of Whirlpools.

Hatake Sakumo talked with Ono Jonin and learned about their experiences during this journey.

At the same time, he observed Uchiha Shigeka out of the corner of his eye.

Is this the child that Hokage has high hopes for? And he’s a child of the Uchiha clan.

Hatake Sakumo is older than the three ninjas and has more experience than them. He has served in the Anbu directly under the Hokage and has a deep understanding of some things.

He knew the prejudiced views of the Konoha high-ranking officials towards the Uchiha clan, even the mild-mannered Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Therefore, this made Hatake Sakumo even more surprised that the Hokage, who was prejudiced against the Uchiha clan, actually liked an Uchiha child.

This made Hatake Sakumo look at him curiously, trying to find out why he was so favored.

"You must be Uchiha Shigeka, hello, I'm Hatake Sakumo."

"Hello, senior, I am Uchiha Shigeka."

Hatake Sakumo smiled and said, "Come in and understand the current situation so that you can better escort the Uzumaki clan."

Uchiha Shigeka and others followed Hatake Sakumo into the room, where there was someone waiting.

The red hair was a little dull and white. The old man had an expressionless face, his arms crossed over his chest, his brows furrowed, and he was looking at the map of the Whirlpool Country on the wall.

When he saw Hatake Sakumo coming in, he glanced at Ono Jonin and the others, and his brows frowned even deeper.

He turned and looked at Hatake Sakumo in confusion.

A ninja team is worthy of being specially summoned to the Daimyo's mansion, and Hatake Sakumo, the captain of Konoha's main force, went to greet them in person.

What? Is there some important person here? Is Sarutobi Hiruzen's own son here?

Eh? The Uzumaki clan leader suddenly saw the ping-pong ball mark behind two children, a boy and a girl.

This team brings together the Konoha eye-jutsu families, the Uchiha and the Hyuga.

The Uzumaki clan leader's brows relaxed, and the unhappiness in his heart disappeared. Since they are from the same clan, it is only right that they pay more attention to them.

Hatake Sakumo introduced the two parties to each other.

Uchiha Shigeka took a few glances and found out that this was the daimyo of the Uzumaki Country and also the patriarch of the Uzumaki clan.

"You are the first ninja team to arrive here. I'm sorry I can't let you rest for a few days."

Hatake Sakumo was full of apology: "You only have one night to rest. You will start your mission tomorrow morning."

"Right now, Kumogakure and Kirigakure are resting and have no plans to attack here for now. This is the best time."

"Are Kumogakure and Kirigakure waiting for follow-up reinforcements?"

Uchiha Shigeka suddenly spoke, and the Uzumaki clan leader was stunned for a moment, then looked at the Uchiha child in surprise.

The Uzumaki clan leader responded: "Our sudden action disrupted their preparations. Their hasty attack on the Uzumaki Country was successfully repelled by the elite of our clan and the Konoha ninja led by Sakumo."

Hatake Sakumo smiled and said, "The number of ninjas they have now is not enough to take us down. We can only wait for reinforcements and carry out our original preparations."

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Chapter 34: Uzumaki clan leader: Hashirama, you did something wrong

"Tomorrow morning, we will take the initiative to attack the enemy and create a relatively safe environment for you."

Uchiha Shigeka frowned. It was relatively safe, but that meant there was still a hint of danger.

Hatake Sakumo further added: "There is danger, but it is nothing for your team. Those six Kirigakure ninjas have already proved your strength."

Especially Uchiha Shigeka.

I learned from Onozawa that all six Kirigakure ninjas were dealt with by Uchiha Shigeka alone. This kid already has the strength of a jonin.

A team has two jonin, plus two other children, who are from large clans and have strength of at least chunin level.

This team is excellent. With their main force holding down the enemy's main force, the danger of slipping away some small fish is not high.

After all, this small team is truly the big fish. The small fish and shrimp have gone and never come back!

To be honest, Hatake Sakumo wanted to incorporate this small team into the main force. There is no such thing as too many excellent ninjas.

The Uzumaki clan leader pointed to the map on the wall and said, "This is the Land of Hot Springs, the battlefield between Konoha and Kumogakure. The Third Raikage is currently stationed there."

Then, he pointed to the heart of the Land of Lightning and said, "The Kumogakure Eight-Tails riot needs ninjas to deal with it. In addition to the two wars that were forcibly opened up, there must be not many Kumogakure ninjas in the Land of Whirlpools. On the other hand..."

The Uzumaki clan leader pointed again, and a huge island appeared before their eyes. That was where the Water Kingdom was located.

"The total number of Kirigakure's troops is not large either. This is due to the atmosphere in their country."

"Atmosphere?"

Uchiha Mikoto was curious, what kind of atmosphere?

Hatake Sakumo smiled and said, "The Third Mizukage has a bad relationship with the clan, and there are conflicts and confrontations from time to time. None of the ninjas sent by Kirigakure this time are clan ninjas. After investigation by the Anbu, the Third Mizukage left behind a lot of ninjas to guard against his own clan."

I get it, the struggle between the shadows and the clans.

This trend also existed in Konoha, but it was obvious that Kirigakure was one step ahead and entered the version of analogy of reducing the power of the feudal clan first.

From this perspective, the situation in the Whirlpool Country is urgent, but not yet critical.

There are too many things going on in Kumogakure and the troops are severely divided, resulting in the Kumogakure troops allocated to the Whirlpool Country being insufficiently strong.

As for the Kirigakure, there is a conflict and confrontation between the boss and the clan, and they dislike each other. Although the clan ninjas are few in number, their individual combat capabilities are very strong. The Third Mizukage cannot bet all his chips on the Whirlpool Country, so he has to leave some guarantees, and the Kirigakure sent not many ninjas.

Having said that, the ninjas sent by Kumogakure and Kirigakure are all elite, and they failed in the battle only because their opponents were more elite and stronger than them!

Uchiha Shigeka looked at Hatake Sakumo. This guy was no small strategist. It would not be an exaggeration to say that his current strength was at the level of a Kage.

With a strong man leading them and being Konoha's elite troops, there is no chance that Kumogakure and Kirigakure will succeed.

After discussing the details of tomorrow's mission in detail, Ono Jonin and others left, but Uchiha Shigeka stayed.

"Master Daimyo, we were able to uncover the conspiracy of Kumogakure thanks to this child."

The Uzumaki clan leader looked at Uchiha Shigeka in surprise: "It's you!? You are the child who saved Kushina?"

The Uzumaki clan leader stood up and bowed in thanks: "Thank you for discovering the conspiracy of Kumogakure, otherwise... the consequences would be disastrous."

"This is serious, Lord Daimyo." Uchiha Shigeka waved his hands repeatedly: "This is just my guess. The real implementation is still the Hokage. It is the Hokage who is wise and trusts my nonsense."

"I didn't expect that Kumogakure really planned to attack the Whirlpool Country."

The Uzumaki clan leader stood up and sighed, feeling a little proud and a little helpless: "My Uzumaki clan is famous in the ninja world for its sealing techniques. This once made me proud, but I didn't expect it to become a source of trouble now."

"Now that I think about it, maybe Hashirama made a mistake. He distributed the tailed beasts and achieved a balance. He made Mito the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and other ninja villages followed suit and also thought about creating Jinchuriki."

"From that moment on, the fate of my Uzumaki clan was sealed. This is our destiny."

Hatake Sakumo and Uchiha Shigeka remained silent. It was inappropriate for them to say anything about their ancestors.

The Uzumaki clan leader seemed to notice the stagnation in the atmosphere, and quickly changed the subject, saying, "After all, we still need the protection of a great country. We, the Uzumaki clan, will have to rely on you, Konoha."

"Daimyo-sama, you should have come with us to Konoha."

Their main force of Konoha is still here to resist Kumogakure and Kirigakure, and they let the ninja team escort the Uzumaki clan to move to Konoha. Isn't it because there is a group of Uzumaki clan members with hot tempers and stubborn personalities who want to stay here and are determined to defend their hometown and fight to the death with Kumogakure and Kirigakure?

If there were no such group of people, they could have escorted and fought at the same time, and retreated while fighting.

Instead of being stuck in a stalemate like now.

"Stop talking, Shuomao. This is where our ancestors have lived for generations. Don't even think about asking me to give it to two heartless guys!"

The Uzumaki clan leader puffed his beard and glared angrily!

They can let the elderly, the weak, women and children take refuge in Konoha, but these brave old guys will fight to the death for the Land of Whirlpools, for the place where their ancestors have lived for generations!

Even if they died here, it would be enough to smile in the afterlife and comfort their ancestors! They did not escape!

Uchiha Shigeka and Hatake Sakumo looked at each other and stopped trying to dissuade him, as they couldn't.

Uchiha Shigeka is a junior, and it is difficult to persuade him even if he is the other party's benefactor.

As for Hatake Sakumo, he had said it several times, and his throat was dry, but he still couldn't change the Uzumaki clan leader's mind.

What else can I do? I can only obey him.

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"We can only hope that the other side retreats, so that the Whirlpool Country and their lives can be preserved."

Hatake Sakumo personally saw Uchiha Shigeka off.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Shigeka said, "After that, will the Uzumaki clan who took refuge return to the Land of Whirlpools again?"

Hatake Sakumo shook his head: "No, the Uzumaki clan is being targeted by the big country and there is no escape from the fact. The only ones who can fight against the big country are the big countries."

"From now on, Konoha Village will welcome new members... Well, no, the Uzumaki clan is our Konoha's ally. Can it be considered that our old friends who were wandering outside have returned to settle down?"

Hatake Sakumo turned around and smiled, "What does Chonghua think?"

"It's a good thing. Kushina's people are coming to live in Konoha. She won't be alone anymore."

I just hope that Kushina's clansmen won't have any reservations about her identity as the Jinchuriki of the Tailed Beasts.

Hatake Sakumo stopped walking, having already reached the main entrance.

"Go back and have a good sleep. We'll meet at the city gate tomorrow."

Uchiha Shigeka nodded, said goodbye to Hatake Sakumo, and left the Daimyo Mansion.

Hatake Sakumo looked at Uchiha Shigeka's back until he turned around and disappeared.

"What an outstanding child! I hope my future children can be as outstanding as him."

Hatake Sakumo sighed, looking forward to his future child.

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Chapter 35: Uzumaki Nagato

Silent all night.