Chapter 98: The birth of Sarutobi Asuma! Hunting mission in Whirlpool Country!
Approximately two days after Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru returned!
That exhilarating news finally spread from the Sarutobi Clan!
The Third Hokage of Konoha! Hiruzen Sarutobi's wife, Biwa Lake, finally gave birth to her second son!
Named: Asuma Sarutobi!
Outside the Sarutobi Clan grounds!
Fujiwara Tetsuya was quietly looking back at the Sarutobi Clan's gate!
Like most Shinobi Clans and Ninja of Konoha!
He represented the Fujiwara, Tanaka, Uesugi Three Clans and also presented a small gift for the Third Hokage of Konoha's second son!
With Asuma's birth!
In the next one or two years!
Kakashi! Might Guy! Yuhi! These new generation Ninja would also be born!
"Is the wind finally picking up?!"
Fujiwara Tetsuya's whisper echoed in the wind!
When some keen eyes scanned over!
That thin figure had already transformed into a cloud of mist and dissipated on the spot!
...After the incident on Mist Island!
After Kaguya Kami Hachiryu returned to Mist Island from Hidden Mist Village!
His methods became increasingly secretive and fanatical!
In the past year or so!
The casualties of Uzumaki Clan Ninja were constantly increasing!
So much so that Land of Whirlpools had to shift its mission quotas towards Konoha!
Land of Whirlpools, Northern Sea Area!
A sturdy ship! Braving the wind and waves!
On the ship, besides several helmsmen, there were only four figures standing at the bow!
These four were the Thirteenth Squad led by Fujiwara Tetsuya!
As for why they chose to come to a place like Land of Whirlpools!
Naturally, it was because! The current Land of Whirlpools!
Was the best choice for acquiring kill points and mission rewards!
Gazing at the seabirds circling and dancing in the distance!
Fujiwara Tetsuya's eyes held a hint of emotion!
The Uzumaki Clan, who had used a single clan to govern a village and a country!
Was finally about to fall from its pedestal!
The situation in Land of Whirlpools!
Was far more complex and dangerous than outsiders perceived!
The surrounding sea area of Land of Whirlpools had now been blockaded by countless Ninja from different forces!
Ninja from various Hidden Villages in disguise! Rogue Ninja! Missing-nin! And bounty hunters!
All sorts of strange characters had emerged!
All hoping to tear a piece of flesh from the whirlpool of Land of Whirlpools!
And the reason for all of this was!
That supreme ruler of the Uzumaki Clan!
The only Kage-level expert on the surface of Land of Whirlpools!
Uzumaki Ashina!
After a long period of time! After countless battles!
This Uzumaki Clan leader's body finally couldn't hold on any longer!
According to the unintentional information he received from Uzumaki Meika and Uzumaki Heiji!
It might just be a matter of the next few months!
The situation in Land of Whirlpools!
Did Konoha know?
Of course, they knew!
Hiruzen Sarutobi! Danzo Shimura! Utatane Koharu! Homura Mitokado! These Konoha Higher-Ups!
Were far clearer than anyone else!
Like the Thirteenth Squad!
Konoha Ninja squads performing missions in Land of Whirlpools!
Besides completing the requests from Land of Whirlpools!
Also bore another mission!
That was to collect intelligence regarding the current situation in Land of Whirlpools!
This intelligence! Not only included the forces behind the scenes targeting Land of Whirlpools!
But also Land of Whirlpools itself!
In Fujiwara Tetsuya's opinion!
The Konoha Higher-Ups led by Hiruzen Sarutobi!
Had clearly made a decision!
To abandon Land of Whirlpools! To abandon the Uzumaki Clan!
As for the reasons behind it!
Fujiwara Tetsuya hadn't fully figured it out yet!
Matters involving the survival of a country! Konoha's choice of stance!
Would not be as simple as it appeared on the surface!
As for the reason that Konoha also coveted the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Technique!
Perhaps it had some truth to it!
But it might not be the whole story!
With Uzumaki Mito standing there!
As long as Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others were willing to put aside their pride!
Most of the Uzumaki Clan's Sealing Technique! For Konoha!
Was no secret at all!
Politics, huh!
Thinking of this! Fujiwara Tetsuya couldn't help but sigh!
Land of Whirlpools! Geographically speaking! Was located east of the Land of Fire!
Since the founding of Land of Whirlpools!
Under the leadership of Uzumaki Ashina!
Land of Whirlpools had made significant progress!
The prosperity of Land of Whirlpools, besides accumulating a large amount of wealth!
Also weakened the Land of Fire's influence in the eastern coastal waters!
Perhaps! In the eyes of the Land of Fire's Daimyo! And the Land of Fire's Higher-Ups!
The existence of Land of Whirlpools! In some sense had become an obstacle to the Land of Fire's development!
..."Captain Tetsuya!"
Just as Fujiwara Tetsuya continued to ponder!
Behind him, a gentle voice came!
A middle-aged man, holding a sea chart, quickly walked over!
"Uncle Watari!"
This man in front of him! His full name was Uzumaki Watari!
If there was any connection with Fujiwara Tetsuya!
It was probably that Uzumaki Watari was Uzumaki Meika's father!
Because of his poor Ninja talent, not long after becoming a Genin!
He still chose to give up the path of a Ninja!
"Uncle Watari! We've said it before! We are very good friends with Meihua and Heiji!"
"In front of us! You absolutely don't need to use any honorifics!"
"Just call us by our names!"
Looking at the man in front of him! Fujiwara Tetsuya immediately came back to his senses, with a hint of warmth in his eyes!
Counting from the day they arrived in Land of Whirlpools!
With the help of Uzumaki Watari!
They had successively cleared more than ten squads entrenched in the Northern Sea Area of Land of Whirlpools!
Not only did it allow Fujiwara Tetsuya to acquire a large amount of kill points!
It also allowed the Thirteenth Squad! To obtain a large amount of reward from Land of Whirlpools!
Roughly estimated! It was about 1.6 million Ryo!
"Sorry, Tetsuya!"
"Uncle forgot!"
"Next time! Next time I definitely won't!"
Awkwardly scratching the back of his head! Uzumaki Watari gave two dry laughs!
"It's like this!"
"At the current speed! We will reach Bitter Whale Island in at most half an hour!"
"I came to remind you! It's time to prepare for battle!"
Speaking of this!
Uzumaki Watari's tone paused slightly, and a hint of complex emotions flashed in his eyes!
As a member of the Uzumaki Clan!
Watching Land of Whirlpools fall into crisis!
And being powerless to do anything!
This feeling! Was truly too painful!
"Uncle Watari, don't worry!"
"We are already prepared!"
Patting the kirimaru at his waist! Fujiwara Tetsuya showed full confidence!
...Bitter Whale Island!
Located west of the Northern Sea Area of Land of Whirlpools!
Because whales often appeared near the island!
Over time, it became known as Bitter Whale Island!
At this moment! On the rarely visited Bitter Whale Island, several simple wooden huts suddenly appeared!
Around the wooden huts, some unfamiliar figures occasionally appeared.
"Koizumi!"
"We've been here for five days! When exactly are we going to Land of Whirlpools?"
"The brothers below! Can't wait any longer!"
In the corner next to the wooden hut!
Two masked men! Were surrounding a man with a scar on his face!
A hint of bloodlust occasionally flashed in their eyes!
"Soon! Let the brothers below endure a little longer! At most five days! At least three days!"
"The higher-ups will send new instructions!"
"Before that! What we need to do is to conceal our tracks!"
"You know! Not a small number of Ninja have been defeated in the Northern Sea Area recently!"
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