Uzumaki Clan was almost dead. Naruto was very clear about this.
Nagato seemed to be a descendant of Uzumaki, but he definitely did not know anything about Corpse Ghost Seal. Who else could it be?
"If we can't find Uzumaki Clan's descendant, could it be that we have to sneak back to the village to search for information?" Naruto frowned. No matter how conceited he was, he still felt that this was too crazy.
Right now, even if Akatsuki and Konohagakure fought with all their might, they might not necessarily win.
In terms of the number of top experts, it was definitely Akatsuki's side that had the advantage: Nagato could stall Yuuji, Might Duy could use violence, adding on Xu, Obito, and himself.
Oh, now he also had to include Hiruko.
But the problem was that Konoha's people had many forbidden techniques. If they were really desperate, Yondaime would send a Corpse Ghost to seal them all, and he did not know how many people he would take with him.
Naruto suddenly felt a bit regretful. If he had known earlier, he would not have been in such a hurry to defect. It would not have been too late to act after collecting enough information from Konohagakure.
Hinata did not know how to comfort him. She just looked at him quietly.
After a long time, Naruto summoned a White Zetsu.
"Tell me, who else is the descendant of Uzumaki in this world besides me and Nagato?" Naruto ordered in an unquestionable tone.
White Zetsu looked at him innocently. "It's not my task to gather information about Uzumaki's descendants. Why don't you ask the leader?"
"Do you want to die?"
"Ah, so fierce. Forget it, forget it. I'll help you find out. But if Nagato and the others ask, I won't hide it."
White Zetsu agreed and disappeared into the ground again.
Not long after, White Zetsu did not turn back. Instead, a person that Naruto did not want to see came.
"Let's talk, Kyubi." Obito appeared from a whirlpool and casually sat on the window platform.
"You actually dare to appear in front of me alone?"
Naruto raised his hand and threw a big jade Rasengan, but it penetrated Obito's body and smashed a wall.
"Don't do such a futile action. I will look down on you."
Obito met Hinata and Naruto's eyes.
He casually pulled a chair over and sat down. "I heard that you are looking for Uzumaki Clan's descendants? Although I don't know what you are going to do, I happen to know one."
"Speak." Naruto spat out one word.
"Uzumaki Karin, from Kusagakure."
"Karin? Moreover, Kusagakure is already gone, right?" Naruto stared coldly at Obito.
He had never heard of it. Moreover, she was born in Kusagakure. It was obvious that she was not very old. This made Naruto very disappointed.
What he wanted was the older descendants, and the information about the Corpse Ghost.
If she was very young, what did she know about the Corpse Ghost Seal?
"Not satisfied? I am even more curious about the purpose of you searching for the descendants of Uzumaki. However, this has nothing to do with me. I just came to tell you this information."
"Where is she?"
"I don't know. After that war, she disappeared. The initial suspicion was that she was taken away by Ryuzetsu." Obito said, "She is really popular. At that time, I took a fancy to her, and Otsutsuki Isshiki also took a fancy to her. In order to compete for her, both of us fought fiercely, but we did not get what we wanted."
Naruto was silent.
With that said, Naruto vaguely remembered.
Kusagakure was destroyed a few years ago. In that battle, Nagato brought Obito and Xu to kill Otsutsuki Isshiki and shocked Ninja World.
Although there were rumors that Isshiki was in a very strange state, at first, he appeared in the form of a bear and knocked out the Ninjas of Kusagakure.
So the fuse for this battle was to fight for Uzumaki Karin?
"What do you want from me by telling me all this?" Naruto said coldly.
Obito said, "It's just sharing some worthless information. We are all from the same organization. Why are you so cautious about it?"
"Be clear about it. Fortunately, I didn't have any psychological burden when I killed you," Naruto said.
"Ah, so that's how it is. I like you a little, Kyubi... But you can't kill me or even touch me." Obito raised his head. In the mask of spiral, red color was slowly rotating.
Naruto stared at him coldly, watching Obito leave calmly.
"Naruto, just now was a good time to make a move. There must be a time limit to his technique. Otherwise, Lord Yondaime would not have blinded one of his eyes back then." Hinata looked at Naruto in confusion.
"Nagato won't allow us to make a move. If we really want to fight, we can't fight in Amegakure's territory." Naruto said in a low voice.
Hinata nodded silently.
"Let's think of a way to find this Karin first. This is mainly up to White Zetsu. But if White Zetsu knows, then Obito will definitely know. We are very passive." Naruto was a little agitated.
But there was nothing he could do. Could it be that he wanted to find his Sensei because of this matter?
Xu had always been unable to found by anyone. Only Nagato could contact him through Akatsuki's ring. Other than that, perhaps only Obito knew how to find him. The other members of the organization had no chance of finding Xu's whereabouts.
...
At this time, Karin, who Naruto had been longing for, was sitting on a cliff, staring blankly at the scenery in front of her.
Apart from this, she did not know what she should do.
"You have been sitting there for an hour." Ryuzetsu stood behind her like a loyal guard.
However, Karin knew that this person was not loyal to her, but another her.
"Does Isshiki have any new instructions?" Karin asked casually.
Ryuzetsu shook her head. "No, Lord Isshiki has been sleeping recently."
Karin knew about the matter of becoming Otsutsuki's vessel, and Isshiki and Ryuzetsu had never concealed it from her.
If you want to ask what Karin thinks about this, the answer is that she don't have any feelings.
Whether it was a vessel or not, Karin did not care. Even if she was free, she had no idea what she should do.
She only vaguely knew that she should be loyal to a certain person, but until today, that person did not give her an order.
It was actually one of the few things she could do right now.
"Lord Karin, it's time for you to cultivate. You have to dig out your potential as much as you can so that you can become a better vessel," Ryuzetsu reminded.
Karin was very depressed. "I know. Other than training, it's more training. It's true. I can already use part of the power of the Karma, but I still have to do such boring things."
There was nothing else in her gloomy life.
Ryuzetsu lowered her head and remained silent.
Time continued to pass like this. Karin was trying to increase her strength.
At the same time, the frequency of her use of the Karma was also steadily increasing. By now, she could even change the structure of her body. For example, the axe blade that grew on her arm was very easy for her to do.
But as the Karma was continuously unsealed, Isshiki's invasion of her body was also intensifying. When the time was right, it would be the day that Isshiki would be completely resurrected.
No one knew when this day would come.
During this period of time, the entire Ninja World gradually quieted down.
Just like a period of time in the past, from intense changes to sudden silence, it made people panic.
Konohagakure, Akatsuki, and the Eye Organization, these three forces that could affect the entire Ninja World, did not make any big moves. However, everyone knew that the more it was like this, the more it meant that there would be greater terror brewing.
Not to mention anything else, Yondaime's son had destroyed Mount Myouboku, and as the Hokage Yondaime, could it be that he had fallen silent and did nothing?
No one will believe it.
Around Naruto, Konohagakure and Akatsuki would have a fierce conflict sooner or later. Only the winner could continue to live.
Konohagakure.
Sasuke persisted in bitter cultivation day after day, putting all his attention on chasing back to Naruto.
Especially after knowing that Naruto had done something crazy to destroy Mount Myouboku, Sasuke also became more and more crazy in his cultivation.
"Little Sasuke, take a break. It's too late."
"Shima, please don't worry about me. Naruto has already far surpassed me. I must work harder."
Sasuke panted heavily. His muscles were exhausted and his instincts drove him to close his eyes and sleep. However, Sasuke gritted his teeth and persevered, desperately digging out his own potential.
Shima, was carrying a basket. It was obvious that she had just returned from buying groceries. At this time, she was sitting on a rock, looking at Sasuke with a complicated expression.
Since the destruction of Mount Myouboku, the fleeing toads gradually gathered together with Konohagakure, which could barely preserve a trace of vitality for Mount Myouboku's lineage.
These toads lived near Konohagakure, and some of the larger ones simply ran into the vast Konoha Forest Forest - although the original forest occupied a large area of the Fire Country and was seriously damaged in recent years, it still had the area that was the best for the survival of the large toads.
Shima lived in Konohagakure, thinking about the possibility of rebuilding Mount Myouboku.
The hope was very slim.
It didn't dare to return to Mount Myouboku now. At least Konoha could protect them now. If they left Konoha and encountered any difficulties, Mount Myouboku would be completely dead.
During the time it stayed with Konoha, it had been paying attention to Sasuke. The characteristics of this youth attracted it.
"Isn't your Sensei that person? Why don't you go to him?" Shima could not help but ask.
Sasuke ran out of chakra again, put on a mask of pain, lay on the ground panting heavily, as if he was about to die, and responded after hearing the words: "Teacher has been busy all the time, and I don't see him with anyone often, He is probably working hard to improve his strength, he has helped me a lot, I can't always bother him."
Shima was somewhat puzzled.
"Yuuji is already so powerful, what is he busy with? At this level, it is already very difficult to improve his strength, right?"
Moreover, Yuuji also had a powerful clone technique, so he could split up a few clones to teach Sasuke.
Sasuke dragged his tired body and slowly left the training ground.
"Idiot, what do you know? Sasuke's strength is far beyond his peers. A genius like him doesn't need to receive too much guidance."
A little white snake crawled over at some point and stood next to Shima, snarking some provocative word.
Shima looked at the little white snake with apprehension, and said sarcastically, "He is willing to let you out for activities? It's really rare to see you."
Tagorihime sneered, "Old toad, what are you proud of? No matter how bad I am, I still face my defeat. It is not shameful. What about you? Your husband is dead, and the holy land is completely gone. But you can't even see the face of your enemy."
Shima narrowed her eyes. "Is Ryuuchi Cave in a better condition than Mount Myouboku? Is snake species half as large as when it was not at his peak? At least I won't be content with the current situation. I will try to find a way to salvage the situation."
The toad and the white snake quarreled. If not for Konoha here, they would have already fought.
The relationship between Mount Myouboku and Ryuuchi Cave had always been bad.
Tagorihime warned: "I can roughly guess what you are thinking. The son of the fourth generation returned everything to you. It is normal for you to be a little worried about the position of the fourth generation. But if you put your mind on Sasuke, I advise you to give up your heart."
Shima had a gloomy face and did not speak.
For a drowning person, they naturally had to instinctively seize everything they could.
Uchiha Sasuke, a talented young man with a background, naturally fell into Shima's field of vision.
Sometimes, Shima even felt that the big toad Sage made a mistake. This Sasuke was obviously more like a prophesied child, with affinity and potential.
Shima no longer paid attention to Tagorihime, but skipped after Sasuke.
"Little Sasuke, you don't seem to have mastered Senjutsu?"
"Senjutsu? Indeed not." Sasuke was startled.
Shima said, "Naruto has Kyubi. This means that he has a huge amount of chakra reserves. Even if you have Mangekyou Sharingan, you may not be able to defeat him. However, if you learn Senjutsu, you will have a chance to turn around."
Sasuke felt that what Shima said made a lot of sense. "But Sensei did not mention teaching me Senjutsu. He probably thought that the time was not right."
"If he doesn't teach, I can teach him."
"Why are you so keen on me?"
"I hope that you can obtain greater power and avenge Mount Myouboku. Only you can do it," Shima said.
Although it had not experienced Rikudou Sennin's era, it at least knew that Rikudou Sennin had two sons. From the big toad Sage, it vaguely knew that the two of them had been entangled.
However, after thinking about it, Shima still felt that Sasuke was more like Asura, and Naruto was because of Indra. This was wrong.
It could no longer care so much, and it urgently wanted to kill Naruto.
"I am from the sacred land of Godzilla. How can I learn from Mount Myouboku's Senjutsu?" Sasuke shook his head.
Shima said, "But your Sensei has never revealed Senjutsu from Godzilla's sacred land. Whether it is killing White Snake Sage or defeating Nagato and Otsutsuki Urashiki, he has never used Senjutsu, right? Maybe their Senjutsu system is too special and is not suitable to be taught to humans."
There was no sign of using Senjutsu even in the battle at the super Kage level, and Shima hoped that Yuuji did not know Senjutsu at all.
"Even if you learn from Mount Myouboku's Senjutsu, it won't affect you learning from Godzilla Sacred Land's Senjutsu in the future. We will impart our Senjutsu to you as a reward in advance." Shima was very impatient.
Sasuke was not stupid. "I want to pay a visit to Sensei. I can't decide on this matter myself."
Saying goodbye to Shima, Sasuke returned to the clan to revise, planning to visit his teacher tomorrow.
To be honest, he was quite moved. After all, this is Senjutsu. After mastering the existence of Senjutsu, he can already be honored as a Sage.
The moment Sasuke returned to the clan grounds, he met Kazue and Izumi, who had cold expressions on their faces.
"Senior Kazue, Sister Izumi, are you going out on a mission?"
"Yes."
"Sasuke, you have worked hard."
Kazue, Izumi, and Sasuke brushed past each other.
The intelligence showed that in the north of the Wind Country, in the west of Amegakure, there was a trace of Naruto. He seemed to be looking for something.
In this operation, Yondaime made up his mind and sent a strong team led by Jiraiya.