Rebuild the Land of Whirlpools, start with a massive army of the Thirteen Guardian Soldiers.

"not bad."

Upon hearing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi breathed a sigh of relief.

Tsunade said expressionlessly, "It's just a partial comminuted fracture and internal organ damage."

Sakumo Hatake: "!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi: "...You call this 'not bad'?"

spare

Tsunade glared at her and retorted, "Are you a doctor or am I a doctor?"

In her view, anything that is still treatable is not a problem.

"Forehead……"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was taken aback and could only manage an awkward smile.

But he sighed inwardly.

Ever since Konoha rejected the Uzumaki clan's request for help, Tsunade has become increasingly cold towards him.

However, he believed that time would make Tsunade realize that he was right.

Seeing that Hatake Sakumo was almost done, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, "What exactly happened?"

Sakumo Hatake glanced at the small [>] novel qUn:⑧呜￥♂⒎⑹」≤⑹san∑四⒋栮Tsunade.

Tsunade was also very sensible; she was not allowed to reveal any ninja's mission without permission, and besides, she had no interest in it.

"You guys chat."

After saying that, Tsunade walked out of the ward.

But as he reached the door, he was suddenly stopped by Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"Tsunade, listen to it too."

Tsunade turned the doorknob of the ward and said coldly, "Not interested."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said calmly, "It's related to the Land of Whirlpools."

Tsunade paused, said nothing, and stopped her movement to leave.

Upon seeing this, Hatake Sakumo's expression turned grave. "The Land of Whirlpools has changed!"

With a solemn expression, Hatake Sakumo began to report the intelligence the mission group had gathered, detailing each person's abilities and characteristics, and even their names.

As Hiruzen Sarutobi listened, his expression grew increasingly grave.

The Gotei 13?

When did the Land of Whirlpools acquire such power?

Furthermore, it is suspected that he has mastered the technique of the Musou ninjutsu?

He released no fewer than five types of unsealed ninjutsu?

There's even a ninja sword that can unleash bloodline limit abilities?

Ice Release? Smoke Release? Fire Release? And even a ninja sword can transform into a gigantic, snake-like summoning beast?!

This... it's getting more and more mysterious the more I listen to it?

Has the ninja world developed to a stage he no longer recognizes?

Or is it that he's just gotten old? Has the ninja world fundamentally changed?

But he's only in his thirties!

What?! Almost every vice-captain possesses the strength to kill one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist?!

There are thirteen vice-captains in total?!

There are captain-level figures above them?! Thirteen of them?!

Sakumo Hatake was still talking.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was struggling to cope, his brain was about to crash.

His mind was a bit confused by all the shocking information he was being bombarded with.

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his forehead and said, "Wait, you mean that woman who's supposed to be the captain of the second division kicked you and left you like this??"

Sakumo Hatake said somewhat apologetically, "Yes, I am incompetent..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi is exhausted. (Group)

If what Sakumo said is true, then he's no match for that woman either? After all, he doesn't have the strength to defeat Sakumo in one move. If it's really that terrifying, then there are thirteen captains like that. Hiss— "This force is absolutely not to be underestimated!" Even if not all captains are as strong as that suspected second division captain, they still can't be taken lightly! Especially considering those peculiar ninja swords and hand seal-less ninjutsu! Hiruzen Sarutobi felt like smoking again. Having such a force rooted in the Land of Whirlpools isn't a good thing. Hiruzen Sarutobi muttered to himself, "I wonder if this force is friend or foe..."

Sakumo Hatake said solemnly, "Hokage-sama, there's one more thing..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked with a headache, "Anything else?"

Sakumo Hatake's expression turned serious as he said, "It seems that the one who rules this power is someone called the Spirit King."

"...King Ling".

Hiruzen Sarutobi brainstormed, searching his memory bank, but found no information about this name at all.

strangeness!

Everything is so unfamiliar!

"Ah, right."

Hatake Sakumo suddenly remembered something.

Hiruzen Sarutobi gave him a resentful look.

"From their conversation, I learned that they seemed to be referring to themselves as the Grim Reaper?"

grim Reaper?

Now Hiruzen Sarutobi has some leads.

After the Anbu brought Kushina Uzumaki back to Konoha, he copied a scroll of the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques under the guise of safekeeping.

There's a forbidden technique related to the Grim Reaper above; I wonder if it's connected to this faction.

Tsunade listened for a long time, and was also surprised by this suddenly appearing powerful force.

But what she cared about more was someone that Sakumo Hatake mentioned.

Tsunade asked earnestly, "That red-haired vice-captain, is he from the Uzumaki clan?"

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Chapter 22 Mito Uzumaki's Speculation

Sakumo Hatake shook his head and said, "Although that person does have the characteristics of the Uzumaki clan, his name is Renji Abarai, and I don't know if he has any connection with the Uzumaki clan."

Upon hearing this, Tsunade's expression shifted repeatedly.

She hoped that person was a survivor of the Uzumaki clan; as long as one member of the Uzumaki clan survived, her guilt would be lessened.

Sakumo Hatake added, "By the way, when I arrived in the Land of Whirlpools, I found that the situation there was completely different from when it was destroyed."

“A large complex of buildings has been built around the 8th vortex, which seems to be all residential houses. As for the interior, I haven’t been inside yet.”

Hiruzen Sarutobi was startled again: "The Land of Whirlpools was destroyed not long ago, was it? How come they've built houses so quickly? Could it be that they also have the Wood Release from the First Hokage?"

Tsunade:"……"

Her grandfather's Wood Release technique wasn't used for building houses!

However, it cannot be denied that the situation in the Land of Whirlpools has indeed brought them a great deal of shock.

Moreover, Hiruzen Sarutobi thought even deeper.

If it's just an organization, why build houses and construct the Land of Whirlpools?

Even the fact that they put the Land of Whirlpools first when introducing themselves suggests that this organization has bigger plans than meets the eye...

With such a strange neighbor living in his backyard, Hiruzen Sarutobi sometimes felt like he was being spied on, with Biwako watching him from behind.

This feeling is terrible!

However, Tsunade's words earlier had given him a reminder.

A Shinigami (death god) connected to the Uzumaki clan, a man suspected to be from the Uzumaki clan.

All the clues seem to point to a connection with the Uzumaki clan.

What he couldn't understand was, if the Land of Whirlpools had such a power, how was it destroyed before?

He couldn't understand it, nor was he sure if it was really related to the Uzumaki clan; after all, these were just his guesses.

But he knew that there was someone in Konoha who might be able to give him the answer.

The wife of the First Hokage, and a former princess of the Uzumaki clan, Lady Uzumaki Mito.

The Senju (Thousand Hands) headquarters.

Hiruzen Sarutobi returned here after a long absence.