Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 103 Goodbye Uzumaki Kushina

The sun is setting in the west.

The last rays of sunlight were cast upon the forest, falling on the gnarled ancient trees, creating a scene with a touch of tragic grandeur.

Having finished her journey, Ayane Amamiya emerged from the dense forest and looked ahead.

The black tower stood coldly before me.

The bricks and stones on it are black, and faint traces of battle remain.

Although it wasn't completely dark yet, the entire tower seemed to be shrouded in a gloomy and solemn atmosphere, with a few crows occasionally cawing and fluttering overhead.

"This should be where the command flag is, right?"

Scorpion glanced at the eerily quiet tower: "Looks like we're the first group to arrive?"

Ayane Amamiya waved her hand, signaling him not to rush and to let her use her sensory ninjutsu first to investigate the situation.

Chakra spread...

Very well, nothing found!

This tower seems to be sealed by some kind of magic array; we can't sense any information at all!

Scorpion noticed the captain's embarrassment.

He didn't speak, silently controlling a puppet to walk forward.

Boom boom boom boom boom!

Before they had taken more than a few steps, a series of explosions rang out.

The puppet, made entirely of refined iron, was instantly blown to smithereens!

Ayane Amamiya was dumbfounded when she saw this.

Whose unlucky kid is this, using explosive tags so extravagantly?!

Are we just fed up with life?

Seemingly sensing that the trap had been triggered, a small head popped out of the tower window. She glanced at Ayane Amamiya and Sasori, and exclaimed, "Oh dear, why are you two here?"

Ayane Amamiya looked up and saw that the person was none other than Kushina Uzumaki, a Konoha genin she had met on the way here!

I haven't seen you for several days.

Although she was still as energetic as before, her slightly chubby face seemed to have lost some weight.

Before Ayane Amamiya could speak, Kushina Uzumaki stretched out her arm again, pointing and gesturing at them: "Be careful, follow the route I told you to take! Otherwise you'll step on explosive tags!"

The girl gave Scorpion a look, signaling him to use the puppet to scout ahead.

Following Kushina's remote instructions, the puppet traveled safely and unharmed, which reassured the two of them, who then followed.

We drove around in circles, going east and west.

Amamiya Ayane finally made it through the minefield and arrived at the tower gate.

Kushina Uzumaki stood at the doorway, her long hair flowing over her shoulders, her hands on her hips, with her teammates Mikoto Uchiha and Tsuru Inuzuka standing beside her.

She looked indignant and complained, "What?! How can you all distrust me like this! We've been traveling together for so long, and I've always considered you my friends!"

Scorpion gave a mocking snort.

He then coolly put his hands in his pockets, walked right past her, and stepped into the tower.

Ayane Amamiya smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with her overly familiar remarks.

She could understand Kushina Uzumaki's affectionate attitude.

After all, in the original story, she had no friends after her country was destroyed and she transferred to this school alone. She was also constantly ridiculed by her classmates because of her hair color.

But both he and Scorpion happen to have red hair!

What a coincidence!

From a personal perspective, she wouldn't mind being good friends or besties with the protagonist's mother.

Unfortunately, Konoha and Amegakure are enemies.

The positions of both sides are clearly laid out here!

If we could meet like we did with Jiraiya and Orochimaru before, exchanging a few words and catching up when we weren't fighting, maintaining a distance of "acquaintances but not close friends," that would be fine.

But if the relationship becomes too close, it will only lead to the pain of sibling rivalry in the end.

Ayane Amamiya often reminded herself of this.

Therefore, since she and Hanzo the Salamander left Amegakure, the only ninja from another village with whom she could be considered relatively close was Pakura.

This is because Ayane Amamiya knew about the other person's tragic future.

"Why were so many explosive tags buried outside?"

Ayane Amamiya followed Sasori into the tower, simultaneously changing the subject from "friends" and asking疑惑地问道, "Is someone chasing you?"

How did you know?

Kushina Uzumaki looked surprised, then complained, "Those dark-skinned barbarians from Kumogakure went crazy the moment they saw Mikoto! They kept saying it was love at first sight, a destiny arranged by heaven... basically, they've been relentlessly pursuing us!"

A ninja from Kumogakure falls in love with Uchiha Mikoto at first sight?

The girl thought to herself: Uchiha Mikoto is indeed very beautiful. No wonder her son Sasuke is also the most popular person at school. Just in terms of facial features, she is already eight-tenths as good as me!

But I think she might not be able to attract those Cloud Village ninjas.

On the contrary, it's you, Kushina...

Ayane Amamiya gave her a deep look but said nothing.

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Mikoto felt embarrassed and annoyed, her face flushing red instantly. She forcefully covered her mouth, saying, "You big mouth! Don't blurt things out!"

With his face painted with face paint, Inuzuka Tsurugi chuckled and teased, "Oh dear, that's right! You're engaged, you're married... mmm!"

Before he could finish speaking, his mouth was also covered.

Ayane Amamiya immediately looked away and examined the other person with some surprise.

A marriage agreement? So early?

Could it be with Uchiha Fugaku?

I remembered the mature-looking man I had seen before near the ninja academy.

She thought to herself: This guy is a beast!

Mikoto Uchiha is only fifteen years old this year, right?

Fugaku was nine years older than her in terms of age, and at least nineteen years older in terms of appearance!

Sensing Ayane Amamiya's scrutiny, Mikoto Uchiha said softly with a hint of embarrassment, "It was decided by my elders! But the clan territory is too big, and I'm not old enough to attend the clan meeting, so I haven't seen that person much yet."

All I knew was that his name was Fugaku and that he worked in the security detail.

The girl muttered, "Hmm... I seem to remember this person..."

Kushina instantly caught the gossip in the air, quickly pulling the hand away from her mouth and excitedly asking, "Really? What does that guy look like? Is he handsome?"

Amamiya Tsune pursed her lips: "Perhaps, maybe, probably... describing him as a handsome older man would be more accurate."

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Mikoto and her two teammates exclaimed in unison, "Huh? Uncle?"

At this moment, the group entered the tower.

What comes into view is a spacious hall, with sixteen black command flags planted on both sides of the road, like guards standing by.

Ayane Amamiya looked around and quickly noticed something interesting.

Some command flags were blank, but some actually had names written on them!

For example, the names of Kushina Uzumaki, Mikoto Uchiha, and Tsurugi Inuyasha are listed there!

Kushina explained, "These command flags are fixed in place and cannot be moved. But you only need to hold the flagpole, inject chakra into it, and silently recite your name to become the master of the command flag."

Ayane Amamiya nodded slightly.

This is a very reasonable approach.

Otherwise, what if someone gets the command flag and turns around and runs to a deserted place to hide?

She went straight to an abandoned flag and grasped the flagpole with her hand.

Chakra surged.

Soon, the flag changed to a clean and comfortable sea blue, with several large black characters appearing on it.

Ayane Amamiya

Below, there is a small rain symbol.

Wow, that's really smart...

The girl was slightly amazed, wondering how they had managed to do it.

She then looked around and her gaze quickly fell on the flag at the very front.

Because the name written on it is...