Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 111 The Fire Lord Kongo's Blockade Location Confirmed!

That night, at the Konoha Inn.

Ayane Amamiya stood by the window, her gaze piercing through the night and landing on the towering Hokage Rock in the distance.

She noticed a striking detail: of the three current Hokage portraits, Hiruzen Sarutobi's sculpture is located at the highest point of the Hokage Rock, directly above the Hokage Building, exuding an extremely powerful aura of the village lord...

Of course, such excessive conspiracy theories seem a bit nitpicky.

After all, in order to highlight the sense of layering in the architecture, the arrangement of the Fire Shadow Rocks must be varied in height.

Ayane Amamiya's gaze swept over the carvings of the three Hokage one by one, finally settling on the Hokage's office on the top floor of the building.

It was pitch black there, as silent as an abyss, with no trace of the lights that had been burning brightly the previous nights.

"What are you looking at?" Yekura's voice broke the silence in the room.

She pushed open the door and came in carrying a plate of fresh grapes. Following the girl's gaze, she teased, "What? Does your Rain Village also want to go back and create a Shadow Rock?"

"Who cares about that... I'm gathering information on the Hokage!"

Ayane Amamiya glared at her, annoyed, and reminded her, "Didn't you notice? For the first few days after we arrived in Konoha, the Hokage's office lights were on until midnight! But today they're off so early..."

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"Tsk! You're quite observant."

Yekura was genuinely impressed by her thoughtfulness, and guessed, "Hmm, I think the Hokage might have gone to the Fire Country Daimyo's banquet?"

She explained, "On the first day of your second round of exams, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire arrived in Konoha. It is said that he came specifically to watch the competition. In any case, the welcome from Konoha was quite grand, with many people attending."

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"The Daimyo of the Land of Fire..."

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Upon hearing the name, Ayane Amamiya frowned slightly, recalling the monk from the Fire Temple she had encountered on the road.

After reporting to Hanzo, she relayed the information to Amegakure about the Fire Country Daimyo's intention to reorganize the Twelve Guardian Ninja.

But it is unknown whether the goat took the opportunity to set up anything.

While leisurely munching on grapes, Ye Cang winked mischievously at her: "With such an important figure watching the game, do you feel more pressured?"

Ayane Amamiya remained silent.

I'm not a Konoha ninja, so what's there to be nervous about?

Moreover, the daimyo of the Land of Fire is just an ordinary person who can't even kill a chicken. What kind of big shot is he?

How many elite Jonin can he take on?

The girl turned around and asked, "Have you ever seen the daimyo of the Land of Fire?"

They may look down on you in their hearts.

But to be honest, she was indeed a little curious about the daimyo.

"Of course I've seen it."

Ye Cang shrugged: "Just yesterday, Lord Fengying and I accepted his private invitation to a banquet at his residence."

She recalled the scene, a hint of undisguised disgust on her face. "How to describe her? She was thin and weak, like a sickly person, but even so, she was said to be very lecherous! In addition, she always liked to cover half of her face with a fan when she spoke."

Finally, she added resentfully, "In short, he's practically identical to the daimyo of our Land of Wind!"

"Why do you make it sound like I'm a complete waste?"

Ayane Amamiya blurted out her inner thoughts without thinking, "It sounds like I'm not worthy of this position..."

Ye Cang was stunned.

After standing there for a long time, I finally understood the meaning of the phrase "virtue does not match position".

She was both amused and exasperated: "What are you talking about? Famous names are hereditary, there's no such thing as virtue."

Compared to the bloodline theory flowing through the veins of ninjas, the daimyo of various countries, though ordinary people, were no less so.

The lineage of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.

Since the founding of the nation, it has been stably passed down for more than 700 years.

If you calculate the time frame, it's second only to the Uchiha, Uzumaki, and Senju clans, which have existed for thousands of years, and may even have a longer history than the Sarutobi clan!

Ayane Amamiya didn't dwell on this issue too much.

She then asked curiously, "Why would the Daimyo of the Land of Fire summon you without my permission? Is it to help Konoha and plead for leniency in the peace negotiations?"

Yecang smiled smugly: "On the contrary, the daimyo never mentioned the terms from beginning to end. He just chatted with us and talked about a lot of romantic things in the Land of Fire."

The girl suddenly realized something.

It seems the daimyo of the Land of Fire is truly not on the same page as Hiruzen Sarutobi!

Although the wool ultimately comes from the sheep.

However, everyone knew that Hiruzen Sarutobi would definitely try his best to lower the conditions proposed by Sunagakure.

So, is the Daimyo trying to use funds as an excuse to force Hiruzen Sarutobi to concede his power as Hokage?

Thinking about this, Ayane Amamiya couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the current Third Hokage.

This is truly a situation of both internal and external troubles!

Fortunately, the Land of Rain doesn't have these kinds of monsters.

She felt a sense of relief, relieved that the Land of Rain was free from the deeply entrenched shackles of "daimyo" and "nobles"...

Meanwhile, in the distance, beneath the Fire Shadow Rock.

Right in the shadow of the portraits of the first and second generation leaders, there stood a small, pointed-roofed wooden house.

Unlike the surrounding buildings, which are either grand or exquisite.

This wooden cabin is made entirely of sturdy logs, and the walls are occasionally covered with lush green moss, giving it a fresh and primitive feel.

The reason why this "illegal building" has been able to survive in the core area of ​​Konoha, where land is extremely valuable, and has not been demolished by Konoha, is simply because it has an extraordinary owner living inside!

That is, the first Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the wife of the first Hokage, the Uzumaki Pearl of the Warring States period, and the sealing technique master Uzumaki Mito!

For this reason, it also has another name—Whirlpool Shrine!

At this moment, the ancestral hall was dimly lit, and Kushina Uzumaki was kneeling on the tatami mat, sitting opposite her grandmother, Mito Uzumaki.

These two "whirlpool princesses" are of different ages; one is full of youthful vigor, while the other is shrouded in melancholy.

Mito Uzumaki was making a mask by the dim light on the table.

"So, you're going to be fighting Sunagakure ninjas next?"

As she colored the mask in her hand, she asked about the Chunin Exams with great interest.

Kushina Uzumaki enjoyed the quiet and intimate atmosphere. She nodded, "Yeah! I heard that guy is the grandson of Elder Chiyo of Sunagakure. He's quite strong, but he's a bit arrogant!"

"Are you confident of winning?"

Mito smiled and said, "I remember hearing Monkey mention before that Chiyo was the number one puppeteer in Sunagakure? I suppose her grandson must be very strong too?"

"Grandma, don't worry!"

Kushina Uzumaki straightened her back and confidently swung her fist: "I promise you, Kushina will win! Ta-da-nee!"

Mito looked at her, smiling without saying a word.

Soon, Kushina scratched her head awkwardly again: "Okay... actually, I'm still a little unsure."

After she finished speaking, she quickly held up two fingers to emphasize, "Not much, just a tiny bit!"

She used to think she was very capable.

However, her brief encounter with Hizashi Hyuga completely shattered Kushina's previous blind confidence in her own strength.

The superhuman strength that Tsunade taught her was immense, but she never really put much effort into learning it.

With her mediocre skills, she couldn't even break through the barrier!

In fact, under Mito's careful tutelage, Kushina Uzumaki's sealing techniques were highly proficient.

However, most sealing techniques below rank A have limited destructive power and are mainly used to restrict or weaken the enemy.

In normal team battles, with the help of Mikoto Uchiha's Fire Release and shuriken techniques, this weakness is not obvious, but in one-on-one individual combat...

"If that's the case, I'll teach you a technique."

Mito Uzumaki lowered her mask, a hint of reminiscence flashing in her eyes: "This is a very powerful technique! Even back in the Warring States period, very few people in the clan could master it."

"But there are only ten days left until the exam, oh dear."

Upon hearing this, Kushina was both delighted and hesitant: "Is it really too late to learn now?"

"There's still plenty of time."

The old man said confidently, "I will use a special sealing technique to imprint this technique on your meridians. When you want to activate it, you can inject chakra to release it yourself."

"Of course, this is actually cheating, but I'm getting old, so it's no big deal to let me be willful this once."

She blinked, a rare hint of childlike playfulness in her eyes: "I really hope that you, Kushina, can make it all the way to the end of the Chunin Exams and stand at the very top!"

Kushina Uzumaki was stunned when she heard this.

Before she could ponder the deeper meaning of Mito's words, she exclaimed in surprise, "So sealing techniques can have this kind of effect?"

Judging from Grandma's description, it's practically a foolproof one-click operation.

Just like running a machine, Mito has already configured all the programs and parameters in advance, and Kushina only needs to press the power button to start it.

"Ha ha."

Grandma Mito was amused by her exaggerated reaction: "Well... actually, strictly speaking, it's not a sealing technique from our Uzumaki clan, but rather a Sharingan eye technique. Its real name is the Transcribing Seal, a secret technique specifically developed for the Sharingan."

"Uchiha techniques?"

Kushina was even more surprised: "Wouldn't that be incredibly precious?"

"It's very precious!"

"When Konoha was founded, this secret technique was not among the ninjutsu that the Uchiha clan submitted."

"So I begged Hashirama to go and ask Madara Uchiha for it..."

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Just thinking about how Hashirama Senju was "awkward" back then, having to bite the bullet and go to Madara Uchiha to fulfill his request...

With her white hair, Mito Uzumaki surprisingly revealed a sly and smug look on her face, almost like that of a young girl.

Hmm, it seems that in Hashirama's heart, he is still more important than that bastard Madara Uchiha!

Kushina keenly sensed the air about gossip.

Why does Grandma seem so smug?

"Okay, we've gone off on a tangent."

Mito Uzumaki didn't dwell on the past, but simply explained, "Through my research and improvements, this 'Translation Sealing' technique can now be successfully performed even without the Sharingan's power! But..."

"She changed the subject, her expression becoming serious, "It still requires an important prerequisite: that is, it must have the same and pure bloodline of the Uzumaki clan to serve as the carrier and fuse for the sealing technique."

The old man's light fell on Kushina's fiery red hair, and he said softly, "The technique I'm going to teach you is called—Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

The next day, afternoon.

Konoha Station.

The sunlight streamed through the window, dappled and warm, carrying a subtle, intoxicating fragrance.

Ayane Amamiya, who had just returned from the training ground, stood by the window, stretched in the sunlight, and tidied her stray hairs.

The girl's skin glowed softly in the sunlight.

Combined with the fragrance in the air, the whole person is like a graceful magnolia flower.

They noticed that the captain was about to turn around.

Scorpion quickly averted his voyeuristic gaze, lowered his head, unfolded the map, and pretended to be busy.

"Have you found the place yet?"

Ayane Amamiya walked closer, looked at the map, and asked a question.

"Yes, I've found it. This should be the place."

Scorpion's finger traced across the bustling commercial street, then skipped over a ninja clan's territory, finally stopping at an area marked with a special symbol.

This was in the morning.

He located the suspicious location based on the faint chakra feedback from the Mind Control Sand Technique.

"There should be a sealing barrier set up here, specifically to isolate external sensory ninjutsu."

Scorpion, with a stern face, guessed, "That's why my chakra feedback is so weak. If I hadn't been paying attention, I might have easily overlooked it."

"Okay, you deserve credit!"

Ayane Amamiya patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, then took the map.

First, look at the location.

This place is actually located on the upper reaches of the Namka River, only a little over 2,000 miles away from the Uchiha clan's territory!

Just how much did Danzo love the Uchiha clan?

Even the Root's base was located next to the Uchiha clan's territory, living side by side with them and sharing the same river!

Ayane Amamiya memorized this location.

He then activated his chakra, conjuring a small flame that burned the map completely to ashes.

Sasori stared at her, puzzled, and asked, "What does Konoha do with those homeless children? Surely they're not using them to train spies and secret agents?"

Although the captain had never explained to him why he was monitoring these orphans.

But based on his previous experience, he had already sensed something was amiss.

Ayane Amamiya replied noncommittally, "Perhaps, it might have a greater use..."

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She bent down and began to silently take stock of her ninja tools.

The girl took out all the ninja tools bearing the Rain Village mark from her pocket.

The Root is Danzo's stronghold, and this place is also Konoha Village, a gathering place for many powerful fighters.

Ayane Amamiya naturally had no intention of recklessly traversing the entire route.

Therefore, this trip is simply to investigate the situation and at the same time, we must not reveal any information about ourselves!

Seeing her movements, Scorpion knew the girl was about to take action and hurriedly said, "Captain, I can go with you too!"

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"Ah, I appreciate your kind offer."

Ayane Amamiya gave a perfunctory reply, then pressed him back into his seat, waving her finger and laughing, "But you're not strong enough yet, you might be a burden to me."

The girl paused, feeling that what she had said might have been a bit excessive.

So she pushed open the door, waved without turning around, and left with an encouraging message: "Keep practicing hard, Scorpion! I believe in your talent!"

Having said that, Ayane Amamiya vanished from the inn in a flash.

Looking at the empty room, Scorpion silently clenched his fist.

"Captain, one day I will catch up with you!"

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