Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 113 The Roots of Konoha

boom!

A tremendous sound came from underground, and in a moment, it almost echoed throughout the entire Hidden Leaf Village!

The ground shook, and the tree branches swayed.

Even the usually calm Nanga River became violent, with several waves crashing onto its surface!

At that moment, countless people stopped what they were doing and looked in the direction of Ayane Amamiya.

However, Ayane Amamiya herself was completely bewildered at this moment.

Heaven and earth conscience!

I have some ideas, but I haven't done anything about them!

Why did the base suddenly explode?

Isn't this a staged accident scam?

Of course, she had her own guesses.

The most likely reason for such a commotion is that a ninja used an extremely powerful explosive ninjutsu underground, such as Deidara's clay bomb.

However, considering that there doesn't seem to be any renowned martial arts master in Konoha who possesses such a method...

Therefore, it's more like a large number of detonating tags were piled up together and detonated simultaneously!

Kushina Uzumaki came to her senses.

As Konoha's designated next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she possesses exceptional talent.

Although the Uzumaki clan's secret technique, Kagura Mind's Eye, has not yet been officially awakened.

But at this moment, in her perception, she felt as if she were standing above a bottomless abyss.

A large amount of chakra carrying malice and hatred rose from this abyss, mixed with countless faint wails.

Is someone calling for help?

Kushina Uzumaki gritted her teeth, instinctively ready to charge in.

But after taking only a few steps, he was pulled back again.

"What are you going to do?" Ayane Amamiya frowned.

"Go save them!"

Kushina Uzumaki answered without hesitation, "There's a lot of faint chakra underground. They're not ninjas, but civilians!"

"If you want to save people, I won't stop you."

Ayane Amamiya glanced at her and said seriously, "But what I want to say is that you need to calm yourself down first."

The girl said softly, "Have you ever wondered what kind of place this is? Why are there so many civilians underground?"

"I...

Reminded by her, Kushina began to realize what was going on.

I admit I can be a bit impulsive at times, but I'm not a complete idiot who doesn't think things through...

The reason he acted so impulsively was because, during the process of sensing, he was actually influenced by the chakra from the earth!

Chakra is the power that connects the mind...

Kushina Uzumaki suddenly remembered what Grandma Mito had told her.

Subconsciously, she focused her senses on Ayane Amamiya.

The chakra within the opponent's body is a deep blue color.

Its aura is both sharp and refreshing, like a cold drink on a hot summer day.

Compared to the hateful atmosphere in the distance, it was incredibly refreshing!

Without comparison, there is no harm.

Kushina Uzumaki couldn't help but take a few steps closer to her, sniffling like a puppy.

Ok?

She was still a little confused.

For a fleeting moment after getting closer, she also sensed a deep and dark chakra aura emanating from Ayane Amamiya...

But just as she was about to carefully perceive it, the evil aura disappeared again.

Is it just my imagination?

Kushina Uzumaki is not entirely sure.

Fortunately, Ayane Amamiya did not notice her actions.

The girl was contemplating whether to stay or leave.

The current location of the root base is not far from the center of Konoha.

Moreover, the Uchiha clan's ancestral home is located downstream of the Naka River. Those red-eyed guys could come over at any time after they've checked the Naka Shrine!

It can be said that once you enter the root base, the level of danger is extremely high!

But after only a brief moment of hesitation, she quickly made a decision.

"I'll go with you."

Ayane Amamiya said calmly, "However, I don't save people."

"?"

Kushina Uzumaki paused, then asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I'll go find someone."

After the sealing barrier was broken, Ayane Amamiya's sensory ninjutsu became unimpeded.

She simply dispersed her chakra slightly and quickly located the Root base hidden underground.

The building is buried deep underground, nearly 100 meters below the surface!

This depth is quite astonishing.

But ninjas are no ordinary people.

Using the technique of reflecting fish in the earth, she and Kushina Uzumaki easily entered the Root base.

The passageways of this underground base are like the winding intestines of a giant beast, cold and oppressive.

The left and right walls were a mixture of black metal and rough rock, exuding an ominous chill.

The few remaining emergency lights, emitting a ghastly green glow, provided illumination for the two girls, casting their shadows long and distorted.

Ayane Amamiya wrinkled her nose.

The smell in the air was unpleasant.

Beneath the pungent smell of gunpowder, there was an even deeper, nauseating stench—the smell of large quantities of medicine.

The unique odor formed from the putrefaction of blood and tissue fluid.

Who are you?

A shout came from the other end of the corridor.

Three ninjas wearing animal masks and Root uniforms were walking briskly over, clearly alerted by the faint commotion.

The reason there were only a few people was because the explosion just now occurred in the base's sealing chamber.

Most of the Root guards went there, leaving only a few scattered ninjas to remain at their posts.

Ayane Amamiya's eyes sharpened.

Before Kushina Uzumaki could even speak, she had already vanished from the spot.

Thump!

A simple water-based instantaneous movement followed by a sword draw.

The three masked ninjas quickly fell to the ground, turning into cold corpses.

It seems that even Danzo's Root organization was mainly composed of Chunin.

"You, you, you!"

Kushina Uzumaki wasn't inexperienced in killing, but upon seeing the masks on the ninjas' faces, she instantly panicked: "These are Anbu! Do you know that?"

She was so anxious that she paced back and forth, not knowing what to do.

Should they pretend they didn't see what just happened, or should they pull out their kunai and fight Ayane Amamiya?

Ayane Amamiya snapped, "Quiet!"

A faint, intermittent sobbing sound, mixed with suppressed groans of pain, drifted in through the ventilation duct.

The sound came from a fork in the road deep inside the passage.

The two exchanged a glance, said nothing, changed direction, and followed the sound.

The sound became clearer and clearer.

After turning a corner, a long corridor with metal gates on both sides came into view.

Behind the fence were narrow cells, like animal cages.

The sight before her caused even the increasingly indifferent Ayane Amamiya to suddenly contract her pupils.

The cells are mostly filled with children!

They were of different ages, the youngest being only five or six years old, and the oldest no more than eight or nine.

They were wearing cold white hospital gowns, their exposed skin covered with needle marks and stitches.

Even on his face and chest, there were strange swellings and discoloration, as if something was lurking inside his body, ready to burst out at any moment.

Ayane Amamiya pursed her lips.

She saw that some children's limbs had become unnaturally twisted or atrophied.

Strange, bark-like tissues grew on their faces and arms.

"Experiment date.....24th..."

Kushina Uzumaki glanced at the sign hanging on the wall of the cell closest to her and read its contents aloud.

The 24th was the day before yesterday.

Inside the cell, a boy clutched his arm, from which a thick, green liquid was seeping out, his eyes filled with inhuman pain and despair.

Suppressed sobs and groans came from here.

"Monster...I am a monster..."

"It hurts so much! Why...?"

Whispers and pleas pierced their eardrums like cold needles.

Kushina Uzumaki trembled all over, speechless with shock at the scene.