Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 195 Are you willing to lead Amegakure forward?

The process of sealing the Three-Tails went much more smoothly than Ayane Amamiya had anticipated.

One person and one turtle.

They all behaved very obediently and offered no resistance whatsoever.

Even so, since this was Ayane Amamiya's first time creating a tailed beast seal, she still focused all her attention and dared not be careless in the slightest.

The two sat facing each other.

Ayane Amamiya placed her right palm on Ri Takenaka's lower abdomen, her expression focused.

On her way back, she checked the Three-Tails and carefully confirmed that Madara Uchiha had not left any hidden traps on it.

However, with the situation now at its most critical, the girl still couldn't rest easy and killed the poison again before officially beginning the sealing process.

As her chakra continued to flow in.

Black, tadpole-shaped runes continuously spun and spread across Takenaka Rin's fair skin, forming a dense, symmetrical spell pattern like a spider web.

After careful consideration.

Ayane Amamiya chose a composite Bagua seal as the prison for the Three-Tails.

Although this is only an A-level sealing technique, it is inferior to the S-level Yin Seal in terms of difficulty and power.

However, the Eight Trigrams Seal can be specifically used to target large chakra. More than ten years later, Minato Namikaze also used the same technique to seal the Nine-Tails.

It's safe to say that everyone who's used it says it's great!

"Do you feel anything?" Ayane Amamiya whispered.

The girl stared wide-eyed at her lower abdomen: "It feels bloated, like something warm is flowing in."

Amamiya Ayane was highly focused at the moment and didn't immediately realize the ambiguity in the other person's words.

She nodded slightly, then squinted her eyes.

Suddenly, the character "封" appeared in his palm.

Snapped!

Ayane Amamiya aimed her palm at the area below Risa Takenaka's navel, then pressed it down, completing the final stroke.

Buzz!

A strange fluctuation came.

All the black symbols vanished suddenly, disappearing into the flesh and skin, never to be seen again.

The seal is complete.

Ayane Amamiya slowly withdrew her arm, letting out a silent sigh of relief.

The difficulty of sealing the Three-Tails is indeed incomparable to sealing tailed beasts like the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails.

However, the ingenuity she displayed in this sealing far surpasses that of ordinary Jinchuriki from ninja villages.

On one hand, Ayane Amamiya had to ensure Risa Takenaka's safety and maintain the overall stability of the seal. On the other hand, she also considered the communication issues between humans and tailed beasts, so she did not completely seal the seal and even gave the Three-Tails a certain degree of freedom.

all in all.

Ayane Amamiya went to great lengths to give Risa Takenaka a chance to advance further and become the perfect Jinchūriki.

And with the completion of the sealing technique.

Even the control panel acknowledged the brain cells she had expended for this sealing!

You have successfully sealed a Tailed Beast!

[Achievement Points +516!]

"Is that all?"

Takenaka Ri licked her lips with a hint of regret, feeling that she hadn't had enough.

She grabbed the girl's arm and said shyly, "Now that's great, even my lower abdomen has a strange tattoo on it. From now on, I'm yours!"

Ayane Amamiya's vision went black.

What kind of terrible lines are these?

"What are you talking about?"

She coughed, revealing an innocent expression, pretending not to understand.

She quickly changed the subject, smiling and congratulating him, "But congratulations anyway, you've become a mother!"

Takenaka Rin chuckled foolishly: "Hehe~"

"Come on, I'll take you to see your baby now!"

Ayane Amamiya moved closer.

She pressed her forehead against his, their big eyes staring at each other, and they could even feel the warmth of each other's breath.

Takenaka Rin's heart pounded wildly, and she couldn't help but hold her breath.

The next moment, everything went blurry before her eyes.

Water flowed everywhere, and everything in sight was a pale blue color.

It felt like stepping into a giant aquarium.

The three tails were soaking in the water, stretching out their limbs and swimming happily, occasionally doing a 360-degree spin.

It's so much more comfortable in the water!

Cool!

Suddenly, a ripple came from afar.

They discovered that the spiritual entities of Ayane Amamiya and Risa Takenaka had suddenly appeared.

The three-tailed creature immediately stopped abruptly, then floated in the water, continuing to pretend to be asleep.

Ayane Amamiya possesses extraordinary mental strength.

The girl had actually noticed its little tricks a long time ago, but she didn't say anything to expose it.

She raised her chin and gestured, "Look, this is your little baby."

Takenaka Rika nodded.

She looked around with considerable curiosity, then suddenly asked in confusion, "Ayane, how come my Three-Tails suddenly only has one eye left?"

The girl closed her right eye, widened her left eye, and then made a mirror image of the three-tailed beast.

Takenaka Pear: 0.o?

Sanwei: o.0?

The man and the tortoise gazed at each other with a look full of wisdom.

When Ayane Amamiya saw this, she almost burst out laughing.

"The essence of a Tailed Beast's body is actually a high-density chakra aggregated together, which is why its appearance can change at will."

She coughed and explained, "But its current state is its original, true form."

"Oh, I see—I feel like she's not as cute as she used to be—" Takenaka Riri muttered.

"Perhaps you could give him a name first."

Ayane Amamiya glanced at the Three-Tails, subtly hinting, "We can't just keep calling it Three-Tails from now on, can we?"

"How's Big Head doing?"

She had barely finished speaking when Takenaka Ri blurted out her thoughts: "I think it's a very apt description!"

Roar~!

The three tails immediately stopped pretending.

It opened its mouth wide, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, its threatening intent was particularly obvious.

Little girl————

If you ever dare to call me that again, I'll kill you!

Takenaka Rin immediately shrank back timidly.

Ayane Amamiya didn't say anything.

She silently sensed the strength of the Three-Tails' resistance when it was angry, and then assessed the strength of the Eight Trigrams Seal. Her mind immediately calmed down a lot.

"Take your time to think about it—"

The girl patted her shoulder, and the spirit's form dissipated.

December 30th, sunny.

This is the last day of the year.

After tonight's Lunar New Year's Eve, tomorrow will be the New Year that everyone is eagerly anticipating.

In Ayane Amamiya's courtyard.

Under the guidance of the head butler, Takenaka Ri, everyone busied themselves with their own tasks and got to work early in the morning.

Xiao Nan is checking the window decorations that were pasted up last night to see if they are damaged.

Actually, if you use paper magic, you won't have so many troubles.

But if this thing is made with chakra, it always feels like something is missing.

The custom of cutting paper flowers for windows.

It was something she inherited from her mother when she was a child.

Even after becoming a homeless child, no matter how hard life was, Xiao Nan would still insist on cutting out a few paper-cut window decorations to decorate her little home during the New Year.

With the addition of a new family this year, the number of paper-cut window decorations she needs to make has increased significantly.

However, Xiao Nan enjoyed it immensely and was quite content with it.

As she passed by Ayane Amamiya's room, she secretly added her own personal touch to the window decorations.

Normally, window decorations feature various flowers.

But Konan added a silhouette of the three of them holding hands to the window of Ayane Amamiya's room.

This is a photo taken several months ago, on the eve of Ayane Amamiya's mission to the Land of Wind, featuring her, Ayane, and Risa Takenaka.

Xiao Nan complained at the time.

But he remained upright and kept the photos as a personal keepsake.

In front of the courtyard.

Nagato and Yahiko stood at the entrance, setting up the archway, placing the gate pine, and hanging the connecting rope.

This task is usually assigned to an older adult in the family, since young men are too clumsy and might not place it properly.

Fortunately, the neighbors nearby were very helpful and would often come over to offer guidance.

This "shimenawa" is woven from a mixture of straw and silk, and is regarded as a protective barrier to ward off disasters, with the function of protecting and purifying the area.

Ordinary families would make it themselves, while wealthy families would go to shrines to commission it.

In addition, "shimenawa" that has been hanging for a long time is usually considered to be imbued with the blessings of the gods and can also be worn as an ornament.

For example, Orochimaru and Sasuke in the original work —

Although it looks a bit ugly, not many girls would like it.

At that moment, Yahiko looked expectantly at the "Shimenawa" above his head.

"Ayane-nee said that she'll take it off in a few years so that you and I can use it."

He put his arm around Nagato's shoulder and smugly imagined, "Back then, when I was fifteen, I should have grown to 1.8 meters tall. Wearing a ninja vest with this shimenawa rope would definitely make me look really cool, right?!"

"Hmm—let's put aside whether he's handsome or not."

Nagato glanced at the other person, who was a few centimeters shorter than her, and expressed her skepticism: "But I think you're at most 1.7 meters tall."

What a vicious curse!

Yahiko's face fell instantly; his mood changed faster than turning the pages of a book.

He punched Nagato directly, angrily shouting, "Shut up!"

Nagato fell silent and shut up.

"Once I get the shimenawa (sacred rope), I'll also get a ninja sword!"

"Ideally, it should be similar to Ayane-nee's Storm Slash, and then I can help those in need while carrying out missions."

As silence fell around him, Yahiko continued to daydream about the future: "I wonder what kind of title I'll receive when I'm this powerful and handsome?"

Nagato looked at him, hesitant to speak.

Yahiko knew this guy wouldn't say anything nice, but he couldn't resist his curiosity and asked, "What are you trying to say?"

Nagato said in a low voice, "Yahiko, do you remember what Konan said about you? Your swordsmanship is like a blacksmith's chaotic hammering—"

Upon hearing this, Yahiko remained expressionless: "Nagato, I don't want to hear you speak until today's New Year's Eve dinner."

The cunning Nagato feigned grievance, pouting, "Oh, I see—"

Each of the three members has something they're busy with.

So what is Ayane Amamiya doing?

She was visiting a grave.

According to New Year's tradition.

Tonight is Lunar New Year's Eve, a time for families to reunite and stay up late.

Tomorrow is the official day, so we can go to the shrine together to pray for blessings.

Ayane Amamiya decided to perform a memorial service for her mother before tonight.

Yuyin Village Cemetery.

The girl stood alone in front of the monument, staring blankly at the photo on it for a while.

Then, as if waking from a dream, Ayane Amamiya poured all the soil she had brought from the Land of Whirlpools onto the monument.

She wanted to say something, but couldn't say much.

I could only look at the photo and softly smile, "Happy New Year, Mom."

In fact, Ayane Amamiya greatly admires her mother.

Although he wasn't a particularly powerful ninja, his mother single-handedly supported him after his father's early death, sending him from the shrine in his rural hometown to Amegakure to study.

It's important to know that at that time, war had already broken out in the Land of Rain, and internal chaos was beginning to emerge.

Without a mother's protection.

I reckon I'll end up like Xiao Nan, a homeless child at a young age.

After respectfully kowtowing several times to the stone tablet, Ayane Amamiya turned and left.

However, upon leaving...

Ayane Amamiya suddenly noticed a dark figure under the public memorial stone at the very front of the cemetery.

She went closer and saw that it was actually Hanzo the salamander.

The person removed the metal respirator from their face, revealing themselves dressed in a loose-fitting kimono. They sat silently before the tall memorial stone in a posture of samurai mourning.

The girl thought to herself: Oh no, I think I've disturbed Hanzo's private time.

But she couldn't just pretend nothing had happened and leave, so she had to step forward and greet her in a low voice, "Chief."

"Um."

Hanzo didn't turn around, but answered verbally, then asked, "Have you come to pay respects to your relatives?"

Ayane Amamiya replied, "Yes."

Hanzo nodded slightly.

After a brief silence, he remained seated, his eyes fixed on the solemn stone tablet before him, and said in a low voice, "Do you know how many ninja names are recorded on this memorial tablet?"

Before Ayane Amamiya could answer, he continued, "A total of 4624."

The girl remained silent.

From her perspective, the names engraved on the stone tablet were densely packed.

Like diligent worker ants, they built up the stone tablet, which was tens of meters high.

However, most of these ninjas...

Perhaps even the remains have disappeared, leaving only a last name.

"I initiated the Second Shinobi War."

Hanzo's voice was heavy: "So, in a sense, I am also one of the murderers who killed these ninjas."

"I have never regretted making this sinful decision."

"But I've always been very scared."

"I was afraid of backing down, afraid of being timid, afraid of failing to lead them forward steadfastly."

Ayane Amamiya remained silent.

She knew that Hanzo didn't need her answer right now, not even praise or affirmation.

All I had to do was listen.

"About half a year ago, after the battle with the three ninjas, I won."

"But I also know that the war has already been lost."

Hanzo the Salamander slowly said, "At that time, I almost thought that Amegakure's fate was about to end."

"Fortunately, we managed to turn the tide in the subsequent Four Nations Peace Talks and Chunin Exams."

"I'm not afraid you'll laugh at me, Ayane, if I tell you this."

He chuckled self-deprecatingly: "Even now, looking back, I still find it hard to believe, it feels like a dream—"

In fact, there were clues to Konoha's concessions in the peace talks.

One reason is that the war ended too soon.

Even the Sand Village, which suffered the most severe losses, only lost its puppeteer unit, while its main force remained intact. The Iwagakure Village, on the other hand, preserved its strength completely.

On the other hand, there was the unexpected death of Mito Uzumaki.

After losing this pillar of strength, Hiruzen Sarutobi's desire for stability and peace once again prevailed.

But the more Ayane Amamiya listened, the more something seemed off.

Why did it suddenly start flashing like a carousel?

As I listened, it sounded as if Hanzo was entrusting his son to someone else—

The girl was about to speak.

Suddenly, Hanzo whispered, "Since returning from Konoha, I've often pondered a question."

"I am Hanzo of the Salamander, the current Amekage, the so-called demigod of the ninja world—"

He paused on the title "demigod," then continued in a complex tone, "Does he still possess sufficient capacity to fulfill this position—"

Ayane Amamiya managed to speak with difficulty: "Leader—"

Before she could finish speaking...

Then she saw Hanzo suddenly turn around and stare intently at her.