Naruto: I Roamed the Ninja World as a Woman

Chapter 204 The Whirlpool of the Wild White-Eyed Grass Country

In the warm spring of March, the grass and trees are fragrant.

In the fragrant month of April, flowers bloom and willows turn green.

Four months have passed since Ayane Amamiya took charge of the Land of Rivers.

During this period, she did not make any sweeping reforms to the overall political system of the Land of Rivers; she simply increased the level of ninja involvement.

From the initial task of eliminating bandits and thieves within the territory, to the intermediate task of monitoring officials of the River Kingdom, and later the task of maintaining social order.

Under her command, the ninjas assumed multiple roles, combining military, police, and secret service identities.

The people of the River Country were puzzled.

But I've also come to a general understanding that those ninjas who used to be rarely seen, who used to fly around so high, are now gradually becoming a part of my life.

Moreover, because there is a secret rivalry between them and the daimyo.

This change is very beneficial, at least in the short term, for ordinary people.

Under this system of checks and balances, the River Kingdom entered a brief period of prosperity and development. Caravans traveling to and from the area became more frequent, and the number of missions they received gradually increased.

It was another sunny morning.

Mei Terumi, carrying a large stack of documents, pushed open the office door.

"Ayane, the rainy season has been going on for a while now, and several major rivers that connect to the Land of Rain are showing signs of shifting. We need to send ninjas over to stabilize the riverbeds."

"Understood, send Kakuzu on the trip."

"Ayane, there are bandits again near Sunagakure."

"Let Kakuzu go."

"Ayane, several families in the village have kittens who are pregnant out of wedlock. Our employer wants us to find out who the adulterers are."

"Kakuzu".

The answers are becoming increasingly concise.

Terumi Mei couldn't stand it anymore.

She slammed her hand on the table with a loud bang: "But Kakuzu was sent by you to dig a reservoir a few days ago, and he hasn't come back yet!"

Ayane Amamiya laughed at Yamayama.

Then she remembered that there really was such a thing—

There's no way around it, Kakuzu is just too useful.

Ayane Amamiya has recently been trying to apply ninjutsu to engineering construction, but she has found that it is not as simple as she imagined.

When fighting with ninjutsu, you only need to aim for the opponent's vital points.

But engineering is a delicate job.

At the very least, with the chakra control level of ordinary Chunin and Genin, it is simply impossible to complete a large-scale project like a reservoir or riverbed.

"Catching a kitten in the act is something you can easily do by finding any ninja and giving them orders! You don't need to ask me at all."

Ayane Amamiya had no choice but to accept the stack of task sheets.

She gradually gained experience in this area and methodically arranged things: "Let Takenaka Rin handle the bandits who have fled from Sunagakure. As for the riverbed shift—I'll take care of it myself!"

Mei Terumi snorted.

She picked up a pen and wrote comments on each task scroll as instructed by Ayane Amamiya, then asked her for leave: "By the way, I also have some things to do these few days and need to go out for a while."

"Sure!"

The girl agreed, then noticed something was off about her mood and asked疑惑地问道, "Did someone upset you? Their full name? Or Might Guy?"

Terumi Mei shook her head.

She bit her rosy lips, hesitated for a moment, and finally whispered in the girl's ear, "It's from the village—"

They sent me a task.

A mission from the Hidden Mist?

Ayane Amamiya's eyes instantly turned colder.

"The mission given by the Mizukage? Or by that Elder Master who sent you away from Kirigakure?"

"I have no idea."

Mei Terumi sighed and took out a mission scroll specially made by Kirigakure from her pocket.

When Ayane Amamiya opened the package, her eyes were momentarily blinded by the blood-red words "Top Secret S-Class".

She looked up and said, "You showed this to me? Aren't you afraid the village will hold you accountable later?"

"I believe you." Mei Terumi said without hesitation.

Ayane Amamiya was speechless.

She glanced briefly at the text on the scroll.

The task itself wasn't complicated.

Suigetsu Hozuki, one of the Ninja Swordsmen, chose to leave the village a few months ago to avoid the infighting within Kirigakure.

He happened to accept a black market mission and went to the Hidden Leaf Village battlefield in the Land of Frost.

At his employer's request, he hunted down dozens of Cloud Village ninjas in the Land of Frost, and then framed Konoha for it, stirring up trouble with great fanfare.

But last month.

Both Konoha and Kumogakure agreed to cease hostilities and make peace.

Suigetsu Hozuki originally intended to retreat and let things go, but by sheer coincidence, he managed to obtain a pair of Byakugan from Konoha!

The reason why the Hyuga main family appeared on the battlefield.

This was because Fugaku Uchiha was defeated by Ayane Amamiya and returned to Konoha with Minato Namikaze's body ahead of time. As a result, the Hyuga clan naturally took over his reconnaissance unit!

It can only be said that every action has its consequence, and it was just such a coincidence.

Having acquired the Byakugan, Suigetsu Hozuki is now being relentlessly pursued by Tsunade and his lover, Kato Dan, and is fleeing south in a panic.

Right now.

He has already crossed the Land of Rivers and is about to arrive at the Land of Rivers!

Therefore, the message is conveyed through the mist, illuminating the beautiful underworld.

She was tasked with guiding the Watermelon Pufferfish Demon to cover its retreat while doing her best to protect the Byakugan.

After reading the whole story, Ayane Amamiya asked, "You want to go? Neither Tsunade nor Dan Kato are people you can handle."

Mei Terumi was somewhat conflicted.

"After all, the pufferfish-demon Jonin did take me under his wing for a while."

She admitted, "I'm going to check on the situation, but I probably won't offer any help."

In the past, if she received a task, she would definitely carry it out immediately without hesitation.

But now—

Terumi Mei knew perfectly well that something was wrong in the village.

It's still unclear who came up with this task!

Why would she needlessly risk her life for this?

Ayane Amamiya nodded slightly.

The girl thought for a moment and said, "In that case, I'll go with you."

She wasn't very interested in eye-rolling.

At this point, the prevailing thought was that even if these people died, they should at least die somewhere far away.

After all, the River Kingdom has finally begun to show signs of prosperity, and she would never allow this promising situation to be easily destroyed.

The Sand Village retreated, and the Leaf Village fell silent.

Under the leadership of Ayane Amamiya, all demons and monsters in the Land of Rivers have been forced to hide, and overall the situation is stable and improving.

However, not every country in the ninja world is so peaceful.

Take the Land of Grass, for example.

This country, which had long been targeted by Onoki, was plunged into chaos and war from the beginning of March.

Late April, Kannabi Bridge.

This bridge was originally one of the main routes connecting Konoha and the Land of Grass, but it was also the beginning of Obito Uchiha's descent into darkness.

But now, with the rapid fall of the Grass Country.

The Kannabi Bridge was filled with refugees fleeing their homes.

These people, like duckweed, are rushing out of the Land of Grass.

They wandered aimlessly, not knowing where they were going.

They might stop somewhere safe, but more likely, they will die silently while fleeing for their lives.

One side of the bridgehead.

Kushina Uzumaki was dressed in a black robe that concealed her petite figure, and she also wore a hood that completely covered her long red hair.

Hmm, this outfit does have a bit of the feel of Obito Uchiha later on.

In the chaotic crowd, she was the only one going against the current.

"Another war, huh?!"

Kushina said softly, "Judging from this, it seems the Grass Ninja is beyond saving?"

"Iwagakure's strength was intact during the last Shinobi World War."

The girl heard Black Zetsu's hoarse voice: "Besides, Onoki seems to be aiming for a quick victory this time, and he hasn't held back at all. So it's not an exaggeration to say that he took over the Land of Grass in a month."

He chuckled and analyzed, "If Konoha had come to help sooner, perhaps Kusagakure could have held out for a while longer, but if Konoha reacted too slowly—"

Kushina nodded.

Her expression remained unchanged as she coldly said, "Next time you talk to me, remember to step back a bit. You're too close to me right now."

Black Zetsu was taken aback upon hearing this: "————"

Then it dawned on me that I was actually being rejected!

It's a ghost!

Women are so troublesome!

He cursed under his breath in annoyance, then suddenly remembered that his mother, Princess Kaguya, was also a woman, and quickly added in his mind: "My mother is different from other women; she's naturally not one of them."

Although I was very unhappy.

But he still had to listen to Kushina.

Black Zetsu had no choice but to retreat from Kushina's shadow.

He shrank his body into a tiny black dot, seemingly lying on the girl's shadow, but there was a tiny, almost imperceptible gap between them.

"Get out of my way, all of you get out of my way!"

A roar suddenly came from ahead.

Amidst the clatter of hooves, the coachman, seated at the front of the carriage, was frantically cracking his whip.

His arm movements were wide and sweeping.

It was less like urging the animals pulling the cart forward and more like whipping the refugees on either side.

The person sitting in the carriage must be some unknown minor nobleman, because a small family crest is engraved on the carriage.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding crowd quickly moved to both sides to avoid them.

But there are always refugees who can't dodge in time and get knocked to the ground.

Kushina Uzumaki frowned slightly when she saw the pitiful old man who had been knocked to the ground.

She stood still, neither dodging nor avoiding.

He waited until the carriage was almost upon him before leaping onto it in a flash.

Kushina gripped the whip in the coachman's hand, and with a forceful throw, she threw herself and the whip into the surging river under the Kannabi Bridge!

"you----!"

The nobleman in the carriage lifted the curtain, panicked, and pointed at her, speechless.

"I?"

Kushina's face remained expressionless beneath the hood.

"Why don't you go cool off in the water with that guy?"

After saying that, Kushina grabbed the nobleman from the carriage and threw him off the bridge.

She looked around and found the family of four who had been knocked to the ground earlier, and said calmly, "This carriage is for you."

"Huh?" The family was incredulous and a little scared.

Kushina didn't waste any more words.

She patted the horse's back, and the horse obediently pulled the carriage to the refugee family's side.

The surrounding refugees saw this scene and were filled with envy, but dared not approach.

Kushina Uzumaki didn't forget to make a gesture of seeing them off.

With this action, she intentionally intimidated all those with ill intentions around her. Only after the carriage had completely disappeared from her sight did she go against the flow of people and continue forward.

Black Zetsu watched the whole thing from the sidelines, unsure of what to say.

He greatly admired Madara Uchiha's eyesight.

However, after a few months of training, Kushina Uzumaki transformed from a delicate young girl into the capable and decisive woman she is today.

This shows that he is indeed a promising talent.

But the problem is—

This girl is kind at heart!

How can a kind person carry out the Eye of the Moon Plan?

"Where is that thing that Madara wanted me to get?"

Upon hearing Kushina's question, Black Zetsu quickly suppressed his own thoughts and replied, "It's located in Hozuki Castle deep within the Land of Grass, guarded by ninjas from Kusagakure."

Before Kushina could ask again.

Black Zetsu then honestly revealed all the information: "That thing is called the Box of Elysium, a ninja tool from the era of the Sage of Six Paths. It is said that an incredibly powerful force is sealed inside the box, capable of granting any wish of the person who opens it."

Kushina Uzumaki couldn't help but smile.

"Is Madara too old? How could he believe such nonsense!"

She didn't believe in such fairytale-like things at all, jokingly saying, "To grant any wish—does Madara think he can regain his youth with this?"

Black Zetsu pretended to be clueless.

He chuckled and said, "Who knows? Maybe it'll work?"

But he knew better than anyone that the box contained a monster named "Wu".

"Enlightenment" is an aggregate of negative human emotions.

"The complete understanding released from the Box of Bliss" is a born Yin-style monster.

Not only does it possess multiple abilities such as reading minds, controlling spirits, and connecting consciousness, but its destructive power is also comparable to some weaker tailed beasts!

not to mention.

With the Grass Country currently engulfed in war, "Enlightenment," born amidst such devastation, will inevitably absorb a large amount of negative emotions and gain tremendous power!

In this way, Black Zetsu could use his "Enlightenment" ability to touch and awaken the darkness within Kushina's heart, making it work for him.

Even so, it's not 100% safe.

However, Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu had prepared for both possibilities.

If Kushina is successfully guided by "Go", she will fall into darkness.

Then she could take over the ecological niche of Obito Uchiha from the original work, as the executor of the Eye of the Moon Plan, secretly guide and control Nagato, and seize the opportunity to revive Madara Uchiha!

If Kushina, through her unwavering will, had endured the guidance of "Satoru"—

That's okay!

Because Madara Uchiha would use the time when "Satoru" was unsealed to plant a talisman in Kushina's body, thereby controlling her.

Finally, Kushina, who also came from the Uzumaki clan, was used as a "mini version of Nagato"!

From beginning to end, Madara Uchiha only needed to ensure one objective.

That means my future self must be resurrected by the Reincarnation Technique!

The Reincarnation Technique can resurrect a person to their most perfect and peak state.

Madara Uchiha at his peak was an invincible being!

He was confident that he could easily retrieve all the tailed beasts on his own!

Black Zetsu is secretly refining his deepest thoughts.

But the next moment, he suddenly noticed that Kushina had changed direction and was walking straight to the other side.

"Wait—Hozuki Castle isn't in this direction!"

Seeing this, Black Zetsu quickly corrected him, "You've gone the wrong way!"

Kushina Uzumaki did not answer.

Her gaze fell on a thin girl in the distance.

The girl was surrounded by a group of ninjas, who were pushing and shoving her. She dared not resist and just kept her head down like an ostrich, hugging her arms and silently shedding tears.

Black Zetsu also looked over.

He completely ignored the scene of bullying the weak; all that entered Black Zetsu's eyes was a clump of dull red hair.

Red hair —

Damn it, is it another vortex?

Black Zetsu's expression suddenly sharpened, and he had a bad feeling.

He looked at Kushina before him, then thought of the recently rising star Ayane Amamiya, and then of Nagato, the vessel for the Rinnegan—

What about the ninja world?

There are whirlpools everywhere!

Didn't they say they would exterminate the entire race?

Black Zetsu silently roared in his heart: "So annoying!"

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