Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

Chapter 171 All-out attack! Straight to the Third Raikage's throne!

Inside the council hall of Kusagakure Village.

The atmosphere was somewhat somber.

"—You mean, the people from Kumogakure secretly infiltrated Kusagakure, kidnapped Kana Uzumaki, and killed nearly twenty of our ninjas?"

An elder with white hair and beard, and a deeply lined face, spoke in a low voice, filled with barely suppressed anger.

"more than."

The grass ninja who came to report said in a low voice.

"What do you mean, 'not only'?"

"Based on the count of the corpses and missing persons at the scene, there may be more than thirty Grass Ninja who have been killed by the attackers—" said the Grass Ninja Jonin in charge of the report, cold sweat already beading on his forehead.

"More than thirty?!"

At this moment, another burly elder jumped up and slammed his fist on the heavy wooden table with a loud "bang": "This is simply outrageous! Do these dark-skinned barbarians from Cloud Village really think that Grass Village is made of mud?! This is too arrogant!"

"I propose a full-scale attack, heading straight for the Third Raikage's throne! Let him see that we Kusagakure people aren't weaklings!"

""

Upon hearing this, the other elders of Kusagakure exchanged bewildered glances: "Ahem—Elder Takeda, you seem to be going a bit too far. What do we Kusagakure have to fight Kumogakure head-on? Their Raikage is known as the strongest spear," capable of piercing through a thousand-strong army of Iwagakure alone, let alone us."

"What should we do then? Are we just going to swallow this bitter pill?"

"—Well, there's no other way. Acting rashly will only plunge the village into utter ruin. The most urgent task now is to immediately organize a manpower team and search for that group of ninjas with all our might! Even if we can't bring them back, we must confirm their identities! That's the key to everything!"

After an emergency discussion, the elders of Kusagakure made a decision: on the one hand, they organized several elite squads to track the whereabouts of Mikami Yuu and his group; on the other hand, they dispatched messengers to Kumogakure as quickly as possible to deliver official documents to the Raikage and inquire whether the matter was related to them.

In addition, the village's internal security needs to be strengthened to prevent any further leaks of the remaining "resources"!

After the resolution was made, the Jonin responsible for reporting felt as if he had been granted a pardon and immediately took his leave. Only the elders in the room remained, looking at each other in silence.

Once upon a time, Kusagakure was a powerful force that dominated the ninja world. It is said that it almost controlled the world in the past. But now it can only survive by being attacked by the three kingdoms of fire, earth, and cloud. It is even occasionally affected by the mentality of the neighboring Amegakure, which is really annoying.

"You say—"

"If we reactivate that thing, would there be a chance to restore the glory of Kusagakure to what's recorded in the annals?"

Someone spoke softly, stirring up everyone's emotions.

Meanwhile, in a secluded mountain forest a hundred miles away from Grass Village.

Yu Mikami released the five people he had just rescued from inside "Little Green's" belly, and then woke up the two red-haired ones one by one.

Minato Namikaze, standing nearby, coughed lightly and said, "You two are members of the Uzumaki clan, right? Could you tell me your names?"

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The two red-haired women exchanged a glance. The woman spoke softly, her voice hoarse and deep: "My name is Uzumaki Kana, and this is my companion, Uzumaki Naoto—thank you, gentlemen of the Cloud Ninja, for your help. May I ask your name?"

Instead of answering the question directly, Minato Namikaze pressed further, asking, "How did you end up in Kusagakure's hands?"

"This—I came to the Land of Grass more than ten years ago and lived here for a while. A year ago, they discovered—"

"Now, he's been brought to Kusagakure. He was captured two months ago because his red hair revealed he had Uzumaki clan blood."

Kana Uzumaki then offered a few more explanations.

Speaking of which, she and Naoto Uzumaki weren't from the same generation of Uzumaki clan. The latter was a few years younger and was born after the destruction of Uzumaki Village. She was born from an unknown marriage between a Uzumaki clan member who had been living elsewhere and a local commoner, so she wasn't pure-blooded.

The main reason Kusagakure captured Naoto Uzumaki was to use him and Kana Uzumaki to have several children with "physical healing" abilities, to be used as new blood packs.

In the original timeline, Kusagakure's objective should have been achieved. Karin Uzumaki possessed the same constitution as Kana, becoming the second blood donor for Kusagakure after her. However, Naoto Uzumaki, who was suspected to be the child's father, died midway through the process, possibly for some reason.

And now—

"Miss Kana, Mr. Naoto, we are actually not from Kumogakure, but from Konoha."

Minato Namikaze deactivated his transformation jutsu and then gave a reassuring smile, "From now on, you are safe."

Konoha will not stand idly by and watch what Kusagakure has done. Now, please allow us to treat your injuries first.

The two whirlpools were clearly still somewhat hesitant about Minato Namikaze's explanation.

but----

The character models of Minato Namikaze and Yu Mikami were so beautiful that even though they had some doubts, they lowered their guard a bit. Yu Mikami took the lead, first taking out alcohol and gauze from the medical kit to clean the wound, and then performing a healing technique.

"that----"

Kana Uzumaki glanced at the row of tiny, not-yet-fully-healed wounds on her wrist, then at Yu Mikami, and mustered her courage to say, "My blood has a rapid healing effect. If you need it, you can—"

"Don't worry, Miss Kana. In Konoha, there is no such barbaric practice of healing by drinking other people's blood. Your ability is precious, but it should never be used in this way. Rest well, and when we return to the village, I will arrange for you to meet with the Hokage and the other members of the Uzumaki clan."

Minato Namikaze patted Kana's arm and said.

"Other Uzumaki clan members? You mean—Kushina-neechan?"

"You know Kushina?"

"Um.

""

Kana Uzumaki nodded vigorously, a faint glimmer of hope appearing in her dim eyes: "When Uzumaki Village was still around, I saw Kushina a few times. Later, I heard she was taken to Konoha—is she alright now?"

"She's doing well! If Kushina knew that some of her clan members had survived, she would be overjoyed!"

Minato Namikaze sounded somewhat pleased. After all, he was Kushina's boyfriend. For Kushina, who was the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki and whose movements were subject to many restrictions, meeting someone she knew from the same clan was an immeasurable comfort.

After some processing.

Minato Namikaze gestured to Shiguro Aburame to move the two whirlpools aside, put on his Kumogakure headband again, woke up the other three, and briefly questioned them.

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