Naruto: I, the villain template, was hailed as a savior.

Chapter 38 White Zetsu: What the hell are you? (Seeking monthly votes)

"Are there three minutes left?"

The port of the Land of Hot Water was shrouded in darkness.

Mei Yu frowned and glanced at the time. After hesitating for a moment, she gestured to the wheelhouse behind her and ordered the anchors on both sides to be raised.

Ugh!

The Dawn Ship sounded its whistle to signal departure, its deep, resonant hum echoing through the harbor.

Disguised as a tugboat, the Dawn was like a slightly tipsy giant, swaying slightly and bumping against the waves at the harbor.

The man who had been drugged was sleeping soundly in the duty room. When he heard the whistle, he just smacked his lips and changed his sleeping position.

—Three minutes.

Their trip to the Land of Whirlpools was a secret operation. Three minutes later, regardless of whether Yun Chuan and the others arrived, the ship would leave the port and head to the Land of Whirlpools alone, ensuring that no witnesses would discover their presence.

"Lord Yun Chuan, what trouble have you encountered again?" Mei Yu asked with some worry, spitting out a curse in her heart, "This damned world is getting more and more chaotic."

The Hidden Mist Village's recent actions have become increasingly obvious. While the Third Mizukage is carrying out tyranny and eliminating dissidents, he is also secretly mobilizing the forces at his disposal.

Meiyu had no idea what the Third Mizukage was planning; he only needed to follow Lord Yunchuan's instructions.

Just as Mei Yu was pondering.

"Ugh! I'm not ready yet!!"

Upon hearing the voice from below, Mei Yu's body jolted violently.

boom!

Before he could even look down to see where the sound was coming from, he saw a dark figure being thrown onto the deck with a loud thud as it hit the ground headfirst.

His body, which had been flailing about, suddenly stiffened and slid to Mei Yu's feet with the force of the throw.

"..."

Feeling the same way, Mei Yu's lips twitched slightly. She looked down at the orange-haired kid who looked like a dead fish and silently mourned for the unlucky kid for a second.

Below the ship, Yun Chuan ignored Ya Yan's screams, jumped from the shore, and landed lightly on the deck.

Nagato followed suit, jumped up, grabbed the ship's side with one hand, and nimbly flipped onto the deck, landing steadily on both feet.

"Stop playing dead." He kicked the lying Yahiko without even lowering his head and said coldly, "You're tough as nails, you won't get hurt."

As she spoke, Nagato's mind was filled with the words her brother had said.

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"Nagato, a person's dreams shrink with age. When you are young, you want to be a great person, but as various setbacks come one after another, you gradually become more rational, fair and objective."

"I have more and more things to worry about. I no longer go crazy, I no longer let myself be controlled by my emotions, I don't take sides, I don't express my opinion, and I make sure that I can get out unscathed at any time."

"When I see people crying, shouting, angry, and helpless, I laugh at them in my heart, thinking they are incredibly stupid."

"Always remain silent, firmly believing that silence is the best weapon, too lazy to fight, accepting everything, and living out one's life in this meticulous and skillful way, like a pendulum that is always stopped in the middle."

"People like that do make up the majority, but they just bore me. Sometimes, calmness isn't necessarily clear-headedness; it can just be cowardice. You and Yahiko are actually the same kind of people who bring me joy."

"For me, life is like this, like tasting wine. Sometimes you take a sip, sometimes you drink it all up. Do whatever makes you happy, that's what makes it more interesting."

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Are we both equally interesting people?

I find interesting people and things to be valuable, and I have no patience for boring people and things.

My brother remains the same as always, his every word and action brimming with a wicked sense of humor.

Nagato gave Yahiko a deep look, then gently kicked him: "Get up, don't lie here in the way."

Yahiko, who was lying on the deck, twitched, raised his face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, gritted his teeth, and still managed to stand up with a somersault.

"Uncle Meiyu, could you please take care of him?" Yun Chuan handed the infant, still sleeping soundly in swaddling clothes, to Meiyu.

Seeing this, Mei Yu was also stunned for a moment, and took it with a blank look on her face.

But when he looked down and saw the sleeping little face, a kind smile appeared on his old face.

"Oh my!" Mei Yu rocked the swaddled baby, her eyes crinkling with a smile, and asked, "Lord Yun Chuan, how come you always manage to bring back several children every time you go out?"

Previously, they were at least five or six-year-old kids, but this time they've turned into newborn babies.

"Have you named it yet?" Mei Yu looked up at Yun Chuan, her eyes seemingly shining.

"Not yet, it was that brat Yahiko who rescued it. Let him name it himself... Let's not talk about that now, Uncle Tsuyu, am I disturbing your good day?"

Looking at Mei Yu, whose somber aura had dissipated considerably and who seemed like an old tree blossoming in spring, Yun Chuan blinked and joked, "You haven't forgotten the way to the Land of Whirlpools, have you?"

"Please stop teasing me," Mei Yu said with a wry smile, rubbing her lower back. "I'm more than grateful to you for helping me escape this misery!"

After saying that, under Yun Chuan's teasing gaze, he gestured behind him and took out a map with a red face.

"This is the shortest route," Mei Yu pointed out on the map, explaining, "If nothing unexpected happens, a day should be enough."

As they spoke, the large ship sailed out of the harbor into the endless black waves, leaving behind only the deep, deathly silence of the night in the bay.

"Then let's leave it at that." Looking at the route, Yun Chuan nodded.

According to his hazy memory, the journey from Konoha to Sunagakure, even at a ninja's speed, would take at least three days on foot.

In comparison, the speed of traveling by boat is already quite fast; arriving in the Land of Whirlpools before the Hidden Mist Village is not a problem.

"Brother."

After shooing Yahiko back to his cabin, Nagato approached Kumokawa and asked in a low voice, "Do you know the purpose of Kirigakure's attack on Uzushiogakure?"

He now knows that the relatives his brother referred to are the Uzumaki clan members living in the Land of Whirlpools.

Although he was born in the Land of Rain and had never had any contact with his people, he was still touched when he learned that he had fellow tribesmen.

Upon hearing the news of Kirigakure's attack on Uzushiogakure, Nagato harbored even deeper hostility towards Kirigakure.

"Maybe it's because some guys just can't stay idle."

Yun Chuan stroked his chin and chuckled, "Someone wants to create a more chaotic world."

Upon hearing this, Nagato paused, somewhat puzzled.

However, Yun Chuan did not continue to explain. Instead, he smiled and placed his hand on Nagato's shoulder, while Nagato looked on in confusion.

Glug! Glug! !

A large amount of crimson blood mist gushed out from his palm, instantly enveloping Nagato within three seconds, spreading and covering his body like liquid.

"Brother?"

Nagato felt an extremely cold chill, but trusting her brother, she didn't object. She simply frowned awkwardly and asked, "What...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Nagato suddenly stopped.

As he stared in disbelief, something white began to wriggle and grow from his chest...

"ah!!"

Accompanied by a horrified scream, a white, humanoid creature twisted and grew out, first its head, then its body.

"What the hell is this thing?!"

The long gate covered by the symbiote and the white humanoid thing stared at each other and simultaneously let out a sound of fear.

(End of this chapter)