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In nearly a month's time, Zetsu and Haku had traveled through several countries, including the Land of Rain, the Land of Grass, and the Land of Fire, and arrived in the Land of Whirlpools.
During this period, Zetsu and Haku encountered many Konoha Village ninjas on missions while traversing the Land of Fire. However, in order not to alert them, they carefully avoided them.
After all, Zetsu had important business to attend to now, and it was not the time to be entangled with Konoha. If Konoha ninjas discovered his whereabouts, it would inevitably cause a lot of trouble and be quite disadvantageous to his actions.
One must know that Konoha ninjas held a deep-seated hatred for Zetsu. If they discovered his whereabouts, there was an eighty percent chance they would fight him to the death.
At that point, it wouldn't just be a problem of facing a few people; Konoha would definitely send out a large number of ninjas, and that would be quite troublesome.
It was already dusk, and Zetsu and Haku had stepped onto the territory of the Land of Whirlpools. However, although it was called the Land of Whirlpools, it was no longer a country here.
As early as the Second Great Ninja War, the Land of Whirlpools had already been destroyed. Uzushiogakure, the village of the Land of Whirlpools, was also reduced to ashes in the flames of war. Many members of the Uzumaki clan fled and survived by living in anonymity.
Zetsu's mother, one of the 300, was among them, but Naruto's mother, Uzumaki Kushina, was different. As a princess of the Uzumaki clan,
her chakra was an extremely powerful existence within the Uzumaki clan, which was why she was brought to Konoha as the Nine-Tails' container. Furthermore, a portion of the Uzumaki clan already resided in Konoha Village.
All around were ruins and broken walls, overgrown with weeds, appearing extremely desolate. "How desolate. It must have been very prosperous before," Haku said with a slight melancholic sigh, looking at the desolate scenery around them.
"This is war. Once war begins, it is always the small countries that suffer. They survive in the cracks between the great nations. This is the sorrow of small countries," Zetsu said indifferently.
Here was a coastline. Countless ruins and broken walls appeared extremely desolate under the setting sun in the distance.
Dilapidated buildings, abandoned shrines, and even many structures had been submerged by the seawater from the shore. There wasn't a trace of human activity. It seemed that no one had come here for many years.
Zetsu slowly walked to a large stone nearby, gently caressing it. A giant spiral pattern was carved on it, which was the emblem of the Uzumaki clan. Zetsu said faintly, "Truly sorrowful."
"Zetsu, what exactly are you here for?" Haku looked at Zetsu with some doubt and asked.
"Because my mother is a member of the Uzumaki clan, and you probably understand my father's identity, so I have half of the Uzumaki clan's bloodline in me," Zetsu said slowly.
"Zetsu, your mother..." Haku stared blankly at Zetsu's figure. She hadn't expected Zetsu's mother to actually be from the already destroyed Uzumaki clan.
"The Uzumaki clan, as distant relatives of the Senju clan, also possess enormous chakra and tenacious vitality, just like the Senju clan.
Their bloodline is not quite like that of ordinary ninjas; it also belongs to a type of Kekkei Genkai. I want to understand the secret of this bloodline, which is why I came here," Zetsu said indifferently.
"Kekkei Genkai? Does that mean you have two types of Kekkei Genkai?" Haku was startled upon hearing Zetsu's words and blurted out. "Ah, I guess so. However, inheriting two types of Kekkei Genkai simultaneously also carries extremely great risks. I guess I'm quite lucky," Zetsu said with a smile.
"Let's not talk about this for now, Haku. You and I should first look for anything of value here," Zetsu turned his head and said to Haku. "Okay," Haku nodded with a smile.
At this moment, far away in the Land of Sakura, in the Sakura Kage's office, Hatake Kakashi sat in his seat, gravely examining the intelligence in his hand, his face somewhat grim.
"What do Iwagakure and Kumogakure want to do? Are they planning to start a war?" Hatake Kakashi muttered to himself, a trace of anxiety in his voice.
"Damn it, it just had to be now!!!" Hatake Kakashi cursed under his breath. It had been almost a month since Zetsu and Haku left the village, but they hadn't returned yet. At this time, Kumogakure and Iwagakure were actually starting to stir.
According to the intelligence, Iwagakure and Kumogakure had already begun mobilizing troops on their national borders. Furthermore, according to reports from spies, they even secretly contacted Amegakure. Anyone with half a brain would know their target was probably the Land of Sakura.
Because from a geographical perspective, the main ninja forces of Iwagakure and Kumogakure would have to pass through the Land of Rain to reach the Land of Sakura.
This would have been absolutely impossible in the past. Konoha and Sunagakure would never allow the actions of Kumogakure and Iwagakure.
However, due to what happened during the Konoha Chunin Exams, Konoha's vitality was severely damaged, and even the entire Konoha was nearly destroyed. Although Tsunade, one of the Sannin and a medical saint,
had returned to Konoha a while ago and become the Fifth Hokage, greatly boosting Konoha's morale, it would still take a long time to recover in the short term. Therefore, Konoha currently had no energy or time to confront Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
And the Fourth Kazekage of Sunagakure had died at Orochimaru's hands, so a new Kazekage for Sunagakure hadn't even been chosen yet.
They were probably still agonizing over the new Kazekage, and similarly had no energy to attend to the actions of Iwagakure and Kumogakure.
Moreover, even if Sunagakure had the energy, they would absolutely not be foolish enough to openly oppose the two great ninja villages of Iwagakure and Kumogakure while Konoha was in decline.
So, the situation was now extremely urgent. If Amegakure agreed to the demands of Iwagakure and Kumogakure, then all the barriers of the Land of Sakura would disappear, turning it into a lamb exposed before two hungry wolves.
"Damn it, if we do nothing, Amegakure will probably agree to the demands of Kumogakure and Iwagakure. Damn it, even if it's not enough, we have to at least buy some time." Hatake Kakashi said through gritted teeth.
"Someone!!!" Hatake Kakashi shouted loudly. At this moment, the door opened, and a Chunin dressed as a Sakura Ninja Village ninja walked in, respectfully kneeling on one knee and saying, "Lord Kakashi."
"Go, immediately send someone to deliver my letter to Amegakure. Remember, this represents the attitude of Sakura Ninja Village. Also, have Jiraiya go to Amegakure to negotiate with them!! At least, we must buy some time," Hatake Kakashi said heavily.
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