Naruto: I, who didn't want to be hacked to pieces, saved the ninja world.

Chapter 136 Returning to the Village

"Aoba! Are you alright?"

When Uzuki Yugao and Yuhi Kurenai saw Shirokumo Aoba appear, they both made a sound.

Shirokumo Aoba shook her head and said with a smile, "It's alright, and I've already investigated the current situation of Kusagakure."

"Mission successfully completed, we can go back now."

"It's good that you're alright!"

Upon receiving a definite answer, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.

The task was temporarily put aside by them.

Then he noticed the two red-haired girls next to the other person, and his expression changed slightly.

Red hair is a very rare feature in the ninja world, and in Konoha, red hair usually represents a ninja clan.

Even now, their ninja vests still bear the symbol of that clan.

The Uzumaki Clan!

Of course, most of the time, they don't even know whether the two people in front of them are right or wrong.

"Aoba, who are these two?"

Upon hearing this, Shirokumo Aoba earnestly explained to the two, "This is Uzumaki Kaho, and this is her daughter Karin. They are both members of the Uzumaki clan. They fled to Kusagakure after the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools."

"However, after arriving at the Grass Village, due to his special physique, he was placed under house arrest by the Grass Village and suffered various forms of torture every day."

"I couldn't bear to see them like that, so I rescued them."

"Kaho greets the two ninja masters!"

After Shirakumo Aoba finished introducing her, Uzumaki Kaho immediately bowed to the two of them.

Karin Uzumaki also bowed to the two of them, just like her mother.

It is said that children from poor families learn to be independent early, and those who are used to living under the roof of others from a young age are also more adept at reading people's expressions and moods.

As expected, they are from the Uzumaki clan!

Uzuki Yugao and Yuhi Kurenai were quite surprised after learning the identities of the two.

but……

The Uzumaki Clan? Torture?

Why does it feel so strange to put these two words together?

Other ninja villages would rather not only take special care of and protect the Uzumaki clan, a rare bloodline, than think of torturing them.

The leader of this Grass Ninja Village must be out of his mind.

But speaking of torment...

Both of them carefully examined the mother and daughter.

Although Kaho Uzumaki was wearing long sleeves and trousers, they could still see many shocking teeth marks on each other's arms through the gaps that were inadvertently exposed.

As for Karin, there's no need to elaborate.

Those bodies, thinner than most children, must have raised the Uzumaki clan to be like that; their lives must have been miserable.

However, they were not completely at ease.

After all, they don't have a God's-eye view, and being a ninja is a profession that requires caution.

You are not required to always assume malice towards others, but you must be vigilant about strangers who suddenly appear.

However, they didn't show it.

"No need to be so polite. My name is Uzuki Yugao, and this is Yuhi Kurenai. Just call us by our names."

“Aunt Kaho, me too. You can just call me Aoba,” Shirakumo Aoba added.

He wasn't used to being called "adult".

"This……"

"Then please forgive my intrusion, Miss Aoba, Miss Yugao, and Miss Kurenai."

Kaho obediently greeted the three of them again.

Although the mother and daughter had escaped the hell of Kusagakure.

However, they are still in a state of dependence on others and must be extremely cautious.

Uzuki Yugao and Shirakumo Aoba nodded, and then looked at Karin, "Karin, you can just call me Aoba from now on."

Karin held Kaho's finger with one hand and clutched the hem of her clothes with the other, her face slightly flushed.

"Aoba... Brother Aoba!"

"Can...can I call you that?"

Baiyun Qingye was taken aback when she heard this, but after thinking about it, she realized that the name was not bad.

"can."

Karin immediately beamed with joy.

stare~

Both Uzuki Yugao and Yuhi Kurenai frowned, their eyes sharpening slightly.

"Now that the mission is complete, let's hurry back!"

Uzuki Yugao's cold voice interrupted their eye contact.

"it is good!"

……

On the way back, I deliberately slowed down because I had to take care of Kaho and Karin.

Thanks to Baiyun Qingye completing the task in less than half a day, they had enough time to travel at their own pace.

However, this also gave the group a chance to get to know each other, especially when Uzumaki Kaho learned that Shirakumo Aoba was a Hokage disciple, she was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

With Shirakumo Aoba's care, Karin relaxed a little and became even closer to him, basically sticking to him all the time.

This undoubtedly made Uzuki Yugao very unhappy, but she couldn't lose her temper with a little girl who had just escaped from the demon's den.

She could only silently quicken her pace.

When the group returned to Konoha, both Kaho and Karin looked much better.

Although the journey was long and arduous.

But life on the road was actually much better than when they were in Kusagakure.

At least we have enough to eat and wear, and we don't have to live in fear.

Occasionally, when Uzuki Yugao and Yuhi Kurenai aren't looking, Shirokumo Aoba would give Uzumaki Kaho a little nip.

Her complexion has naturally improved significantly.

Inside the Hokage Building.

Tsunade even put aside the three of their missions.

When she saw that head of long, red hair that was so familiar from her memory, she couldn't help but look a little dazed.

Even without mentioning Konoha, she herself has a deep connection with the Uzumaki clan.

Because her grandmother, Mito Uzumaki, was a member of the Uzumaki clan.

In other words, she herself possesses the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan.

Kushina Uzumaki, who also belongs to the Uzumaki clan and was the second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha, grew up with her and had a very close relationship with her.

She originally thought that after the destruction of the Land of Whirlpools and the death of Kushina, she would never see a pure Uzumaki clan member again in her life.

Unexpectedly, two more suddenly appeared in front of her.

However, Tsunade did not believe the two were from the Uzumaki clan based on just one side of the story.

They still gave both of them a physical examination.

It is not difficult to determine whether a ninja is a pure Uzumaki clan member.

Aside from his signature red hair, he possesses chakra far exceeding that of ordinary people.

When examining Karin, although her body wasn't in great shape, she could definitely sense the enormous chakra within her that far exceeded that of ordinary people.

She had already confirmed in her heart that the two of them were from the Uzumaki clan.

However, when examining Kaho Uzumaki, he saw the chilling teeth marks on her arm.

An inexplicable anger also rose in Tsunade's heart.

They wished they could send a large ninja army north right now and wipe out the entire Kusagakure village.