Starting with Hyuga, traversing countless heavens

"Yo, Kakashi, it's Advisor Hoshino waiting for you at the village entrance."

Might Guy informed Kakashi Hatake. Kakashi Hatake's eye twitched. For some reason, he had a feeling that Hoshino Hyuga was going to give him a big surprise, or even a shock.

Kakashi Hatake, with deadpan eyes, looked at Hoshino Hyuga in front of him and suddenly realized that there seemed to be some work in the Anbu that had not yet been handed over.

"Yo, Kakashi, come here."

Hyuga Hoshino beckoned, summoning the white-haired Kakashi. Kakashi reluctantly walked up to Hyuga Hoshino and bowed.

Kakashi Hatake had a feeling that Hoshino Hinata might wear this outfit when she met Onoki.

"My esteemed advisor."

He pulled out a deck chair from the scroll and gestured for Kakashi Hatake to sit down. It was a little past eight in the morning, and the sun was warm.

Kakashi Hatake lay down, feeling the warmth of the sun, closed his eyes, and waited quietly.

Hyuga Hoshino and Uchiha Shisui's meeting time is 10:00 AM, which is more than an hour away.

At 9:30, Uchiha Shisui arrived at the village entrance.

Seeing Kakashi Hatake looking relaxed and Hoshino Hyuga intently reading the newspaper, Shisui Uchiha felt a mix of emotions.

This teammate doesn't seem very bright.

"Kakashi-senpai, advisor."

"Little Water, Kakashi, let's go, let's hit the road."

Kakashi Hatake folded up the recliner, clearly not intending to return it to Hoshino Hyuga. Hoshino Hyuga didn't seem to care, but Shisui Uchiha felt his smile was starting to falter.

Hinata Hoshino followed in Doflamingo's footsteps, walking at the very front.

Uchiha Shisui: I don't know why, but my hands are itching. Is Onoki really not going to kill him?

Kakashi Hatake patted Shisui Uchiha on the shoulder.

"Just get used to it, get used to it."

Without saying much, Kakashi Hatake followed Hoshino Hyuga, who was wearing flip-flops and walked very fast.

If he doesn't keep up, Kakashi Hatake might fall behind.

In front of Kusagakure, the village leader slid to his knees and fell to Hyuga Hoshino's feet, hugging his leg.

"Hey, you've finally arrived! How many ninjas and supplies did you bring?"

"We're here to negotiate terms."

"What?"

It's confirmed; that's definitely the accent of Kusagakure. He misunderstood White Zetsu.

"We're here to help mediate, not to take sides. We don't have a ninja army, and we don't have supplies."

Hyuga Hoshino chuckled. This Kusagakure village is such a fickle opportunist, always swaying back and forth, and now they even hope Konoha will drive the Iwa ninja out? Has he gone mad?

Chapter 76 Karin Uzumaki

Kusagakure is not a large village, and under the Byakugan's observation, the so-called Kusagakure Medical Department could not block Hyuga Hoshino's view.

The woman, whose vitality was somewhat weak, was probably Karin Uzumaki's mother, who was torn apart by the ninjas of Kusagakure.

How could this life force be so weak, like a candle flickering in the wind? Hyuga Hoshino's first thought was that there was no hope, unless someone used Chiyo's secret technique, the Reincarnation Technique, to exchange life for life.

Otherwise, given her condition, she probably won't live much longer; her time will likely be limited to the next day or two.

In the back room of the medical department, a vibrant little girl was crying silently; it must be Karin Uzumaki.

After she passes away tomorrow, I'll immediately kidnap Karin Uzumaki. It's a bit underhanded, but there's no need to dwell on someone I can't save.

"We will be setting off for Iwagakure tomorrow. I hope your village can arrange a place for us to rest."

The leader of Kusagakure was unwilling to accept this, but Konoha was also a behemoth that he could not afford to offend.

At night, there seemed to be more people at the Grass Village Medical Center than during the day, and it wasn't just for simple treatments. Hinata Hoshino felt like his eyes were going blind.

Think about it, since the Iwa ninja frequently roam around the Land of Grass, it's inevitable that they'll clash with the Grass Village ninja. It should be the Grass Village ninja who get clashed.

As a result, the Kusagakure ninjas needed treatment more frequently than before, and it's understandable that Karin Uzumaki's mother's life force was greatly depleted.

Because of this, Hinata Hoshino discovered that Karin Uzumaki's mother's life force had dropped significantly again, and it seemed that she would reach the end of her life by tomorrow morning at the latest.

Hyuga Hoshino sighed softly. From then on, the ninja world lost another member of the Uzumaki clan. Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Shisui looked at Hyuga Hoshino sighing, somewhat puzzled.

"Kakashi, Shisui, do you know about the Uzumaki clan?"

"I know, Master's wife is from the Uzumaki clan."

Kakashi Hatake shuddered as he thought of Kushina Uzumaki, whose hair stood on end when she was angry, making her look like a demon.

Uchiha Shisui was completely confused. Why did Kakashi-senpai seem a little scared?

"If there were a member of the Whirlpool Clan in the village, do you think we should save them?"

"Advisor, what do you mean?"

"Shisui, a member of the Uzumaki clan, has a special physique. He can recover his injuries and chakra by biting his opponent and absorbing their chakra."

Kakashi Hatake suddenly realized that if Kushina Uzumaki knew how the Hidden Grass Village treated its own kind, the very existence of the Hidden Grass Village might be in question.

Kakashi Hatake, the leader of Kusagakure, judged that he was at most a Jonin, and more likely a Special Jonin.

Kushina Uzumaki was able to control the Nine-Tails with her Adamantine Sealing Chains, let alone a mere Kusagakure.

Uchiha Shisui had a good understanding of history and knew that the Uzumaki clan was once Konoha's best ally, but unfortunately, they were wiped out many years ago.

He knew that the Fourth Hokage's wife was from the Uzumaki clan, but he didn't know what other abilities the Uzumaki clan had besides sealing techniques. He also didn't know how strong Kushina Uzumaki was, nor did he know the formidable reputation of "Red Hot Chili Pepper".

His ninja mission is paramount, but these two seem to have ideas about saving the Uzumaki clan of Kusagakure. Should he support them?

"Kakashi, I will make my move tomorrow morning. The rest is up to you. Shisui and I will continue our journey to Iwagakure."

"Yes, sir."

Kakashi Hatake nodded, thinking of Sakumo Hatake and Obito Uchiha; perhaps comrades were indeed more important than missions.

Obito Uchiha, far away in Kirigakure, sneezed.

"Ah, cut."

"Lord Ban, please take good care of your health."

"You're so verbose, Black Zetsu."

The three stood by the window. As the night passed, a faint light appeared on the horizon.

Hinata Hoshino nodded to the two of them, then vanished from his residence in a flash.

At the Kusagakure Village medical clinic, a group of people were still queuing when suddenly a shout rang out.

"She's dead. That woman is dead."

"What, it's so fragile?"

"After waiting in line for so long, it's out of air. What bad luck."

"Tui, bad luck."

"She also has a daughter, just like that, pull her out and use her."

Karin Uzumaki hid in the back room, trembling. She didn't know how she had survived the previous night; all she knew was that she could only hear screams.

In the morning, before the sun had risen, the screams had ceased. Karin Uzumaki hid under the bed, burying her face in her hands and weeping silently.

The unbearable sounds of the Kusagakure ninjas echoed in her ears again, and Karin Uzumaki prayed silently.

If there is a God, please save me.

"what!"

"hiss!"

"who……"

“I really…”

Another scream came from outside the door—the screams of the Grass Village ninja. Karin Uzumaki looked up at the door, but the bed and walls blocked her view of what had happened.

Intuition told her that what was happening outside was exactly what she wanted to happen. She clenched her fist as if holding a kunai, and kept waving it in front of her.

Before them lay not polite people, but grotesque-looking ninjas from Kusagakure.

The screams outside stopped, and Karin Uzumaki was suddenly startled. If someone were in a killing frenzy, silencing her would seem like a trivial matter.

"squeak"

The door was pushed open, and Karin Uzumaki huddled up in a ball, trembling.

"Hey! Look what I found! A little girl. Turn her head off and you can eat her. She has three times the protein of beef."

"Don't eat me, don't eat me."

With a wicked smile, Hinata Hoshino picked up Uzumaki Karin and roared like a dragon in her ear.

"Ouch."

Karin Uzumaki grew increasingly frightened, like a scared quail.

"Hahaha, I was just kidding."

Upon hearing this, Karin Uzumaki relaxed, looked up at Hoshino Hyuga, her short hair flowing.

However, the Fire Cloud Evil God set is a bit out of style.

Carrying Karin Uzumaki away, Karin Uzumaki went to the Kusagakure medical department and saw her mother, who was disheveled and had rolled her eyes.

The ground was littered with incomplete Kusagakure ninja. Karin Uzumaki felt that the hell before her was getting further and further away.

The days she spent relying on her mother were beginning to blur. "I'm sorry, Mother," Karin Uzumaki silently vowed; she would live on.

Do you know your origins?

"Do you know?"

"Decades ago, there was a clan of ninjas, all of whom had red hair, possessed strong vitality, and were proficient in sealing techniques."