I'm Uzumaki Naruto, I don't need approval

Chapter 115 115. The crime of possessing a jade

After entering the secret room, Naruto learned the truth about the demise of the Whirlpool Kingdom from the Yuanshi.

The reason for the demise of the Whirlpool Kingdom is nothing more than the four words "the crime of holding a treasure". In addition to the sealing technique being coveted, it also has a lot to do with the Konoha Ninja Village.

The first Hokage's behavior of distributing tailed beasts seemed to be balancing the power of various countries.

But it is not good news for those who are assigned to the Tailed Beast Ninja Village. In addition to worrying about the Jinchuriki being taken away, they also have to always be prepared for the damage caused by the Jinchuriki losing control.

In the first ninja war, they also realized that jinchuriki was not easy to use.

The uncontrolled Jinchuuriki will attack the surrounding shinobi villages indiscriminately, killing a thousand enemies and damaging eight hundred.

In contrast, the performance of the first Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki Uzumaki Mito was quite impressive, allowing Konoha to withstand the siege of the other major powers and directly ending the First Ninja War.

After seeing the performance of Uzumaki Mito, Kumogakure, Kirigakure, and Iwagakure set their sights on the country of Uzumaki.

Taking advantage of the time when Konoha had no time to take care of its allies, it took the initiative to attack the Kingdom of Whirlpool. After paying a huge price, it obtained the inheritance of the sealing technique of the Kingdom of Whirlpool. This allowed the three major countries to have a method to stably control the Jinchuuriki.

After hearing this, Naruto asked curiously: "Did Konoha really not send any support at that time?"

Genshi shook his head: "We sent some ninjas, but they came when Kirigakure was evacuating. They seemed to want to sell a favor to the Country of Whirlpool, but they failed in the end."

Naruto stared at the Genshi for a long time, narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "How do you prove that you are not trying to sow discord between the Country of Whirlpool and the Leaf Village? No matter what, allies are more reliable than former enemies."

"I don't need to lie to you. If what Kirigakure did back then were to happen, you could kill me to vent your anger."

Master Yuan showed an aura that was beyond the control of life and death, and seemed to have long ago decided to exchange his life for cooperation with the Kingdom of Whirlpool.

Naruto snorted coldly, and then said: "You are using your life as a bargaining chip in negotiations, but unfortunately, I will not be fooled, nor will I stop cooperating with Kirigakure. You Kirigakure should think carefully about what to do." Deal with the masked man’s revenge.”

"I can't stay in Kirigakure forever, and your fourth Mizukage won't live long either."

After saying that, Naruto shook off his sleeves and left the secret room, leaving only the Genshi sighing. He could already predict Kirigakure's future.

Either become a nominal ally of the Kingdom of Whirlpool and a de facto affiliate, or accept the revenge from the masked man.

Neither of the two futures was what he expected, nor were the past Mizukages willing to see.

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After meeting the Fourth Mizukage and Genshi, Naruto did not stay too much in the Kirigakure Village.

The key three-tailed chakra has been obtained, and at the same time he has obtained many benefits for the Kingdom of Whirlpool. He has saved Juuzou Juzo, whom Obito wanted to kill, and obtained the ring of the Akatsuki organization. There is no need for him to stay in Kirigakure Village. .

Before boarding the ship leaving Kirigakure Village, Naruto found two more figures behind him, Zabuza and Haku.

Naruto frowned and said in a joking tone: "Zabuza, why are you following me here? You failed to assassinate the Mizukage and you want to assassinate me?"

Zabuza shook his head: "I don't have the guts, and the Fourth Mizukage was kind to me, allowing me to wield the decapitating sword and become a member of the Ninja Swordsmen."

"Promotion and salary increase are a good thing...but you still didn't explain why."

"It's an order from Mizukage-sama. Doesn't the alliance agreement say that jounin will be sent to each other to exchange ninjutsu? I am the jounin who was sent to exchange..."

Zabuza looked at Haku behind him: "As for this guy, he won't be welcomed by others in Kirigakure, so let's just let him follow. The country of Uzumaki can accept Uchiha, nor can it accept the remnants of the Snow clan." It’s a relationship.”

With the awakening of the Fourth Mizukage, the policy against blood successor ninjas has been abolished, but the discrimination against blood successor ninjas still exists. It may take a few more years to fully accept blood successor ninjas.

This is somewhat similar to Konoha, but would the persecuted people be willing to accept this kind of charity?

Naruto couldn't help but have some doubts, but this was a problem Kirigakure needed to face, and it had nothing to do with him for the time being.

At this time, Haku hid behind Zabuza and looked at Naruto curiously.

He originally thought that Menma was one of the Kirigakure Jonin like Mr. Zabuza, but according to Mr. Zabuza, Master Menma's strength was at the pinnacle in the entire ninja world, far surpassing the Mizukage.

Moreover, it is said that the newly built artificial lake outside Kirigakure Village is the other party's masterpiece.

Naruto was also looking at this cute boy and said with a smile: "You are so beautiful, you must be a boy, right?"

"I'm a boy..." Bai Zheng wanted to explain his gender, but found that the other person recognized him as a boy at a glance, but he was pretty and should be a boy. What's going on?

Seeing that Shiro was a little at a loss, Naruto gave up the idea of ​​teasing.

Although boys are also very cute, their real sexual orientation is girls, especially the kind of girls who seem weak and can stand up at critical moments.

I don't know how Hinata is doing in Konoha. Has she become stronger because of her departure?

After recovering his thoughts that were gradually diverging, Naruto did not refuse Zabuza and Haku's following. The three of them boarded the ship bound for the Land of Fire, intending to arrive at the Land of Fire first and then transfer to the Land of Whirlpool.

A week later, Naruto and others successfully arrived at the transit port of the Country of Fire.

It took half a day for the ship to dock. Naruto planned to take advantage of this time to purchase educational books from the Land of Fire, so he took Shiro off the ship.

Although Haku was reluctant to separate from Zabuza, he still obeyed Naruto's orders.

During the purchase, Naruto was very dissatisfied with the Fire Country textbooks. Even in the era of Ninja Village, they still emphasized the concept of respecting nobles and daimyo, and the version was directly decades behind.

Even if we want to promote that the aristocratic rule comes from the gods, it is not the daimyo's turn to rule, but the blood successor ninja clan.

It can only be said that the governance of the five major countries in the ninja world is weird, and the only countries that are reasonable are small countries.

However, except for the political teaching materials, the rest of the teaching materials were still remarkable. Naruto directly purchased a lot of them and asked Shiro to carry them on his back.

When it was lunch time, Naruto took Shiro to an izakaya.

Eating is secondary. What Naruto values ​​​​is the positioning of the izakaya. People from all walks of life will gather here to share each other's knowledge and use it as conversation material at the wine table.

After casually ordering some drinks and appetizers, Naruto began to inquire for information.

He soon focused his attention on the white-haired uncle in the corner. The white-haired uncle seemed to have a wild figure, but in fact he was secretly inquiring about all kinds of information. If nothing else, he should be a ninja.

As if aware of Naruto's gaze, the white-haired uncle looked over.

After the two looked at each other briefly, they looked away and continued to inquire for information as if each other did not exist.

At this moment, Naruto noticed the white-haired uncle's wallet, which seemed to be in the shape of a frog, and he frowned.

The white fur, lust, and frog symbol reminded him of a person, Jiraiya, one of the Sannin of Konoha.

Thinking of this, Naruto focused his mind and asked Namikaze Minato: "The Fourth Hokage, if my guess is correct, is the Jounin Jiraiya sitting there?"

After sharing his perception, Namikaze Minato nodded: "It's most likely that it's Mr. Jiraiya, but it's really fate that you were able to meet Mr. Jiraiya on your way back to the Country of Whirlpool."

"It may not necessarily be fate. There is another possibility. He discovered the Uchiha active in the Kingdom of Whirlpool..."

Hearing this, Namikaze Minato sighed softly: "If you can, don't conflict with Mr. Jiraiya. Mr. Jiraiya is my teacher, and your name comes from his novel."

"Whether there will be a conflict does not depend on me, but on him. I am not willing to fight the Sannin unless necessary."