People are in Konoha, scientific achievements are followed by blood

As a few slightly younger sailors moved fresh water and food onto the ship, under the command of the old captain, the ship pulled anchor, turned the rudder, and raised the sail, and the group began this rare sailing journey.

Konoha's ninjas rarely set foot on the sea, and the biggest waves they experience are just small waves on the river.Therefore, not long after entering the sea, several people showed varying degrees of discomfort.

They didn't get seasick and vomited like Metkay, but they could not avoid feeling dizzy and listless.

In stark contrast to them, Yayoi looked as normal as if she had just returned home.

The ship headed in the opposite direction as the sun set. It wasn't until the moon was already above the branches that we could vaguely see the outline of a large island.

The old captain pointed to the shadow in the distance and explained to several people:

"Ahead are the ruins of the Kingdom of Whirlpool. We will anchor for one night at Chaowang Port in the Kingdom of Whirlpool and set off again tomorrow morning."

The few people in Konoha were all right, or rather, they were eager to dock for a while.

Soon after, the ship entered the calm waters and docked in the deserted harbor.

There was silence in the harbor. There was not a single sampan in sight on the huge water, only a dark sea surface and some broken water plants floating on it.

Before the ship even stopped, Nara Shikaku, Hyuga Tokuma and Aburame Muta couldn't wait to jump off the ship.

On the shore, the three of them quickly set up a camping tent and lay down comfortably in it.

At this time, Hyuga Tokuma suddenly came back to his senses and asked Shikaku and Muta:

"Hey, have you seen Yayoi-san?"

"Don't worry about him." Nara Shikaku waved his hand and said to him with a strange expression: "That guy didn't get off the ship at all!"

"Huh?!" Hinata Tokuma, who was dizzy while sitting on the boat, expressed difficulty in understanding.

"That guy Yayoi seems to have been born on this island..." After explaining, Nara Shikaku sighed: "As expected of a child born on the beach, his ability to adapt to sea ships is naturally better than ours. ah!"

Like Yayoi, those who did not disembark were the old captain and several of his sailors.

Yayoi is naturally highly resistant, and these fishermen, who grew up on the seaside, have lived on boats all year round and have long been accustomed to walking on the sea.

In the night, Yayoi squatted on the edge of the boat, staring thoughtfully at the shadows on the shore.

From his position, he could vaguely see the ruined outline of the city in the distance.

The old man on the bow was not asleep yet. For the sake of caution, he was standing on the bow of the ship, observing the hydrological conditions and climate changes near the port.

After some observations and measurements, the old captain turned around and walked over. Seeing Yayoi's appearance, he couldn't help but follow Yayoi's gaze and immediately discovered the ruins covered by darkness.

"That ruins are the ruins of Uzushio Village, a shinobi village in the Country of Uzumaki."

After introducing the details of the ruins, the talkative old captain said hello to Yayoi, then naturally squatted down next to him and chatted with him:

"Hey, little brother from Konoha, you seem to be very interested in those ruins?"

"Oh? Why do you say that?"

Yayoi pretended to be listening attentively, turned her head slightly, and waited for what was coming from the bow of the old ship.

Generally speaking, after boatmen who are very eager to talk like this, after throwing out the above, there will definitely be another next.

Sure enough, under Yayoi's wise expression, the old captain continued with satisfaction: "Your expression is very similar to that of the ninja who took the boat last year."

"Ah..." the old captain complained: "That ninja looks really strange. He is obviously a man, but his skin is frighteningly white, and he has decided to come to this uninhabited desert island."

"Last year's ninja? His skin was frighteningly white? And he decided to come here?" Yayoi's face suddenly became a little weird.

"Yes." The old boat head affirmed: "He should also be your ninja of Konoha, right? The smell of ninja in his bones is unmistakable..."

"However, he feels a bit strange, a bit like..." The old captain's expression became a little uncertain, as if he couldn't find anything suitable to use as a metaphor.

"Like a poisonous snake, right?" Yayoi reminded softly.

"Yes, yes! You are right!" Old Captain suddenly realized: "His eyes are indeed like a poisonous snake, very scary!"

"That's right, he is indeed a ninja of Konoha..." Yayoi murmured: "Orochimaru..."

"I'm just telling you!" Old Captain said proudly, "Even if he didn't reveal his identity, with my eyes that have seen countless people, I could still identify him at a glance!"

"But..." He murmured in a low voice: "Why do the ninjas of Konoha come alone to a place like this where there are no ghosts? Could it be that there is some confidential mission..."

'Yes, why did Orochimaru, who had disappeared for so long, suddenly come to the ruins of Uzushio Village? '

It has been nearly three years since Yayoi and Orochimaru last met.Even Danzo and Sandai were completely unaware of Uncle Snake's whereabouts.

During the entire Third Ninja War, Orochimaru never even showed up, which made the Third Hokage so angry that he even wanted to label this unscrupulous disciple as a traitorous ninja.

This also led to the end of the Third War. After the Third Hokage took the blame and abdicated, Minato took over as the Fourth Hokage without any suspense, inadvertently avoiding a wave of internal strife in Konoha.

Listening to the words of the old boatman, a year ago, when Konoha was fighting with Kumogakure and Iwagakure, Orochimaru quietly came to this shinobi village that had been extinct for more than ten years.

Uncle Snake's purpose was naturally not to visit the ruins or to pay homage to the deceased.His purpose should be...

"The ghouls are sealed."

Yayoi softly spit out the terminology of an old boatman's technique that even ordinary ninjas couldn't understand, and there was an inexplicable light in his eyes.

If Orochimaru has any other plans for the Uzushio Village that has been dead for many years, it must be the mysterious and powerful sealing technique of "Ghoul Seal".

After all, this is one of the few techniques that can involve the 'soul'. It is undoubtedly an extremely precious reference material for the reincarnation technique that Uncle Snake wants to develop.

The so-called reincarnation techniques, whether they are "self-reincarnation", "dragon life reincarnation", "filthy soil reincarnation", or the "uncorpse reincarnation" developed by Orochimaru himself, all involve the taboo field of 'soul', but There are very few references.

Uzumaki Village has a longer history, and it also involves the corpse sealing technique of a mysterious thing like the 'God of Death'. It is undoubtedly the best among them.