Chapter 67: 67. Journey to Land of Whirlpool Part-1
A/N:- Ok, stop complaining. We will deal with Sin Seal now, It won't hinder Izuna in anyway. But some of you might not like the way I dealt with it. I am writing this story with Boruto in my mind. Isshiki Otsutsuki cream-pied Full power Naruto and Sasuke with only a kick while only using around a tiny bit of his power. I need to add some other elements to make Izuna more Op.
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A month passed by, Sasuke is finally born.
Fugaku threw a large party to celebrate the occasion. They invited nearly all clansmen and other clan heads to the party.
I attended the party together with my family. Even Minato and Kushina got an invitation. Well, Minato is Hokage and Kushina seemed to be a close friend of Mikoto.
Baby Sasuke looked way too cute. Itachi carried Sasuke in his arms and Sasuke giggles.
'Bro-con! Itachi is a bro-con.'
I remarked at their interactions. I have grown up from the stage of molestation by the frantic group of aunties and Grandmas. Itachi can avoid this because of Sasuke.
'I won't allow Sasuke to turn into an Emo again. Look at this cute child, some schemes of Danzo or Obito can 't ruin him.'
I tickle Sasuke slightly on his cheeks. Sasuke grabbed my finger and giggle.
"Nii-san, he likes you." Itachi and Shisui remarks.
Itachi seems to hesitate on something as he silently mutters to himself,
'But I am his real brother!'
I sweat-drop at Itachi.
'I can hear you, Itachi.'
We are interrupted by some disturbances; I turn around and get freaked out by creepy Hyugas. Hiashi and Hizashi appeared with a bunch of Hyuga elders.
I spot two pretty Hyuga women with them. One of them is holding a small kid in her arms.
'If my guess is correct, then they are the wives of Hiashi and Hizashi and that small kid is Neji. He is about to turn a year old.'
Mother, Aunt Mikoto, Aunt Fumiko, and Big Sister Kushina welcomes them as they form a lady union of their own.
'There are only two creepy things in the village which can freak me out. First is Hyuga with their Byakugan and second is Aburame's with their insect littered bodies. I still can't get used to them.'
Another commotion occurs and speaks of the Devil. Aburame clan members have arrived. Shibi walks near me and asks,
"How are you doing, kid?"
"You remembered me, Shibi-san," I question him.
"You were too outstanding to be forgotten. Also, everyone in the village is aware of 'Silent Shinigami'. You are quite famous kid." Shibi answers me as he moves on to greet Fugaku.
Similarly, Choza arrived with Akimichis and greeted me. With the arrival of Hiruzen, the party starts as it turns quite noisy.
Sasuke cries in agitation. I tickle his cheeks to cheer him. Itachi grudgingly looks at me. I ignore him as we walk to a quiet corner.
The party continues as the celebration lasts until midnight.
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The next day,
I pay a visit to Big Sister Kushina. Kushina is surprised by my visit and she pretends to be upset at me.
"Big Sister Kushina, how are you? I really missed you."
Hmph…
Kushina snorted as she ignored me. She starts to mumble to herself.
"Izuna has been a bad boy recently. He has already forgotten about his Big Sister Kushina, if not he would visit her often. Sob…sob…I missed him so much."
I try to appease her,
"It wasn't my fault, Big Sister Kushina. It is all Minato-san's fault. He has given me lots of missions recently. I hardly have any vacation in between them." I sigh and puts all blame on Minato.
'I am sorry, Minato-san. Bite the bullet this time.'
"That Minato. Wait for him to return home. I will give him a piece of my mind. There is no dinner for him today."
Kushina angrily gnashes her teeth.
'A moment of silence for Minato-san.' I close my eyes to pay my respects to Minato's poor soul.
"Anyway, Izuna-kun, what brought you here? You aren't here to just meet me, right?" Kushina glares at me as she questions me threateningly.
���Have she figured out my lie? I have to act natural.'
"What are you talking about, Kushina Nee-san? I just came here to pay a visit to you, since I was free." I try to convince her.
She smiles at me and walks up to me. She grabs and twists my ear.
"Aww…aww…it hurts Kushina nee-san."
"Give me a hug and I will consider it even."
I grudgingly comply with her. She hugs me tightly and snuggles with me.
"You are the only person left after Obito and Rin's departure. Don't die too early." Kushina hugs me, a drop of tear falls from her eye.
I just allow her to embrace me for a while to calm her down. I console her for a while.
"Ok! Izuna-kun, now tell me the real issue."
"Big Sister Kushina, I want to investigate the remains of Hidden Eddy Village or Uzushiogakure. I have a hunch that it involves many suspicious things with the Uzumaki clans' extinction.
Also, I want to know more about Fuinjutsu as I have already reached the Grandmaster level in Fuinjutsu. I think there is much more to Fuinjutsu and I can still progress further."
Kushina immediately congratulates me,
"Congratulation! Izuna-kun. It seems that your talent in Fuinjutsu is even higher than many direct descendants of our Uzumaki Ancestor. It can be considered comparable to the Great Ancestor.
It took me around five years to reach the Master level and another seven years to reach the Grandmaster level. Minato surprised me a lot when he took the same amount of time as me. But you Izuna-kun, you reached Grandmaster level just in four years.
That is a monstrous rate of progress, even according to Uzumaki standards. You are such a little monster, Izuna-kun."
Kushina hugs me again as she snuggles with me. After snuggling for a while, she leaves me from her embrace as she continues,
"I had my own doubts, too. My Uzumaki clan got annihilated despite the protection of Konoha and Grandma Mito. I investigated this matter for many years, but I still couldn't figure out the identity of the Culprit.
If you can find something from your investigation, then sure I will help you."
I question many things regarding the Uzumaki clan from Kushina, and she answered all of them.
"I have one last question, Kushina nee-san. I would like to ask about the origin of the Uzumaki clan. From Uchiha's records, I came to know that Senju and Uzumaki were blood-related. At some point, they separated into these two clans.
I would like to know the exact details of the origin of the Uzumaki clan. If you are fine with it, then please answer my question."
I am really curious about the origin of the Uzumaki clan. There is no clear cut mention of their origin in the original story. I wonder what there origin story in this world.
Kushina nods and answers me,
"This is not much of a secret, as my clan is almost extinct now. There is no harm in telling you. Also, even I am not sure about the origin of my clan, but from various rumors which I heard as a child, I have some idea about our origin.
A few centuries ago, one of the direct descendants of the Senju clan left the clan as he had no talents for Ninjutsu or Genjutsu. The ancestor journeyed through the entire world and finally found his talent in Fuinjutsu.
There are various stories about his fortuitous encounter, one of the states that he found a certain artifact which granted him the knowledge of Fuinjutsu and was the reason for the long-lives and an extensive amount of Chakra of Uzumaki's.
Another story states that at some point during his journey, the ancestor made a summoning contract with Reaper which blessed him with large amounts of Chakra, a long-life span, and the knowledge of Fuinjutsu.
I am not entirely sure of the details, but these are the various stories and myths I heard during my short stay in the clan. If you want, I can give you the sealing formula to access the Uzumaki clan compounds present in Konoha. They were previously maintained by Grandma Mito, and I stayed there for a while before moving with Minato after our marriage.
There is also an Uzumaki shrine located on the outskirts of Konoha, which was built by Grandma Mito to honor our ancestors. You can also pay a visit to it. I will also give you a map to the location of Uzushiogakure as it is hidden in the Land of Whirlpools.
Without a proper map, you will get trapped in the whirling death pools of the Village. There is only one correct way to access the village."
After searching for a while, Big Sister Kushina hand over a scroll and a map to me.
"Use this scroll to access the Uzumaki compounds and the Shrine. Also, stay safe during your journey and inform Minato about your departure."
I walk out of her house as I start to inspect the key to the barrier formula of Uzumaki compounds.
'This is quite a complex formula, even more complex than the barrier of Village. It will take me a lot of time to decipher this formula. I guess Mito Uzumaki was at the pinnacle of Grandmaster level in Fuinjutsu.'
I stow away the seal and map as I return home. Tomorrow, I will start my journey to Land of Whirlpool and hopefully, I can find a solution to the 'Sin Seal'.
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Chapter 68: 68. Journey to Land of Whirlpool Part-2
I start my search from Uzumaki compounds. Using the seal given by Kushina, I easily bypass the barrier and start to fumble around the compounds to search for any clues.
My search is futile, even after two hours of a thorough search. I was about to give up and return when my gaze fell on a small shrine similar to the outer shrine.
I ransacked the shrine and found an Oni mask inside it. I inspect the mask to find any seals or as such. Soon, I spot a complex sealing formula near the forehead. It is very intricately designed and is hard to notice.
'This is a summoning formula.'
After careful examination, I conclude that this is the summoning mask for 'Dead Demon Consuming Seal'.
'Strange, very strange. So, there were two such masks, the other being located in the outer shrine. Perhaps this one got destroyed during the pain invasion and Orochimaru wasn't aware of it.
Also, Uzumaki would have kept some kind of replica with themselves. Only after inspecting both of them could I figure out the Original Mask.'
I pocket the mask and move out of the Uzumaki compounds to the outside of Konoha.
Soon, I reach on the outskirts of Konoha in front of Uzumaki Clan's Shrine or Uzumaki Clans Noh Mask Hall. There is a giant replica of the clan's symbol at the entrance of the Shrine.
There is another powerful barrier protecting the Shrine.
'Hmm, Strange, there shouldn't be a barrier here. Orochimaru and the rest of the Taka team easily trespassed the Shrine. Maybe, over time, the barrier got destroyed.'
The seal given by Kushina allowed me to enter inside the Shrine. Within the temple at the center is a podium of sorts where several Oni-masks hung beneath three connected symbols of the clan, under all of which are ornate, black flames.
I start to inspect these masks one by one to check for any secret. But all of them were just porcelain masks, and only one was real. I pick up the real one and compare it with the previous mask.
'Hmm…there is no difference between them. Both of them are made from the same material and at the same time. I wonder why the Uzumaki clan placed a dangerous object as this mask on the outskirts of Konoha.
Then again, not many people are insane to allow Shinigami to possess them and then slice themselves to release sealed souls.'
I pocket this mask as well.
'I will return you to your position after my journey is over.'
I flicker towards Hokage Office to inform Minato about my departure.
"Minato-san, I will be out of Konoha for a while. I have planned to visit Uzushiogakure to investigate the remains of the Uzumaki clan for clues regarding their extinction.
Also, I would like to further improve my Fuinjutsu skills. Maybe the abode of the Uzumaki clan could provide me with some inspirations."
Minato nods to me and replies,
"Kushina informed me about this. I am surprised you reached the Grandmaster level in Fuinjutsu so quickly. Your talent in Space-time Ninjutsu is higher than mine and even your Nature Transformation Skills.
Sigh… Really, Izuna-kun. Your team is still undergoing treatment from the previous mission. Tsunade-san has figured out a way to treat them. But the damage has already been done, she can only prevent further harm to their body."
I leave the Hokage-Office as I inform my parents about my departure. Mother packed lots of food for me and reminded me to stay safe. Father encouraged me to go and explore the world.
My journey towards the Land of Whirlpool starts. The Land of Whirlpool is a small island nation located in the Mist Sea. The journey to Uzushiogakure will take two days at my normal pace.
I moved at a steady pace as I looked at the 'Sin Seal'.
'Your secrets will be revealed soon. I will figure out your purpose from the remains of the Uzumaki clan. Hopefully…'
My thoughts were conflicted regarding 'Sin Seal'. This seal allowed me to learn Darkness Release. Also, I was stuck at the Master level in Fuinjutsu for the entire two years with little progress. After I got branded by this seal, somehow my understanding of Fuinjutsu increased by a lot.
The previous complex sealing formulas became easier, everything came naturally to me, and within just seven months of this seal, I reached the Grandmaster level in Fuinjutsu.
To be honest, I am really curious about the nature of this seal. From the Grimoire and the name 'Sin' and other hints, I could only relate it to 'Seven Deadly Sins'- a concept I read about in my previous life.
'This kind of power is related to Demonic beings or Demons. I wonder if there were Demons in Naruto World. I think there were Demons in Naruto World, there is a demon sealed somewhere in the Land of Demons.
Naruto defeated a demon in the movie. I should check out that place too for further clues. All kinds of strange powers exist in this world.'
The Journey lasts for two days and I finally arrive at the shore of Land of Whirlpools.
The map given by Kushina came in handy. I start to walk inside Hidden Eddy Village while looking around.
The Village seemed to have been composed of several high-rise buildings. A wide river ran through the village and it is gapped by large bridges. The surrounding countryside is dominated by steep hills.
Now only ruins remain of the once exalted village. The buildings are torn apart, the bridges are dilapidated, and not even a single building is intact.
'How ironic it is, the 'Village of Longevity' couldn't last long enough and became history.'
I start to walk among the ruins of the Village and investigate for any clues for a secret chamber or something like that.
To my disappointment, even after two hours of thorough investigation through the village, I can't find anything.
'I should have expected this much. When the village was annihilated, the invaders must have even dug out the graves of the ancestor of Uzumaki's to find any secrets or valuable.
How could they allow the treasure trove of such a powerful clan to get away scot-free? As for the rest, the village head and elders must have destroyed the important secrets to not allow them to fall in the hands of their enemies and benefit them. But still, there has to be something which can help me progress further.'
I investigate once again but couldn't find anything.
'There has to be some sort of hidden underground passage, cave or something. It usually is there in such kind of settings.'
I sat inside the remains of one of the largest buildings of the Village as I flipped the masks in my hand while contemplating. I thought of these masks as some sort of keys which will automatically direct me towards my destiny.
But reality hit me hard. There were no reactions from these masks. They didn't even budge a little, much less point out a direction.
As I was playing with the masks, one of the masks accidentally slipped from my hand and fell on the ground. I bent down to pick the mask.
Suddenly, I noticed something from the cutouts of the masks. There are various tiny Fuinjutsu seals placed all around the floor.
The eye gaps of the mask magnified them in my vision. I picked up the mask and pocketed it and activated my Sharingan.
After using the magnifying powers of Sharingan, I noticed a large numbers of Fuinjutsu seals engraved all over the floor of the building.
The Fuinjutsu seals formed one massive seal which covered a large area. To get a better view, I jumped high up in the air.
A large seal appeared in my vision. This Fuinjutsu seal is shaped in the form of the Uzumaki Clan symbol.
'This is the most complex seal I have seen so far. I wonder what level the creator of this seal was at. If I try to decipher it now, it will take me months to just study this seal and then I would have to figure out a key for this seal, which is even harder.
What kind of secrets are buried within this seal? Can't I just smash everything apart and forcefully enter my way in. But what if this seal triggered and destroyed whatever is hidden beneath it?'
My thoughts are conflicted as I look at the seal.
'This won't go anywhere. Let me try to brute force my way in.'
I start to create a 'Big Ball Rasengan' in my hand. After completing the jutsu, I smashed it on the seal as I wait for the ground to tear apart.
Silence… Utter Silence…
After coming in contact with the seal, the Rasengan just vanished without any trace. The seal absorbed the entire Chakra of the Jutsu.
'If Ninjutsu won't work, what about Taijutsu?'
'Eight Inner Gates: First Gate, Second Gate, Third Gate: Gate of Life… Open'
I activated three out of Eight gates. This is my limit for now. I have only mastered three gates in a year. My body can't handle the burden of the rest of the gates even with Hashirama cells, and I don't like the masochistic feeling of continuous pain and healing.
I jump in the air to build some momentum for my attack as I rotate in mid-air.
'Leaf Hurricane'
I smash my feet on the floor.
Crack…
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A/N:- My wifi router suck balls. Suddenly, It won't allow me to access certain websites which include webnovel and even my bank website. It was working fine a few hours ago. I have to plug in my old router to get some connectivity. Do any tech geek have any solution for my router or I have to replace it?
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