Chapter 527 Convergence

After the handover with the Uzumaki clan, the Uchiha clan set out on their journey home in a mighty procession, and began to interact with the few clans that were on good terms with them before the end of the year, which led to many marriages.

Ling also went around the tribe to ask if there were any tribesmen willing to try to cooperate with the Uzumaki clan on the mission next year, but in the end he only received a lot of rejections. The reason was simply that they could not trust them for such a long-term mission - not to mention that it was a completely unpaid help.

Ling could only give up the idea of ​​connecting the tasks temporarily and turn to the Kaleidoscope in the clan. Among them, his peers were naturally the first to be asked. Unfortunately, they were all busy with their own things.

Uchiha Masaaki is still fighting against the nobles. If it weren't for Uchiha Atsushi, he wouldn't even plan to return home to celebrate the New Year.

Uchiha Akihiko holds several important positions in the clan and it is impossible for him to be away for a long time - in other words, he is the guarantee that Ling can always wander around freely.

Uchiha Hiro was busy with experiments on the Mangekyo and was in the critical period of transformation of his pupil power and was unable to escape.

Uchiha Kenji didn't mind working with Uzumaki for a long time, and he had the time and energy for it, but when he heard that the destination was the Land of Wind, he immediately shook his head like a rattle - when he was a child, he was on a mission in the Land of Wind and he almost starved to death and died of thirst in the desert because he lost track of the team. He said he would never go to a place like the desert again.

When all his peers refused, Ling changed his target again. He first ruled out his own father as the clan leader - even if the two sides wanted to cooperate, it would not make sense for them to fight each other directly as kings, and Uchiha Nagakaze had to be Madara's bodyguard.

After excluding these two people of Ling's generation, there are only two members in the clan who possess the Mangekyō. However, one of them opened the Mangekyō because of his hatred for Uzumaki, so Ling would not go so far as to provoke him so bluntly. As for the other one... it is naturally his own apprentice, the famous idler in the clan, Uchiha Hikaru.

So in the end, when the truce period was over, Ling, who had originally planned to assemble a team to carry out a joint mission, contacted Xuanwo Yi through the Living Slug Immortal, and then prepared to set out alone on the long journey.

What? You asked Ling why he didn't bring along Uchiha Hikaru who was obviously free at the end?

Well... maybe Ling didn't want to deal with the whirlpool while taking care of his apprentice who knew nothing about fighting but was quite hostile to the whirlpool, and always tried to make things more difficult for himself by kidnapping his eager apprentice.

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Therefore, when the two sides met, Xuanwo Yi couldn't even hold back his shock and asked on the spot, "I remember I said you could bring your people with you, right? Why did you come alone? Could it be that you wanted to avoid being dragged down by me and were willing to take the risk? I thought you would bring at least two or three people with you!"

"I don't have the habit of playing with my own life. I can only accept that all the members of the Uzumaki clan are busy." Ling waved his hand and sighed, "Anyway, you can use me as you like. I'll be even happier if you don't plot against me in any way."

"Yeah, no problem! After all, if you're alone, Ling, there's no need to be on guard!"

"...I really can't feel happy at all when you talk to me in this tone."

“Hahaha—don’t say that!” Uzumaki Yi put his arm around Ling’s shoulders and led him to the Uzumaki clan’s camp. “This is what I learned from Ling. It’s the best way to deal with the Uchiha!”

"I didn't ask you to learn it to use against me..." Ling sighed again, "Now can we tell you what you are going to do? For a ninja, information is life. After I know everything, I can help you wholeheartedly."

"Well, in fact, this incident is still related to the same thing. I will tell you slowly..."

Xuanwo Yi pulled Ling to the center of the camp and sat down. After signaling the surrounding tribesmen not to gather there, he began to tell Ling the whole story of the incident.

As Xuanwo Yi explained, Ling gradually sorted out his thoughts.

It turned out that the Uzumaki clan had discovered the changes here two years ago, but when they sent their clansmen to investigate the situation and report to the Daimyo of the Wind Country to apply for a mission, they were stopped by the monks of the Wind Temple, who said that this was within the borders of the Wind Country and that internal affairs should be dealt with by them first.

So the daimyo of the Wind Country sent back the envoy of Uzumaki and entrusted the matter to the monks of the Wind Temple.

But as far as the result is concerned, the saying that every profession has its own expertise is true and it makes sense. The monks of Wind Temple not only failed to solve the hidden danger discovered by the Whirlpools, but also neglected the guard of the One-Tail while investigating the hidden danger. The One-Tail escaped and no trace of it has been found since then. At the end of last year, they had to ask the Whirlpools for help.

"I see... you are feared."

"Yes, but there is nothing we can do about it. After all, if the power controlled by our clan is unified, it will not be a problem to use it to subvert the ninja world three or four times. Although we are only interested in the characteristics of those things themselves, or other countries are unable to solve these problems, and we are afraid that these troubles will affect our living environment, so we take action..."

Uzumaki Yi shrugged his shoulders. "But in fact, the sealing technique prevented those things from developing while allowing them to be preserved intact. They kept accumulating more and more, and more and more - causing our clan to be labeled as a self-reliant army."

"Well, this is inevitable. People are always afraid of things that are far more powerful than themselves and beyond their control."

"Hiss...why do I feel like you're pointing at me?"

"Eh? Did you find out?"

"Be careful, I might get angry - you are all alone now, and then you will be finished."

As soon as they said this, both of them couldn't help but burst into laughter, attracting the attention of the surrounding whirlpools.

Uzumaki Yang watched the two continue to talk and laugh, and couldn't help but sigh, "What a twisted friendship."

It happened that Uzumaki had just finished tidying up the team. Hearing this, he couldn't help but look at the two people who were chatting and laughing. After a moment, he raised his hand and pinched his forehead, "Rather than distortion, I think it is more appropriate to describe it as abstract... Just look at Yi's eyes that are about to shine with joy. Sometimes I can't help but worry about the blind man."