Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 57 Purpose

"They've stopped! It sounds like they're saying something..."

"Still in the same place...still in the same place..."

"What are they talking about...?"

"Let's go!"

After a while, Minato confirmed that the other party had left the landing site, and then looked at Akaishi.

Seeing this, Akaishi also formed a hand seal, canceling the Shadow Clone Technique, and the memories of eavesdropping immediately flooded into his mind...

……

"Lord Tousukeno, shall we rest here for the night?"

"Idiot! We've already wasted time waiting for the tide to recede. We need to find the Bloodthirsty Star Iron tonight!"

"You'd better lead the way obediently to the location of the Bloodthirsty Star Iron, or your families will be safe. Otherwise..."

"Alright, don't be nervous. I know you went to Konoha because there are too many rogue ninjas at sea. But don't worry, Kirigakure will be stable in the future, and the number of rogue ninjas at sea will decrease. Kirigakure will be able to protect everyone from now on... Don't have any other thoughts!"

"Yes, yes, Lord Kusano, we don't want Kirigakure to continue protecting everyone..."

"Yes, and since the Konoha ninjas were ambushed by those rogue ninjas this time, they won't trust you anymore."

……

Akaishi opened his eyes.

"How is it?" Lan Wu asked immediately.

"There are three main things. First, these people are not wandering ninjas, but regular ninjas from Kirigakure. The leader's surname is 'Kusano,' and the ordinary people are indeed merchants from the Land of Waves."

"Secondly, they do have a plot against Jiraiya-sensei. It sounds like the situation in Kirigakure has changed and the unrest is improving, so they have started protecting their food."

"Third, they came here to have those three merchants lead the way in search of something called Bloodthirsty Star Iron... It sounds like some kind of ore?"

Akaishi then proceeded to summarize the situation.

"Are they from Wuyin?" Lan Wu's expression turned serious.

"Although we don't know the specifics, our top priority right now is to rescue the merchants from the Land of Waves. We might be able to find out from them how Jiraiya and the others are doing." Minato's tone was worried, but he forced himself to remain calm.

"Well, Jiraiya-sensei and Akimichi Jonin aren't so easily ambushed. Although it wasn't said, the reason that Kusano is so anxious is probably because he's not sure if Jiraiya-sensei and the others will fall for it, so he's worried about their ambushing comrades!" Akaishi said optimistically.

After a pause, Akaishi asked again, "By the way, do you know any Kirigakure ninja with the surname Kusano?"

Both Lanwu and Shuimen shook their heads.

Although the school does have a course called "Common Knowledge of Other Villages," which mentions some strong individuals from other ninja villages, but...

Because Konoha has been at peace for too long, the knowledge on this topic in textbooks has not been updated for a long time. Most of what we learn comes from the clueless old man, especially in Kirigakure—under its closed and conservative policies, information is even more scarce.

"This way," Minato said, leading the way and continuing to track them.

By the time this group arrived at their destination, it was already past midnight...

"They've stopped. It seems this is the place... They are indeed looking for some kind of mineral. There's good news: there's a sealing technique at the location where they stopped. It's likely that the Uzumaki clan discovered this ore a long time ago and sealed it away. The people of Kirigakure should be preparing to break the seal," Minato said after locking onto the location.

Although he couldn't hear any sound, Minato sensed their chakra. They stopped in front of a sealed cave and exhibited unusual chakra fluctuations, as if they were preparing some kind of technique. He could naturally analyze the situation.

"The sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan?" Akashi's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

Who else but the Uzumaki clan could set up a sealing technique here?

If we speculate reasonably, this group of merchants must have had dealings with the Land of Whirlpools before, and it is very likely that some of the ore they exported attracted the people from Kirigakure.

If it's a seal from the Uzumaki clan, then that's indeed good news for the three of them...

"Then let's go around to the back of the mountain!" Akashi said immediately.

Shuimen and Lanwu both understood his meaning and nodded.

It's good to have a seal, especially since this is a seal from the Uzumaki clan!

Since it was sealed for some kind of ore, it's clear that the seal wasn't just at the entrance; the entire area was sealed off.

In other words, even if you change the direction, you still can't dig it in.

Therefore, the people from the Hidden Mist would definitely break the seal directly at the cave entrance!

but……

There are raccoon dogs in Chishi right now!

Perhaps it can directly break or bypass the seal of the Vortex Clan, and then it can sneak in from other directions first.

After all, Tanuki is not only skilled in sealing techniques, but also understands the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan.

Minato led the way, and the three of them circled around to the other side of the mountain where the seal was located. After nodding to Akaishi, Akaishi immediately formed hand seals—Summoning Jutsu!

Chishi summoned the raccoon treasure again. This time, the character "Xuan" appeared. The first mask to emerge was a turtle-head mask that looked like it covered the sky and the earth. Following it was a turtle-beast body with a carapace and four legs.

"Raccoon Baby, can you go through the seal here? It's best not to damage the seal itself, let us sneak in," Akashi asked.

Upon hearing this, Xuanwu Haobao tilted its head, looked at the three people in front of it, and then barked twice.

"Only two people can go in? It seems that having less chakra has its advantages..." After hearing this, Akaishi looked at Ranma and Minato approvingly.

Generally speaking, the upper limit of infiltration is determined by chakra—just like the three guys from Kumogakure who infiltrated Konoha before. Akaishi and Minato now know that those three were also Jonin in Kumogakure's ranks, but their strength was relatively weak. The strongest one was good at sealing techniques, but he was defeated by Minato before he could use them in a direct battle.

When the raccoon dog said only two could go in, Akashi thought he wouldn't be able to get in, but...

"Raccoon..." Raccoon Baby added something else, and Akashi froze upon hearing it.

Seeing this, Lan Wu immediately said, "It keeps pointing at Minato. Is it because Minato's chakra is too strong and he can't get in?"

"Hmm... Oh... I see..." Akaishi said seriously for a moment, "That's right, Minato can't get in... You need to practice your chakra control more!"

Lanwu: ...

Hearing this, someone who didn't know better might think that Minato couldn't get in because he couldn't control his chakra!

However, Lan Wu simply couldn't believe that Minato, who could master advanced sensory ninjutsu in three days, would lack chakra control...

Seeing the resentful look in Chi Shi's eyes, Lan Wu didn't want to expose his attempt to save face right now.

Minato nodded immediately and said, "Okay, then I'll provide backup outside... Please be careful!"