Chapter 45

Although he didn't say anything about the Land of Whirlpools, he understood that Lady Mito would definitely resent him in her heart.

The Land of Whirlpools, after all, was her maiden home, the place where she was born, the place where she lived, her hometown.

"Hokage-sama, you've come to visit; this old woman failed to welcome you."

Uzumaki Mito's expression was flat, showing no changes.

But her words were like a knife, stabbing at Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled bitterly: "Please don't belittle me; just call me Little Monkey."

Uzumaki Mito didn't take that bait, her tone neither cold nor warm: "Say what you have to say."

He wouldn't come to her without a reason; she didn't think Sarutobi Hiruzen was here to chat with her.

Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled bitterly again, but quickly put it behind him and informed Uzumaki Mito of the situation in the Land of Whirlpools.

Hearing the news of the Land of Whirlpools, Uzumaki Mito was also very shocked in her heart!

Let alone Sarutobi Hiruzen, even she, who had lived in the Land of Whirlpools since childhood, and even as the princess of the Land of Whirlpools, didn't know what kind of force these so-called Thirteen Court Guard Squads were, or where they popped out from.

Not to mention those strange ninja swords and seal-less ninjutsu.

Besides, wasn't their Uzumaki Clan good at sealing techniques?

This force didn't seem to have anything to do with the Uzumaki Clan at all!

But the title of Soul Reaper did make her suspicious.

She knew that their Uzumaki Clan had been worshiping a Soul Reaper mask since ancient times; could it be that the change in the Land of Whirlpools was related to the Soul Reaper mask?

Seeing Uzumaki Mito thoughtful, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but ask: "Lady Mito, did you remember something?"

Uzumaki Mito glanced at him and said faintly: "Although I'm not quite sure yet, our Uzumaki Clan has been worshiping a Soul Reaper mask since ancient times."

"This force that calls itself Soul Reaper might be related to this mask."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes suddenly lit up.

It seemed unreasonable, but it wasn't impossible.

After all, there are many strange things in the Ninja World; the Land of Hot Water even has the Evil God Cult.

Uzumaki Mito pondered for a moment; although she guessed it was related to the Soul Reaper mask, she hadn't been back to the Land of Whirlpools for a long time.

She didn't know much about the situation of the Uzumaki Clan, so she didn't know if that mask from her childhood was still there.

Thinking of this, Uzumaki Mito gave instructions to the servant beside her, asking her to bring Kushina over.

Before long, a young girl with a round face and bright red hair was brought over.

Uzumaki Kushina said somewhat cautiously: "Mito-granny, Hokage-sama."

Uzumaki Mito said kindly: "Kushina, granny wants to ask you something."

Uzumaki Kushina nodded.

Uzumaki Mito asked: "Is the mask that our Uzumaki Clan worships still there?"

Uzumaki Kushina was stunned, her emotions suddenly becoming somewhat low, and she shook her head: "I don't know."

Don't know?

Uzumaki Mito raised her eyebrows.

Uzumaki Kushina continued: "Chihiro-brother went to the ancestral hall to find the Soul Reaper mask, but..."

As she spoke, Uzumaki Kushina's eyes turned red.

She didn't know either, how Chihiro-brother was doing now, was he... still alive?

Chihiro?

Uzumaki Chihiro?

Uzumaki Mito remembered that the heir of this generation of the Uzumaki Clan seemed to have this name.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was thoughtful.

"Achoo!"

Land of Whirlpools, Uzumaki Chihiro sneezed.

Tsk, could it be that someone is cursing him?

Uzumaki Chihiro stared at the skyrocketing reputation points and muttered: "Wait a bit, wait a bit."

A few days later.

Kirigakure's failure in the Land of Whirlpools could finally no longer be hidden.

After all, the momentum was so great when they went, with all the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist dispatched.

But they were very disheveled when they returned.

Only two of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist returned, and only a dozen or so of the three hundred ninjas returned in scattered groups.

Spies from various countries immediately smelled something.

They all began to inquire about the news.

Soon, the intelligence of Kirigakure's crushing defeat was placed on the desks of the Kages of major ninja villages.

Since Sarutobi Hiruzen had already received the news from Hatake Sakumo, he didn't have much of a reaction.

On the contrary, Danzo, after taking the intelligence of the Land of Whirlpools from Sarutobi Hiruzen, returned to the Root with a heavy heart.

He was wondering why Yakushi Nono of the Land of Whirlpools had suddenly lost contact.

It seems she had already fallen into the hands of this group of Soul Reapers.

Danzo stared fixedly at the intelligence in his hand, and while shocked in his heart, he was also inevitably attracted by the peculiar ninja swords and seal-less ninjutsu.

"This kind of ninja sword must be mastered by the Root!"

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