The Otsutsuki Road from Kirigakure

The sky gradually darkened, and February 36th of the 2th year of Kirigakure was about to pass.

That night, Qingsi quietly appeared in the home of Uzumaki Ashina, the patriarch of the Uzumaki clan. With the Pure Eye, any warning barriers or mechanisms were clearly visible in Qingsi's eyes and had no effect on him at all.

"A ninja from the Hidden Mist is visiting me so late at night, is he here to assassinate me?!" Uzumaki Ashina was sitting in the living room, quietly waiting for Kiyoshi.

Uzumaki Ashina is indeed an antique who spanned the Warring States Period and the Ninja Village Period. He becomes more and more powerful as he gets older. As soon as Kiyoshi approached Uzumaki Ashina's home, he was sensed by Uzumaki Ashina's powerful perception ability. Although Kiyoshi did not deliberately hide his breath, after all, he was not here to assassinate but to have a friendly conversation.

However, from Uzumaki Ashina's perspective, he thought that Seiji, who sneaked into their Uzushio Village, and the Third Raikage Ai, who led the attack on their village, were birds of a feather.

So he directly revealed Qingsi's whereabouts. He had already identified Qingsi as the owner of the chakra aura that he sensed near the Third Mizukage Bing not long ago, which was as strong as the Third Raikage Ai. He could not let the battle break out inside the village and reach the scale of a Kage-level battle, which could easily raze their Uzushio Village to the ground. Therefore, he took the initiative and could only hope that Qingsi would retreat on his own initiative when he found that assassination was hopeless.

But it is no wonder that Uzumaki Ashina misunderstood. With such strength, he still sneaked into their village. If he was not here to assassinate him, what else could he be here for? Could he have just come to Uzushio Village to see the scenery?

Qingsi, whose whereabouts were exposed, did not change his expression. He slowly walked into the living room and faced the patriarch of the Uzumaki clan. He had never thought that he could avoid the perception of Uzumaki Ashina, who possessed the incredible perception ability of Kagura's mind's eye.

"Uzumaki Ashina-senpai!" Kiyoshi maintained respect for the elderly man who was already over 60 years old. "I am not here to assassinate you. I am here to discuss cooperation with you on behalf of the Hidden Mist Village!"

Qingsi's words shocked Uzumaki Ashina, "Cooperation? How can our Uzumaki clan cooperate with the Hidden Mist Village?"

(According to the data of the Book of Formations, Uzumaki Ashina's sealing skills were very advanced, and he was called the founder of Konoha's sealing skills. In the end, he was destroyed together with the Uzushio Village of the Whirlpool Country, and died at the age of 67.)

"I guess you must have already asked for help from Konoha Village!" Qingsi directly revealed Uzumaki Ashina's trump card. Although he had not seen the Uzumaki clan send anyone to Konoha, he knew that if they had not sent anyone to Konoha now, they would never have a chance under the siege of the Kumogakure army. After all, the Uzumaki clan had no ability in time and space.

"Why don't we make a bet? I bet Konoha won't come to rescue you!" Qingsi did not state his purpose right away.

"Impossible!!!" Uzumaki Ashina flatly denied, "Konoha Village and our Uzumaki clan have been allies for generations, and Mito is still alive!"

Qingsi suddenly realized that this was his confidence. If he hadn't mentioned it, Qingsi almost overlooked Uzumaki Mito. Uzumaki Mito, the wife of the first Hokage, Senju Hashirama, had been living in seclusion in Konoha for many years and had not taken action for a long time. She was not well-known during the period of peace in the ninja world, and she did not take action in this ninja world war.

But fortunately, the Hidden Mist Village and Danzo Shimura cooperated!

Knowing Uzumaki Ashina's trump card, Seiji shook his head, "Ashina-senpai, Uzumaki Mito-senpai is not omnipotent. She can influence the decision of the Third Hokage Sarutobi Hiruzen, but she cannot influence everyone! The Uzumaki clan's ally for generations is the Senju clan of which the First Hokage belongs, not the Leaf Village! And now, the Senju clan has almost disappeared."

"Hmph! I'm making a bet with you. What if Konoha really gives up on our Uzumaki clan and cooperates with you, Kirigakure!" After hearing what Kiyoshi said, Uzumaki Ashina felt a little uneasy in his heart, but finally decided to believe his sister, Uzumaki Mito.

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(According to official information, Uzumaki Mito is the princess of the Whirlpool Kingdom and the daughter of the clan leader. However, based on the age of Senju Hashirama, even if Uzumaki Mito is younger than him, she should not be much younger. Therefore, in terms of age and time, Uzumaki Mito and the current clan leader Uzumaki Ashina do not match. Therefore, Uzumaki Mito should be the daughter of the previous clan leader, Uzumaki Ashina's biological sister or cousin.)

If you have other explanations, please correct me.

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Qing Si smiled. Very good, the goal has been achieved! "Ashina-senpai, that's great. I hope you can fulfill your promise when the time comes!"

After saying this, Qingsi opened his pure eyes and activated the pupil technique "Takama-ga-hara". His figure gradually became blurred and finally disappeared.

Uzumaki Ashina watched Seiji disappear from his sight, his pupils contracting violently, "Space-time ninjutsu! Or a pupil jutsu!" He noticed the changes in Seiji's eyes under the mask.

In fact, Uzumaki Ashina agreed to Kiyoshi not because of Kiyoshi's provocation, but after careful consideration, he found that if Konoha really had no reinforcements, then the Kirigakure, far away from the mainland, was indeed the last choice for the Uzumaki clan when they were facing the crisis of extinction. Moreover, he thought carefully about what Kiyoshi had just said. It was true that the Uzumaki clan and Konoha were only a simple alliance of interests. Without the Senju clan, who had been friends for generations, the Konoha clan and the high-ranking officials who only cared about interests would indeed abandon the Uzumaki clan.

For Konoha Village, the best option is to almost exterminate the Uzumaki clan. To put it bluntly, your Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques are so strong, and you have many special abilities, and you are the best candidates for the Tailed Beast Jinchuriki. Since you don't want to join our Konoha Village, why not just destroy it? Wouldn't it be better for us to directly inherit your sealing technique legacy and accept the orphans of your village and country?

Thinking of this worst-case scenario, and considering that Uzumaki Ashina brought himself into the perspective of Konoha's high-level officials, he couldn't help but shudder for a moment.

So, it would be better to agree to Qingsi first. It's just a bet anyway. No matter what the final result is, it can be considered a win-win situation for the Uzumaki clan. Just consider it as preparing a retreat in advance. Uzumaki Ashina's thoughts were surging, and thousands of thoughts kept passing through his mind, and finally returned to silence.

The night is getting darker...