Rinjin and Hozuki Gengetsu boarded the ship heading to the Land of Waves after handing over the scroll containing the target's corpse to the arrogant man.
On the deck, Hozuki Gengetsu stared at the turbulent sea for a long time before turning to Rinjin with a serious expression.
"Obito, what is that taijutsu you used earlier called?!"
Hearing this, Rinjin glanced at Hozuki Gengetsu in surprise.
Then he raised his hand, extended his thumb, and flashed a confident grin, showing his sharp fangs, "Youth Super Multiplier, Eight Gates Technique!"
Seeing Rinjin's gleaming white teeth, Hozuki Gengetsu felt an inexplicable agitation, a long-lost sense of excitement.
While the two headed towards the Land of Waves, in the Hokage's office in Konoha, Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned at the report from the ruins of Uzushio Village.
The Uzushio Village, which had been allied with Konoha since its founding, was destroyed.
Moreover, the entire village was set ablaze, with only a few survivors escaping, and the village was otherwise completely massacred.
Strangely, there were very few traces of civilians in the burnt ruins, as if all the civilians had vanished into thin air.
Judging from the scene, it seemed that the villagers were all taken away by the ninjas from Kirigakure.
However, the report from the team that brought back Kushina Uzumaki mentioned an unexpected event.
They encountered a tall, fat man carrying a flat iron-like weapon wrapped in bandages, which reportedly could move on its own.
The team attacked the fat man, but surprisingly, he withstood the Gentle Fist of the Hyuga clan without flinching, even inviting them to try again.
Later, the fat man unexpectedly let the terrified team go.
Due to the lack of intelligence on Kirigakure, the intelligence team couldn't identify the fat man.
However, from his strange behavior, Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a sense of familiarity.
This unpredictable feeling was very much like someone in the village who always got on people's nerves;
Most importantly, this person wasn't in the village recently.
Thinking of this, Hiruzen Sarutobi clicked his tongue in annoyance.
He really wanted to ask Rinjin about it, but he couldn't reach him at the moment.
Then, Hiruzen Sarutobi thought of someone, Tsunade.
Tsunade should be able to contact Rinjin.
Thinking of this, the old man called out to the door, "Bring Tsunade here!"
"Yes!"
Soon, Tsunade, wearing a white coat and looking puzzled, pushed the door open and entered.
"Old man, what's the matter?"
"Can you contact Shokuhō Rinjin?"
Hearing this, Tsunade was about to speak when her amber eyes suddenly paused, and she shook her head.
"I can't reach him!"
Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi reluctantly took a puff on his pipe, thinking, you can definitely reach him!
"Tsunade, something happened to Uzushio Village, and Rinjin should be there. I want to know the situation."
Sighing at his disciple's uncooperative attitude, Hiruzen Sarutobi explained the situation.
Upon hearing this, Tsunade's long eyebrows immediately stood up.
Something happened to Uzushio Village?
Uzushio Village, the Uzumaki clan, isn't that her grandmother's family!
"Does grandma know about this?" she asked anxiously.
Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head.
Seeing her teacher shake his head, Tsunade's heart slowly calmed down.
Honestly, she didn't care much about what happened to Uzushio Village; she was more concerned about whether her grandmother would be sad.
Clearly, Mito Uzumaki would be heartbroken upon hearing this news.
After thinking it over, Tsunade decided to privately ask Rinjin about the details.
Meanwhile, Rinjin had already split ways with Hozuki Gengetsu. He went to the Land of Waves to find the mission target, while Rinjin himself arrived in the Land of Whirlpools.
Returning to his original form, Rinjin walked through the ruins of Uzushio Village.
Nearly a week had passed since the destruction of Uzushio Village.
The ruins of Uzushio Village were gradually becoming lively.
Kirigakure had taken most of the spoils, Rinjin had seized the precious essence, and the remaining villagers from surrounding villages also wanted a piece of the pie.
It could be said that the absence of Uzushio Village enriched the Land of Whirlpools.
Villagers from the surrounding areas, carrying baskets woven from vines, came from all directions with eager smiles, as if attending a market.
Walking through the ruins, Rinjin imitated the scavengers, picking up a wooden stick to hold in his hand.
As he ventured deeper into the ruins, the number of scavengers dwindled.
Soon, Rinjin reached the village center, the area most devastated by the conflict.
Strangely, there was a wooden house here that remained intact.
Compared to the surrounding ruins, the presence of this intact wooden house was particularly eerie.
A small plaque hung on the lintel of the wooden house, inscribed with three ancient characters.
Namen Hall.
With a slight smile, Rinjin stepped forward to enter the house.
At that moment, an elderly man with a white beard carrying a basket hurriedly called out from the ruins nearby.
"Young man! Young man! Stop! Stop!"
Hearing this, Rinjin halted and looked at the old man with a puzzled expression.
"Old sir, are you calling me?"
"Yes, yes!"
The white-bearded old man nodded urgently, hobbling over with his cane, slightly out of breath, he said:
"Young man, do you know what's inside? How dare you go in!"
Hearing the old man's slightly reproachful words, Rinjin smiled and nodded.
Seeing this, the white-bearded old man frowned and tugged at Rinjin's sleeve.
"You know and still dare to go in?!
Don't you have elders in your family? Haven't they told you about the dangers of Namen Hall?"
Hearing this, Rinjin became interested and shook his head, "Old man, can you tell me?"
The old man glanced helplessly at Rinjin, pulled him back a few steps, and whispered:
"I can tell you, but you must promise not to go in there."
Rinjin nodded.
Seeing this, the old man began to speak slowly.
"Actually, it's not a big secret. Most of the old folks in the surrounding villages know about it.
It's said that the Uzumaki clan didn't move away from Uzushio Village to Konoha because they were guarding the evil gods.
And in this Namen Hall, there are twenty-seven masks, representing twenty-seven evil gods.
If anyone destroys these masks, the evil gods will break free and bring disaster to the world!
However, my grandfather said that most of the evil gods inside have already perished, the seal lasted too long, and even gods couldn't hold on.
But, the remaining evil gods are extremely terrifying;
So, you better not go in, or you might attract something bad."
Seeing the old man's mystical expression, Rinjin felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.
This is...
A bit too mysterious!
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