Chapter 110: Uzumaki Kushina
The group of four traveled together and arrived at Uzushiogakure (Village Hidden in Whirling Tides).
This was an Uzumaki ninja village established within the Land of Whirlpools. Masahiko remembered it being called Uzushiogakure in the original work, but he felt the name was too unpleasant, so he suggested calling it Uzunin Village (Uzumaki Ninja Village). It probably didn't sound much better either...
Compared to Konoha, Uzunin Village was pitifully small, only one-fifth the size. Civilians didn't live here; it was purely a residence for ninjas. Moreover, the Uzumaki clan didn't accept missions from the outside world, relying entirely on internal missions within the Land of Whirlpools. Over the years, they had complemented the Land of Whirlpools well and were self-sufficient.
Masahiko had only visited here a few times in the past ten years. He spent most of his time living by the sea to guard against harassment from Kumogakure and Kirigakure.
However, Kumogakure clearly didn't have the energy to target the Uzumaki clan. As for Kirigakure, they initially sent two batches of ninjas, but Masahiko made them "disappear" silently. In recent years, they had probably given up.
"Great-Great-Grandpa, although it's not my first time seeing it, Uzunin Village is truly built magnificently. I even want to live here," Tsunade exclaimed from the side.
"So this is the Uzunin Village you talked about? It's nothing special..." Jiraiya chimed in from the side, though his voice grew quieter and quieter.
Although Masahiko wasn't wealthy in his past life, he had his dreams. Whenever he had nothing to do, he would flip through pictures of beautiful villa areas in magazines, thinking he would buy one in the future.
However, before his dream could be realized, Masahiko transmigrated to the Naruto world.
He had been busy all these years and hadn't remembered this until Uzunin Village was established. Only then did Masahiko remember to design some "beautiful" villas.
Although there were no modern decorations, they appeared quaint and elegant.
"Great-Great-Grandpa?" Seeing Masahiko hadn't answered for a long time, Tsunade asked in confusion.
"Ah, it's nothing. Of course it's magnificent; I designed it myself!" Masahiko looked proud.
Masahiko's silence just now was because he was contemplating a serious problem.
"Whose rumor was it anyway? I was utterly deceived. I really thought Orochimaru pursued immortality because of his parents' death. With his personality, he would have walked this path no matter what... And I even actively seduced him. I feel like I've gotten myself into trouble."
Although Masahiko didn't think Orochimaru would discover anything from researching his cells—since most of his strength came from the System—it still felt a bit awkward.
"With my current strength, there are almost no people in the current ninja world who can injure me. It shouldn't be a big problem..." Masahiko could only be more careful.
"Aunt Yiko! Aunt Nanako!" Tsunade's shout startled Masahiko, bringing him back to his senses.
"Nanako, why did you come to the village?"
Since the establishment of the Land of Whirlpools, Nanako had lived in the palace built by Gensuke, serving as the Daimyo's wife.
"Sensei, Yiko and I were just coming to find you." Nanako's face was full of happiness, which stunned Masahiko.
"Er, what is it? So happy?"
"My granddaughter was born!"
Masahiko froze, looking carefully at Nanako opposite him.
"Is that so?" Masahiko sighed. "Unknowingly, Nanako is almost fifty. Eternal life, huh..."
Masahiko trance-like remembered the funeral of his "big nephew" six years ago. That was the last clansman of his children's generation to pass away. From then on, even the oldest clansman had to call him Grandpa.
"You and Yiko go see our little Princess of the Land of Whirlpools. I'll go see Hiruzen first; he seems to have brought a message from Tobirama." Masahiko hesitated before speaking.
Nanako looked disappointed. "Sensei, little Kushina is very cute..."
Masahiko was startled. "What name did you give your granddaughter?"
"Kushina. Uzumaki Kushina. Is there anything wrong, Sensei?"
Masahiko took a deep breath. "Nothing, nothing. You picked a great name. Let's go see her together."
"Great-Great-Grandpa, Teacher Hiruzen is still waiting for us..." Tsunade whispered from the side.
"Let him wait! Let's go, Nanako, Yiko."
Masahiko dropped a sentence and turned to leave, leaving behind the bewildered young Sannin. Nanako and Yiko smiled bitterly and chased after him.
"Tsunade, your Great-Great-Grandpa feels a bit unreliable... Ah!"
Jiraiya had just whispered when a small pebble flew from nowhere and hit his forehead.
"Damn it, his ears are so sharp at his age... Ah!"
Another stone flew from nowhere and hit him in the exact same spot on his forehead. Jiraiya squatted down, covering his head with tears in his eyes.
"Idiot..." Orochimaru's raspy voice came. Jiraiya didn't even have the strength to argue.
Tsunade looked helplessly at her two teammates, then looked at the distant Masahiko, sighed, and chased after him.
"Idiot, let's go." Orochimaru glanced at Jiraiya and followed suit.
After a while, Jiraiya came back to his senses. He looked around; the cold wind blew, and not a single person was left.
"I seem to have been abandoned..."
On Masahiko's side, his pace was getting faster and faster. Yiko and Nanako were jogging to keep up.
"Sensei, there's no need to rush."
Masahiko had no time to pay attention to his two disciples behind him. His mind was full of Uzumaki Kushina's birth.
"Another plot character is born, and the mother of... the most important one. But I really didn't expect her to be Nanako's granddaughter. Then she should call me Great-Grandpa. Doesn't that make her Tsunade's aunt? Naruto would be in the same generation as Tsunade. I'll tell him not to call her Grandma Tsunade in the future..."
Thinking of this, Masahiko froze. "Then what about Minato? He is Jiraiya's disciple. In other words, from my perspective, he would be in Kushina's grandchildren's generation?"
Masahiko's wild thoughts almost made him laugh out loud.
"The seniority in Naruto was already messy. Minato's disciple took Minato's son as a disciple (Kakashi -> Naruto), and Minato's master also took Minato's son as a disciple (Jiraiya -> Naruto). It's like a tongue twister... Now with me, it's even messier. Forget it!"
"However, in the original story, Kushina shouldn't be the Princess of the Land of Whirlpools. Who was the Daimyo of the Land of Whirlpools in the original story again? In this way, living under these conditions, will Kushina still be that 'Red Hot Habanero'?" Masahiko sighed, feeling a bit melancholy.
The group walked briskly and arrived at the Daimyo's palace.
"Great-Great-Grandpa!" Behind them, Tsunade and Orochimaru finally caught up.
"Let's go, let's go in together."
On the other side, the abandoned Jiraiya sat alone, looking blank. After a while, a figure approached from the distance; Sarutobi Hiruzen had come looking for him.
"Jiraiya, why are you alone? Where are Tsunade and Orochimaru? Didn't you go find Elder Masahiko?" Three questions were asked in a row.
Jiraiya nodded, then shook his head, and finally lowered his head.
Hiruzen was completely confused.
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