Deep Within a Primeval Forest
Buzz—!
A space–time passage suddenly appeared out of thin air.
More than two hundred people stepped out one after another.
They were the members of the Uchiha clan, who had just migrated to the New World.
For a moment, everyone felt confused.
Blue skies.White clouds.Flowers, grass, towering trees.
Everything looked almost identical to the world they had lived in.
Yet there was one decisive detail that told them this was not their original world.
It was daytime.
When they had stepped through the passage, Konoha Village had still been shrouded in darkness. To suddenly emerge under bright daylight—
Unless they had crossed to the opposite side of the planet, it was impossible.
But spatial transfer across half a world was far too unrealistic.
Uchiha Fugaku asked in a low voice,"Yusuke, where is this place?"
Yusuke shook his head."I don't know. The destination of each transfer is random."
"This world is enormous. The geographical information I possess only covers a very small part of it."
He turned his head slightly."Itachi, go investigate. Everyone else, stay where you are."
Having just arrived in an unfamiliar world, caution was the wisest choice.
"Yes," Itachi replied.
Whoosh!
Uchiha Itachi vanished instantly.
Not long after, his figure reappeared.
"Well?" Fugaku asked.
"This is an island," Itachi reported."There's a village in the center—similar to Konoha, but very strange."
"All the villagers are women."
"All women? No men?" someone exclaimed.
"At least, I didn't see a single man," Itachi said."There are enormous statues in the middle of the island. They're all snake-shaped."
"Two large characters are carved into the mountain—Nine Snakes."
"Snakes…?" Fugaku frowned, instinctively thinking of Orochimaru.
"I know where this is," Yusuke said suddenly.
After hearing Itachi's report, he instantly understood their location—and felt a headache coming on.
"What is it, Yusuke-niisan?" Shisui asked, noticing his expression."Is this place troublesome?"
Yusuke nodded."Yes. Very troublesome."
"This is Nine Snakes Island, located in the Calm Belt of this world."
"There are large numbers of Sea Kings living in the Calm Belt."
"Sea Kings are massive creatures that live in the sea. Even the smallest adult Sea King is larger than the Nine-Tails."
"So big?!"The Uchiha were shocked.
Five years ago, the Nine-Tails had attacked Konoha. Almost everyone present had witnessed its terrifying size with their own eyes.
"Still," Yusuke continued calmly,"Sea Kings are just oversized creatures. They're far inferior to the Nine-Tails in actual threat."
"The real problem lies with the village on this island."
"This place is a country known as Amazon Lily, also called the The Country of Women."
"All of its residents are warriors. They consider strength to be beauty."
"In other words—every citizen is a soldier."
"And the most troublesome part…"
"This country is extremely exclusionary."
"Women are fine—but men are strictly forbidden from entering."
The men present exchanged confused looks.
"A country without men?""How could something like that even exist?"
Yusuke smiled faintly."Women of age are allowed to go out to sea."
"They return after becoming pregnant—and every child born is a girl."
"..."
Everyone fell silent.
For a moment, this country felt even stranger than before.
"Then… should we leave?" someone asked.
A nation where everyone was a warrior.
Although the Uchiha clan was famous, they numbered only a little over three hundred people. Excluding the elderly, women, and children, fewer than a hundred could fight.
Clashing head-on with such a country would be extremely unwise.
"No," Yusuke said immediately."This is the Calm Belt. Without a special ship, leaving means risking attack by Sea Kings."
"Then what do we do now?"
"Since we're already here," Yusuke said calmly,"we'll try to make peace."
"We'll talk."
"I'd rather avoid conflict if it's not necessary."
Suddenly—
Whoosh!
An arrow landed at Yusuke's feet.
Instantly, many Uchiha entered a battle stance.
Yusuke raised his hand, signaling them to stop.
Moments later, figures appeared from all directions, surrounding the Uchiha clan.
They were all women.
Nearly all of them wore revealing animal-skin outfits, held snake-shaped bows, and aimed their arrows with sharp vigilance.
A tall, voluptuous woman with a black high ponytail stepped forward and shouted coldly:
"Who are you?!"
"Why have you invaded Amazon Lily?!"
Yusuke raised his hands slightly."Sorry. We arrived by accident. We're not intruders."
"Have you ever seen intruders traveling with old people and children?"
The woman—Kikyo—glanced at the group and indeed saw elders and children among them.
Even so, she didn't lower her guard.
Outsiders occasionally drifted here by miracle—but most became corpses long before stepping onto the island.
She had never seen this many outsiders arrive at once.
"This is Amazon Lily," Kikyo said coldly."Outsiders are not welcome."
"We mean no harm," Yusuke replied calmly."We're only asking for a little help."
At that moment, a short elderly woman stepped forward.
When she saw Yusuke and the others, her eyes widened in shock.
"Oh my heavens!!!""Isn't that a—"
"A man?!"