"That's roughly what happened."
Kyosuke sat aside leisurely and did not forget to peel a chestnut to eat.
"I, I need to wait here for a year?!" Mito was dumbfounded.
Why would his father agree to such a request? Dragging it out for a year would definitely cause the Senju clan's strong dissatisfaction.
By then, the Uzumaki clan would be in a difficult situation both inside and outside.
Quietly gazing at the beautiful Uzumaki Princess, Kyosuke pondered for a moment before suddenly asking curiously, "You still have your own territory, so why do you have to come to the Land of Fire to wade into trouble?"
At first, Mito didn't want to answer his question at all, but when she saw the boy undressing, she was frightened and hurriedly explained:
"The Uzumaki clan has a special physique, and many people on the black market will choose to bid to capture them."
"If we weren't forced to do so, we wouldn't have chosen to establish a country on such an isolated overseas island."
After hearing this, Kyosuke probably understood the difficulties faced by the Uzumaki clan.
As descendants of Asura, their physique is absolutely top-notch. They can fight and resist, and can also be used in various experiments.
The Senju clan is about the same, but they are the most powerful clan in the Warring States Period. How can they be plundered at will?
It is true that Uzumaki Ashina is very strong, but unfortunately the sealing technique is easy to understand but difficult to master, and the strength of the clan members generally does not reach the expected level.
If you don't choose to rely on the powerful, sooner or later you will be caught in a whirlpool of disaster.
When the guardian falls, the countdown to the annihilation of the Uzumaki clan begins.
Mito saw these problems very clearly, so she turned to the Senju clan without hesitation, hoping to find a suitable safe haven for her people in the future.
After listening to her detailed narration, Kyosuke nodded, finally sorting out some questions in his mind.
"Why don't you choose to rely on Uchiha?" he asked knowingly.
"You guys?" Mito sneered, nodding slightly as a gesture for him to go out and take a look. "Go around the camp now and see if you Uchiha have tried to accommodate any outsiders besides the prisoners."
This is indeed the case. The Uchiha clan is extremely arrogant and claims to be descendants of immortals. They look down on any clan except the Senju clan.
Compatible with other clans?
Those people are not qualified to be slaves.
Even during the Konoha period, the Uchiha clan was isolated from the entire village, and seemed to be a country within a country.
Not to mention how great the Naruto series is, no one in power would tolerate such an existence. It is already very difficult to endure for thirty or forty years before taking action.
Thinking about his clan's situation, Kyosuke couldn't help but sigh softly, and couldn't think of a good solution for a while.
Such is the nature of Uchiha, what can he do?
After untying the restraints on the girl, Kyosuke smiled and pulled her hand over; under Mito's wary gaze, he tore the girl's sleeve.
"Ah, what are you doing?!"
"Didn't we say that we would take the child to see your father in a year?"
"You bastard, you... calm down..."
Tears!
"What are you talking about? I can't calm down right now."
...
Two hours later, Kyosuke and his companions set out on their journey together.
In order to fight against the Senju coalition, the Uchiha must unite with other clan forces.
Kyosuke doesn't care what other people think. As long as he's around, the Uchiha can't go back to their old ways.
In a word, everything depends on human efforts. To liberate the Uchiha clan, we must first start by uniting with other clans.
If you want to fight against the Uzumaki clan, you must have helpers from the wealthy and powerful clans of the Land of Fire.
There are not many such people, and most of them do not have a very good impression of Uchiha.
It's good enough that others don't take advantage of his misfortune. If he wants them to help at a critical moment, he must be able to offer benefits that are enough to impress the other party.
It can allow people to ignore the huge cost in casualties among their members.
Glancing at the depressed Mito, Kyosuke found it a little funny.
This girl really thought he was up to no good and even threatened him with something as innocent as biting his tongue to commit suicide.
In fact, Kyosuke just wanted to make sure she wouldn't run away, so he carved the spatial coordinates of Hiraishin no Jutsu on her arm.
He felt uncomfortable using a skinny little girl as a pillow.
He didn't want to bring a burden with him on this trip, but then he thought that leaving the Uchiha with her might not be a good thing.
It was fine when he was around, no one dared to act rashly. But once he went on a long journey, there was no guarantee that someone would have bad intentions.
For example, if they used Mito's life to force the Uzumaki clan to withdraw, and things really got to that point, the outcome would most likely be a complete failure.
He had no choice but to take Her Royal Highness the Princess out with him.
Even with Hiraishin no Jutsu around, she still couldn't turn the tables with her strength.
It's true that the Byakugō no In is very powerful, but it takes too long to accumulate chakra. If it fails once, who knows how long it will take to use it again.
Instead of thinking about how to make trouble all day long, it would be better for her to spend a year with him honestly, and then he would naturally let her go home to reunite with him.
"Why does it sound like something is not right?"
Next to him, Mito kept pulling at his sleeves and rubbing her arms from time to time, trying to erase the pattern representing Hiraishin no Jutsu from them.
"Stop rubbing it. It will be embarrassing if the dust comes off." Kyosuke looked at the girl with ill intention.
"Hmph." Princess Uzumaki snorted coldly, but her hands slowly stopped moving.
Maybe it was because she understood that the mark could not be removed manually, or maybe it was because the rubbing was too ineffective.
In short, there was no communication between the two for the next few hours.
Until they passed by a remote town...
"I'm going to go wash up." Mito made her first request.
She thought the man would refuse and she could then bargain with him.
Unexpectedly, Kyosuke nodded and said, "We really should find a place to rest. The conditions on the front line are still a bit too bad."
"Uh." The red-haired girl blinked, and a feeling suddenly arose in her heart.
It seems that this guy is not that difficult to get along with?
Unfortunately, this idea was quickly torn apart by her own hands.
"Ah, Uchiha Kyosuke, what are you doing?!" Mito was completely furious in the hot spring.
She wanted to take a hot spring bath to relieve the hardship she had endured over the past few days, but not long after, she saw that bastard Uchiha running in.
"What the hell are you yelling about?" Kyosuke scratched his ears and said impatiently, "This is a mixed bathing hot spring. Who can you blame if you didn't look carefully when you came in?"
"But, but..."
"Go over there and don't disturb my rest." Kyosuke closed his eyes and even snored slightly.
Seeing this, Uzumaki Mito quickly calmed down and raised her hand with an urge to try.
If I take action now, will I...
Before she could finish her sweet dream, she saw Kyosuke curl his lips slightly and mutter in an unclear tone: "Naughty children need to be spanked, uh, spanked..."
Across from him, the face of the girl with the ball head instantly fell. She covered her head with a towel and became silent.