Naruto: Chronicles of a Fire Ninja - Chapter 339

Chapter 339: Chapter 335: Please don’t kill me
Aside from getting this crucial information, Kaida also picked up one more detail in the same day. Five ninja entered the house of the Uzumaki family after pushing aside a 6-year-old girl who was saying something, her posture close to begging.

But since Kaida was at the elder’s house and his shadow clone was keeping watch, he couldn’t hear what she or those ninja said.

But from what he knew, there was no need for him to hear anything in the first place. Four out of five ninja were injured, and Karin’s mother must have been tired after healing the previous batch – that’s why Karin was saying something about letting her mother rest.

‘sigh Once one of, if not the most powerful clan in the world, now it has been reduced to a stage where even ninja of a minor village could harass them. But they must be really scared of other major villages because from what I can see about the array, it is more than capable of killing anyone inside of it,’ Kaida’s clone thought, then started pondering on what should be his first words during the meeting, as he couldn’t just go in and say he was there to save them.

No, that would not work. If they wanted, they could have easily asked Konoha to shelter them instead of a minor village like Kusagakure in the first place. They must be really wary of Konoha as well – even though it didn’t attack Uzushiogakure, it didn’t come to help either.

Because anyone could tell that if Konoha and Uzushiogakure combined their strength, no one in the world could contend against them.

Their elders thought that Konoha must have been wary of their strength and must have wanted to remove the only other village which was equal to it in power. Even though Kaida didn’t know this, he had guessed this much himself.

‘Let’s stick to the previous plan, no need to change it,’ Kaida’s clone thought and then kept his watch. After just 5 minutes, the ninja left the house, all in perfect condition like the previous injuries were all lies.

‘Even the best medical ninja in Konoha will not be able to achieve that,’ as he remained keeping his watch.

After 1 hour, Kaida came back and the clone dispersed itself. ‘As expected, they are not in good condition either. Well, let’s start then.’

Kaida went out of the house, went to the house of the Uzumaki family, and knocked on the door.

Knock Knock

“How many times are you going to come? Can’t you guys understand that she also needs rest…” Karin opened the door but stopped as soon as she saw who the person was.

“Who are you?” There was a sudden wariness in her voice.

“Hey, don’t worry, I am not an enemy, and I am here to talk. Can I come in?”

“No.”

“Can you at least ask your mom first?”

“Fine, but who are you?”

“Oh, tell her that Kaida Uchiha is here and he just wants to have some talk. Also, please don’t kill him,” Kaida said with a small laugh.

Karin nodded her head but didn’t laugh, and went to her mother.

“What? Did he really say Uchiha?” Reina asked.

“Yes mom.”

“And he even knows about the seals. Looks like our luck ends here,” Reina said and then asked her daughter to bring him in.

…

“Good afternoon, ma’am,” Kaida said, bowing a little.

“Karin darling, can you please bring sugar from the shop? We should serve our guest with some tea, right?” Reina said, giving her daughter a kind smile.

“But mom-”

“Karin.”

“Okay mom,” Karin said, gave Kaida a last look which was shouting ‘do something to my mother and I will kill you at any cost.’

‘Why the hell are they thinking I am the villain?’ Kaida cried in his mind. After Karin left, the smile on Reina’s face vanished.

“So Konoha has found us. Now what do you want, to kill us or bring us to your village to become breeding machines?”

“Um, I am sorry ma’am, but there must be some misunderstanding here. So please give me a chance to clear that,” Kaida asked.

“Go ahead.”

“Ma’am, my name is Kaida Uchiha, and as you have already guessed, I am a Jonin from Konoha. We found out that Kusagakure is trying to ally with Iwagakure, and an elder is taking an active role in that. I am here regarding that.

When I entered the village, I found out about some red-haired ladies who were very good at healing when I read the mind of the guards, but at that time I thought you were some good medical ninjas.

But when I was monitoring the elder, I got to know his plan of offering Iwa something so great that it will be impossible for them to resist. When I searched a little, I found out about you guys. I am sorry, but I also saw the previous scene.

Since the Uzumaki clan and Konoha were previous allies, I decided I should try to help you if I can, but I think you don’t want that, and I don’t have any problem with that. Also rest assured ma’am, no one in Konoha knows about you guys,” Kaida said, but regretted saying that the next second.

Because he saw a flicker of killing intent in Reina’s eyes, but it vanished in few seconds. ‘She must have weighed the pros and cons of doing that,’ Kaida thought. Even though he was confident in the Mitotic Regeneration jutsu, he didn’t want to find out what Uzumaki seals could do, and he was pretty sure killing him was on the easier side of that list.

“You said Ryoshi-sama is trying to use us as a bargaining chip. Is it true?”

“I can swear on the name of my ancestors.”

“No need, just step on that array and repeat that,” Reina said, but Kaida hesitated a little.

“As you have said earlier, if I want to kill you, you would die on the place you are standing. It is just an array for lie detection,” Reina said.

Kaida didn’t like to be in a situation where his life was in constant danger, and that too when he was trying to help, but there was nothing he could do now. Also, he could understand the reason behind their wariness, so he complied with the request.

“So what do I have to do now?” Kaida asked.

“Just tell me the same thing,” Reina said, and Kaida felt a string of chakra getting attached to the array, which also connected to his chakra.

“First elder of Kusagakure is really planning on using both of you for bargaining against Iwagakure, and no one in Konoha knows about you guys other than me,” Kaida said, only the truth.

Sigh

“Ma’am, please don’t kill me. I was really trying to just help you guys,” Kaida said with a little awkward smile on his face, and now that he was still standing in the array, Reina could tell that he was telling the truth.

“How can you help me, child? We can’t go to Konoha. All of the Uzumaki that were sent there when we were allies are dead, none of them is alive, not even their children,” Reina said with a sigh.

“That’s not true ma’am. The child of Kushina Uzumaki is still alive. His name is Naruto Uzumaki, the one and only Jinchuriki of Konoha and my little brother,” Kaida said.

“And what does that mean?”

“Nothing. I can totally understand your doubts, but I can assure you that whatever you are thinking about the village may have been true in the past but not anymore,” Kaida said.

“Why?”

“Because Danzo Shimura is dead. He was the one reason behind many problems in Konoha, and he even planned to massacre my whole clan. With Senju already on the verge of extinction, he would gain extreme power by that. But now he is dead, thanks to Uncle Fugaku and others who worked hard to bring his true face. Now Konoha is a little safer than before. And if you want, I can assure you that no one will be able to lay a single finger on you guys once you come to Konoha,” Kaida said.

“Quite big words for someone so young.”

“Words of the brother of Shisui Uchiha, one of the S-rank ninja of Konoha. Fugaku Uchiha has a favor to repay to the same person, a person who became a Jonin at the age of 10 and…”

“Fine, fine, can you give me some time? I need to think this through.”

“I understand ma’am, but even if you choose to not come to Konoha, just let me know. I will help you guys get out of Kusagakure at least, and rest assured I will not tell anyone about you guys,” Kaida said, and since he was STILL standing on the array, Reina could trust his words.

After that, he left the house.