"Shin, I'm worried."
Kushina's voice was filled with ay. She was smart. If they had entered enemies so far from the grounds, she could only imagihe horrors that must have befallen Uzushiogakure.
"W won't ge anything."
Shin shook his head. Despite not being well-liked, he had received his due within the . He didn't want to see the Uzumaki destroyed.
But he owerless to stop it. He had known about the impending disaster, but who would have believed him?
Besides, he didn't know when it would happen. Even if people believed him, they wouldn't have been able to prepare.
The enemies had targeted the Uzumaki . Their attack was swift and brutal. In the inal story, Uzushiogakure fell before Konoha could even send reinforts.
As for him saving the ? Don't make him ugh. He wasn't going to get cocky just because he'd taken out a Jōnin. Going there would be suicide.
They sat by the river, Kushina leaning against Shin. Shin was a transmigrant; his body was that of a five-year-old, but his mind was not.
Kushina, however, was just a five-year-old girl. Even though children in the ninja world matured quickly, the events of the night had shakeo her core.
Only in Shin's arms did she feel a sense of security.
"Shin, promise me you'll never leave me."
Kushina looked up at him, her eyes pleading.
She was terrified. When Shin had faced those ninjas, she had been so afraid he would be killed.
She was relieved he was okay. If he hadn't been, she didn't know if she would have had the ce to go on. The thought of being alone was unbearable.
"I promise, Kushina. I'll never leave you."
Shi her gaze, his voice firm and reassuring.
Kushina hugged him tightly, burying her fa his shoulder. Exhaustion finally caught up with her, and she drifted off to sleep.
Shin smiled as he watched her sleep. He pulled out his poud examis tents.
He had already checked the Jōnin's pouch. Besides ninja tools and two Jutsu scrolls, there were some Soldier Pills and rations.
He opehe pouches of the two in.
Kunai, Shuriken, even Senbon. More Soldier Pills, rations, and a few Explosive Tags.
Explosive Tags were valuable, but expeheir bst radius was small, but their destructive power was signifit.
He also found a Jutsu scroll taining the Chakra Refieique and the basibsp;Academy Three.
The Academy Three sisted of the Substitution Jutsu, Transformation Jutsu, and e Jutsu. They were the most basibsp;E-rank Jutsu.
But basic didn't mean useless. The Transformation and e Jutsu were easy to see through.
es created with the e Jutsu couldn't attack; they were no match for Shadow es.
The Substitution Jutsu, however, had its uses. It allowed for a quick s with another object, useful for dodging attacks.
The in had used it to escape Shin's attack.
Of course, as the most basic Jutsu, it wasn't invincible. Its effectiveness depended on the user.
The Substitution Jutsu allowed the user to s with another object, but it wasn't Space-Time Ninjutsu. It relied on speed.
So, it was less effective against stronger oppos who could easily see through it. It was just an E-rank Jutsu; it couldn't pare to something like Sasuke Uchiha's Amenotejikara.
Shin studied the Academy Three. He was a genius; it didn't take him long to master these simple Jutsu.
Hours passed. Dawn arrived, the sun peeking over the horizon. The warm sunlight seemed to dispel the darkness and gloom.
Kushina woke up, rubbing her eyes. She looked around frantically, calming down only when she saw Shin.
"M. Have something to eat."
Shin handed her some dried meat. It art of the food they had hastily packed before fleeing their home.
"I'm not hungry," Kushina said, shaking her head.
It wasn't that she wasn't hungry; she simply didn't have the appetite.
"You have to eat. We need our strength in case we run into danger."
Persuaded by Shin, Kushina ate a few pieeat.
"I sent out Shadow es to scout. The invaders have left," Shin informed her.
He had sent out ten Shadow es to gather information. The invaders had left around four in the m.
And Shihey were safe now.
Because the System had awarded him the on Replication Card for pleting the Survival mission.
"They left? What about the grounds?" Kushina's face lit up, but then her expression turo worry.
Shin shook his head, remembering the images his Shadow es had sent back. It was a bloodbath.
He didn't know if there were any survivors. His es hadn't found any.
Kushina's heart sank. She k wasn't good.
But as long as Shin was okay, she didn't care about the rest.
After resting for a while, Shin and Kushihe forest and headed towards the grounds. They could smell the stench of blood from a distance.
"Kushina, don't be scared," Shin said, holdirembling hand.
Kushina nodded bravely and tinued walking.
But when they finally reached the grounds and saw the age, Kushina threw up.
Even though Shin had seen the images through his Shadow es, the sight still made his stomach .
Over two hundred Uzumaki, practically all dead. The blood... it was truly a river of blood.
And it wasn't just the blood of the Uzumaki. There must have been casualties among the invaders as well, though their bodies were o be seen. They must have taken their dead with them.
"Kushina, are you okay?"
Kushina shook her head, the meager breakfast she'd eaten now gohe se was too horrific.
"Shin, our ...?"
"The Uzumaki is gone," Shin said with a sigh. His desire for strength intensified.
In this world, without power, this was the sequence. If the Uzumaki had someone like Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha, would they have met such a fate?
Crack!
A faint sound, but Shin's sharp ears picked it up. He looked towards the source. "Who's there?"
"Don't... don't kill me!" A young girl's terrified voice. Then a scream, followed by silence.
"Red hair... A survivor?" Shin pulled Kushina towards the sound.
A girl their age y unscious in a pool of blood in front of a burned-out house.
There was a celr nearby. She must have hiddeo survive.
She must have made a noise while climbing out, alerting Shin. Then, the sight of the destruust have been too much for her.
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