According to the confession of Tanzo Shimura, Naruto took Hinata with him and set off.
Taking advantage of the time when the whole village was at the cemetery, they quietly arrived in front of this large mansion.
Naruto felt that this mansion was very unfamiliar. It was located in an extremely secluded area of Konoha Village, even more remote than Tanzo's stronghold.
"Where on earth is this place?" With a single leap, Naruto flipped over the wall and landed in the courtyard.
Naruto walked in front, and Hinata followed behind as they slowly approached this ancient mansion.
"Hinata-chan, use your Byakugan."
"Yeah." Hinata nodded gently. Then, she narrowed her eyes and activated her Byakugan.
Hinata was using the Byakugan's through - sight ability. After looking for a while, her expression changed slightly, and she quickly said, "Naruto-kun, there's something strange here. I can't see through it at all."
"Even the Byakugan can't see through it?" Naruto looked surprised. If even the Byakugan couldn't see through a building, there was only one possibility, which was that there was a barrier here.
Naruto squinted his eyes and began to worry. Could this be a booby trap set by Tanzo Shimura?
Tanzo Shimura had many Sharingan eyes on his body, usually wrapped in bandages, so ordinary people couldn't notice them. However, members of the Hyuga clan with the Byakugan could easily detect them.
That's why Tanzo Shimura rarely left his residence. His dwelling was also equipped with a barrier to prevent peeping from the Byakugan.
Naruto mused to himself: Could Tanzo Shimura really be so kind as to tell me an address? I wonder if there's a catch.
Just as Naruto was hesitating, he noticed that the front door of the large mansion clearly had the symbol of the Uzumaki clan hanging on it.
"The symbol of the Uzumaki clan?" Naruto blurted out involuntarily.
"What's that?" Hinata asked in confusion.
"The Uzumaki clan was once on good terms with Konoha Village. They even put the symbol of the Uzumaki clan on the robes of Jonin."
At this time, Hinata remembered that there was indeed a red swirling symbol on the back of the Jonin's robes.
Naruto continued to elaborate, "The Uzumaki clan had a special constitution and excelled in various Sealing Techniques. They were envied by other countries, which joined forces to wipe them out."
At this time, Hinata asked a chilling question, "Did Konoha rescue the Uzumaki clan at that time?"
"Well..." Naruto thought for a while and had absolutely no memory of this.
Naruto mused to himself: After the Uzumaki clan was destroyed, the remaining Uzumaki people wandered around. For example, Nagato went to the Land of Rain, and Karin went to the Land of Grass. Why didn't the Uzumaki people come to Konoha?
The more Naruto thought about it, the more it didn't make sense. The first Jinchuriki of the Nine - Tailed Fox in Konoha Village was Mito Uzumaki. She was brought to Konoha Village to be the Jinchuriki.
The second Jinchuriki of the Nine - Tailed Fox was Kushina Uzumaki. She was also brought to Konoha Village by someone.
The Uzumaki clan, which had a good relationship with Konoha for generations, after their clan was destroyed, the remaining clan members scattered and struggled to survive, but they didn't want to come to Konoha for help voluntarily. It just didn't make sense.
"Let's go inside the house and take a look." After saying that, Naruto led Hinata towards the door.
"Ouch..." As Hinata walked forward, she seemed to bump into a transparent wall, and her little head hurt a bit.
"Sure enough, there's a barrier."
Naruto quickly checked Hinata's injuries. He gently lifted Hinata's bangs and saw that her forehead was red. He blew on it lovingly.
"This barrier is so amazing! It can block the Byakugan, and even the Byakugan can't detect its presence." Naruto thought of a possibility. Maybe this was the stronghold left by the Uzumaki clan in Konoha Village.
Naruto placed his hand on the barrier and found it was soft. But when Hinata touched it, the barrier was hard.
"Maybe breaking this barrier is related to the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan." Naruto had half of the Uzumaki clan bloodline.
Naruto smiled. Right then, wasn't Karin by his side? And Karin was a pure - blooded member of the Uzumaki clan.
Naruto took Hinata and left, returning to his old and shabby little house.
"Karin, come with me somewhere!" Naruto said with a smile.
"Um..." Although Karin was young, she was quite mature, perhaps due to her experiences.
Over the years, Karin had been homeless and lived under others' roofs. She watched her mother being bitten to death and lived in despair herself.
Karin first glanced at Naruto and then shifted her gaze to Hinata. She instantly understood the relationship between the two.
Karin cursed Naruto in her heart: You already have a girl you like. Why do you still act cool in front of me? Why did you save me!
"Karin?" Naruto didn't know what Karin was thinking, so he said, "I want to take you somewhere."
"No way, I'm not going!" Karin glanced at Hinata with ill - intent in her eyes.
Naruto thought for a while and then said, "I'm going to buy a big mansion. Then you'll each have your own room. You won't have to squeeze on the living - room sofa anymore."
"If you don't want to go, Karin, it's okay. I'll save a nice room for you."
"No!" Karin jumped up from the sofa on the spot and said, "I'll go!"
"Hehe." Naruto said with a smile, "Then come with me."
After that, Naruto took Hinata and Karin back to the big mansion and stopped in front of the door with the Uzumaki clan's symbol.
"Where is this?" Karin asked.
"Don't you recognize that red whirlpool symbol on the door?" Naruto counter - questioned.
"Huh?" Karin looked closely for a long time and then said, "What's that? I've never seen it before."
Naruto almost fell to the ground right then. A descendant of the Uzumaki clan didn't recognize the symbol of her own clan. Isn't that a shame?
"Forget it. Don't worry about that symbol." Naruto pointed to the door and said, "This is the mansion I bought. Can you walk in?"
Karin swaggered towards the door, passed through the barrier without any hindrance, and then turned around and said, "Why don't you come in?"
Naruto was extremely surprised. Sure enough, only a member of the Uzumaki clan could enter this barrier.
Naruto reached out his hand and felt for the barrier. He found that it had disappeared.
Naruto quickly grabbed Hinata's hand and directly entered the barrier.
"Tsk." After seeing Naruto holding Hinata's hand, Karin was full of resentment and even pouted.
Without Karin knowing, Naruto used her to successfully pass through the barrier and enter the mansion.
"Hey, is this the mansion you bought?"
Karin said with a look of disgust, "The area is big enough, but there's dust everywhere. Why did you buy this kind of mansion?"
"Ha ha..." Naruto could only force a smile. Buying this mansion was just a lie, an excuse to deceive Karin here.
"Never mind then." Karin struck a haughty pose, looking every bit like the mistress of the house, and said, "At least it's better than that small and shabby house you had before."
"Hehe..." Naruto felt a bit of a headache.
At this time, Hinata seemed to have discovered something. Pointing at the hall ahead, she said, "Naruto-kun, look over there."
Following the direction Hinata was pointing, they unexpectedly found a metal box in the hall.
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