Chapter 6: Kidnapping a Wife Back Home
Hearing Uchiha Sanpō's demand—that she become his woman—Uzumaki Huiyi immediately felt deceived.
Her almond-shaped eyes widened in anger as she questioned sharply: "Why! Why are you toying with me like this?"
Her voice carried a noticeable tremble, a mix of fury and grievance.
Seeing her reaction, Uchiha Sanpō organized his thoughts.
Uzumaki Huiyi appeared to be around 16–17 years old, about 162 cm tall, slightly thin build, with bite marks on her arm...
He met her gaze calmly and replied: "The Land of Whirlpools has been destroyed for over 14 years. Your clan has been wandering ever since, enduring countless hardships. It's normal to lack trust. But do you really think I would risk my life coming here just to joke around with you?"
At his words, she lowered her head slightly and fell silent.
After a moment, she slowly raised her head, eyes filled with worry, and asked: "If I go with you... what about the other clansmen still living in Kusagakure?"
Hearing this, Uchiha Sanpō felt secretly pleased—her question showed she was already leaning toward agreement.
He replied methodically: "I suggest your clan becomes an affiliated branch of the Uchiha. That way, I would have legitimate reason to send people to bring them back to Konoha and provide protection and supplies."
"By the way, how many of you are there right now living in Kusagakure?"
Uzumaki Huiyi stared intently into Uchiha Sanpō's eyes. Confirming he wasn't lying, she slowly answered: "Including me, 16 in total—3 children and 2 elders. How exactly do you plan to bring them back to Konoha?"
He had originally assumed only 3–4 Uzumaki lived in Kusagakure—at most 5–6 Konoha ninjas could sneak in and extract them. But with over a dozen, a different approach was needed.
After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Sanpō spoke with domineering confidence: "Kusagakure has roughly over 1,000 ninjas total, with 63 jōnin—including only 11 elite jōnin. If I bring 20 Uchiha elite jōnin, Kusagakure's leader will have no choice but to hand them over obediently!"
In truth, with his current status in the Uchiha clan, he lacked authority to command 20 clansmen. But he could trade using the "Divine Demon Transformation" ninjutsu—many elite jōnin would surely be interested.
After hearing the plan, Uzumaki Huiyi hesitated. Only 20 people against over 1,000—she remained deeply worried about her clan's future.
Noticing the change in her expression, Uchiha Sanpō decided to cut through the hesitation decisively.
"Don't worry. Within three days, I'll rescue all your clansmen. Also, your two teammates are already dead—if you go back now, you'll be blamed. So just pretend I kidnapped you!"
With that, he took out a rope and skillfully bound Uzumaki Huiyi, then securely carried her on his back.
Before leaving, he added: "It'll take about 90 minutes to reach the Konoha frontline outpost from here. We'll encounter some ninjas along the way. If my chakra runs too low during fights, I'll need your help."
"I understand!"
...
After twists, turns, and stealthy travel, over fifty minutes later they finally approached the Konoha frontline defensive zone.
Since the remaining path was relatively safe, Uchiha Sanpō stopped hiding his presence and strode forward quickly.
This immediately drew attention.
Kusagakure jōnin Kakuta spotted the bound Uzumaki Huiyi on his back. His face changed drastically as he shouted: "Quick, stop him! The girl on his back is our village's medical ninja—she's an important asset!"
At Kakuta's shout, 11 more Kusagakure ninjas appeared one after another and chased after Uchiha Sanpō.
The atmosphere instantly grew tense.
Seeing the surrounding Kusagakure ninjas closing in, Uchiha Sanpō's lips curved into a confident smile.
He spoke softly to Uzumaki Huiyi on his back: "Watch closely. Let me show you the power of the Uchiha."
With that, his steps didn't slow. His hands flashed through seals: Rat – Monkey – Boar... Tiger (Divine Demon Transformation).
A red-haired head sprouted from his shoulder, and a second pair of arms grew beneath the original ones.
Instantly, the 'two heads, four arms' monster appeared once more before the world.
Because the Kusagakure encirclement formed a circular formation, Uchiha Sanpō quickly met enemies.
Two Kusagakure chūnin rushed forward ahead of him, kunai gripped tightly—one stabbing toward his heart, the other toward his abdomen.
Facing their attacks, Uchiha Sanpō showed no fear. His Three Tomoe Sharingan spun rapidly; their strikes appeared in slow motion to him.
Suddenly, he struck out. Two massive fists smashed heavily into the faces of the two chūnin. With dull thuds, their bodies flew backward like cannonballs, kicking up dust.
As the two were about to break out of the encirclement, Kusagakure jōnin Kakuta grew frantic and shouted: "If we can't capture him, forget about the woman on his back—kill them both without mercy!"
At this command, the surrounding Kusagakure ninjas held nothing back and unleashed lethal attacks.
"Wind Release: Wind Blade!"
"Water Release: Water Bullet!"
...
In an instant, various ninjutsu, kunai, and shuriken rained down on the pair like a storm.
Uzumaki Huiyi was only a medical ninja with chūnin-level strength. Facing such dense attacks, her face paled instantly, palms sweating, heart pounding wildly.
Uchiha Sanpō remained calm and composed. His fingers blurred through seals: "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" "Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
The more chakra poured into a ninjutsu, the greater its power.
With Uzumaki Huiyi right beside him, he decided to go all out—using 2.5 times the normal chakra!
As the seals completed, a 10-meter-diameter fireball appeared out of nowhere. Dozens of fierce gusts howled forth. Under the wind's boost, the flames surged toward the Kusagakure group like a tidal wave.
It was November, and the Land of Grass was thick with vegetation. Wherever the flames passed, crackling sounds erupted—as if the entire mountain would be devoured by the scorching blaze.
Seeing such a powerful combined ninjutsu, Kusagakure jōnin Kakuta felt a bad premonition.
He retreated like a phantom while shouting: "Fall back! Evade! His ninjutsu is too strong!"
The 12 Kusagakure ninjas present were at minimum chūnin level and reacted quickly, all retreating.
Still, three unlucky ones failed to dodge in time and were mercilessly engulfed by the flame wave, reduced to three charred corpses.
Looking at the roughly 60-meter-wide fan-shaped wall of fire, the remaining 9 Kusagakure ninjas exchanged glances, eyes full of hesitation and fear.
For a moment, they didn't know whether to continue the pursuit...
Seizing the gap, Uchiha Sanpō accelerated toward the Konoha frontline defensive zone.
As he ran, he spoke to Uzumaki Huiyi on his back: "How was that? My strength isn't bad, right?"
"Mm... it really is impressive..."
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