Chương 51: Excuse me, are you a monster?

A bleak autumn wind blew through the forest and along the seashore. A red-haired, elegant young woman stood on the seawall, gazing intently at the surging waves.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about it..."

Beneath her feet lay a dense array of concrete breakwater blocks piled up along the coastline, forming a sturdy defense against the surging waves crashing against the seawall, much like the girl's feelings at that moment.

After talking with her grandfather, the girl built up her mental defenses and accepted the established facts.

However...

"If I weren't a princess..."

The girl lowered her head and chuckled softly, likely because she was like most unfortunate people in the world, unable to take control of her own life.

The sea breeze lifted the girl's skirt, fluttering her simple, classic dress as she gazed wistfully into the distance.

What kind of man would the God of Ninjas be? Would he understand love, and would he love me too?

Once you're married into the family, everything is set in stone. What can you do even if you don't understand love...?

"All I need to do is uphold my belief in supporting and protecting those I love..."

There's no such thing as love in a political marriage.

To survive in the current era of the Five Great Villages, the Uzumaki clan needs a reliable ally to face the malice of the other villages, and Hashirama Senju is a suitable candidate.

Princess of the Whirlpool, Mito Uzumaki, turned and walked towards the village. Her walk for the day was over. With her eyes slightly closed, she habitually surveyed the entire village territory.

She had only taken a few steps when Mito Uzumaki suddenly stopped, opened her eyes, turned around, and looked up at the sky.

Kagura's Mind's Eye Sixty-seven kilometers away, eight thousand meters above the sea, there were two people, both women. One possessed an enormous amount of chakra, had blond hair, appeared to be 16 years old, and flew at extremely high speeds. The other...

He looked about twelve or thirteen years old, with black hair, no heartbeat, and the feeling of chakra he exuded...

Mito frowned. The chakra was very faint, so faint that even ordinary ninjas could hardly sense it. However, it was an extremely evil and chilling terrifying chakra, which gave Mito the feeling of the Grim Reaper sealed in the Namen Hall.

Danger level: Extremely dangerous!

They are heading straight towards the Land of Whirlpools, and at this speed, they are expected to arrive in twenty minutes.

Do not!

It's sped up!

Mito slightly widened her eyes. The other side accelerated; she had sensed me.

How could there be such a large range of perception!

Mito stood still, looking straight out at the sea.

Ten minutes later, on the horizon where the sea meets the sky, a faint black dot broke through the clouds high above, swooped down to a position a few meters above the sea, and accelerated straight ahead, leaving a conspicuous wave behind it as it moved at high speed. Moments later, the wave expanded from a distance to a point where the two sides faced each other across the seawall.

After a moment of silence, Mito spoke first, smiling as she said, "Guests from afar, on behalf of the Land of Whirlpools, I welcome you."

Jie Luo was taken aback; she hadn't heard such normal greetings in a very long time.

"You..." Jie Luo nodded with a slight smile and said, "You're a bit strange. Anyway, thank you in advance."

"Strange?" Mito looked surprised and said, "Me? What's strange about me?"

Jieluo couldn't sense this person. Although she knew there was someone there, she just couldn't feel them. It was like a black hole, completely devoid of any negative emotions.

In this situation, unless special means are used to block out Jieluo's senses, the only explanation is that the person's mind is calm and filled with positive emotions.

In other words, Jieluo does not feel love.

Lucy looked at Mito Uzumaki with curiosity, and she seemed like a very approachable and loving mother.

It's a straightforward feeling that makes people want to get close to you.

Jieluo didn't speak, but just frowned.

Seeing this, Mito laughed, "How rude of me. I'm asking you a question, why are you leaving me hanging?" A friendly smile naturally graced her face, but her dark eyes subtly observed Yura. She looked like a cute child, but she had killed far too many people...

Like two sides of a coin, two sides of the same coin, Mito and Yura could clearly feel that the woman in front of them was the complete opposite of themselves.

Yes...

Natural enemy!

Their eyes met, and each other's reflections were mirrored in their eyes.

"Are you... a shrine maiden?" Jieluo asked.

"Eh?" Mito replied, "Speaking of which, I'd say I'm a ninja, but I also preside over the clan's rituals, so I guess you could call me a shrine maiden."

"Sacrificial work?" Jieluo asked, puzzled.

Mito kindly explained, "It's just some routine maintenance work on the seal."

"The Uzumaki clan sealed away many demons and monsters?" Jie Luo asked.

"It seems you've heard the rumors too," Mito said with a slight smile.

"There aren't many, but there are still a few hundred..."

"What terrible mistake did those demons and monsters commit? Why are they being sealed away?" Jie Luo asked with a slight smile.

It seemed like a casual chat.

But Mito thought about it carefully and shook her head, saying, "I don't know. This is how it's been passed down in the clan. It existed before I was born."

Jieluo looked at Mito, somewhat unable to fathom her thoughts.

The absence of any negative emotions gives Jieluo a very unsettling feeling.

"Really..." Jieluo smiled faintly, "Would you like to show me around the island sometime?"

Mito's eyes lit up.

That's perfect, she wasn't comfortable leaving her alone on the island either, in case someone got killed.

If this seemingly inhuman creature dares to cause trouble on the island, we might have to seal her away.

"sure."

"Then I'll leave it to you." Jieluo gestured for Lucy to land, and then landed on the seawall, facing Mito.

She seemed like a very polite child. Mito looked down at the petite Yura and smiled, "Let's go then. There are many beautiful sights on the island."

"Do I need to pay you a tour guide fee?" Jie Luo asked seriously.

Upon hearing this, Mito chuckled and waved her hand, saying, "That won't be necessary."

"Thank you again then." Jieluo said, walking forward with a slight smile, "Maybe we can become friends."

"We're friends now, aren't we?" Mito smiled.

Yura glanced at Mito's face. She felt a little tempted to tear away Mito's facade and expose her negative emotions.

Jieluo didn't believe that people could be without negative emotions.

Even Hashirama, having seen his chakra, could recognize and sense his negative emotions. Back in Konoha, he was extremely depressed and dejected, after all, he had broken up with Madara and was too immersed in the blow, unable to get over it for a while.

Walking down the street, Mito smiled and said, "By the way, you still haven't told me what's strange about me. In my eyes, you're the strange one."

That's a bit tricky...

"What's strange about me?" Jie Luo said with a slight smile.

"Then I'll be frank," Mito said with a smile.

"Excuse me, are you a yokai?"

She retaliated against the question that Jielu had asked her earlier about whether she was a priestess.

Sensing the unusual atmosphere, Lucy followed behind, trembling slightly. In her heart, Chongming solemnly warned, "Lucy, quickly tell that great demon, absolutely do not provoke this vortex woman!"

Jie Luo raised her eyelids slightly and said with a faint smile, "This is what gives people a strange feeling."

"That's true," Mito laughed.

"Although the Uzumaki clan has nominally sealed away many yokai, I have never seen a real yokai. In my lifetime, I also want to personally seal away a yokai that people regard as a calamity."

Fearful, Xiao Yao swallowed hard, lowered his head, and obediently served as a background figure.

Jieluo smiled faintly and said, "Sorry, I was just wondering, after living in the ninja world for so long, how can there still be kind, lovely, and loving women..."

what?

Mito's smile froze for a moment, then she smiled gently and gracefully, "Thank you for your compliment, I like it very much."