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It didn't take long for the Anbu to arrive.
They examihe bodies of the three Kumo Shinobi. Shin couldn't see their expressions behind their masks.
"What happened here?"
One of the Anbu questiohem. The others tio ihe bodies.
"We were attacked by Kumo Shinobi. We killed them in self-defense. Oh, and they said their aplices were going after Akiko and Kai."
Shied.
"What?! You, take them to the Hokage's office. The rest of you, with me!"
The Anbu squad leader immediately left with three other Anbu. Akiko was uhe Sandaime Hokage's prote; she couldn't be harmed.
He didn't have time to verify Shin's cims. If something happeo Akiko, it would be too te.
"You three, follow me to the Hokage's office. You o report this to the Sandaime Hokage."
The remaining Anbu said to Shin and his team.
Shin shrugged and followed the Anbu, Kushina and Mikoto trailing behind him. Nawaki also tagged along, not wanting to be left aloh the corpses.
Shin's use of Ice Release had been exposed, but he didn't care. If he had wao keep it a secret, he wouldn't have used it against the Kumo Shinobi.
Ice Release wasn't his trump card, not yet anyway.
They arrived at the Hokage's office, and the Anbu ageed the io Hiruzen.
Hiruzen immediately dispatched several Anbu squads to retrieve Akiko.
He then turned his attention to Shin and the others.
"Shin, Nawaki, Kushina, Mikoto, are you all alright?" Hiruzen asked with .
"Thank you for your , Sandaime-sama. We're not injured."
Shin looked at Hiruzen, knowing the Hokage was about to get down to business.
As expected, Hiruzen asked, "Shin, those ice Jutsu you used earlier... What was that?"
"It's my Kekkei Genkai," Shin replied truthfully.
Hiruzen was taken aback. Wasn't the Uzumaki 's Kekkei Genkai the Sage Body? Had Shin developed a new Kekkei Genkai?
Besides Kekkei Genkai like the Sage Body, Sharingan, and Byakugan, it ossible to develop new elemental Kekkei Genkai.
By bining two different Chakra Natures, one could create a ype of Jutsu. This was a Kekkei Genkai.
Ice Release was a bination of Wind and Water Release.
The Mizunashi of Kirigakure also possessed Ice Release. And once a Kekkei Genkai was successfully developed, it could be passed down to future geions.
(O of Ice Release!)
"You developed it yourself?" Hiruzen asked.
"Yeah, I stumbled upon it by act," Shin said casually.
Hiruzen's lips twitched. This wasn't just genius; it was monstrous. He had never heard of anyone developing a Kekkei Genkai at the age of ten.
He didn't know that Shin had copied the Ice Release. He assumed Shin had developed it himself.
He didn't ask how Shin had do. In the Shinobi world, it was taboo to pry into someone's Kekkei Genkai or Jutsu.
Besides, developing a Kekkei Genkai often involved luck. Some stumbled upon it actally, while others spent their entire lives researg without success.
It mainly depended oio of the two Chakra Natures being bined. Even those who had successfully developed a Kekkei Genkai couldn't expin the exact process. They often experimented until they suddenly succeeded.
So, luck was a factor.
Even if Hiruzen asked, Shin couldn't answer. He hadn't developed the Ice Release himself.
"Ahem, Shin, are you married?"
Hiruzen suddenly asked.
Shin stared at him, bewildered.
"I have a niece around ye. I could introduce you."
The temperature in the room plummeted. Kushina gred at Hiruzen, her body radiating killing i.
Mikoto's smile vanished, repced by a frown.
Nawaki shivered. Why were Kushina and Mikoto so scary?
Shiwitched. He knew what Hiruzen was thinking.
Kekkei Genkai could be passed down. That was Hiruzen's motive.
"No, thank you," Shin refused politely.
Kushina and Mikotring at him. He had to prioritize his safety.
Besides, he didn't know if Hiruzen's niece was evey. If she was, he might sider it. But sidering the Sarutobi 's... unique looks, he decided against it. He preferred humans.
Hiruzen was embarrassed, but thankfully, several Aered the room, saving him from further awkwardness.
"Hokage-sama, we brought Uzumaki Akiko."
They had alsht Minato and Kai, all three of them injured.
Seeing Akiko safe and sound, Hiruzen sighed in relief. She was already being groomed as the Jinchūriki. If something happeo her, finding a rept would be troublesome.
"Are you sure those Shinobi were from Kumo?"
Hiruzen asked the Anbu.
"Judging from the Jutsu they used, it's highly likely."
The Anbu couldn't be pletely sure. It ossible that Shinobi from another vilge were impersonating Kumo. They would o iigate further.
Hiruzen nodded and asked about Minato and the others' injuries. He was mainly ed about Akiko, though. She was too important.
After a brief questioning, Hiruzen dismissed them.
As they left the Hokage Tower, Shin sewo Anbu following them. Or rather, following Akiko.
He didn't care, as long as they weren't following him.
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