Chapter 78 Confidence

Chapter 78 - Confidence

Summary of the previous chapter:

Max gets up very early to appreciate the sunrise. After a while, Yagami appeared, saying that the three Uzumaki hadn't escaped. Ricardo, Tony, and Aizen show up since they were summoned yesterday. Max creates four new Wood Clones, and replaces them with the old ones; the old Wood Clones disappear from this world forever. Max didn't want the Clones' memories, as they had gained a personality. Max sends Ricardo off, and Tony gets on with his job. Max only stays with Yagami and Aizen. Max goes where the Uzumaki are to hear the answer from him. The three Uzumaki accept the offer on one condition, that he gives them his belongings. Max tells Tau about the communication seal, and Tau immediately explained it to him so there is no misunderstanding. Tau tells him that on the other side of the communication is the other Uzumaki. Tau receives the communication seal, learns some very bad news, and pleads with Max so that he can save the family from him. In the end, Max agrees to help the Uzumaki, since he is going to have great benefits, and goes where they are.

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Continuation.....

[October 08, 14 A.N.N.]

An person could be seen at high speed, through the fields, without disturbing the environment, and the whole figure of him was hidden, wearing a black suit, and on his face, he had a mask.

From the moment he had agreed to help the Uzumaki, I hid my identity, since I didn't want to be found out.

I was wearing my battle suit, plus I was using my two skills, the Chakra Cloak, and the Concealment skill that had upgraded him.

Right now, I was near the location, where the Uzumaki are hiding. The place is on the border of Getsugakure, Takigakure, and near the sea.

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Since yesterday I was running, without stopping, since the situation is serious, every minute counted.

The Uzumaki were being surrounded and had hidden in a safe place, but they knew they wouldn't last long.

What I had understood, thanks to their seals, they were able to prevail to this day, and they were able to hide from their hunters, but they were not going to last long, and they knew it, that's why they had sent a message with the whole report, and one last message:

¡¡Run, and Hide as best you can, the Clan can't disappear!!

I let out a sigh when I remembered the last message from the Uzumaki.

'Not long to go, I hope they can survive, until my arrival...' I thought calmly, while I kept running, I hadn't slept more than a day.

At this time, I took out the communication scroll and began to remember.

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[Flashback, meeting with the Uzumaki]

"Tell me!... Is that what happened?!" - I asked Tau, since I saw him desperate.

"In the communication scroll... it has some information... My Clan is being surrounded, by the villages of Iwagakure, and Kumogakure..." - Tau said, and at this moment he clenched his fist tightly, and continued. ..

"A few hours ago, they had faced them, and they had many casualties, but a small group managed to escape their clutches..."-Tau said with suffering, since many of his friends had died in that attack.

"..." Pay, and Yui's faces turned pale.

"..." Aizen, and Yagami, fell silent, and just watched the Uzumaki.

"Many of them... grew up with me... and now they are... Dead!..." - Tau said sadly, as he clenched his fists tighter, and continued...

"By the time they escaped, they were able to find a safe place... and used various seals to hide..."

"But! The seals don't last long, and they're going to be discovered... They need help!..." - Tau said with regret, since his body couldn't move.

'It seems they've been very lucky to survive to this day!... You can see the power capacity of the Uzumaki Clan!... It doesn't matter if they were massacred, but they still hold out to the last!' I thought calmly, as I looked at Tau who started to speak.

"I should have been in that group... but they asked me to escape in another direction..." - Tau said while he remembered that desperate moment, they couldn't doubt, and they just had to escape.

"They were in charge of carrying the scrolls, and distracting the enemies... while several groups escaped..." - Tau said...

'So, there are more members of his Clan... Also, most importantly, that group has the scrolls of his Clan.' I thought calmly, and I spoke - "So! They are your Clan's last stronghold?!"

"Yes, Mr. Max... Please! Save my Clan, they are not bad people..." - Tau said pleadingly, and continued. - "We don't know the reason, because our enemies hate us so much... We have never participated in a war."

"Answer my question, if I rescued them, ¡¿Do you think they work for me?!" - I spoke calmly.

'First of all, what benefits will they bring me, since I won't do something risky, without any benefit...' I thought calmly, and continued. 'Besides, if I save them, they'll be very grateful, I'll gain a very strong group, and also, the secrets of the Uzumaki Clan... it has many benefits...'.

"Yes sir, we always pay our debts..." - Tau said immediately, he have no doubt, he has a small hope that it could help him.

"..." I fell silent as I thought about the benefits, and the risks, that would come with rescuing the Uzumaki Clan.

"Please!... "Please!..." - Tau said and continued asking for help since I had remained silent.

"Please! ... save my family ..." - Yui said pleadingly, her eyes were red, but she didn't cry, she was resisting, while she looked at me sadly, fearing that she might deny me.

"Mr. Max, please!..." - Pay said, while they looked at me.

"..." I had ignored them, as I thought, I had to think carefully, the risks, and the benefits.

After a while, I spoke...

"Okay! I'm going to help you..."

[Memory End]

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At this time, I put the communication scroll in my pocket, since I was nearby, and started to slow down, and be more careful.

After a moment, I stop, crouching down so I can send out a pulse of Chakra to detect presences.

When I was crouched down, I place one hand on the ground, close my eyes, concentrate, and send out a Chakra pulse.

At this moment, I can detect all the presences near 10 kilometers, and I continued, when I reach 30 kilometers, I was able to discover new things, and when I reach 200 kilometers, I stopped, since I found them.

'Apparently, they weren't discovered... Good! It will be easier to rescue...' I thought calmly, and continued 'The enemies are far away... they haven't realized it yet.'.

At this point, I started running in the direction, where the Uzumaki were, and I thought 'If it wasn't, because I have very broken detection enabled, I wouldn't have been able to find them, since they were well hidden.'.

After a while, I arrived at the place where the Uzumaki are, I deactivated my concealment technique, since I didn't want them to discover that I have this ability. I looked around, and was surprised.

The place was in a forest, in the middle of the forest, it had a tree that seemed common, and in that place, I could feel the presence of the Uzumaki.

'If it was someone else, they would never have been able to discover this place... The Uzumaki Clan is very broken, they didn't know how to make the most of their abilities...' I thought, and continued 'Sighed, it's because they were very peaceful, and they didn't want war ... Perhaps, they never thought that someone would attack them, and betray them.'.

'I have to make the Rouran Empire gain strength fast, since I don't want it to, end up like the Uzumaki Clan...' I thought, and now I have another goal, and this is as a precaution.

At this time, I went to where the tree was and touched it.

When I touched the tree, I felt as if inside, the people began to calm down, and did not move. Only they could feel my presence.

'Apparently, they are afraid that it is an enemy, and they are thinking that it was by chance that they discovered this place.' I thought, while I felt their preferences, no one moved inside the tree, and they were silent.

At this time, I touched the tree again, since I didn't want to destroy this place, and I didn't know if it has a defense mechanism.

'Shit!... They won't open!' I thought

At this time, I took out the communication scroll, and I could feel that there were movements on the inside.

I placed the scroll on the tree, and I could feel a small opening open, where a person could enter.

When I looked at the opening in the tree, I entered carefully, I never thought to let my guard down, I didn't know how the Uzumaki would react, after all, they will think that everyone is their enemy.

When you enter inside the tree, the place is wide, as it has a passageway, where it leads underground.

The passageway is the root of a tree, and the tree outside is just the tip of the root.

I kept walking carefully, and I could feel three presences approaching, and they placed themselves in the middle of the passageway, they didn't allow me to continue going down.

At this moment, I stopped, and I could see the three people, their condition was tragic, they were injured, their clothes were dirty, with dirt, and blood, but they were still standing, bearing their wounds.

When I looked into their eyes, I could see firmness, and determination, where they were not going to give up. I don't speak, and just stare at them.

The three Uzumaki stared at me, and then looked at the scroll in my hand, looked at each other, and nodded.

"¡Hello!... How did you get that scroll?!" -Said the Uzumaki with a hoarse voice, he was in the middle of the three Uzumaki, while he looked at me, the other two Uzumaki, just watched, without saying a word.

'Despite their circumstance... They are still respectful... I like this Clan!' I thought, and I spoke - "¡Hello!...Tau handed it to me...he asked Me for help...".

(Author: If you wonder why the Uzumaki didn't know Max was coming, it's very easy... Max took away from the three Uzumaki any possibility of communication, since he didn't blindly trust them...).

"..." They didn't speak, they just looked at the scroll, and they were relieved, since the scroll could mean that Tau was fine, and he wasn't forced to hand over the scroll. The three Uzumaki looked at each other, nodded, and looked at me.

"Thank you!, for saving my Clan members..." - Uzumaki said with sincerity, and continued - "The parchment you have in your hand, represents how the life of Tau... He has used a forbidden seal which represents his life if the scroll is destroyed...Tau will also die.".

(Author: I already said that the Uzumaki Clan is very broken.)

'Shit!... Now I understand, why he had become so weak...and why the faces of his teammates changed so much when he used this technique.' I thought, as I looked at the scroll, and remembered.

"Sorry... for not introducing myself... my name is Uzumaki Hikaru." -Uzumaki Hikaru said with a calm voice, since he didn't see me, as his enemy.

"Hello, I'm Uzumaki Hiro." -Said Uzumaki Hiro, for the first time he spoke, and the other companion of his following.

"Hello, I'm Uzumaki Hiroshi." -Said Uzumaki Hiroshi, while he looked at me.

"I'm sorry, I can't say my name, they will know it until they reach a safe place... They can only call me ¡Anonymous!" - I spoke calmly, although I had a little confidence in them, I couldn't lower my guard, since we are not in a safe place, and I didn't want to compromise the Empire.

"¡Okay!... You have your reasons, and we respect your decision..." -Uzumaki Hikaru said, and his voice couldn't be heard annoyed, since he was right, they weren't in a safe place.

"Do you have any method to be able to escape from this place?" - I spoke seriously, since I wanted to get out of this place, and immediately return to the Rouran Empire.

"Yes, but it will be very difficult to get out, since we have many wounded," - Hikaru said with regret, since many of his companions were injured.

"¿How long are they going to be able to heal?, and ¿How many people are there?" - I asked, although I knew the figure, they didn't know how many people were injured.

"We are 30 people, 20 are seriously injured, 5 are slightly injured, and 5 are healthy." - Hikaru said, and continued. - "The twenty wounded, their situation is very complicated, since they cannot move, and they need help...".

"Good!" - I spoke calmly, and began to think of a method to help the Uzumaki, and an idea occurred to me, and I thought 'After all, they will be my soldiers, I can give them a technique in advance... But! !, first I want to check if they are Trusted, or not.'.

"Tell me! ¡¿Do you want Tau's scroll?!" - I asked calmly, I wanted to put them to the test.,

"..." Hikaru, didn't answer me, and looked at the scroll, and then looked at me, and said - "It's not necessary, since you don't know us, and that's your backup... That scroll, it's the only link that unites us so you can trust us.".

When I heard his words, I could feel his sincerity, and he wasn't lying, and they were very frank, and direct.

"Because they trust people so much, at least, they should have a little distrust..." - I spoke with doubts.

"As I said, the technique that Tau used... is when you trust a person who could take care of your life..." - Hikaru said with sincerity.

At this time, I looked at the other two Uzumaki, and they nodded at me.

'That's why their Clan was wiped out, since they were too trusting...' I thought, and I spoke - "Okay, learn this technique right away...".

At this time, I put my hand into my pocket, and from my space ring, I took out a scroll, I didn't want the space ring to be discovered. When I take my hand out of my pocket, I throw the scroll to Hikaru.

When Hikaru caught the scroll, and read it, he was shocked, as it is the Shadow Clone Technique.

At this time, he became serious and looked at me.

"How did you get it?... Are you from the Senju Clan or Konoha?" - Hikaru said seriously.

"None!, I had succeeded, because someone had taught me..." - I spoke with the truth, and I wasn't afraid, and I thought 'It's the truth, Tobi had taught me...'.

When Hikaru sensed that he wasn't lying, he had calmed down, and said, "The one who taught you, is someone from Konoha?!"

"Do you trust Konoha?!" - I spoke calmly, I didn't answer him, instead, I asked him a question, and I looked at him, I wanted to see if they were as idiotic, as the Senju Clan.

"..." Hikaru was silent, as he looked at me, and after a moment of checking, and said- "No!", he started to shake his head.

'Ohhh!...I'm surprised at his response...' I thought, nodded approvingly, and I spoke- "And the Senju Clan?!".

"¡Yes!" - Hikaru said, and he don't hesitate to answer.

'Apparently, he has realized, that I am testing him...' I thought, and I spoke-"Apparently, you have realized, who else is your enemy?!..."

"Yes, we received a message, that we shouldn't go to Konoha... That's why we don't trust Konoha." - Hikaru said.

'Apparently, Uzumaki Mito is helping them from the shadows, and she knew that Konoha is not a safe place... That's why she had told them not to come...' I thought, and continued 'Or, also, Mito she's involved in the extermination of her Clan, and she didn't want Konoha to get involved, but this situation would be very difficult.'.

I knew how the communication scroll worked, since Tau had taught it to me, you need life force to send a message, the condition is very high, that's why they used it in the moment of life and death.

'So, Mito Uzumaki died, from constantly using the communication scroll... that's why her death is in two months... now I know the real cause of her death...' I thought, and discovered a secret of this world. Many secrets had been hidden in the original story, and each time I discover a new one.

"Can you tell me! Who is helping you?!" - I spoke calmly, although I already knew the answer, I wanted to confirm it.

"I'm sorry!... I can't tell you!" - Hikaru said and refused to say who is helping him.

'Wel,l I tried.' I thought, and I spoke- "It's Uzumaki Mito, right?"

"How do you know?!" - Hikaru said surprised.

"You just told me!" - I spoke calmly, and he became serious, and I continued. -"Don't worry! I have a friendship with his granddaughter, Senju Tsunade!".

'Of course!... Because I didn't think about it before... Tsunade should be the one who told her grandmother all the information, and her grandmother started sending messages not to come near Konoha... Now I understand!, because they couldn't exterminate all the Uzumaki…'

'If it wasn't for my encounter with Tsunade, the Uzumaki Clan would have died, much faster, since Mito would have told them to come to Konoha, thinking they are good... But in the end, Konoha would have killed them...'

'They were saved!' I thought, and was able to analyze everything in a short time.

When Hikaru heard my words, he calmed down, and he nodded at me, it was like he trusts me.

When I looked at his changed behavior, he surprised me, and I thought 'Perhaps, I was mentioned in Mito Uzumaki's message.'.

"Learn the technique quickly! With this you can help your friends..." - I spoke calmly, since I wanted to leave this place, and I thought 'Naruto could learn this technique in a couple of hours, being an idiot, I don't think they'll take too long.'.

"That's fine thanks!" -Said Hikaru, and continued-"Come join us!", He began to walk, the other two Uzumaki also followed him

They started to guide me, I followed them, I was behind them, since I had to keep a distance, for safety.

After a while, we arrived at a slightly dark place, at the entrance, there were two people taking care of him.

When we passed, I surprised me, from what I'm seeing, and the first thing that came to my mind was...

"They are ruthless!"

To be continued...

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Author: (I remove the doubt) .... Yes, the Uzumaki trust Max ... ... But Max, he does not blindly trust people, he will always remain vigilant, the Uzumaki must earn his trust with actions.

About the Shadow Clone technique, because Max delivered it, it's very easy, he doesn't plan to take the Uzumaki one by one, since it would be very complicated, and a waste of time...

Max wants no relationship with Konoha, and the last thing he wants is to be found out with Konoha's technique.

Also, there are too many people to use the concealment technique, and most importantly, he doesn't plan to reveal his biggest secret to strangers... he prefers to hand over that technique (Shadow clone), and blame Tsunade...

There are other reasons, but you will know in the next chapter...

If I see support, I'll post an extra chapter in the week...

Well, that's it, you comments and posts reviews if you have time. Also, you gives away power stones.

See you in the next chapter.