68 Attack on Uzushiogakure 13 approaching negotiations

So he too had decided to burn the village to hide anything that could point to anything other than whatever story the Kages of the villages who participated in this attack would spread.

It was clear that they couldn't spread the truth, most likely they would say whatever put them in the best light.

Which was the Uzumaki clan was annihilated, with no survivors left.

But it mattered not, the hidden stone had benefited the most, no matter what happened next.

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The Uzumaki village was up in smoke, the village built from the blood and tears of generations of Uzumaki clansmen has been reduced to a burning mess in less than a day.

The cloud and Mist have left and started the journey to return to their respective villages, after gaining nothing from this attack, and even gaining another enemy, these Villages had many things to discuss upon return to their respective village.

The hidden stone, on the other hand, had gained a lot from this attack and had added a strong bloodline Clan to their village.

Speaking of the hidden stone, Ren and the ninjas from the Uzumaki clan and the stone nin that followed him had appeared in the back of the village where they were before they left for the mission.

(In the hidden stone)

After Ren appeared with the Uzumaki and the stone nin, his clone had dispelled immediately, the fire release user had already been brought back as well.

Onoki was currently surrounded by babies, and children that the stone ninjas had saved and attached the seal to before Ren had changed the plan, so when he saw the big group of Uzumaki ninjas, and civilians appearing he was surprised, as this wasn't the original plan.

Looking around, Onoki spotted Ren in the group as he handed off the baby with the two tails sealed in it to an Anbu, who appeared.

Even though he was currently tired, Ren knew his task wasn't quite done, so he stepped forward and walked towards the approaching Onoki, while Ashina watched on, the other Uzumaki ninjas and civilians were looking for members of their families in the group, as constant crying could be heard, the stone nin were treating their injuries, they to had suffered loses in the space of time before Ren changed the plan.

"It seems things, have turned out different than we planned." said Onoki as he reach Ren.

"Yeah, it was my call, it brings us a lot of benefits immediately even though our original plan would take longer to complete."

"You do know, we will have to negotiate now right?" asked Onoki

"Sigh, I know."

In the original plan, because the number of ninjas they would save would most likely be zero and they would focus on children, and civilians, even though the Uzumaki clan would be established in the hidden stone it wouldn't have the power to negotiate after the stone save them and would have to accept the condition the stone put forward, of course after years have passed the Uzumaki would develop high-level ninja and have the power to negotiate better conditions, but by that time the ninjas would have been trained by the stone a developed a certain level of loyalty to the village.

But because of the, change Ren made the Uzumaki clan currently has jonins and even a Kage level powerhouse in their midst, so even if they couldn't really refuse the stone conditions, it was still in the stone's best interest to negotiate with them, but make no mistake the stone had an overwhelming advantage in the coming negotiations, and at most Ashina would just try his best to dial back the hidden stones requests and not completely dismiss them.

"It's fine, in fact, once we can successfully build on the current feeling the Uzumaki clan has for the village after being saved by us, things would turn out even better than we planned." said Onoki

"How many did we lose?"

"Nine jonin, forty genin, and twenty-five Chunin, the losses are manageable the other two villages are far worst off and may lose even more depending on how they decided to handle the ninja who participated in the attack and know what really happened." said Ren

"Would this be a good time a strike them?" asked Onoki

"They think we suffered also, lets's keep it that way, for now, a war will happen in a few years at that time we will be even stronger." said Ren

"I agree."

"All hidden stone shinobi head to the stone hospital to get treated!!!" shouted Onoki

"Yes sir!" they answered in unison as they headed off.

Only the Uzumaki members remained, there are great healers in the clan who were already doing their job and healing the injured Uzumaki ninjas.