Naruto: Starting as the Third Hokage with Tears in His Eyes

Chapter 194 Welcome to the Land of Whirlpools, distinguished guests from afar.

"Ah, it's finally open."

Zuo Yue grinned widely, his rugged face filled with greed and impatience. He was the first to take a big step and enter the library without hesitation.

Hozuki Kaigetsu followed closely behind, his hand still on the hilt of his sword, his entire being like a cold shadow, slipping into the darkness.

"Wow! The treasure hunt is about to begin!"

Hozuki Shio let out a cheerful shout and skipped in, her emerald eyes sparkling with curiosity, as if she were about to enter not enemy territory, but an amusement park full of novel toys.

The vanguard forces of the Hidden Clouds and Hidden Mist entered in single file.

Just as the last ninja disappeared behind the door, the black figure that had been standing at the door like a statue silently took a step back and disappeared back into the shadows outside.

The interior of the library is much larger than it appears from the outside.

Rows of enormous bookshelves, like silent giants, stand tall and are densely packed with all kinds of scrolls.

Some scrolls were wrapped in exquisite brocade boxes, while others were simply bound with hemp rope, but without exception, they all exuded an ancient and alluring aura.

It was so quiet here that the only sound was the suppressed breathing of the crowd.

"Perfect……"

A Cloud Village ninja looked at the room full of scrolls, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and find it!"

Zuo Yue let out a low growl, interrupting his subordinates' obsession.

He gave the order: "Take all the reels that look important! Leave none behind!"

"yes!"

The Cloud Village ninjas instantly transformed into ravenous wolves, their eyes gleaming as they rushed toward the bookshelves and began a frenzied looting.

Hozuki Shiori flitted nimbly between the bookshelves like a butterfly, occasionally picking up a scroll to look at it, then throwing it down in disgust, muttering to herself.

"This cover is so ugly..."

"The knot in this rope is so ugly, it has no aesthetic appeal at all."

Hozuki Kaigetsu calmly observed the structure of the entire stone chamber, trying to find the possible location of the most core and precious sealing technique scroll.

Just then, a Cloud Village ninja who was at the forefront seemed to have discovered some priceless treasure and suddenly took a scroll from the top of a tall bookshelf.

"Lord Zuoyue!"

The scroll was dark gold in color, with obsidian ends, and several large characters written on it in ancient script: "[Five Elements Seal]!"

"The Five Elements Seal?!"

"Hahaha! Good job, well done!"

Zuo Yue snatched the scroll from his subordinate's hand with his large hand, and the smile on his rugged face almost stretched to his ears.

He could almost see the future of the Hidden Cloud Village, which, with the help of the Land of Whirlpools' many sealing techniques, would completely turn the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails into docile pets and then sweep across the entire ninja world.

Zuo Yue eagerly unrolled the scroll.

The scroll did not contain the complex and mysterious spell patterns that people had imagined.

There is only one word.

A huge, shocking character written in blood, occupying the entire scroll.

--close.

The moment that blood-red character "关" came into everyone's view.

Boom—!

A sudden change has occurred!

The entire library trembled violently.

The walls, ceiling, and even the floor beneath their feet—the once ordinary stone brick surfaces—instantly lit up with dense purple runes.

The runes, like living venomous snakes, spread wildly at a visible speed, connecting with each other and weaving into a dense, impenetrable net of light.

A blinding purple light shot into the sky, illuminating the entire stone chamber as bright as day.

An indescribable, terrifying power erupted like a tsunami.

Om-!

A dull hum filled the entire space, completely isolating it from all external sounds.

The atmosphere around them became heavy.

"not good!"

For the first time, a drastic change appeared on Hozuki Kaigetsu's perpetually icy face. He shouted sharply, "It's a trap! We've fallen for it!"

However, it was all too late.

The powerful sealing barrier has been fully activated, turning this so-called library into an airtight, sturdy prison.

"What?!"

Zuo Yue's ecstatic expression froze on his face. He stared in disbelief at the purple runes that lit up around him, feeling the sealing power that was enough to imprison everything. His mind went blank.

How could that be?

How could it be a trap?!

That inside man...

Just then, a figure slowly emerged from the high dome of the stone chamber.

It was a person dressed in traditional Uzushiogakure clothing, with long, fiery red hair that swayed slightly in the fluctuations of chakra.

His face still looked young, but there was no fear in his purple eyes, only a cold resolve.

Uzumaki Ninth Generation.

The second village chief of the Land of Whirlpools.

He looked down at the intruders below, who were like trapped beasts, and spoke in a calm, almost cold tone.

"Welcome to the Land of Whirlpools. This is a library that has been carefully prepared for you, our guests who have come from afar."

"The books here are your very lives!"