180 years?
What did 180 years mean?
Although a ninja is much stronger than a normal person, that doesn't mean he can live much longer.
Although they are stronger, after a certain age a ninja's strength decreases as he ages, becoming not very different from a normal person of the same age.
But suddenly, everyone realized something.
'Was the Uzumaki patriarch 180 years old and still possessed this level of strength?'
"180 years old, Grandma, really?" Nawaki's voice sounded and Mito nodded her head.
"That's right, and as far as I know, the patriarch has been the clan's patriarch for 150 years, ever since he defeated the clan elders and the patriarch of that time at the same time," Mito said, recounting the stories passed down in the Uzumaki clan.
Although not entirely accurate, most of what is transmitted is true.
"Grandma, are you saying he defeated the clan's elders and patriarch at the age of 30?" Tsunade asked.
Tsunade was 25 years old at this time, so it seemed incredible to her that the patriarch had so much strength at an age close to hers.
"That's right, according to the records the patriarch took the position at the age of 30, defeating all those who opposed him at that time."
Everyone in the room listened and also found it incredible that a 30-year-old shinobi could defeat all the elders of a large clan.
They suddenly remembered that Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha had equal strength at that time and were already leaders of their clans, so it wasn't so strange.
"Grandma, who was stronger, Grandpa or the Uzumaki patriarch?!" Nawaki asked curiously.
Nawaki had grown up with stories from his grandfather about him as the Shinobi God who had no rival other than Madara Uchiha, even then the latter was also defeated in the Valley of the End.
Hearing about the strength and defeat of 20,000 shinobi at the hands of the Uzumaki patriarch, Nawak was curious to know who was stronger.
When her grandson asked her question, Mito looked at him fondly as she remembered her husband and said while shaking her head.
"While your grandfather was very strong, he was no match for the Uzumaki patriarch," Mito said, recalling that battle.
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Everyone's eyes in the room widened as their minds stopped for a second while they analyzed what Mrs. Myth had said.
While it was obvious that the Uzumaki patriarch was strong, they all had the feats of Hashirama Senju in their heads and believed that the First Hokage was stronger.
But the words of Mito Uzumaki, the wife of the First Hokage, were like a huge rock falling on their heads as their fanaticism towards the First Hokage was shaken.
"Lady Mito, are you saying that the First Hokage and the Uzumaki patriarch fought at some point?" Hiruzen said, asking the question everyone wanted to know.
'If the first Hokage fought against the Uzumaki patriarch, why didn't anyone know?'
"Yes, my husband fought against the Uzumaki patriarch," Mito affirmed with a smile, recalling her husband's happy smile as he fought the Uzumaki patriarch upon finding an opponent worthy of his strength, but she also smiled remembering that she had to comfort him after he was defeated.
"When was that, Grandma? Was it on Whirlpool Island?" Tsunade asked.
Tsunade had read all the history books of her clan and the village, which told of the greatest battles between the most powerful shinobi, but nowhere was there a mention of the battle between her grandfather and an opponent more powerful than Madara Uchiha.
Furthermore, was his grandfather defeated?!
Tsunade was certain that if her grandfather was defeated, all history books should mention it.
'Maybe it was on Whirlpool Island?' she thought, and everyone in the room nodded, finding that logical.
Whirlpool Island was a remote place and had several whirlpools protecting its shores, so it was logical that no one else knew about that battle.
When asked by his granddaughter, Mito recalled those years and answered.
"At that time, Hashirama and Madara founded the Hidden Leaf Village, and it would take several seals to protect the village."
"Of course, I took the job."
"But I wanted to do my best to protect the village, and I thought of the seals that protected the island from the whirlpool, which covered the entire 300,000 square kilometer island and didn't let an intruder slip away unnoticed."
"But in order to do that, I needed the permission of the Uzumaki patriarch to learn it and use it in the Hidden Leaf Village, so Hashirama and I traveled to Whirlpool Island to find the Uzumaki patriarch."
"Unfortunately, the patriarch refused, and I could only use lower-quality seals to protect the village."
"While things would normally end there and we would return to the village, Hashirama suddenly challenged the patriarch to a battle."
"Since I was unaware of the patriarch's full power until then, and I didn't want conflicts to arise, I tried to get Hashirama to cancel the challenge."
"But it was unnecessary"
"The patriarch accepted the challenge and they both fought."
"The battle ended quickly with Hashirama's defeat, and then we returned to the village."
"When we returned to the village, I was still upset by Hashirama's behavior, but he told me that he never felt the Patriarch's presence, even when he used Senjutsu for a moment."
"So I was curious about the strength of someone who had greater control over natural energy than he did."
"Regarding the location of the battle"
"Don't know"
As Mito recounted what had happened back then, everyone in the room was filled with amazement.
'Are the seals that protect the village of lower quality?'
One of the reasons why the Leaf Village has a greater advantage over other villages is due to its excellent level of security.
They knew that these seals came from the Uzumaki clan, so they always thought that the Uzumakis used the same seals.
And now they're being told that these seals are just of lower quality!
But the surprises didn't end there.
Was Hashirama Senju defeated quickly?
Was the legendary Shinobi God defeated so quickly?!
Everyone wanted to know where this battle took place, and while they were curious about what natural energy was, they wanted to know more about the location where such a battle occurred.
But to everyone's confusion, Mito shook his head.
But before the others could ask any more questions, Mito continued.
"A battle between the Uzumaki patriarch and my husband could destroy part of Whirlpool Island, so they agreed to fight elsewhere."
"My husband mentioned that they could travel to the mainland and find a secluded place to fight, but the Uzumaki patriarch refused and said he had a perfect place for the occasion."
"He came up to us and touched our shoulders."
"And before we knew it, we were somewhere else."
"It was spatial ninjutsu, but before I could ask a question about such a jutsu, Hashirama asked where they were."
"The patriarch told us that he needed a remote place to train and built an island the same size as Whirlpool Island in the open sea, so they could fight there without harming innocent lives."
Everyone's minds remained cold as they listened to Mito Uzumaki's words.
Every sentence he uttered only increased the terror they felt for the Uzumaki patriarch, and the worst part was that there was no one like Hashirama Senju who could face him.
"Lady Mito, did you say that the Uzumaki patriarch built an island the size of Whirlpool Island?" asked the clan chief of the Nara clan.
"That's right, that's what he said," Mito stated.
"I remember reading an old book that mentioned many ninja clans, including the Uzumaki clan, and it said that the whirlpool island where the Uzumaki clan lived had an area of 3,000 square kilometers."
"At first I thought it was a printing error"
"But now I suspect that the size of the island was artificially increased," said the Nara clan leader.
The words of the Nara clan leader caught the attention of everyone in the room, and many of them also said that they remembered reading old books in the past that said the same thing.
In response to the question from the leader of the Nara clan, Mito nodded and said.
"That's right, the original size of the whirlpool island was only 3,000 square kilometers."
"Perfect for the Uzumaki clan"
"But according to clan records, the patriarch created lava from beneath the sea to create land and increase the size of the island by a total of 300 times."