" It is rude of me not to introduce myself, forgive me, my name is Sean Uchiha a former elite jonin of Konoha... "
Sean added to himself laughing. " And I am here to steal your land... "
" Former!? " Ashina raised his eyebrows.
The phrase former elite jonin did not escape his ears, regardless of the word former, just Sean's claim that he was an elite jonin was suspicious because according to the enormous chakra reserves he possessed, he was far stronger than merely an elite jonin.
Sean fixed his eyes on the cautious and suspicious Ashina, and with a serious expression he said
" I will be completely honest with you, I am now a rogue ninja from Konoha, therefore my actions and words do not represent Konoha or the Land of Fire..."
" Or the Uchiha clan... "
Ashina interrupted him sharply.
" sorry!! Did you just say that you are a rogue ninja from Konoha!? "
Sean nodded his head and seemed indifferent to Ashina who stood up from his place releasing his aura or rather his chakra which was almost more like a tailed beast than a human in its magnitude, something that did not surprise Sean.
" Let me just clarify this, you are a rogue ninja from Konoha, and yet you have the audacity to come here!! "
" I do not know whether you are brave or simply foolish..."
" I lean toward the second option because if you were smart you would know that we the Land of Whirlpools are allied with Konoha..."
" Hmm... " Sean barely held back his laughter.
Ashina narrowed his eyes at Sean and asked in a cold tone:
" Is there something funny about what I said!? "
Sean slowly stood up from the sofa and mocked Ashina without shame.
" Your ally!? That is the worst joke I have heard so far..."
Ashina did not respond to Sean's mocking words, he stared at him for a long time in loud silence, the atmosphere in the hall was tense.
" it's okay... " Ashina waved his hand signaling the guards who had entered earlier because of the release of his chakra aura to withdraw.
He sat down again on his seat and asked with confusion and suspicion.
" Why was your reaction sarcastic when I mentioned that Konoha is an ally of the Land of Whirlpools!? "
" Instead of answering your question, let me ask you this: how much exactly do you know about the Uchiha clan!? "
Ashina shook his head. " I do not see any relation between this matter and my question..."
" Indeed the matter has nothing to do with the Uchiha clan but only with me..."
" Or rather with my power..."
" On my way here I already investigated the situation of the Land of Whirlpools and indeed the circumstances matched what I imagined! "
Sean saw the obvious impatience on Ashina's wrinkled face. At first he wanted to direct the conversation toward his goal, but he could only sigh and surrender to his direct nature.
" A few days ago I became a rogue ninja from Konoha after being targeted by one of the members of Konoha ... I will go directly to the point, I am here to request asylum..."
Without waiting for Ashina's response, who was surprised by the goal of the young man in front of him, Sean continued speaking.
" You may wonder why I did not go to the other ninja villages especially the great ninja villages such as the Land of Earth, Lightning, Water or Wind. Those villages are far stronger than merely the Land of Whirlpools..."
Sean spread his hands and said bitterly:
" The reason is simple, I do not want to be stabbed in the back again by a companion..."
Ashina remained silent for a moment. He would be lying if he denied that Sean's goal had surprised him. He thought there was some conspiracy behind the matter. Even now despite Sean's words about his goal Ashina still suspected that there was some conspiracy behind it.
" What makes you think that the Land of Whirlpools will not do the same thing!! "
" It is simple, look into my eyes "
When he heard that, Ashina unconsciously stared into Sean's eyes but he quickly turned his gaze away in fear of falling into the illusion of the Sharingan.
But before he turned his gaze away he had glimpsed the strange shape inside Sean's eye sockets. Those eyes were not a Sharingan but...
" Mangekyo!! " He stood up from his place in shock unable to believe his eyes, avoiding looking directly into Sean's eyes. Not only that, but a golden light appeared illuminating the room even more and revealing ten golden chains that came out from Ashina's back and surrounded him like living snakes.
" Calm down I have no bad intentions... " Sean closed his eyes and when he opened them he had deactivated the Mangekyo.
Ashina retracted the chains and deactivated them. Like the Kagura Eye ability this was also one of the unique and powerful abilities of the Uzumaki bloodline, chains capable of sealing anything they touched, even tailed beasts would not escape if touched by one of those chains.
Their role was almost to shut down the flow of chakra inside the body which represented death for any ninja who relied on chakra as the basis of his power.
Despite canceling the Adamantine Sealing Chains technique he did not relax his guard against Sean, on the contrary it increased, he reevaluated the danger of the young man before him to a far higher level than before.
" I did not expect these eyes to appear in a member of the Uchiha clan after Madara and Izuna... " Ashina thought unable to calm himself. If previously he had been confident in dealing with this young man now the matter had become doubtful.
He dismissed his excessive thoughts and pointed his finger at Sean's eyes and said in a cold sharp tone:
" I see! So this power is the source of your confidence. Do you think that I or the Uzumaki are weaker than the ninja of the other villages?... "
" I never said that, and there is no need to worry I have no bad intentions. If I did I would not appear openly, I would have infiltrated... "
Sean was lying in truth when his feet landed on the Land of Whirlpools he had intended to infiltrate inside but he overestimated himself and underestimated the sensing ability of the Uzumaki clan.
" I obtained these eyes a few days ago... " Sean pointed at his dark black eyes, placed a wide fake smile on his face and added:
" I awakened an interesting ability. Normally I do not go around telling people about it but you are an exception..."
" What if I told you that my eyes allowed me the chance to see ... the future! "