Mito died peacefully, with a happy smile on her face. The great figure who founded the Konoha Ninja Village had all died. She was the only one who died of old age. Ninja has always been a short-lived profession. Kushina held her hand tightly and could clearly feel the body temperature slipping away bit by bit. She inherited Mito's burden and became the second Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, but Kushina had no resentment in her heart. "Mito-san, don't worry. As long as I am alive, I will not let the village be destroyed." Kushina's tears stopped because she knew that Mito-san was happy at the moment before her death. The dead are gone, so why should she continue to suffer?
"Notify all ninjas of the news of Mito-sama's death, and hold a funeral three days later." As strong as the Third Hokage was, his eyes were wet, but he naturally would not immerse himself in sadness for too long. He turned around and gave instructions to the guard outside the door. "Yes!" The kneeling ninja received the order and prepared to stand up.
"Wait." At this time, a voice stopped him. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice. It was Danzo. Danzo narrowed his eyes, then looked at the Third Hokage and said, "Sarutobi, the news of Mito's death should be kept secret. You should also know the current situation, right?"
"So what?" The Third Hokage did not intend to pay attention to Danzo and gave the previous ninja a look. Swish! The latter immediately flashed away. Although Danzo was in a high position, the Third Hokage was the highest authority in the village. Danzo's face became ugly, and he said in a deep voice, "If you release this news, the various forces that are already restless will definitely take action and may even take advantage of the immaturity of the new Jinchūriki to attack the village!"
Once the news of Uzumaki Mito's death was released, the forces of various countries who received this information would naturally not sit idly by. Just as Danzo said, they would definitely take action, and attacking Konoha was the worst outcome. "Hmph." Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage snorted coldly and said, "Then let them come. I want to see if they have the courage."
This was not because the Third Hokage was acting on impulse, but because the relationship between countries was tense. Although the war had not yet broken out, it was only a matter of time. As one of the five major ninja countries, Konoha had to show its strength. At this time, if it was cautious, it would give those guys an opportunity to take advantage of it. Moreover, the current Konoha was different from when he just took over. Not only did it have strong ninja like Hatake Sakumo, but his three disciples were also able to stand on their own. In addition, Konoha is in its prime, and it was not afraid of any opponent.
"You!" Danzo's face was gloomy, but the Third Hokage is the Hokage, and as an elder, he could not disobey his decision. "Then at least, I will send the ninjas of the Root to take care of the new Nine-Tails Jinchūriki. No one knows whether she can suppress the Nine-Tails," Danzo continued.
Hiruzen looked at him and then said, "That's not necessary. I'll leave this matter to Sakumo." He then looked at Sakumo and said, "I'll let the ninjas from the Anbu assist you."
"Yes!" Sakumo immediately accepted the order. Kushina, who was standing by, looked a little dazed. "I'm sorry, Kushina, I don't mean to restrict your freedom, but..." Hiruzen noticed her expression and explained. Kushina was stunned for a moment, and then her expression became calm, and she said, "I understand, Hokage-sama, since I promised Grandma Mito, I will listen to you." Although she wanted to see Minato at this moment, there were priorities, and Kushina knew it clearly.
"How long do I need to be monitored?" Kushina asked. Hiruzen thought for a moment and then said, "About a month."
The re-sealing of the Nine-Tails has just been completed. As Mito said before, there should be no movement within a few days, but after a few days, when the power of the seal is weakened, the Nine-Tails will definitely make a move. One month is enough time to observe whether Kushina can initially suppress the Nine-Tails. From then on, although guards will be sent to her side, her freedom will not be restricted. This is also what Mito hoped for before her death. Kushina pursed her lips and nodded.
"This time is too short." However, this was strongly opposed by Danzo again. He came to the Third Hokage and glared at him. The Third Hokage looked at him calmly and said, "I am the Hokage. You do what I say!" After that, the Third Hokage left directly, unwilling to say more to him.
"I will go to the Daimyo and let him see what you, the Third Hokage, have done." Danzo gritted his teeth. The Third Hokage did not look back at him and walked out. Sakumo had planned to take Kushina away from here. The maids had come in one after another and began to prepare for Mito's funeral. "Can I help here?" Kushina looked at Sakumo with a pleading look. She wanted to do her last bit for Grandma Mito. Sakumo nodded. With him guarding here, Kushina would be fine. Danzo's situation was a little awkward. After pausing for a while, he snorted and left.
When the morning class at the Ninja School was over, not only did Kushina not come, but Minato was also nowhere to be seen. Just when Shirota Sensei was puzzled, a student teased them. "Minato must have gone to find his girlfriend." This remark caused laughter in the room, and Shirota Sensei also twitched his mouth. Today's students are really precocious.
However, until the afternoon school was over, these two people still did not appear in the school. This is a bit abnormal. According to Minato's personality, he is not likely to be a student who would skip classes. So, after the students dispersed, Shirota began to look for Minato in the village. And Mikoto did the same after school.
The sky gradually darkened, and at this moment, in a deep alley in Konoha, Minato was lying on the spot, as if he had lost any vitality. At a certain moment, Minato suddenly opened his eyes, but in front of him, it was indeed pitch black. And he found that he had lost control of his body. "Where is this?" Minato murmured, and then suddenly, in front of him, scarlet fox eyes appeared, and the evil eyes were only a few inches away from him. A cold voice also sounded at this moment. "Damn Fourth Hokage!"
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