"Chizuru, the gift your grandfather gave me had better be good, or I'll be the one who loses out."
Kirito watched as Momo left the room, thinking to himself, before slapping his right hand on the ground to remove the sealing barrier in the room.
In order to convince Momo, he had brought out his sage mode this time.
After successfully training the Yin Seal, the biggest obstacle to his training the Sage Mode disappeared, and he had long since mastered the process of mixing his chakra with natural energy to form the Sage Chakra.
Therefore, even though it was the first time he had attempted to enter Sage Mode, the process still went very smoothly.
This is where the value of the Sage Body lies. There is little difficulty in training the Sage Mode, and as long as he trains step by step, he will be able to successfully train to become a Sage one day.
Now, he has only used the powerful seal technique of Yin Sealing to slightly accelerate the process by a little bit.
Momo is indeed a knowledgeable Senju. Having seen Hashirama enter Sage Mode before, she immediately understood the power he had just used.
Later, he no longer needed to persuade her. After staring at him blankly for ten seconds, she readily agreed to his request and personally convinced Sandaime to let the Uchiha clan participate in the Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation.
"As expected, the most effective way to overcome fear is to gain the power to overcome it."
Kirito said with emotion as he recalled Momo's surprised and ecstatic expression just now.
No matter how reasonable his words were, they were not as effective as just turning on Sage Mode.
Of course, before turning on Sage Mode, the process of reasoning and deliberation described above was also very important, otherwise if Sage Mode was turned on right away, its shocking effect would definitely be diminished.
"I've done my part to persuade him, and now it's up to Momo to convince Sandaime. I hope she can do it,"
thought Kirito, feeling a little uneasy.
He had successfully convinced Momo, but whether she could convince Sandaime was another matter.
Since Sage Mode was a secret to him, there was no way he could tell Sandaime about it.
He would reveal Sage Mode to Momo because he trusted her, and he knew that she, with her stubborn personality, would definitely not reveal his secret to anyone else.
At most, he would reveal it to Tsunade and Nawaki in the future.
Him personally convincing Sandaime was impossible because he was not yet important enough in Sandaime's eyes.
Unless he revealed Sage Mode, his words would not carry as much weight as Momo's, the Hokage's advisor.
"I've done what I needed to do. Next, I need to focus on the Nine-Tailed Inheritance. I promised the teacher that I would do a good job, so I can't go back on my word."
Kirito quickly persuaded himself to put work aside and focus all his attention on the Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation.
He quickly left the room, walked out of the villa, and went outside.
At this time, the appearance of the outside of the hidden villa had changed drastically.
With the joint efforts of a large number of Konoha ninja proficient in Earth Release jutsu, the area outside the villa had been turned into a wide and flat open space. A layer of sturdy stone slabs had been laid on the open space, and huge rock pillars had been erected around the open space.
These pillars are currently connected by some huge chains.
These chains are mixed with chakra metal, and are engraved with a large number of seal techniques. As long as enough chakra is injected into them, they will immediately form a set of ninja tools with powerful binding capabilities.
In addition, a large number of ninjas from the sealing class are carving various complex seal techniques on the surface of the stone slabs and those rock pillars.
In order to successfully seal the nine-tailed, the Konoha ninja are building a huge sealing altar.
As long as this sealing altar can be completed successfully, the success rate of sealing the nine-tailed can be increased by at least 20 to 30%.
And at the outer perimeter of the sealing altar, a large number of Konoha ninja are hiding in various places, on full alert for every move in the surroundings.
At this time, Kirito can sense hundreds of jōnin-level chakra through natural energy, and there are even more chakra of the chūnin level.
In order to ensure the success of the Nine-Tailed Inheritance, Konoha has deployed its best troops, with the exception of the Uchiha clan. Many other clans have also sent their elite ninja to participate in this operation.
Kirito looked at the group of Konoha ninja working hard at the moment, and a huge sense of confidence welled up in his heart. With the help of so many outstanding Konoha ninja, there is no reason why Konoha cannot successfully seal the Nine-Tailed again.
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On the other hand, Momo was on her way to see Sandaime. Her expression was always full of encouragement. The pressure that had been building up on her and the anxiety in her heart were all gone. She was now at ease, and an unconscious smile appeared on her face for the first time in a long time.
Ever since Mito, the pillar of the Senju Clan, began to show signs of collapse, Momo, the de facto head of the Senju Clan, had been very anxious, because once Mito fell, the Senju Clan would no longer have a Kage-Level powerhouse.
And in the world of ninjas, it is ultimately strength that speaks.
If the Senju Clan does not have a Kage-Level powerhouse to guard it, it will inevitably attract the envy of others. Moreover, the Senju Clan is now so small in number that the number of chūnin and jōnin is inferior to the Ino, Shika and Cho clans, not to mention the Senju, Uchiha and Hyuga.
It is no surprise that after Mito's death, the Senju Clan will experience a great decline in a short period of time.
Even if she was already the Hokage's advisor, she could not stop it.
After all, she is old, and her strength had long since not been at its peak. Her shoulders could not support the entire Senju Clan.
She had not considered asking Tsunade to take on the burden of reviving the Senju Clan, but the Konoha princess had always shown great resistance to the position of family head, was irresponsible, and had a serious lack of interest in inheriting the position of Hokage.
She had once talked to Tsunade about this before, and the result was an unhappy parting.
How can someone who has no desire to become Hokage be qualified to become Hokage?
Momo is basically resigned to the idea that Tsunade will become Hokage.
Tsunade grew up under her care, and in her heart, Tsunade is like her own daughter.
Naturally, she very much hopes that Tsunade will be happy, and she doesn't want to force Tsunade to do something she doesn't want to do.
But if Tsunade doesn't become Hokage, how can the Senju clan be revived?
Relying on Nawaki?
Momo doesn't think so.
The boy really wants to become Hokage, but he has the personality of the First Hokage, but not the talent. Fortunately, he knows how to work hard now, and he may achieve something in the future.
But Nawaki is still too young. By the time he grows up, the decline of the Senju clan will be a foregone conclusion.
As for Kirito, she has never considered him.
The Senju clan should solve their own problems, and that's the way she always thinks.
Of course, in her heart, Kirito is one of their own.
But while she can accept Kirito, the rest of the clan will find it hard to do so. Even if Kirito is a disciple of Lord Mito, he is not a true Senju after all, and it is not right for Kirito to become the acting Clan Leader of the Senju.
Unless Kirito marries into the Senju clan in the future and changes his surname to Senju, but from what she knows of that child, marriage is out of the question.
Therefore, in her heart, Kirito's position was to mentor Tsunade and Nawaki in the future, and he could never be the acting clan leader or Hokage.
But after she saw Kirito's Sage Mode, her position on Kirito changed.
An 8-year-old Sage could not possibly grow up as she had hoped. Her previous perception of Kirito was downright laughable.
How could such a peerless genius be controlled by the current Senju? Given time, he will surely soar to heights that Tsunade and Nawaki can never reach.
"Mito-sama, you really have a good eye. Senju has bet early, and will reap unimaginable rewards in the future."
Momo could not help but think of Mito at this time, and admired greatly in her heart.
The question that had always troubled her mind was that the sharp-eyed Mito-sama had long since found a solution.