Accompanied by Kyubi's wailing, all of the Kyubi Chakra was sucked into Kushina's body.
At this time, Kirito immediately used the Sealing Technique·Adamantine Sealing Chain on his body to quickly come to Kushina's side, then clapped his hands together, and a large amount of Sealing Technique flew out from his body and quickly covered Kushina's entire body, assisting her in suppressing the Kyubi Chakra within her body that was still restlessly stirring.
Sealing Technique·Four Symbols Seal!
The next moment, four horizontal bars appeared around Kushina's belly button, and the Kyubi Chakra within her body, which had been restless, immediately subsided rapidly.
Seeing this, Kirito did not end the release of the Sealing Technique.
He clapped his hands together once again, once more using the Sealing Technique·Four Symbols Seal on Kushina, and then used the Sealing Technique·Eight Trigrams Seal.
He wanted to use the dual Four Symbols Seal and Eight Trigrams Seal to completely suppress the Kyubi within Kushina's body.
After the seal was completed, Kushina was exhausted and fainted on the spot.
Momo, who was standing nearby, quickly embraced Kushina, and then said with a relieved expression to Kirito, who was full of fatigue at this time, "You've worked hard, Kirito. You've done a very good job. You haven't let Lord Mito down. Lord Mito will definitely be very happy to know that you successfully sealed the Kyubi."
"That's great. I've finally completed one of the things my teacher asked me to do,"
Kirito was very happy to hear this and forced a smile.
As soon as the words fell, he felt a sharp pain in his head, and suddenly felt light-headed.
The side effects of forcibly manipulating the tailed beast-class chakra for a long time to suppress the Kyubi using the modified Sealing Technique: Adamantine Sealing Chain had finally arrived.
His physical and mental strength were now seriously overdrawn. After losing the determination to successfully seal the Kyubi, his body's self-protection mechanism immediately kicked in.
[You have successfully changed the fate of Uzumaki Mito and obtained 2 Enhancement Points]
So, when Kirito heard that special sound that he had not heard for a long time, he simply fainted from exhaustion, and even the White Zetsu clone that had been lurking inside his body using the Spore Technique also fell into a deep sleep.
The next moment, Kirito was quickly embraced by Tsunade, who had been guarding him nearby, and then laid down flat on his back as she carefully examined him.
"Sister, is Kirito okay?"
Nawaki quickly came over and anxiously asked.
His grandmother was doing well, and he didn't want to see his best friend get into trouble.
"If you don't want to get in trouble, keep quiet,"
Tsunade said, glaring at Nawaki fiercely.
Nawaki immediately became obedient, staring at Kirito, who was looking very pale, with a worried expression on his face.
At the same time, he felt very resentful, resentful that he couldn't help at all with sealing the Kyubi this time.
"Next time I must be of help, Jōnin. I will work doubly hard to become a Jōnin. I might secretly try to practice the Eight Gates of Death Technique..."
Nawaki thought to himself, then quietly made up his mind.
Tsunade felt a warmth in her heart at this, and then continued to carefully examine Kirito's condition.
Soon, Tsunade, whose face was full of worry, let out a big sigh of relief. She smiled and said to the nervous Konoha ninja around her, "It's nothing serious, just a bit of physical and mental overdraft. He'll be fine after a few days of rest."
"That's great,"
Nawaki said, overjoyed.
"That's good. This time, the Kyubi was successfully sealed, and Kirito deserves the credit. He's the hero of the village. Tsunade, I'll leave it to you to take care of Kirito. You must take care of him and make him feel better as soon as possible."
On the other side, Sandaime heard that Kirito was fine and his heart relaxed. He laughed happily.
He had thought that Kirito would play a key role in this Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation, but he really didn't expect Kirito to play such a big role, and that he could suppress most of the power of the Nine-Tailed with just his own strength. This was something he didn't even dare to think at the beginning.
But facts speak louder than words, and this incident is the truth.
In that case, Kirito's value to Konoha is just too great.
Kirito can suppress most of the power of the Nine-Tailed with just his own strength, and if he grows up in the future, wouldn't suppressing the Nine-Tailed be like playing with him?
As long as Kirito is in Konoha, sealing the Kyubi will no longer be a difficult task, and there is no need to worry about the Kyubi Jinchuuriki going berserk.
Moreover, if Kirito goes to war, other villages would be crazy to send their Jinchuuriki.
Therefore, as Hokage, he definitely does not want to see such a precious talent as Kirito die so young.
"I will, teacher,"
Tsunade nodded.
After saying this, she led Kirito away to rest.
Kirito must now rest for a period of time in a quiet environment.
Seeing that Kyubi had been successfully sealed and that Kirito was fine, the others all had encouraging and happy smiles on their faces. Some were even shouting and crying with excitement.
The Konoha ninja had defeated Kyubi, and they had done so without the help of the God of Shinobi.
To them, this was undoubtedly a feat to be happy about, and it represented that even without the help of the God of Shinobi, Konoha was still capable of keeping the strongest tailed beast, Kyubi, in Konoha.
Konoha's reputation as the strongest ninja village was still well-deserved.
However, this joy did not last long in the hearts of many ninjas, because many of their companions had unfortunately been killed during the sealing of Kyubi.
Under the command of Sandaime, they quickly began to clean up the battlefield. As they looked at the bodies of their comrades who had permanently lost their breath, the joy in their hearts was quickly overwhelmed by sadness.
The Kyubi was indeed too powerful. If it had not been for the joint efforts of Kirito and the three ninjas at the critical moment, perhaps many more people would have died in this Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation.
And most of them were just lucky.
In the face of the Kyubi, most of them did not even have the ability to protect themselves.
For a moment, the image of the young figure who restrained the Kyubi with his own strength alone appeared in the minds of many people, and they felt an increasing sense of gratitude and awe towards him.
In the future, if the Kyubi broke free of its seal again, this Kirito would be their greatest backing.
...
With the Kyubi's seal complete, Konoha successfully obtained the second-generation Kyubi Jinchuuriki, and the Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation officially came to an end.
However, for this Sandaime Hokage, there was still a great deal of follow-up work to do.
He quickly gave a brief explanation to the several people in charge on site about the various matters that needed to be taken care of, and then he prepared to return to the Hokage Building to deal with the mountain of paperwork in his office.
At this time, Jiraiya had also quietly come to Sandaime's side, several times wanting to speak but holding back.
"Follow me, we can talk while walking,"
Sandaime whispered as he realized something at this moment.
His most recent disciple, who had been giving him the most headaches, had suddenly returned from the Land of Rain without saying a word. Obviously, it wasn't to participate in the Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation; there was something important he wanted to report to him in person.
As it turned out, he had just returned in time to witness the Kyubi breaking free from its seal, and he had ended up participating in the Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation and playing a significant role.
Sandaime was very satisfied with this.
Jiraiya had returned at the perfect time.
Thanks to him, Kirito was successfully saved from the danger of the Bijudama thanks to his Summoning Technique: Food Cart Destroyer Technique, which prevented Kirito's efforts to bind the Kyubi with the Adamantine Sealing Chain from being in vain. Later, he used Summoning Technique to successfully suppress the Kyubi with Kirito, preventing this Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation from resulting in too many casualties.
But what kind of important matter could it be that made his disciple, who had been reluctant to return before, rush back to Konoha in person?
Sandaime was quite anxious at this time, and he just hoped that Jiraiya had brought back good news this time.
The Kyubi had just completed its seal, and the mountain of pressure that had been weighing on his mind had finally been lifted. He didn't want another mountain of pressure to come right away.
"Teacher, I must report this matter to you alone,"
Jiraiya said seriously.
Upon hearing this, Sandaime's eyes narrowed. He glanced around at the several ANBU ninjas around him, and then nodded lightly to Jiraiya.
The next moment, he set off, jumping quickly from tree to tree in the forest of death.
Jiraiya quickly followed, arriving at Sandaime's side.
The ANBU ninjas sensibly dispersed, following the two from a distance.
"Sensei, this is the information I obtained from Hattori Masanari. Please take a look,"
said Jiraiya, making sure there were no third parties around before handing over the important information he had on him to Sandaime.
Sandaime was immediately interested when he heard that the information came from Hattori Masanari.
He had been thinking about the two elite puppet masters of the Sunagakure in Hattori Masanari's hands who knew a lot of the Sunagakure's secret information. Unfortunately, he was disappointed when he received word last night that Hattori Masanari had chosen to trade with Iwagakure first, not with them from Konoha.
Unexpectedly, there is now a twist in the plot, and there is hope for a deal again.
He quickly took the scroll, opened it and looked at it carefully, his face immediately showing a shocked and surprised expression.
"Is the information correct?"
Sandaime closed the scroll and said anxiously, his breathing becoming a little rapid.
There was no choice, the information that Jiraiya had brought back was too important. Once it was true, it would immediately lead to the destruction of an important Sunagakure supply depot on the battlefield, causing huge losses to Sunagakure.
And this piece of information is obviously just a bait thrown by Hattori Masanari, with even greater sweetness still to come.
Jiraiya shook his head and said, "Hattori Masanari said that he obtained this from the two elite puppet masters of Sunagakure, but the authenticity still needs to be verified. But as you can see, once this piece of information is true, just imagine how valuable it will be. It is precisely because it is too important that I brought the information back in person. Teacher, please send an elite squad as soon as possible to confirm the correctness of this piece of information."
"Indeed, as soon as I return to the Hokage Building, I will immediately send someone to investigate."
Sandaime immediately nodded, recognizing Jiraiya's words.
"Teacher, this matter must be handled by someone absolutely trustworthy. Hattori Masanari himself is currently quite hostile towards our Konoha, and it seems that he has suffered greatly at the hands of the Roots before. He is very uneasy about this transaction with our Konoha, and has stated that if he discovers anything amiss, he will immediately cancel the transaction and never do business with our Konoha again.
Also, to ensure that this information has not been leaked, I temporarily stunned the four ANBU ninjas who returned with me."
Jiraiya further reminded Sandaime as he saw him taking this matter seriously.
"Root, I see. You have handled this matter very well. I will definitely send the most trustworthy person to investigate."
When Sandaime heard Jiraiya's words, the cold face of his old classmate Danzo flashed through his mind, and his heart suddenly became heavy.
Although Jiraiya's words were relatively subtle, he fully understood what Jiraiya meant.
Jiraiya was suspecting that there was a Root spy among those close to him.
In fact, Sandaime had long since noticed that there was a Danzo spy among the ANBU ninja directly under the Hokage.
After all, many ANBU ninja were originally in hawk faction, and it was not surprising that some of them would be tempted by Danzo to become his spies.
However, Sandaime was unable to find out who was working for Danzo, and he did not have the time or energy to investigate thoroughly.
Every day, he was already exhausted dealing with the various matters that came from the village and the battlefield, and he had no energy left to do such thankless tasks. He could only secretly ask the most trustworthy people to conduct investigations in secret.
Unfortunately, the ANBU ninjas who can join are all elite ninjas with strong camouflage abilities, and they have never found anything.
But from the current situation, if he doesn't pay attention to this problem, it will definitely lead to very serious consequences in the future.
For example, if the information that Jiraiya brought back this time is known to Danzo, and knowing Danzo as he does, Danzo will definitely send someone to bring the information back from Hattori Masanari before Jiraiya does.
As for Danzo's purpose in doing this, it is likely that he wants to use this information to make a deal with him.
Sandaime actually doesn't have any objections to Danzo sending someone to seize information from Hattori Masanari. If he can get it for free, that would be perfect, but since Konoha isn't exactly wealthy these days, he's been struggling to find money lately.
War is really expensive, and even if Konoha was wealthy, it couldn't sustain such a long period of continuous warfare. If it weren't for the decisive end to the war with Amegakure, Konoha might have to quietly sell its iron and sell its assets to fill the financial hole caused by the war.
While it is tempting to have free service, if Danzo fails in his attempt to forcibly take them, the consequences will be severe.
Jiraiya is definitely not going to be able to obtain the information in his hands that can sway the outcome of the battle between Konoha and Sunagakure in favour of Konoha.
This is the worst possible outcome. Moreover, considering the strength that Masanari Hattori has now shown, the opponent in the country of rain is really at a level that cannot be taken down. The elite members of the Root that Danzo has sent are likely to be unable to capture Masanari Hattori, and instead, they may be left behind by the opponent.
By then, the war between Konoha and Amegakure, which had finally ended, might break out again.
Once he thought about this, Sandaime didn't want Danzo to know about it at all.
But was that possible?
How many spies had that bastard planted around him?
"Danzo, should I continue to let you live..."
Sandaime thought about the potential harm that Danzo, a double-edged sword, could do to Konoha, and suddenly felt the urge to kill him. But then he suddenly remembered the friendship between him and Danzo, and his heart was full of mixed emotions.
...
Meanwhile, deep within Konoha Prison, in the office of the Root Headquarters:
Danzo was looking at a piece of intelligence that had just been delivered by one of his subordinates. Although his face was expressionless, he was already cursing in his heart: "How come she's not dead? The Nine-Tailed inside this old thing has obviously escaped, so how come she's not dead?"
If Danzo wasn't convinced that the intelligence in his hands had been delivered by one of his loyal subordinates, the other party definitely would not have been able to deceive him. He definitely would not have believed that Mito Uzumaki had lost the Nine-Tailed but was not dead.
He is really puzzled now.
The Jinchuuriki are clearly certain to die once the tailed beast within them is extracted, a fact that other ninja villages with tailed beasts have paid a heavy price to discover. So why is this not the case with Mito?
"Damn it, why won't you die? Is the Uzumaki clan's vitality that abnormal? You can even continue to survive after the tailed beast is extracted?"
Danzo cursed inwardly, and when he lowered his head, his face was already covered in dark clouds.
He was willing to wait for so long in the depths of this damned prison, just hoping that this old thing named Uzumaki Mito, who didn't have much longer to live, would die soon, and then he could find an opportunity for Sandaime to get him out.
This Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation was a good opportunity.
Now that the Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation had ended successfully, it turned out that Uzumaki Mito, who was the first Jinchuuriki of the Nine-Tailed, had not died, and the intelligence even said that her condition was much better than before.
After Uzumaki Mito seems to have lost the Kyubi, her originally extremely weak body no longer has to bear the pressure of the Kyubi beast day and night, and there are even signs of improvement.
It seems that this old thing can still live a little longer.
This is really unreasonable.
What should I do? As long as Uzumaki Mito is not dead, there is no hope for his brother Danzo to leave this damn prison.
He was sick and tired of this damned life, especially after that idiot Sandaime released the Uchiha clan, a vicious beast, and he didn't want to continue to stay here for even one more day.
"I must get out as soon as possible, otherwise the Uchiha clan will ride Konoha's head, and the Konoha that the teacher passed down will be destroyed by that idiot Sandaime. I will never allow this to happen."
Danzo thought about the Uchiha clan being allowed by Sandaime to go to war and earn merit, and he hated it with a passion. He couldn't wait to leave this prison, quickly consolidate the power of the roots, and do the Uchiha a dirty deed on the battlefield, killing these damned Uchiha.
Unfortunately, no matter how much he wanted to get out now, it was impossible without Sandaime's order.
And Uzumaki Mito is still alive, so Sandaime will never openly rescue him from prison.
This is a deadlock that will never be resolved unless Uzumaki Mito dies.
"Kill her while she's weak and unconscious?"
Seeing no hope of Mito dying anytime soon, Danzo naturally thought of using the Root's most common method to achieve his goal.
But as soon as this idea came to mind, he decisively discarded it.
Seriously, Uzumaki Mito is still Uzumaki Mito. She won't become weaker just because she lost her nine tails, and she won't really become weak just because she's weak. She'll still have Kage-level strength, and she might even be able to continue to beat him up.
Besides, Mito is always guarded by the old woman Momo and many elite ninjas of the Senju clan, so it's simply impossible for someone from the Root to get close to her.
"Is there no other way for me to get out of this damn place?"
Danzo thought in great distress.
Suddenly, a familiar voice appeared in his mind: "Lord Danzo, I have important information to report."
Upon hearing this voice, Danzo immediately knew it was Ryu, the member of the Yamanaka clan in charge of communicating with him in secret. Without a moment's hesitation, he engaged in a mental meeting with the other party.
"Speak,"
Danzo said coldly.
"Ha~, our people found Jiraiya at the border returning from the Land of Rain, accompanied by four others. One of those four was someone from our Root, who secretly left us a code with important information,"
Yamanaka Ryu answered respectfully.
"Information brought back personally by Jiraiya himself? It seems that this information is of a very high level. Have you figured out what the information is?"
Danzo was instantly interested when he heard that the information had been brought back by Jiraiya himself. He sensed that the information was not simple and immediately pressed for details.
"Sorry, our people did not have the opportunity to access that information, but he knows that the person who traded information with Jiraiya was Hattori Masanari. Therefore, we speculate that this information is likely to involve our war with the Sunagakure,"
Yamanaka Ryu answered truthfully.
"Yes, that's right. The two elite puppet masters from the Sunagakure are still in the hands of that Hattori Masanari. That guy might have already obtained a lot of useful information from the two of them and is preparing to use it to demand huge benefits from our Konoha."
Danzo agreed.
At the same time, a flash of light passed through his eyes.
It seems that he has found a way out of here.
As long as he gets the information in Hattori Masanari's hands first, then he can use this to trade with Sandaime. Given the importance of this information, it is not impossible for Sandaime to agree to secretly let him go.
And as long as he can get out of this damn place, even if he can't go out in an open and aboveboard manner, he can still continue to better protect Konoha.
"Danzo-sama, what are we going to do?"
Yamanaka Ryu asked at this time.
"Of course we have to get the information at any cost. Our Konoha must not be blackmailed by the tiny Amegakure. A mere Hattori Masanari is no match for those useless people from Sunagakure. Our Konoha ninja are different. Pass the order down, have the entire Skull Squad go out and be sure to bring back the information intact."
Danzo immediately gave the order.
Yamanaka Ryu's heart trembled upon hearing Danzo's words, and he quickly responded, "Ha..."
The Skull Squad is the most powerful assassination unit in the Root. Although there are only five members, each is an elite jōnin and masters powerful secret techniques. If the five of them act together, they can hold their own against even a Kage-Level powerhouse for a short period of time.
The five of them usually serve as bodyguards around Danzo-sama, and he never imagined that Danzo-sama would spare no expense this time by sending them all out on a mission at the same time to deal with Hattori Masanari.
It seems that Danzo-sama is determined to obtain the information in Hattori Masanari's possession this time.
...
After the Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation ended, a large number of ninjas who had been on the move quietly returned to the village.
With their return, the news that Kyubi had been successfully sealed also quietly spread.
This news simply could not be kept secret, because the commotion caused by Kyubi breaking free of its seal was too loud. Its roar was heard directly from the Death Forest to Konoha, and the terrifying Chakra fluctuations were also noticed by many ninjas in Konoha.
Therefore, Sandaime did not try to suppress the news, but instead strictly instructed that no one could reveal the process of sealing it. The information about Kirito and Kushina was even raised to the top secret level, meaning that anyone who leaked their information would be punished for treason.
No one involved in the operation objected to this.
However, for most people in Konoha, it was enough to know that the Kyubi had been successfully sealed.
They could once again live their lives as usual without worrying about being attacked by the Kyubi.
In fact, when the roar of Kyubi reached Konoha, many people panicked. Many people thought that Kyubi was going to attack Konoha, so they hurriedly fled Konoha with their families, and now these people were ashamed and could not lift their heads when they returned.
The spies from the other ninja villages who were hiding in Konoha also sprang into action, quickly using various covert methods to pass on this important news.
On the other side, a special guest appeared in the Uchiha clan territory.
Momo brought two elite ninjas from the Senju clan into the Uchiha clan territory. She looked at the unfamiliar surroundings and felt the hostile, surprised, and wary stares from the many Uchiha clan members around her, but her face remained calm.
If she could, she would be a million times reluctant to come to the Uchiha clan territory in person.
She had been here a few times with the First Lord Hokage, but since his death, she had never set foot here again, and never expected to do so again.
She had no choice but to come.
There was no way around it. During the sealing of the Kyubi this time, Chizuru saved Kirito in time and made a huge contribution to the sealing of the Kyubi. With Mito still unconscious, she, as the current leader of the Senju clan, had to show her appreciation.
A personal visit to express gratitude was the very least she could do.
Most of the Uchiha clan's ninja had been sent to the frontlines and various borders, but many powerful ninja remained within.
Momo and the others had just entered Uchiha clan territory when Uchiha Homura received the news.
In front of the courtyard pond in the Chizuru residence, Uchiha Homura listened to Uchiha Kari's report and could not help but show a surprised expression on his face. Then he said sternly, "Go, have someone invite this guest over. Absolutely no clan members are allowed to offend her. Anyone who does so will be severely punished."
"Haha,"
Uchiha Kari immediately replied.
As soon as he finished speaking, he formed a seal and disappeared in a puff of white smoke.
"I never thought that I would be able to get this old woman to come and thank me in person. Kirito is really something,"
Uchiha Homura smiled.
He already understood the role that Chizuru had played in the Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation.
He was very satisfied with what Chizuru had done.
With Chizuru's heroic feat of protecting Kirito from the spy attack, the Uchiha clan had already made a huge contribution to the Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation, and no one would dare say that the Uchiha clan had just been there for show.
Chizuru's actions also completely cleared the Uchiha clan of the suspicion they had been implicated in by that person back then, which will definitely play an important role in promoting the Uchiha clan's future integration into Konoha.
"What a miraculous kid, I really have to thank him this time."
As he thought this, Uchiha Homura became more and more satisfied with Kirito.
After a while, a Uchiha ninja appeared in front of Uchiha Homura and reported to him that Momo was almost at the front gate.
Uchiha Homura received the news and set off decisively, arriving at the front gate as quickly as he could to personally greet Momo's arrival.
After Senju Hashirama's death this time, the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan have been in a state of no contact with each other, and now Momo's personal visit to thank them is considered an important ice-breaking move between the two clans.
"Advisor Momo, welcome,"
Uchiha Homura personally opened the door and said with a smile to Senju Momo, who was standing properly at the door.
"Please don't be offended by my sudden visit. These are some of the finest snacks from Amaguriama. Please accept this as a small gift."
Momo saw that Uchiha Homura had given her enough face, so naturally she wouldn't speak with a cold face. She also smiled politely and said, "It turns out to be snacks from Amaguriama. These are my usual favorite snacks. Consultant Momo, you are considerate. Please come in and let's talk inside."
Uchiha Homura heard this and happily accepted the box of snacks, saying gratefully, "Thank you."
After that, he handed the box of snacks to the servant standing nearby, and then personally led Momo into the courtyard.
This scene was witnessed by many Uchiha clan members who were secretly hiding nearby and watching, and they all had shocked expressions on their faces.
After Momo became the Hokage's advisor, her activities in Konoha became quite active, and she appeared in some important public occasions many times.
Therefore, many people in the Uchiha clan knew that she was a big shot in the Senju clan.
Now, this big shot suddenly visited their Uchiha clan and was personally welcomed into the home by the Clan Leader.
Seeing this, countless Uchiha clan members were shocked, and then they discussed among themselves the reason why Momo met with the Clan Leader.
This topic of discussion quickly spread throughout the Uchiha clan like the wind.
For a time, various versions of the answer appeared rapidly.
Rumors spread.
However absurd the answers were, one thing was certain: there seemed to be signs of a thawing in relations between the Uchiha clan and the Senju clan, and this was the consensus among countless Uchiha.
Many Uchiha were full of expectations.
Among the many clans of ninja in Konoha, the only clan the Uchiha clan looked up to was the Senju clan.
In fact, when facing the Senju clan, they not only did not feel the slightest bit of arrogance, they even felt a little inferior.
There was nothing they could do about it. After all, the God of Shinobi was from the Senju clan.
Moreover, the Senju clan had indeed defeated the Uchiha clan in a fair and square manner. If it weren't for the fact that the God of Shinobi wanted to pacify the troubled world and decided to cooperate with the Uchiha clan, the Uchiha clan might have long since ceased to exist.
Therefore, although many people from the Uchiha clan were hostile towards the Senju clan, they would be more than happy if their relationship with the Senju clan could be eased.
They are willing to make friends with a ninja clan that is just as powerful.
...
In the Chizuru family's private room, Uchiha Kaede and Senju Momoka are meeting alone.
Both have now dropped their pretenses, looking at each other with cold faces and expressions of disgust in their eyes, without any trace of concealment.
Their relationship has never been very good, and now that there is no one else here, they naturally don't bother with pretenses.
"To be clear, I'm only here to express the gratitude of the Senju clan to Chizuru personally, and it has nothing to do with you or the Uchiha clan behind you,"
Momo said unceremoniously.
"Does it matter? I am Chizuru's grandfather, and Chizuru is also a member of the Uchiha clan. If you thank her, you are thanking the Uchiha clan. Besides, since you set foot in Uchiha clan territory, it doesn't matter whether you are here to thank Chizuru on your own behalf or on behalf of the Senju clan. What's important is that our two clans are once again communicating with each other."
Uchiha Homura laughed derisively.
Momo naturally understood what Uchiha Homura meant, and her expression became difficult to see as she remained silent.
To be honest, she didn't want to see the Senju clan and Uchiha clan's relationship ease up at all.
"Don't be upset, this is a good thing, a great thing for the younger generation and for Konoha. You and I, these old things from the old era, shouldn't stop it, should we?"
Uchiha Homura noticed the change in Momo's expression and immediately suppressed the smile on his face, speaking seriously.
"Hmph."
Upon hearing this, Momo let out a cold snort, which was considered a tacit agreement.
Although she was relieved that the relationship between the two clans had improved, she naturally could not hinder the future development of Konoha for her own selfish reasons. The next generation, including Tsunade, Nawaki, Kirito, and others, needed this, as did Konoha, and it was also what Lord Hashirama hoped to see.
"You're here for more than just thanks, aren't you? Just tell me what it is,"
Uchiha Homura saw that Momo had acquiesced, and a smile appeared on his face as he continued.
The next moment, Momo's eyes became sharp, and she stared intently into Uchiha Homura's eyes as she coldly said, "This time, the Kyubi breaking its seal was not an accident, but someone doing it on purpose."
"What!"
Uchiha Homura's heart trembled upon hearing this.
He knew very well what Momo meant, and once this got out, it would definitely cause a major earthquake in Konoha.
He knew full well that Mito had received a lot of protection from Konoha's high-level combatants when carrying out the Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation, and even Sandaime had gone to work as a bodyguard. But even so, Mito was still ambushed under heavy Konoha protection.
Who had such amazing abilities?
"Who do you think it was?"
Uchiha Homura looked into Momo's eyes and asked.
Momo remained silent, just continuing to stare at Uchiha Homura.
Uchiha Homura saw that Momo seemed to suspect him, but he was not afraid of being suspected, and he was completely at ease.
However, soon, he became a little uneasy.
He began to realize that Momo was not suspecting him, but rather someone from the Uchiha clan, and it might even be a certain Uchiha who had already died.
"Impossible, that person died a long time ago,"
thought Uchiha Homura, convinced of this.
However, Momo's next words made him waver in his thoughts: "After the Nine-Tailed Inheritance operation ended, Lord Mito did not die, and she woke up once. She told me that before the Kyubi broke the seal, a familiar yet unfamiliar chakra suddenly appeared in her body and helped the Kyubi break the seal."
"Lord Mito is still alive!"
Uchiha Homura's face instantly showed a shocked expression when he heard that Mito was still alive, and then when he heard Momo's next words, a feeling called fear spread in his heart.
"Impossible, that person was clearly killed by the First Hokage, right?"
Uchiha Homura said with a difficult expression.
"It seems that you have also thought of that guy. That damned guy once used Kyubi as a summoning beast. Lord Mito sealed Kyubi inside her body with her hands to prevent him from using it again. However, that guy's summoning contract with Kyubi was not broken, it was only temporarily blocked by the sealing technique.
Lord Mito believes that it was through that person's summoning contract with Kyubi that the mysterious chakra invaded her body. At that time, she was indeed too weak, and there was a loophole in the seal within her body, which could have allowed the summoning contract to make contact once again.
And who else in this world has ever entered into a summoning contract with Kyubi?"
Momo sneered.
Uchiha Homura was speechless. Who else in the world could force a contract with Kyubi? Only that person would have the ability to do so.
Although he still didn't quite believe that person was still alive, the various pieces of evidence Momo had mentioned indicated that it was indeed very likely that person was still alive.
"How is it possible that he is still alive? How did he survive Senju Hashirama's hands? Could it be that that person used..."
Uchiha Homura thought in distress, and then suddenly remembered something, his face changing.
At this moment, he remembered a terrifying pupil technique that was classified as a forbidden technique in his clan. In his understanding, only that terrifying pupil technique could possibly have allowed that person to survive Senju Hashirama's hands.
"It seems you've thought of something. It seems that person really might still be alive. Although I don't really believe that guy is still alive, the person most likely to succeed in doing such a thing is only him, and he is also the only one who would want to personally put Lord Mito to death."
Momo saw this and sighed.
"In that case, the fact that you came to see me in person this time actually shows that you also have the intention of reconciling our two clans. It is also true that if that person is not dead, the only way for our two clans to survive in his hands is to join forces."
Uchiha Homura said with a bitter face.
If there was a clan in the world that did not want Uchiha Madara to live, it was definitely not the Senju clan, but the Uchiha clan.
Because when Uchiha Madara defected back then, he urged the Uchiha to follow him, but in the end, no one in the clan was willing to follow him, and he was betrayed and abandoned by the Uchiha clan.
Therefore, the people of the Uchiha clan knew full well that Uchiha Madara left Konoha with hatred for the Uchiha clan.
When the people of the Uchiha clan learned that Uchiha Madara had died, I don't know how many people in their hearts were greatly relieved, no longer having to be afraid. If they were to learn now that Uchiha Madara is not dead, perhaps many of the older generation would tremble with fear.
"Hmph, don't flatter yourself, if it weren't for Lord Mito asking me to tell you this news, I would not have told you such important news, and I don't want anything to do with your Uchiha clan at all,"
Momo said with a cold face.
"Does Lord Mito have any other commands?"
Uchiha Homura was no longer in the mood to mind Momo's unfriendly attitude towards the Uchiha clan, and just wanted to know what Lord Mito had in mind next.
Since Lord Mito was willing to tell him such important news, he must want something from him.
Momo pondered for a moment and said slowly, "Lord Mito needs you..."