socalfunplaces Chapter 30: Mito Uzumaki Passes Away, the Second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is Born
Chapter 30: Mito Uzumaki Passes Away, the Second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is Born
4 month 1 day.
The Ninja Academy has started a new academic year, and Gojo Yoru's class has moved up to the fifth grade.
From that day on, Gojo Yoru and Uzumaki Kushina stopped using their real bodies to attend classes and instead sent shadow clones to deal with the school.
Gojo Yoru is no longer pretending!
The signal transmitted by the super-large scroll indicates that some of his actions were being observed by Hiruzen Sarutobi and Mito Uzumaki.
Using shadow clones to take the exam in place of himself and Kushina Uzumaki must have been noticed by Hiruzen Sarutobi.
There's no need for Gojo Yoru to hide it anymore.
Moreover, he had a very good reason to skip class with Kushina Uzumaki.
That is to teach Kushina Uzumaki ninjutsu, enrich her arsenal, and enhance her strength.
Gojo Yoru no longer even hides the Rasengan.
Since those big shots have already decided to invest in him, he needs to show them a high return.
When Hiruzen Sarutobi saw Yoru Gojo use a no-seal ninjutsu, he became even more determined to train him.
Such ninjutsu talent, such a talent for teleportation, and that hair color and looks... Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to see the reflection of Tobirama-sensei in Gojo Yoru.
If it were Gojo Yoru, perhaps after learning Tobirama-sensei, no one in Konoha would ever be able to master the Flying Thunder God Technique again.
Once Gojo Yoru masters the Flying Thunder God Technique, Konoha will have another layer of protection. Even if Kushina Uzumaki loses control, she can be moved out of Konoha's central town before she transforms into a tailed beast.
However, before teaching Gojo Yoru the Flying Thunder God Technique, Hiruzen Sarutobi had to brand him to ensure he was "one of their own."
Otherwise, the thought of an out-of-control Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and the user of the Flying Thunder God Technique is terrifying.
Every day spent training with Gojo Yoru was a private world for them, which completely healed Kushina Uzumaki's heart.
The girl, who used to be afraid of sleeping and often had nightmares replaying the scenes of her tribe's extermination, has gradually started to wake up less often from her dreams since the beginning of this year.
Instead, she often shows a sweet smile while she's fast asleep, clearly having a wonderful dream.
Mito Uzumaki noticed all of her changes, which made the old woman feel extremely gratified.
She had originally planned to take Kushina Uzumaki out on a trip to teach this clansman and "junior" a lesson.
Now it seems there's no need for that anymore.
……
5 month 10 day.
A piece of bad news suddenly spread throughout Konoha and quickly reached the entire ninja world, bringing a sigh of relief to countless people.
The devastating news is that the First Hokage's wife has passed away.
To the average person, it means that the First Hokage's wife passed away peacefully, and another of the most representative figures of the Warring States period has been lost.
But to those who knew that Mito Uzumaki was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, it was like defusing a time bomb.
Especially after destroying the countries of the Land of Whirlpools, they can finally rest easy.
They dared to attack the Land of Whirlpools because they knew that Mito Uzumaki was old and that any further action would be their last.
After destroying the Land of Whirlpools, they worried that Mito Uzumaki would choose to fight them to the death, so they randomly selected a ninja village to "self-destruct".
Fortunately, the old man chose the future of Konoha over hatred.
Mito Uzumaki's death meant that Konoha had successfully transferred the Nine-Tails.
As a result, various factions began to mobilize their intelligence agencies, attempting to send spies into Konoha to find out the identity of the second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Hiruzen Sarutobi felt a pang of sadness at Mito Uzumaki's passing, but he was also relieved.
It's not just that there's no mountain left above its head; the aging Jinchūriki has actually lost the power to suppress the Tailed Beasts.
Jinchuriki from other ninja villages, once they get old, either transfer their tailed beasts in advance or move their residences into the barrier.
Only Mito Uzumaki was allowed to stay in the central town of Konoha without anyone daring to voice any objections.
Now that Mito Uzumaki has passed away, Hiruzen Sarutobi has officially ascended to the pinnacle of power.
The first thing Hiruzen Sarutobi, now wielding absolute power, did was to fully activate the barrier that had been set up since the day Kushina Uzumaki entered Konoha.
An invisible barrier enveloped the entire central street of Konoha.
From now on, Kushina Uzumaki's area of activity will be restricted to the central street of Konoha.
The Anbu responsible for monitoring and protecting Kushina Uzumaki has also increased from one to two.
"Night, Lady Mito is gone, and my last clansman is gone too, sob sob sob..."
The grand funeral had just ended when Kushina Uzumaki found Yoru Gojo and threw herself into his arms, bursting into tears.
"Everyone comes into this world and will eventually leave. What we need to do is live happily in this process and leave no regrets." Gojo Yoru hugged Uzumaki Kushina and spoke words that were far beyond his years of age. "I believe that when Mito-sama left, she also left with a smile."
"How...how did you know?"
Kushina Uzumaki forgot to cry for a moment and stared blankly at Yoru Gojo.
"Because Lady Mito has no regrets," Gojo Yoru said softly. "She witnessed her granddaughter become a capable ninja, her grandson become a full-fledged genin, and you, her clansman who inherited her mantle. Her later years have been fulfilling."
"This...is this why Lady Mito chose to transfer the Nine-Tails after her birthday?" Kushina Uzumaki murmured, too young to understand these things.
Gojo Yoru asked with a worried expression, "How are you?"
"I'm fine."
Kushina Uzumaki shook her head, placed her hand on her abdomen, and said, "Before Lady Mito left, she sealed her last chakra within me to restrain the Nine-Tails. This chakra can last for several years."
If Gojo Yoru could enter the mental space where Kushina and Kurama were communicating, he would see that Kurama was not locked in an iron cage, but was nailed to a wall by a huge black iron nail, and its whole body was wrapped in chains.
If it weren't nailed to the wall, but embedded in a stone sphere, the Nine-Tailed Fox would look just like the Fire-Worker Monk from the movie.
"I see."
Gojo Yoru suddenly realized that several points of doubt in the original work could now be explained.
In the original story, Kushina Uzumaki definitely became the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki first, and then she was captured by the Cloud Ninja.
If Mito Uzumaki were still alive, Hiruzen Sarutobi would never have dared to scheme against Kushina Uzumaki, much less risk using the only vessel for the Nine-Tails.
Before the two Cloud Ninja could even infiltrate the mansion of the Great Pillar, they were already discovered by Mito Uzumaki, who possessed the ability to sense good and evil.
But Kushina Uzumaki, at the age of twelve, couldn't even handle two Cloud Ninjas, so how could she possibly suppress the complete Nine-Tails?
Now, hearing Kushina Uzumaki's words, Yoru Gojo finally understood.
It turns out that Mito Uzumaki sacrificed herself in advance to give Kushina Uzumaki a few years to grow.
"Then we need to work even harder in the next few years," Gojo Yoru said with a smile, patting Kushina Uzumaki's head.
"Um!"
Kushina Uzumaki nodded vigorously, her eyes resolute.
Not only for herself, but also for Gojo Yoru, Mito-sama, and the village she was gradually falling in love with, she would never allow that monster to take away control of her body.