Uchiha: Starting as Tobirama's Jinchuriki

"Qingshui, this was left to me by my grandfather. I'm giving it to you as a talisman..."

After carefully treating Aokiji's wounds, Tsunade removed a necklace that glowed green and slowly put it on his finger: "I once gave this to the most important person in my life, hoping it would bring you good luck..."

"Does this mean I'm now the most important person to Tsunade-sensei?" Aoshizu blinked and asked teasingly.

"You're just a brat who talks nonsense and likes to show off!"

Tsunade turned around abruptly, her tone returning to that of a female ninja warrior: "Let's go back to the village and have a good rest!"

[From your lane opponent Tsunade: You have acquired the Senju Uzumaki Composite Bloodline!]

Hearing Tsunade's words, Tobirama Senju was stunned.

As one of the people who knew Tsunade best, he seemed to detect a hint of guilt in Tsunade's words.

"Honestly, Tsuna just sees Qing Shui as a younger brother, there's nothing wrong with admitting that..."

Tobirama Senju shook his head, no longer thinking about Tsunade, and focused on pondering Aoshui's suspicions about the mastermind behind the ninja world.

As a scientific researcher, Tobirama Senju did not believe in coincidences, nor did he believe that the history of the ninja world over the past thousand years was a repetition of the past, or that it was a coincidence within a coincidence!

Chapter 88 Mito Uzumaki, longing to see Aoshui, and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki preparing.

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A month later.

Thousand Hands Ancestral House.

This spacious house was once inhabited by only one woman.

But today, the high-ranking officials of Konoha have all gathered here, along with those ninjas who are considered to be part of the Hokage's lineage.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sat upright on the not-so-spacious futon, his posture extremely dignified.

Beside him were Shimura Danzo, the Hokage's assistant who had just been released from confinement and reinstated to his original position, as well as Konoha advisors Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu.

Behind these Konoha high-ranking officials were Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, the three disciples of Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Until the very last row, there was Jiraiya's apprentice, Minato Namikaze.

In this room, both Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage of Konoha, and Danzo Shimura, who was suppressing his anger, obediently put aside their usual superior manners and acted like students waiting for instructions.

They had been waiting for a while, but no one dared to say anything, remaining very obedient.

Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly scanned the room. When he was a child, he had been brought here by Tobirama Senju to learn sealing techniques.

On the wall are various photos of Hashirama Senju, including his dignified Hokage attire, amusing everyday photos, and heartwarming group photos.

Hiruzen Sarutobi sighed softly. Another pillar of Konoha was about to fall…

After a while.

The door to the inner room slowly opened, and everyone's expressions immediately tightened!

The aged Mito Uzumaki, holding Kushina Uzumaki's hand, slowly walked to the front of the group and sat down: "This child is ready to become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

"Monkey, you can prepare the ritual now. While I still have some control over the Nine-Tails, let's smoothly hand over the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly lowered his head, like an ANBU reporting to the Hokage: "I understand, Mito-sama!"

He had to treat this woman this way.

She is the wife of the First Hokage, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the strongest sealing ninja in the current ninja world, and the pillar of Konoha.

Although Mito Uzumaki never actually fought, her existence signifies far too much…

In the first Shinobi World War, Konoha initially faced a combined attack from four hidden villages. However, despite such an unusual disparity in troop strength, the four hidden villages did not dare to directly attack Konoha. Instead, they wore down Konoha's manpower on the battlefield.

Even after Tobirama Senju's death, Konoha fell into a period of obvious weakness, and no one dared to provoke them anymore.

The reason for this is Mito Uzumaki.

Although other villages also have tailed beasts...

However, if this woman is pushed too far, and she seeks a mutually destructive approach instead of protecting Konoha, even if she cannot control the Nine-Tails' power, as long as she unleashes it devastatingly, none of the other four hidden villages can withstand the loss.

This deterrent effect even extended to the Second Shinobi World War.

When the Sand Village, desperately poor, and Hanzo of the Salamander, who aspires to become the sixth "Kage," are locked in a fierce battle with the Leaf Village, it's a close contest.

The other three hidden villages remain in a wait-and-see attitude, only daring to engage in petty theft to gain an advantage, and not daring to openly wage war.

They all knew that although Mito Uzumaki was old, she might not be unable to fight anymore.

Therefore, even though other hidden villages have long coveted Konoha's resources, a few more years won't make a difference...

Only Amegakure and Sunagakure, those who have nothing to lose and are not afraid of those who have nothing to lose, know that they are not worth Mito Uzumaki using the Nine-Tails' power, and thus act with extraordinary audacity.

"Kushina, her chakra level is sufficient to withstand the sealing of the Nine-Tails. I will also leave her a corresponding sealing array to help her adapt to the life of a Jinchuriki..."

Mito Uzumaki coughed lightly, her gaze sweeping nostalgically over the photos on the wall before glancing at the younger generation present.

At this moment, everyone, including Shimura Danzo, looked at Uzumaki Mito with respect.

Mito Uzumaki's life was far from over.

As a genius sealing ninja who invented the Yin Seal, prolonging his life would be an easy thing for him.

However, in order to hand over the Nine-Tails in the best possible condition, Mito Uzumaki chose to end her own life prematurely.

Given Mito Uzumaki's status and position, no one could force her to do this; it was all voluntary on her part…

"Tsunade, come sit here, I want to see you."

Tsunade quickly stood up and sat down next to Mito Uzumaki, taking her grandmother's hand in hers: "Grandmother..."

Mito Uzumaki looked at Tsunade with a smile, but a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Mito Uzumaki knew what state Tsunade had been in before—living a life of debauchery and being absent-minded—which worried the old woman greatly, but there was nothing she could do to help her.

As a Jinchūriki, Mito Uzumaki understood one thing: emotional wounds are much harder to heal than physical ones.

But Tsunade, standing before her at this moment, radiated vitality from within, and her eyes regained their light, making her look quite beautiful.

"Tsuna, have you thought it through? You truly are worthy of being your grandfather's granddaughter..." Mito Uzumaki said happily.

Tsunade's situation was one of the few things she was still worried about.

Tsunade smiled, gave a thumbs up, and said playfully, "Your bloodline is supporting me too... Compared to my gambling grandfather, I'm more like the strong you!"

Mito Uzumaki smiled, but then noticed something unusual and looked at Tsunade's chest.

There, the necklace that Tsunade always wore close to her body was gone.

Tsunade smiled, noticing Mito Uzumaki's gaze, and said softly, "I gave it to my disciple, Uchiha Aokiji of the Uchiha clan, who is a very good young man."

Upon hearing this, Shimura Danzo, sitting to the left, began to breathe more heavily!

During the days he was strictly confined, Hiruzen Sarutobi made an exception and approved the formation of Tsunade's team. Even he, the former Hokage's assistant, only received the news much later.

That was originally the ninja he had his eye on, the best assistant for Shimura Danzo to ascend to the position of Hokage!

How could Tsunade possibly wield a weapon of Uchiha Aokiji's caliber?

What a waste of natural resources!

But Shimura Danzo seemed to have forgotten one thing: Mito Uzumaki, who stood before him, possessed the ability to sense the good and evil in people's hearts, and could even perceive their emotions...

Then, Mito Uzumaki glanced at Danzo Shimura and said, "Danzo, just say what you have to say."

Shimura Danzo was startled and quickly lowered his head, saying in a low voice, "I apologize, Mito-sama, I was just thinking about Root's recent deployment of defenses against the enemy, and I got a little excited..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi smirked and patted Danzo Shimura on the shoulder: "Danzo, you've worked so hard right after your comeback, you've really put in a lot of effort."

Danzo Shimura was angry but dared not show it. He didn’t believe Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn’t guess why he was angry!

Because of Aozumi, he, the Hokage's assistant, was confined to his home for three months like a prisoner, stripped of all his power...

"Seisui, Uchiha Seisui."

Mito Uzumaki looked at Tsunade gently and said slowly, "It's a beautiful name, and she's a child from the Uchiha clan..."

The Nine-Tails inside Mito Uzumaki reacted as if stressed by the name "Uchiha," struggling restlessly and roaring:

"The ninjas of the Uzumaki, Uchiha, and Senju clans should all be wiped out, wiped out completely!"

"How ridiculous! Hashirama Senju's necklace was given to that Uchiha brat by your unlucky granddaughter!"

The Nine-Tails was tightly bound by chains, but its mouth was not gagged, and it continued to hurl wild curses:

"Mito Uzumaki, you keep saying you're an obstacle to me, and that you want me to be connected with your soul without blocking my vision, yet you've tied me up and now you want to treat me like an object, sending me around like this!"

"I am the Nine-Tails, a calamity! Treating me this way, your retribution has come. A mere Uchiha brat has managed to bewitch Hashirama Senju's granddaughter. I have already foreseen the day when the Uchiha clan will launch a counterattack against the Senju in Konoha!"

"You can feel it too, right? The warmth in your granddaughter Tsunade's heart when she talks about that Uchiha, hahahahaha!"

Even though Kurama had raised his voice to its maximum, Mito Uzumaki's expression remained unchanged.

But in her heart, she began to think.

As Tsunade's grandmother, Mito Uzumaki knew that Tsunade had given Hashirama Senju's necklace to two people: Dan Kato, with whom she had feelings for each other, and his younger brother, Nawaki…

So why is Aokiji, a child of the Uchiha clan, so important to Tsunade?

Did you treat him as your younger brother?

What exactly is going on here...?

Mito Uzumaki sighed softly, glancing at Kushina beside her with some worry.

The Nine-Tailed Fox's ability to bewitch people is evident.

Even after being the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki for so many years, she still wavered.

But there's nothing that can be done about it. The Uchiha clan and the Senju clan have never had a harmonious relationship since ancient times. Even between Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, the time they spent fighting was far more than the time they spent at peace.

Tsunade's act of giving the necklace to Aokiji is hard not to make Mito Uzumaki think.

Not all members of the Uchiha clan are brutes; some are skilled at manipulating people, such as the former Uchiha Izuna…

If the disguise is excellent, it's not impossible to infiltrate when Tsunade's heart is cracked.

"Xiao Gang, since he's your apprentice, he should attend today's meeting. I'd also like to meet this child..."

Mito Uzumaki smiled and said, "Go, Tsuna, bring him to see me."