Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

Perhaps it's because the people of Konoha have become accustomed to the presence of that seemingly kind old lady.

This made them forget the fact that this person was actually much older than Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Keep in mind that this person was from the same generation as the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju.

If you really count it, he's almost 70 years old this year.

In an era of short life expectancy, Mito Uzumaki's age is considered remarkably advanced in life.

The problem is that, besides being the wife of the first Hokage, she also has another powerful identity—the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Perhaps if it weren't for the Nine-Tails inside her, Mito Uzumaki could have lived a few more years.

However, given that she has to constantly fight against the Nine-Tails within her, it's already a miracle that she's lived to this age.

In fact, several years ago, Mito Uzumaki's health had already deteriorated significantly, and he was nearing the point of exhaustion.

But when that day actually came, it still caught everyone off guard.

Therefore, upon hearing the words of that ANBU member, everyone present displayed expressions of either sadness or astonishment.

Tsunade's sadness was clearly visible on her face.

For her, the joy of becoming a mother was instantly shattered by this news, leaving only a sense of sorrow in her heart.

For Tsunade, her childhood memories are mostly of being with this elder.

Mito Uzumaki holds a special place in Tsunade's life.

Unlike her, Kushina Uzumaki, who was standing to the side, heard these words and...

Besides sadness, there was also a hint of panic and fear in his eyes.

Kushina's expression was clearly seen by Kagura, who was standing nearby.

Kagura sighed inwardly, knowing perfectly well why Kushina had reacted that way.

Kagura knew very well that after Mito Uzumaki, Kushina Uzumaki was chosen as the next Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Hearing that the Anbu didn't mention her, Tsunade quickly spoke up:

Why wasn't I mentioned?

Can't I go over there?

Upon hearing this, the member of the secret service remained silent and did not respond.

At this moment, Kagura spoke up:

"Okay, it's fine. You can come with us."

"Bring the child along too, so the elders can see them one last time."

At this moment, the secret agent anxiously spoke up to stop him:

"But..."

But before he could finish speaking, Kagura interrupted him:

"Don't worry, it's okay."

Even if something goes wrong, I'll take responsibility.

After saying that, he turned to the remaining two students and said:

"You can stay here and wait for a while."

Could you please keep an eye on Yamato for me?

We'll be right back.

The two nodded, but they looked at Kushina with some confusion.

At this moment, the two did not understand why the Hokage's order specifically mentioned that Kagura-sensei should bring Kushina along.

This cannot be blamed on them, because the fact that Kushina was chosen as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was not told to the other people in Konoha.

In fact, even Tsunade herself, one of the "Three Legendary Sannin," was unaware of this information in the original storyline.

Only a few high-ranking officials in Konoha knew about this decision.

However, in this timeline, because of Kagura, Tsunade had already guessed some of it.

After Kagura gave her instructions, Tsunade quickly picked up Chiyu and carried him out of the room.

When she reached Kushina's side, she saw the fear on the girl's face and couldn't help but take her hand.

Feeling the warmth emanating from Tsunade, Kushina's face regained a semblance of calm.

Kagura glanced back at the two of them and said in a deep voice:

"Okay, let's go."

The situation was urgent. After a quick run, the group followed the ANBU member to the Hokage Building.

The member of the ANBU stopped outside the gate, while Kagura and the others walked straight in.

This time, they did not go to the Hokage's office as usual.

Instead, after passing through a long corridor, they arrived at a huge basement beneath the Hokage Building.

Slowly pushing open the door, everyone saw Mito Uzumaki sitting in the very center of a sealing array.

Beside her were the three top leaders of Konoha: Hiruzen Sarutobi, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane.

At this moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi's face no longer held the joy he had shown in the morning; only sorrow remained.

To him, Mito Uzumaki was an elder to them and a respected hero of Konoha.

Now that this great man is about to die, even they cannot help but feel a sense of sorrow.

So even when he saw Tsunade standing in front of him, who shouldn't have been there, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't say a word.

As for Mito Uzumaki, who was surrounded by them, she did not look like a dying person at all.

As always, she sat there calmly, looking at Kagura and the others with a kind expression.

But when she saw Tsunade and the baby boy in her arms, a glint of light flashed in her otherwise calm eyes.

Chapter 84 Sealing Ritual

She looked at her granddaughter and slowly raised her hand to greet her:

"Child, come here."

Upon hearing Mito's words, Tsunade, who had been holding back her emotions, finally broke down in tears and quickly walked towards Mito.

As she approached, Mito gently wiped away her tears before her gaze slowly fell upon the child in her arms.

The wrinkled hand stroked Qianyu's face, and the man said with a look of affection:

"Is this your child?"

You really look just like you when you were little...

Upon hearing this, Tsunade cried even harder.

After comforting her for a while, Mito spoke:

"Alright, from now on you must live on strongly."

I've lived long enough.

It's time to go down and find that old man.

As she spoke, she looked at Kushina not far away and waved to her.

Seeing her actions, Kushina quickly came over.

Mito held her hand, a hint of apology on his face, and said:

"I'm sorry to trouble you from now on, but I believe you will definitely do better than me."

At this moment, Kushina's face no longer showed the fear she had shown before, but instead she nodded with a resolute expression.

In fact, when she was brought to Konoha several years ago, she knew very well what she was going to do in the future.

So after the initial panic, she has now regained her composure.

Seeing Kushina's actions, Mito felt a sense of relief.

She patted the heads of the two people in front of her, then turned to Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others and said:

"Alright, now that we've said goodbye, let's begin."

After all, I'm an old woman, and I'm afraid I can't hold on much longer.

Hearing this, although there was some resentment on her face, Tsunade still suppressed her sadness and retreated to Kagura's side.

As for Kushina, she nodded obediently and then walked to the other side of the sealing array.

On the floor of this basement, there is a huge sealing array.

The ground was covered with dense runes, except for two small circles enclosed within the magic circle. Mito Uzumaki was sitting in one of these circles.

Seeing this, Kushina, without needing anyone to remind her, consciously walked into another small circle.

Hearing Mito's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi still looked sad, but as Hokage, he still had to do his job.

After Mito and Kushina took their positions, he and two other high-ranking Konoha officials slowly walked to the edge of the sealing array.

Before we began, he solemnly said to Kagura:

"If anything unexpected happens later, we'll have to rely on your Wood Release."

Upon hearing this, Kagura nodded in agreement.

Yes, that's why Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others called Kagura over.

During this year, Kagura took the initiative to confess to Hiruzen Sarutobi that she possessed the secret of Wood Release.

The reason for confessing to Hiruzen Sarutobi at this moment is naturally because of Yamato's existence.

Kagura attributed all the reasons for her possession of Wood Release to Orochimaru's research findings.

After all, Orochimaru has already created an artificial human who can combine the Sharingan and Wood Release, so it's not too surprising that he could give Kagura Wood Release.