Kusagakure had exposed far too much during this war to weed out the Four Great Ninja Villages.
The strength of the Grass Ninja Leader, as well as the quietly rising Kusagakure!
Of course.
For Konoha, there was also the suddenly emerging Uzumaki Clan!
One had to know that the Uzumaki Clan's relationship with Konoha was anything but simple!
The First Hokage's wife had been a member of the Uzumaki Clan. She had perfected Konoha's Sealing Jutsu and proven the feasibility of tailed beast Jinchuriki.
Since the Warring States Period, the Senju Clan and the Uzumaki Clan had shared a good relationship, and that bond had continued into present-day Konoha.
Just look at the whirlpool emblem on the backs of Konoha's Ninja Vests... Well, in the new ninja world, it might be Kusagakure's advertisement, but the whirlpool on the old-style vests revealed Konoha's relationship with the Uzumaki Clan...
It was a symbol of the close relationship between Konoha and the Uzumaki Clan~
They had originally thought that, faced with the encirclement and suppression of so many countries and clans, the Uzumaki Clan had gradually declined, perhaps even been exterminated. Yet unexpectedly... they had quietly taken root again in neighboring Kusagakure!
Hiruzen Sarutobi let out a bitter sigh. "Kusagakure has really caused us plenty of trouble. Now that Kushina girl is clamoring to go to Kusagakure after hearing about this."
As soon as he finished speaking.
Mitokado Homura, Konoha's strategist, shook his head firmly. "A Jinchuriki absolutely cannot leave the village. The Nine-Tails is extremely important to Konoha right now. It would be disastrous if something happened, especially given her identity as a Jinchuriki."
Uzumaki Kushina!
Konoha had brought her back from the wandering Uzumaki Clan back then. What if she went to Kusagakure and never returned?
Would she be Konoha's Jinchuriki