"No need to tell Mirai, I know!" Mirai said calmly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen looked at Mirai suspiciously. This Mirai seemed to have no particular feelings for Mito Uzumaki, but he did not say much. Mito Uzumaki had already become part of the past, hadn't she? Besides, Mito Uzumaki was not money—why would everyone love her?
Mito also looked at Mirai and smiled faintly without speaking. She was about to die anyway, so what was there to care about? Besides, she truly owed Kushina Uzumaki an apology! At last, she turned her gaze toward Hiruzen and said, "Konoha is in your hands!" Slowly, she closed her eyes!
"Grandma!" Kushina's eyes brimmed with tears. Her grandmother had passed away! She might have been their only remaining elder!
Mirai patted Kushina's shoulder. He did not feel particularly attached to Mito Uzumaki, but Kushina was, after all, his "student."
Kushina looked up at Mirai, threw herself into his arms, and wept quietly.
Sarutobi Hiruzen stood there silently, watching. With Mito's death, he felt a sense of loss. He was deeply grateful to Mito. She had always helped him greatly. In many ways, her assistance had exceeded that of the First and Second Hokage. However, she had also restrained him to a certain extent, and Sarutobi Hiruzen had truly had no choice but to compromise. Mito Uzumaki's strength far surpassed his own. Now, Mito Uzumaki had finally died!
"Everything is over!" Mirai sighed softly. With Mito's death, nearly all the elders of the previous generation had passed on! Only the Uchiha Clan remained hidden away! Next would be their era!
"Mr. Yang!" Sarutobi Hiruzen suddenly said to Mirai.
"Hm?!" Mirai looked toward Hiruzen. What was that old monkey trying to do?
"From now on, I'll leave the Nine-Tails jinchuriki to you." Sarutobi Hiruzen informed Mirai. The