"Ah?!" The First Hokage nodded. "Mirai hadn't expected his perception to be so sharp. It would have been nice if Mirai had come from Sunagakure!" The First Hokage still dreamed that Mirai would become a Sand ninja, even if he had lost an arm.
Then he sighed. "Mito Uzumaki has finally died? An era has finally come to an end! This is a good thing for Mirai. He no longer needs to worry about the Nine-Tails. He can use their jinchuriki in battle, but not their Leaf!"
"Teacher, I heard Mirai is doing business in the Leaf now, and he'll be opening soon!" Karura said quietly. Keeping tabs on Mirai's news and studying him was also one of her main duties. Karura would play an important role once Mirai grew stronger.
"Business?" The First Hokage narrowed his eyes. Instinctively, he did not believe that Mirai would obediently go into business. To a powerful ninja, money was no different from passing clouds. If they needed money for a difficult mission, they could simply secretly rob the wealthy—as long as no one found out! There had to be something suspicious going on!
"Yes, it seems he wants to open a general store." Karura had no choice but to admit that she truly could not figure out Mirai's intentions. Could he be an idiot? Or did Mirai really just want to do business?
"Hmph, he's just putting on an act. He must have some scheme. Keep investigating! Never give up!" the First Hokage instructed.
"Madara-sama, Mito Uzumaki has died. The Nine-Tails has been sealed inside a girl from the Uzumaki Clan!" Zetsu reported with absolute certainty.
"Mito Uzumaki?!" As Hashirama's close friend, Madara Uchiha muttered, his feelings toward the woman who had stolen his man were extremely complicated. He had been single