"Hokage, Lord Danzo, I've suppressed the Nine-Tails."
After quite a while, Uzumaki Mina rose to her feet.
Though her face was somewhat pale, she had indeed endured it.
But the Nine-Tails was truly terrifying. Simply maintaining the seal made her feel as if her vitality were being constantly drained away.
Only because she was of the Uzumaki Clan, born with enormous chakra reserves and powerful life force, could she endure it. Anyone else would have been drained dry long ago.
"Good!"
Only then was Sarutobi Hiruzen satisfied.
He raised a hand in signal, and his daughter-in-law handed over a bundle containing a set of ANBU attire.
"From today onward, you are a member of the ANBU. Your codename is Fox, and you will answer directly to me. Return to the village with me first, then leave the village under Uzumaki Kushina's appearance to carry out your orders. Head to the front lines and assist Namikaze Minato in battle."
"Your hair can return to normal now."
The matter of transferring the Nine-Tails could not yet be exposed, much less be allowed to reach Tsunade's ears. Therefore, the identity of Uzumaki Kushina still needed to remain alive.
"Yes, Hokage!"
Uzumaki Mina dropped to one knee to accept the order and took the ANBU outfit.
"Bury her."
Turning his gaze toward Uzumaki Kushina, whose vitality was steadily fading, Sarutobi Hiruzen sighed and ordered that she be buried on the spot.
A jinchuriki's life was linked to that of their tailed beast. Once the tailed beast left them, they would lose their life. There was no saving them. Uzumaki Mito had been the same back then, much less Kushina.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke understood. Forcing out what little chakra he had left, he used an Earth Escape ninjutsu to sink Kushina and the altar into the