Nine-Tails' Scheme, Mito Being Bullied (4K)

Toji had never really wanted to leave the village.

Of course, it was not because his roots were in Konoha. Rather, the Zenin Clan had buried too many unspeakable secrets underground. Once he left, he could not help feeling uneasy.

Moreover, during his early years as an assassin, he had formed blood feuds with quite a few ninja villages. Though he had long since severed all ties with his past and wiped away every trace, the more things like this were done, the more likely mistakes became.

But since Hashirama Senju had invited him to go along, Toji naturally would not back down.

The Five Kage Summit was the grandest stage in the Shinobi World.

There, he could stand at the highest point, look down upon the most elite ninja of this era, and listen to their heartbeats.

Toji would present himself as gentle and harmless, getting acquainted with the Second Kage of the other Four Great Ninja Villages.

That night.

Toji returned to the Zenin Clan and began handling the aftermath. He suspended all ongoing experiments, sealed all experimental materials into sealing scrolls, and secretly transferred them away. Only after completing all that was the confidentiality work considered finished.

A few days later.

After the Ninja Academy Medical Corps class ended, Takayuki Senju came to find him and relayed Hashirama's invitation to a family dinner.

Toji's first reaction was to refuse.

Now that Mito Uzumaki had become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, the Nine-Tails' chakra had strengthened her ability to sense good and evil. That ability was subjective and intuitive, and he could not guarantee that the darkness in his heart would go unnoticed.

But on second thought—

Was he supposed to hide for the rest of his life?

Even if Hashirama died, Mito Uzumaki would still live for several more