As a woman who had married out of the Uzumaki Clan, Fusou had no special talents.
Other than having a great deal of chakra, like the rest of her clan, the only thing she could really offer was her sensory ability.
Sealing Jutsu?
Her mind simply couldn't make sense of it.
Thanks to this, she faced little resistance after marrying out of the clan.
Her own son.
—Uzumaki Nagato.
This tattoo on his arm...
According to Nagato, it had appeared a few years ago.
It had shown up after he encountered a strange monk while playing.
No matter how carefully she examined it afterward, she couldn't find anything unusual.
But she still couldn't put her mind at ease!
What kind of child just woke up with a new tattoo?
It clearly wasn't a pattern he'd been born with.
Fusou carefully stroked the discolored tattoo, closing her eyes as she tried to sense something.
Then she opened them in confusion.
"Mother?" Seeing his mother open her eyes, Nagato asked, puzzled, "There's nothing wrong with it, right? It looks nice now that it's turned white!"
"Mm... There really doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it." Stroking Nagato's red hair, Uzumaki Fusou smiled at her son.
She really hadn't found anything. Just as before, she couldn't sense anything wrong.
At that moment—
"Mother! Father's back!" Nagato suddenly pointed toward the doorway, bringing Uzumaki Fusou back to her senses.
"Dear..." She turned to follow Nagato's finger but saw nothing. Puzzled, she asked him, "Nagato? Don't tease your mother."
"Mother, I'm not teasing you. I really saw Father!" The hurt in Nagato's voice made her hesitate.
As if she'd thought of something, she closed her eyes and sensed the area for a moment.
Sure enough, she detected her beloved's chakra in the distance.
"Looks