At last, Nawaki could go out and have fun with Jiraiya. He was so happy that bubbles formed at his nose.
Though he admired Orochimaru, he liked playing with Jiraiya the most.
Because Jiraiya never found him childish and took him along no matter what he did.
Other than leaving Nawaki behind when helping pitiful young ladies, he took him along for everything else.
Over time, Nawaki became very attached to Jiraiya.
The village moved quickly. Before long, Nawaki followed Jiraiya, leading a group of people and bringing gifts to the Daimyo's Court.
Meanwhile, the village began preparing for the Nine-Tails' transfer.
The transfer site was the Senju ancestral residence. Mito Uzumaki, dragging her aged body along, held Kushina close and comforted her gently.
"Don't be afraid, child. Grandma will watch you grow up from heaven. Be a good girl."
"Waaah... Grandma Mito, I don't want to lose you."
Kushina cried until both her eyes and nose were red. Her once beautiful large eyes were filled with sorrow, their whites covered in bloodshot veins.
"Silly child, Grandma doesn't want to leave you either. But this is our fate. Don't be sad. Grandma has wanted to go down and find your Grandpa Senju for a long time. Without me around, that old man definitely won't behave himself."
Under Mito Uzumaki's constant soothing, Kushina gradually calmed down.
Outside the ancestral residence, Tsunade paced about in agitation, but she could not barge in because she was responsible for one part of the seal.
Like medical ninja, sealing ninja were prized treasures in every village.
Tsunade's public identity was that of a medical ninja, but she actually possessed considerable talent in sealing ninjutsu as well.
She also secretly worked as a sealing ninja.
"Monkey, begin."
Outside the door, the new F4 were all waiting.
With Shimura Danzō imprisoned, Torifu Akimichi had taken his place.
Though he had no desire to step into the spotlight, Mito Uzumaki would not allow him to keep hiding at home.
That was right. After Shimura Danzō's assassination of fellow village ninja and leakage of village intelligence came to light, Mito Uzumaki did not trouble the Third Hokage.
She merely made a suggestion.
Her suggestion was for Torifu Akimichi to replace Shimura Danzō as the village's Hokage Advisor.
Torifu Akimichi himself was unwilling, because stepping forward meant the three Ino-Shika-Cho clans would need to endure and keep a low profile. Besides, he did not want to get involved in many village matters. He feared trouble and did not want the Third Hokage and the others to commit all kinds of immoral deeds against their consciences.
Unfortunately, Mito Uzumaki would not give him a choice and directly dragged him out by force.
She planted that fat man, Torifu Akimichi, in the position of Hokage Advisor.
As Hokage Advisor, with control over the Medical Department and the village's Medical System, he could be said to hold great authority. Invisibly, this weakened quite a bit of the power held by the Third Hokage, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura.
Before the Tailed Beast transfer, she dragged Torifu Akimichi out and forcibly placed him in the position of Hokage Advisor. She also placed the Medical System under his control, forcing the three Ino-Shika-Cho clans to move closer to Tsunade.
Whether you wanted it or not, this old woman was putting you up there.
After everything Shimura Danzō had done, Mito Uzumaki gritted her teeth and made a targeted arrangement under Tsunade's persuasion.
Tsunade's reasoning to convince Mito Uzumaki was also very simple.
"Grandma, even if you won't think about Nawaki and me, you should at least think about Kushina.
"Once Kushina becomes the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki, with that old man's temperament, he will definitely let Shimura Danzō come back out. What will Kushina do then?"
The Third Hokage and the others had all grown up under Mito Uzumaki's watch. She knew very well that Shimura Danzō was narrow-minded and ambitious.
She had originally held no such intention, but in the end, she changed her mind.
Tsunade and Nawaki had special identities. Even if Shimura Danzō returned, he could do nothing to them. But what about Kushina?
Shimura Danzō had always taken a hardline attitude toward Kushina.
Thus, a certain fat man who only wanted to stay home researching food was doomed.
He was forcibly placed in the role of Hokage Advisor, forcibly given control of the Medical System, and forced to make the three Ino-Shika-Cho clans side with Tsunade.
When Torifu Akimichi learned of Mito Uzumaki's arrangements, he was completely dumbfounded. He begged and pleaded in every possible way, just short of dropping to his knees, but Mito Uzumaki gave him no chance to refuse.
Now that Ino-Shika-Cho had aligned with Tsunade and he, Torifu Akimichi, had been placed in the position of Hokage Advisor with actual authority, even if he wanted to give it up, the three clans behind him would never allow it.
Torifu Akimichi and Ino-Shika-Cho had been thoroughly branded with Tsunade's mark.
As for why Tsunade had made such a suggestion...
A certain person wasting his days away at the Border Camp said it had nothing to do with him. He had merely offered a small suggestion. Who knew Mito Uzumaki would be so decisive?
That night, the Senju ancestral residence was guarded with utmost vigilance, packed with people everywhere.
The villagers knew nothing about any of it.
According to some villagers' recollections, they heard a roar like that of a wild beast in the latter half of the night.
The Tailed Beast transfer went smoothly. Kushina was quite talented. After mastering the Uzumaki Clan's unique Sealing Jutsu, with Mito Uzumaki's help after the sealing array was activated, she successfully suppressed the Nine-Tails.
The pitiful Nine-Tails had been sealed away for years. It had only managed to take a breath and let out a roar before being sealed into Kushina's body once more.
"Mito Uzumaki!! Damn it, damn it!!"
Within the sealing space, a Big Fox bound tightly by chains roared in fury.
As the Big Fox struggled, the chains clattered continuously. Yet their suppressive power was too strong. No matter how the Nine-Tails struggled, it was useless.
Like Wood Release and the Sharingan, the Uzumaki Clan's unique Sealing Jutsu naturally restrained Tailed Beasts.
Even though Kushina was still a child, after the Nine-Tails was successfully sealed, she could still suppress it firmly.
This was different from the seal during Naruto's time.
During Naruto's time, the Yang Nine-Tails could still lie down and rest leisurely in the sealing space within Naruto's body.
With Mito Uzumaki and Kushina, the Nine-Tails could not even dream of resting peacefully. One highly targeted chain after another locked it down tightly, from its head to all nine of its tails, leaving nothing untouched.
Kushina was too young and worried that the Nine-Tails would cause trouble, so she deliberately tied it up a little tighter. As a result, the Nine-Tails was left hanging upside down in the sealing space.
Its rear end faced upward, its nine tails tightly bound together with its two hind legs by chains, leaving it unable to move.
Its two forelegs were bound against its torso, while its head was pressed against the ground at a ninety-degree angle. Not only was the pose maximally humiliating, it was also especially uncomfortable.
The Nine-Tails cursed furiously, but Kushina, devastated after losing Grandma Mito, ignored it no matter how it cursed.
Even though the Nine-Tails' struggling made Kushina uncomfortable.
Kushina still had no intention of making the Nine-Tails any more comfortable.
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