The New Hokage Advisor, Mito Uzumaki... Falls!

At last, Nawaki could go out and play with Jiraiya. He was so happy that snot bubbles formed at his nose.

Though he admired Orochimaru, Jiraiya was the one he liked playing with most.

That was because Jiraiya never thought he was childish and brought him along for everything.

Other than leaving Nawaki behind when helping pitiful young ladies, he took him everywhere.

Over time, Nawaki became very attached to Jiraiya.

The village moved quickly. Before long, Nawaki followed Jiraiya to the Daimyo's Court with a group of people and gifts.

Meanwhile, the village began preparing for the transfer of the Nine-Tails.

The transfer was to take place at the Senju ancestral residence. Mito Uzumaki, dragging her aged body along, held Kushina in her arms and comforted her softly.

"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. I've wanted to go down and find your Grandpa Senju for a long time. Without me by his side, that old man definitely won't behave himself."

Under Mito Uzumaki's repeated soothing, Kushina gradually calmed down.

Outside the ancestral residence, Tsunade paced restlessly. But she could not barge in, because she was responsible for one part of the sealing.

Like medical ninja, sealing ninja were treasured assets in every village.

Tsunade's public identity was that of a medical ninja, but she was also quite gifted in sealing ninjutsu.

Privately, she also worked as a sealing ninja.

"Monkey, begin."

Outside the door, the new F4 were all waiting.

With Shimura Danzō imprisoned, Torifu Akimichi took his place.

Though he truly did not want 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 leaking of village intelligence came to light, Mito Uzumaki did not go after 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 Ino-Shika-Cho clans would need to endure and keep a low profile. Moreover, there were many village affairs he did not want to get involved in. He feared trouble, and he did not want the Third Hokage and the others to do all sorts of immoral things against their consciences.

Unfortunately, Mito Uzumaki gave him no chance to choose and simply dragged him out by force.

She placed that fat man, Torifu Akimichi, in the position of Hokage advisor.

A Hokage advisor who controlled the Medical Department and Konoha's medical system held immense authority. Invisibly, this weakened quite a bit of the authority 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 assigned the medical system to his control, forcing the 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 recklessly done, Mito Uzumaki gritted her teeth and made a targeted arrangement under Tsunade's persuasion.

Tsunade's reason for persuading Mito Uzumaki was simple.

"Grandma, even if you won't consider Nawaki and me, at least think about Kushina.

"Once Kushina becomes the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki, with that old man's personality, he will definitely let Shimura Danzō return. What will Kushina do then?"

Mito Uzumaki had watched the Third Hokage and the others grow up. She knew very well that Shimura Danzō was narrow-minded and ambitious.

Though she originally had no such intention, she was ultimately moved.

Tsunade and Nawaki had special identities. Even if Shimura Danzō returned, there was nothing he could do to them. But what about Kushina?

After all, Shimura Danzō had always taken a hardline attitude toward Kushina.

Then a certain fat man who only wanted to hide at home and study food became unlucky.

He was forcibly placed in the position of Hokage advisor, had the medical system forcibly divided and handed to him, and was forced to make the Ino-Shika-Cho clans side with Tsunade.

When Torifu Akimichi learned of Mito Uzumaki's arrangements, he was utterly dumbfounded. He begged and pleaded in every way imaginable, just short of kneeling outright. But Mito Uzumaki gave him no chance to refuse.

Now that Ino-Shika-Cho had aligned with Tsunade and Torifu Akimichi had been placed in the position of Hokage advisor—a Hokage advisor with real authority—even if he wanted to give it up, the three clans behind him would never permit it.

Torifu Akimichi and Ino-Shika-Cho had been completely stamped with Tsunade's mark.

As for why Tsunade had made such a suggestion—

A certain person loafing around at the border camp said it had nothing to do with him. He had merely made a tiny suggestion. Who knew Mito Uzumaki would be so decisive?

That night, the Senju ancestral residence was under tight guard, packed with people standing 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 techniques, and with Mito Uzumaki's help within the sealing array, she successfully suppressed the Nine-Tails.

The poor Nine-Tails had been sealed away for years. It had only managed to catch its breath and let out one roar before being sealed inside Kushina's body again.

"Mito Uzumaki!! Damn it, damn it!!"

Inside the sealing space, a Big Fox tightly bound by chains roared in fury.

As the Big Fox struggled, the chains continuously clanged against each other. But their suppressive power was far too strong. No matter how the Nine-Tails struggled, it was futile.

Like Wood Release and the Sharingan, the Uzumaki Clan's unique sealing techniques inherently restrained Tailed Beast.

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 within Naruto's sealing space.

With Mito Uzumaki and Kushina, even the thought of resting peacefully was a luxury for the Nine-Tails. Highly specialized chains locked it down tightly, from its head to all nine tails, without sparing a single part.

Kushina was too young, and she worried that the Nine-Tails might cause trouble, so she deliberately bound it a little tighter. As a result, the Nine-Tails ended up hanging upside down in the sealing space.

Its rear was raised in the air, its nine tails tightly bound together with its two hind legs by chains, leaving it unable to move.

Its two forelegs were bound to its torso, while its head was pressed to the ground at a ninety-degree angle. Not only was the pose maximally humiliating, it was especially uncomfortable.

The Nine-Tails cursed furiously, but Kushina, devastated by the loss of Grandma Mito, ignored it no matter how much it cursed.

Even though the Nine-Tails' struggles made Kushina uncomfortable.

Kushina still had no intention of making the Nine-Tails any more comfortable.