Mito Uzumaki knew that the Uchiha Clan valued their bonds deeply. Uchiha Yi was a filial child, and he considered Kushina Uzumaki, Uchiha Mikoto, Hyuga Rinka, and Nawaki his good friends. As long as he had friends like them, she did not have to worry about him going astray.
If Uchiha Izuna had not died back then, perhaps Madara Uchiha would never have gone down that path.
Of course, if Uchiha Izuna had still been alive, Madara Uchiha probably would not have joined forces with Hashirama Senju in the first place. Madara might have been stronger than Izuna, but it had always been Izuna, the deputy Clan Leader, who handled the Uchiha Clan's affairs.
Uchiha Izuna was an old-school Uchiha, much like Tobirama Senju. If Izuna had been around, things would have turned out differently.
Mito Uzumaki did not want Uchiha Yi to follow a path like Madara Uchiha's and end up with no one left to support him.
This child was good. Truly good! He deserved a better future.
"What do you plan to do about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?" Mito Uzumaki then asked Uchiha Yi.
"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? I'm torn, actually. If Kushina becomes the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and earns the Nine-Tails' trust, her strength will grow tremendously. And as far as I know, the Nine-Tails has mastered Sage Mode too." Uchiha Yi hesitated before continuing. "If the Nine-Tails cooperates willingly and I train Kushina, she won't be much weaker than Madara and the First were at the Valley of the End.
"Of course, there's a good chance she still couldn't beat them. They fought their way through the Warring States Period, after all. Their Battle Experience is beyond what ordinary Ninja can match."
Madara Uchiha had been incredibly strong at the Valley of the End, but he had not