At those words, Danzo stiffened slightly, then rose to his feet in disbelief, his eyes fixed on Mito.
"Lady Mito, the Nine-Tails absolutely cannot be transferred in the Land of Whirlpools," Danzo said sharply. "If anything goes wrong during the transfer, you know the consequences as well as I do."
"If other nations learn that Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is outside the village, I cannot take responsibility for the consequences."
"Oh?" Mito narrowed her eyes at Danzo, then slowly shook her head. "Danzo, if you can get me back to Konoha within two months, I would rather not carry out the transfer in the Land of Whirlpools either..."
Hearing her request, Danzo relaxed a little. He opened his mouth to agree, only for Mito to continue.
"Also, I would like to bring a few more Uzumaki Clan masters proficient in Sealing Jutsu back to Konoha with me. That would give me a better chance of successfully sealing the Nine-Tails."
"You..." Danzo's expression darkened as he realized what she had in mind.
A few Uzumaki Clan masters proficient in Sealing Jutsu? Who knew how many 'a few' meant, or how many people she would need?
She clearly intended to use Konoha's strength to preserve the bloodline of the Land of Whirlpools.
Still, he had no way to counter this openly declared scheme. After all, she was the village's only jinchūriki. He sighed and finally nodded. "Of course, that can be arranged. But with my capabilities, I can only get twenty people safely to Konoha."
"As for the rest, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do."
"After all, protecting twenty people with no fighting ability is hardly easy!"
Even so, if fighting broke out, he could not guarantee everyone's safety.
With that, Danzo gave Mito one last glance. Only after she nodded did