Chapter 79: The End Of An Era
“Is Tsunade or Nawaki already dead?”
Kushina was startled. To avoid impacting Old Ancestor Grandmother Mito’s seal, the village and clan had isolated many pieces of news.
Unexpectedly, Old Ancestor Grandmother Mito still guessed something.
Vortex Mito judged from Kushina’s expression that she had guessed correctly.
“Is it Tsunade or Nawaki? It doesn’t matter, tell me, I’m going to die too.”
“Old Ancestor Grandmother, it’s Cousin Nawaki.”
Vortex Mito nodded and looked at her tear-streaked daughter-in-law, Rinki’s wife.
“Don’t be sad. No matter whose death it is, mine or anyone else’s, don’t be sad.
The village is Hashirama’s dream. This is a difficult and long road. I can only go this far.
The village still has you all. You must continue, uphold Hashirama’s dream, and live up to so many sacrifices.”
The Adamantine Sealing Chains behind Vortex Mito suddenly swung, grabbing toward the Nine-Tails in mid-air.
At this time, the Nine-Tails had all nine tails out, forming a translucent Nine-Tails in the air.
The Adamantine Sealing Chains pierced through the Nine-Tails’ nine tails, then turned in mid-air one after another, flying toward Kushina.
Vortex Mito’s powerful chakra prevented the Nine-Tails from rampaging and from fully materializing, keeping it in a translucent state.
Vortex Mito walked toward Kushina. She used her left hand to guide Kushina’s right hand to form hand seals together.
Adamantine Sealing Chains flew out from Kushina’s back and connected with Mito’s Adamantine Sealing Chains.
The Nine-Tails’ nine tails, following the connected Adamantine Sealing Chains, were pulled into Kushina’s body.
“Vortex Mito! Won’t you let me go even now?”
Pierced by the Adamantine Sealing Chains, the Nine-Tails’ howl echoed through the night sky.
As the seal transferred, more and more Nine-Tails chakra rushed out from Vortex Mito’s body, and the Nine-Tails’ form became increasingly solid.
Senju Rinki shouted:
“The Nine-Tails is starting to struggle! Senju ninjas! Use the Combined Sealing Jutsu!”
Over nine hundred Senju ninjas simultaneously formed hand seals and pressed them onto the long scroll on the ground.
Sealing runes similar to the Karma Seal of Retribution appeared on the scroll.
The runes flew out like chains, toward the Nine-Tails, crawling onto its body.
The Nine-Tails’ torso and joints were all locked by the Combined Sealing Jutsu, unable to move.
Yoru thought to himself that the Senju Clan’s Combined Sealing Jutsu was truly powerful, able to gather the strength of hundreds to lock down the Nine-Tails.
With the assistance of the Senju Clan, the Nine-Tails chakra continued to slowly enter Kushina’s body.
The nine tails completely entered Kushina’s body.
The Nine-Tails’ two hind legs also entered Kushina’s body.
Just as everything was going very smoothly, Yoru saw several people rushing from the distance.
It was Danzo and his two assistants!
Even more critically! Danzo’s right eye was wrapped in bandages!
Yoru suddenly remembered the Shimura Clan young boy’s corpse. That person’s eyeball had been dug out by Orochimaru, the eyelid sewn to the brow bone, leaving two bloody holes.
During the time Danzo had disappeared, had he gone to Orochimaru for an eye transplant?
Danzo stood behind Hiruzen Sarutobi, using Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Hokage Robe and Hokage Hat to conceal his figure.
The Senju Clan members couldn’t see Danzo, but Yoru from the side could see him.
Danzo raised his hand, his finger pointing at the eyepatch over his right eye.
Sealing runes appeared on the eyepatch. That eyepatch could block detection, preventing others from seeing what was under it.
Quickly lifting the bandage eyepatch, Danzo, under the cover of Hiruzen Sarutobi’s Hokage Hat, briefly glanced at the Nine-Tails.
His former teammate Uchiha Kagami had once said he would help the village resolve the Nine-Tails threat.
The Nine-Tails was like a sword hanging over Konoha Village, ready to strike at any moment.
The Sharingan is the Reflection of the Heart. What Uchiha Kagami most desired in his heart became his Mangekyo’s ability.
Susanoo Armor was Uchiha Kagami’s core Mangekyo ability.
In Teacher Tobirama’s notes, the disguised Susanoo was highly praised as the second-best method for controlling the Nine-Tails after Wood Style.
Of course, such a method for controlling the Nine-Tails could not be left in the hands of a Uchiha.
Danzo had obtained Uchiha Kagami’s Sharingan years ago but had never dared to transplant it lightly.
With Orochimaru’s help, Danzo could finally use this eye with confidence.
The Nine-Tails, originally locked by Vortex Mito and the Senju Combined Sealing Jutsu, paused in its gaze.
It slowly shifted its eyes, looking toward the Valley of the End, at Uchiha Madara’s towering statue.
An abnormally powerful dojutsu made the Nine-Tails remember something.
It was as if it were once again in the battle at the Valley of the End.
Uchiha Madara used Sharingan genjutsu to control it, fitting Susanoo Armor over its body, and fiercely clashing with Hashirama Senju standing atop the Wood Style giant Buddha.
The Nine-Tails was originally controlled by the Adamantine Sealing Chains and the Senju Combined Sealing Jutsu. However, another surge of chakra appeared on the Nine-Tails.
This chakra instantly transformed into Susanoo Armor, as if armoring the Nine-Tails.
Senju Rinki shouted miserably: “Oh no! Why is there Uchiha Clan’s Susanoo!”
Senju Rinki looked around. Except for the Anbu on the periphery, there was no one else.
The Susanoo Armor appeared for only one or two seconds before disappearing. However, the Senju Combined Sealing Jutsu and Vortex Mito’s Adamantine Sealing Chains instantly collapsed.
The Nine-Tails regained its ability to act.
It unhesitatingly opened its mouth and condensed a Tailed Beast Ball.
“Quickly interrupt it!”
All the Senju ninjas increased their chakra extraction, desperately pouring chakra into the sealing jutsu.
However, the Tailed Beast Ball only grew larger.
Vortex Mito raised her head, her turbid eyes instantly clearing.
She first glanced at the periphery.
A puff of thick white smoke was unusually conspicuous in the night—it was the white smoke from Hiruzen Sarutobi summoning Enma.
Hiruzen Sarutobi had already removed his Hokage Robe and Hokage Hat, holding the Adamantine Staff, smashing the surrounding woods as if some terrifying enemy had appeared in the woods.
Hiruzen Sarutobi shouted: “We must find the culprit sabotaging the seal!”
The Anbu ninjas scurried chaotically in the woods.
Yoru thought to himself, your acting is truly superb.
Isn’t Danzo right in the white smoke behind you?
Vortex Mito said:
“I’ll restrain the Nine-Tails. But the rest of the sealing can only be completed by you all.”
Two more Adamantine Sealing Chains shot out from Vortex Mito’s body. These two chains locked the Nine-Tails’ neck and head, forcibly turning its head.
The Nine-Tails struggled frantically, making Vortex Mito’s Adamantine Sealing Chains clang loudly.
Blood flowed from Vortex Mito’s mouth. In the final moment, she successfully twisted the Nine-Tails’ head.
The Tailed Beast Ball shot out violently, not downward, but diagonally upward toward the distance.
The Tailed Beast Ball did not hit the Senju ninjas. Every Senju ninja breathed a sigh of relief.
The Nine-Tails’ struggle also ripped Vortex Mito’s two Adamantine Sealing Chains straight out of her body.
A large piece of Vortex Mito’s flesh and blood was torn away.
Blood sprayed. On Vortex Mito’s back, a terrifying, basin-sized wound was exposed.
Vortex Mito spat out a large mouthful of blood and knelt forward on the ground.
Vortex Mito’s waist struggled to straighten. She laboriously formed the final seal.
“Kushina, I’m going. Don’t be afraid. You will find someone to fill the emptiness in your heart···”
The Nine-Tails had only its upper body still hovering mid-air, struggling.
If not for the Susanoo Armor, this sealing would likely have gone smoothly.
However, Vortex Mito fell first.
This highest-generation old ancestor grandmother of Konoha Village, her body thin and dry like a withered branch, collapsed on the ground and died.
An era ended. The last of the village-founding generation, Vortex Mito, sacrificed herself for the village.
