Mid-December, Saturday morning.
Ninja school, in the dense forest behind the mountain.
"Hoo-ho-Kushina! Wait a minute, take a rest."
Bai Yu panted and held on to the tree trunk, slowly slumping down on the grass.
Kushina saw this and did not continue to attack.
After getting along with him for such a long time, she knew that Bai Yu would never want to continue in this state.
But Kushina felt a little anxious for no reason, so she also came to sit on the grass, picked up the water bottle on the side, raised her head and poured it into her mouth boldly.
Bai Yu rested for a while, then recited a spell silently in his mind, activated "Five Senses Enhancement", and then used the innate spell "Sixth Sense".
"Sure enough!" Bai Yu's heart moved. As he observed, the ANBU ninja who secretly monitored Kushina had left.
On the eve of Kushina becoming the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, there were four ninjas secretly monitoring her, plus the third generation Hokage using the 'Telescope Technique'.
After Kushina became the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, the number of ninjas monitoring her became two. Bai Yu was a little confused at first, but now he understands.
In recent times, small groups of troops can be seen gathering at the entrance of the village from time to time. It seems that other villages have not completely surrendered and are still trying to compete with Konoha.
On the one hand, there should be insufficient manpower in the village, so high-end combat power like Jonin cannot be left to monitor Kushina.
On the other hand, it should be because Kushina had no abnormal reaction, and she has strong confidence in the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique.
Otherwise, Kushina, the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, would not be allowed to go to school.
During this time, the village's surveillance of Kushina has changed from round-the-clock to a shift system.
However, the Third Hokage basically still takes some time to observe Kushina every day.
Bai Yu roughly grasped the shift rules of ANBU ninjas.
No ANBU will appear from now until 12 noon.
Of course, the ANBU's shift schedule is not static. It basically changes once or twice every month.
"Kushina, are you worried about something?"
Seeing that Kushina was not in high spirits, Bai Yu couldn't help but ask. Kushina has been in this situation for some time.
Hearing this, Kushina opened her mouth, as if she wanted to speak but hesitated, but in the end she shook her head, "It's nothing."
"With our current relationship, is there anything else you can't tell me? Don't you regard me as a friend?"
"No, no, it's just that I...can't say!"
Kushina shook her head repeatedly.
Bai Yu suddenly came close to her ear and whispered: "Don't worry, all the people monitoring you have been removed. No third person will know what you say. I promise to keep it secret for you." of!"
"You...how did you know that someone was watching..." Kushina said subconsciously, but she immediately reacted and covered her mouth.
Mito left a powerful seal and part of the chakra in her body, and she can use Mito's chakra to slightly control the power of the Nine-Tails.
Among them is the Kyuubi's perception ability, but because she is not yet proficient in using the Kyuubi chakra, this ability sometimes works well.
But the few times she succeeded occasionally, Kushina also discovered that the third generation was monitoring her.
Kushina originally wanted to ask Bai Yu something, but since she discovered the third generation's surveillance, she stopped talking nonsense.
Unexpectedly, her concerns were noticed by Bai Yu.
"I have a special perception ability. I can sense the chakra fluctuations around me, and I can even sense the peek of the Third Hokage's 'Telescope Technique'." Bai Yu said slowly.
"Bai Yu..."
Kushina looked at Bai Yu in surprise. She never knew that Bai Yu had such a powerful perception ability.
"I told you such a big secret, do you have anything to tell me?" Bai Yu said with a smile.
Originally, he didn't want to reveal Kushina's identity as the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki to his face, but she was always worried, and she was also torturing his small body like this, so he felt that he couldn't do it.
"I...I..." Kushina didn't know what to say. Could she just tell Shiroha that she was the jinchūriki of the Kyuubi? !
"I said, no matter what you become, you are still Kushina. Even if you are a Jinchuuriki, it is the same." Seeing her hesitation, Bai Yu went straight to the point.
Kushina's eyes widened with disbelief on her face. Seeing Bai Yu's sincere look, she couldn't help but lower her head, tears gathering in her eyes, "I'm sorry! I'm not..."
She has always been afraid that the jinchuriki's identity will be exposed, that she will have an abnormal reaction, and then lose Bai Yu as a friend!
Even though Bai Yu had repeatedly promised, she still didn't dare to gamble.
"It is very painful for a person to bear everything alone. I am willing to bear it with you." Seeing Kushina's crying look, Bai Yu gently wiped her tears, "We are friends, no matter what Yes, it doesn't matter to me whether you are a Jinchuuriki or not, you are the unique Kushina."
"Really?"
"When have I ever lied to you?"
"You promised to go shopping with me last year, but in the afternoon you practiced with Brother Naoki." Kushina tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying.
"..." The smile on Bai Yu's face froze, "That doesn't count, I was dragged away by the rope tree!"
"Then will you lie to me if you are coerced in the future?" Kushina asked.
"Absolutely not! I swear!" Bai Yu said without hesitation.
"Then I believe you!" Kushina wiped away her tears.
Bai Yu smiled and said, "Now you can tell me with confidence, right?"
"actually, I......"
"Wait a moment."
Kushina was about to speak, but was interrupted by Bai Yu.
"We need to establish a code before speaking."
"signal?"
"In the future, when we talk about private matters, if I sense ANBU and the Third Hokage, as long as I do this action, you will stop immediately. Do you understand?" Bai Yu rubbed his earlobe with the thumb and index finger of his right hand.
"clear."
"In the future, the password will be changed every once in a while." Bai Yu added.
"Um!"
"Bai Yu, actually...the reason why I have been practicing so hard during this period is that I want to become stronger and be able to better suppress the tailed beasts. But despite the existence of Grandma Mito's seal, the Nine Tails still interfere with my concentration. Chakra affects my practice progress. And...Grandma Mito said something to me before she died, which made me feel a little uneasy." Kushina continued.
"What did Mito-sama say?"
"She told me to be careful about the third generation."
"Is it because of the destruction of the Uzumaki Ninja Village?" Bai Yu immediately thought of this matter.
"You...why do you think so?" Kushina was slightly stunned. Although Mito didn't say it directly before she died, her attitude was thought-provoking, especially when she often stayed with Bai Yu. Nai Ye gradually developed the habit of thinking calmly when encountering problems and asking Bai Yu if he didn't understand.
Bai Yu heard this and said: "Let me put forward a few hypotheses, they may not be correct, you think about it yourself.
Before the Uzushio Ninja Village was destroyed, the three villages of Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and Konoha were at war in the Land of Rain, and the real scale gradually expanded.
The elite of the Uzumaki clan went to the Land of Rain to support Konoha. At this time, the only two major ninja villages that had the ability to destroy the Uzushio ninja village were Kumogakure and Kirigakure to take the lead and lead the other villages.
Then Konoha can only respond in the following ways——"
“First, send elite troops to the Kingdom of Whirlpool to help the Whirlpool clan face the enemy together, but the result is unpredictable and it is very likely to fail.
Even if the enemy is successfully repelled, the losses will definitely be considerable, which will affect the outcome of the war in the Land of Rain. It may even cause Kumogakure and Kirigakure to join the war together, putting Konoha into a desperate situation being besieged from all sides. "
"Second, sit back and let the Uzushio Ninja Village fend for itself. But in this way, the Uzumaki clan members who are still fighting on the front line will definitely be affected.
Konoha has been friends with the Uzumaki clan for generations, and such behavior will definitely be spurned and affect its reputation. "
"Third, send a small force to go first, and a large force to follow. After the leading force arrives, it may be late, or it may be just in time to catch up, but it will not have enough strength.
By the time the large forces were about to arrive, the war was over and the Uzumaki clan had been destroyed.
When the Uzumaki clan learns that reinforcements will arrive, they will definitely stand firm and wait for reinforcements, fighting to the last moment, and the casualties of the invaders will definitely be considerable. "
"How could this happen? The Uzumaki clan and Konoha are allies! How many clan members sacrificed for Konoha in the first ninja war and subsequent wars! Why!" Kushina's emotions suddenly became excited.
She thought of the ANBU jounin who escorted her to Konoha. If those who supported the Uzumaki clan were jonin of this strength, the family would not be destroyed.
If Konoha and the Uzumaki clan were just allies in the ordinary sense, then forget it.
But how many elites of the Uzumaki clan died for Konoha!
