As Kurama's Chakra continuously poured into Kushina's body, a red Chakra glow appeared on her, but it quickly faded, replaced by a faint golden light.
Seeing this, Mito's eyes flashed with relief.
Indeed, Kushina was excellent. Even with Kurama's cooperation, her ability to adapt to Nine-Tails's Chakra so quickly showed how outstanding she was.
Keep in mind, Kushina was only fifteen years old now, and Mito wasn't able to achieve such excellence at that age.
Hiruzen also felt a subtle shift in the aura emanating from Kushina. The mere glimpse of her power just now indicated that Kushina's strength surpassed most people in the Ninja World.
It was likely that only a few people in Konoha could stand against Kushina now. She had probably reached Kage level of strength.
Another Kage-level expert, how many were there in the Ninja World?
However, for Konoha, this was a good thing, though Kushina's unruly personality meant that no one would be able to control her. Fortunately, this was not something Hiruzen needed to worry about. In three years, Kazuki would become Konoha's Hokage, and he would then be able to just serve as an elder.
The transfer of the Kurama continued for a period, as Kurama's Chakra was simply too vast. To accommodate Kushina, Mito naturally had to give Kushina time and opportunity to adapt to the Chakra.
As long as Kurama was not completely transferred, Mito would not die from its loss. She had "plenty of time" to allow Kushina to adapt to Kurama's Chakra. But since Kushina could adapt to Kurama's Chakra, there was no need for her to slow down her pace.
Both Hashirama and Tobirama fully understood Mito's actions.
After all, Mito was very old. Perhaps in some people's minds, it was better to live a wretched life than to die, but Mito was genuinely very old now, struggling even to get out of bed to eat at times. Mito, naturally strong-willed, was unwilling to remain bedridden indefinitely.
Even without Kurama, Mito was still the strongest female ninja in the Ninja World. Without any mental fortitude, relying solely on talent, it would have been impossible to achieve that.
As Kurama completely left Mito's body, her life force flickered like a candle in the wind, as if she could enter the Pure Land at any moment.
Kazuki quickly stepped forward, attempting to extend Mito's life with Yang Release Chakra, but he was refused by Mito.
Mito merely shook her head slightly, looked in Hashirama's direction, and said, "Hashirama, I promised you I would protect Konoha, and I have done so. With children like Kazuki and Kushina, Konoha will be safe for the next few decades. Now I can rest in peace."
"As for Edo Tensei, please don't disturb me for now, at least not within ten years. I need a good rest. I don't need anyone to perform Edo Tensei on me. I have my own way of dealing with it."
Listening to Mito's words, Kazuki and Tobirama exchanged glances, but they both understood the meaning behind Mito's words. That was, Mito had a way to deal with the horror of Edo Tensei.
Don't look at how Tobirama and Hashirama were immediately controlled after being reanimated.
And as for the understanding of Edo Tensei, Tobirama seemed to be above Mito, but to say that Mito had no way to deal with Edo Tensei was impossible.
Didn't you see that Obito and his group in the future didn't reanimate Kushina and Mito?
Was it because their strength was insufficient?
Even people like Zabuza could be reanimated. There was no reason Kushina and Mito weren't qualified. The main reason was their extreme apprehension. The Sealing Jutsu of the Uzumaki Clan was simply too terrifying.
If Danzo were to reanimate Mito, he would definitely be in for a world of trouble.
However, watching Mito's life force gradually dissipate, a sorrowful atmosphere enveloped everyone's hearts.
"Grandma Mito, rest assured. I will protect Konoha, make Konoha bigger and stronger, and ensure that there is only one voice in the Ninja World, and that is the voice of Konoha." Kazuki earnestly promised Mito.
Kazuki's words brought a slight smile to Tobirama's lips. For years, he had been observing Kazuki, sometimes conversing with him, and even though he was an Uchiha, he was his granddisciple's disciple, and Tobirama felt he needed to teach him some political knowledge.
While Kazuki could rule Konoha by strength, political means were still very important.
Was Madara not strong back then?
But his political methods were too poor, even being played in his hands.
Tobirama naturally did not want Kazuki to become a person like Madara. Konoha was not without other bad people.
However, after interacting with him, Kazuki's ideas left Tobirama stunned.
Things like unified carriages and written language were understandable to Tobirama.
But ideas like the First Emperor, making ninjas into an army, becoming civil servants, and having only one country in the Ninja World, left Tobirama utterly bewildered.
Although this might disrupt the Sage of Six Paths's plan, and might even put him at odds with the Sage of Six Paths, according to Kazuki, if this was done for a few decades, even without Kazuki in the future, it could bring over a hundred years of peace to the Ninja World.
In the future, it might still split, but once the idea of grand unification was imprinted in everyone's minds, the Ninja World would eventually unify again, and then experience a relatively long period of peace.
Tobirama was, after all, a smart man. He had merely been constrained by Hashirama and held back, and his own vision was not broad enough. Of course, the conditions at the time were not as favorable, and they did not have as many talents to rule the entire Ninja World. But now, it seemed the conditions were ripe, the students from the Ninja Academy were excellent talents.
And as long as the Sage of Six Paths did not interfere, with Kazuki's strength, he was fully capable of achieving all of this.