In the back hills of Konoha, the Nine-Tails, in low spirits, chose Uzumaki Mito.
After all, it really didn't want to be used by that fiend Madara. At least Mito seemed to respect Emiya Shirou very much. Putting other things aside, as long as she was willing to respect Shirou, it showed that this woman didn't seem so bad.
Uzumaki Mito thus became the first jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails. She would seal it within her body to prevent it from being summoned by Madara and to prevent it from wreaking havoc. She would also work hard to resolve its negative energy.
"Hmph," the Nine-Tails didn't have much resentment. It knew this was the best choice. This woman, Mito, also treated it with a very gentle attitude and didn't want to control and use its power like Madara.
That's right... her husband was Senju Hashirama. And that monster Hashirama was unusually strong! Unfortunately, the Nine-Tails still had some regrets. It stood proudly within the sealing barrier, its chakra continuously flowing into Mito's body, yet its eyes looked arrogantly at Shirou beside it.
"Emiya Shirou! You monster will regret this! When you see the true power of a jinchuriki unleashed, you will definitely regret not agreeing to become my jinchuriki over a thousand years ago!"
"Eh?" Hashirama looked at Shirou curiously. "Didn't they say back then that Lord Emiya wanted to become the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki? What does this mean?"
"Monster," the Nine-Tails glanced at Hashirama with annoyance.
"Hashirama," Mito quickly diverted her attention to stop her husband.
"Brother," Tobirama frowned and quickly pulled him aside, hoping he wouldn't speak again and affect the sealing. He saw that his brother still wanted to ask Shirou, so he quickly told him the real answer in a low voice.
"At a time like this, don't you understand what it means? This Tailed Beast must have some embarrassing dark history. It must have wanted to be proactively sealed inside Emiya Shirou back then, but was rejected. This legendary sage... even a Tailed Beast was willing to proactively become his companion, and the most ferocious and powerful one at that."
Shirou watched as the Nine-Tails' figure gradually disappeared into the sealing barrier, turning into an orange rainbow of light and merging into Mito's body. He had too many secrets, and many of a jinchuriki's secrets could not be hidden from the Tailed Beast.
Even in this era, their views would sooner or later diverge. These Tailed Beasts created by the Sage of Six Paths were born with a deep bond with him. In the ancient era, the Nine-Tails had left once. Its departure was a choice.
Shirou felt some longing for the slug. Perhaps only the slug he had raised from a young age would unconditionally support any of his decisions, even if it knew his true face. The Nine-Tails would always favor the Sage of Six Paths.
He wouldn't regret this, because he knew this old friend was, after all, created by the Sage. The deep bond between them was something his true self could never hope to match.
A cool breeze blew across his face. A golden light suddenly appeared on Mito's body. The red-haired woman seemed to be draped in gold, her hair and clothes enveloped in golden chakra. Two golden ribbon-like fox ears grew on her head, and six pitch-black tomoe appeared on the collar of her golden clothes.
This golden chakra was so abundant it revitalized her weary spirit. As the first jinchuriki, the chakra on her looked particularly eye-catching. She had received the gift of the Nine-Tails!
Nine-Tails Chakra Mode!
Only a jinchuriki could truly unleash the power of a Tailed Beast. Mito could clearly feel the terrifying amplification of her body's power.
"This is..." A look of surprise appeared on Hashirama's face. "This chakra is almost catching up to mine!"
"Can you directly use Kurama's chakra?" Shirou praised softly. "It's willing to let you use its chakra. It seems you and Kurama get along very well."
"The Nine-Tails is indeed easy to get along with," Mito's eyes lowered slightly. The Nine-Tails was actually very arrogant, but she could only speak well of it. Because it was Shirou's friend, she didn't dare to directly imprison and seal it completely.
Fortunately, it was not very resistant to her contact. The only troubling thing was, it was clamoring in the sealing space within her body, telling her to quickly use this chakra to kill her husband and then go challenge Shirou or something.
However, her use of the chakra was still not completely smooth. She and the Nine-Tails had not achieved true and complete trust. This simple and crude Chakra Mode was just the Nine-Tails, for Shirou's sake, being barely willing to let her use its chakra. This path had just begun.
Compared to using its chakra, Mito was more concerned about another problem. The Uzumaki clan possessed powerful sensory abilities, and she could sense the good and evil in humans. The Nine-Tails Chakra Mode could also sense good and evil.
The superposition of these two abilities made her sensory abilities even stronger. And yet, she still couldn't sense any emotions from Emiya Shirou. Only occasionally, when he spoke of the Nine-Tails, could she sense a hint of goodwill.
Her brow furrowed slightly.
This ancient medical ninja, what did he think of them, the people of later generations? Why can't I sense his goodwill or malice?
"You seem to be probing me," Shirou exposed the truth in one sentence. "Is there something wrong with me?" As a ninja with equally high vigilance, he paid more attention to this aspect of training than anyone else. In the ancient era, he was worried about being constantly monitored by Black Zetsu.
Mito was silent for a moment. She thought of his reputation, of his help, and admitted her own bizarre thoughts. "Our Uzumaki clan possesses powerful sensory abilities. I can sense the good and evil in humans, and the Nine-Tails' chakra can also sense it. But we can't sense any emotions on you, Lord Emiya."
The atmosphere became faintly strange.
The Nine-Tails had spent time with Shirou in the ancient era. Since its childhood, it could sense good and evil, and it was also surprised that it couldn't feel his emotions. At that time, it was still simple and ignorant and had proactively asked this question. It got an answer that made it a bit unhappy.
At this moment, it realized that its jinchuriki had also asked this foolish question, and couldn't help but mock sarcastically.
"Hey, you woman, you're thinking too much, aren't you? This fellow Emiya Shirou spent his days in the ancient era on the road, healing the sick and saving people. The patients he saved in his lifetime are more than the people you've ever seen. In his eyes, there is no difference between patients."
"To us, Madara Uchiha is a monster who must be executed. And those commoners whom you high-and-mighty people never deign to look at are also a bunch of worthless trash. But to Emiya Shirou, whether he encounters a heavily injured Madara or a seriously ill commoner, he will choose to save them, because he is a doctor."
"Even the old man of Six Paths, whom you humans worship as a god, is no different from an ordinary human in his eyes."
"Who do you think you are? You woman, what makes you think you people are worthy of Emiya Shirou giving you special attention? Aren't you a bit too greedy?"