Chapter 34 Little Fox

Uzumaki Mito is very tired now.

Qianyu is a very cunning kid.

He had clearly discovered that she knew about his disguise and his attitude had completely changed, but his words were still flawless.

Uzumaki Mito said helplessly: "Qianyu, can't we talk openly? No third person will know about the conversation between you and me today. Since you have ill will towards me because of Kushina's matter, then you can tell me what you think. My current identity is just Kushina's elder, and I am your elder."

Qianyu tilted her head slightly, looked at Uzumaki Mito calmly and said, “Mito-sama, as Kushina’s elder, you didn’t ask Kushina if she was willing to become a Jinchūriki, so does my opinion matter?

No matter what I think, Kushina will still replace you and become Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, right?

So...does it make sense?"

Uzumaki Mito's eyes flickered.

It is indeed as Chiba said, it is almost a foregone conclusion that Uzumaki Kushina will become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

Then neither Chiba's ideas nor Uzumaki Kushina's ideas make sense.

But...

Uzumaki Mito looked at Chiba with burning eyes and said seriously: "It makes sense, because your idea is meaningful to Kushina."

Chiba stared into Uzumaki Mito's eyes in silence for a long while, and finally said: "I hope Kushina can always be happy."

Qianyu's answer was already very clear.

Becoming a Jinchūriki is accompanied by a lifetime of pain and loneliness.

Uzumaki Mito was okay because she was the wife of the first Hokage and mastered powerful sealing techniques, so the Nine-Tails rarely got out of control.

The Jinchūriki of other ninja villages had a very hard time.

The Jinchūriki will fight with the tailed beast in his body for the body, and the process is very painful.

Moreover, if the Jinchūriki's powerful strength gets out of control, it will lead to the sacrifice of innocent people, causing people to become more and more afraid of and disgusted with the Jinchūriki.

The most painful moment is when the tailed beast is extracted.

The Jinchūriki and the Tailed Beast have a life-and-death relationship. If the Tailed Beast is extracted from the body, the Jinchūriki will surely die.

The feeling of being pulled away from the Jinchūriki is extremely painful, a pain that can tear the soul apart.

Chiba's reply that she hopes Uzumaki Kushina can always be happy is equivalent to answering Uzumaki Mito, who disagrees.

Uzumaki Mito sighed: "But... becoming a Jinchūriki is Kushina's destiny..."

Qianyu suddenly became depressed. "It's just because Kushina is weak and has no choice, so she was given the nice-sounding name of fate to accept. I think Mito-sama knows better than me that fate is just imposed on Kushina. Please don't talk to me about fate, Mito-sama."

Uzumaki Mito stared at Chiba and asked, "Since you want Kushina to be happy all the time, do you want to change this result?"

Qianyu lowered his head again: "I am just an ordinary ninja in Konoha. These things are not for me to consider. Lord Hokage and the others will naturally make proper arrangements."

Uzumaki Mito's head hurts a bit now.

It's started again. Can't we just have a good chat?

Uzumaki Mito also knew that there was no point in continuing the conversation.

Moreover, Qianyu would not let down his guard against her.

And Uzumaki Mito already knows the reason.

The reason is Uzumaki Kushina.

As long as Uzumaki Kushina is the second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Chiba will never open her heart on her own.

Similarly, he will not open his heart to Konoha.

Even...hostile to Konoha.

Uzumaki Mito finally asked Chiba a question: "Chiba, is Konoha... important?"

Chiba instead threw the question to Uzumaki Mito, "Mito-sama, is Kushina important?"

Uzumaki Mito's expression looked a little melancholy.

Is Uzumaki Kushina important to her?

Of course it matters.

But compared to Konoha?

Konoha is more important.

If this is Uzumaki Mito's answer, then Chiba's answer is obvious.

Chiba has things more important than Konoha.

Perhaps, in Qianyu's heart, Konoha is not important.

Because in Chiba's eyes, Uzumaki Kushina is not important to her, Uzumaki Mito.

Uzumaki Mito seemed a little tired, and his voice became a little softer: "Chiyu, I love Kushina very much. Whether you believe it or not, I sincerely hope that you can live a good life in Konoha."

Qianyu bowed and said: "Lord Mito, of course I believe that you love Kushina very much. After all, you are Kushina's only relative. Also, please rest assured, Lord Mito, I am living well in Konoha, and I have always been grateful to Konoha."

Uzumaki Mito was really tired now, and waved his hand: "That's good, go ahead, during the time you were away, Kushina was looking forward to you coming to see him every day, I won't take up your time."

Qianyu turned and left the room.

When Uzumaki Mito saw Chiba close the door and leave, he let out a long sigh.

Qianyu is obviously a little kid, but the way he speaks is no different from some old foxes.

Apart from the obvious fluctuation in Chiba's emotions when she said 'becoming a Jinchūriki is Kushina's destiny', everything else was flawless and no flaws could be found.

"What a little fox."

Uzumaki Mito smiled, a smile that was due to being angry at Chiyu, but also a sign of recognition for her.

Qianyu saw Uzumaki Kushina squatting on the ground not far from the door, looking at something.

Qianyu walked over to Uzumaki Kushina's side and squatted down, then asked with a smile, "What are you looking at? Why are you so absorbed in it?"

Uzumaki Kushina pointed her finger at the floor, where a small wild flower grew between the cracks in the floor: "Chiba, look, there are flowers growing in a place like this, it looks much prettier than other flowers!"

Looking at the flowers growing between the cracks in the floor, Qianyu's eyes flickered: "Yes, it's really amazing, it has such strong vitality, it can bloom in this environment, how can it not be beautiful."

Just as Chiyu was sighing, Uzumaki Kushina had already climbed onto Chiyu's back, pointing outside the mansion and said excitedly: "But now is not the time to admire! Time waits for no one, let's get going!"

Qianyu smiled and carried Uzumaki Kushina on his back, tightening her legs: "Okay! Let's go, you always treated me to meals before, but today I got my first mission commission, I'll treat you to a delicious meal!"

Generally speaking, when a Genin goes on a mission with a teacher, a portion of the mission reward he receives needs to be shared with the teacher.

But Orochimaru did not ask for any reward from Chiyu, and let Chiyu keep all the mission rewards himself.

The reward for this C-level mission was as much as 60,000 taels, all of which went into Qianyu's pocket.

Uzumaki Kushina, who was on Chiba's back, raised her little fist: "Then I must eat a lot!"

"no problem!"

Chiba carried Uzumaki Kushina on her back and left Uzumaki Mito's mansion with a happy pace.