Teacher and Student

Momoka rushed to embrace Kushina, then turned to Kirito who looked exhausted. With a relieved expression, she expressed her gratitude, saying, "Thank you, Kirito. You've done an excellent job, and you've exceeded Mito-sama's expectations!"

"Mito-sama will be thrilled to learn that you successfully sealed the Kyuubi."

"That's a relief; the teacher finally gave me the chance to prove myself haha."

Upon hearing this, Kirito couldn't hide his joy and managed a forced smile.

However, as soon as the words left his mouth, a sharp pain surged through his head, leaving him feeling disoriented. The prolonged use of the enhanced sealing technique of the Adamantine Chains, to control the Nine-Tails had finally taken its toll, and the side effects were kicking in.

His physical and mental strength were severely depleted. After successfully sealing the Nine-Tails and using up the energy in his heart, his body's self-preservation mechanism kicked in.

[You successfully altered the fate of Uzumaki Mito and gained 2 enhancement points.]

As Kirito heard the unusual sound, he collapsed from exhaustion. Even his Zetsu's clone, embedded with the spore technique, fell into a deep slumber.

In the blink of an eye, Tsunade, who had been watching over Kirito, swiftly embraced him and gently laid him down for a careful examination.

"Sister, is Kirito okay?"

Nawaki rushed over, concern evident in his voice.

Tsunade shot a stern look at Nawaki and said, "Keep quiet if you don't want to be thrown out."

Nawaki immediately quieted down, his worried gaze fixed on Kirito, who appeared to be in bad shape.

Simultaneously, he felt a sense of frustration, regretting not being able to contribute that much to the successful sealing of the Nine-Tails this time.

"I must help you next time, Kirito. I will work harder to become a Jounin. I should secretly try to practice the Eight Gates Technique..." 

Nawaki thought to himself, quietly making up his mind.

Seeing this, Tsunade felt warmth in her heart and continued to carefully check Kirito's situation.

Soon, Tsunade, whose face was full of worry, was greatly relieved. She smiled and said to the Konoha ninjas who were watching her nervously: "It's nothing serious, but the physical and mental exhaustion is a bit serious. Rest for a few minutes. He'll be fine."

"Great." When Nawaki heard this, he was overjoyed.

"That's good, this time Kyuubi was sealed successfully, and Kirito must be credited as the hero of the village. Tsunade, please take care of Kirito, ensure he recovers quickly."

On the other side, The Sandaime was relieved when he heard that Kirito was fine and smiled happily.

He had thought that Kirito would play a key role in this Kyuubi sealing operation, but he didn't expect Kirito to play such a significant role, suppressing most of Kyuubi's power by himself. This surpassed his initial expectations.

But actions speak louder than words, and this achievement is undeniable.

In this way, Kirito's value to Konoha is immense.

Kirito is still young, yet he managed to suppress most of Kyuubi's power by himself. Imagine his potential when he grows up.

As long as Konoha has Kirito, sealing Kyuubi won't be too difficult, and there's no need to worry about the Kyuubi Jinchuriki going berserk.

And when Kirito goes to the battlefield, if other ninja villages dare to send Jinchuriki, it's as if they're inviting trouble.

Therefore, as Hokage, he absolutely does not want to see such a precious talent like Kirito die prematurely.

"I will, teacher." Tsunade nodded.

After speaking, she took Kirito away to rest.

Kirito must now take a good rest in a quiet environment for some time.

Others saw that the Nine-Tails had been successfully sealed, and Kirito was fine.

They all wore excited smiles, some even had tears in their eyes.

Their Konoha ninjas defeated the Nine-Tails, succeeding without the aid of the ninja god.

For them, this is undoubtedly a joyous feat, signifying that even without Hashirama, they can still contain the Nine-Tails, the strongest tailed beast, in Konoha.

Konoha remains the strongest ninja village, living up to its name.

However, this joy didn't last long in the hearts of many ninjas, as many comrades lost their lives in this operation to seal the Nine-Tails.

Under the third Hokage's command, they swiftly cleaned up the battlefield.

Seeing the lifeless bodies of their fallen comrades, joy turned to sorrow, and sadness overwhelmed them, reflecting on the sacrifices made.

Kyuubi is indeed too powerful. If Kirito and the Sannin hadn't joined forces at the critical moment, maybe more people would have died in this Kyuubi inheritance operation.

And most of them are just a few lucky ones.

In front of Kyuubi, most of them don't even have the ability to protect themselves.

For a moment, the young figure who restrained Nine Tails by himself appeared in many people's minds, and they felt more and more grateful and awed towards him in their hearts.

If Kyuubi breaks the seal again in the future, this Kirito-sama will be their greatest backing.

...

With the completion of the seal of Nine Tails, Konoha successfully obtained the second-generation Nine Tails Jinchuriki, and the Nine Tails inheritance operation officially ended.

However, for the Sandaime, there is still a lot of work to do in the aftermath.

He quickly explained the various aftermath matters to the several persons in charge at the scene, and he was about to return to the Hokage Building to deal with various documents as high as a mountain.

At this time, Jiraiya had also quietly come to the Sandaime's side, hesitant to speak several times.

"Come on, let's talk as we go," the Sandaime whispered.

His disciple, who has given him the most headache recently, rushed back from the Land of Rain without saying anything this time. He reports.

As a result, as soon as he came back, he accidentally met Nine Tails and broke the seal. In the end, he happened to participate in this Nine Tails inheritance operation and played a major role.

In this regard, the Sandaime is very satisfied.

I have to say that Jiraiya came back very timely this time.

It is really thanks to him that he successfully rescued Kirito from the crisis of Tailed Beast Jade by using the psychic art of roof collapse and jumping. Spiritual arts cooperated with Kirito to successfully suppress Nine-Tails, so that there were not too many casualties in this Nine-Tails inheritance operation.

However, what kind of important event would make him, a disciple who was reluctant to come back before, rush back to Konoha in person?

At this time, the Sandaime was feeling quite uneasy, and only hoped that what Jiraiya brought back this time was good news.

Kyuubi had just completed the seal, and the mountain of pressure that had been squeezed in his heart was finally removed, and he didn't want another mountain of pressure to come immediately.

"Teacher, I have to report this matter to you alone," Jiraiya said seriously.

Hearing this, the Sandaime narrowed his eyes, glanced left and right at the Anbu ninjas around him, and then nodded slightly to Jiraiya.

The next moment, he set off to leave, quickly jumping and shuttling among the big trees in the death forest.

Jiraiya quickly followed and came to the Sandaime's side.

And those Anbu ninjas spread out wisely, and followed the two from a distance.

"Teacher, this is the information I obtained from Masanari Hattori, please read it," Jiraiya confirmed that there was no third person around, so he took out the important information on his body and handed it to the Sandaime.

When the Sandaime heard the information came from Hattori Masashige, he immediately became interested.

He has been thinking about the two sand elite puppet masters in Hattori Masanari's hands who know many secret information about Sagakure, but he was notified last night that Hattori Masanari chose to deal with Iwagakushi immediately instead of Konoha. This disappointed him for a while.

Unexpectedly, now that the peak has turned around, there is hope of trading again.

He quickly took the scroll over, opened it, and took a closer look, with a shocked and surprised expression on his face.

"Is the information correct?"

The Sandaime closed the scroll, his expression anxious, and his breathing a little short.

There is no way, the information brought back by Jiraiya is too important. If it is true, it can immediately cripple an important material warehouse of Sunagakura on the battlefield, causing significant losses to Them.

"And this information is obviously just bait thrown by Hattori Masanari, and the greater sweetness is yet to come."

Jiraiya shook his head and said, "Masanari Hattori said that he got it from the two sand hidden elite puppet masters, but the authenticity has yet to be ascertained. However, you have also seen that once this information is true, the value will be huge. How big is it, because it is too important, I personally brought the information back. Teacher, please send an elite team to confirm the correctness of this information as soon as possible."

"Indeed, when I returned to the Hokage Building, I immediately sent someone to investigate."

The Sandaime immediately nodded and said, very much approving of Jiraiya's words.

"Teacher, this matter must be given to someone who is absolutely trustworthy. Hattori Masanari himself is quite hostile to our Konoha now, and it seems that he has suffered a lot from the roots before. He is very concerned about this deal with our Konoha. He was very worried, saying that once he found out that something was wrong, he would immediately cancel the transaction and would never trade with Konoha again.

Also, in order to ensure that the information was not leaked this time, I temporarily knocked out the four Anbu ninjas who came back with me."

Jiraiya also saw that the third generation paid more attention to this matter and further reminded.

"Root, I see. You have handled this matter very well. I will definitely send the most trustworthy person to investigate."

When the Sandaime heard Jiraiya's words, the cold face of his old classmate Danzo flashed across his mind, and his heart suddenly became heavy.

Although Jiraiya's words were relatively reserved, he already fully understood what Jiraiya said.

Jiraiya also suspects that there is a dark child among the people around him.

In fact, the third generation has been aware of the fact that Danzo's Anbu root exists among the Anbu ninjas directly under him.

After all, many of the Anbu ninjas were martial arts ninjas faction. It is not surprising that some of these people will be bewitched by Danzo to become his Anbu.

It's just that the third generation can't find out who is Danzo's person now, and he doesn't have the time and energy for him to investigate carefully.

There is no way, just to deal with the daily affairs of the village and the battlefield has exhausted his time and energy every day, so he has no spare energy to do such thankless things. Thus, he can only secretly let the most trustworthy people investigate.

It's a pity that every ninja who can join Anbu is an elite among ninjas, with strong camouflage ability, and nothing has been discovered.

But from the current point of view, if he does not pay attention to dealing with this issue, it will inevitably lead to very serious consequences in the future.

For example, once the information brought back by Jiraiya this time is known to Danzo, based on his understanding of Danzo, Danzo will definitely send someone to bring the information back from Hattori Masanari before Jiraiya also step by step.

As for the purpose of Danzo doing this, it is very likely that he wants to use this information to make a deal with him.

In fact, the third generation has no objection to Danzo sending people to snatch information from Masanari Hattori. It would be best if he could prostitute for free, but Konoha is not very rich now, and he has recently begun to worry about where to get money.

Fighting wars is indeed costly. Even if Konoha were very rich, it couldn't sustain prolonged warfare indefinitely. If the conflict with Amegakure had not been decisively resolved, Konoha might have found itself quietly spending money to fill the financial hole that war creates.

The prospect of obtaining valuable information from Hattori Masanari without any cost is tempting. However, if Danzo's attempt to seize the information fails, the consequences could be severe. The worst-case scenario would be that Hattori Masanari's crucial information, pivotal for Konoha's victory against Amegakure, remains out of reach. This is a grim outcome.

Considering Hattori Masanari's current strength, he holds a favorable position in the Rain Country, making it challenging for Danzo's elite forces to apprehend him. The result might be a failed mission, potentially escalating tensions between Konoha and Amegakure.

The thought of Danzo's potential interference and the risks it poses to Konoha's interests stirs a mix of emotions in the Sandaime. He contemplates the dilemma of whether to maintain Danzo's position, given the numerous secrets the man has scattered around him.

"Danzo, should I continue to tolerate you...."

The desire for retribution wells up in the Sandaime as he contemplates the potential harm that Danzo's double-edged sword could inflict on Konoha. However, amid these thoughts, he is also reminded of the complex history and friendship that exist between them, adding layers of conflicting emotions.