Senju Ancestral Mansion.
"Master Aomi, the Jinchuriki's recent state is relatively stable. Please give your instructions..."
The Anbu, ordered by Sarutobi Hiruzen to monitor Uzumaki Kushina, reported meticulously upon seeing Aomi approach.
Aomi glanced at the report in his hand and nodded, "I understand, thank you for your hard work."
After Uzumaki Mito's funeral, following extensive discussions, Uzumaki Kushina's activities were restricted within Konoha.
However, she was not confined to a single room but could only move within the large formation left by Uzumaki Mito.
If Namikaze Minato wished to meet her, it was still possible.
The Nine-tails' power was overwhelming, and its ability to beguile the mind was also unpredictable. Although Kushina possessed certain talents, she was still unable to fully restrain the Nine-tails at this time.
This arrangement was partly due to Uzumaki Mito's planning before her death and partly because of Uzumaki Kushina's poor performance during the funeral...
Therefore, regarding her restricted movements, neither she nor Namikaze Minato had any objections.
While Aomi conversed with the Anbu,
The Nine-tails and Uzumaki Kushina were also engaging in their daily tugs.
"Container, let me tell you again, that guy named Uchiha Aomi is an exceptionally dangerous existence!"
The Nine-tails was earnestly trying to make its own contribution to world peace:
"You know Uchiha Madara, don't you? That man was so extreme he was called an Asura, and Uchiha Aomi has nearly the same ocular power as him!"
"An Uchiha with such eyes will only bring destruction to this world!"
Uzumaki Kushina sighed helplessly:
"Nine-tails, stop bothering me. Minato has gone to Mount Myoboku to train, and I haven't seen him in a long time. I'm already in a bad mood..."
"Aren't you a Tailed Beast known as a natural disaster? How can you care about whether the world will be destroyed? That doesn't suit your personality."
"You think Aomi's ocular powers are ominous; why don't you look at his smile instead?"
"That kind of gentle smile wouldn't exist if his heart wasn't as warm as the sun."
The Nine-tails was momentarily speechless, struggling to respond.
Although the Nine-tails was firmly convinced that Aomi and Uchiha Madara were intricately connected, the fact was —
Aomi's smile and gentle demeanor were much more polite than that of Uchiha Madara, who had used it as a steed...
"Nine-tails, it's useless to tell me all this."
Kushina lowered her head and said softly:
"Lady Tsunade is already the Hokage Assistant, so Aomi is most likely the next Hokage."
"You may not know, Aomi not only possesses powerful ocular abilities but also has mastery of the Uzumaki Clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains and is proficient in the Second Hokage's various Kinjutsu..."
"Maybe Aomi really could be related to Uchiha Madara, but that's not his fault; it's one of Konoha's hidden secrets."
The Nine-tails listened to Uzumaki Kushina's words in bewilderment, its mind in a whirl.
Not only the Sharingan of the Uchiha Clan, but how could Aomi also know the Adamantine Sealing Chains?
"Konoha's hidden secrets?"
The Nine-tails' voice quivered, "Is Uchiha Aomi the descendant of Uzumaki Mito and Uchiha Madara?"
"Impossible, I've always been inside Uzumaki Mito..."
In its straightforward thinking, this was the only answer it could come up with.
Uzumaki Kushina rolled her eyes impatiently, finally laughing at the Nine-tails' shocked and comical expression:
"What on earth are you saying!"
"Nine-tails, this is a topic even touch in Konoha is strictly taboo."
Kushina said with deep emotion:
"If Minato's conjecture is correct, Aomi's awakened Kekkeigenkai could potentially be numerous..."
Numerous?
In an instant, the Nine-tails felt as if it were plunged into a frigid cave. Could there even be Wood Release...
If so, it likely wouldn't have to think about escaping from Konoha anymore.
"Why, why does Uchiha Aomi have so many Kekkeigenkai?"
"I'm sorry, Nine-tails, I'm a Konoha Ninja, I can't tell you these things."
Just as the Nine-tails was anxious to find out the truth of the matter, Aomi knocked on the door at that moment.
"Aomi-kun, please have a seat."
Seeing Aomi arrive, Kushina's expression was a bit unnatural, but she still warmly invited him in.
This is the Uchiha who dashed most of Minato's Hokage dreams, leaving just a sliver of hope...
But aside from conflicting interests, Kushina personally felt very grateful toward Aomi.
If not for Aomi, she might have ruined Uzumaki Mito's final farewell to Konoha, an act that would leave her repenting for a lifetime!
"Kushina, how have you been getting along with the Nine-tails lately?"
Aomi looked at Kushina with a smile, speaking softly, "That fox, has it given you any trouble?"
"Tell him I haven't, I haven't!"
The Nine-tails hurriedly communicated with Kushina, "Help me out, I don't want to meet that jerk!"
Kushina hesitated and shook her head. It wasn't because she listened to the Nine-tails' suggestion, but because it had indeed been relatively calm lately.
In the large formation left by Uzumaki Mito, coupled with her own power, the Nine-tails couldn't stir much trouble.
Recently, the Nine-tails hadn't attempted to break the seal but was constantly muttering about the connection between Aomi and Uchiha Madara...
But such words were something Kushina couldn't share with Aomi.
As one of the few who had witnessed Aomi's rampages, after pondering this over time and considering Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude toward Aomi, Kushina, Minato, and Jiraiya all had their own assessments.