Chapter 69 Harumitsu, If Kushina Fails… (Ch 69)

Mikoto was happy at Haruki’s praise, but she couldn’t reply in time as the last seal was completed in her hand.
A huge fireball flew towards Qingguang.
Unfortunately, the target of this move is Qingguang, who was once a professional in fireball.
With just one Tiger Seal, Qingguang spat out a ball of deep red flame from his mouth that was tempered and compressed by chakra.
The deep red flames engulfed the fireball and exploded in the sky, with sparks staining the area between the two people pink.
“So beautiful…” Kushina couldn’t help but say.
But unfortunately, Mikoto’s attention was not on the scenery at all. As an Uchiha, the desire for battle engraved in her bones had been ignited by Haruki.
“Senior, let me show you the results of my practice during this period of time.”
Mikoto formed seals with her hands and created a shadow clone. She and the shadow clone formed seals again, one on the left and one on the right, and walked forward quickly, her shoulder-length black hair swaying and spreading behind her.
“Fire Style: Dust Hide Technique.”
Mikoto lowered her head and spit out a stream of gray-black dust onto the ground. As it hit the earth, it spread out in all directions. Her real body and shadow clones were immediately hidden in the dust. Even Haruki’s figure was swallowed up.
“Fire Style: Ash Burning!”
Mikoto’s voice came from both sides of Harumitsu, and as a flash of fire appeared, the dust in the air immediately caused a chain reaction and turned into a huge fire cloud that flashed by.
Covered in dust, Mikoto successfully escaped from the fire cloud and waited until the flames dissipated.
But he didn’t see Qingguang as expected: “Senior?”
Snap!
“Down there.” The ground beneath Mikoto’s feet cracked, and Harumi’s hands grasped her slender ankles, lifting her upside down.
“Ah~”
“I didn’t expect you to secretly practice Dust Hidden, and combine it with Ashespark. It’s a good combination, but when you use the dust fog to block the vision of your Sharingan, your own Sharingan also loses its function.”
“We need to do more targeted training on listening to sounds and identifying positions.”
Mikoto was hanging upside down in the air, her body swaying slightly, and she pouted with a hint of dissatisfaction: “Senior, how long are you going to keep me hanging?”
Qingguang then let go.
Landing on the ground with both hands, Mikoto did a backflip and landed firmly on the ground.
Then, Haruki taught Kushina the wind escape technique while covering Mikoto’s eyes with the forehead protector and training her to locate the target by sound.
Just when they were taking a break at noon and eating sesame cakes, a ninja with white spiky hair and an Anbu mask suddenly appeared in front of Harumitsu.
“Haruki, the Hokage has ordered you to take Kushina to the Spiral Tower immediately.”
Spiral tower?
Haruki stood up, put his thumb and index finger together, and gently tapped the forehead of Mikoto who looked confused beside him: “Sorry, let’s continue the training next time.”
“Okay.” Mikoto nodded, feeling a little disappointed, but she was already very happy that Haruki had a day off today and took the initiative to find her.
No one can predict emergencies, right?
Kushina, who was following behind Haruki and White Fang, had a confused look on her face. She was still a student of the ninja school. How could she help in the event of an emergency or a mission?
In the eastern part of Konoha Village, a wooden wall was painted with a layer of bright red paint. Looking down from the sky, it looked like the outside of the tower where the Uzumaki clan met.
The ninjas of the Sealing Squad gathered around, carrying huge sealing scrolls behind them.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade, Nawaki, Senju Jurei, and even Senju Momoka, an old man who never went out on weekdays, came here. Everyone stood in front of a wooden bed with sad looks on their faces.
The old man lying on the wooden bed with gray hair, wrinkles all over his face and even slightly rapid breathing is Uzumaki Mito.
Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
There were hurried footsteps, and Haruki led Kushina into the room. Kushina saw Uzumaki Mito lying on the bed at a glance, and she quickly stepped forward and held her hand tightly.
“Grandma Mito, I haven’t seen you for more than two months. How come your hair has become so white?” His words were full of heartache.
Tsunade and Nawaki on the side had tears in their eyes. Nawaki was almost fourteen years old and was now also a Chunin in the village. However, when he was summoned, he learned from Tsunade that her grandmother was the Jinchuriki of the Nine-Tails in the village.
Even Tsunade, who is a medical ninja, felt a heart-wrenching sense of powerlessness at this moment.
The Uzumaki clan has a long lifespan, and living for hundreds of years is not a problem at all. However, in order to suppress the Nine-Tails, Mito had to consume his own chakra all year round, which accelerated the passing of his own life, causing him to die before he reached the age of seventy.
From now on, Kushina will be responsible for sealing the Nine-Tails.
Mito opened his tired eyes. His pupils, which were once bright and lively, had now turned gray. He glanced at Haruki who had just arrived with Kushina: “Kushina, you’re here.”
She gave a slight wave, and Harumitsu and the others immediately left, leaving the two alone in the room.
At this time, Sarutobi Hiruzen called Harumitsu aside and said, “Harumitsu, if the Nine-Tails goes berserk during the sealing ceremony, the power of the sealing team will not be enough to control the tailed beast. Please use Wood Release to help.”
Harukitsu had no objection to this, but still asked, “Mito-sama, does she know about this?”
Sarutobi Hiruzen shook his head slightly. Lord Shodaime, but he was her husband. How could she allow anyone to desecrate his body?
But just now, Mito’s look was exactly the same as what he felt when he first saw Senju Momoka.
Could it be that he was discovered?
“Qingguang, there is one more thing.”
“If, I mean if, if Kushina cannot withstand the power of the Nine-Tails, I ask you to become the Nine-Tails’ Jinchuriki.” Hiruzen held Haruki’s shoulders tightly, his voice trembling.
His feelings towards Haruki are too complicated: he is the surviving son of his best friend, his adopted son, and a tool to maintain the Uchiha clan.
Deep down, he witnessed Harumitsu grow up and trusted him very much, but he also personally experienced the Uchiha’s life experience and the disaster that Madara brought to Konoha when he controlled the Nine-Tails.
But if Kushina really fails, then Harumitsu will have to shoulder the responsibility.
Qingguang is the last and only alternative.
He also didn’t want to take the risk and didn’t want his adopted son to become the Nine-Tails’ Jinchūriki.
But the reality is that Kushina is only nine years old, and he must prepare Haruki in advance.
Qingguang smiled slightly and nodded in agreement: “Don’t worry, Uncle Hiruzen, it’s okay.”
“If it really comes to that, I will be the best candidate. Everything is for Konoha.”
After saying that, Qingguang turned around, walked to the side, leaned against the wall and closed his eyes.