There, the necklace that Tsunade always wore close to her body was missing.
Tsunade smiled, noticing Uzumaki Mito's gaze, and said softly, "I gave it to my disciple, Uchiha Aomi from the Uchiha Clan; he's a very good young man."
Upon hearing this, Shimura Danzo's breathing became heavier!
During the days he was strictly confined, Sarutobi Hiruzen had gone through special channels to establish Tsunade's Squad, and he, once a Hokage Assistant, only got the news much later.
He was the ninja that Danzo valued, the best aid for him to ascend to the position of Hokage!
How could mere Tsunade possibly understand how to use such a sharp blade like Uchiha Aomi?
What a waste!
But Shimura Danzo seemed to forget one issue: Uzumaki Mito, sitting opposite him, had the ability to perceive good and evil in people's hearts, and could even detect the emotions within…
Thus, Uzumaki Mito glanced at Shimura Danzo and said, "Danzo, if there's something, speak it out."
Shimura Danzo was startled and quickly lowered his head, whispering, "I'm sorry, Lady Mito, I was considering Root's recent deployments against enemies, and got a bit emotional…"
Sarutobi Hiruzen curved his lips into a smile, patting Shimura Danzo's shoulder: "Danzo, working so hard just after coming back, I really must praise your dedication."
Shimura Danzo wanted to be angry but dared not to show it; he couldn't believe Sarutobi Hiruzen didn't know why he was angry!
It was because of Aomi that he, the Hokage Assistant, was confined at home like a prisoner for three months, losing all his power…
"Aomi, Uchiha Aomi."
Uzumaki Mito looked at Tsunade with kindness and slowly said, "It's a nice name, and he's an Uchiha Clan child..."
Inside Uzumaki Mito, the Nine-Tails reacted almost reflexively upon hearing the word "Uchiha," struggling restlessly and roaring angrily:
"The Uzumaki Clan, the Uchiha Clan, the Senju Clan, all ninjas from these clans should die, die, die!"
"How ridiculous? The necklace of Senju Hashirama is given by you, this unlucky granddaughter of his, to a little Uchiha brat!"
The Nine-Tails, tightly bound in chains but with its mouth unblocked, continued to curse madly:
"Uzumaki Mito, you always say you're my hindrance yet claim to want a mental connection with me and won't seal my vision, but you've bound me up, and now you want to pass me around like an object!"
"I am the Nine-Tails, a calamity! Treating me like this, your retribution has already come, a little Uchiha brat has already ensnared Senju Hashirama's granddaughter, I've seen it, the day Uchiha Clan strikes back at Konoha to exact revenge on Senju will come!"
"You can feel it too, right? That granddaughter of yours named Tsunade, the warmth in her heart when she talks about that Uchiha, hahaha!"
Even as the Nine-Tails raised its voice to the maximum, Uzumaki Mito's expression didn't change.
But in her heart, she began contemplating.
As Tsunade's grandmother, Uzumaki Mito knew Tsunade had given Senju Hashirama's necklace to two people: Katou Dan, with whom she shared mutual affection, and his brother Nawaki…
So why did this Uchiha child, Aomi, matter so much to Tsunade?
Did she regard him as a brother?
What on earth is going on…
Uzumaki Mito sighed softly and looked at Kushina, somewhat worried.
The Nine-Tails' power to manipulate minds was evident.
Even after so many years as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she could still be shaken.
But there's nothing to be done; the Uchiha and the Senju have never had a harmonious relationship throughout history, even with Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara, they spent more time fighting than in peace...
Tsunade's act of giving the necklace to Aomi inevitably made Uzumaki Mito overthink.
The Uchiha Clan isn't just full of brutes; there are those who can bewitch people's minds, like the former Uchiha Izuna…
If disguised well enough, taking advantage of fractures in Tsunade's heart to invade isn't impossible.
"Little Tsuna, since he's your disciple, he should come to today's meeting, I also want to meet this kid…"
Uzumaki Mito said with a smile: "Go, little Tsuna, bring him to meet me."
Tsunade nodded blankly.
Why suddenly meet Aomi?
But Tsunade didn't think much of it and turned to head towards the Uchiha Clan Land.
Uzumaki Mito's requests, Tsunade would always comply with.
And after Uzumaki Mito said this, the atmosphere at the scene became subtle and tense.
No one would think that Uzumaki Mito would randomly want to meet a junior like Aomi during the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki transfer ceremony; there must be a purpose.
Older characters like Sarutobi Hiruzen, Shimura Danzo, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu knew that Uzumaki Mito had the ability to perceive the deepest good and evil in people's hearts…
They instantly guessed – this was to probe into Uchiha Aomi!
Shimura Danzo curved his lips into a smile, inwardly elated: "As expected of Lady Mito, so vigilant upon hearing just the name of an Uchiha!"
"I've long suspected something was off about that brat, only those idiots around Hiruzen can't see it, whether it's Tsunade or her foolish son, they've all been deceived by that brat, only I remain clear-headed!"
Shimura Danzo's thoughts continued to drift.