Chapter 16 - Talking with Mito Uzumaki (1/2)
”Ok, I give up” Minato surrendered, knowing that with this type of person at the end of their life, the more you lie, the worst the situation is. It's better to say the truth without revealing anything compromising. After all, he once was this type of person.
”And as for your question, hm...” He was a bit stumped, never having thoughts of his emotions. Now that she said it, it's true that he is far too calm, it's been such a long time since he felt his heart beat out of excitement or anger. ”Well, you could say I chose to be this way and am trying to reopen my heart slowly”
”Hm” She was interested in his story, but knew that he will refuse to divulge it. Of course, she could force him, but it will be counter-productive. It could worsen his relationship with one of the last of her kin, and it will be a pity to lose such an interesting young man that was pretty sure to become powerful.
”You seem to cope with the demise of your clan pretty well compared to Kushina” exclaimed Minato, testing the waters.
”If I don't show it, that doesn't mean that I don't feel the same as her”
”Even if it's a big part because of your husband?”
”What do you mean?” Mito raised an eyebrow in curiosity, not at all angered by this young man, after all, she has lived for far too long, such emotions were left behind since a long time ago.
”The Bijuu. Hashirama Senju slave them away to other villages for the so-called peace between countries. And the only way to seal them is Fuuinjutsu. So what will those villages think if there was a clan capable of restraining their new ultimate weapon? Even if the Uzumaki were considered neutral, you can't possibly be at ease if your strongest weapon can be taken out by hundreds of people”
”Oh, I never considered it like that, it's not a bad deduction. And what do you mean by slave them away” She was really curious about this part, does he know that the Bijuu have mind, and if he knew it where did he learn that from?
”I'm pretty sure that they are being with conscious like us. Mindless beasts, utter rubbish. If they were truly the monster that we describe them as, humanity would have perished long ago. After all, Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara don't pop up from trees.”
Minato remark made Mito laugh, calming herself she replied ”Nevertheless, it's impossible for us to ignore them. Such monsters could destroy the village easily, so it was safer to do it that way”
”You're right, humanity will always try to get rid of anything too powerful and what they are unable to understand. Even if it's allies...”
”Oh, so you insinuated that Konoha has a part in my homeland destruction?” She was even more interested in the fact that his emotions did not waver, there was not even an ounce of disgust directed towards Konoha
”Like you already know, I can be considered a sensor. And two different groups of people are tailing me all the time and everywhere. After what I displayed at the academy, I can understand that Hokage-sama would want to protect me, but what of the other? It signifies that there is another group of people hidden in the shadows of Konoha that the Hokage can't control. Furthermore, Uzushio is the holy land of Fuuinjutsu, an art that I'm extremely interested in, so I did some research. It's basically an impregnable forteress, if you attack by the exterior that is. And the only ones authorized in it are Konoha people and the natives. I doubt that an Uzumaki will be suicidal enough to doom himself and his whole clan, so it means that Konoha weakened the barrier internally. And from what I saw of the Hokage, he held the teachings of Hashirama-sama highly, so I doubt that it's his work. From what I can deduce, the hidden darkness of Konoha did it, deeming the Uzumaki clan too strong to be left alive”
This time Mito couldn't help the surprise to show in her eyes. What a sharp kid, do the kids these days possess such a deduction ability?
”You're right, it would have been impossible to take down Uzushio without some intern betrayal” admitted Mito
”So, are you not angry at Konoha?” Inquired Minato curiously
”As you said, it was the work of the darkness, not Konoha. Even if it was the case, I can't possibly have any nefarious thoughts against what my husband constructed now can I?”