Chapter 25: Hope

Is there any reader who has never watched Naruto? I wanted to know if it’s easy to understand without knowledge of the original work. I try to explain it so that even those not familiar with the original anime/manga can read and enjoy it.

“So, Yujin, I wanted to talk to you about the future. It might seem strange for someone like me, who is about to die, to want to talk about it, but-”

“Of course not. You’re leaving, but you’re leaving loved ones behind. It’s only natural that you would be concerned about the future you can no longer influence.”

Mito nodded, satisfied with Yujin’s understanding. He clearly grasped her intentions.

“That shortens the conversation a bit. I’m worried about Kushina. I don’t know how much you know about the Nine-Tailed Fox, but of all the Biju, the fox is the most powerful and the most malevolent. I’m concerned about her future in the current situation. I made Tsunade promise to take care of her, but we don’t know what might happen. There are many interests at play.”

Mito took a deep breath when she arrived here, and continued after exhaling all the air she had inhaled.

“Among the scenarios that could happen are kidnapping, murder, manipulation, threats and so on. And she is still too young. I need more people to support her, and currently, I can only rely on Tsunade and, now that I’ve clarified the situation better, you.”

“I understand your concern. And I promise to be a support for Kushina during this time.”

Mito nodded her head and then continued, with a slightly hopeful tone.

“But it doesn’t have to be this way. I haven’t talked to Tsunade because I didn’t want to give unnecessary hope to her, but I thought of a solution to my and Kushina’s issue, but I need your assistance.”

Yujin raised an eyebrow, intrigued by Mito’s words. A solution?

“What are you talking about?”

Mito leaned forward and spoke in a low voice.

“For many years, I knew this day would come, so I’ve been working on a solution. In this case, I refer to how I would die earlier than usual and how I would have to pass the fox on to someone. The most important thing was always to find someone capable of being the host of the fox, and Kushina was the only one, during the decades I’ve been searching, with the potential.”

“While I was searching for the heir of the fox, I was thinking about how to ease the burden of the person who would inherit it in the future, as well as perhaps lessen my current burden, and I came up with a theory.”

Mito then picked up a book that was on a chair beside her and handed it to Yujin. He opened it and saw that the content was handwritten in a language he couldn’t read, but there were also many drawings.

Many of these drawings had symbols of writing that Yujin recognized, and he finally understood what she needed help with.

“I tried my best to hide my happiness, but when I found out that you could read these symbols, I was really happy. You’re exactly who I need.”

“And with my knowledge, what result do you expect to achieve?”

Yujin asked with a gleam in his eyes, not expecting the conversation to lead to this.

“So, you know that the Biju are creatures made entirely of Chakra, right?”

“No, I don’t know much about these monsters. In the world I come from, there was nothing like that, although there were rumors of an Imugi in the north.”

“Imugi? No, never mind. The point is, the Biju are made entirely of Chakra. They can use Chakra to condense a physical body, but in the end, they are still made entirely of Chakra. So, I thought, Chakra can have many different elements, and it can transform into different elements. What if I divided the Chakra of the Biju into different types? What would happen? Would it split?”

Mito’s eyes sparkled, and Yujin had never felt so much enthusiasm from her before. Clearly, the topic was something she truly loved. Yujin even wondered if she was researching this to extend her lifespan, or if it was purely out of curiosity.

“I conducted various experiments and found that it wasn’t possible to split it into the five elements of nature, but I got signs that it might be possible to split it into Yin and Yang.”

Suddenly, Mito took a different turn in the conversation and asked.

“By the way, I noticed before, but you seem to have remarkable knowledge about Yin and Yang. Baoquan Li, you said? That form of greeting.”