Sarutobi Hiruzen was silent. His eyes flickered slightly, as if he were thinking about something. "The Nine-Tails has been exposed. From now on, you will have to protect her more closely," Saigoji Youmu said pointedly.
Boom! Hearing Saigoji Youmu's words, Sarutobi Hiruzen's mind exploded. These words were like a bolt from the blue to him.
"How did you know?" Sarutobi Hiruzen exclaimed in surprise.
Only a few people in Konoha knew about the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki. How did Saigoji Youmu, an outsider, know about it?
"Your sealing technique is very good," Saigoji Youmu acknowledged. "But that level of energy and negativity can't be hidden from me. Don't worry; I'll keep it a secret." Saigoji Youmu had obtained the news of the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki himself, which would undoubtedly impact Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart. Therefore, he calmed his emotions.
"Yes, that's good." Sarutobi Hiruzen breathed a sigh of relief. "What do you want to talk about by leaving me here?"
Saigoji Youmu brought the topic back on track. "The Ninja School recently graduated a batch of students. I want you to bring two."
Sarutobi Hiruzen followed Saigoji Youmu's lead. He didn't want to discuss taboo topics like the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki with him at all, fearing he might make some unwise move.
"Bring students? Me?" Saigoji Youmu was a little unclear. "You should know that I'm not a ninja; how could I lead a good Ninja School student?"
"It doesn't matter if you're a ninja or not. What matters is your strength. Your swordsmanship is unrivaled in the world, completely enough to fight against ninjas," Sarutobi Hiruzen explained. He still remembered the information that Saigoji Youmu had used his swordsmanship to force Hanzo to fail to seal.
"Okay, with whom?" Saigoji Youmu didn't directly refuse.
"Call." Seeing that there was room for negotiation, Sarutobi Hiruzen quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
To be honest, Sarutobi Hiruzen had mentioned this matter to Saigoji Youmu with the mentality of giving it a try. As for Saigoji Youmu's promise, he didn't hold out much hope. After all, Saigoji Youmu was not technically affiliated with Konoha and had no obligation to bring Konoha's students.
"One of them knows you very well—that girl, Kushina. The other is a member of the Uchiha clan, called Uchiha Mikoto."
"Uchiha Mikoto?" Saigoji Youmu's expression was a little strange. First Uzumaki Kushina, then Uchiha Mikoto. In the original story, the mothers of the first male and the second male were all related to him.
"What, you don't want to bring someone from the Uchiha clan?" Sarutobi Hiruzen was surprised by Saigoji Youmu's strange reaction. However, he didn't feel that there was anything wrong. The Uchiha clan was arrogant by nature and had always looked down on people outside their family. Plus,
the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, had deliberately designed the Uchiha clan's role in Konoha, placing them in a position that easily attracted hatred. The reputation of the Uchiha clan was already not very good, and it had become even worse. It was understandable that Saigoji Youmu did not want to bring people from the Uchiha clan.
"Nothing. Kushina and Uchiha Mikoto, right? I'll take them," Saigoji Youmu said, pushing his miscellaneous thoughts out of his head and agreeing to Sarutobi Hiruzen's request.
"Then I will trouble you."
…
At night, in the dead of night, in Saigoji Youmu's room, he lay on the couch and gave instructions to the system. "System, start extracting."
In Saigoji Youmu's mind, the image of the second sword began to change rapidly. After a moment, the speed of change slowed, finally settling on a taidao. The appearance of the taidao was quite different from ordinary swords, with a strong mechanical style. It had a red and black hilt and gauntlet, with a whole-body red blade.
"Is this her?" Saigoji Youmu couldn't help but exclaim, surprised by his good luck. It was different from EsDeath's extremely low-resolution Western sword. Saigoji Youmu memorized the relevant information about this unique taidao clearly.
The moment Saigoji Youmu saw this sword, the image of a young girl naturally jumped into his mind. The girl had waist-length, dull white hair, with long bangs on her forehead covering her left eye. She wore a headphone-shaped red ornament on her head.