Daily Life of the Third Hokage

The old man was very happy.

One day in Konoha Village, the sun shone through the clouds and gently sprinkled on the streets. In the Hokage Building, Sarutobi Hiruzen was sitting in his office, handling daily affairs. Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps came, and a ninja walked into the office with a solemn look.

"Hokage, I just got the news that Uzumaki Mito is seriously ill." The ninja's tone was a little anxious.

Sarutobi Hiruzen heard this, his face changed slightly, and a feeling of worry surged in his heart.

Uzumaki Mito is of great significance to Konoha Village. She is not only the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, but also a symbol of the close connection between the Uzumaki clan and Konoha Village.

At this moment, in Uzumaki Mito's residence, a depressing and heavy atmosphere permeated.

Uzumaki Mito lay quietly on the bed, her face showing an almost transparent paleness, as if the vitality was constantly draining from her body.

Her eyes were closed tightly, her eye sockets were deep, and her originally bright and sharp eyes had become dull. Her once rosy lips were now bloodless and slightly open, and every difficult breath seemed to exhaust all her strength.

Her body was extremely weak, as if a breeze could blow her down. Her once healthy and strong limbs now drooped limply by the bed, as if they had lost all their strength.

Her once red hair also turned pale, her skin became loose, and it was covered with fine wrinkles, as if the years had mercilessly left a deep mark on her at this moment.

The torture of the disease made her sometimes awake and sometimes unconscious. When she was awake, her face would show a painful expression, which was a distortion caused by unbearable pain.

Her brows were tightly knitted together, her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and she occasionally uttered a faint groan. When she was unconscious, her breathing was also extremely unstable, sometimes rapid, sometimes slow, as if it could stop at any time.

The people around her looked anxious and worried, but they were powerless. The medical staff kept busy, trying to use various drugs and treatments to relieve her pain and prolong her life, but the effect was minimal. The room was filled with a strong smell of medicine, mixed with despair and sadness.

Sarutobi Hiruzen took Orochimaru to where Uzumaki Mito was. Along the way, both of them were silent, worried about Uzumaki Mito's condition.

When they arrived at their destination, they found that Tsunade and Nawaki were already there to accompany her. Tsunade sat quietly by the bed, holding Uzumaki Mito's hand tightly, her eyes full of concern and worry. Nawaki stood aside, with an anxious look on his face.

Seeing Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru coming, Tsunade and Nawaki stood up and saluted.

"Hokage-sama." Tsunade said softly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly, walked to the bedside, and looked at Uzumaki Mito, who was lying on the bed with a pale face, and felt sad.

"Mito-sama..." Sarutobi Hiruzen called her name softly.

Uzumaki Mito slowly opened her eyes, and saw Sarutobi Hiruzen, with a weak smile on her face.

"Hokage-sama... you are here..." Uzumaki Mito's voice was very weak.

Sarutobi Hiruzen gently held her hand and said, "Mito-sama, you must hold on, Konoha Village needs you."

Uzumaki Mito shook his head slightly and said, "I know... I don't have much time..."

At this time, Uzumaki Shinsuke, the elder of the Uzumaki clan, and Uzumaki Takeo, the current head of the Uzumaki clan and deputy director of the Konoha Defense Department, also arrived at the scene.

"Hokage-sama." Uzumaki Shinsuke and Uzumaki Takeo saluted Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said, "Elder Shinsuke, Minister Takeo, Mito-sama's condition..."

Uzumaki Shinsuke sighed and said, "We have tried our best, but Mito's physical condition is really too bad."

Uzumaki Takeo's face was also full of grief and helplessness.

Everyone gathered around the bed, and the atmosphere became very heavy.

Orochimaru watched all this quietly, and there were many feelings in his heart. He and Nawaki had a deep teacher-student relationship, and seeing Nawaki's sadness at this time, he felt bad.

"Nawaki, don't be too sad." Orochimaru comforted softly.

Nawaki bit his lip, held back tears and said, "Teacher, I'm fine."

Tsunade has been silently guarding Uzumaki Mito, with a lot of thoughts in her mind. She remembered every bit of her childhood with her grandmother, and those beautiful memories have now become the most precious treasure in her heart.

Time passes by second by second

, the atmosphere in the room became more and more depressing. Everyone knew that Uzumaki Mito's life might come to an end at any time.

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat on the bedside with a solemn face, his eyes fixed on Uzumaki Mito's weak face, his heart full of worry and heaviness.

Privately, Uzumaki Mito was the wife of the first generation, and Sarutobi Hiruzen could not have become Hokage without her support.

Sarutobi Hiruzen also respected Uzumaki Mito very much. After all, they studied with Senju Tobirama at the beginning, and often went to the Senju clan. Hashirama had taught them, and Uzumaki Mito had also taught them.

Publicly, Uzumaki Mito was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha Village. He was the Hokage of Konoha. For the safety of the village, he should start to move the Nine-Tails now.

But in this way, Uzumaki Mito would die immediately. Uzumaki Mito's chakra had dissipated, and now he could barely survive, completely supported by the chakra of the Nine-Tails.

As long as the Nine-Tails moves, Uzumaki Mito will die immediately.

After a long time, Uzumaki Mito's slightly trembling lips slowly opened and uttered an extremely weak voice: "Monkey..."

Hearing Uzumaki Mito calling Monkey, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt very kind, and hurriedly moved closer, responding nervously: "Mito-sama, I'm here, don't talk, have a good rest."

Uzumaki Mito shook her head gently, she tried to accumulate some strength to make her words clear: "No, Monkey, there are some words... I must say now. I know... I may not have much time..."

Uzumaki Mito wanted to explain his last words, which was a major secret of Konoha. Sarutobi Hiruzen emptied the ward, leaving Orochimaru and Tsunade. Orochimaru was the next generation of Hokage and was qualified to know. Tsunade was a high-level Konoha official and a relative of Uzumaki Mito, so she was also qualified to know.

After the ward was quiet, Sarutobi Hiruzen leaned close to Mito Uzumaki's ear and said, "Mito-sama, please..."

Mito Uzumaki smiled very weakly, and that smile was full of helplessness and bitterness: "Hiruzen... you and I both know... my physical condition... what I am most worried about now is... our Uzumaki clan..."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded heavily, his eyes full of determination and resoluteness: "Mito-sama, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of the Uzumaki clan, I promise you."