Hokage Building.
Konoha Square.
Sarutobi Hiruzen stood on the main platform in black attire, his expression sorrowful.
In front of him, Konoha ninjas had all gathered.
The Sarutobi Clan, the Yamanaka Clan, the Akimichi Clan, the Nara Clan, the Aburame Clan, the Inuzuka Clan, the Hyuga Clan...
Various civilian ninjas, Ninja School students...
Everyone was uniformly dressed in simple black clothes, holding a bouquet of white flowers, solemnly watching Uzumaki Mito's coffin.
Among the prestigious clans, only adult ninjas from the Uchiha Clan stood on the periphery, responsible for security at the scene together with the Anbu, maintaining order.
Uchiha Fugaku, dressed in black, looked deeply at Sarutobi Hiruzen on the distant high platform and shook his head.
Is this suppression?
It's hard to say...
The rest of the Uchiha clan was allowed to enter the venue, but all members of the Security Department were required to be on duty, not granting even him, the Clan Leader, permission to participate after he applied...
It's quite intriguing.
Uchiha Setsuna glanced around, speaking coldly with a sneer, "Such a deep calculation..."
His voice was not loud, but clear enough for the surrounding Anbu and Uchiha from the Security Department to hear clearly.
However, unexpectedly, only some of the Uchiha showed displeasure, while clan members led by Uchiha Hachida displayed expressions of anticipation and anxiety, not responding.
Uchiha Setsuna furrowed his brow, wondering why his efforts to stir reaction received little response.
It shouldn't be like this...
But at that moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen's voice had already arrived, interrupting his next words.
"Lady Mito and the First Hokage met during the Warring States Era, supporting each other to bring peace and establish Konoha..."
"Harnessing the Nine-tails, using the Tailed Beast Power to protect friends and family, striving alone to deflect war from the village..."
"..."
On the main platform, Sarutobi Hiruzen slowly finished reading the eulogy in his hand, then turned to gaze at Uzumaki Mito's black-and-white photo:
"Let us mourn in silence."
Everyone present bowed their heads, offering their final farewell to the legendary female ninja, Uzumaki Mito.
On the other side of the Ninja World.
Uchiha Madara was also silently watching this scene.
Although Uzumaki Mito and he had an ordinary relationship, they had known each other since their youth.
Uchiha Madara felt a strange pang of sadness.
After Uzumaki Mito's death, he truly had no "contemporaries" left, becoming just a legend in records and stories, like a symbol, no longer perceived as a flesh-and-blood person.
"Izuna, Hashirama, Mito, and that damn Senju Tobirama..."
Uchiha Madara softly repeated the names of those ninjas he was familiar with, shaking his head, "Am I the only one left?"
A feeling named loneliness surrounded his heart.
Only upon seeing Aomi's figure did Uchiha Madara feel relieved—
He still had a new brother, still had to meet with Aomi, and together discuss how to save the entire Ninja World and bring everlasting peace.
"Mito, you did cause some trouble at the end..."
Uchiha Madara chuckled softly, as Uzumaki Mito's perception ability hindered Zetsu from constantly broadcasting Aomi, making him somewhat unhappy.
In the last few months before her death, Uzumaki Mito seemed to have taken an interest in Aomi, even teaching him the Adamantine Sealing Chains through unknown means.
Fortunately, everything progressed as usual.
Under Uchiha Madara's careful observation, Aomi was still the same Aomi, his eyes, similar to Izuna's, continued to grow stronger, reaching a level that even surprised this Asura of the Ninja World somewhat.
But no matter what, it all showed that the bastard Senju Tobirama could not compete with Izuna anymore, indicating a favorable situation.
Uchiha Madara quietly contemplated this funeral, his thoughts wandering.
Uzumaki Mito's death had made Uchiha Madara smell the stench of war.
Once war begins, with Aomi's wisdom, he will quickly realize the ugliness of this Ninja World...
"Lady Mito's last wish was to see her beloved village one last time..."
Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a deep voice: "Tsunade, Uchiha Aomi, Uzumaki Kushina, step forward!"
As soon as the words fell, Aomi, Tsunade and Kushina slowly walked out from the ranks.
Sarutobi Hiruzen stood at the upper left of Uzumaki Mito's coffin, Aomi at the lower left, Tsunade at the upper right, and Kushina at the lower right, gently holding the four corners of the coffin in sync.
Utatane Koharu and Mitokado Homura silently stepped out, organizing the order at the scene.
Following Sarutobi Hiruzen's arrangement, the remaining ninjas would hold white flowers in their hands, following behind them, with Aomi and him personally sending Uzumaki Mito into her grave.
Shimura Danzo blankly watched this scene...
Why does he seem to know nothing?
Like an ordinary Konoha ninja, devoid of the intelligence a Hokage Assistant ought to know, he could only stand there helplessly.
But even as Shimura Danzo, he knew that in front of all Konoha ninjas, no matter how frustrated or angry he felt, he had to swallow it.
Misconduct at Uzumaki Mito's funeral would disgrace him, even being this Darkness of the Ninja World, the Root of Konoha.
Shimura Danzo stared fixedly at Sarutobi Hiruzen, then shifted his gaze to Aomi.
The arrangement of this position was quite meticulous, and the identities of these four individuals were intriguing...
Sarutobi Hiruzen's identity needed no explanation, standing at the uppermost position on the left of the coffin, being the Hokage, was rightfully so.