"Naruto is in my hands. Do not reveal any information to anyone outside of this room, otherwise you won't even get a piece of his flesh back."
"Tonight at ten, we meet in the center of the Forest of Death. Come alone."
After reading the message on the photo, Kushina wiped her tears. Perhaps it was a mother's strength, but she quickly calmed down.
Uzumaki Karin took the photo, and Uzumaki Karin also came over to look.
"Kushina, what should we do? Should we inform the village?"
"I'm worried about you going alone. The enemy's target might be both you and your son," Uzumaki Karin said, her arm around Kushina's shoulder, her face full of worry.
"No, I don't want to put Naruto in extreme danger."
"If the enemy's target is me, I'm willing to trade my life for Naruto's."
"If the enemy's target is really both of us, I... I will fight to the death to kill them all!"
"Konoha cannot lose two Jinchuriki. At most, one," Kushina said with a serious expression, her eyes resolute.
"It's still too dangerous, Kushina. Your plan might not work."
"The enemy is very likely the masked man from the night of the Nine-Tails attack. He's very tricky."
Logically, Uzumaki Karin's inference was very reasonable. After all, the masked man had caused trouble in Konoha more than once.
"We'll know if it's the masked man by trying."
"If it's him, he will surely hide Naruto with his space-time ninjutsu where no one can find him."
"If it's not, perhaps there's a chance for a win-win situation."
With that, Kushina closed her eyes, and her consciousness entered the sealing space within her body...
She looked at the Nine-Tails, nailed to a sphere in mid-air, its limbs, head, and nine tails bound by dark golden chains, unable to move an inch.
"Nine-Tails, sense where your other half is," Kushina ordered, standing on the Nine-Tails' nose.
"Heh heh... you wretched human, why would I help you?"
"Although I don't know what exactly happened, that little brat named Naruto must be in a very bad situation."
"If he dies, my other half will be free."
"In the future, after I destroy your Konoha and kill you, I'll be free too!" the Nine-Tails said, baring its teeth, its eyes violent and vicious.
Kushina sneered, "Hmph... daydreaming. A mere half of you is no match for me."
"Even without taking your power, I can still subdue him. Don't you understand the difference between a wild Tailed Beast and a Jinchuriki?"
"Help me this one time. Whether or not we can save Naruto, I'll give you a better environment."
"For example, not being bound, having some space to move, and being able to see the outside world to relieve your boredom."
The Nine-Tails was silent for a long time before saying, "Northwest, in a forest about thirty miles away."
The Nine-Tails was well aware of its situation. It knew that even if its other half were revived, it would be no match for Kushina.
Compared to eroding Kushina, the success rate of eroding a child was much higher.
"Fulfill your promise after this is over."
The next moment, Kushina's consciousness disappeared from the sealing space.
"How is the situation?" Uzumaki Karin asked quickly, seeing Kushina open her eyes.
"It's probably not the masked man, but the situation is still very troublesome."
"Naruto is in the Forest of Death, exactly at the location left on the photo. There's no opportunity to take advantage of," Kushina said, her brow furrowed.
"Damn it! To think they'd bring Naruto with them!" Uzumaki Karin cursed.
"Alas... actually, even if Naruto wasn't with them, the difficulty of successfully rescuing him would still be very high."
"As expected, this house is being watched. It will be very difficult to inform others without being noticed," Kushina sighed.
"If Naruto were separated from the enemy, we could find a way to have a neighbor pass on the message. Unfortunately, we don't even have that chance," Uzumaki Karin said, dejected.
"It seems I have no choice but to go to the Forest of Death. So be it. I'll see who the enemy is..."
"You two rest first. I'm going," Kushina said, standing up with a resolute expression.
"How can we rest at ease?"
"We can't completely follow the enemy's rhythm. Kushina, give me a time."
"When the time is up, even if I have to risk my life, I will break through the enemy's blockade and report the news," Uzumaki Karin said, standing up to follow, her face resolute.
After some calculation, Kushina turned and instructed, "Fifteen minutes. If I'm not back in fifteen minutes, you report it."
"There's no need to force your way through the enemy's surveillance and blockade. Just go out and make a big commotion, and the Police Force ninja will come."
"Remember, don't let Karin out of your sight."
Uzumaki Karin nodded heavily. "I understand. Be careful!"
"Mm."
Kushina opened the door, leaped up, and quickly rushed towards the Forest of Death.
Anxious to save her son, Kushina seized a small portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra and leaped at super speed. In just over three minutes, she arrived at the Forest of Death, and in just over a minute, she reached the center.
Under the bright moon, Kushina was slightly stunned to see Danzō, dressed in the attire of a Root ninja, holding a cane, with his right eye covered by a bandage, standing in a clearing in the forest. Then, she became furious!
She had never expected that it would be a high-ranking official of Konoha who had kidnapped Naruto. She had thought it was some ambitious person hiding in Konoha.
She knew Danzō was not a good person, but she never thought he would be so despicable!
"Danzō, you're courting death!"
The furious Kushina shouted, and a large amount of red Tailed Beast chakra erupted from her body...
The next moment, the red chakra disappeared, and Kushina's entire body was enveloped in golden chakra. Her hair stood on end, forming two horn-like shapes. Six magatama appeared at her collar, a black spiral pattern appeared on her abdomen, and rather flashy black patterns appeared on her front and back.
Except for some details, her overall appearance was similar to Naruto's when he activated the Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
Kushina had not been idle all these years. Besides taking care of Naruto and working at the Barrier Team, she had not neglected her training.
Because the threat of the masked man was always hanging over her head!
To protect Naruto, to protect the village, to protect herself, and to protect the other people she cared about, Kushina felt that she had to become stronger.
And it had to be a rational strength, not passively using the Nine-Tails' chakra to transform into a small Tailed Beast, which could easily lead to her being unable to distinguish between friend and foe.
Seeing Kushina charge towards him like a golden flash of light, her speed terrifying, Danzō's scalp tingled. He immediately extended his cane and touched an explosive tag on Naruto's body.
"Stop, or Naruto is dead!"
Although Kushina's speed was faster than the Fourth Raikage's in his Lightning Release Chakra Mode, it was ultimately not faster than the speed of igniting an explosive tag. She had no choice but to stop abruptly.
Seeing that the threat was effective, Danzō secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Only then did he look at Kushina with interest...
"This state, it's not recorded in Konoha's secret scrolls about the Nine-Tails. Did you develop it yourself?"
"Your speed is astonishingly fast. How does your strength compare to a normal half-Tailed Beast transformation?"
Kushina said with a furious expression, "Let go of Naruto, or I won't let you off!"
Danzō sneered, "Heh heh... Kushina, have you still not figured out who's in control of the situation?"
"Naruto is in my hands. I may die, but he will surely die before me."
"Even if you manage to get Naruto back, what can you do to me?"
"Complain to Hiruzen?"
"Do you have any solid evidence?"
"Kill me directly?"
"My men are all around. If you let even one of them escape, you'll be a traitor to the village!"
"With your current strength, you might be fine, but your child might not be able to escape the endless pursuit."
"Oh... that's right, and the Fourth Hokage."
"As the Jinchuriki, for the Fourth Hokage's wife and child to both defect from the village, what right do they have to have their images on the Hokage Rock, looking down on Konoha?"
"I think the title of Hokage should be stripped, and his body is not worthy of resting in the cemetery full of heroes."
"Afterwards, you can find a chance to take revenge on me, but you must choose your opportunity well. Don't let me live."
"If you let me live, there will be no room for negotiation. Your son will surely die a miserable death."
"Oh... not just your son. Uzumaki Karin and her mother, and Uchiha Mikoto and her son, won't have a good end either."
Danzō's long tirade left Kushina completely stunned.
After coming to her senses, Kushina was filled with endless anger, but she was also full of apprehension and did not dare to make a move.
"You despicable, shameless old fool! What do you want to talk about?" Kushina gritted her teeth, trying her best to suppress her anger.
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