Kushina's eyes burned with endless fury.
Yes.
She never imagined that her so-called life had been orchestrated by others.
Even her studies, even her love…
Every little thing.
How could she accept that?
Bastards!
Her crimson hair whipped around her as rage surged through her. Her gaze seethed with venom.
But then—
She suddenly heard a voice calling to her from outside.
It was… Minato?
For a moment, Kushina faltered.
Could she still accept Minato?
But after a long silence, clarity struck.
Yes—maybe her fate had been manipulated by Konoha's leaders.
But her love for Minato was still real.
And Minato's feelings for her were also true.
Hiss—
The thought cooled her madness a little, strand by strand.
"Kushina, hurry!" the Nine-Tails roared, thrashing violently.
"I've done everything you asked! Now it's your turn—let me out!"
But staring at the raging beast, Kushina actually chuckled.
After a moment of thought, she said softly:
"Nine-Tails, you're too stupid.
How could I ever release you? You're nothing but hatred for humanity.
Stay inside me.
Who knows, maybe someday you'll actually be useful."
Her hands flashed through seals.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains—Seal!"
With a crashing sound, countless chains erupted from the void, binding the Nine-Tails tighter than ever.
Compared to before, the seal was vastly stronger.
The Uzumaki clan's sealing arts were tailor-made to suppress tailed beasts.
The Nine-Tails had no chance to resist—it was trussed up like a straw mat.
"Kushina! You broke your word!
Damn humans—I should've known.
All of you are liars! Uchiha Madara, Senju Hashirama, that old hag Mito…
Arghhh!
Don't ever give me the chance, or I'll make you all pay!"
The beast's howls tore through the air.
But Kushina just snapped another seal, and another chain shot out, gagging its massive mouth.
Only then did she clap her hands in satisfaction.
"Mm, that's better.
Now it's nice and quiet.
Honestly, Nine-Tails, you're so noisy—it's exhausting.
Don't worry.
Once you learn some respect, and stop howling in the middle of the night…
Maybe I'll let you breathe easier.
Until then—just bear it."
With that, she turned and walked out of the sealing space, leaving behind only the beast's blazing, silent glare.
No—she wasn't Naruto, that blockhead, to sit down and chat about life with the Nine-Tails.
To her, it was just a beast.
Why bother reasoning with it?
Just force out the intel she needed, then suppress it again.
Keep promises? To a beast?
What a joke.
Outside.
Minato was pale with worry, calling out to his wife again and again.
Before his eyes, Kushina's chakra had flared wildly, her scarlet hair whipping about, her expression shifting from dark to calm.
He knew she was inside the Nine-Tails' seal.
And there was nothing he could do—his sealing skills couldn't reach into that inner space.
All he could do was keep calling her name, hoping she'd come back.
Thankfully—it worked.
Slowly, Kushina's aura steadied.
After about five minutes, she finally opened her eyes, and at the sight of Minato's worried face, she threw herself into his arms.
"Don't worry, Minato.
That beast isn't my match.
I'm Kushina, remember?"
Relief washed over Minato.
Then he asked softly:
"What happened? Why did you suddenly slip into the seal?"
"Because of our talk earlier, my focus slipped." Kushina rolled her eyes.
"When my guard dropped, the Nine-Tails seized the chance.
But it's fine.
I actually gained a lot—just now, I got some secret intel from it."
Minato froze.
Intel? From the Nine-Tails?
"How could the Nine-Tails possibly know such things?"
"That's where you're ignorant." Kushina shrugged.
"The Nine-Tails is the strongest of the tailed beasts—its perception is unparalleled.
Anything that happens inside the village, no matter where you hide, it senses it."
Hiss—
Minato sucked in a sharp breath.
And Kushina didn't hold back—she shared everything she had wrung out of the beast.
When she was done, Minato was in utter shock.
The destruction of the Senju and Uzumaki.
Sakumo Hatake's "suicide."
Uchiha Kagami's death.
The Root's brutal training.
The Hokage conspired with the great clans to embezzle village funds.
Experiments with Hashirama's cells…
Even the Sarutobi clan—nearly four thousand shinobi strong.
And all the money?
It came from the village coffers.
No wonder the Police Force was underfunded for years.
While Hiruzen and his allies were siphoning vast wealth for themselves.
So many secrets.
So much rot.
Minato was speechless.
Was this still the village he knew?
It was suffocating.
Schemes everywhere.
At last, he understood Kai's words.
Yes—the Uchiha only wanted to survive.
The village leadership… had gone too far.
He also realized why the Sannin had all abandoned the village, only returning for dire emergencies.
So this was why.
And the most unbearable of all—
even his love with Kushina had been manipulated.
It was orchestrated so the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki would bond with the village, marry, and produce the next host with Uzumaki blood.
He couldn't accept it.
But he finally understood Kushina's earlier rage.
And then—he collapsed inward.
He could no longer tolerate or accept this village.
"This… is unimaginable.
They've gone too far.
Is this really the village we've risked our lives to protect?
This war—even fifth-year children are sent to the battlefield without training.
And the clans?
They hoard their shinobi in their compounds.
This is the 'Will of Fire' they preach?"
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