Chapter 114: Chapter 114: The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Kushina

Natsuki sat on the sofa and began to ponder.

In the original work, there was rarely any mention of Uzumaki Kushina’s situation after becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.

However, in the official manga "Minato’s Story," it was mentioned that in the early stages of becoming the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, she occasionally lost control and went berserk.

The reason was her young age and her sealing jutsu skills not being as good as Uzumaki Mito’s.

When she grew up, the Nine-Tails no longer went berserk but was beaten up by her instead.

Natsuki stroked his chin.

Tailed Beasts were chakra aggregates.

Because of their infinite chakra and massive size, most ninjas were helpless against them.

For example, a ninja skilled in kenjutsu like Hatake Sakumo would find it very difficult to inflict any effective damage on a Tailed Beast.

In the ninja world, there weren’t many ninjas clearly capable of suppressing Tailed Beasts.

For example, the Third Raikage and the Fourth Raikage, or the Third Kazekage and the Fourth Kazekage.

The former relied on Lightning Release Chakra Mode and nintaijutsu. Their ultimate attack power could break a Tailed Beast’s defense.

The latter relied on Magnet Release. Magnet Release had a wide range and heavy weight, capable of crushing a Tailed Beast so it couldn’t move.

If Natsuki wanted to deal with a Tailed Beast, he had to start with the Misaka Mikoto template.

The Heroic Spirit Emiya template’s Unlimited Blade Works would also work, but it couldn’t be unlocked in the short term.

He could try to unlock the Misaka Mikoto template right now.

Natsuki planned to learn Lightning Release ninjutsu and develop Magnet Release ninjutsu simultaneously, aiming to unlock the abilities before going to the Land of Rain.

But besides suppression, there was another way to deal with Tailed Beasts: reconciliation.

When a Jinchuriki and a Tailed Beast reconciled, the Jinchuriki became a perfect Jinchuriki.

A perfect Jinchuriki could fully utilize the Tailed Beast’s power and even transform into the Tailed Beast and fight consciously.

An imperfect Jinchuriki could also transform into a Tailed Beast, but the Jinchuriki would lose consciousness or be unable to control the Tailed Beast.

Then the Tailed Beast would not distinguish between friend and foe, attacking anyone it saw, commonly known as going berserk.

In the original work, among the successive Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, only Uzumaki Naruto reconciled with the Nine-Tails.

The main reason was Uzumaki Naruto’s personality.

Even if it was the Nine-Tails, he was willing to be friends with it.

Natsuki felt that based on Uzumaki Kushina’s personality, she could be friends with the Nine-Tails.

The fact that she didn’t in the original work was most likely due to Uzumaki Mito’s influence.

After all, Uzumaki Mito’s strength was too great. The Nine-Tails couldn’t resist, let alone go berserk.

Time slowly passed.

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps sounded.

Nawaki immediately stood up.

"Nawaki, you go in."

It was Sarutobi Hiruzen coming downstairs. He met Nawaki’s gaze and spoke.

Nawaki hurriedly ran upstairs.

"Nonou, you go in too. Natsuki stays. I have something to discuss with you."

Sarutobi Hiruzen added.

Yakushi Nonou was slightly taken aback, then got up and went upstairs.

"Natsuki, have you heard of Tailed Beasts?"

After sitting down on the sofa, Sarutobi Hiruzen asked.

Natsuki immediately realized.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was going to tell him everything.

Thinking about it carefully, with his current strength and status, he was indeed qualified to know about the existence of Tailed Beasts and Jinchuriki.

As for Yakushi Nonou, her status was sufficient, but her strength wasn’t enough yet, so she wasn’t asked to stay.

"I’ve heard of them."

Natsuki told the truth. "It’s said there are nine Tailed Beasts in the ninja world, and each one possesses the power to destroy heaven and earth."

"It’s unknown when the nine Tailed Beasts appeared in the ninja world. Their origins might be related to the legendary Sage of Six Paths."

Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and recounted the story of the nine Tailed Beasts.

It was roughly the same as what Natsuki knew.

Originally, the nine Tailed Beasts had nothing to do with ninjas because they were too powerful, and no ninja dared to provoke them.

It wasn’t until Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara joined forces that the nine Tailed Beasts were captured.

After pacifying the chaotic world, Senju Hashirama distributed the nine Tailed Beasts to the major ninja villages, keeping only the most powerful Nine-Tails for Konoha.

To better utilize the power of the Tailed Beasts, Jinchuriki were created.

"Lady Mito is Konoha’s first Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."

Sarutobi Hiruzen said in a deep voice.

"I see."

Natsuki took a deep breath and asked. "Then... Kushina is the second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

"Correct."

Sarutobi Hiruzen looked him up and down, nodded slightly, and said.

Natsuki was more composed than he imagined.

But as a powerful genius, he was bound to display traits different from ordinary people.

The reason Natsuki didn’t pretend to be shocked was that he was worried Sarutobi Hiruzen would see through it, which would backfire.

Since that was the case, it was better to act calm.

Because this was the ninja world. The earlier one matured, the more of a genius they were considered.

For example, Uchiha Itachi.

"A Jinchuriki is a ninja village’s trump card. The fewer people who know, the better."

Sarutobi Hiruzen continued. "From now on, Kushina will not leave the village unless necessary, nor will she have much contact with outsiders."

"This will be very hard for Kushina to accept."

Natsuki said with half-feigned worry.

"It can’t be helped. I believe she is already mentally prepared."

Sarutobi Hiruzen paused and said. "As her friends, you should pay more attention to her emotions from now on."

This was the true reason he told Natsuki everything.

To have him stabilize Uzumaki Kushina and act as a bond to maintain the connection between Uzumaki Kushina and Konoha.

"Yes, Lord Hokage."

Natsuki said with a serious face.

"Kushina just became the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, so there might be some instability. She will stay here for the time being."

Sarutobi Hiruzen patted Natsuki’s shoulder and said. "Come keep her company when you have time."

"Okay."

Natsuki usually came here to train anyway, so this made no difference to him.

"You can go up."

Sarutobi Hiruzen stood up and walked outside.

He still had things to do.

That was to set up a barrier around the area to prevent the Nine-Tails from going berserk and affecting other areas.

Natsuki went upstairs and entered Uzumaki Mito’s room.

As soon as he entered, he heard crying.

Natsuki sighed inwardly.

Uzumaki Mito lay in bed, no longer breathing.

Nawaki and Uzumaki Kushina were crying hard.

Yakushi Nonou and Tsunade weren’t crying, but their eyes were red.

The former was because her feelings for Uzumaki Mito weren’t as deep as Nawaki and the others.

The latter was because, as an adult, she controlled her emotions.

Actually, for Uzumaki Mito to die a natural death was already very good.

In the ninja world, which was constantly at war, the lifespan of ninjas was generally short. Living past fifty was considered a long life.

For most, let alone fifty, even thirty was difficult.

The time came to the third day.

Sarutobi Hiruzen held a funeral for Uzumaki Mito.

But due to her special status, the funeral was not public.

Natsuki was one of the few ninjas allowed to attend the funeral.

Early in the morning, he changed into black mourning clothes and hurried to the Senju clan compound with Yakushi Nonou.

Normally, when a ninja died, they were buried at the Konoha Memorial Stone.

The Konoha Memorial Stone was a monument inscribed with the names of deceased ninjas.

And surrounding it were neatly arranged graves.

But there were also those not at the Konoha Memorial Stone.

For example, Senju Hashirama.

His constitution was too special. His cells remained active even after death.

To prevent anyone from targeting his corpse, his body was buried in the Senju clan compound, under heavy protection.

Uzumaki Mito’s dying wish was to be buried with Senju Hashirama, so she was also buried in the Senju clan compound.

Natsuki soon saw Uzumaki Kushina.

She had changed into a black dress and, uncharacteristically, wasn’t wearing her knee-high socks, making her slender, fair legs particularly eye-catching.

Seeing Natsuki, Uzumaki Kushina was slightly taken aback, then ran straight over and hugged him.

Natsuki silently reached out and stroked her hair.

It wasn’t until Sarutobi Hiruzen, Tsunade, and the others arrived that Uzumaki Kushina felt embarrassed and let him go.

The funeral was relatively simple, with few people.

Natsuki glanced around and noticed there were also three ninjas from the Uzumaki clan.

In the original work, they definitely wouldn’t have been there when Uzumaki Mito died.

This could also be considered a butterfly effect brought about by him.

Natsuki also saw Senju Hashirama’s grave not far away.

Just thinking about how his cells were everywhere in the original work, a phrase popped into his mind: "What exactly did you protect?"

But he couldn’t blame Sarutobi Hiruzen. After all, it was an inside job, especially by Shimura Danzo and Orochimaru.

Uchiha Madara’s Hashirama cells mainly came from a piece of flesh he bit off during a previous battle with Senju Hashirama.

After offering flowers, the funeral was considered over.

Natsuki had previously said he would teach Uzumaki Kushina the Marine Rokushiki, but now he could only temporarily put it on hold.

She had just become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, so it was best to wait until the observation period was over.

In contrast, Nawaki became even more diligent after Uzumaki Mito’s death.

That very afternoon, he continued to practice Soru.

Natsuki glanced at him, feeling hesitant, not knowing whether he should advise him to rest.

"Don’t worry, he’ll be fine."

Tsunade noticed his expression and said. "He wants to fulfill his promise and become a ninja like Grandfather."

"Teacher Tsunade."

Natsuki nodded and took the opportunity to ask. "Do you want to learn the Konoha Rokushiki?"

"Konoha Rokushiki? Is that the taijutsu you taught Nawaki?"

Tsunade realized and asked in surprise. "There are six of them?"

"I plan to create six, but currently I’ve only created three."

Natsuki replied.

"I don’t even know how to evaluate your behavior."

Tsunade was instantly speechless.

Who decided in advance that they were going to create six ninjutsu when creating them?

Was this something that could be determined in advance?

"I never thought there would come a day when I would learn a taijutsu created by a student."

Tsunade shook her head and said. "These taijutsu of yours are very useful. I have no reason to refuse."

During the battle with Rasa, Natsuki had used Soru, Geppo, and Shigan.

The effects of all three taijutsu were very good.

Especially Geppo.

In Tsunade’s view, this was undoubtedly the most valuable.

Perhaps in the future, Konoha could even establish an aerial unit relying on Geppo.

However, that wasn’t very realistic.

Although Tsunade hadn’t learned it yet, she knew that more powerful taijutsu were often very difficult to learn.

In fact, that was exactly the case.

In One Piece, the Marines who could learn the Marine Rokushiki were not ordinary Marines.

Even so, not many could learn all six techniques.

"Teacher Tsunade, there is a condition for teaching you."

Natsuki said with a smile. "I hope to obtain the right to freely learn Lightning Release ninjutsu."

"Why do you suddenly want to learn Lightning Release ninjutsu?"

Tsunade asked in confusion.

"What I excel at now are kenjutsu and archery."

Natsuki explained. "After thinking about it, I believe Lightning Release can enhance the power of my kenjutsu and archery."

"Theoretically, it indeed can."

Tsunade nodded upon hearing this and said.

In Kumogakure, the most famous ninjutsu was Lightning Release, or more accurately, Lightning Release combined with taijutsu: nintaijutsu.

The Third Raikage and Fourth Raikage both made a name for themselves in the ninja world with nintaijutsu.

Its core was the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

Simply put, it involved covering the entire body with Lightning nature chakra to stimulate and activate the body and nerve cells.

After learning the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, speed, attack, and defense would all improve.

But the biggest improvement was speed.

The speed was so fast that it could rival the Flying Thunder God Technique.

Because of this, the Third Raikage and Fourth Raikage were among the strongest of their generation of Kage.

Using Lightning Release to enhance archery had never appeared in the ninja world.

But using Lightning Release to enhance kenjutsu did exist in the original work.

That was Uchiha Sasuke using Uchiha-Style Kenjutsu. He had used Lightning Release to enhance his kenjutsu.

Thinking about it carefully, it was also very simple.

Attaching Lightning Release to a sword or blade would definitely increase its power.

Similarly, there was Wind Release enhancing kenjutsu.

Even Uchiha Shisui used Fire Release to enhance his kenjutsu, such as Uchiha-Style: Halo Dance.

Of course, Natsuki had the Misaka Mikoto template, so he didn’t need to go through so much trouble.

He was only learning Lightning Release ninjutsu to unlock the abilities of the Misaka Mikoto template.

"You always have your own ideas, so I won’t advise you otherwise."

Tsunade smiled and said. "As for learning Lightning Release ninjutsu, you don’t need my help. Just go directly to Teacher."

With Natsuki’s current status, strength, and position, let alone learning Lightning Release ninjutsu, even if he wanted to learn forbidden jutsu, Sarutobi Hiruzen would agree.

Theoretically, he was already a Hokage candidate.

And a very core Hokage candidate at that.

Tsunade suddenly thought of Nawaki.

She realized that Nawaki’s biggest competitor to become Hokage was Natsuki.

As for the Fourth Hokage, those two were too young and definitely wouldn’t make it in time. It would most likely be Orochimaru.

Because she had no interest in being Hokage, nor did Jiraiya. He was more interested in the Child of Prophecy.

Besides them, there was Hatake Sakumo.

His strength was sufficient, but Orochimaru was more famous now and was a ninja of the Hokage’s faction with many supporters.

But for the Fifth Hokage, Natsuki and Nawaki would be the strongest contenders.

At most, add Namikaze Minato.

Putting emotional factors aside, she would choose Natsuki.

He was not only powerful but also had a steady and more mature personality.

Nawaki’s reckless personality wasn’t suitable for being Hokage.

Namikaze Minato’s personality wasn’t bad, but his strength was inferior to Natsuki’s.

However, since he learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, he might be able to surpass him.

But Tsunade couldn’t put emotional factors aside.

After all, Nawaki was her biological younger brother.

Tsunade shook her head and stopped thinking about it.

The Fourth Hokage hadn’t even been decided yet, so thinking about the distant Fifth Hokage was unnecessary.

Natsuki then taught Tsunade Soru.

She learned it much faster than Nawaki and Yakushi Nonou.

After all, she was an adult, her physical strength was higher, and her taijutsu experience was richer.

After teaching her, Natsuki went to the Hokage Building.

He easily obtained the right to freely learn Lightning Release ninjutsu.

In the ninjutsu storage room, after browsing, he chose his first Lightning Release ninjutsu, called Lightning Release: Earth Flash.

Its effect was to release lightning along the ground.

Natsuki chose it purely because it was simple.

But he couldn’t learn Lightning Release immediately.

Because he didn’t naturally possess the Lightning Release chakra nature, he could only acquire and transform it through postnatal learning.

In other words, he had to train in Lightning Release chakra nature transformation first.

After returning to the Senju clan compound, Natsuki specifically found a secluded place to train.

After all, training in Lightning Release caused a lot of commotion and was very noisy.

Lightning Release mainly had three characteristics.

One was fast speed, one was a paralyzing effect, and one was piercing.

If used purely for kenjutsu, piercing was the most useful.

In the original work, Uchiha Sasuke developed Chidori Katana based on Lightning Release: Chidori.

Simply put, it involved channeling Lightning Release chakra into the blade, increasing its piercing power while adding a paralyzing effect.

Natsuki formed hand seals and created a shadow clone.

His main body trained in Lightning Release chakra nature transformation.

The shadow clone attempted to develop Magnet Release ninjutsu.

Since unlocking the Railgun, Natsuki could already manipulate electromagnetic force.

He could also use electromagnetic force to disguise Lightning Release, but the system definitely wouldn’t recognize it.

Natsuki followed his original plan, preparing to copy the Third Kazekage’s Magnet Release, starting with the simplest manipulation of iron sand.

As the main body, he casually opened a scroll.

This was the Lightning Release training notes Sarutobi Hiruzen gave him.

It recorded the three stages of training for Lightning Release chakra nature transformation.

Essentially, it was similar to Wind Release and Water Release, progressing from shallow to deep.

Half a month passed quickly, and the time advanced to September.

Nawaki and Uzumaki Kushina had both moved on from Uzumaki Mito’s death and became lively again.

September 1st.

As soon as Natsuki arrived at the Senju clan compound, he saw Tsunade and Nawaki standing at the door.

Yakushi Nonou didn’t come with him. She went to the Konoha Hospital.

She was a medical ninja, after all.

Being at the Konoha Hospital would improve her medical ninjutsu level faster.

She would only come over when she had free time to practice taijutsu together.

"Natsuki!"

Nawaki said with a smile. "Let’s go. Come with us to meet the Sunagakure ninja delegation!"

Natsuki was slightly taken aback but then remembered.

Utatane Koharu had previously mentioned that Sunagakure would come to Konoha next month for negotiations.

Although it was called negotiations, it was actually suing for peace.

"Teacher Tsunade, are you in charge of the negotiations with Sunagakure?"

Natsuki asked as they walked.

"Shikatsu is in charge of the negotiations."

Tsunade shook her head helplessly and said. "I’m in charge of welcoming them."

She originally wanted to skip the welcoming part too, but Sarutobi Hiruzen said she was the most suitable person in Konoha right now.

If Sarutobi Hiruzen went to welcome them, it would seem like he thought too highly of Sunagakure.

But if a ninja with a lower status than Tsunade went, it would make Konoha seem impolite.

After all, the person in charge of the Sunagakure ninja delegation was Chiyo.

The three of them quickly arrived at the entrance of Konoha.

Nara Shikatsu and the others had already arrived. Seeing Tsunade, they all stepped forward to greet her.

Tsunade nodded and looked into the distance.

At this time, the Sunagakure ninja delegation hadn’t arrived yet.

However, within a few minutes, the figures of Chiyo and the others appeared in their sight.

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