Naruto: I'm Nine-Tails and My Host is Kushina-Chapter 76

"Red Hot Habanero!"

The tea in the Rock Jōnin's hand slipped and shattered against the ground upon hearing those four words.

"Kuroya, Oishi, fall back! We need to regroup with Lord Kitsuchi's main force!"

Akuto's face was stricken with horror.

"Hmph, Akuto, you're cowering over some red-haired kunoichi? Have some dignity as a Rock Shinobi."

Kuroya sneered, crossing his arms. "Take a good look. We're positioned on higher ground with a fortified defense. Konoha's forces are at a disadvantage. We'll bring back her head and settle the score for you."

Oishi nodded in agreement, his eyes gleaming with bloodlust.

Akuto's reluctance to fight disgusted them. Their forces were strong. Their leader, Kitsuchi, was already engaged in battle against the Cloud Shinobi. Retreating now would be a disgrace to Iwagakure.

No. This battle would be fought.

"Men, bring me the head of the Red Hot Habanero!"

"Yes, sir!"

The morale of the Rock Shinobi soared as they prepared for battle.

At the base of the mountain, the Konoha army was already assembled.

This time, Kushina Uzumaki led them with all the tactical prowess she had honed through war.

Over two thousand Konoha Shinobi stood behind her.

Today, she would use them to crush the Rock Shinobi's five-thousand-strong force. She would make them understand that Konoha's warriors were not to be trifled with.

The Iwagakure forces, outnumbering Konoha's army by more than double, looked down from their high vantage point, their eyes locking onto the striking figure below.

"Lord Kuroya, Lord Oishi, that's the Red Hot Habanero."

A Rock Shinobi pointed at Kushina.

"That hair... that bright red hair makes her an easy target."

Kushina suddenly cupped her hands around her mouth and called out, her voice loud and clear across the battlefield:

"Hey, Akuto! You sacrificed dozens of your own men just to escape from me last time. How many do you plan to throw away today?"

Akuto's face paled.

He had told his superiors that those men died in a trap. But the truth was far more disgraceful—he had used them as human shields to save himself.

"Akuto... is that true?"

Kuroya's voice was filled with venomous disbelief.

Akuto bit his lip, unable to respond.

But there was no time for internal disputes now. War was imminent.

"We'll deal with this after the battle! Warriors of Iwagakure, charge!"

The warhorn sounded.

Oishi's command sent hundreds of Rock Shinobi forward, their battle cries echoing in the valley.

"Earth Style: Earth Flow Rampart!"

A massive wave of stone and boulders rained down toward the Konoha forces.

Kushina stood at the front, undeterred.

She would carve the first path through.

Sarutobi Yaomaru, the special Jōnin, and Chūnin followed closely behind her.

"Stay with Lady Kushina! Charge!"

They had fought under her command before. They had won. Again and again.

This time would be no different.

"Lightning Style: Thunder Pillar!"

"Fire Style: Grand Fireball Jutsu!"

"Wind Style: Gale Surge!"

"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!"

The battlefield erupted in fire, water, and lightning as the Konoha Shinobi countered the falling rock bombardment.

Shuriken and kunai cut through the air, detonating tags flashing like fireworks.

Kurama prowled beside Kushina, a hulking presence of raw power.

Kushina's body gleamed with golden chakra—Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.

Her speed was inhuman.

Only Kurama could keep up.

Her gaze locked onto Akuto.

He was terrified.

She grinned.

"You think numbers matter to me? I don't give a damn about numbers!"

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Thick white smoke exploded across the mountainside, swept away by the wind, revealing thousands of golden figures standing beside her.

The Rock Shinobi recoiled in shock.

One woman had just created an entire army.

Kurama chuckled darkly.

The battlefield was her domain now.

Her Uzumaki bloodline gave her absurd stamina and chakra reserves. Unlike most shinobi, she never seemed to tire, no matter how long the fight dragged on.

This was why she was feared.

This was why she was called the Red Hot Habanero.

"Impossible..." Kuroya whispered.

"Akuto," Oishi hissed, "you never told us she was this strong."

Akuto could only laugh bitterly.

"I did. You just didn't listen."

They should have retreated when they had the chance.

Now, it was too late.

They watched in horror as their fellow Iwa Shinobi fell like wheat before the scythe.

Fear took hold of their army.

Their morale shattered.

The desire to fight vanished.

"Akuto," Oishi turned to his comrade, his voice cracking, "maybe we should retreat toward Lord Kitsuchi..."

"Oh? And where exactly do you think you're running off to?"

A mocking voice cut through the battlefield.

A crimson blur flashed before their eyes.

Kushina and Kurama stood before them.

Their hearts stopped.

How had she reached them so fast?

The pass they stood on was supposed to be impenetrable.

To her, it was nothing.

"Kurama," Kushina asked, "do you want to handle them, or should I?"

Akuto, Kuroya, and Oishi trembled.

Sweat dripped down their faces.

They weren't even strong enough to fight her clones. Now the real Kushina stood before them.

And Kurama?

He was an enigma. A man even the Red Hot Habanero called "Master."

They didn't even dare to meet his crimson gaze.

Those eyes held the fury of a beast.

"Which one of them ran away from you before?" Kurama asked casually.

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Kushina smirked and pointed.

"That one."

Kurama's grin widened.

"Oh? Him? He's not getting away this time. Not even if Onoki himself shows up to save him."

Arrogant.

Unbelievably arrogant.

Kurama had just dismissed their Tsuchikage as if he were nothing.

Akuto's blood boiled in rage.

Konoha had their "Will of Fire."

Iwagakure had the "Will of Stone."

No matter what, they would not let their leader be disrespected.

Akuto snarled, kunai flashing in his hand, and charged at Kurama.

Boom.

Kurama didn't even look.

A dark red chakra hand shot out, slamming into Akuto and sending him flying.

His body crashed into the mountain wall with a sickening crack.

He slid down, lifeless.

Instant kill.

A veteran Rock Jōnin—erased in one strike.

Kuroya and Oishi paled.

They were only slightly stronger than Akuto.

If he died that easily... what chance did they have?

Regret consumed them.

They should have listened to Akuto.

They should have retreated when they had the chance.

Kushina bit into a strand of her crimson hair.

Lightning exploded around her.

One step. One strike.

Kuroya and Oishi collapsed, lifeless.

The battle ended in a massacre.

Kushina's forces wiped out the five-thousand-strong Rock army within an hour.

Konoha had won.

And the Red Hot Habanero would be feared forevermore.

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