bookpower Chapter 137: Grinding Perfection (4)
Chapter 137: Grinding Perfection (4)
Chapter 137: Grinding Perfection (4)
Kushina excitedly closes her eyes and prepares for another grand battle with Kyubi. Entering Shikkotsu Forest is no longer a choice. The residents of the great hidden location are spooked and restless. Even Lady Katsuyu can't set defensive parameters without revealing that this has something to do with Tsunade and thus, Konoha. With all these thoughts, Kai and Kushina could only enter the Forest of Death with Tsunade. Since Hiruzen knows that 'Tsunade' is helping Kushina, the request is processed quickly. In this village, aside from Kai and his troops in the Pad, maybe, Hiruzen is the one who is the most impatient to see a perfect Jinchuriki in Konoha.
"You feel something wrong, too, Sensei?" Kai inquires and addresses her so due to her being her true age. Tsunade nods calmly, hands on her waist as a tiny portion of Lady Katsuyu is on both of their shoulders. Watching Kushina intently, Tsunade whispers, "You two have been tackling this issue for a while but Kushina just 'dreams' of a way to achieve this? And she must do it alone? Her capabilities would put her as an average Jonin, her Adamantine Seal would only hope to bring her upto the level of an elite. But she lacks the necessary mindset and skills of Elite Jonins ground out by fatal missions... she alone cannot tackle Kyubi."
That's what happened. Kushina didn't explain much. Then again, words were never her strongest suit. Instead, she made one thing clear. She is EXTREMELY confident that she could come to terms with Kyubi this time. How, she still did not say... well, she did say she is going to take Kyubi's chakra... but how? Anyway, Kushina was adamant about doing it alone, saying that these are the conditions.
Yeah, right!
Kai did not believe it even once. Oh, he believed that Kushina wasn't lying. But this situation is as deceptive as they come!
"Ugh... let's just take all the defensive measures. She's only starting and it will take some time" Kai's words are stuck in his throat. By now, Kushina would be coated in the thick chakra cloak of a tailed beast visible to the naked eye and the shade of red, forming a vague fox-like silhouette but...
At this moment, Kushina is still sitting cross-legged. However, the left side of her body bubbles and forms chaotic red filaments of chakra as if she is MADE of chakra. It's a ghastly contrast but Kai quickly begins to form suppression seals around her and readies to help the moment this situation demands it. Conversely, Tsunade is a bit sluggish. After all, Kai already has experience in this because he is the real supporter and not Tsunade. They are only using her name.
"What's happening?" Tsunade frowns but instead of Kai, it's Lady Katsuyu who replies, "Tsunade-sama, the battle in their mind may take a long time for them... but in real life, the conclusion is evident very quickly. This is the first time we are witnessing such a calm... reaction. By now, Kushina-sama would already be tearing out chunks of ground with her claws."
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"I come here to win, dattebane!" The moment Kushina arrives, she shoots toward Kyubi and it stands on its four before roaring loudly. The somewhat confident and excited Kushina fails to see the complicated emotion in Kyubi's gaze as she forms Shadow Clones, three only. A chakra beast like her can form several shadow clones and go berserk... or form a limited number and practice various strategies to maximize efficiency. This is what she learned from Kai.
Although she is a knucklehead in politics, she has one of the sharpest brains when it comes to innovating and improvising on Fuinjutsu and other Shinobi Arts. In essence, even if she doesn't know it and is raised in opposition to it, Kushina is a natural-born killer, like many other talented Shinobi.
The four of them rush toward Kyubi with solemn looks. Their hands forming minimal signs since Kushina has mastered Wind Nature Transformation to an extent of 20% in Kai's terms alongside Water Nature Transformation, too. In a few moments, a clone blew a massive cloud of mist and the other one shot out, slapping her hands as her torso inflated alongside her cheeks and she shot a pressurized jet of water that could tear through solid ground and metal if she goes all out!
Yet!
Kyubi charges and with a grunt, a blast of chakra breaks away the momentum of the jet of water and his roar resounds, blowing away the mist. If such petty means were effective
Its eyes widen.
Yes, Kushina always used 3-4 clones but if it never worked, why would she keep on persisting? Because she's a tomato idiot? No!
A sense of security when the opponent knows everything about you can be used well. Kyubi lived within her. It knew everything about her. It also knew that she had learned to use tactics instead of brute strength.
So that's her tactic Brute Strength.
Facing Kyubi are almost 100 clones, her current limit including the chakra in her own brand of [Stength of Sage Symbols] on her forehead connected to this space!
Go!
All the hundred clones rush forward and before Kyubi could disperse them in a wave of two, thick spear-pointed adamantine sealing chains surface around in this world, coiling around Kyubi and tying it down! This is her greatest strength. Back then, she decided against using it to make things 'fair' so that Kyubi may accept her... or something similar. But she... somehow, from deep within feels that her dream is right! It is the BEST way to achieve what she wants!
As the chain even binds the muzzle of Kyubi, it stares at her hatefully while all the clones jump high in the air and pelt it down with their focused chakra strength before dispersing. Kushina made it clear. She wanted her clones to go all out with their brute strength. This tactic will not work again, after all.
The beast instantly shivers and her chain rattles. She isn't as strong as Mito so clearly, the chain from her body won't be as strong either. But she doesn't care!
In a moment, she is in front of the beast and pats its large, dark, and somewhat warm nostrils.
'This is it...'
She suddenly thinks of one thing alone.
Pull!
She wants the chakra, so she will take it!
As she jumps back, the gap between her outstretched right hand and Kyubi's nose is covered by a stream of blue chakra.
However, Kushina gives a cheek grin, tears finally trickling down from both sides of her eyes despite one being fully transformed.
"Ya know, I won't even offer to kill myself, dattebane. I'll live for what? 40-50 good years? I promise you'll be free after that"
Suddenly, she feels a wave of pure strength and... 'purity' wash over her. Her consciousness is forced out and she stares at Tsunade and Kai looking back at her dumbly.
Then, Kushina looks at herself. Her body is brimming with strength. She can somehow feel 'amazement' and 'surprise' in both of them suppressing their worries.
She can feel emotions, barely, she notes.
Her entire body is covered by glowing red-orange chakra. Her irides are red that surround her vertical pupils. She...
What did she do?
She then understands at once.
She didn't do anything. She couldn't have done anything in the first place...
IT did...
Grateful, Kushina suddenly grins and looks toward Kai. Her next words and thoughts, she feels them getting 'approved' by that being, and she snickers, "Kai-chan! About time I showed I'm the older one 'ttebane! I'm going to beat you this time!"
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"Someday, someone will walk this land and help you all..."
Those words have always comforted it.
Sitting on its lonesome... it doesn't feel so lonely anymore.
'Fucking dumb cunt... thinks that she got a dream that teaches on how to use ninshu... tch...'
It closes its eyes and rests but not before hurling another insult, "Sappy bitch... but she got me good. How else would she have 'snatched' away my chakra?"
It just consoles itself with words... knowing the truth.
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Alternate Title: Foxy Tsundere
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A/N: There you go, the best tsundere of the multiverse competing with legends like Taiga.
The second volume, Maid in Troll, comes to an end.
From tomorrow, the third volume begins A Hot Maid? Or a Hot Teacher?
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