"Kushina, are you training?"
"Who is it!?"
Kushina frowned and turned around upon hearing the voice, only to find that it was Uzumaki Minami who had spoken, holding Uzumaki Naruto from afar. Her tightly knitted brows gradually relaxed.
"Oh, it's Minami. I'm just exercising... Do you need something?"
"Can't I come to see you without a reason? Besides, Kushina, your training is too loud, making Naruto frown..."
Minami sighed as she held Naruto in the stroller and said to Kushina, If you're training, at least make a Shadow Clone to look after Naruto.
The power of the Ninjutsu Kushina just practiced was so strong that if it caused a gust, it could flip over Naruto's stroller at any time.
"I'll be more careful next time, Minami."
Kushina retracted the Tailed Beast Chakra Armor and then came beside Naruto, picked up the child, and placed him back in the stroller.
Seeing this move by Kushina, Uzumaki Minami couldn't help but think: 'Lord Yoichi was right, Kushina is already starting to exclude me... Even if Mikota came, she wouldn't fare any better.'
However, Uzumaki Minami wasn't the type to hold back, so she directly said to Kushina, "Kushina, you've been influenced by the negative emotions of the Nine-tailed Chakra. You must stop and correct this..."
"I'm fine, and the Nine-tails doesn't affect me at all."
Uzumaki Kushina immediately retorted, "Minami, I've been sealing the Nine-tails for over a decade, and it has never influenced me. Don't believe Uchiha Yoichi just because of a few words; he might not be right."
"Then why are you hostile towards Lord Yoichi? Is it just because he refuses to revive Namikaze Minato?"
Upon hearing Minami's words, Kushina suddenly fell silent and didn't respond.
She indeed thought this way at the bottom of her heart and knew it was wrong from the start, but she just couldn't help it; from initially recalling to gradually starting to resent...
Minato's death had nothing to do with Uchiha Yoichi, but Kushina couldn't help but resent him for clearly having the power to revive Minato, yet giving her no hope at all.
Uchiha Yoichi is the Clan Leader of the Uchiha and also a Hokage Assistant of Konoha Village. Though Kushina harbored resentment in her heart, she dared not express it easily.
"I don't know what you mean. I'm just training, trying to avenge Minato with my strength. Minami, if there's nothing else, you'd better go back."
Hearing Kushina's stubborn words, Uzumaki Minami couldn't help but continue to persuade, "Kushina, if you don't overcome your dark side, the environment later won't be as lenient. The village will definitely evaluate your danger level!"
"A Jinchuriki who might be invaded by the Tailed Beast at any time will only become increasingly dangerous!"
This was what Uzumaki Minami heard from Uchiha Yoichi. If Kushina wouldn't heed their advice, the village could only reassess the Jinchuriki's danger level.
The worst result might be to take Uzumaki Naruto away from Kushina and then have the Hyuga seal Kushina's acupoints, confining her... even selecting a new Jinchuriki and transferring the Tailed Beast.
For a Jinchuriki already affected by the Tailed Beast, this was indeed the worst outcome.
But it seemed Kushina wasn't listening to Minami at all, as she directly pushed Naruto's stroller back.
Seeing Kushina not listening at all, Minami stomped her foot anxiously, wishing she could use the Vajra Seal to bind her and bring her back: "Kushina, you fool, have you been influenced this deeply!"
Returning home, Kushina placed Naruto aside, thinking about what Minami said earlier, feeling increasingly uncomfortable inside.
After a while, the scene before Kushina changed, and her consciousness had entered the Sealing Space within her body.
In front of her was the Nine-tails, who was not only fixed on a sphere but also had its nine tails nailed to it with wooden cones, wrapped tightly with layers of Vajra Seal.
"Human, why are you here again? Still thinking of taking my Chakra?"
The Nine-tails shouted loudly, though this time, upon seeing Kushina, a gleam of happiness passed through its eyes.
The Tailed Beasts possess intelligence not inferior to humans, but having been controlled by Uchiha Madara and sealed by Senju Hashirama for decades, its hatred for humans had never dissipated, making it perpetually irritable.
However, after hearing the name of the Gedo Statue last time, the Nine-tails suddenly realized that the Uchiha knew about the Rinnegan and the Gedo Statue and surely knew about the resurrection of the Ten-tails after the Nine Great Tailed Beasts were sealed inside the Gedo Statue.
If the Gedo Statue appeared and absorbed it, it would truly die; the Yin-Yang Release can create them, and after the Ten-tails absorbs them, it could slowly erase their consciousness.
Therefore, the Nine-tails realized it must save itself to escape, and the key was with Kushina.
As the most hate-filled among the Tailed Beasts, the Nine-tails could sense the darkness within humans; even sealed, once the Jinchuriki stood before it, it could detect their inner darkness.
Currently, the darkness in Kushina's heart had grown much stronger than during her last visit, which was its chance to escape, hence the Nine-tails was willing to employ some schemes and temptations, even sacrificing some Chakra!
Kushina coldly said, "Nine-tails, what did you mean by what you told me the other day? And let me warn you, if you dare invade my dreams again, I'll add another seal, ensuring you never get out!"