Nine-Tails: I Want to Spread My Favor Evenly and Take Care of Everyone

"Don't worry, don't worry~ I definitely won't treat you like that in the future!"

Kushina Uzumaki tightened her grip on Yamanaka Kei's hand slightly.

Her pretty face was filled with anticipation and longing for a beautiful future.

The evening breeze blew past, sending the girl's vivid red hair fluttering. Her flower-like smile left Yamanaka Kei somewhat dazed.

Though this world was far from beautiful, there would always be beautiful people who bloomed with warm, brilliant light amid its gloom.

A faint smile rested on Yamanaka Kei's lips as he tightened his hold on Kushina's left hand as well.

Beneath the setting sun, he walked home side by side with her.

But from an angle Kushina could not see—

Yamanaka Kei frowned slightly.

He was certain of his feelings for Kushina, and equally certain that Kushina had chosen him too.

Then...

Why had the System not notified him that Kushina's fate had changed?

Name: Kushina Uzumaki

Occupation: Konoha Ninja

Entries: Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki (Red), Abundant Power (Purple), In the Name of Love (Purple), Sealing Mastery (Blue), Talented and Beautiful (Blue)

At first, Kushina had possessed seven Entries: one red, one purple, three blue, one green, and one gray.

Now, although only five remained—

If Yamanaka Kei remembered correctly, the Entries that had vanished were the Blue Entry Unyielding, the Green Entry Outburst, and the Gray Entry Alone and Helpless.

The newly appeared second Purple Entry was far more powerful than those three Entries.

And without the negative effects brought by the Gray Entry Alone and Helpless.

In the Name of Love (Purple): Surging, passionate love drowned all loneliness and uncertainty. Mental strength, mental growth, and willpower were greatly enhanced. When protecting a beloved person or object, all abilities were greatly enhanced.

The detailed explanation of the Entry explained everything.

Compared to the Green Entry Mutual Devotion that Honoka gained after Namikaze Minato and Honoka began dating—

In the Name of Love completely crushed it!

Just the description, "when protecting a beloved person or object, all abilities are greatly enhanced," was already absurdly overpowered in Yamanaka Kei's eyes.

Protecting a beloved person or object was not limited to battle.

As long as the starting point was protecting someone or something one cherished, whether it was training to grow stronger or learning new knowledge and abilities, one would receive a tremendous boost.

For Kushina, this effect was no different from an epic-level enhancement.

Yet even so, the System still had not notified him that Kushina's fate had changed.

That left only one explanation: the Nine-Tails!

During the Warring States Era, people viewed Tailed Beasts as roaming natural disasters.

The Nine-Tails, as the strongest of the nine Tailed Beasts, possessed a Chakra reserve vast enough to inspire terror and unbelievably destructive power.

Even after Namikaze Minato forcibly split it in half later on—

Naruto was able to thrive in the Fourth Shinobi World War by relying on only the Yang half of the Nine-Tails.

It was not the slightest exaggeration for the complete Nine-Tails to support a Red Entry.

Moreover, as one of the crucial pieces of the Ten Tails—

Neither Madara Uchiha nor Black Zetsu, who was secretly pulling strings behind the scenes, would ever turn a blind eye to it.

And Kushina, as a pure-blooded member of the Uzumaki Clan, possessed the aptitude to become a perfect Jinchuriki from the start!

Over the years, influenced by Yamanaka Kei, she had also devoted considerable attention to practicing Sealing Technique.

Even without reconciling with the Nine-Tails, she had forcibly dragged quite a bit of Chakra from it.

Becoming a perfect Jinchuriki was merely a matter of time.

As long as Madara Uchiha and Black Zetsu were not idiots, there was a high chance they would eliminate this hidden danger before Kushina could fully mature.

After all, if Kushina grew to Mito Uzumaki's level—

Even Madara Uchiha would have a headache.

"Release Tail Seal. Summoning Contract."

Yamanaka Kei narrowed his eyes slightly, recalling Obito's methods in the original story.

By normal logic—

Madara Uchiha should already be old and frail. For the sake of the Eye of the Moon Plan, he most likely would not show himself personally.

Therefore, selecting and cultivating a qualified heir to his will from the Uchiha Clan was Madara Uchiha's most important task at present.

And even if that heir were as strong as Obito, there would still be a world of difference between his strength and Madara's.

Even if Madara brainwashed him and he wanted to make a move against Konoha, his strength absolutely would not allow him to confront Konoha head-on.

The method of attack would likely still be to strike when the Jinchuriki gave birth, when the seal was weak, use the Release Tail Seal for a sneak attack, then forcibly summon the Nine-Tails.

"Kushina, how has the Nine-Tails been lately?"

"Huh? It's doing great. Other than cursing out everyone it knows every day, then cursing the Toad and the other Tailed Beasts, it either lies around sleeping or senses the outside world for the rest of the time."

Hearing Yamanaka Kei's question, Kushina turned her head in confusion.

"??? Where did it learn to curse people?"

"Uh... when it senses the outside world, it always hears some things. Over time... Fine, fine. It cursed me, then I cursed it back, and after a while, it just became like this."

"...Six."

Yamanaka Kei pursed his lips, unable to decide how to comment for a moment.

Back when Kushina had just become a Jinchuriki—

The Nine-Tails was filled with resentment and caused trouble nonstop every day.

Kushina did not possess her current strength then. Even with Mito Uzumaki's seal in place, she could not suppress the complete Nine-Tails, and her condition was extremely unstable.

Therefore, for the village's safety, Sarutobi Hiruzen and the other Konoha higher-ups had kept her inside a Barrier.

As Kushina's friend, when Yamanaka Kei visited her, he had once used the powerful mental enhancement provided by the Red Entry Transmigrator to enter the Sealing Space and meet the Nine-Tails.

It had taken an enormous amount of effort to talk the Nine-Tails around and make it temporarily behave itself within the seal.

Kushina had thus been able to escape her Caged Bird-like life ahead of time.

He had originally thought that, with enough time, the Nine-Tails and Kushina would surely have a far better relationship than in the original story.

But instead... they cursed each other out?

Kushina!

You really just opened my eyes!

The thought of the originally sharp-fanged, vicious-looking Nine-Tailed Demon Fox—

Opening its mouth and filling the screen with ***** like it had a split personality made him feel as though the world had somehow broken.

"Cough, cough. Kei, you're also someone that stinky fox knows, so..."

Kushina gave an embarrassed cough and offered a weak reminder.

"??? No, why is it cursing me?"

"Maybe, perhaps, possibly... it just wants to spread its favor evenly and take care of everyone it knows?"

"...Fuck!"

Yamanaka Kei held it in for a long time before finally spitting out a single word.

Looking at Kushina's awkward smile—

He sighed helplessly.

This girl really managed to give people a little mental shock every single time!

After all that rambling, he had nearly forgotten why he had asked about the Nine-Tails in the first place.

"Once we get home, I'll enter the Sealing Space and take a look at the Nine-Tails."

"Then let's hurry home. I'll go with you! I haven't seen it get humiliated in ages!"

"??? I wasn't planning to curse it back!"