Embracing the darkness within

But Kushina sat down cross-legged. "Let's go through the procedure, or Kurama will say I'm unprofessional."

Yugito smiled.

The Nine-Tails inside her belly also gave a haughty snort.

The Waterfall of Truth was like a mirror, reflecting Kushina's inner self. A figure emerged from it.

At that moment, Yugito placed a hand on Kushina's shoulder and entered her inner world, joining her to face her inner demon.

What was Kushina's inner demon?

What was she most fixated on?

Loneliness!

Within the Waterfall of Truth, Kushina was sealed inside a cage, the whites of her eyes pitch-black, looking like someone who had gone off the deep end playing Genshin.

This was Kushina's true self.

Kushina immediately fell silent.

Unlike Naruto, Kushina hadn't had her identity as a Jinchuriki exposed, leading everyone in the village to bully her.

But what was sealed inside her was the full Nine-Tails.

If the Warring States Period had a ranking of strength, Hashirama would have taken first place, Madara second, and the Nine-Tails third.

The Nine-Tails, the third-place finisher.

The Nine-Tails' power was immense, regardless of how the Senju Great Buddha could subdue him with just one hand.

But the Senju Great Buddha back then was practically a living god, one that sent even Madara fleeing for his life.

When Hashirama sealed the Nine-Tails, he had said that the Nine-Tails was too powerful, which was why he had to seal him.

That wasn't a joke. The Nine-Tails really was that strong.

Although Kushina had a constitution like Mito Uzumaki's, people were still different. Mito Uzumaki's constitution was on the First Hokage's level.

Kushina couldn't compare. Besides, Mito had only sealed the Nine-Tails after reaching adulthood, even after bearing Hashirama's children.

The full Nine-Tails couldn't hurt Mito.

Hashirama was also there beside Mito. The Nine-Tails would tremble