Kushina Is the Jinchuriki (Third Update, Please Vote)

The next day, Shiraha arrived at school early.

But Kushina did not come. She still had not appeared by the time class started.

When he asked Sakamoto Midorikawa, he was told that Kushina had taken sick leave.

Of course, Shiraha did not believe it.

She had looked so full of energy yesterday. How could she possibly fall ill overnight, and take more than just one day off?

After school that evening, Shiraha headed straight for the Senju Clan Compound in the north of the village.

He had just reached the gate outside the compound when an Anbu Ninja shrouded entirely in a Black Robe and wearing an Animal Mask suddenly appeared.

Shiraha jumped in fright.

A Jōnin from the Anbu!

An ordinary Chūnin could not move that fast.

"Please stop!" The Anbu Ninja raised a hand to block Shiraha. His voice was gentle, yet carried an unquestionable authority.

Shiraha's heart tightened. The other man's gaze made him deeply uncomfortable, and he sensed that something major must have happened. Intending to test him, he asked, "I'm here to see my classmate, Kushina."

"I know. Kushina is ill and isn't here. You should go back." The Anbu Ninja nodded slightly.

"Sorry for the disturbance." Shiraha's lips moved, but he did not ask any unnecessary questions. Judging by the man's attitude, he would not tell him anything anyway.

Watching Shiraha's departing back, the Anbu Ninja flashed away and vanished.

Twenty days passed quickly, and August arrived.

Kushina still had not returned to school.

Whenever Shiraha went to look for Kushina, he was stopped outside the Senju Clan Compound.

When he went to see Tsunade, she only told him that Kushina was currently staying in a special care ward on the top floor of Konoha Hospital, and that no one was permitted to visit.

As for what illness she had, Tsunade only told him that Kushina would recover soon.

The final exams were only a few days away, followed by summer break.

Shiraha could only spend his time training.

Deep within the dense forest on the Ninja Academy's Back Mountain.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Shiraha leaped down from a tree trunk. As his body spun through the air, he flung four Kunai toward targets in four different directions.

The moment he landed, all four Kunai struck the targets' bullseyes at the same time.

He had learned this Ninja Tool Throwing technique from the Uchiha students in the neighboring class.

The Uchiha were unmatched in Konoha when it came to ninja tools. Beyond their technique, the most important factor was that some Uchiha geniuses possessed sharper dynamic vision than ordinary people even before awakening the Sharingan. That was an advantage bestowed by their bloodline.

As a result, many of their throwing techniques were not suitable for ordinary ninja.

The Uchiha were not afraid of others learning from them, either. Throwing techniques could be shared openly. That was the pride of the Uchiha.

According to the girl who taught Shiraha, capable Uchiha could generally throw four Kunai with precision at once, a technique known as the Four Throwing Method.

After awakening the Sharingan, they could even learn the Six Throwing Method.

Shiraha remembered that in the original story, Sasuke had recalled his older brother, Uchiha Itachi, practicing Ninja Tool Throwing.

Itachi could even use the Eight Throwing Method!

He only needed one glance to memorize the targets' positions. Then, with his eyes closed, he leaped down from a tree and threw eight Kunai at once, striking every bullseye with precision.

Four of the targets were positioned at extremely tricky angles, places that conventional techniques could never hit.

Even targets in blind spots could be struck accurately by making Kunai collide and change direction in midair.

When he had first transmigrated, Shiraha had tried it as well.

Forget eight throws or six throws. At first, when Shiraha threw two Kunai toward two directions at once, he could not even hit the bullseyes.

It was only after learning Sensory Enhancement that he began to make up for this weakness in Ninja Tool Throwing.

When he activated the spell, his dynamic vision was greatly enhanced.

Kunai did not seem particularly powerful in ranged attacks and were usually used to support an attack, but if he could be as accurate as Itachi, things would be completely different.

Ninja had powerful offensive abilities, but they were still flesh and blood. Leaving aside vital areas like the throat, eyes, back of the head, and heart, even an injured finger could affect hand seal speed and greatly reduce combat strength.

Shiraha retrieved his Kunai and was about to continue practicing when a familiar voice came from behind him.

"Shiraha!"

He turned and saw that it was Kushina, who had been gone for so long.

"So strong!"

Even without using any spells, Shiraha could feel the powerful energy radiation emanating from Kushina.

Chakra: 51600 "??? (Beyond theoretical limits)"

Under the Eye of Truth, Kushina's Chakra data appeared.

"Hiss..."

Shiraha sucked in a sharp breath.

Kushina's Chakra had more than doubled!

After more than a year of training, Shiraha's Chakra had tripled, but that increase had been in the hundreds.

Kushina, on the other hand, had a five-digit Chakra value. For it to double in such a short time was simply outrageous!

More frightening still, there was another source of Chakra within Kushina, one far more powerful than her own!

Even the Eye of Truth could not detect it.

As Kushina approached, the intense radiation washing over him made Shiraha instinctively take half a step back.

"Shiraha?" Kushina's eyes flickered slightly. Seeing him retreat, the excitement in her heart immediately faded by more than half.

Shiraha definitely did not know that she had become the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki.

Could it be because of that ominous Chakra emanating from Kurama?

She should have completely contained it. After all, Grandma Mito had left behind multiple powerful seals.

Just as Kushina stood there in a daze, Shiraha suddenly rushed forward and hugged her tightly, secretly taking a deep breath.

The scent of this energy radiation was far too pure!

The Energy Particles around them were more than ten times as active as before!

For a Wizard, nothing was more appealing than pure radiation harmless to the body.

It felt just like taking a Vitality Potion.

"What are you doing all of a sudden, you know!" Kushina's cheeks flushed as she forcefully pushed Shiraha away.

He was too close!

And what was that expression on his face?

Shiraha came to his senses and smiled awkwardly. "It just feels like I haven't seen you in so long, so I got a little excited."

Kushina lowered her head. "Mm, I've been sick lately."

She could not reveal anything about Kurama.

After becoming Kurama's Jinchuriki, Kushina could clearly feel the changes in her body.

Although the seals suppressed him powerfully, Kurama was far from obedient.

During this time, she had remained in the special care ward on the highest floor of Konoha Hospital, where Tsunade continuously conducted various physical examinations to prevent any accidents.

It was not until last night that she had been permitted to move freely and relocated to the new apartment arranged by the Third Hokage.

Since Mito had passed away and no one remained to inherit the Senju Clan Compound, it had already returned to the village.

"As long as you came back safely, I'm relieved!" Shiraha waved a hand, indicating that she did not need to say more.

"Shiraha."

Warmth filled Kushina's heart.

Shiraha quickly gathered up the targets he had used for Ninja Tool Throwing practice, then returned to Kushina's side. "To celebrate your return, let's go eat together. My treat today!"

"Your treat, but I pay?" Kushina was in a great mood and teased him.

"..."

Shiraha could not keep a straight face.

"What kind of goofy expression is that? Hahaha!"

Kushina burst into laughter.

Shiraha chatted and joked with Kushina as they headed down the mountain.

But his heart was not as calm as he appeared.

With Sensory Enhancement, his hearing had been greatly improved.

Not far behind them, he could hear at least two sets of footsteps. They were extremely faint; without enhanced hearing, he would never have noticed them.

Both people had followed Kushina here.

From their first meeting, Shiraha had known that Kushina's identity was definitely not simple. Later events had confirmed his suspicions.

This incident made Shiraha think of a shocking possibility—

Kushina was a Jinchuriki!

The Sixth Sense spell activated, strengthening Shiraha's perception.

From his perspective, Kushina's every movement affected the Energy Particles in the surrounding space. They were Energy Particles inclined toward wood and nature attributes.

With the combined effects of Sensory Enhancement and Sixth Sense, Shiraha discovered that aside from the two ninja following them, there was also an Energy Field watching them.

It was the Third Hokage!

Only a Jinchuriki would receive this kind of treatment.

And only becoming a Jinchuriki could have caused Kushina's Chakra to increase so dramatically!

Tailed Beasts truly were miraculous life forms!

PS: Kushina needs to suppress Kurama, so theoretically, her usable Chakra should decrease. There is another reason for her Chakra growth. Also, please keep reading, brothers. Don't stockpile chapters! Even if you do, at least open the latest chapter. I'm so nervous—I still have plenty of chapters saved up.