"Hm? This ominous chakra..."
Inside the Hokage Building, the Third's expression suddenly turned grave.
Though he had withdrawn his surveillance through the crystal ball earlier, he had still kept a faint awareness of Kushina's situation. At that moment, he immediately sensed the Nine-Tails' chakra.
"Buzz!"
Light flashed across the crystal ball before him. The image sped through several scenes, quickly arriving at the village gate.
"Oh no! It really is the Nine-Tails' chakra! Kushina is about to go berserk!"
The Third's expression changed, and he shot to his feet.
But as the scene continued to play within the crystal ball, his body, which had been about to leap through the window, came to an abrupt stop. His face became a strange mix of laughter and tears. "This..."
"Hokage-sama, what happened—uh..."
Two Anbu appeared in a flash, only to see their revered Third Hokage squatting on the windowsill like a monkey, wearing an utterly bizarre expression. Their minds went blank for a moment.
"Nothing. I got tired from reviewing documents, so I was getting some air... getting some air..."
The Third jumped down from the windowsill, his face calm and his heart steady, displaying formidable control over his facial expressions.
The two Anbu: "..."
Outside the village's main gate.
"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!"
When it saw Kushina place her hand on Hyuga Wuye's neck, the Nine-Tails in the sealing space nearly grinned from ear to ear.
You damned Sharingan brat, you finally got what was coming to you!
You finally got what was coming to you!
Ahahahaha...
"Kushina..."
Hyuga Wuye could not help shifting slightly.
"Don't move!"
Kushina glared at him with her fierce yet adorable fox eyes.
"Okay..."
Wuye stopped struggling.
Although Kushina's hand was on his neck, he was not panicking at all, because... she was not