Contents
- 1Biodata
- 2Power Progression
- 3Appearance
- 4Personality
- 5Abilities & Skills
- 5.1Adamantine Sealing Chains
- 5.2Shadow Clone Technique
- 5.3Sealing Jutsu
- 5.4Three-Tomoe Sharingan
- 5.5Combat Strength
- 6Equipment
- 7Background
- 8Police Force Leadership and Hokage Campaign
- 9Defection and Akatsuki
- 10Role in *Uchiha Naruto Chronicle*
- 11Relationships
- 12Notable Quotes
Biodata
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Name | Kushina Uzumaki (玖辛奈) 101 |
| Alias(es) | “Red Hot-Blooded Habanero” 100 105 |
| Gender | Female 153 |
| Affiliation | Konohagakure; Konoha Military Police Force; Akatsuki; U Hidden Village 107 197 255 |
| Occupation/Role | Captain of the Konoha Military Police Force’s Seventh Division, later Sixth Division; Akatsuki administrator; U Hidden Village combatant 107 127 197 255 |
| Jinchūriki Status | Former Nine-Tails jinchūriki; described as the first known jinchūriki to survive a Tailed Beast extraction 157 |
Power Progression
| Stage / Realm / Level | Chapter | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Three-Tomoe Sharingan | 197 | Kushina tests the Infection Technique alongside Minato, Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan; all five awaken Three-Tomoe Sharingan after adopting the Uchiha surname. 197 |
Appearance
Kushina is a red-haired kunoichi whose hair is repeatedly compared to flames, particularly when she is angry or releases chakra. As a Police Force captain, she wears a modified uniform and carries an Uzumaki sealing scroll at her waist. 105 172
- Long, vivid red hair; often tied into a high ponytail. 153 172
- Green eyes. 153
- Her hair rises or flares when enraged. 105 111
- Wears a modified Konoha Military Police Force uniform while serving as captain. 172
Personality
Kushina is blunt, impulsive, and highly confrontational. She openly mocks authority figures, barges into Uchiha Chuan’s home to demand help, and treats the Third Hokage’s restrictions as personal humiliation rather than legitimate protection. 100 108 111
Her temper does not prevent her from acting decisively. She establishes an open selection process for her Police Force division, refuses to favor an old classmate, and publicly challenges the Third Hokage after ANBU surveillance strips away her privacy. 105 127
Kushina is fiercely protective of people she considers hers. She supports Minato, treats Nagato as a fellow Uzumaki and younger family member, and is willing to abandon Konoha when it moves against the Uchiha. 122 181 192
Abilities & Skills
Adamantine Sealing Chains
Kushina manifests golden chains capable of quickly incapacitating opponents.
- Used through Shadow Clones to knock selection candidates out of their arenas. 105
- Restrains enemies’ chakra before they can be overwhelmed by her clones in her Uchiha Naruto Chronicle portrayal. 159
- Used to prevent Naruto from losing control after he releases tailed-beast chakra in the film. 163
Shadow Clone Technique
Kushina can produce large numbers of fully functional Shadow Clones for combat, recruitment, and administration.
- Creates thirty-six clones to defend thirty-six Police Force selection arenas simultaneously. 105
- Creates another thirty-six clones in Uchiha Chuan’s likeness to referee the selection matches. 105
- Deploys more than a thousand clones to manage Akatsuki’s registration, resource allocation, and personnel shortages. 197
Sealing Jutsu
Kushina is an experienced sealing-jutsu user who values inventive applications of the field.
- Offers to trade her Sealing Jutsu knowledge for Uchiha Chuan’s materialization method. 101
- Carries sealing scrolls and uses them as part of the Police Force transfer arrangements. 125
- In Uchiha Naruto Chronicle, uses Sealing Mist Seal to absorb Zabuza’s Hidden Mist Technique into a scroll; she credits Uchiha Chuan with developing the method. 159
- In the film, uses Living Person Seal to imprison two Kirigakure attackers in a scroll. 156
Three-Tomoe Sharingan
After using the Infection Technique and taking the Uchiha name, Kushina awakens a Three-Tomoe Sharingan. 197
- Awakens alongside Minato, Nagato, Yahiko, and Konan. 197
- Her Sharingan becomes part of Akatsuki’s broader effort to empower Land of Rain civilians through the Infection Technique. 197
Combat Strength
Kushina combines overwhelming chakra reserves, sealing techniques, and clone warfare.
- Her selection clones effortlessly defeat civilian ninja using Earth Release and Adamantine Sealing Chains. 105
- Her Police Force recruits regard her confidence and defiance toward the Hokage as proof of exceptional strength and influence. 107
- During the war against the Five Great Villages, she faces the Five Kage’s deputies alone and overwhelms Utatane Koharu. 255
Equipment
- Materialized Loudspeaker Technique — A physical loudspeaker created by Uchiha Chuan that broadcasts Kushina’s voice across Konoha. 100 101
- Aura-activated speech scroll — A blank scroll prepared by Chuan; it reveals its contents after absorbing Kushina’s aura for twelve hours. 116 122
- Uzumaki sealing scroll — Carried at her waist while serving as a Police Force captain. 172
Background
Kushina is close to Mikoto Uchiha and is welcomed by Fugaku Uchiha into the Uchiha clan’s circle. Her straightforwardness appeals to Fugaku, while Minato repeatedly apologizes for her blunt remarks even as he admits that he likes this side of her. 91
She seeks out Uchiha Chuan to obtain his Loudspeaker Technique for Police Force recruitment. Unable to learn the technique herself, she accepts use of its materialized form and agrees—on Chuan’s condition—to act in his film with Minato. 100 102
Police Force Leadership and Hokage Campaign
Kushina becomes captain of the Konoha Military Police Force’s Seventh Division, with Minato as vice-captain. She fills thirty-six vacancies through an open village-wide recruitment broadcast and a selection process in which applicants must defeat one of her Shadow Clones. 101 105 107
The Third Hokage responds to her contact with the Uchiha by ordering her to sever ties with them and assigning ANBU to monitor her movements. The surveillance extends even to the bathroom, prompting Kushina to resolve to take the Hokage position herself. 108 111
After taking command of the Sixth Division, Kushina uses the Loudspeaker Technique to announce her challenge publicly. She accuses Hiruzen of surveilling her, declares her intention to force his retirement, and announces her candidacy as the Fourth Hokage. 127
Her campaign expands into a broader attack on Konoha’s treatment of jinchūriki, the Uchiha, and Hatake Sakumo. She calls on supporters to secure Jonin backing for a formal impeachment of the Third Hokage and opens recruitment for four additional Police Force divisions. 128 130
Hiruzen ultimately orders the ANBU to end her surveillance and removes all restrictions on her movement and missions. Kushina and her Sixth Division regard the decision as a major political victory. 130 131
Defection and Akatsuki
When Konoha moves against the Uchiha clan, Kushina rejects Hiruzen’s command to stand down and invites any Police Force members willing to aid the Uchiha to follow her. She then asks Minato whether he will accompany her as a rogue ninja; he agrees without hesitation. 192
Kushina and Minato later use Uchiha Chuan’s one-way Teleportation Phone to leave Konoha and join him in the Land of Rain. 193
At Akatsuki’s new base, Kushina uses more than a thousand Shadow Clones to manage the organization’s explosive growth. Her work includes registering recruits, organizing supplies, and staffing units as Akatsuki expands beyond one hundred thousand members. 197
She remains a prominent ally of Nagato, Yahiko, Konan, Minato, and Chuan during the Land of Rain conflict. Although she wishes to fight Hanzo directly, Nagato and Yahiko persuade her to stay out of the battle because her Nine-Tails jinchūriki status could provoke intervention from the Five Great Villages. 214
During the war against the Five Great Villages, Kushina helps Chuan devise Amegakure’s rain-and-lightning strategy against Iwagakure, then personally engages the Five Kage’s deputies. 226 255
Role in *Uchiha Naruto Chronicle*
Kushina and Minato agree to appear in Uchiha Chuan’s film as payment for access to the Loudspeaker Technique. 100 102
Within the film, Kushina is portrayed as Team Seven’s jonin leader.
- Feeds Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura at Ichiraku Ramen before formally introducing herself. 153
- Uses a bell test and five thousand Shadow Clones to overwhelm the team, then passes them after recognizing their teamwork. 154
- Leads the team on the Land of Waves mission and protects Tazuna from Zabuza. 155 158
- Treats the conflict with Zabuza and Haku as both a battle and a training opportunity for Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. 158 162
- Teaches chakra control through tree-climbing and identifies Sakura’s precise control as a foundation for future water-walking and Superhuman Strength training. 160
Relationships
- Namikaze Minato — Her partner, vice-captain, and most consistent supporter. He repeatedly accepts political risk to protect her freedom and ultimately follows her out of Konoha. 107 122 192
- Uchiha Chuan — Provides the Loudspeaker Technique, supports her Hokage campaign, and equips Minato with the tools for her public declaration. Kushina admires his genius despite finding him irritating. 100 116 127
- Uchiha Mikoto — Close friend and frequent mediator when Kushina’s recklessness provokes Chuan. 91 100
- Uchiha Fugaku — Welcomes her among the Uchiha, encourages her recruitment efforts, and supports her campaign against Hiruzen. 91 116 127
- Sarutobi Hiruzen — Political adversary who uses Kushina’s jinchūriki status to justify surveillance and restrictions; later yields and restores her freedom. 108 130 131
- Nagato — Fellow Uzumaki whom Kushina treats as a younger brother; she urges him to protect himself when he leaves Konoha and worries over his conflict with Hanzo. 181 214
- Tsunade — Ally in Akatsuki who persuades Kushina to avoid direct involvement in the Land of Rain war and accompany her to find Chuan. 214
Notable Quotes
“I, Kushina Uzumaki, will become Konoha's Fourth Hokage!” 127
“As long as you dare to think and dare to innovate, there's nothing Sealing Jutsu can't seal.” 159