"Kushina, what do you think about becoming a Jinchūriki?"
At last, Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to make up his mind and asked her.
"A Jinchūriki!" Kushina shuddered at his words.
Was the question I'd avoided for years finally here?
Kushina knew why she had been brought from the Land of Whirlpools in the first place: to become a Jinchūriki.
And she had always hated the idea.
She didn't want something else living inside her body.
Besides, the system's mission had said Uchiha Yin wouldn't like a monster inside her. That only made her more opposed to becoming a Jinchūriki.
But Kushina didn't know how to refuse.
What do I do? Should I agree to become a Jinchūriki for Konoha's sake? But I really don't want to... Ah! This is driving me crazy!
She couldn't make up her mind—or rather, she didn't know how to say no.
The clash between duty and her own wishes left her too agitated to think clearly.
"A Jinchūriki?" Tsunade and Uchiha Yin grew serious.
"A Jinchūriki?" Mikoto and Konan looked puzzled.
Only Konoha's higher-ups generally knew about Jinchūriki, so Mikoto had no idea what was going on. Konan knew even less.
"Yes, a Jinchūriki." Seeing their confusion, Hiruzen Sarutobi patiently explained.
"A Jinchūriki is someone who carries a Tailed Beast or Tailed Beast Chakra, serving as a vessel that seals it away."
"And I'm afraid Lady Mito won't last more than a few years. I want to choose her successor before then."
Hiruzen Sarutobi took a deep pull on his pipe before continuing.
"Originally, Kushina was the best candidate. But things have changed."
"Oh? How?" Tsunade asked.
At that "but," Kushina's eyes lit up instead.
It was the best news she could have heard. She wouldn't have to become the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki out of duty. She