Marvel: Trading with Worlds

Quickly, she drank a bottle of the palliative potion.

The cool liquid slid down her throat, and it didn't take long for the potion to take effect. Kushina felt the restlessness in her heart ease significantly. Although some negative emotions still lingered, they weren't nearly as intense.

Boom!

A powerful Chakra wave sent trees within a tens-of-meters radius flying. Even with Tsunade and the sealing class using Chakra to stabilize their feet, they were blown back 20 to 30 meters by the force of the wave.

At that moment, two teams of Anbu and the barrier team suddenly appeared—these were the second reinforcements sent by Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Though Kushina was controlling the Tailed Beast Chakra, Tsunade feared the sealing team might face accidents. The second reinforcements were necessary, a precaution Tsunade had reported to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Wait a minute, let's observe first," Tsunade ordered loudly. She instructed the Anbu and barrier team not to take action yet. While Kushina had begun to manifest her five-tailed form, she hadn't lost control.

After hearing Tsunade's command, the Anbu and barrier teams hesitated but ultimately chose to obey.

They maintained their vigilance around Kushina, but after a while, seeing no signs of her losing control, they relaxed a little.

"This time it should work," Tsunade murmured.

Just as Tsunade finished speaking, Kushina suddenly opened her eyes. Her pupils had become the vertical ones of the Nine-Tails, though her face lacked the beast's usual whisker marks. Her Chakra coat was now much more compact.

Kushina stood and instantly appeared before Tsunade. With a bright smile, she said, "Miss Tsunade, I succeeded. In addition to the Common Chakra coat, I can now use the more tails."

After finishing her sentence, the Chakra around Kushina's body suddenly became blood-red and condensed. The Chakra took on a fox-like appearance, obscuring her entirely.

"This Chakra..." Tsunade's face showed surprise. The Chakra was as dense as flesh and blood. She felt that her strange power would have difficulty damaging it, and the speed with which Kushina displayed it was extraordinary.

Kushina, having just demonstrated her power, quickly pulled the Nine-Tails' Chakra back into her body. She then panted slightly and said, "I still need to get used to it. Once I do, I'll be able to control the power of six or seven tails."

"You've done well, Kushina!" Tsunade exclaimed. Using medical ninjutsu, she helped Kushina heal the skin burned by the high-density Chakra. Then she asked, "What did you drink just now?"

"It's palliative medicine. The boss gave it to me. He... heard I wasn't in a good mood, so he gave me this."

Kushina was clever enough not to mention anything about the Nine-Tails, knowing it could lead to trouble for the boss. She felt this explanation was sufficient.

Tsunade nodded, her expression thoughtful. "Really? That's amazing. Kushina, do you have more? Can I study it?"

"Only one bottle left," Kushina replied. She thought for a moment before deciding to talk to the boss.

Nearby, an Anbu member overheard the conversation between Kushina and Tsunade. He wrote down everything and exchanged a glance with his colleague before using the Body Flicker Technique to leave.

Inside Hokage's office:

"I see. Go down and continue to follow Kushina to protect her," Sarutobi Hiruzen instructed the Anbu member who had come to report. 

He had witnessed the entire event through the Telescope Technique. Unfortunately, he didn't have Kain's Chakra, and once Kushina entered Kain's house, she would use a barrier to block sound and any surveillance from the Telescope Technique. 

As a result, he only learned about the palliative medicine.

"Difficult," Sarutobi Hiruzen muttered as he slowly took a puff from his dry tobacco pipe. He had been caught off guard by the recent developments in Konoha.

A newspaper office had been established in the capital, backed by a document issued by the Daimyo's office itself. It could cover some non-sensitive information. 

Konoha Shinobi were required to cooperate when needed. The owner of this newspaper office was Kain, who had now become the Land of Fire's Propaganda Secretary.

With this status, Sarutobi Hiruzen could no longer treat him as just someone from another country. Some sanctions were also out of the question. If he used clever tactics against propaganda minister of the Land of Fire, Daimyo might reverse his position and cut funding.

There was also an issue with a mission involving White Fang. It seemed that Rock Shinobi and Sand Shinobi were aware of White Fang's plans. Sarutobi Hiruzen found this very strange. 

He had a vague suspicion about what might be going on, but he didn't want Anbu to investigate further.

For now, he had to calm the situation and attempt to negotiate the matter involving White Fang. Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain to the Daimyo, as this situation had already attracted the attention of the Daimyo of the Three Kingdoms.

Also, the relationship between Kain and Kushina was becoming too close, and Sarutobi Hiruzen knew he had to find a way to put a stop to it.

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