Naruto: I'm Nine-Tails and My Host is Kushina

Little girls are so easy to fool!

Kurama felt this way. Before the seal could be loosened to 100%, Kushina had already broken the seal for him.

As for the Kagura Mind Eye, it was also a good ability.

Kurama was the Nine-Tails, and the Nine-Tails was a manifestation of hatred.

He could sense malice, and this Kagura Mind Eye could sense chakra within a radius of dozens of kilometers.

The Uzumaki clan had this ability, and Nagato, being an Uzumaki, also had the ability to sense.

Kurama believed that with Kushina's potential, she would awaken such an ability soon.

Konoha Village, Ninja Academy training ground.

If one wanted to become a ninja, combat training was essential.

And now, a highly anticipated showdown was about to take place.

Uzumaki Kushina vs. Namikaze Minato.

Minato carried the hopes of many boys in the class.

Except for Minato, the Ino-Shika-Chō trio, and the boys who had not crossed paths with Kushina, every other boy had been beaten by her.

The reputation of the "Red-Hot Habanero" made them tremble.

Namikaze Minato was the undisputed genius of their generation, while Uzumaki Kushina was seen as just a brute with raw strength.

"Come on, Minato! Show that red pepper who's boss!"

"Yeah, Minato, you're our only hope! That tomato has been too arrogant!"

"Go, Minato! Teach that embarrassing tomato-haired girl a lesson!"

The boys cheered for Minato, while Kushina had the full support of the girls.

Uchiha Mikoto, arms crossed over her chest, muttered softly, "You got this, Kushina."

Just then, a faint voice reached Minato's ears.

"Minato, make sure to put that red pepper in her place."

The speaker was none other than Uchiha Fugaku.

This surprised Minato.

"Fugaku, you don't usually get involved with the Red-Hot Habanero. Why now?"

"Kushina has bullied too many of the boys here. You need to put her in her place!"

Fugaku's eyes darted away slightly. This wasn't his true intention. He simply wanted to use Minato to suppress Kushina's dominance.

His reason for targeting Kushina wasn't about standing up for his classmates—it was about Uchiha Mikoto.

Fugaku was the son of the Uchiha clan leader and the future head of the Uchiha clan.

And Fugaku liked Uchiha Mikoto.

With his standing in the Uchiha clan, he believed Mikoto had no reason to reject him.

Before Kushina had joined the academy, he and Mikoto had a decent relationship.

They would talk, and things were progressing well. But ever since Kushina arrived and became Mikoto's best friend, the two girls had been inseparable.

Fugaku no longer had a chance to approach Mikoto. In class, he could only glance at her secretly.

Mikoto's attention was always on Kushina, and he, the young heir of the Uchiha clan, was almost invisible to her.

Fugaku probably never expected that his "love rival" would turn out to be another girl.

Inside Kushina, Kurama sensed Fugaku's malice toward her.

At the same time, he noticed the way Fugaku looked at Kushina and then at Mikoto.

Kurama immediately understood the little schemes running through Fugaku's mind.

Instructor Moika stepped onto the training ground and explained the rules of engagement.

Weapons such as kunai and shuriken were forbidden, but other techniques could be used freely.

Minato and Kushina stepped forward, facing each other.

Minato gave a gentle smile.

"Kushina-kun, I look forward to this match."

Kushina scoffed, pointing at the group of boys behind Minato.

"So, you're the leader of that pack, huh? Then I'll beat you up so they understand the true terror of the Red-Hot Habanero!"

The boys shrank back, avoiding her gaze.

Since Namikaze Minato was their symbol of hope, their pillar of strength—

Then Kushina would crush that hope and smash their pillar to pieces.

If they wouldn't respect her, she would make them fear her.

Besides, Kushina couldn't stand Minato's soft, polite demeanor.

To her, he was too much of a goody-goody, a weakling.

She swore she would punch all these cowardly boys until they were black and blue.

"Begin!"

At Instructor Moika's command, Kushina lunged forward, fist raised.

Just because she lacked proficiency in ninja theory and ninjutsu didn't mean she wasn't skilled in taijutsu.

Even Minato, a recognized genius, didn't dare to take her punch head-on.

He could feel the raw power behind her attack.

If he took a direct hit, his body would go numb.

And in that brief moment of paralysis, Kushina would unleash a relentless flurry of attacks.

If that happened, he would lose.

As a genius, Minato couldn't accept defeat at the hands of a so-called "failure."

He thrived under the reputation of being a prodigy.

He enjoyed the admiration of others, the way people looked up to him.

He wanted to be Hokage—the leader of the village.

If he couldn't take her on with brute force, then he would have to outmaneuver her.

Minato utilized his agility and quick footwork, skillfully dodging Kushina's attacks.

Boom!

Kushina's punch slammed into the ground, leaving behind a deep crater.

Everyone watching swallowed nervously.

If that punch had hit them, they'd have been hospitalized.

The Red-Hot Habanero was terrifying.

She was bad at ninjutsu, hopeless in written exams, but her sheer physical strength was monstrous.

That was what scared her classmates the most.

As the battle continued, Minato remained on the defensive, evading every strike.

The spectators began to grow anxious.

"Hey, is Minato okay? He's been on the defensive this whole time!"

"Yeah, Minato is our only hope! If he doesn't put the Red-Hot Habanero in her place, we'll never live this down!"

"This girl is a total menace!"

"Shut up and watch!" Fugaku snapped, frustration clear in his voice.

"The reason a genius is a genius is because they're meant to be above failures like her!"

He had complete faith in Minato.

He was certain—Minato would win.

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