Chapter 196: Kushina's Shock

"The mysterious man who caused the Nine-Tails incident, his name is..." Shishou paused, looking at Kushina with a meaningful smile, then slowly said, "Uchiha Obito!"

"What!" Kushina's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Shishou. No matter how she thought about it, she couldn't believe that the person responsible for the Nine-Tails incident, who killed her and Minato, was Obito...

In her eyes, Uchiha Obito was a kind-hearted child, and she had a very harmonious relationship with him. It was impossible for him to do something so treacherous, and besides, he was supposed to be dead.

Seeing Kushina's disbelief, Shishou raised his right hand and used his phosphorescent bugs to form an image of Uchiha Obito in mid-air.

Seeing Obito's current image, Kushina was startled and began to believe Shishou's words almost completely. The person in the image looked so much like Obito when he had just graduated from the ninja academy.

Retracting the phosphorescent bugs, Shishou continued, "He didn't die back then; he was saved."

"Afterwards, he resented the Fourth Hokage for not rescuing Rin in time."

"And because he wanted to create a world where Rin existed, he began collecting tailed beasts and targeting jinchuriki."

At this point, Shishou stopped and looked at Kushina, as she was the one who experienced what happened next.

"So to resurrect Rin, he could cold-heartedly attack me during childbirth, kill Minato and me, and kill those innocent Konoha ninjas!" Kushina shouted in anger upon hearing Shishou's words.

She couldn't believe she and Minato had nurtured such a traitor! And even worse, this traitor didn't stop at killing them but also targeted her son, Naruto.

Thinking of this, Kushina's anger was indescribable, and she wanted to tear Uchiha Obito to pieces.

Shishou understood Kushina's anger very well. After all, anyone would be furious in such a situation.

Then, Kushina looked at Shishou and asked, "Who else is in the Akatsuki organization?"

Since Akatsuki had targeted Naruto, Kushina had to understand this organization to prepare adequately.

Shishou found a shady spot on the rooftop and sat down, speaking casually, "You don't actually need to worry about Naruto's safety."

Kushina was puzzled, "Why not?"

Shishou replied matter-of-factly, "Because I'm here."

"Are you really that strong?" Kushina heard the implication in Shishou's words.

Shishou took out a camcorder and turned it on. "See for yourself."

"This is the recording of my battle with the leader of Akatsuki."

Kushina gave Shishou a glance, then watched the footage patiently.

Half an hour later.

After watching the video, Kushina lay on Shishou's palm, her eyes vacant with shock, as if she had lost all hope.

First, Shishou's terrifying strength made her see no way to escape his control.

Second, the powerful strength displayed by the Akatsuki leader made her increasingly worried about Naruto's safety because Shishou couldn't always stay by Naruto's side, and she was too weak to protect him.

Third, this bastard Shishou had so many women. Damn it, he was born in the same year as Naruto...

Fourth, she seemed to hear two familiar voices in the video, which confused her...

Fifth, those two voices sounded like Mikoto and Lady Tsunade...

The Uchiha clan was massacred, so Mikoto must be dead. And Shishou had just said that only Sasuke remained in Konoha.

So she must have misheard.

As for whether the other voice was Lady Tsunade's, Kushina was unsure and dared not confirm...

If it were true, then Kushina would have no hope of escaping Shishou's clutches.

If Lady Tsunade had been taken by him, her fate seemed sealed...

Poking Kushina with his finger, Shishou laughed, "Had enough rest? If so, let's go."

Although Kushina had been resurrected, her current strength was of no help to Shishou.

And since Kushina was reborn in a soul state, her original Uzumaki bloodline might not even be present, so Shishou planned to run some tests.

"Where are you going?" Kushina asked, looking at Shishou. "I want to see the place where you fought the leader of Akatsuki."

She wouldn't be satisfied until she saw it with her own eyes.

"Alright," Shishou shrugged and took Kushina to the site of his battle with Nagato.

In the next second, a massive tree emerged beneath Shishou, lifting him and Kushina a hundred meters into the air.

Since he hadn't left a Flying Thunder God mark on the giant tree he created last time, Shishou, not wanting to climb, just made a new one. After all, it was easy for him.

Wood Release!

Watching the giant tree growing rapidly beneath them, Kushina pursed her lips. Even though she had seen in the video that Shishou could use Wood Release with great proficiency, seeing him use it in person still made her slightly surprised.

Seeing was one thing; experiencing it firsthand was another.

"This place looks like a battlefield of gods," Kushina muttered, seeing the remnants of Chibaku Tensei and the ravaged ground nearby.

Seeing the two-kilometer-wide remains of Chibaku Tensei, she truly realized the strength of Akatsuki's leader.

No wonder even the treacherous Obito could only serve under this person.

Looking around, Kushina fell silent, crouching down on Shishou's palm, feeling extremely dejected.

She couldn't even defeat a large butterfly now and had no way to protect Naruto from Akatsuki.

And Shishou wasn't obligated to protect Naruto forever.

If she wanted him to continue protecting Naruto, she might really have to become his woman...

As for invoking the Will of Fire to persuade Shishou to protect Naruto and emphasize the village and comrades' significance, forget it, Kushina didn't have such an idea.

If Shishou truly had any Will of Fire, he wouldn't be eyeing the Hokage's wife...

Kushina thought if she talked about the Will of Fire, Shishou might just overthrow the Third Hokage and take the position himself.

Then he would show her what the "Will of Fire" really meant.

With Shishou's strength, these things were easy for him.

After a long silence, Kushina stood up on Shishou's palm and asked the same question Tsunade, Mei Terumi, and Yugito Nii had all asked him.

"How can I become as strong as you?"

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