Ch 164 : Demon

Hearing a knock on the door, Kushina hurried to the entrance, thinking it was Minato coming back.

Since Minato left, her heart had been uneasy.

She didn't know what was happening outside, and the various sounds she had heard from the room made her restless and overthink everything.

If Minato had handled everything well, it would be a happy ending, but if something happened to him...

After all the events of the past few days, Kushina had made up her mind.

No matter what happens, she would stand by Minato, because they both loved the village so much, yet they kept facing this unfair treatment.

Since they were being so unreasonable, let Kyuubi deal with them.

Kushina wasn't sure how Kyuubi would react when it encountered Senju Hashirama in the village now.

In her understanding, there didn't seem to be a stronger existence than Kyuubi.

However, when she opened the door, it wasn't Minato standing outside.

"Kakashi?" Kushina was slightly surprised.

Why would Kakashi come to find her at this time?

"What's the matter?" she asked.

Kakashi didn't dare to meet Kushina's eyes and lowered his gaze, saying, "…The village is going through a special period, so I've come to protect you."

Hearing this, Kushina quickly asked, "Did Minato send you?"

As Minato's student, Kakashi was naturally very familiar to Kushina, and their relationship was close.

She immediately inquired further, "Kakashi, where's Minato? How is he? What's happening outside?"

She was desperate to know about Minato's condition, to understand what was going on outside.

Kakashi fell silent, and his silence made Kushina anxious.

"Kushina-nee, do you know what your identity means to the village?"

These sudden and inexplicable words made Kushina pause for a moment, then furrow her brows and ask, "What do you mean?"

Kakashi continued, speaking to himself, "You are the Jinchuriki of the Kyuubi in Konoha. You must always be loyal to the village. The village should always be your top priority…"

Kushina's brows knitted together.

She stepped forward and walked out of the room.

She noticed that, apart from Kakashi, there were others not far away, seemingly watching her, as if keeping an eye on her.

She tried to keep her tone as calm as possible and asked, "Kakashi, what is really going on? Where is Minato?"

"…"

A loud explosion sounded from the direction of the Hokage Rock in the distance.

Kushina's unease grew stronger.

Hesitating for a moment, she decided to leave and find Minato.

Kakashi silently stepped in front of her, blocking her way.

"…Kushina-nee, you should stay where you are."

Kushina's expression darkened slightly as she said, "Kakashi, what is going on?"

Guy, who had been standing by, noticed that Kakashi was being evasive and unwilling to explain clearly.

He stepped forward and said, "Minato has betrayed the village. He is now a criminal!"

Kushina just furrowed her brows without saying a word.

She had already suspected something like this might happen.

After all, their enemy was Orochimaru, the Fourth Hokage.

It was very likely that Minato would be labeled as a traitor.

Guy continued, "Minato has openly confessed to the crimes he's committed. The ones judging him are the First and Second Hokage."

"Kushina-san, it's best if you don't go anywhere right now. Staying at home is the safest choice."

The battle at the Hokage Rock was fierce, and even Makoto had forbidden outsiders from approaching.

From the distant sounds of the battle, it was clear that the fight was still ongoing.

After Minato and Orochimaru were both labeled as traitors by the First Hokage, Guy chose to follow the orders of Makoto.

In the hearts of Konoha ninjas, the village comes first.

Kushina fixed her gaze on Kakashi and asked, "What if I refuse? Are you going to stop me by force?"

Before Kakashi could respond, others slowly approached from a distance: Maruboshi Kosuke and Might Duy.

"You'd better not do this. We don't want to hurt you."

As Kushina looked at the people closing in on her, she suddenly felt how absurd reality had become.

Minato had loved Konoha so deeply.

He had risked his life to save the village, and yet now he was labeled a traitor.

Was there anything more ironic than this?

Kushina's heart turned cold as she looked at Kakashi and asked, "Kakashi, do you think Minato is a traitor?"

"...Kushina-nee, I want to talk to you alone."

Kakashi left the other three outside and took Kushina back into the room, closing the door behind them.

He said, "This is what Lord Makoto wants."

Makoto...

Kushina's gaze grew colder.

However, Kakashi's next words shocked her.

"Orochimaru, just like Minato-sensei, has also become a criminal of the village."

Kushina furrowed her brows and asked, "What do you mean?"

Kakashi replied, "To put it simply, Orochimaru has been removed from power."

"Lord Makoto asked me to tell you not to think about using the Kyuubi to cause trouble. Now that the First Hokage is in the village, the Kyuubi are no more than a kitten in his presence. This will only end up ruining you and Minato-sensei."

Kushina listened, still confused.

Why had the First Hokage suddenly been brought into this?

She had heard Guy mention him earlier.

Seeing the confusion on her face, Kakashi pondered for a moment and then briefly explained everything that had happened at the Hokage building.

Kushina began to process the massive amount of information.

"Even if Minato-sensei could kill Orochimaru, he wouldn't win. At that point, his only option would be to escape Konoha with you, but with the two former Hokage here, you wouldn't be able to escape."

Kushina blankly responded, "If we can't escape, then we'll die."

Kakashi replied, "You are the Kyuubi Jinchuriki. They won't let you die so easily."

"..."

"Lord Makoto asked me to tell you that Minato-sensei's status as a traitor is a done deal and cannot be changed, but he can still let Minato-sensei live. The condition is that you must stay quietly in the village from now on."

"He promised me that he will keep Minato-sensei alive, Kushina-nee…"

Kushina stood there in silence for a long time.

After a while, Kushina spoke again.

"Kakashi."

Kakashi quickly responded.

Kushina calmly asked, "How did he threaten you to make you do his bidding?"

"…It wasn't a threat."

Kakashi slowly shook his head.

It wasn't Makoto who had threatened him, but Orochimaru.

At that time, he was forced to testify about what Nara Shikaku had done, with the lives of Rin and Obito being used as leverage.

What Makoto did was simply offer to help him when he was at a loss.

The only condition was that a sealing technique called "Kite" was placed on him.

This sealing technique didn't limit him in any way; instead, it gave him an immensely powerful strength.

This power had already been tested on Hakumen.

Originally, Hakumen was no match for him, but after unlocking the seal, he managed to defeat Kakashi with just one move.

Kushina was thinking about the future.

As Kakashi had just said, Orochimaru had been removed from power, so after this matter was resolved, the position of Hokage would be vacant.

As the Kyuubi Jinchuriki, she had become incredibly important at this moment.

She could save Minato, but in the future, she would still have to face this demon.

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