Naruto: I'm Nine-Tails and My Host is Kushina-Chapter 122 : Armed Coup

The Dead Have Truly Been Resurrected?

The furrowed faces of Sarutobi Hiruzen and the others showed deep shock.

They had come to Hatake Kakashi's house to offer their condolences.

That was normal.

Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo, was indeed dead.

But now, a living, breathing Hatake Sakumo stood before them.

This was no illusion. They could sense his presence, his chakra—this was real.

Hatake Sakumo stood there, a half-smile on his face as he gazed at the Third Hokage and the elders.

Having died once, he now understood the value of life.

More importantly, he had a son—Hatake Kakashi.

Letting Kakashi grow up without a father was not something Sakumo wanted.

After Kurama's advice, Hatake Sakumo had finally come to terms with everything.

The comrades he had saved when he abandoned the mission? They had been dealt with.

They had still fallen into the enemy's hands.

He had blamed himself, convinced that his decision had been a mistake.

But now, he realized—he should have lived.

He should have silenced those Konoha shinobi who had gossiped about him.

And now, he had.

Hatake Sakumo felt much better.

Why had he been so fragile before?

This time, Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu had become the targets of public criticism.

Not a single ninja in Konoha Village came to support them.

The resurrected ninjas were reuniting with their loved ones.

Bringing back the dead and playing with life and death—wasn't that something already present in this world?

Kurama had only taken this ability to its full extent.

And now, with Konoha's White Fang Hatake Sakumo standing here alive, the Third Hokage and his advisors had every reason to believe—

The more than ten thousand ninjas who had died on the battlefield had also returned.

And it was all because of one man—Kurama.

Who was this man?

The expressions of the four elders darkened with solemnity.

Danzo, ever the opportunist, was the first to flee.

"Lord Kurama, I will stand by you along with my clan."

Uchiha Mikoto followed closely.

Now, it was three against three.

Kurama, Uzumaki Kushina, and Hatake Sakumo stood together.

Their opponents: Sarutobi Hiruzen, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu.

The Anbu stationed by the Third Hokage and Danzo had already been eliminated.

That meant, in this moment, in the entire Konoha Village—

Not a single ninja stood with the Third Hokage.

"Dammit, is it really the will of the gods to destroy the Sarutobi clan?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen clenched his fists, his gaze locking onto Uzumaki Kushina with hatred.

He hated it.

He hated that he had never trusted the Blood-Red Habanero, Uzumaki Kushina.

Because she was the Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, he had always doubted her.

The Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen, had been too "kind."

Now, even Konoha's White Fang had chosen the enemy's side.

Hatake Sakumo, a man with Kage-level strength, had submitted to Kurama.

And not just him—the major clans of Konoha had all sided against Hiruzen.

The Yamanaka Clan, Nara Clan, Akimichi Clan, Aburame Clan, Inuzuka Clan—

Even Namikaze Minato, who wasn't from any major clan, had taken Kushina's side.

The decision made by Konoha's higher-ups had been a massive mistake.

They had lost the people's trust, and once that was gone—

Leading them was impossible.

The Third Hokage never imagined this outcome.

That the very village he governed was turning against him.

That the "clown" in this situation was, in fact, himself.

"Damn it... these traitors..."

Anger, resentment, regret—it all twisted in his heart.

"Hah, Uzumaki Kushina, you can't become Hokage without the Daimyo's approval."

Oh, the Daimyo?

"Does that even matter?"

Just kill him first, deal with the consequences later.

When almost all the ninjas in the village supported Uzumaki Kushina—

Did the Daimyo's opinion even count?

The will of the people determined the leader.

And Kurama had the people on his side.

Had every ninja in the village been bewitched by him?

If only this man, Kurama, did not exist—

Sarutobi Hiruzen's pupils burned with fury as he glared at Kurama.

He knew nothing about this man's origin or identity.

Everything had spiraled out of control.

"Third Hokage, this play is over."

"Kill them and reclaim the village's power."

Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu prepared for a fight to the death.

This was the greatest civil war in Konoha's history.

"Oh, by the way, I forgot to mention, Third Hokage—

Your Sarutobi clan is already fighting amongst itself."

Kurama murmured with a smirk.

The Sarutobi Clan—

A faction led by Sarutobi Yaomaru had sided with Uzumaki Kushina.

Those loyal to Hiruzen resisted desperately.

A war of siblings had begun.

Sarutobi Yaomaru's injury just now—

Had been inflicted by his own kin.

At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen's heart bled.

He was being forced to watch his own clan devour itself.

Sarutobi Hiruzen was old—it was time for him to step down.

Sarutobi Yaomaru had won.

He was the new leader of the Sarutobi Clan.

"Wind Style: Violent Wind Strike!"

Homura attacked first, sending roaring gales toward Kurama and his allies.

"Master Kurama, why don't you leave it all to me?"

Kushina bit off a strand of her red hair, her eyes gleaming with anticipation.

She was eager for battle.

"Third Hokage is mine. Take the other one.

White Fang, you handle the old woman, Koharu."

"Yes, Master Kurama!"

Hatake Sakumo's grip tightened on his blade.

This was the perfect time to vent his anger.

**Boom!**

A surge of golden chakra erupted around Kushina.

Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.

With just a wave of her hand, she dispersed Homura's Wind Style attack.

"Homura, be careful! This is the power of the Nine-Tails!

She can even sense malice like Lady Mito!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen warned urgently.

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

The Third Hokage quickly formed a seal, throwing a single shuriken.

In an instant, it multiplied into dozens, filling the sky with spinning death.

This was Sarutobi Hiruzen's self-created A-rank technique.

He was known as the "Professor of Ninjutsu," the "Strongest Hokage."

But was that title something he truly deserved?

Compared to the Forbidden Jutsu created by the Second Hokage—

His techniques were lacking.

The difference was clear.

Kurama didn't even move.

**Clang! Clang! Clang!**

Metal clashed against something unbreakable.

The shuriken shattered mid-air, falling to the ground uselessly.

"What?! He didn't even dodge?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen's vision was momentarily blocked by the black shuriken.

But then he saw it—

A layer of dark red chakra surrounded Kurama's body.

The shuriken hadn't even scratched him.

This was the **Nine-tails Cloak.**

Even Orochimaru's Kusanagi Blade couldn't pierce it.

Let alone some mere shuriken.

Seeing the dark red chakra, Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes widened in horror.

This was—Nine-Tails' power.

**Why? Why did Kurama also have the Nine-Tails' chakra?**

Had Kushina shared it with him?

That was the only explanation.

But that meant—

Uzumaki Kushina had achieved perfect control over the Nine-Tails.

She had deceived them all.

"Dammit! Did you steal the power of the Nine-Tails from Kushina?!"

Kurama merely smirked.

**Steal it?**

Did he need to?

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