Naruto: I'm Nine-Tails and My Host is Kushina-Chapter 37 - : Sand Village

No, it was originally true, not something conjured.

This kind of thing could not be changed.

"Really, really, really, Kurama? You're saying this isn't a Transformation Jutsu, but your true form?"

Kushina's eyes widened in shock as she took a step back, staring at him.

That ridiculous, adorable, and oddly endearing appearance...

Kurama just nodded.

"So, Kurama, are you a Tailed Beast or a human?"

"Both."

Kushina blinked.

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Tailed Beast?

Human?

Combined, didn't that make him some kind of hybrid?

Kurama smirked, amused by her train of thought. "If you want to call me an hybrid, I won't argue."

Only then did it fully hit Kushina. There was a man—no, a being—who had been living inside her all along.

Memories flooded her mind. Every moment. Every time she had spoken aloud to herself, thinking no one could hear. Every time she had let her guard down, believing she was alone. And then—

Bathing.

Hot springs.

Her face turned as red as her hair.

"Kurama, you... haven't seen... everything, right?"

"Oh, I've seen it all."

Kurama didn't even bother to deny it.

"Things I probably shouldn't have seen too."

Kushina froze. Her entire body tensed before she started spinning in panicked circles, flustered beyond belief. "Ahhh! This is so embarrassing! So embarrassing!"

The brash, tough-talking Kushina was gone, replaced by a mortified, shy girl. She had always been confident, but this—this was too much.

"What's there to be ashamed of?"

Kurama suddenly pulled her into his embrace.

Kushina stiffened. His body was warm, firm, real. She could hear his heartbeat, slow and steady, against her ear. The rapid pounding of her own heart began to ease.

"Thank you, Kurama."

That night, she slept soundly, curled up in the soft embrace of Nine Tails' large, fluffy tail.

A dream come true.

—

The next morning, Kushina and her team set out for the Fire Country border. She wore a soft, satisfied smile the entire way.

Mikoto and Hyuga Hikari exchanged glances.

Kushina looked like a girl in love.

This was the same Kushina, the loud, brash, rough-around-the-edges tomboy? Now she looked... feminine. Glowing, even.

Mikoto, older and graceful as ever, studied her friend with interest.

Hikari, who had always seemed delicate on the outside but held a quiet strength, frowned slightly, trying to make sense of it.

Kurama, still within Kushina, watched them all with amusement.

"A few years ago, they were all just kids. Now, they're young women. Time really does fly."

Kushina would randomly giggle to herself along the way, unable to hide her happiness.

Eventually, Mikoto had enough.

"Alright, Kushina, what's going on? You've been smiling like an idiot this entire trip. Spill. Hikari and I want to be happy too."

Kushina touched her stomach absentmindedly. "I'll tell you later. Mission comes first!"

—

Meanwhile, in the Hokage's office...

"Sunagakure dares to invade Konoha? They really have no idea what they're getting into."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's face darkened with anger.

The Land of Wind was the weakest among the Five Great Nations. Their home was a barren desert with scarce resources, nothing compared to the wealth and power of the Fire Country. And yet, the Third Kazekage dared to provoke Konoha?

During Konoha's weaker years, Hiruzen had been willing to make compromises. But now? Now, he had no intention of backing down.

Konoha was strong. And when it was strong, Sarutobi Hiruzen was not a man who tolerated disrespect.

He knew how to use power when needed.

"If they want to test us, we'll give them an answer they won't forget."

This time, he didn't send only Kushina's team. Multiple squads had been deployed, each with a specific mission. Some were there to eliminate enemy forces, while others were to launch direct strikes against Sunagakure.

Sand Shinobi had been harassing the border for too long, and Hiruzen intended to settle the score.

In the Second Great Ninja War, Sand had been crushed by Konoha. Their infamous poisons had been rendered useless by Tsunade. Their puppet masters had been slain, including one at the hands of Hatake Sakumo.

This time, history would repeat itself.

And Kushina's team was part of it.

Kurama, of course, had his own reasons for going along.

The One-Tail was in the Land of Wind.

Another Tailed Beast, another piece of his fragmented kin.

—

Upon reaching the border, Kushina and her team found nothing.

The Sand Shinobi had already pulled back into the Land of Wind. But the remnants of their presence were everywhere—footprints, signs of makeshift camps, battle marks.

Mikoto narrowed her eyes. "They're luring us in. They want us to chase them onto their turf."

"What do we do?" Hikari asked.

Kushina hesitated for only a moment before grinning. "Mikoto, Hikari, I have a bold idea."

Kurama chuckled darkly in the back of her mind. "Bold? More like reckless. I like it."

Kushina's eyes gleamed. "They think they're leading us into a trap? Let's turn the tables on them."

—

At Sunagakure, a high-level meeting was underway.

The Third Kazekage sat at the head of the table, arms crossed. "Konoha is bound to respond. They always do. We'll set a trap and ensure they don't make it back alive."

Years had passed since their failure in the Second Great Ninja War. Sunagakure had rebuilt, prepared, and was now ready to strike again.

Their goal? The Fire Country's rich lands and resources.

And this time, they wouldn't hold back.

—

Kushina and her team pushed through the harsh desert winds, their destination clear.

As night fell, they took shelter inside a cave. The sandstorm outside howled, but within the cave, all was silent.

Kurama, inside Kushina, suddenly grinned.

"I can sense him."

Kushina blinked. "Sense who?"

"One-Tail. That stupid tanuki. He's here."

Even sealed within his Jinchūriki, Shukaku's chakra was impossible to miss.

Kurama's grin widened.

"I think it's time I paid a visit to an old friend."

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