"I told you not to trust anyone. This guy is just using you. Hurry up and undo this seal."
"That way, you can be freed from this pain. If you don't want to, I'll possess you and kill you!"
Nine-Tails was trying to bewitch Kushina in her heart.
He could directly communicate with Kushina.
These hateful humans had imprisoned him for so long, so Nine-Tails didn't have any good feelings towards them.
Kiyoshi activated his Sharingan, barely managing to catch the Nine-Tails' blurry chakra trail.
If he had taken that attack just now, he would have ended up the same way.
Kiyoshi didn't plan to take on Nine-Tails head-on.
He just wanted to fish in troubled waters and see if he could get some goodwill and traits.
"Genjutsu!"
Kiyoshi released a wave of pupil power from his eyes.
Like an invisible wave, it rushed towards Kushina's eyes.
In the dark and humid mental space, Nine-Tails, who had just broken free from his chains, felt an ominous chakra.
This chakra reminded Nine-Tails of that man.
A man who had left him with psychological trauma!
And at this moment, Nine-Tails also discovered an additional figure here.
"This place is really gloomy."
Kiyoshi stepped on a shallow layer of water.
Chakra is the power that connects people.
In the ninja world, there is also the concept of a mental space.
The place where the Jinchuriki and the Tailed Beast communicate is here.
Sage of Six Paths had also imparted the power of Yang and Yin to Naruto and Sasuke in the mental space.
"Uchiha..."
Nine-Tails' eyes that were bigger than a human, stared intently at Kiyoshi's Sharingan.
Looking at the slowly rotating tomoe, Nine-Tails' expression became even more ferocious.
There was no mistake. Madara, who had once used him as a summoning beast, was also from the Uchiha clan.
And Kiyoshi's chakra, although not as vast as Madara's, made Nine-Tails feel that it was even more ominous and evil.
"This kid..."
Nine-Tails bared his fangs, ready to attack at any moment.
He didn't dare to be careless against the people of the Uchiha clan.
Especially since Kiyoshi was so unusual, almost like an aggregate of evil thoughts.
Nine-Tails was particularly sensitive to such malice.
"You have acquired a new Trait: [First Steps in Mental Space (White)]"
A semi-transparent panel appeared in front of Kiyoshi .
[First Steps in Mental Space (White)]
[Requirement: Enter the deepest mental space of the human consciousness.]
[Progress: Completed]
[Effect: Your development speed for secret ninjutsu related to Yin Release is increased by 5% compared to the original.]
[Note: Can be upgraded.]
"Kiyoshi, why are you here?"
Kushina looked at the suddenly appearing Kiyoshi, puzzled.
Kiyoshi said, "I happened to come here for training, and I saw you unleashing a terrifying chakra. Then I used my pupil power to enter here. Minato should be outside using a sealing technique right now."
"Minato..."
Thinking of Minato, who she had knocked away, Kushina struggled to get up, staggering a few steps towards Kiyoshi.
"This is a mental space. Nine Tails' power is restricted here."
Kiyoshi stared directly at the massive Nine-Tails in front of him,
"As long as we work together, we might be able to suppress it completely."
Kiyoshi's greatest confidence was that even if he failed here, his main body would not die.
At most, he would be ejected from Kushina's body.
Kushina took a deep breath, suppressing her chaotic emotions.
Nine-Tails' rampage was too sudden, catching her off guard and unprepared.
But now it was different. She had calmed down.
The sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan were naturally the Nine-Tails' nemesis.
"Hmph!"
Nine-Tails snorted coldly, his huge vertical pupils revealing disdain and anger.
He said, "Even so, you two little brats can't shake my power!"
He suddenly opened his bloody mouth.
Deep blue and purplish-black chakra particles frantically gathered, condensing into a high-density chakra ball as black as ink.
Tailed Beast Bomb!
"Kushina, quickly use the sealing technique!" Kiyoshi shouted loudly.
Then he used his Sharingan's pupil power to try his best to interfere with the Nine-Tails' process of condensing the Tailed Beast Bomb.
The Uchiha clan's Sharingan could be said to be even more of a hard counter to Nine-Tails than the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques.
Although Kiyoshi's Sharingans were only a one-tomoe and a two-tomoe, it could still affect Nine-Tails somewhat.
Kushina nodded, and countless golden chakra chains emerged from her body, suppressing the Nine-Tails' power.
At the same time, a black sealing formula suddenly appeared in the mental world.
Minato descended from the sky, his palm still condensing a "Rasengan".
Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb instantly collided with the Rasengan, causing an explosive shockwave.
Minato and Nine-Tails' struggle was still going on.
After another ten seconds, with the help of the sealing technique and Kushina's Adamantine Sealing Chains, Minato finally gained the upper hand.
The entire mental world turned white.
Outside
Kiyoshi opened his eyes and saw Kushina crash to the ground. He stepped forward to hold her.
In her hazy consciousness, Kushina could only feel a strong body holding her. She instinctively hugged back.
Kiyoshi could feel Kushina's softness, but he didn't have extra time to continue thinking.
Minato was still watching. So, Kiyoshi wouldn't make any extra small movements.
"Kiyoshi... send Kushina to the hospital."
Minato spat out a mouthful of blood.
Nine-Tails' leaked chakra had broken several of his ribs and internal organs.
Now, even moving caused him all lot of pain.
"Such a big commotion will soon attract people." Kiyoshi shook his head.
Take Kushina away?
If he does that, others will think that the Uchiha are abducting the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
After about a minute, a large number of Anbu rushed over.
Including Sarutobi Hiruzen.
He seriously inquired about this matter.
Minato narrated the matter while watching Kiyoshi hug Kushina.
Kiyoshi was much smaller than Kushina, and Minato didn't think there was anything inappropriate about this.
It was just that Kiyoshi 's development speed was too fast, making him not look like a child.
"You did well, Kiyoshi."
Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded slightly, a trace of relief flashing in his eyes.
It seemed that he had not misjudged Kiyoshi.
He pondered secretly that Kiyoshi was somewhat similar to Kagami.
Kiyoshi smiled slightly upon hearing this.
But no one noticed that under the smile lightly raised at the corner of Kiyoshi's lips, there was some hidden meaning.
Kiyoshi looked at Kushina being put on a stretcher by the medic corps, full of thoughts.
With his appearance, Kushina and Minato did not express their feelings to each other like in the original story.
On the contrary, the estrangement was still planted.
Kushina's loneliness will eventually blossom and bear fruit.
At that time, the emotions triggered will definitely be more turbulent than this time.
...
Several days passed, and the third round of the Chunin Exam was about to be held.
This time, many spectators had come, all focusing their attention on the examinees in the middle of the venue.
The venue was surrounded by tall walls.