Chapter 35
*Chapter 35: Cursed Seal - Stage Two*
Suddenly, a snake coiled around Uchiha Yosuke's waist and yanked him back. In an instant, the blood-red Sharingan with a single tomoe could only catch a glimpse of the red figure barely missing him, the wind from her passing stinging his cheek.
He swore he'd never thought he'd be so grateful to a venomous snake.
"Kushina!"
At that moment, Tsunade yelled furiously, striking a massive boulder and sending it hurling toward Kushina.
*Boom!*
Finally, Uchiha Yosuke's brain and body snapped back to reality. He turned his head to face the distant figure of Kushina, his expression turning to anger.
The wind from her strike had nearly grazed his cheek, almost flattening him! The overwhelming, unstoppable power and the sheer brush with death stirred a primal rage deep within him.
The tomoe in his eyes spun rapidly, forming a second tomoe!
"Kushina!"
Uchiha Yosuke gritted his teeth, glaring at the red figure in the distance, enraged that he had almost been crushed by this little fox-girl!
He'd faced death before, but this kind of terrifying, overpowering force—this feeling of helplessness—was something he hadn't felt since his previous life.
This life was different. He was determined to wield absolute power!
*Boom!*
With Kushina at three tails, she was still powerful enough to battle one of the legendary Sannin head-on. Although her strength was now diminished from four tails, she remained above most ordinary Jōnin.
Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru, though formidable, had not yet reached their peak power.
"Damn it!" Jiraiya cursed internally on the battlefield.
The jinchūriki might be terrifying, but they also had weaknesses. They relied solely on instinct, but since this was Uzumaki Kushina, it meant they had to hold back.
If they didn't, the three of them wouldn't be in this messy situation.
"Tsunade, get the seal ready!"
The devastating clash had already leveled much of the forest around them, and the Konoha shinobi kept their distance, ready to support from afar.
This kind of battle was beyond their level.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall"
A wall of earth suddenly rose before Tsunade, blocking an attack.
Tsunade glanced back and saw that it was Uchiha Yosuke who had used the jutsu. She snapped, "Kid, are you trying to get yourself killed?"
"Captain Tsunade, please continue preparing the sealing jutsu!"
In that moment, Uchiha Yosuke's entire body began to radiate a dark chakra. Dark markings appeared across his face, and he released the cursed seal's restriction on his body, causing the seal to spread across his face, and a surge of unprecedented power coursed through him.
This time, in response to Tsunade's scolding, Yosuke just gave a determined smile.
"Three minutes! You yourself said my body's limit is three minutes, Captain Tsunade!"
In the sunlight, the dark, cursed markings made his face look sinister, yet this time, Tsunade's expression softened slightly as she took him in.
"Jiraiya, Orochimaru! Three minutes! I'll take Captain Tsunade's place for three minutes!"
With a determined shout, Uchiha Yosuke unleashed his full power, his chakra flaring.
The goal was to contain Kushina within this perimeter until Tsunade could complete the seal.
"That kid!" Jiraiya's eyes widened in shock. He couldn't believe that this Chūnin could generate such an immense chakra!
Orochimaru, catching his breath while holding Kushina in check, glanced at Yosuke with a gleam of curiosity and desire. This was a power he didn't understand.
"Kid, don't you dare die on us!" Tsunade took a deep breath and began focusing on her sealing technique, unrolling the sealing scroll.
"Lightning Release: False Darkness."
A terrifying lightning attack shot forward, aimed directly at Kushina. Seeing this, Jiraiya shouted in disbelief, "Is this kid also a monster?!"
As Uchiha Yosuke unleashed his cursed seal in its second state, dark lines spread across his skin, his body grew more muscular, and his face was fully covered in markings. His hair grew longer, his fingernails turned sharp, and his Sharingan glowed with two tomoe in jet-black sclera.
"Kushina! Snap out of it!"
With his full cursed seal transformation, Yosuke felt a surge of power that threatened to overwhelm him with bloodlust, and he couldn't stop himself from shouting.
In an instant, he dashed toward her, while Jiraiya and Orochimaru worked to support him.
Three minutes. That was all the time he had. In this state, he was finally strong enough to stand against a Jōnin.
*Boom!*
He charged, but was promptly knocked back by Kushina's overwhelming power.
For a moment, Uchiha Yosuke's two-tomoe Sharingan stared in shock. Wait—hadn't her power been waning? She was down to two and a half tails, but she was still insanely strong!
"Kid, don't be reckless!"
Jiraiya's face twitched as he saw Yosuke thrown backward. This kid had guts—fighting taijutsu against a jinchūriki!
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet."
Jiraiya shot another technique to force Kushina back. Yosuke took advantage of the opening, switching to a speed and ninjutsu-based assault instead of engaging in close combat.
*Boom!*
Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Yosuke managed to contain the rampaging jinchūriki within their designated area, while the Konoha shinobi watched from a safe distance, shocked by the level of destruction.
"Are these monsters even human? How could we ever fight something like that?"
"So, this is a jinchūriki…"
Namikaze Minato, also a shinobi from a civilian background, watched with wide eyes, stunned by the overwhelming power on display.
The terrifying force was something that had to be tightly controlled by the village, lest it bring ruin.
As he stared at the scorched and desolate land from the Bijūdama's earlier strike, Minato's shock turned to steely determination.
"Kushina…"
With resolute eyes, Minato realized what the Third Hokage had meant all along.
It wasn't just about power. It was about the village.
A power as destructive as the jinchūriki had to be under the control of the Hokage. Otherwise, it would bring disaster to the village.
His commitment to the Hokage's Will of Fire solidified entirely.
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