Naruto: I'm Nine-Tails and My Host is Kushina-Chapter 38 - : Shukaku

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'Stupid tanuki, I'm here to see you.'thought kurama

Kushina Uzumaki gave Mikoto Uchiha and Hikari a brief set of instructions.

"Wait here quietly. Don't alert anyone."

As the captain and the strongest among them, Kushina took it upon herself to infiltrate Sunagakure alone and cause a distraction. Meanwhile, Mikoto and Hikari would handle things outside, ready for extraction if needed.

Deep within Sunagakure, the One-Tailed Beast, Shukaku, was sealed inside a monk named Bunpuku. Isolated and shunned, Bunpuku was locked away, his existence reduced to nothing more than that of a prisoner.

The shinobi of Sunagakure had long forgotten his real name. They only knew him as Jinchūriki.

Every day, they brought him food—sometimes accompanied by cruel laughter, treating him as less than human.

This was how Sunagakure treated its Jinchūriki.

"Hey, old man, you've done your best for the village, yet they've forgotten your name," Shukaku grumbled, his voice laced with resentment. "Do you still want to put up with this?"

The massive beast had spent decades sealed within Bunpuku, and though it loathed humans, it had grown somewhat fond of this old monk.

Bunpuku's unwavering patience and acceptance reminded Shukaku of the Sage of Six Paths himself.

The One-Tail had lived for centuries, had seen countless humans, but very few like Bunpuku. There were only a handful of people who truly understood the burden of sharing power.

Restricting the Jinchūriki's freedom was no different from restricting the Tailed Beast itself, and that was something Shukaku could never stand.

"Shukaku, even if the others have forgotten my name, you still remember it," Bunpuku said, smiling gently. "As long as that's true, I still exist in this world. That is enough for me."

Bunpuku's voice carried the weight of decades of solitude, yet there was no anger—only quiet acceptance.

"It's a curse for both of us," he continued. "For you to be sealed, for me to be a Jinchūriki. But let me bear my misfortune in peace. Perhaps one day, you will no longer be caged."

As Bunpuku conversed with Shukaku inside his own body, Kushina, now fully under Kurama's control, arrived at the gates of the underground prison.

Without hesitation, she slit the throat of the guard standing watch. The body fell silently to the ground.

"Hey, stupid raccoon," she called out, her voice dripping with amusement. "You seem pretty comfortable being locked up."

A voice thundered from within Bunpuku.

"Who the hell is disturbing my sleep?!"

Shukaku's entire body tensed. That voice—

No. It couldn't be.

His entire being bristled in alarm. There was only one creature he had ever despised this much.

Kurama.

The stinking fox.

Panic surged through Shukaku's mind. If Kurama had come all the way to Sunagakure, then—

No. No, no, no. He couldn't let that damn fox see him like this.

A shadow stepped into Bunpuku's cell. A beautiful young woman with striking red hair appeared before them, her chakra flaring ominously.

"Hey, it's just a little girl," Bunpuku scoffed, feigning indifference. "What's the big deal?"

But he wasn't fooled.

The moment he sensed her presence, he knew—she was a Jinchūriki, too.

From within Kushina, a deep, taunting voice echoed through the room.

"Well, well. If it isn't the stupid civet cat," Kurama sneered. "I never thought I'd see the day you'd be locked up like this."

Shukaku snarled. "Hmph! And you're one to talk? You're sealed too, you damn fox!"

Kurama let out a low chuckle. "The same? Who do you think you're talking to?"

A surge of dark red chakra burst forth from Kushina's body, taking the form of a humanoid figure. Kurama materialized beside her, his golden eyes gleaming with amusement.

"K-Kurama... you're out?"

Kushina beamed, grabbing Kurama's arm in a way that made it clear she wasn't just his Jinchūriki—she was something more. In front of One-Tail, it felt like she was flaunting their bond.

Shukaku's eyes widened in shock.

Nine-Tails... was free?

He shuddered. They were both Tailed Beasts, yet there was such a vast difference in their circumstances.

Here he was, still sealed, still a prisoner. And Kurama—Kurama could come and go as he pleased.

It wasn't fair.

"Smelly fox," Shukaku spat, masking his envy with scorn. "You hate humans more than anything, so why the hell do you look like one?!"

Kurama's smirk widened. "Shukaku, this is my true form."

The One-Tail stiffened. Something was wrong.

And yet, the being before him was different. His chakra, his aura—undeniably, it was Nine-Tails. But the way he carried himself, the presence he exuded... it was foreign.

Shukaku swallowed hard.

Had the damn fox been... assimilated by humans?

For the first time in centuries, fear flickered through Shukaku's mind. This was not the Nine-Tails he had known.

"What the hell happened to you?"

Bunpuku, who had been silent until now, suddenly smiled.

"Shukaku," he said softly. "If you were like your friend here, perhaps you wouldn't have been sealed in the first place."

"Hey, old man! Don't start siding with him!" Shukaku barked, bristling with indignation.

But the moment of banter had passed.

Kurama's expression darkened. It was time to get serious.

"Shukaku," he said, his voice carrying an air of authority. "We Tailed Beasts need to rise up. Join me—become my strength."

"Tch! As if I'd ever—"

"You don't have a choice."

Before Shukaku could react, golden chains shot out from Kurama's body, piercing Bunpuku and ensnaring the One-Tail. The air crackled with energy as the chains tightened, completely binding Shukaku in place.

Shukaku's eyes widened in panic. He struggled, but the chains held firm.

"The hell?! Since when did you master sealing techniques like this?!"

Bunpuku, rather than resisting, clasped his hands together and bowed his head to Kurama in submission.

"Sir, please," he whispered. "Save me."

Shukaku's panic deepened. "Hey, old man, what the hell are you doing?! Have some damn pride!"

But Bunpuku only smiled. "Shukaku, join him. He will guide you correctly."

As the last of Bunpuku's resistance faded, Kurama pulled Shukaku further from his host's body, his expression unreadable.

The time for games was over.

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