Chapter 121 » Kushina's Ultimatum—Nine-Tails: Aid Me or Perish with Me!

[ Ding! Kushina's mind goes blank from the relentless assault! Minato feels a sudden tremor in his heart while in the dungeon! Congratulations, host, you have gained 1,000,000 Villain Points! ]

[ Ding! Kushina, disoriented, finds herself atop you without understanding why! Minato awakens in terror after experiencing the worst nightmare of his life! Congratulations, host, you have gained 800,000 Villain Points! ]

[ Ding! In the aftermath, Kushina regains control of her weakened body, seething with anger towards you! Minato, tormented by visions, vomits blood! Congratulations, host, you have gained 500,000 Villain Points! ]

Yusuke gazes at the sleeping Kushina beside him with immense satisfaction. His hand gently strokes her hair, lulling her into an almost forced slumber.

He's well aware of her unwillingness — her heart belongs to Minato. Though this doesn't concern him, he prefers to avoid unnecessary complications.

It's for this reason that during their encounter, Kushina had contemplated unleashing the Nine-Tails within her. However, under Yusuke's overwhelming Six Paths pressure, Kurama cowered, curled up inside her sealed space.

Even if Kushina were to undo the seal herself, the Nine-Tails wouldn't dare budge an inch!

'Does this woman want me to go out there just to die?!' Kurama realized he was safest inside her mental space, 'The man outside, possessing the power of the Six Paths, was terrifying beyond measure!'

Though Kurama and Kushina rarely communicated, it knew all too well how frightening Yusuke's methods could be.

So, from the moment he returned, Kurama had been uncharacteristically well-behaved.

"Mmm..." Kushina stirred awake.

Without opening her eyes, she felt the warm body beneath her and the hand on her head. She knew immediately what had transpired — it wasn't just a figment of her imagination.

She had indeed fallen into this man's clutches... Everything felt different, except for her aching heart. And she despised this feeling.

The image of Minato and his potential reaction flashed through her mind, bringing tears to her eyes. Her nails dug into Yusuke's flesh, a futile attempt to make him feel even a fraction of her pain.

Simultaneously, she cursed the Nine-Tails in her heart.

'Nine-Tails! Hey, you! Weren't you supposed to be so powerful? Why won't you come out, even after I undid the seal? Hey! Nine-Tails!'

No matter how much Kushina raged at the Nine-Tails in her heart, it remained unmoved.

'Go out? Going out means death! I'd have to be out of my mind to venture out there!'

"Kushina."

As she cursed the creature residing in her body, Yusuke's calm voice sounded while he gently held her hand — the same hand that had been embedded in his ribs moments ago.

"What—!" She was about to glare at him with hatred when she noticed her hand was warm.

Blood! A small stream trickled down her wrist!

Looking at his ribs, she realized that any wound she had inflicted was already healing rapidly. Even so, the blood was visible before dissipating into a mist under some technique of his, just like the blood on her hand.

"I don't mind if you try to hurt me." Yusuke spoke calmly as his hand moved from her hair to caress her tear-stained face, "I'm not your enemy. We were just born in different places."

As these words left his mouth, those illusory images that had flashed through Kushina's mind returned with full force: the vision of her marrying a man who looked strikingly similar to Yusuke, but clearly a Konoha ninja.

These images haunted her mind for a few moments before vanishing again, as if they had never existed.

"You... you clearly..." With her strength exhausted, Kushina could only weep in his arms. She desperately wanted to bite him to death, but she couldn't.

Yusuke gently wiped away her fallen tear before drawing her close. He silenced any further words with another stolen kiss, his lips meeting hers.

With their bodies pressed together, he embraced her with a newfound tenderness. His calm confidence elicited involuntary moans from Kushina, despite her reluctance. His skillful touch betrayed her experience in such matters.

[ Ding! Shame overwhelms Kushina's heart! The thought of facing Minato again fills her with dread! Congratulations, host, you have gained 500,000 Villain Points! ]

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Covering Kushina with a blanket and his ninja coat, Yusuke left the kitchen.

After adjusting his posture, he resumed his usual cold and indifferent demeanor. Though reluctant to admit it, he found encounters with Mikoto or Mabui — who harbored minimal resentment and contributed to the process — far more agreeable.

Despite his indifference, the experience left him uncomfortable.

Nevertheless, this encounter had yielded two million eight hundred thousand Villain Points from Kushina. Combined with his previous total, it nearly sufficed to form his own Half-Kage Ninja Corps.

Departing, Yusuke returned directly to his office and summoned Mangetsu for orders.

"System, exchange for 450 bottles of Peak Golden Physical Enhancement Potion." He commanded, seated in his office chair.

[ Ding! Exchange for Peak Tier IV Physical Enhancement Potion! ]

[ Quantity: 450 Bottles ]

[ Total Cost: 22.5 Million Villain Points! ]

[ Confirm exchange? ]

"Exchange." He nodded.

[ Ding! Exchange complete! Deposited in host's system space, can be withdrawn at any time! ]

[ Ding! Host's current remaining points: 1.05 Million Villain Points! ]

"Tsk tsk..." Yusuke clicked his tongue.

The over twenty million Villain Points he'd amassed had vanished in an instant. It seemed that, given ample time in the future, he'd need to seek out the girls for more... strenuous activities.

Shortly after, Mangetsu entered the office respectfully. Approaching him, he said, "Lord Yusuke! I await your orders."

"Nothing major." Yusuke said with a light smile. With a wave of his hand, a storage scroll appeared on the desk. "Our Half-Kage Ninja Corps is too small — we only have fifty ninjas. I plan to expand it a bit."

Mangetsu nodded in agreement, "Indeed. Although fifty half-Kages can be invincible on the battlefield, if the enemy were to spread out their lines, it could disadvantage our ninja. How many half-Kages do you want to add, Lord Yusuke?"

"Not many. Let's expand it tenfold." Yusuke said casually.

"???" Mangetsu's face filled with shock and astonishment, "Expand... tenfold?!!"

Tenfold? That would be a corps of five hundred half-Kage ninjas! Though not Kage-level strong, the power of half-Kage ninjas was not to be underestimated!

Fifty half-Kage ninjas could fend off a thousand jonin — one person handling twenty jonin was no problem. If expanded tenfold... they could easily fend off ten thousand jonin!

"Holy shit!!" Mangetsu couldn't hold back anymore, staring at Yusuke in utter disbelief, "Expanding tenfold means... five hundred half-Kages?!! This, this, this..."

His heart raced violently. This far exceeded his imagination! He'd thought they'd expand to eighty, maybe a hundred half-Kages at most. But Lord Yusuke casually mentioned tenfold?!

Moreover, from his tone, it seemed he still thought the number insufficient!

"It's just five hundred people." Yusuke shook his head slightly, then sighed, "Too few. If we had the resources, I'd make it eight or ten thousand. Then we could steamroll the entire ninja world."

"Gulp..." Mangetsu swallowed hard.

Eight or ten thousand?! That's ruthless!

"There's nothing to be surprised about." Yusuke said with a light smile, "In the future, when the opportunity arises, I'll upgrade all these half-Kage ninja corps to Kage-level ninjas. Then you can be properly shocked."

Hearing his words, Mangetsu's face lit up with excitement.

Upgrading half-Kages to Kage-level? Five hundred Kage-level ninjas?! It was unimaginable, even in his wildest dreams!

"Here are four hundred and fifty bottles of potion that can upgrade jonin to half-Kage ninjas. As for selecting those four hundred and fifty jonin, I'll leave that to you." Yusuke pinched his brow, then continued, "This time, screen them carefully. We need ninjas who are absolutely loyal to the village. I'll give you ample time — two months should do. No rush; take your time to find them. Better to wait than to compromise. Understand?"

After he finished speaking, Mangetsu respectfully took the storage scroll. He bowed and said, "Yes! I will certainly do my utmost!"

"Hmm..." Yusuke nodded with a smile, "You may go."

"Yes, Lord Yusuke!" Mangetsu left with the storage scroll.

Yusuke smiled leisurely. Time was plentiful for him. Moreover, he could still harvest some points during this period.

He had never thought his Villain Points were too many.

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Top floor of Kiri ANBU building.

Mikoto had found Kushina, who, full of grief, had confided everything to her closest friend.

Watching her cry her heart out in her arms, Mikoto sighed helplessly.

"Kushina... We should have been prepared for this from the moment we were captured and brought here…" She thought to herself, 'He was still quite gentle with you... my path was much harder...'

Kushina, still in her arms, gritted her teeth and sobbed, "I... I know... But... but I still... I—"

She could only think about what she had done, then of Minato, still suffering in the dungeon while these things happened to her.

Mikoto could only continue to comfort her friend helplessly.

Beside them, Tsunade's fists were clenched so tightly they were cracking.

"That damned Yusuke! I'm going to split him in half!" She said furiously.

"Lady Tsunade! You absolutely must not act rashly!" Shizune hurriedly stopped Tsunade, who was about to go confront Yusuke. Gritting her teeth, she added, "What if... What if you also..."

Her voice trailed off. The rest didn't need to be said.

After hearing her words, Tsunade finally restrained herself, then furrowed her brows and said, "He... he wouldn't, would he..."

As she said this, her own confidence began to waver. She remembered their journey to Konoha before, everything that happened... but at the same time, all the other bad memories came flooding back.

Would he not? No! He would! That man was capable of anything. The fact that she was safe now was just her luck.

Thinking of this, a deep sense of powerlessness washed over her. She didn't even have the strength to clench her fists anymore.

Could it be... Would they really need to use that "strange" method Mikoto mentioned earlier to subdue Yusuke?

Tsunade quickly shook her head, trying to clear these jumbled thoughts from her mind.

As for Kushina, being a member of the Uzumaki clan, she had recovered quite a bit. Only tears were still welling up in her eyes.

Moreover, she knew deep down that this kind of thing, once it happens, is bound to happen again. She didn't want to lose herself in these feelings, not like Mikoto, who seemed so at ease as if nothing else existed. She didn't want to distance herself from her true self as she had done now.

Kushina could already see her dark future ahead. But she had no way out!

Even the Nine-Tails, which she had relied on in her heart before, was now cowering. She really had no options left at all.

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Night fell swiftly.

As darkness enveloped the village, Yusuke returned to Kushina's room.

Her eyes widened at his appearance. She had anticipated his arrival, yet dreaded giving voice to those thoughts. Now, he stood before her.

She refused to endure this again! The thought of losing herself in pleasure, only to awaken in his arms, was unbearable. She steeled her resolve, determined to resist until the end.

This was who she truly was!

'Nine-Tails... If you don't aid me now, I'll unleash everything I have! I'll use the Adamantine Sealing Chains to engage you in a final battle! I'll drain every last drop of chakra from my body — both perish! Let's see what's faster: your ability to heal me, or my determination to drain myself to death!' Kushina had resorted to threatening the Nine-Tails within her with her very life!

Kurama, coiled within the sealed space, grimaced.

This woman! Utterly unreasonable!

"Woman! I'll... I'll lend you my chakra, but don't say I offered it. Claim you took it yourself." Kurama growled, baring its fangs.

Suddenly, a torrent of crimson Nine-Tails chakra surged into Kushina's body!

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