Just as everyone in Akatsuki had different thoughts in mind, the space around the Akatsuki base's main hall suddenly twisted, and Obito appeared there with Kushina.
Obito saw everyone staring at him in unison, so he raised his hand and greeted, "Yo, everyone, long time no see."
The group immediately showed a trace of disdain in their eyes.
Hidden inside the ugly puppet "Hiruko," Sasori manipulated it and let out a low, hoarse, aged voice.
"Obito, that ability of yours to suddenly appear out of nowhere is really annoying."
Obito looked at Sasori, suddenly curious, "Weren't you researching a giant puppet said to rival Madara's Perfect Susanoo? Why are you still hiding inside this ugly thing?"
Sasori's voice was gloomy, "This is just a means of transportation. I don't want to show myself in my true appearance."
"And also, what do you mean 'still'? I never hid inside before."
Obito scratched his head, "Don't mind the details. By the way, Sasori, are you maybe a little socially anxious? You don't even dare show your face, no wonder you like staying at home all the time."
Sasori gave a cold snort and ignored Obito, that boring guy.
Meanwhile, since this was Kushina's first time in the Akatsuki base, she couldn't help but look curiously all around.
Her eyes quickly locked onto Nagato, whose hair was the same color as hers. Once she saw his Rinnegan eyes, she had already confirmed her target. Without hesitation, she ran over, grabbed Nagato's shoulders, and shook him hard.
"Nagato, cousin, you're Aunt Kasui's son?"
Nagato was shaken dizzy. Since he had already seen Kushina once back when he killed Danzo, she didn't feel too unfamiliar to him.
He blurted out, "You are… Konoha's Nine-Tails jinchuriki?"
Kushina, puffed up with anger, knocked her fist on Nagato's head, "Don't call me Nine-Tails jinchuriki! Since you're Aunt Kasui's son, then you should call me Kushina-nee!"
Nagato had already heard about this from Obito, so he questioned her.
"If you really are my cousin, then why did the people of Konoha kill my mother?"
"Why didn't you send people to look for your missing clan? With your position in Konoha, doing something like that wouldn't have been difficult, right? Why, after so many years, did you remain indifferent?"
Faced with Nagato's accusations, the more Kushina thought, the angrier she got, "Because Konoha tricked me too! They told me our clan was all dead! Hoo… unbelievable, I'm so mad, so mad!"
Her red hair flared up, and she turned into the blood-red habanero again. Since she didn't have a target to vent at the moment, she could only fan herself angrily.
Seeing Kushina's appearance, Nagato realized she had no reason to lie to him, so he immediately let go of his prejudice.
He obediently called out, "Hello, Kushina-nee."
Kushina finally calmed down, her face breaking into a big smile, "Ah!"
Nagato: —_—
Kushina laughed, "Nagato, I've already heard all about your story from Obito. Don't worry, I've already vented for you, I made sure Konoha fully tasted pain."
Nagato never thought someone would share his grievances. Curious, he asked, "Onee-san, what did you do?"
Kushina waved her fist, "Actually, nothing much. I just fired one Tailed Beast Ball and blew up Konoha Village. I heard you have a move called Shinra Tensei, let's compare who makes the bigger crater."
Nagato: —_—"
At this moment, everyone in Akatsuki was shocked.
"What, Konoha got blown up?"
"We haven't received that kind of news?"
"If this is true, what a huge event that would be!"
Only Kakuzu got tangled up, "Were the corpses still intact? If everything's blown to bits, that's such a waste."
Everyone: "...."
At this moment, Nagato snapped out of his shock and asked hesitantly, "Onee-san, you really blew up Konoha?"
Seeing Nagato's disbelief, Kushina immediately linked up with the Nine-Tails inside her.
"Big Fox, lend me your power."
The Nine-Tails lazily lay down, ["Woman, don't bother me. If you want power, take it yourself. I'm still sleeping."]
Now that it was no longer restrained, the Nine-Tails actually had no interest in running wild. On the contrary, it had become even more lethargic, not wanting to move at all.
Seeing the Nine-Tails like this, Kushina instantly felt Konoha had lied to her badly. Dangerous Nine-Tails? This guy could probably laze in the mountains for a lifetime if nobody woke it up.
She withdrew from the mental space, and in reality, her body flared with a powerful aura. A golden chakra cloak draped over her body.
She raised her hand, and in it, a black Tailed Beast Ball was rapidly forming.
"Nagato, cousin, do you believe me now? This is what I used to blow things up."
Nagato and the rest of Akatsuki felt the dangerous energy radiating from the Tailed Beast Ball in Kushina's hand and broke into cold sweat.
Was it sweat?
No, in the Land of Rain, even indoors, of course it was rain.
Nagato quickly said, "Onee-san, that's dangerous! This is our home, don't blow it up. I believe you, isn't that enough?"
Kushina clicked her tongue, finally dispersing her aura and exiting Kurama Mode.
The Tailed Beast Ball that had been forming in her hand also vanished instantly.
After these past two days of constant syncing with Kurama, she could already control the Nine-Tails' power freely. The Nine-Tails always grumbled that it didn't want to, but it lent her power every time.
When everyone saw Kushina return to normal, they finally let out a sigh of relief, putting down the hearts they had been holding in their throats.
Only Madara had remained calm the whole time. At this point, he even commented, "Not bad momentum. You already have some of my bearing. I, Madara, am willing to call you the strongest jinchuriki."
"You meet the standards to join Akatsuki. So, how about it, want to change into our clothes?"
Kushina shook her head, "No way."
Although Akatsuki's uniform was indeed cool, her husband was about to become the Fourth Hokage. Instead of wearing Akatsuki's uniform, she'd rather secretly try on the Hokage's sacred robe at home later.
Seeing she wasn't willing, Madara didn't force it. But he couldn't help asking, "You… really blew up Konoha?"
After all, Konoha was the village he and Hashirama had founded. If it were to be destroyed, it should be by his own hand.
At this point, Obito explained, "Not this world's Konoha, another world's."
"But in that other world, Konoha really was blown up by Big Sis."
Most of Akatsuki still didn't know about the other world, so they all stared at each other in confusion.
Konan asked doubtfully, "Another world?"
Then, as if she thought of something, she looked at Obito, "So, that flower I gave myself…"
Obito smiled, "That's right, Konan-nee. I gave it to you again, but to the other world's you. That one was really cold and distant."
"We'll talk about this slowly later. For now, aren't you all heading to Kirigakure?"
Konan said, "That's right, I haven't played in Kirigakure yet."
Obito smiled, "Then I'll go too."
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