Chapter 111: Kurama
Kamishiro and Minato Namikaze are now recuperating in the hospital.
Jiraiya left to carry out a mission on the day Minato Namikaze woke up.
Kushina Uzumaki fulfilled her promise and began to take care of Kamishiro and Minato Namikaze.
Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara also came to the hospital every day to visit Kamishiro and Minato Namikaze.
Kamishiro curiously asked Minato Namikaze about the Light - wheel Popsicle Whorl Jiraiya Double-style Ball, an oddly - named Rasengan that Minato still used.
Minato Namikaze simply told Kamishiro how to practice this [technique] without holding back at all.
Having obtained the method to practice the Rasengan, Kamishiro planned to try learning it when he went back.
Kushina Uzumaki was peeling fruits for Minato Namikaze and Kamishiro. Obito sat on the chair and curiously asked Kamishiro, "Kamishiro, what did you mean by 'Kurama' that day? It seems that after you said it, Lady Kushina, who was about to punch Teacher Minato in the head, suddenly stopped her fist."
Kakashi recalled and echoed, "It really seems like what Obito said. Lady Kushina was covered in that dark red [chakra] all over her body. She shouldn't have been able to show any expressions, but at that time, I seemed to see an unbelievable look in her eyes."
Minato Namikaze started thinking. "Indeed, if Kushina hadn't paused, my head might have been knocked off. The thing inside Kushina was distracted, giving me a chance to resonate with her [chakra] and enter her consciousness space."
Kushina Uzumaki frowned and said, "If that's the case... when I was in the consciousness space, I could clearly see the shocked face of the Nine-Tailed Fox."
Hearing their discussion, Kamishiro felt guilty and buried his head under the quilt, not daring to say a word.
Kushina Uzumaki pulled the quilt covering Kamishiro's face away. "Hey, Kamishiro, since you said it, you must know the reason, right?"
Everyone in the ward turned their eyes to Kamishiro. There were a total of five people and six pairs of eyes.
Why six pairs of eyes? Because there was still another pair of eyes inside Kushina Uzumaki.
The Nine-Tailed Fox, which had been firmly sealed again, stared at Kamishiro with its eyes. It wanted to know more than anyone else how Kamishiro knew its name.
Seeing that he couldn't get away with it, Kamishiro simply played to his strengths and started to deceive.
"Come on, you guys are just making stuff up. You heard me wrong. What I shouted at that time was 'trumpet', not 'Kurama'. The Tailed Beast inside Lady Kushina is called the Nine-Tailed Fox, right? It really makes a lot of noise when it shouts. It sounds terrible, just like a trumpet. So I just shouted 'Nine Trumpet'.
Moreover, that day was the first time I saw Lady Kushina, and it was also the first time I knew that the Tailed Beast inside Lady Kushina was the Nine-Tailed Fox. How could I know the reason? Maybe the Nine-Tailed Fox stared at me because it heard me scolding it for sounding like a trumpet."
Minato Namikaze and the others thought what Kamishiro said seemed to have no Problem.
After all, as Kamishiro said, it was the first time he met Kushina Uzumaki on that day and also the first time he knew about the Nine - Tailed Fox. There was no reason for him to know something.
It seemed that they might have really misheard.
However, the Nine - Tailed Fox was staring fixedly at Kamishiro through Kushina Uzumaki's eyes.
The Nine - Tailed Fox was certain that it hadn't misheard, nor had Minato Namikaze and the others. Kamishiro must have said 'Kurama', not 'Nine - horn'!
Suddenly, a sentence popped into the Nine - Tailed Fox's mind.
"The blue - eyed boy who called out the name of the nine - headed beast with a smile."
The Nine - Tailed Fox stared at Kamishiro. He was indeed a boy, but Kamishiro had black pupils, which didn't match the description of blue - eyed.
The Nine - Tailed Fox was extremely uncomfortable now. It really wanted to press Kamishiro down with one paw and then force him to ask why he knew its name and if he also knew the names of other Tailed Beasts.
...
Time passed quickly, and a week had already gone by.
Being ninjas was great. No matter how serious the injury was, as long as they didn't die, they would recover quite quickly.
The injuries of Kamishiro and Minato Namikaze had almost healed.
Kamishiro felt that these seven days had been like living in heaven.
Lying in bed every day, being taken care of by Kushina Uzumaki, he didn't even need to move on his own.
Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara came to the hospital to visit Kamishiro and Minato Namikaze as usual before going to practice.
"Lady Kushina, why does the food taste so bland today!"
"Lady Kushina! I'm so thirsty. I want to drink water!"
"Lady Kushina, get the Scroll on my bedside table and spread it out in front of me!"
"Lady Kushina..."
Kushina Uzumaki, who couldn't bear it any longer, roared, "Kid! Don't go too far. I said I'd take care of you, not be your servant! And don't think I don't know that your injury has basically healed, so cut it out!"
Kamishiro said aggrievedly, "Okay. My life has been so tough. I was betrayed by my own village and then taken in by Lord Minato. Before officially joining Konoha, I lived a precarious life on The Battle. I faced life - threatening dangers several times.
Finally, I joined Konoha. I thought I'd be safe when I came to Konoha, but unexpectedly, I almost died. It's okay. I don't blame anyone. It's just my bad luck. Alas, Lady Kushina, don't overthink it. I'm just sighing!"
Several veins popped up on Kushina Uzumaki's forehead, and Minato Namikaze also looked utterly helpless.
Kushina Uzumaki gritted her teeth and said, "You want to drink water, right? You want the Scroll spread out in front of you, right? Wait!"
Soon, Kushina Uzumaki prepared the water and handed it to Kamishiro.
Kushina Uzumaki forced a fake smile and asked, "Do you need me to feed you?"
"Ah, that would be so embarrassing. Thank you so much, Lady Kushina!"
Kushina Uzumaki said through gritted teeth, "You're welcome. Drink up. Just tell me if you have any other requests!"
Kushina Uzumaki picked up the cup and fed water to Kamishiro.
Minato Namikaze watched nervously from the side, fearing that Kushina Uzumaki would smash the cup on Kamishiro's head.
Minato Namikaze gave Kamishiro, who was thoroughly enjoying himself, a mixed - expression look. He didn't even dare to order Kushina Uzumaki around like this. What a brave man! Truly a brave man!
At the door, Kakashi, Obito, and Rin Nohara heard the whole process and also saw it through the window glass.
Rin Nohara asked, stunned, "Is that Kamishiro guy... tired of living?"
Kakashi was also flabbergasted by Kamishiro's audacity: "Who knows? Maybe Kamishiro only wants to live these few days?"
Obito was on tenterhooks for Kamishiro: "I have a feeling that after Kamishiro is discharged from the hospital, he might come back here right away."
Kakashi stared at Kamishiro in the ward through the window glass with his dead fish eyes: "Scrap the'might'. If he keeps acting like this, he will definitely come back here right away."
Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara were extremely shocked that Kamishiro dared to order Kushina Uzumaki around.