chsdbacks Chapter 566 Kushina...has changed
Chapter 566 Kushina...has changed
She watched as her once gentle parents stood in front of her.
He fought back desperately against the pursuing ninja, but soon he was pierced through the chest with a kunai by the ninja.
Warm, sticky blood splattered across her face instantly, carrying a pungent, fishy smell.
She could clearly feel her parents' bodies gradually getting colder.
Before they died, they held her hands tightly, their eyes filled with reluctance, repeatedly urging her: "Kushina...live on...you must live on."
"Father... Mother..."
Kushina finally couldn't hold back and let out a heart-wrenching cry.
She wanted to rush forward, to hug her parents, to stop it all, but her body seemed to be nailed to the spot. She could only watch helplessly as her parents slowly collapsed into a pool of blood, never to wake up again.
She was held tightly by an elderly elder as she desperately fled, pursued by ninjas, her burning homeland, and the dead of her clansmen.
The elders led them on a journey of exile.
On a snowy night, they huddled in a cold cave, without food or warmth. The elder gave her the only piece of mixed rice cake he had, but he himself was frozen stiff and never woke up the next day.
On the road to exile, they were constantly on the move, often going hungry.
She saw her young playmates gradually stop breathing because they had no food.
Its tiny body was buried in the cold earth.
Seeing their elderly clansmen willingly draw away the enemy to protect everyone, only to be hacked to death and their bodies left by the roadside to be devoured by wild beasts.
Seeing the people around me fall one by one, and the number of people around me dwindling.
Despair, like a cold tide, slowly engulfed her.
Later, they fled to Kusagakure and found a place to live, but the ninjas of Kusagakure treated them as the lowest of tools.
She witnessed her closest sister, in order to exchange for a bag of rice so that she and the rest of her clan could survive, voluntarily leave her cage and be used as a medicine bag by the ninjas of Kusagakure, ultimately being bitten to death.
Her sister's screams echoed in her ears like a curse, but she was powerless to do anything about it. She could only grip the chains tightly, cry out and struggle desperately, but the chains were too thick and her strength was too weak. She could only watch helplessly as her sister died.
She has been hungry, cold, beaten, and bullied. She lost her parents, her relatives, her home, and all that was good.
Despair, fear, pain, humiliation... countless emotions overwhelmed her like a tide. She cried, made a scene, and struggled, but in the end, she could only learn to endure, to pretend, and to struggle to survive in despair.
She spent more than a decade in the world of Tsukuyomi.
She grew from an innocent and naive child into a reserved, clear-headed young woman with icy eyes.
She learned to disguise her emotions, to endure and wait for the right moment, to cherish the people around her, to hate those who had hurt them, and to use indifference and hardness to shield her fragile heart.
She finally understood that the destruction of a country and the loss of a family were not just four words, but mountains of corpses and seas of blood, and endless despair; the suffering of her people was not a story, but a scar etched into their bones and blood, a memory that could never be erased.
Minato Namikaze's gentleness gradually became less important...
After an unknown amount of time, Kushina suddenly opened her eyes, panting heavily.
His forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, and tears streamed down his cheeks like broken beads.
She didn't utter a single cry, only suppressed sobs, as if she had just woken from an incredibly terrible nightmare, yet clearly knew that it wasn't a dream, but rather the suffering her people had endured.
The room was still the same room, the sunlight was still gentle, but Kushina's eyes had changed.
The former naivety, innocence, confusion, and ignorance have vanished without a trace, replaced by a sense of vicissitude and tranquility after experiencing life and death.
Chinatsu Uzumaki rushed forward and gently supported Kushina's swaying body, her face full of worry: "Kushina... are you alright... are you feeling unwell?"
Kushina slowly raised her head, gently hugged Chinatsu Uzumaki, buried her face in Chinatsu's shoulder, and suppressed sobs.
After a long while, she slowly raised her head and wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve: "Sister Qianxia, I'm fine. I finally understand, I understand everything."
She finally understood the suffering of her people, the worries of Grandma Mito, the responsibilities she bore, and the wickedness of this world.
She turned around and bowed deeply to Uchiha Mitsumine, her long crimson hair falling down: "Thank you, Lord Mitsumine, for letting me see the truth and for allowing me to be reborn. From now on, I will never be naive again, never be confused again, and never be deceived by anyone again."
Looking at her transformed appearance, Uchiha Mitsunori smiled with satisfaction and nodded gently: "Get up. It's enough that you can awaken, understand the pain of your clan, and shoulder your responsibilities."
Kushina slowly stood up, her eyes sharpening, and her aura changing.
She gently gathered her long red hair, her body trembling slightly: "From now on, I will train desperately to truly master the power of the Nine-Tails."
"I will protect the remaining members of my clan, I will avenge all those who died in the Land of Whirlpools... I will seek justice from the remnants of Hiruzen Sarutobi's forces... I will make them pay the price they deserve..."
Sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating her fiery red hair and reflecting a dazzling light, like a burning flame that dispelled the gloom and confusion in her heart.
A gentle breeze blew past the window, and petals fluttered down, landing on her shoulders as if blessing her and witnessing her transformation.
The old era quietly came to an end with the "death" of the innocent and ignorant Kushina Uzumaki.
A new chapter begins, and with this resilient and reborn Kushina, she is reborn from this moment on...
Uchiha Mitsunori watched her quietly, his smile growing deeper, a hint of determination flashing in his dark eyes.
The most crucial step in winning over Kushina... has been taken...
"As for Minato Namikaze... well, I can only apologize..."
Uzumaki Chinatsu looked at the transformed Kushina beside her, her eyes filled with hopeful tears.
The Whirlpool Clan finally has hope; those who died can finally rest in peace.