[Kizashi Haruno: Sigh…]
[Mebuki Haruno: Sigh…]
[Sakura Haruno: Why are you both sighing?!]
[Kizashi Haruno: Oh, nothing. It just feels like our little girl suddenly grew up. That's nice.]
[Mebuki Haruno: Sigh… As people who aren't shinobi, there are probably many parts of your life we don't understand. Sorry about that, Sakura.]
[Sakura Haruno: Uh… well… I've had my immature moments too…]
Seeing the version of herself in the screen—getting along harmoniously with her parents in that other world—Sakura felt a wave of embarrassment.
That Sakura looked sensible, caring, and considerate toward her parents.
Compared to that… she suddenly felt a bit ashamed.
[Ino Yamanaka: The Sakura from that world is amazing. But our Sakura isn't bad either.]
[Karin Uzumaki: That's right. At least she's completely devoted to Sasuke.]
[Sakura Haruno: Uh… thank you…]
The Screen Continues…
Inner Konoha — Namikaze Residence
Bang!
"Ow! That hurts!"
Kushina punched Naruto squarely on the head. Naruto clutched his head and squatted on the ground in pain.
Looking frustrated, Kushina said:
"Naruto! Why can't you understand something this simple? Didn't they teach this in the Ninja Academy?!"
"Huh? Did they?"
Naruto began recalling his days at the Academy.
Skipping class… pranks… sleeping… daydreaming…
Bang!
"Ow!"
Kushina stared at Naruto with utter helplessness.
Her daughter understood things the moment they were explained.
But Naruto?
If he didn't get beaten up a little, he simply wouldn't remember anything.
"Sigh… forget it."
Kushina sighed, seemingly ready to give up.
Naruto's eyes lit up in delight.
But before he could celebrate—
Golden chakra suddenly surged from Kushina's body, forming a brilliant golden cloak around her.
Uzumaki Kushina — Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
"Heh. Since explanations don't work on you, I'll just let your body experience it directly."
Seeing this, Naruto frantically waved his hands.
"No—"
"AAAAAH!!!"
That day, Naruto's screams echoed throughout the entire street.
[Tobirama Senju: Oh? I didn't expect Kushina in that world to achieve full tailed beast synchronization. Impressive.]
[Kushina Uzumaki: Hehe, I look pretty cool in that form. Sigh… if only Kurama here would cooperate with me, I could enter that mode too.]
[Kurama: Get lost!]
[Minato Namikaze: But having Kushina personally train Naruto in that world… that's wonderful. With that, Naruto might achieve full tailed beast transformation much sooner.]
[Jiraiya: Sigh… but Naruto's the type who forgets everything right after being taught. If he doesn't get beaten up a bit, he won't remember. I completely understand Kushina's struggles teaching him.]
[Konohamaru Sarutobi: Same here.]
[Naruto Uzumaki: Pervy Sage! Konohamaru! What do you mean by that?! Are you saying I'm stupid?!]
[Jiraiya: Heh.]
[Konohamaru Sarutobi: It's okay, Brother Naruto. You can come back to the Academy and attend classes with me. If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me.]
[Naruto Uzumaki: ...]
The Screen Continues…
Haruno Residence
Kizashi and Sakura stood in the courtyard.
"Sakura, watch carefully. This is the Haruno Style Taijutsu."
"Ha!"
Kizashi suddenly threw a punch, followed by a flying kick.
Then came a smooth sequence of movements—fluid, powerful, and perfectly connected.
"So amazing!"
Sakura stared in astonishment.
As a taijutsu-oriented ninja herself, she could clearly see how powerful and efficient the movements were. Every strike was clean and decisive, without the slightest wasted motion.
"Hehe."
Kizashi beamed with pride at his daughter's praise.
"Alright, Sakura. Next comes the real highlight."
"Huh? What is it?"
Sakura watched eagerly.
"Body Activation — Battle Mode!"
Under Sakura's horrified gaze, Kizashi's muscles rapidly expanded.
In seconds, he transformed into a towering muscle giant nearly three meters tall.
"Hehe! Well, Sakura? This is the core of Haruno Style Taijutsu. By mobilizing chakra to stimulate the entire body, you can unleash far greater explosive power."
"Uh…"
Sakura stared at the muscle-bound giant in silence.
Should I learn it or not?
It's definitely powerful… but this appearance… honestly, I don't think I can accept it…
Meanwhile — Namikaze Residence
After getting thoroughly beaten, Naruto had been mostly healed by Kushina using tailed beast chakra.
But thanks to that "lesson," Naruto had finally mastered Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
At the same time—
Inside Naruto and Kushina's inner worlds, two Nine-Tails stared at each other.
The Yang Half of Kurama looked at the complete Nine-Tails with a hint of envy.
Meanwhile, the complete Nine-Tails examined the other one curiously.
"Hey… what happened to you? Why do you feel like only half of me?"
The words struck a nerve.
Yang Kurama angrily replied:
"Hmph! Isn't it because of that Fourth Hokage bastard? He used a sealing technique to split me into two halves!"
"But you—hmph! I can't believe you actually acknowledge that foolish woman. That's embarrassing."
The Nine-Tails tilted his head slightly.
"Hm? Kushina's an interesting girl. Why wouldn't I acknowledge her?"
"…Huh?"
Now the Yang Kurama was stunned.
"What nonsense are you spouting?! We tailed beasts should never acknowledge humans! As the same Nine-Tails, you're disgracing me!"
Hearing that, the complete Nine-Tails studied him thoughtfully.
Yang Kurama felt uncomfortable under that gaze.
"What kind of look is that—"
"Hey… you've gone through a lot of suffering, haven't you?"
"…!"
Yang Kurama immediately shouted back:
"What the hell are you talking about?!"
The Nine-Tails shook his head and smiled.
"As fellow Nine-Tails, I understand your pain. After all, our experiences are quite similar."
"Go on. Tell me about it. Maybe I can at least keep you company."
"...Tch."
Looking at the other version of himself acting like an older brother, Yang Kurama wore an expression of deep annoyance.
[Kushina Uzumaki: Huh? I didn't expect that world's Kurama to be so understanding.]
[Minato Namikaze: Perhaps it's part of the personality reversal effect.]
[Hiruzen Sarutobi: True. If even Danzō turned out like that, it's not strange for the Nine-Tails to change as well.]
[Danzō Shimura: Hey, Hiruzen! What do you mean by that?!]
[Jiraiya: Honestly, that might be a good thing. With guidance from that Nine-Tails, maybe the Kurama in our world will eventually acknowledge Naruto. Then Naruto could fully transform into a tailed beast.]
[Kurama: Impossible. Absolutely impossible.]
[Killer B: Yo! Naruto doesn't need my guidance? That's a shame, yeah!]
[C: Strange.]
[Darui: Hm? What's strange about it?]
[C: If it were just one person it'd be fine, but why didn't our personalities change in that world's Kumogakure?]
[Dodai: That is rather strange.]
[Orochimaru: Perhaps your personalities are simply too firm—just like Jiraiya's perversion, which hasn't changed one bit.]
[Mabui: That's possible.]
[Jiraiya: Hey! What do you mean perversion?! And what do you mean "possible"?!]
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