Chapter 17 - 17 (2/2)

With Tsunade out of Konoha and Orochimaru in the water country (not returning for three years!), the 3rd had only Sakumo to send as only him was strong enough and available.

”Yamanaka Ryo, let's go! Come with me and don't care about this old man!” That's how she always did things; the 3rd was helpless.

”Then Hokage sama, if you'd excuse me!”

Going downstairs, Kushina said that Ryo should demonstrate his strength, and he could only promise to do that if the walk to the 3rd training ground.

”First I'll introduce myself, my name is Uzumaki Kushina, a Konoha Jonin. I like ramen, I hate quite a few things, and my goal is to become the Hokage!”

”My name is Ryo, a Konoha Genin. I like studying Ninjutsu. My goal is to become the strongest Ninja!”

”What do you hate?”

Her question reminded him only of the cheeky old man's attempts to keep him in the hospital!

Thanks to Kushina, a great start for Ryo is found. The Hokage didn't want him to leave the village. And since Kushina is a Jinchuriki (essentially never leaving town), he was able to make sure that Ryo stays, as he should stay with his tutor.

”I don't hate anything!”

”Wow that was really boring. Well, come on let me see your strength, I'll do my best to fight you. Beware, I'm very strong.”

Ryo nodded and activated his Thunder Chakra mode, then pulled out his short knife to use Chidori blade.

In his thunder chakra mode, he immediately popped up in front of her, attacking her with his short knife.

”Good speed!” Kushina dodged Ryo's attack easily but she couldn't evade his Chidori he launched immediately with a one handed seal!

”I haven't seen this technique before! Your own?” she was surprised, her left hand wrapped in red Chakra barely caught the Chidori!

The Kyubi power is indeed immense; Ryo didn't expect that his Chidori would be blocked this way.

Kushina at that time was already able of controlling the Kyubi Chakra. Her pupils gradually became red and a red tail appeared behind her.

”Ryo, Now I'm going to be attacking! You'd better use all you have or you are going to die!”

She was not kidding. Her strength and speed should be increased exponentially. In the anime, when Naruto fought Sasuke using that mode in the valley of the end, even the two dotted Sharingan wasn't able to capture his movements.

Ryo was also caught in a similar situation, but this is even worse! Kushina is a Jounin! And her control of the Kyubi's chakra is much better. Ryo didn't see himself winning this fight!