Chapter 245 - 245 (1/2)
While he was fighting the Wooden Giant, Ryo felt that the Kyubi's Chakra was separated from Kushina.
He felt unprecedented burning rage in his heart. He wanted to leave everything and run to Kushina's side, but Black Zetsu's integration within the Wooden Giant stood in the way, for no matter how many times he took the Golem down, it went back up too quickly for him to react.
Fully aware of the dilemma that Ryo was suffering, Korin suggested: ”Ryo, use your [Ice Colossus], and crush this giant into oblivion! I do not think that it would recover fast enough then!”
Ryo was desperate, and had to act quickly. He helplessly agreed with Korin's suggestion, controlling the surrounding water quickly and freezing it. In no time, a Colossus even larger than the wooden man appeared before Black and White Zetsu.
Black had never seen Ice Colossus before. However, being Kaguya's son, he was very s_e_n_s_i_t_i_v_e to Natural Energy, and could feel an unprecedented threat from the Colossus before him.
”White, what is this? Do you have any idea?”
White Zetsu nodded and replied: ”This is a mysterious trick of Ryo Yamanaka. It seems to be called Ice Colossus; he seemingly turns himself into Ice and then grows bigger, like an Akamichi. His power in this form is immense, and not to be underestimated.”
As Black Zetsu heard this explanation, he was relieved. If it was as simple as White Zetsu described, there would be nothing to fear.
However, the next second, after the Colossus's punch destroyed the majority of the Wooden Golem's body, he realized how horrifying it truly was.
Black immediately began to repair the Golem, but the self-repair speed was no match to that of Colossus's fist. In a heartbeat, the Wooden Giant was destroyed into smithereens.
Both Black and White Zetsu realized that the situation was no good. After taking the opportunity to slip away, Ryo left the Ice Colossus state and directly teleported to Kushina's place.
”Ne-san! Are you all right?!” Ryo barged in through the door, to find Kushina lying next to Naruto, looking at him with weak eyes. He was relieved to see that she did not suffer any injuries.
”Ryo, don't worry about me! Go to Minato; there's a masked man who took away Kurama from me! He wants to destroy Konoha!” Kushina said to Ryo.
Ryo's face became heavier and gloomier than ever before. He tried to think, but couldn't, of a reason that could push Obito over the brink and get him to attack Konoha. Upon hearing Kushina, he realized that his plans went way, way wrong, and that he had to face Obito and ask him about this face to face!
”Ryo, hold on!” Ryo was leaving when Korin stopped him.
”What, Korin?! Now the situation is very urgent!”
”This is an emergency as well! I can still feel Kurama's consciousness in Kushina Ne san's body, but it's very weak.” Korin explained immediately.
Ryo was surprised, and immediately moved to Kushina's side, just to realize that the Kyubi had left a ”shard” of his soul and a tail's worth of Chakra inside Kushina's body.
”Ryo, let me into Ne-san's seal; I have a way to strengthen Kurama's consciousness!”
Ryo nodded and did not hesitate, taking Korin out of his bag and placing her over the seal.
Kushina was still stunned, when suddenly; she felt a familiar feeling… Korin was pulled into her seal!
The shard of Kurama's consciousness absorbed Korin's spiritual power and gradually grew, and then Korin injected her own Natural Energy into Kushina's body.
The Kyubi was originally separated from the Juubi. Now that Korin was a Juubi-like entity, her power was to him equivalent to what a mother's milk is to her son.
After absorbing around a quarter of Korin's Natural Energy and spiritual power, the Kyubi's consciousness suddenly formed Chakra, and a small Kyubi appeared within Kushina's seal once again.
”Kurama, is that you?!” After Kushina sensed Kurama within her, she was excited and immediately asked the small Kyubi.