The man standing at the top of the ninja world

Hearing this, Uzumaki Kushina was stunned for a moment, the expression on her face became a little unnatural, and she stammered: "Nagato...Nagato, what nonsense are you talking about? Didn't I tell you just now? No, this is just a story I read in a book."

"You actually thought I was that person, you're... such an idiot."

"Really?" Nagato raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "Kushina, since this is a story you read in a book, can you tell me which book it is from?"

This was originally a lie made up on the fly. Of course, it was impossible for Uzumaki Kushina to really tell the title of the book. She said perfunctorily: "It's a book I read a long time ago. Even if I tell you, you don't know."

"Kushina, please stop lying."

Nagato looked at Uzumaki Kushina and said slowly: "You may not have noticed it yourself, but in my eyes, from the moment you told this story, every move you make is full of strangeness."

"At first, you hesitated for a long time before you were willing to tell me the reason why you were crying, and you didn't say it was a story at the time."

"When I first asked you if the person you were talking about was yourself, your reaction was very excited and you spoke very quickly. It didn't look like you were stating a fact, but more like you were feeling guilty. .”

"After that, you were also very concerned about my answers, and because these answers showed very exaggerated emotional fluctuations, it gave me the feeling that this was not a story, but something that really happened."

Nagato paused and continued, "Of course, if it's just these, I'd be a little skeptical at best, not sure yet."

"But besides that, there's also the matter of you crying here, because the story is so tragic that it makes you emotional and makes you cry, or even burst into tears. This is nothing, but it is incomparable with your reaction. It's completely different. It's so unreasonable and unbelievable that there are so many abnormal reactions just because of a story."

"The only explanation is that this is not just a fantasy story, but something closely related to yourself."

"Kushina, admit it, you are not telling a story at all, but you are telling yourself. You are the one who wants to become the container of the monster."

On the surface, Nagato's inference seems very logical, but in fact, based on Kushina's performance alone, it is difficult to identify her as a monster container.

However, as a time traveler, Nagato knew from the beginning that Uzumaki Kushina was the next Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki. The words he said were just reasons for this result. As long as it seemed logical on the surface, it was enough.

When Nagato first started speaking, Uzumaki Kushina's face was still a little flustered, but after Nagato finished speaking, her expression became extremely calm.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and said calmly, "Nagato, you are right, I did lie to you before. I have never seen such a story in any book, about turning into a monster container. The person is myself.”

"Kushina, if I'm not wrong, this shouldn't be the first time you sneak out and cry alone."

There was a look of reminiscence on Nagato's face, "I remember that before, you often ran out alone and didn't come back until very late. When we first met, you just let me in because you wanted to go out. Knocked down.”

"At those times, you were secretly crying alone, right?"

"Yes."

"Kushina, but..." There was a trace of doubt on Nagato's face, and he asked pretending to be confused, "Why did the Hokage specifically let you, a child from the Kingdom of Uzumaki, to be the container of the Nine-Tails? The population is more than dozens of times that of Uzushio Village, so Hokage-sama can definitely select suitable candidates in Konoha."

"The reason." Uzumaki Kushina looked at Nagato, with a complicated expression on her face, "As for the reason, didn't I tell you just now?"

"A person who becomes the container of the Nine-Tails will be called the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki. However, the Nine-Tails is the most terrifying monster in the world. Its power is too powerful. Ordinary people are too weak to be qualified to be it. The Jinchuriki's."

"But we, the Uzumaki clan, are different. We, the Uzumaki clan, are born with a powerful body. Whether it is physical strength or chakra, it is far beyond ordinary people. We are also good at the sealing technique that is the most restrained Nine-Tails. Only the bodies of our Uzumaki clan ninjas can Become a container for the Nine-Tails to live in.”

"The Kingdom of Uzumaki and Konoha are allies and must fulfill their responsibilities in this matter. Therefore, the Hokage will specially send envoys to the Kingdom of Uzumaki to select candidates suitable to become the Nine-Tailed Jinchūriki from the Uzumaki clan. I was chosen and brought to Konoha.”

"Only the ninjas of the Uzumaki clan can become containers..." Nagato's face looked a little stunned, and then he asked Uzumaki Kushina: "Only the Uzumaki clan can become the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki, because you and I We are all from the Uzumaki clan, so your attitude towards me is so bad, right?"

"That's right." Uzumaki Kushina admitted Nagato's words unabashedly.

"We are all from the Uzumaki clan. How come you can enjoy a good life as an upright human being, but I have to become the container of the Nine-Tails and become a complete monster."

"It's just because you and I are members of the Uzumaki clan that I hate you even more."

The more she talked, the more excited she became, and finally she yelled at Nagato: Because I am jealous of you, I am jealous of you."

After saying the last words, Uzumaki Kushina burst into tears. She sat directly on the ground, hugged herself into a ball, buried her face in her knees, and cried loudly.

Nagato lowered his head and looked silently at the crying Uzumaki Kushina. The latter's cry was just like before, floating in the forest and reaching far away.

Time passed little by little, and after a few minutes, Uzumaki Kushina's crying subsided. She raised her head, looked at Nagato, and said intermittently while sobbing: "Actually, I also know that my thinking is wrong. Yes, I have no right to be jealous of anyone."

"Compared with my father, mother, Ryoko, and Maki, I am already very lucky. Due to the invasion of the enemy country, they all died in the Uzumaki Country. The other clan members were also the same as them. I am the only one who died in Konoha. That’s why we survived.”

"Although I will become the Jinchuuriki of the Nine-Tails, at least I am still alive. Compared with their clan members who died in the Kingdom of Whirlpool, I am already very lucky."

Nagato didn't speak and listened quietly. The names Ryoko and Maki were very unfamiliar to him. He had never heard of them before. They must be friends of Uzumaki Kushina.

"Also, the same goes for you. Grandma Mito has already told me about your life experience."

"Your parents were also killed by ninjas from other countries during the war. You yourself became a wanderer at such a young age, wandering in the Land of Rain. You didn't even have enough to eat every day. You had to go hungry all the time to survive. A hundred times more miserable than me."

"I have no right to complain about my misfortune, let alone be jealous of you."

"You said that fate is given by God, and even if you are unfortunate, you should bear it bravely. But whenever I think about becoming the Jinchuuriki of Kyuubi in the future, I feel very scared and painful."

"I can't help but think about how great it would be if I wasn't the chosen one, how great it would be if the person who becomes the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki is someone else."

"I know my thoughts are despicable, but, I just can't control myself."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" After saying that, Uzumaki Kushina couldn't control her emotions and burst into tears again.

Looking at Uzumaki Kushina who was crying, Nagato was silent for a few seconds and then said: "Kushina, don't cry."

"I just said that if this is the fate given to me by God, I will not shrink back and will bravely bear such a fate."

After saying this, he shook his head, "But, this is just for myself, and it does not include you."

Uzumaki Kushina stopped crying and looked at Nagato with a confused expression, wondering what his words meant.

"Kushina." Looking at the tearful Uzumaki Kushina, Nagato showed a smile on his face and said firmly: "You don't need to worry anymore, and you don't need to be afraid anymore, because, if one day, the Hokage really wants to If you put the monster named Kyuubi into the container, then let him put Kyuubi into my body."

"I will bear your unfortunate fate for you."

PS: Before I started the book, I had already thought about this plot. It started laying the groundwork when the protagonist and Kushina Uzumaki met for the first time. Previously, some book friends said that Uzumaki Kushina’s attitude towards the protagonist was unreasonable. , which is why she has a bad attitude towards the protagonist.

This chapter was really difficult to write. I revised it repeatedly and it was [-] words. It took me four hours to finish it. My arms hurt from writing it.