Naruto: I am Uchiha Shirou

"Not good!"

As Kushina erupted with the terrifying power of the Tailed Beast, the elite group of Kumo Ninja instantly paled. They had witnessed a Tailed Beast rampage before and knew all too well the horror of a Tailed Beast Bomb.

"Run!"

"I! WILL! KILL YOU ALL!"

Under the terrifying chakra of the Tailed Beast, the tears in Kushina's eyes evaporated instantly. Without even gathering much power, driven by unprecedented rage, Kushina completed the condensation of the Tailed Beast Bomb in an instant.

The next second, the Tailed Beast Bomb was hurled directly toward the densest group of Kumo Ninja.

Boom!!!

The terrifying Tailed Beast Bomb exploded directly in front of them. Under its devastating power, the entire forest ahead was instantly leveled, reduced to a flat wasteland.

The massive roar and the brilliant light of the explosion horrified the Konoha Ninja who were rushing to provide reinforcements from afar, their expressions frozen in shock as they witnessed the scene.

"That's... the power of a Tailed Beast!"

"Not good, something's wrong with Kushina!" Mikoto exclaimed in panic at this sight.

On the other side, Orochimaru, who also witnessed the terrifying power of the Tailed Beast, was equally stunned.

Even though this wasn't the first time, he still couldn't help but be shocked by such overwhelming power every single time.

After firing the Tailed Beast Bomb, Kushina's body trembled suddenly. A familiar sensation came from her calf. She turned her head slowly, trembling, to see a sealing talisman with the character "Seal" affixed to her leg.

The raging Tailed Beast chakra within her body began to recede like a tide, and the four tails behind her instantly diminished to three.

The blood-soaked hand that had placed the sealing talisman fell weakly to the ground.

"Shirou...!"

Kushina suddenly regained her senses and rushed forward in a panic. Though her blood-red beast-like eyes still glowed with violent energy, tears began to fall uncontrollably.

She trembled, staring in disbelief at the scene before her. Shirou, lying on the ground, looked at her with a hoarse, weak smile.

"Kushina... don't exhaust the Nine-Tails' chakra completely... you'll die..."

His voice was weak and fragmented. Faced with the sight before her, Kushina was utterly helpless, not knowing what to do. At that moment, Tsunade appeared before her.

"Sister Tsunade, please save Shirou!"

As Kushina cried, the surrounding Kumo Ninja realized in fear that Konoha reinforcements had arrived far sooner than they had anticipated.

"Don't let a single one escape!"

"Kill them!"

Under the downpour, Shirou lay on the ground, blood pooling around him. When the reinforcements arrived and saw the scene, they were shocked.

"These injuries...!"

They were experienced ninjas, and even at a glance from afar, they knew there was no hope.

"Shirou! Stay with me! Stay awake!"

In Kushina's desperate cries, she shouted angrily, filled with grief. Tsunade's trembling hands continued to perform medical ninjutsu. But… but…

"His chest is completely shattered. His internal organs are destroyed. Even Tsunade hailed as the greatest medical ninja in the world, can't save him!"

Amid the rain, as tears mixed with raindrops, Orochimaru stood on a tree branch, his expression dark. Although he spoke cold and indifferent words, his heart was once again shaken by the scene before him.

"Humans are so fragile. Even a genius like Shirou-kun… is no exception."

Orochimaru murmured to himself. The war had shown him the fragility of life. No matter how strong or talented, in the end, all lives wither. It made him question the pursuit of his previous ideals, which seemed so feeble now.

Lying in the cold rain, Shirou's face was ashen, his lips trembling uncontrollably. Weak and exhausted, he struggled to keep his eyes open, muttering faintly:

"It's cold… so cold… I… I don't want to die here. I haven't… I haven't seen the Uchiha… become Hokage yet… I…"

His hoarse, frail voice broke into coughing fits, blood spilling from his mouth. Beside him, Kushina trembled uncontrollably, holding him tightly and speaking frantically,

"Shirou, it's okay. You'll be okay. The bleeding has stopped. You have to believe in Sister Tsunade's medical ninjutsu..."

But Tsunade, standing in the rain, could no longer distinguish between the rain and her tears. She knew full well that such injuries were beyond saving, yet she refused to give up.

"It's going to be okay. The bleeding has stopped. I'll save you. You'll be fine..."

Tsunade forced a smile, trying to suppress her trembling voice. But lying on the cold ground, Shirou continued to cough blood, sending her into further panic.

"Shirou! Stop it—don't—damn it! Don't let the blood flow! I'll stop it! Stop it right now!"

Meanwhile, on another patch of grass, Dan Katō also lay in the cold rain. A medic ninja from the reinforcements hurried to his side.

"It's hopeless. His internal organs are gone. Do you have any last words?"

The regretful words made Dan cough up several mouthfuls of blood. He turned his head, looking helplessly toward Shirou, who was still being treated.

"I… I don't want to die yet..."

Clinging to his desire to live, Dan began hallucinating. Shirou's injuries were far worse, yet he hadn't given up. So why should he?

"Save… save me…"

Dan felt he could still be saved. But his medic ninja, seeing his condition, sighed and chose to conserve chakra, letting him pass as painlessly as possible.

"Shirou!"

When Mikoto arrived, she ran to the scene in horror. The sight of Shirou's injuries made her pupils contract sharply.

"No! Impossible! Shirou, how could this happen?!"

But as Shirou's life force dimmed, he looked at the three women, smiling weakly.

"Why? Why did you save me? Are you insane?!"

Kushina roared angrily, tears streaming down her face.

"I'm… sorry… this is the last time…"

Shirou's fingers trembled as he tried to lift his hand, but it was so weak. The Sharingan in his eyes, with its three tomoe, faded into black pupils as his strength waned.

"Sis... ter Tsu… Tsunade… don't waste… chakra… I know… I won't make it…"

His broken, weak voice made Tsunade's pupils tremble.

"Idiot! I'm the one who taught you medical ninjutsu! I'm the strongest medical ninja in the world! If I say you'll survive, you'll survive!"

Tsunade, tears glistening in her eyes, felt deep despair. She had never hated herself more than in this moment. This wasn't the first time. Why didn't she have more power? If she had her grandfather's strength, there would have been no danger. No need for Shirou to save her time and time again.

"I'm… sorry…"

Shirou's weak voice trembled. Blood spilled continuously from his lips as his life force faded.

"Shirou! You'll be fine!" Mikoto screamed, trembling as she held him tightly. She had never imagined such a thing would happen. Just moments ago, everything had been fine.

"I'm… sorry, Mikoto… and Sister Tsunade… Kushina…"

"Be… careful… the village… they're targeting the Senju, the Uchiha… and Kushina…"

In the rain, Shirou weakly spoke, as if delivering his final words. His gaze grew dim, and he reached out with trembling fingers as if trying to grasp something in the rainy night before his arm fell limp.

As his weak arm fell, Kushina's pupils dilated, her hands trembling. Beside her, Mikoto's Sharingan spun wildly, the three tomoe beginning to faintly connect with black lines.

"No! No… impossible! I don't believe it! I don't believe it…"

Mikoto lowered her head, staring at Shirou with madness in her eyes. She refused to believe that Shirou would die. With this desperate denial and obsession, the black three-tomoe Sharingan fused completely amidst her bleeding tears, transforming instantly into a Mangekyp Sharingan.

"Shirou!"

With a crazed scream, Mikoto clutched her bleeding eyes in pain. As her head was lowered, no one noticed what had just happened.

Only Shirou, shocked and struggling to stay conscious, saw Mikoto's Mangekyō Sharingan evolve.

"No!"

At that moment, Kushina let out a desperate roar, unleashing a terrifying burst of golden light from behind her. Countless golden chains appeared, forcing the surrounding Konoha reinforcements to scatter in panic.

However, this time, the violent Adamantine Sealing Chains weren't used for attack—they were in protective mode. Tsunade, standing nearby, looked on in shock as if she had just realized something.

Kushina's wounds began visibly healing before their eyes. Tsunade's trembling pupils widened as she stammered, "Kushina… you've awakened…"

In the depths of despair, Kushina felt this newfound power. Especially as she saw her rapidly healing injuries, she, as the princess of the Land of Whirlpools, instantly recognized what it was.

"Shirou! Shirou, you're going to be saved!"

As tears of joy streamed down her face, Kushina quickly extended her arm and placed it near Shirou's mouth.

"Bite me! Absorb my chakra! I've awakened the Uzumaki clan ability…"

When she realized Shirou was too weak to even break her skin, Kushina bit into her arm without hesitation, placing it against his lips with tears of relief.

"Hurry… hurry and drink, Shirou, you're going to be okay…"

The taste of blood touched his tongue, and Kushina's unique chakra, transmitted through her blood as a medium, began flowing into Shirou. As her chakra was consumed, Shirou's shattered chest began visibly healing.

Tsunade, witnessing this scene, showed a glimmer of hope, her voice trembling as tears mixed with the rain on her face.

"Shirou… your dream… you'll have to fulfill it yourself…"

Meanwhile, hidden in the shadows, White Zetsu watched the scene unfold in shock under the golden chains' protection.

"This is… one of the Uzumaki clan's abilities? She awakened it at the last moment. That means Lord Madara's descendant isn't dead… and neither is Uzumaki Kushina!"

"Does that mean Lord Madara's mission was completed? Or… was it not completed!?"

White Zetsu was utterly confused. According to the plan, Kushina was supposed to die in front of Tsunade and Shirou. The immense grief would have pushed Shirou to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan, and later, they would discover the incident was related to the village's higher-ups.

But now, no one had died.

As for Mikoto awakening her Mangekyō Sharingan, White Zetsu missed it entirely. Since Mikoto had her head lowered and White Zetsu didn't dare get too close, he hadn't noticed the moment her Mangekyō activated. Besides, Mikoto had shed two streams of bloody tears and immediately closed her eyes in pain after activating it, causing her Mangekyō to regress to a three-tomoe Sharingan.

Hiss!

Meanwhile, Shirou greedily absorbed Kushina's sweet chakra. His shattered chest, along with his damaged internal organs, rapidly began to heal.

"Shirou! Bite here next!"

Seeing Shirou's body continuously recovering, Kushina became even more excited. The golden chains of her Adamantine Sealing Chains completely shielded them from outside view. She tore open the front of her shirt, pressing Shirou against her chest, and said urgently:

"Shirou, the chakra flow from my arm is too slow. Quickly, absorb it here!"

This unique ability of the Uzumaki clan was essentially a way to transfer chakra, not blood—the blood was merely the medium.

The chakra is extracted within the body and then flows through the meridians to various parts of the body. For any ninja, the densest concentration of chakra is naturally located in the chest.

"Hurry!"

Tears rolled down Kushina's cheeks, but her face was filled with relief and joy. At the last moment, she had awakened the power of the Uzumaki clan.

Shirou, utterly bewildered, instinctively bit down due to the pain coursing through his body. Immediately, he began to drink deeply, drawing out large amounts of Kushina's sweet chakra.

His chest wound visibly healed, and Tsunade, seeing this, quickly wiped away her tears and rainwater. She placed her hands on Kushina's shoulders.

"Kushina, I'll replenish your chakra now. His injuries are too severe."

The Uzumaki clan's ability consumed chakra relative to the severity of the injuries being healed. In the original story, when Sasuke was critically injured during the fight with Killer Bee, Karin attempted to heal him using this same ability. However, Jugo had to intervene, saying Karin's chakra wasn't enough.

This ability is incredibly powerful. During the Fourth Great Ninja War, even Tsunade, who had been cut in half, was saved with it. However, it does have limits—adequate chakra is required.

"Shirou!"

Mikoto's tear-streaked face, blurred by the rain, lit up with joy as she saw Shirou slowly recovering. Her sore eyes fixed on him with relief, tears mixing with her smile.

Among the four present, only Shirou remained utterly confused.

He admitted he had been gambling, but he had backup plans!

His original idea had been to awaken the Curse Mark Sage Body's regenerative ability at the last moment in front of them. Jugo's ability to absorb others' physical energy and cells to rapidly regenerate his injuries had been his trump card.

But now… they had all awakened their powers!

He was completely dumbfounded. This was supposed to be his moment in the spotlight. Mikoto, Kushina—you two stole the show!

"This is…?!"

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, a severed white hand quietly disappeared, leaving no trace behind. No one noticed this strange occurrence, as all eyes were on the Adamantine Sealing Chains slowly dispersing.

When the chains faded, and everyone saw the fully healed Uchiha Shirou inside, countless ninjas were left stunned.

Such severe injuries… and he's completely healed?!