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Chapter 183 The First Riot and Conflict of the Nine-Tailed Fox

Meanwhile, outside Konoha Hospital, the corridors were filled with the smell of disinfectant, and medical staff occasionally hurried by.

The lights in the operating room on the third floor were still on, and four or five people were standing outside the door: Akimichi Choza, Nara Shikaku, Yamanaka Kazuo, Hatake Kakashi who had just returned from a mission, and the two brothers from the Hyuga main family and branch family.

The two of them weren't there to visit; to be precise, they were there to gather information about Shiraki.

"How long have you been inside?" Hiashi Kusaka asked.

"It's been three hours, and Lady Tsunade is personally handling the procedure, but..." Nara Shikaku looked terrible, with dark circles under his eyes. He had been traveling continuously for the past few days without rest.

Hiashi Hyuga didn't ask any further questions, as this wasn't the time to inquire about information. Just then, a commotion arose at the end of the corridor.

"Let me in, let me in!" It was Kushina Uzumaki's voice.

Lu Jiu's expression changed, and he hurriedly ran in that direction. When he arrived, he saw a chaotic scene:

Kushina was stopped at the top of the stairs by two ANBU members. Her eyes glowed red, and the air around her was distorted by the immense chakra.

The two secret agents had been forced back several steps, their faces filled with horror.

"Nine-tailed..." someone exclaimed in a low voice, and many medical staff panicked, with medicines and tools scattered all over the ground.

Everyone frowned. Who was it? Who could have leaked such important information to Kushina?

Don't they know about the relationship between Kushina and Minato Namikaze?

Kushina is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki; if she were to cause a riot, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Kushina!" Shikaku rushed over to comfort her, "Calm down, Minato is still in surgery!"

Kushina looked at him, the red light in her eyes fading slightly, but still filled with anxiety and anger: "How is he? They say he might die! He might be crippled, is that true?"

Nara Shikaku fell silent for a moment, unsure how to answer, and was about to lie when a hand gently rested on Kushina's shoulder.

"Kushina," Mikoto Uchiha whispered, her voice gentle, like soothing a frightened child.

"Minato will be alright, with Orochimaru-sama... and Tsunade-sama personally handling the situation. Tsunade-sama is the best medical ninja in the ninja world, she will definitely save him."

Kushina looked at her, the red light in her eyes fading slightly: "But..."

"No buts." Mikoto took her hand. "Let's wait together, okay?"

Kushina remained silent for a few seconds before finally nodding, but he had just calmed down.

However, at that moment, at the other end of the corridor, the operating room door suddenly opened, and the doctor inside, wearing a mask and with a grim expression, whispered to the nurse, "Someone died, couldn't be saved. Sigh, just one step away."

Kushina, who had just calmed down, suddenly had the red chakra around her body erupt again!

Beside her, a nurse screamed and fell, dropping the tray she was carrying and scattering medicines all over the floor.

Everyone was stunned.

"No...no good!" Shikaku's expression changed drastically. "Kyuubi sensed that she's out of control."

Red chakra burned like flames, Kushina's hair began to float upwards, her pupils turned into vertical pupils, and sharp canine teeth were revealed at the corners of her mouth. She opened her mouth and let out a low growl like a wild beast.

"Kushina, listen to me, that's not Minato!" Mikoto rushed forward despite the danger, trying to grab her hand.

However, the red chakra suddenly surged, and Mikoto was thrown back, crashing heavily into the wall before sliding to the ground.

"Mikoto!"

Shikaku and Choza rushed forward at the same time, but it was too late. Mikoto's face was pale, a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, her eyes were closed, and she had already fainted.

Kushina stood frozen in place, the red light in her eyes fading slightly: "Mikoto... I... I'm not..."

But before she could finish speaking, a dark figure suddenly appeared at the end of the corridor. The man had two tear streaks on his face and was exceptionally handsome. It was none other than Uchiha Fugaku.

He moved with incredible speed, arriving in front of Kushina almost instantly. Her eyes had turned blood red, with three tomoe slowly rotating within them, before transforming into an even more complex and bizarre pattern—the Mangekyou Sharingan.

The pupil technique is activated.

Kushina felt an invisible force pressing down on her. The raging Nine-Tails chakra seemed to be bound by something, struggling wildly for a few moments before slowly shrinking back into her body.

Her eyes returned to normal, her legs went weak, and she knelt down.

"What...what did I do?" she murmured, then suddenly looked up: "Mikoto."

Fugaku had already walked to Mikoto's side and gently picked her up. His face was expressionless, but the light in his eyes was as cold as ice.

"Get out of the way," he said.

Shikaku and Choza quickly made way for him, and Fugaku, carrying Mikoto, headed straight for the medical room.

Kushina wanted to follow, but was stopped by two ANBU members.

"Kushina Uzumaki, the Third Hokage has ordered you to return to your quarters and rest." The Anbu's voice was emotionless. "This is to protect you, and also to protect the village."

Kushina was stunned, and then her eyes reddened.

"I just... I just wanted to see Minato..."

No one answered her, and she knew that at the moment she lost control, the trust she had in the Third Hokage and everyone else had plummeted to rock bottom, and she was about to experience the true treatment of becoming a Jinchūriki.

"I've got it under control, can you let me wait a little longer... just a little while..."

Half an hour later, in another ward of the hospital.

Mikoto Uchiha lay on the hospital bed, her face still somewhat pale, but her breathing had stabilized. Fugaku sat by the bedside, holding her hand, motionless.

The room was quiet, with only the occasional ticking sound from the instruments.

The door was gently pushed open, and a medical ninja walked in. She looked at Fugaku Uchiha, then at Mikoto Uchiha, and said softly, "Lord Fugaku, the test results are in."

Fugaku Uchiha raised his head.

"Lady Mikoto is out of danger," the medical ninja said. "However..."

She paused, seemingly considering her words.

"But what?" Fugaku Uchiha's voice was calm, but it concealed anxiety.

"We've discovered that Lady Mikoto is pregnant," the medical ninja said. "About three weeks along."

Fugaku was stunned.

He looked down at Mikoto, at her still flat stomach, and at her pale face.

His expression remained unchanged, but the hand holding Mikoto trembled slightly.

"Are she... and the child alright?" Fugaku Uchiha's voice was very soft, as if he was afraid of waking something.

The medical ninja smiled and nodded: "Everything is fine."