Born into the famed Uzumaki clan of Uzushiogakure,
Kushina lived most of her youth being caught-up in war, making her seek
for a daily "peace". At a young age she was sent to Konoha and enrolled
in the Academy.
Wanting to make a strong first impression, she proclaimed to her class that she would be the first female Hokage. The other kids laughed at her statement, and began calling her Tomato
(トマト) because of her then-round face and fiery red hair. This prompted
her to lash out and pummel the kids who teased her. This, in addition to
her red hair flying wildly around her as she did so, earned her the
nickname of Red Hot-Blooded Habanero (赤い血潮のハバネロ, Akai Chishio no Habanero; Viz "Red-Hot Habanero").
Mito comforting Kushina.
Kushina was eventually told why she had to leave her home of Uzushio
and go to Konoha; because of her special chakra, she was to be the next jinchūriki of the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox. Kushina was terrified by the idea, but she was comforted by the Nine-Tails' then-current jinchūriki, Mito Uzumaki.
Before the transfer was performed, Mito told Kushina that love was the
only way to tame the Nine-Tails and overcome its hate. The love of
Minato helped her do so.
Minato rescuing Kushina.
At some point in time, Kushina was kidnapped by Kumogakure ninja who wanted to make use of her special chakra in order to gain control of the Nine-Tails.
As they escorted her to Kumo, she secretly plucked and left behind
strands of her red hair to mark her trail in the hopes that someone
would find her. Minato Namikaze,
one of her former classmates that Kushina believed to be a wimp, was
the only one to pick up on this. After rescuing her, he informed her
that he had always admired her red hair. Since Minato proved himself to
be anything but a "wimp" and liked the one thing she hated about
herself, Kushina fell in love with him, now considering her red hair as
the "red thread of fate" (運命の赤い糸, unmei no akai ito) that had brought them together.
As she grew up, Kushina became renowned for her beauty and unique ninjutsu style, including the fūinjutsu of her clan.
At some point, Kushina married Minato and they conceived a son. During
her ten-month jinchūriki-influenced pregnancy, they decided to name him "Naruto" after the main character of Jiraiya's first book.
When Jiraiya asked if they were sure, stating that it was a name he had
just came up with whilst eating a bowl of ramen one day, Kushina said
that it was a beautiful name. They even approved of Jiraiya to be
Naruto's godfather. Kushina also hoped that her son and her best friend Mikoto Uchiha's youngest son Sasuke would become friends in the future.
The Nine-Tails sealed within Kushina.
Because the seal keeping the Nine-Tails within Kushina's body would
be at its weakest during childbirth, special arrangements were made.
Kushina would leave the village in secret and give birth in a remote
location. Minato would help maintain the seal and ANBU would guard the area. Soon after Naruto was born, however, they were found by a masked man. The masked man killed all of the ANBU, Biwako, Taji,
and took the newborn baby Naruto hostage, threatening to kill him as
well. Minato was able to take Naruto back, but this gave the masked
ninja the chance to escape with Kushina. Wishing to use the Nine-Tails
to destroy Konoha, the masked man released
it from Kushina's body. The vitality inherent to the Uzumaki clan
allowed her to survive the extraction, though greatly weakened by
experience, the masked ninja tried to have the Nine-Tails finish Kushina
off. She was saved by Minato and brought to Naruto, who she stayed with
while Minato went to help in the village's defence.
To stop the Nine-Tails' attack, Minato was forced to bring it to
Kushina and Naruto's location, and both of them to its. While still
weakened, Kushina used her diminished chakra to restrain the Nine-Tails.
Despite knowing the trauma would kill her in her current state, Kushina
volunteered to have the Nine-Tails sealed back into her body so that it
would die with her. Doing so would also save the lives of Minato and
Naruto; her thanks to them for giving her such a happy life. Minato
suggested using the Dead Demon Consuming Seal on the Nine-Tails and sealing the rest of it into Naruto instead.
Minato and Kushina protecting Naruto from the Nine-Tails.
As this would also mean Minato's death, and consequently give Naruto a
horrible and lonely life, Kushina naturally objected. Minato convinced
her that it was for the best, and that doing this would also allow
Kushina to see Naruto when he was older. When the Nine-Tails realised
their intentions, it tried to kill Naruto, but both Minato and Kushina
used their bodies to shield him. As Minato performed the sealing, and
already at the point of death, Kushina told Naruto how much she loved
him and gave him her best advice for the future; her final act in this
world was to fill her son with as much of her love as possible. Minato
then sealed the rest of their remaining chakra into Naruto, ending their
lives.
Her family name was then given to Naruto by the Third Hokage, in hopes that nobody else would discover the connection between Naruto and Minato.
Personality
Kushina hits Naruto.
According to Jiraiya, Kushina was talkative and a tomboyish girl. Tsunade noted that much of Naruto's personality, as well as his ninjutsu style were inherited from her. Kushina also had a verbal tic:
when flustered or excited, she would end her sentences with
"(da)ttebane" ((だ)ってばね), a trait she hoped (albeit unsuccessfully) that
she wouldn't pass down to Naruto (who ends his with "(da)ttebayo").
As an adult, Kushina was shown to be very level-headed and cheerful.
Despite her calm and kind demeanour, she still retained her quick temper
from childhood and occasionally lashed out violently at others if they
angered her. She also was very fearless, as her friend Mikoto was
slightly surprised when Kushina showed anxiety over labour pains. She
loved her husband and newborn son very deeply and was not afraid to
sacrifice her life to stop the Nine-Tails even throwing herself between
the beast and her son when it tried to attack him.
Appearance
Kushina as a child.Tsunade pointed out that Kushina was a woman well-known for her beauty.
She had a slender, but feminine build, fair skin, blue eyes, long
bright red hair — a common trait amongst the members of the Uzumaki clan
— with strands that framed both sides of her face and a black clip that
parts her hair to the left. As an adult, she generally wore the same
outfit consisting of a high-collared, sleeveless blouse under a long,
loose-fitting dress. The blouses have been depicted in slate blue as
well as white/blue while the dresses have ranged from tan to green. She
also wore a dark blue band on her left wrist and pale purple standard
shinobi sandals. In her childhood, she had a round face which, with her
red hair, made her look like a tomato. Her attire was a yellow kimono
with a short-sleeved mesh shirt with a green obi dark blue shorts and
brown standard shinobi sandals. In her adolescence, she wore a
short-sleeved, tan kimono-like blouse with a dark embroidered border,
held closed with a black coloured obi, a dark skirt and stockings that stopped at her thighs along with the village's forehead protector and brown sandals.
Abilities
Kushina restraining the Nine-Tails with her chakra chains.
Though she stated that she was never originally any good in using
ninjutsu, Kushina apparently became famous for her strong-willed spirit
and her unique style of ninjutsu. In her childhood, she showed deceptive
strength and also to be a fierce barehanded fighter, able to swing
around and pummel several kids "half to death" for teasing her.
Kushina also possessed an unusual and special form of chakra, which
made her well-suited for becoming the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki. With her
chakra, Kushina was able to materialise chakra chains with which she was able restrain and subdue the Nine-Tails, both in the real world as well as in her subconscious. She could also form a barrier in conjunction with these chains.
As a member of the Uzumaki clan, she was blessed with an
exceptionally long potential lifespan and a life-force so strong that
she survived the extraction of a tailed beast minutes after giving
birth, though she was left severely weakened. She also had great skill and knowledge of advanced fūinjutsu, some of which she would later teach to Minato.
Confining the Jinchūriki Arc
Naruto meets Kushina.
Sixteen years after having the Nine-Tails sealed into his body,
Naruto finally tried to gain control of the beast. When he was almost
overwhelmed by the Nine-Tails' hatred, Kushina appeared before him.
Naruto initially believed that she was the Nine-Tails in disguise, so
she hits him in the head. She then apologised for her short-temper,
telling Naruto that she hoped that wasn't a trait he inherited from her.
Picking up on this and realising Kushina was his mother, Naruto started
to cry and embraced her. His happiness halted the Nine-Tails' spreading
influence and Kushina used her chakra chains to restrain the Nine-Tails
and give them a chance to talk. As the chains emerged the Nine-Tails
was surprised after recognising her chakra.
As they speak, Naruto compliments Kushina on her looks and
expressed envy for the fact that he had not inherited her hair-colour as
well. Kushina was glad to hear this, as it meant Naruto took after
Minato by admiring her hair. Though embarrassed when asked on the
subject, Kushina told Naruto how she met Minato and how they fell in
love. She told Naruto that she loved him too, which gave him the resolve
to try and tame the Nine-Tails again. Kushina used her chakra chains to
help him and Naruto ultimately succeeded. She congratulated him and
said that she could now join Minato, making Naruto somewhat visibly
saddened that she had to go.
Kushina thanks her son before fading into the afterlife.
With her remaining time she told him about the Nine-Tails' attack on Konoha
and how the beast came to be sealed within him. After her story was
done she apologised for placing such a burden on him. Naruto replied
that it didn't matter, for even though she and Minato weren't there to
show their child love, he knew that they had loved him long before the
Nine-Tails was sealed into him; thus, he didn't blame her and Minato for
anything and was happy to be their son. Overjoyed, Kushina tearfully
hugged Naruto, and thanked him for letting her and Minato be his
parents, before she completely faded away to be with Minato in the
afterlife.
Movies
Naruto 6: Road to Ninja
In the alternate timeline of this movie, Kushina is still alive, as is her husband Minato. Also, Minato and Kushina have a son named Menma who becomes the jinchūriki of Dark Kurama.
Trivia
Kushina's début with different hair and eye colour.
When first introduced in the anime, her eyes were depicted as
violet-blue in colour and her hair was portrayed as a deep plum colour.
This was corrected however, in subsequent episodes. However, in Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations, both her first and second appearances were shown in Naruto and Minato's stories respectively.
Kushina was presumably a good cook, as Minato preferred her cooking the most.
As Kushina was nicknamed for a red pepper and Minato was famed
as the "Yellow Flash", Naruto's appropriate self-styled title of
"Orange Hokage" refers to the fact that the colour orange is a mixture
of red and yellow.
On the cover of Naruto chapter 503, Kushina's hair resembles Kurama's tails.
She is the only known jinchūriki to have survived the extraction of a tailed beast. This was due to her clan's vitality to which she inherited.
Jiraiya's recollection of Kushina while she was pregnant appeared during the end credits of the movie Naruto Shippūden 4: The Lost Tower.
According to the databook(s):
Kushina's hobbies were pulling pranks and chatting.
Kushina's favourite food was salt ramen, while she disliked coffee and anything bitter.
Kushina didn't want to fight anyone in particular.
Kushina's favourite phrase was "Don't give up until the very end" (最後まで諦めない, Saigo made akiramenai).
Kushina mentions that her hair became her own "red thread of fate". The red string of fate,
also referred to as the 'red thread of destiny', 'red thread of fate',
and other variants, is an East Asian belief originating from Chinese
legend and is also used in Japanese legend. According to this myth, the
gods tie an invisible red string around the ankles of men and women who
are destined to be soul mates and will one day marry each other. Often,
in Japanese culture, it is thought to be tied around the little finger.
The two people connected by the red thread are destined lovers,
regardless of time, place or circumstances. This magical cord may
stretch or tangle, but never break. This myth is similar to the Western
concept of soul-mates or a twin flame.
In the Naruto character popularity polls, Kushina was ranked as the 21st most popular character in the 7th.
Kushina's name was possibly inspired by the mythological Kushinada-hime (櫛名田比売), Susanoo's wife. When she was about to be devoured by the serpent Yamata no Orochi,
Kushinada-hime was saved by Susanoo in exchange for becoming his wife.
Susanoo transformed the girl into a comb and placed her in his hair,
then defeated the serpent. He afterwards built a palace in Izumo where
he married her.
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