Kushina Uzumaki

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   The Uzumaki of the Eddy

   Brought to the Leaf

   Kushina is born to the Uzumaki clan of Uzushiogakure and brought to Konohagakure as a child — chosen, for the Uzumaki life force in her, to one day carry the Nine-Tails.

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   The jinchūriki child

   "Tomato," and a vow

   Sealed with Kurama and mocked as "Tomato," Kushina does not shrink. She declares she will become the first female Hokage — loud, headstrong, and refusing to be made small.

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   The Red Habanero and MinatoDebut Arc · Kurama's Tale

   The boy who came for her

   Kumo ninja kidnap Kushina for her sealing power; she leaves a trail of her own red hair, and Minato Namikaze follows it and saves her. He tells her that hair she hated is beautiful — and she loves him for it.

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   A family of her own

   Wife, and mother-to-be

   Kushina marries Minato, and in time carries their child. For a while she has the thing the war-torn years of her youth never let her have — an ordinary, settled, happy life.

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   The night the seal broke

   Kurama torn loose

   Naruto's birth weakens the seal holding the Nine-Tails. A masked man strikes in that moment, tears Kurama free of Kushina, and turns the beast loose on Konohagakure.

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   Her last words

   A mother's shield

   Kushina and Minato die together, their bodies between Kurama's claw and their newborn son. Before the end, Kushina leaves Naruto a message — not advice, just the love of a mother who will not see him grow.

Kushina was an Uzumaki through and through — vast chakra, a stubborn life force, and the clan's deep gift for sealing. She was a master of fūinjutsu, and could produce the Adamantine Sealing Chains, chains of pure chakra strong enough to hold down a tailed beast. As the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki she carried Kurama itself, and held it without ever letting it rule her.

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• Who is Kushina Uzumaki?+

  Kushina Uzumaki is a Konohagakure kunoichi of the Uzumaki clan, the second jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails, and the mother of Naruto Uzumaki. She was the wife of Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage.
• Why is Kushina called the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero?+

  As a child, Kushina was mocked as "Tomato" for her round face and red hair. She answered with her fists — and the sight of her red hair flying as she fought earned her a new name: the Red Hot-Blooded Habanero.
• What are Kushina's sealing chains?+

  Kushina could produce Adamantine Sealing Chains — chains of pure chakra, a gift of the Uzumaki clan. They were strong enough to physically bind and restrain a tailed beast, including the Nine-Tails itself.
• How did Kushina die?+

  Kushina died on the night Naruto was born. Her childbirth weakened the seal holding Kurama; a masked man tore the Nine-Tails loose and turned it on Konoha. Kushina and Minato died together, shielding their newborn son from Kurama's attack.
• Was Kushina a jinchūriki?+

  Yes. Kushina was the second jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails, Kurama, carrying the beast after Mito Uzumaki. The Uzumaki clan's powerful life force was what allowed her, and Mito before her, to contain it.
• Has Kushina been a Narutodle answer?+

  Kushina is in the daily answer pool of 210 characters. The Previous Narutodle Appearances list on this page shows every date she was the Classic answer, each linking to a replayable archive puzzle.
• How do you guess Kushina in Narutodle?+

  Kushina's Uzumaki clan is a strong signal, and her Jinchūriki attribute narrows further. Her Konoha village and Jōnin rank trim a little, and her Nature column runs Water, Fire, and Yin.