Kushina manga

That’s all for Kushina’s birthday column! Take this opportunity to reread the manga and look back on the fiery spirit and boundless love of Kushina Uzumaki!

Fans will no longer look at Hokage Rock the same way again after reading a new one-shot. Hokage Rock always served as a visual reminder of the incredible exploits of the current and former leaders of Konoha village. Or, in Boruto’s case, it signified everything he didn’t want to become. And although this new manga uses Hokage Rock to create a stunning call forward to the , it puts more effort into recontextualizing Hokage Rock by how it relates to Kushina’s status as a Jinchuriki.

After years upon years, Masashi Kishimoto finally returned to Shonen Jump with the Minato one shot, a spin-off manga based on The manga focused on the early life of the Fourth Hokage when he was still a growing shinobi. It threw a lot of focus on the creation of the Rasengan, a jutsu that he came to be renowned for. While the vast majority of the focus in the manga was on Minato, a surprisingly good amount of focus was also thrown on his future wife, Kushina Uzumaki.

By the point when Kushina and Minato meet for the first time, it is established in the manga that they train for quite regularly and that Kushina had already taught him several Sealing Jutsu. Kushina went on to say that Minato is a very fast learner, however, there are some other techniques that she wants him to try out. This just goes to show that her Sealing Jutsu prowess might just be one of the very best in the entire series. There are only a handful of Shinobi in the ninja world capable of matching Kushina when it comes to Sealing Jutsu.

Among the many Sealing Jutsu that were seen in the Minato one shot, one particular power that was focused on quite a lot was the Adamantine Sealing Chains which were used extensively by Kushina Uzumaki throughout the one shot. Fans have also seen her use this skill in the original manga on the night of the attack of the Nine Tails. However, a good look was provided in the Minato one shot where it was revealed that this skill of Kushina is growing stronger by the year.