Now that it had full mobility, the Nine-Tails could finally unleash its incredible destructive power. The tailed beasts were called mobile calamities—proof of how deeply ninjas feared these beings, and among them, the Nine-Tails clearly stood at the pinnacle.
So generally speaking, capturing a wild Nine-Tails was an extremely difficult task. However, there was actually a relatively simple method, which could be broken down into two steps:
First, you needed a ninja named Hashirama Senju.
Second, you needed to use a sealing technique called [Torii Seal]—a [Sage Art] combining Wood Release, summoning, and beast-summoning traits. It was even far stronger than the Uzumaki clan's [Adamantine Sealing Chains].
However, Konoha no longer had Hashirama Senju, and given Mito Uzumaki's current weakened state, she could no longer suppress the Nine-Tails as she once did during the original Nine-Tails Division years ago.
Fortunately, the conditions for re-sealing the Nine-Tails were quite favorable. The Kagenami faction had already set up numerous barriers, more than sufficient to restrict the Nine-Tails' movements. Additionally, although Mito's individual suppression ability had declined, with Mokkō assisting her, the combined "dual casting" from both of them still worked effectively.
More importantly, the Nine-Tails they faced now wasn't even in its complete form—the full Nine-Tails had "ceased to exist" several years ago.
Back then, when the Nine-Tails rampaged, it radiated a deep orange-red hue, and its chakra carried intense corrosive properties. But what about now? Its overall chakra reserves were incomparable to before. And if one overlooked its fierce gaze and the fact that it had just tried to bite Haseo in half without hesitation, then honestly, it looked more like a golden fox—one that oddly resembled a "positive character."
With just a bit of makeup, it could almost pass for Pikachu or Eevee.
Like a painting on paper, when you peeled away the layers, the image remained—but now it had split apart… and lost its color.
After trapping the Nine-Tails, Haseo leapt back immediately. As other Uzumaki shinobi stepped forward to perform the seal, Mito Uzumaki raised her hand to stop them.
"Let me do it myself. I'm still capable of this much."
Saying so, she turned her gaze toward Haseo, who simply nodded in response.
"Kushina, the Nine-Tails is a calamity, but without a doubt, it is also a source of power. I believe you can, just like me, find something strong enough to support yourself… peel back the layers surrounding the Nine-Tails, reveal its essence, and you'll realize—it's nothing special after all."
Nothing special? Haseo thought this was just Mito trying to comfort Kushina. After all, the Nine-Tails undeniably possessed tremendous power… Hmm, while thinking this, Haseo seemed to have forgotten how brutally he had just kicked and shattered one of the Nine-Tails' legs, just like kicking a dead dog.
As soon as the words fell, Mito Uzumaki began forming hand seals.
And since she no longer needed to suppress the Nine-Tails, the amount of chakra she could now mobilize was actually much greater than before.
The Nine-Tails naturally understood exactly what these ninja were trying to do, but no matter how hard it struggled, there was no way for it to escape its current predicament… Even its mouth had been tightly bound shut, preventing it from uttering even a single taunting word.
Then Kushina approached Mito Uzumaki.
Over the past year, Kushina—destined to be the next jinchuriki—had grown significantly. This growth wasn't just in her ability to control the Nine-Tails as a jinchuriki; she'd also matured emotionally… Ever since she lived through the attack on the Uzumaki District herself, Kushina really felt like she'd grown up.
Even her tendency to roughhouse with classmates had dropped off dramatically.
Kushina had already known what was coming for her. Facing the fate of becoming the Nine-Tails' vessel, she couldn't possibly feel absolutely no fear—but since the Nine-Tails had previously been sealed within Lady Mito and with Haseo and other clan members providing support around her, she found courage in that.
The Nine-Tails frightened her, but everything surrounding her gave her strength, so now she could step forward instead of retreating.
"I understand, Lady Mito."
Mito Uzumaki smiled at Kushina's response. By this point, the hand seals forming on her hands were already completed.
In an instant, the Nine-Tails' massive form, the overwhelming chakra flooding the space, the faint glow of the sealing formula, and the crushing pressure all disappeared completely.
Kushina blinked in surprise, then lowered her head and saw the mark of the sealing formula appearing on her exposed belly—but soon after, those markings faded away as well.
Carefully sensing herself, she found nothing seemed really different, but whether it was psychological or not, she immediately felt as though something new had indeed appeared inside her.
Right away, Kushina realized it wasn't just imagination. Because vaguely, she could sense a massive surge of chakra stirring inside her body — the Nine-Tails once again resisting its imprisonment.
However, due to the isolation created by the sealing formula, her perception remained unclear—bolstered by the power of the Eight Trigrams Seal, Kushina's vast and vibrant chakra began suppressing the Nine-Tails.
This was precisely the advantage of the Eight Trigrams Seal, or rather, the Four Symbols Seal. To a considerable extent, it could block the tailed beast's interference with the jinchuriki while also enabling the jinchuriki to utilize the beast's power.
Putting aside the Nine-Tails' power, at least now as a jinchuriki, Kushina wouldn't have to hear its voice every night or lie awake till dawn with dark circles under her eyes like someone who never slept.
Haseo immediately supported Lady Mito and ordered, "Shikō… and Kushina, you two will stay with Lady Mito and can now leave this space."
Lady Mito had truly entered her final countdown, but Haseo would not remain by her side because, at this point, Kagenami's mission was only halfway complete.
Uzumaki Shikou stepped beside Haseo and silently took over the support of Mito Uzumaki. Then, as Haseo requested, she carried Mito away along with Kushina, leaving the space where the sealing ritual had taken place.
The rest of the people naturally did not receive a dismissal order.
"Everyone, take a short break and conserve your energy. Then...immediately prepare for the next sealing."
After Mito Uzumaki and the others had left, Haseo gathered everyone around himself and said this.
"The next one?"
The Uzumaki shinobi, already grieving over Lady Mito's fate, suddenly froze.
They naturally didn't understand what Haseo was talking about—hadn't the Nine-Tails already been sealed inside Kushina by Lady Mito's hands? How could there be another sealing?
"I'll now share this highly classified information with all of you. This is its first ever disclosure..."
Then, Haseo explained to these twelve people about the Nine-Tails Division event that had occurred several years ago.
"Therefore, next we will perform a second sealing—the creation of a second Nine-Tails Jinchuriki."
Haseo naturally explained everything very clearly. Still, everyone looked completely stunned. The Uzumaki's power could actually split a tailed beast? As Uzumaki clan members themselves, how could they not have known anything about this?
Not knowing wasn't too bad. But what really shocked them was learning that the Nine-Tails had already been split years ago. This level of secrecy was outrageous!
At this point, someone finally recalled the sudden deaths of several Uzumaki elders several years back. If those events were connected with what Haseo had just explained, their credibility would greatly increase.
But mere words wouldn't suffice. Haseo shook his head, then began forming hand seals and performing the Summoning Jutsu.
A moment later, Katsuyu appeared before him—larger than usual. Then the slug split apart, exposing a crude stone coffin beneath.
Inside the coffin lay a person in whose body another Nine-Tails was sealed.
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