On the other side, Takuno also arrived at the scene. He looked at the gruesome sight; none of the Kirigakure had a complete body left, their mangled corpses lying in pools of blood. If he had arrived a little earlier, he might have witnessed the spectacular Wood Release.
However, the other party apparently didn't want to expose the existence of Wood Release, so he retracted it after the battle.
Without further thought, Takuno approached Rin Nohara, whose chest had a gaping hole.
Takuno first fired a signal flare, then squatted down to check Rin Nohara's condition. A vibrant green light, full of vitality, emanated from his hand, as if he wanted to prolong her life.
In reality, this was merely a performance for the White Zetsu who might still be monitoring the situation.
Unseen by anyone, Takuno, who had squatted down, frowned. He had miscalculated slightly.
He had thought Rin Nohara wouldn't die so quickly, but that wasn't the case; Rin Nohara had completely lost all signs of life.
Fortunately, Takuno sensed the dissipating Sealing Jutsu within her body. This Sealing Jutsu was only a temporary seal and would break even if left alone.
This was the Kirigakure's plan: to have Rin Nohara, once brought back to Konoha, transform into the Three-Tails and wreak havoc on the entire village.
But it was clear that this plan had been manipulated from the start and could not succeed.
Even if Minato wasn't in the village, the Third Hokage, who wasn't yet so old, would be sufficient to deal with a Three-Tails, even if he couldn't handle the Nine-Tails. At the very least, he could contend with it and keep the losses to an acceptable level.
Takuno didn't care about these things. He sensed the quickly dissipating Tailed Beast within the broken seal.
As is well known, when a Jinchuriki dies, the Tailed Beast also dies. Now that Rin Nohara was dead, the Three-Tails naturally couldn't escape the fate of death.
However, Takuno's lips curved into a smile because the Three-Tails hadn't completely dissipated. For any living creature, its Chakra, once uncontrolled after death, would naturally dissipate.
At this point, Rin Nohara's Chakra had probably only been dissipating for a short while, and the amount of Chakra the Three-Tails possessed would naturally allow it to persist much longer.
However, at this rate of dissipation, it wouldn't last long, which was why he had rushed over even if it meant alerting the White Zetsu.
He couldn't delay any longer. Realizing this, Takuno didn't hesitate, continuously channeling Sealing Jutsu incantations into Rin Nohara's body.
Once the incantations were arranged, Takuno quietly formed a hand seal.
"Sealing Jutsu - Chakra Severance Jutsu!"
Instantly, the Three-Tails' Chakra, which had not yet fully dissipated, was as if violently cut in half by an extremely sharp blade.
A large portion of the severed Three-Tails' Chakra was absorbed by Takuno, revealing a Sealing Jutsu formula, while the other small portion of the Three-Tails' Chakra rapidly vanished.
This was the Sealing Jutsu Takuno had researched.
In the original work, only two Sealing Jutsu could achieve this level.
One was the Akatsuki Organization's Phantom Dragon Nine Consuming Seals, but that involved directly extracting the Tailed Beast Chakra from the Jinchuriki's body.
Not only did Takuno have no way of obtaining this Sealing Jutsu, but the number of Jonin and Kage-level ninja required for the Phantom Dragon Nine Consuming Seals was also something he couldn't gather. Perhaps one person could do it, but that would take an extremely long time.
The other Sealing Jutsu was... the Reaper Death Seal, which split the Nine-Tails and Orochimaru into two!
Needless to say, this Sealing Jutsu should currently only be known by Minato, and it's unknown if it's even recorded in the scroll of seals, making it very difficult to obtain.
Moreover, using the Reaper Death Seal is practically a death sentence. Even with the Uzumaki Clan's Shinigami mask, one would need to operate it like Orochimaru, and the danger is still immense.
Takuno had researched a third type of Sealing Jutsu capable of splitting Chakra, other than these two Sealing Jutsu!
Feeling the Three-Tails' Chakra temporarily sealed within his body, Takuno couldn't help but lick his lips. It really worked.
However, the lack of any resistance along the way was probably because the Three-Tails' consciousness had already dissipated, offering no resistance at all.
But this at least verified one point: his Sealing Jutsu could indeed split Tailed Beast Chakra. It could be said that splitting Chakra with Sealing Jutsu isn't difficult, but for its effect to split Tailed Beast Chakra, that's where it becomes difficult!
This was also why Takuno had researched it to be as perfect as possible.
Having completed the splitting of the Three-Tails' Chakra, Takuno also feigned a shake of his head, stopped his Mystical Palm Technique, and then went to Kakashi's side to treat him.
Kakashi had merely expended too much energy, and the birth of his Mangekyo Sharingan also seemed to have drained most of his mental energy, which was why he fainted. His physical injuries were not serious.
Therefore, it didn't take long to complete the treatment.
Soon, the Anbu, who had seen the signal flare, also rushed over. The leading Anbu wore white clothing, a stark contrast to the other ninja in black.
The Anbu also saw the hellish scene here. The endless blood had not yet dried, and none of the corpses on the blood were intact!
"This is..." The Anbu Squad Leader's voice was filled with shock.
"It was like this when I arrived. Kakashi is fine, but Rin Nohara..." Takuno didn't elaborate.
The Anbu Squad Leader also saw the bleeding hole in Rin Nohara's chest.
"I see, then there's nothing that can be done." The Anbu Squad Leader's tone didn't change much; as long as Kakashi was fine, that was all that mattered.
Takuno was not surprised by the other party's attitude. The important one was always Kakashi, not Rin Nohara.
However, Takuno looked at Kakashi, who was being carried on the Anbu Squad Leader's back, and sighed.
His life was far too tragic.
He lost his mother at a young age and happened to coincide with the outbreak of the Second Great Ninja War, leading to early enrollment.
He graduated at five, became a Chunin at six, but his father, Sakumo Hatake, committed suicide, dying in front of a conscious Kakashi, causing him psychological trauma.
As a result, his subsequent cooperation with his teammates was not smooth. He finally joined Minato's team and made two good childhood friends, Obito and Rin Nohara.
It seemed that if things continued this way, his psychological trauma would gradually dissipate.
But now Obito was dead, and Rin Nohara was 'personally' killed by him.
With such experiences, let alone recovering psychologically, it would be a miracle if things didn't get worse.
Moreover, Kakashi's tragedy was not over yet. Now he still had a caring teacher and teacher's wife, and then... well, those who know, know!
Therefore, Kakashi's entire life was a tragedy. The fact that he could still bounce back afterwards showed his strong mind, worthy of his genius reputation.
Takuno was sighing, and of course, the last event hadn't happened yet, and he was actually hesitating whether to intervene in this matter.
This matter wasn't dangerous; it was just a matter of information. He only needed to tell Minato to reseal the Tailed Beast, and he could save Uzumaki Kushina's life, so she wouldn't die by suicide.
And he could also gain some desired things from it, such as... Nine-Tails Chakra.
But the problem was that their survival would have too great an impact on the subsequent plot. It could be said that the entire direction of the ninja world would be changed, which made him a little hesitant.
He didn't have a system to begin with, and if the plot changed drastically again, his only advantage would be greatly diminished.
Takuno's eyes were dark and unreadable. That event wasn't too far off.
What exactly... should he do?