[Uchiha Clan Grounds]
Shukaku's sharp laughter echoed in midair.
"HAHAHAHA, this lord finally doesn't have to stay in this cage anymore!"
"AH AH AH AH... AH AH AH..."
Along with Shukaku's sharp laughter were Gaara's continuous cries of pain.
His eyes had already rolled back, drool flowed from the corners of his mouth, and he had completely lost consciousness.
But the piercing pain was still constantly tormenting Gaara.
The sand that had always protected him could now only churn on the surface of his body, unable to do anything.
Because sealing marks from Sunagakure had appeared on Gaara's body.
These seals were wrapped around Gaara in rings, but the sealing talismans were full of cracks and holes.
These talismans were glowing even as they were gradually disintegrating.
Shukaku was growing bigger and bigger.
Fugaku and Orochimaru were already near Shukaku, while other Uchihas had already evacuated the nearby clansmen.
With such a huge commotion here, the shadow clone of Rengoku who was at home also emerged from within his home's shadow.
This was the first time an incident like this had occurred within Uchiha territory.
Rengoku immediately went to Ryuri's room.
As expected, Ryuri's expression was filled with fear. She recalled once more those suffocating memories from back then.
She curled up into a ball, her teeth clenched tightly.
Kaori was continuously comforting Ryuri, "It's okay, Ryuri, don't be afraid, I'm here, don't be scared..."
When she saw Rengoku, it was as if she had seen a pillar of support.
"Rengoku, what happened?"
Rengoku spoke calmly, "Don't worry, just a small issue. You and Ryuri don't come out, it'll be over soon."
He looked at Ryuri, "I leave Ryuri to you. I'm heading out for a bit."
Kaori nodded worriedly, "Be careful."
Rengoku quickly departed.
Seeing that Ryuri had somewhat recovered, Kaori's heart was filled with worry.
Especially when she saw that Ryuri was missing both her legs.
If Ryuri hadn't pushed her away back then...
"It's okay, Ryuri..."
———
When Rengoku arrived at the scene, Shukaku was roaring continuously.
Fugaku had already led a group of elites to surround it.
Orochimaru had summoned two massive snake summons, constantly luring Shukaku to shoot air bullets.
The air bullets were all hitting empty space.
"What's going on?", When Rengoku arrived, his Mangekyo Sharingan activated, and the eye power suppressed downward.
Shukaku felt as if he had been struck on the head with a hammer.
He froze immediately, but in the next second, Gaara's muffled, miserable scream came from inside Shukaku's body.
Shukaku suddenly acted as if he had just woken up, suddenly raised his head, and began roaring again.
This time it wasn't air bullets, but a Tailed Beast Ball began to form in Shukaku's mouth.
Rengoku frowned slightly. Sensing someone arriving, his expression relaxed slightly.
The newcomer manifested an orange-red Susanoo in midair, and with a grip of the hand, Yasaka Magatama quickly formed.
It smashed into the not-yet-formed Tailed Beast Ball.
BOOM!
An enormous explosion.
The Tailed Beast Ball and Yasaka Magatama exploded together on Shukaku's face.
But Shukaku's head only became a bit pitted and uneven, while sand from his body continued to pile upward.
Rapidly healing Shukaku's injuries.
Along with Itachi appeared another of Rengoku's shadow clones on Itachi's side.
The two clones met and instantly collided, merging into one.
Orochimaru at this moment had his two summoned snakes coil around Shukaku.
He explained to Rengoku, "Shukaku's seal is currently being destroyed. Right now, Shukaku is continuously separating from the Jinchuriki's body."
"After your eye technique briefly suppressed him, separating the tailed beast causes the Jinchuriki to awaken, and also causes Shukaku to awaken."
"Continued attacks will accelerate the destruction of Shukaku's seal."
Orochimaru spoke calmly, quickly explaining the situation to Rengoku.
Rengoku hadn't expected that Rasa, whom he had always looked down on, had actually set him up.
But it wasn't a big problem, "Can we reseal Shukaku?"
Orochimaru shook his head, "Sealing techniques interfere with each other. Unless it's the Uzumaki clan's sealing jutsu, we can't seal together with the previous ones."
Considering that the Uchiha side didn't have the Uzumaki clan's sealing jutsu, Orochimaru changed his tone:
"Or we could kill the Jinchuriki in advance, and Shukaku would disappear too."
Rengoku waved his hand, "As for sealing, no problem."
"This Jinchuriki can't be killed. I have a use for him. Orochimaru, you hold him back."
Orochimaru looked at Rengoku with surprise, "You know the Four Symbols Seal?"
Rengoku laughed it off, "Just learned it, not very proficient yet."
Orochimaru was speechless, "You're going to try this right after just learning?"
Rengoku shook his head, "Not me. Wait a bit, she'll be here soon."
———
On the other side, when a huge chakra fluctuation appeared from the Uchiha side, Naruto's home was immediately surrounded tightly by Anbu, afraid someone was targeting Naruto again, and ready to move him at any moment.
Later, the message came, it was a problem from the Uchiha side.
So they didn't act immediately.
It was far away, and things were quiet over here. Naruto was lying in bed, snoring soundly.
Kushina, in order to conserve chakra, had also gone silent long ago.
But when Shukaku appeared, the Nine Tails also opened its eyes.
"Hmm? Why is the tanuki here?"
The distance was far, so the Nine Tails was only a little confused. He couldn't be bothered to care and continued to lie down and sleep.
But not long after, the Rengoku clone hidden in Naruto's shadow stood up from Naruto's shadow.
Then placed a hand on Naruto's head.
"Kushina, come out quick."
Kushina awoke from her slumber, "What happened?"
Rengoku rarely acted so urgently, "This body of mine can hold chakra or souls."
"You come with me first. I'll explain on the way."
Kushina was slightly stunned, then turned into a mass of chakra and attached to this clone of Rengoku.
This clone immediately sank into the shadows, using shadow-stealth technique, and slipped away right under the Anbu's noses.
On the way, Rengoku quickly explained the situation with Shukaku to Kushina.
"Gaara was sent by Rasa as a sacrificial pawn. It's just that Orochimaru is inside the Uchiha territory, so for now he can't stir up much trouble."
"But if we don't reseal Shukaku properly, Gaara will still die."
Kushina thought for a moment and didn't refuse, "If Shukaku is in this kind of state, we can only use adamantine chains to bind him, then forcibly imprint the Four Symbols Seal."
"But my chakra isn't enough to do both at the same time."
"How about I bind him, and guide you on how to seal?"
Rengoku had already considered whether Kushina would lack chakra before.
"No worries. You seal him. Just use this body of mine to perform the Four Symbols Seal. As for binding him, leave that to me."
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