Seeing Kushina's expression now, Mito finally felt at ease.
This was the only way Kushina could fully keep the Nine-Tails' power under control as its Jinchuriki.
Mito deeply understood what mattered most for a Jinchuriki.
If they were treated merely as vessels without regard for their mind and emotions, they would lose their humanity entirely.
Minato's presence eliminated Mito's final worry.
"Sarutobi, you may all come in now!"
She called out. The door opened again, and several figures entered the room.
Given how dangerous the Nine-Tails' sealing would be, some of Konoha's strongest shinobi had gathered here today.
Among them was Sakumo, who had just received orders and arrived.
As he looked at Kushina about to become the Jinchuriki, he couldn't help but recall that child.
If Minato ever learned the truth, how would he react?
Even he himself couldn't begin to guess that boy's thoughts.
"Help me up."
At Mito's words, the Third Hokage immediately appeared beside the bed, supporting her along with Kushina.
Right now, only Uzumaki Mito possessed the strength required to perform this sealing technique.
The Uzumaki clan's sealing arts were something even he barely understood.
"My body has grown too weak. Although I can barely perform the sealing ritual itself, suppressing the Nine-Tails' chakra during the process cannot be done alone."
Mito explained, glancing at the group before her. The chakra radiating from them was immense.
Of course, the Third Hokage needed no introduction, but Kushina also sensed another extremely powerful chakra beside him—the annoying man she hated.
Beside them stood Sakumo, gripping his short sword tightly.
Everyone, even the Third Hokage, nodded as if obeying a command.
Shasha!
Immediately, Mito began forming Hand Seals. Hundreds of chakra chains extended from behind her, stretching across the room's corners and solidifying into an unbreakable barrier.
Her hands trembled as she formed each seal, but she didn't stop for even a second.
After completing another sequence of seals, Mito struck outward. [Eight Trigrams Seal] instantly appeared before her.
[ROAR!]
At that moment, her pupils inverted, twisting into a horrifying, grotesque shape. A suffocatingly cold and nauseating surge of chakra burst forth uncontrollably.
Thick crimson chakra, nearly solid in form, began spreading from Mito's body.
No longer possessing her former strength, the chakra used for this sealing had originally been part of the suppression seal on the Nine-Tails. Diverting it weakened the original seal, meaning she could no longer restrain the beast effectively.
The sheer force of that roar sent Kushina stumbling back a few steps.
"Don't be afraid. Quickly step onto the sealing platform."
Mito instructed. Kushina had studied this sealing technique before, but compared to Mito's mastery, she had barely scratched the surface.
Kushina heard the voice, flashed onto the sealing platform, took a quick look at the seal, and then lay down sideways.
"Do it!" Mito clenched her teeth. Her originally grayish-white hair visibly turned snow-white at an alarming rate.
An extremely terrifying chakra erupted from within her body, forcefully suppressing the substantial deep red chakra back inside.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
At the same time, The Third, Danzo, and Sakumo Hatake stood respectively at the other three corners of the sealing platform, hands forming seals, instantly refining and mobilizing all their chakra.
Huge, terrifying chakra filled this space, even causing visible ripples in the air, faintly wavering in and out.
Meanwhile, Konoha's elite guards stationed at Mito's residence could, even without possessing sensing abilities and despite the barrier of this seal, instinctively feel the immense power radiating from this chakra.
"I will now release the seal!"
Mito spoke. To re-seal the Nine-Tails, one must first set it free.
Her trembling hands yanked open her long robe, exposing her abdomen, where a small but intricate seal pattern glowed faintly.
[Four Symbols Seal]!
Right now, the Four Symbols Seal showed signs that it was about to collapse—the black patterns were gradually becoming blurry.
Mito's eyes darkened slightly. Then with one hand, she grabbed the seal matrix and twisted it.
"Roar!"
Instantly, what had previously been a faint growl became clearly audible. Without Mito's barrier, the sound might have alarmed pedestrians throughout Konoha's marketplace.
Thick, deep-red chakra burst madly from the opened seal matrix, first taking shape as a ferocious head.
Kushina, lying on the sealing platform, felt her soul tremble—this head resembled a fox, its vertically slit pupils emanating an icy gaze that seemed to despise everything.
Freed from the seal, the Nine-Tails wildly struggled to escape, yet its slowly emerging body remained bound by countless chakra chains.
"Mito Uzumaki!"
A low voice rang out. The Nine-Tails cast its eyes sideways, fixing Mito with a glare full of killing intent—but right now, it was restrained by her power, unable to move.
Then the Nine-Tails unleashed its terrifying chakra, instantly dyeing the entire room a deep crimson.
"You underestimate me too much."
The Third and others' eyes darkened. Three powerful chakras erupted without restraint, gradually forcing the Nine-Tails' chakra back within the room.
Although the Nine-Tails' chakra was immense, it remained bound by Mito, and The Third and the others were powerful in their own right.
Two opposing chakras pressed violently against each other within the sealing barrier; the chakra chains rooted throughout the room pulsed violently with radiant light.
Under normal circumstances, once a tailed beast leaves its host, the jinchuriki would die immediately, but Mito, carrying the bloodline of the Uzumaki clan, wouldn't perish immediately.
She summoned every last drop of her remaining chakra and life force, cooperating seamlessly with The Third and the other two, firmly restraining the Nine-Tails in place.
Finally, when the Nine-Tails was fully separated from Mito's body, it transformed into a glowing crimson chakra mass roughly three meters in diameter. On its surface, the beast's fierce and hideous face was clearly visible.
The Nine-Tails had once been vastly larger than this. But now, bound by layer after layer of chains from Mito, its power had been squeezed into this compact form.
However, such containment could not last forever. The chakra mass was slowly expanding—no matter how hard the Third and others tried, no matter the strength of Mito's sealing techniques, nothing could halt its relentless growth.
At this moment, Mito formed the final hand seal. Her weary eyes fluttered open and closed as she murmured softly.
[Four Symbols Seal!]
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