Uchiha Makoto looked at the confident Two-Tailed Cat and couldn't help but whisper to Uzumaki Shinji beside him.
"Shinji, exactly how much chakra can this storage device hold at once?"
"Don't worry, Makoto! The Two-Tails has been in the Akatsuki Ninja Village for a few months now, and we have a rough estimate of its total chakra. While Tailed Beast chakra can certainly be described as massive, the sealing jutsu inherited by our Uzumaki clan for a thousand years is not just an empty name. The chakra sealing container we made is not only large enough, but its capacity is also strictly controlled. A single forced extraction will be enough to exhaust the Two-Tails."
"Forced?"
"Yeah... Didn't you say back then that you wanted to imprison the Tailed Beasts inside and forcibly extract their chakra non-stop... After you came back, you changed the requirement, hoping to extract a large amount of chakra at once... but the previous function was also retained..."
"Alright, I get it. If it's not conducive to uniting the Tailed Beasts, don't mention it in the future."
"Also, Shinji, about this forced extraction function, can you take the blame for me... I'll pay extra for the labor!"
"????"
Then.
Uchiha Makoto coughed a few times and said no more.
Back then, he really did treat the Tailed Beasts as tools, so he had indeed asked Uzumaki Shinji to design the sealing jutsu that way.
But times have changed.
Now he was getting along quite well with the Two-Tailed Cat, so it wouldn't be appropriate to continue treating it as a tool.
He wanted to build a society where Tailed Beasts and humans coexisted harmoniously!
Sorry, Shinji, you'll have to take the fall for me later.
—Lord Kōkage knows nothing about forced extraction!
Uzumaki Shinji was speechless, but for the sake of the labor fee... ahem... for the sake of their years of friendship, he nodded and agreed.
While the two were talking.
The Two-Tailed Cat had already arrived at the center of the underground stronghold, stepping on the sealing jutsu symbols.
"Makoto, I'm ready."
"Coming, coming!"
Uchiha Makoto walked quickly forward, arriving beside the Two-Tailed Cat, and gave it a final "reminder."
"Kitty, are you sure you can do it? The amount of chakra I need is a bit much?"
"Hmph... Makoto, you know nothing about the chakra volume of a Tailed Beast!"
"Then I'll leave it all to you!"
The Two-Tailed Cat was extremely confident, giving a thumbs up—Makoto, the little bit of chakra you want is just a drop in the bucket for me.
A smile appeared on Uchiha Makoto's lips, and he said no more.
He also gave the Two-Tailed Cat a thumbs up... Now all of this is voluntary on the Two-Tailed Cat's part!
—Kitty, you also know nothing about my greed.
Then, Uchiha Makoto reached out and undid the seal Senju Hashirama had placed on the Two-Tails, releasing it from the tea jar.
The originally petite and cute Two-Tailed Cat began to grow rapidly. The massive chakra that had been suppressed by the sealing jutsu was released instantly, mixed with a low growl from the Two-Tails, and a wave of air swept through the entire underground stronghold.
Many Uzumaki clansmen present crossed their arms in front of them to brace themselves.
"Is this a Tailed Beast?"
"What terrifying power!!"
The insignificant humans witnessed the power of a Tailed Beast for the first time and couldn't help but whisper.
Uchiha Makoto stood still, his expression unchanged.
In their eyes, the Two-Tails was a ferocious and dangerous existence.
But in reality, just last night, the Two-Tails was rolling around on his bed, acting cute and throwing tantrums, unwilling to go back to its own little nest to sleep.
Meanwhile.
The sealing jutsu symbols carved in the stronghold all began to flash rhythmically, and the core area under the Two-Tailed Cat's feet glowed brightly with red light.
This large-scale sealing jutsu was officially activated.
Under the restraint of the sealing jutsu, the Two-Tails' body stopped expanding. Two huge white chains appeared out of thin air in the sealing space, locking onto the swaying tails behind the Two-Tails without warning.
"Meow~?"
"Makoto, what's going on?"
"Uhm... Shinji... what's going on?"
"Oh, this is a necessary step for extracting chakra. Once the extraction is over, the chains will disappear."
What's going on?
Isn't it obvious!
It's just fear that the Tailed Beast might suddenly riot, so the tails are locked first to control the Tailed Beast's movements!
But Uchiha Makoto shifted the blame very quickly, directly throwing the question to Uzumaki Shinji. And Uzumaki Shinji reacted quickly too, making up a reason casually.
"Alright, Kitty, don't worry about these details."
"Ready? Here we go!"
"Got it, come on!"
With Uchiha Makoto's order, the chakra extraction device began to operate at full power.
"Such strong suction!"
The Two-Tailed Cat immediately felt a powerful suction extracting its chakra.
However, not only did the Two-Tailed Cat not resist, but it also actively cooperated by releasing chakra outward.
—It had just made bold claims in front of Uchiha Makoto. Backing down now would be losing face, wouldn't it?
As the Two-Tailed Cat continued to supply chakra, the number on the wall kept rising. As time passed, the number had jumped to thirty-two, almost completing one-third!
At this point, the Two-Tails was already a little scared.
"Oh no!"
"I talked too big. This isn't just a little bit of chakra!"
"It hasn't even reached one-third of the total yet... If it fills up..."
Looking at the number on the stone wall and feeling the still-powerful suction, a wave of regret rose in the Two-Tailed Cat's heart. It knew Uchiha Makoto needed it to contribute to the Akatsuki Ninja Village, to contribute chakra, but it didn't expect Makoto would need so much!
It's been extracting for so long, and it hasn't even reached one-third. If it goes up to a hundred, it might pass out from the drain!
But calling for a stop now would be too shameful for a Tailed Beast!
The Two-Tailed Cat was really conflicted. But just then, Uchiha Makoto stepped forward in a timely manner and put another high hat on the Two-Tailed Cat.
"Kitty, amazing! As expected of the Two-Tails!"
"I heard that Tailed Beasts are judged by the number of tails. Now it seems the world is too arbitrary. I feel you are stronger than the Nine-Tails!"
"Kitty, do you think I'm right?"
"Uhm... That's right. I, the kitty, am not inferior to that stinky fox, the Nine-Tails, at all!"
The hat was put on high.
Uchiha Makoto had already said this much. Now the Two-Tailed Cat really couldn't bring itself to admit that it was inferior to the Nine-Tails.
Hearing the Two-Tailed Cat's response.
A corner of Uchiha Makoto's mouth curled up, a smile appearing on his face, and he even couldn't help but hum lightly.
The Two-Tailed Cat's personality was actually quite similar to the Nine-Tails.
Both were tsundere!
It was just that because of the Sage of Six Paths' bias, the Nine-Tails got a little more chakra—one portion for the One-Tail, one portion for the Nine-Tails, one portion for the Two-Tails, one portion for the Nine-Tails... Why is there so much left? Let's give it all to the Nine-Tails... So the Nine-Tails was a bit more arrogant.
But even so, the kitty was still very proud!
—The amount of chakra extracted now didn't make it feel weak, just a little tired, completely within the bearable range!
"Kitty, come on! It's already more than half!"
"I know, don't worry. This little bit of chakra... can't beat me!"
"Oh oh oh!!"
"Hey hey hey, don't just watch, cheer for the Two-Tailed Cat together."
The Two-Tailed Cat continued to supply chakra.
And Uchiha Makoto cheered for the Two-Tailed Cat from time to time, even dragging the spectating Uzumaki clansmen along.
Although the scene became slightly weird, it also made the Two-Tailed Cat grit its teeth and hold on.
However, mental encouragement could not change the objective situation.
As the Two-Tailed Cat's chakra was extracted bit by bit.
The small blue flames surrounding the kitty shrank visibly... and the Two-Tailed Cat felt its body becoming very weak.
After a while longer.
A more terrible sense of emptiness and weakness swept through the kitty's whole body.
This was almost reaching the Two-Tailed Cat's limit.
But the number on the wall still hadn't reached one hundred; it had only reached seventy-eight. There was still more than one-fifth left!
"I can't do it, I really can't do it..."
"I can't hold on anymore!"
"If this continues, I might go see the Sage of Six Paths!"
The Two-Tailed Cat felt its vision darkening. It was thoroughly convinced now.
No wonder Uchiha Makoto repeatedly emphasized that the amount of chakra he wanted was a bit much.
It had underestimated the enemy this time!
"Makoto, stop it quickly... I, the kitty, can't hold on anymore!"
"Kitty, didn't you keep saying it was no problem... Why now..."
"I didn't know you needed so much chakra! Stop it quickly!"
The Two-Tailed Cat was getting anxious.
This damn suction hadn't changed from beginning to end.
Always so powerful!
And it hasn't filled up after extracting for so long... Even if the Nine-Tails came, it couldn't withstand being extracted like this!
"I got it!"
"Shinji, stop the extraction device quickly!"
"Uhm... Makoto, when I designed it, I thought it through. As long as the storage container isn't full and the number on the wall hasn't reached one hundred, the extraction device won't stop. It will keep extracting until the container is full. I really didn't expect the Two-Tails' chakra to be so little. It's a Tailed Beast! It can't even reach this amount? Lord Hashirama has more chakra than it..."
"What?"
Although Uchiha Makoto knew long ago that the extraction device wouldn't stop until the chakra storage container was full, he still acted "anxious and panicked," ordering Uzumaki Shinji to stop the extraction device quickly.
Uzumaki Shinji immediately understood, proactively taking the blame and telling the Two-Tailed Cat the cruel truth—the extraction device would only stop when the chakra storage container was full.
And...
Uzumaki Shinji added a few more sentences in passing.
He didn't expect the Two-Tailed Cat to be so useless, unable to hold on after extracting just this little bit of chakra, having less chakra than Senju Hashirama.
His disdainful words successfully agitated the Two-Tailed Cat instantly.
Not only because Uzumaki Shinji disdained its small amount of chakra.
But also because of Senju Hashirama.
"Two-Tails, your power is too great, sorry...."
These words were like a nightmare, appearing in the Two-Tailed Cat's dreams from time to time.
Along with Senju Hashirama's big hand!
"Bastard!"
"Don't mention that man in front of me, he's a demon!"
"Disdaining my small amount of chakra... Redhead... come and try it!!"
"Makoto, don't just stand there, hurry up and think of a way to stop this extraction device!"
While hissing, the Two-Tails didn't forget to ask Uchiha Makoto to find a way to stop the extraction device quickly.
But...
Uchiha Makoto had no way either.
The only way to stop the extraction device now was to destroy the entire set of sealing jutsu in front of them.
But how could he destroy the sealing jutsu that consumed such a huge amount of resources to set up?
Suffer a little, Two-Tails; Shinji will bear the bad name!
"Shinji, is there any way... Two-Tails can't hold on much longer!"
"Hurry up, don't just stand there!"
Uchiha Makoto turned into a movie king, starting a passionate performance.
If Uzumaki Shinji hadn't been tipped off by Uchiha Makoto in advance, he would have almost believed what Uchiha Makoto said.
But he still cooperated with Uchiha Makoto's performance.
"There's really no way!"
"This sealing jutsu was designed to be extremely sturdy from the beginning. To stop it, we can only destroy this entire stronghold. Makoto, such a big commotion will involve the entire Akatsuki Ninja Village!"
"But don't worry, Makoto, the Two-Tails will be fine. At most, it will just faint. Nothing serious will happen."
"Can a Tailed Beast be this useless?"
"No way, no way..."
Uchiha Makoto and Uzumaki Shinji played good cop, bad cop.
"Kitty, hold on a little longer. I have no choice either. For the sake of the Akatsuki Ninja Village... I am the village's Kōkage!"
"Later, I'll buy you a whole box of catnip."
Uchiha Makoto said to the Two-Tailed Cat with a sorrowful face.
"One box isn't enough... I want... ten boxes!"
"No problem!!"
The Two-Tailed Cat spoke stumblingly. The blue flames surrounding its body had now turned into small flickers, as if a gust of wind could extinguish them. And the number had now reached ninety-three, just a little bit more to fill up.
But at this moment, the Two-Tailed Cat was already a bit delirious. There was a buzzing sound of electric current in its ears, and it even hallucinated seeing the Sage of Six Paths waving at it.
"Kitty, hold on, just a little bit more."
"Makoto, I really can't hold on anymore... After this extraction... can we not do this again in the future?"
"Sorry, Kitty, for the sake of the Akatsuki Ninja Village..."
"I'm afraid you'll have to work hard like this in the future!"
"Meow~ Makoto, you're also a big baddie... The past, do you really not remember?"
The Two-Tailed Cat was not a fool.
It knew Uchiha Makoto was also a participant.
However, Uchiha Makoto's foreshadowing, consistent performance, and Uzumaki Shinji drawing the aggro meant that the relationship between the person and the cat only suffered minor ripples.
"The past..."
"The past.... Sorry, Kitty, I am the Kōkage!"
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