r18novel Chapter 71: Splitting the Nine Tails! The Eight Trigrams Seal!
Chapter 71: Splitting the Nine Tails! The Eight Trigrams Seal!
Chapter 71 Splitting the Nine-Tailed Fox! The Eight Trigrams Seal!
Minato Namikaze watched as Takuno Minamoto examined Kushina Uzumaki's body, whose brows were tightly furrowed.
"Senpai, is there a way?" Minato Namikaze originally wanted to say that if there was no way, then they should give up.
But the words stuck in his throat, and he couldn't bring himself to say them. At that moment, he desperately wanted to pray to the heavens for a miracle.
"Kushina's body is severely depleted. After the Nine-Tails was sealed into her body, it became part of her body. Now, that connection has been forcibly severed, and I cannot make up for this deficiency with my power," Takuno Minamoto said with a sigh.
The only way to save Kushina Uzumaki now, without having to put the Nine-Tails back in, would require Six Paths-level Yang Release chakra.
Currently, no one in the ninja world possesses this power. However, the Sage of Six Paths in the Underworld does possess it, but unfortunately, he cannot come here to save her.
"Is that so—" Minato Namikaze's eyes dimmed.
"It's alright, Minato, isn't this the result we already knew?" Kushina Uzumaki gave an awkward smile as she comforted Minato Namikaze.
At this moment, the sound of Naruto's crying and wailing could still be heard in their ears, as if they too were feeling saddened by the atmosphere.
"Perhaps, I mean perhaps, it's not entirely impossible," Yuan Tuoye suddenly said.
Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki were stunned. Then, they looked at Takuno Minamoto with great shock, their eyes lighting up.
Although they were prepared to die, who would want to die when they could live?
"Senior! Please save my wife!" Minato Namikaze said solemnly.
"Don't rush, let me finish. This method may not succeed," Yuan Tuoye said, looking at the Nine-Tails that was still struggling.
"Kushina's body is currently depleted due to the Nine-Tails leaving her body. If we can put the Nine-Tails back in, we might be able to fill this hole that is constantly losing life energy," said Gen Takuno with a solemn expression.
"And if this method fails—"
"Konoha will lose the power of the Nine-Tails." Minato Namikaze said in a deep voice. He understood that if the tailed beast was sealed inside the Jinchūriki, then the tailed beast would die along with the Jinchūriki.
Yuan Tuoye nodded and said, "That makes sense, but there's still a problem."
Minato Namikaze's eyes flickered as he pondered, unsure of what to do. After hearing Takuno Minamoto's words, he looked at him again.
"Kushina has already lost a lot of her life energy, and she used the Adamantine Sealing Barrier while severely depleted, so she probably can't withstand the power of the entire Nine-Tails," Takuno Minamoto concluded.
"Is that so?" Minato Namikaze nodded, and then a smile slowly appeared on his face. At this moment, he had made his decision.
"Minato, are you going to—" Kushina Uzumaki's eyes widened as she discerned something from the other's smile.
"Kushina, you must live a good life with Naruto," Minato Namikaze said gently.
"Minato, no, you should have just sealed the Nine-Tails into Naruto's body. Don't worry about me. Besides, this method might fail." Kushina Uzumaki protested agitatedly.
"Fool, it's all worth it if it's possible," Minato Namikaze said with a smile.
Yuan Tuoye's expression was somewhat strange. Sensing the atmosphere of life and death, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you putting on some kind of melodramatic show?"
Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki both froze.
Minato Namikaze said with a wry smile, "Senpai, could you please not be such a spoilsport?"
"Although I don't know what method you plan to use to split the Nine-Tails in two, it seems that it will require paying the price of your life?" Takuno asked.
Minato Namikaze sighed and then nodded.
If it were just about preserving a portion of the chakra, that wouldn't be difficult. But if he wanted to safely divide the entire Nine-Tails into two parts, the only method he could think of was the sealing technique.
"I never said I couldn't do that," Gen Takuno said helplessly.
Upon hearing this, Minato Namikaze was stunned, and Kushina Uzumaki was also stunned.
"Really? Senpai!" Minato Namikaze asked excitedly, his eyes wide.
"Of course I wouldn't lie to you, Hokage-sama." Minamoto Takuno glanced at the other party and said irritably.
Minato Namikaze also heard the teasing voices inside, and thinking of the conversation just now, he laughed awkwardly.
"However, I can't do anything about the Nine-Tails right now." Gen Takuno looked up at the Nine-Tails, which was still struggling violently. The Nine-Tails seemed to have heard their conversation and was roaring at Gen Takuno.
"I understand, senpai. Leave the rest to me!" Minato Namikaze's expression immediately turned serious. He stood up, his robes bearing the inscription "Fourth Hokage" fluttering in the wind.
Yuan Tuoye watched this scene, and in fact he used the power of the Grell mine to make some soldier rations.
Its effects are far better than ordinary soldier's rations. The life energy it replenishes can greatly replenish the body's energy and nourish some spiritual energy, thereby extracting more chakra.
However, he didn't intend to give it to Minato Namikaze.
Because what he wanted was for Minato Namikaze to exhaust all his power in the process of subduing the Nine-Tails, causing the opponent to be unable to refine chakra beyond his capacity for a short period of time afterward.
Although Minato Namikaze seems to be in a very bad state right now, who knows if he still has enough chakra to create a seal?
"Kushina, could you do me one more favor?" Minato Namikaze called out.
Kushina Uzumaki also took a deep breath, then her eyes widened in anger, and the Adamantine Lock extending from her back tightened once again, pulling the entire Nine-Tails into a state of immobility.
Minato Namikaze no longer intended to use the Flying Thunder God Technique. Instead, he began to condense a ball of light in his hand, which was expanding at a visible speed.
"This is... a super-sized Rasengan?" Gen Takuno was also secretly surprised when he saw this.
Even in this state, Minato Namikaze was still able to use so much chakra. Luckily, he let his opponent make a move.
It's perfectly normal for him to be able to use the Super Giant Rasengan, which is essentially an enlarged version of the Rasengan. It's impossible that Minato Namikaze wouldn't know how to use it; he just doesn't usually need to.
Now, facing a massive enemy like the Nine-Tails, a sufficiently massive attack is naturally required.
Kurama (the Nine-Tails) seemed to sense the immense threat posed by the giant Rasengan in Minato's hand, baring its teeth at him.
Unfortunately, none of this deterred Minato Namikaze's determination. Holding the Giant Rasengan, he took a deep breath, leaped up, and as he jumped above the Nine-Tails, he pressed the Giant Rasengan down.
"Bang!!"
A bright light illuminated the entire barrier formed by the Adamantine Sealing Chains, instantly blinding the Third Hokage and the Anbu who had just arrived but were blocked outside by the seals.
After a long while, the light faded.
Yuan Tuoye saw that the Nine-Tails was helplessly locked to the ground by the Adamantine Lock. It was still struggling, but the strength was much less than before.
Minato Namikaze was already kneeling on the ground, panting heavily. It took him a while to stand up unsteadily, but he looked like he might fall at any moment.
"Senpai, the rest is up to you!" Minato Namikaze said with a pale smile.
"Yes, leave it to me." Takuno nodded firmly, then paused, asking, "I can seal half of the Nine-Tails back into Kushina's body using sealing techniques, but what about the other half?"
Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki were both stunned. They had been so overwhelmed by the surprise that they hadn't considered this aspect.
It seems that only one person present possesses the physique to withstand the power of the Nine-Tails, even if it's only half of it.
Their gazes fell upon Naruto's small body.
If possible, they would not want their child to become the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki again, because even if he were the Hokage, he could not stop the Nine-Tails from running rampant inside the child.
Kushina Uzumaki understands the difficulties best. Every day she could wake up from a terrifying nightmare, and she also had to be prepared to go berserk and hurt people at any time.
She even once went berserk and injured Minato Namikaze, and she still remembers the incident vividly to this day.
"Kushina, have faith in our child," Minato Namikaze said.
Kushina Uzumaki nodded after a moment of silence.
"Then I'll begin." Yuan Tuoye said as he walked in front of Jiuwei. Looking at the other's bloodshot eyes staring straight at him, it was rather frightening.
However, he was not easily frightened. He placed one hand on the Nine-Tails' body, and incantations continuously flowed from his hand and appeared on the Nine-Tails' body.
It must be said that the Nine-Tails is indeed enormous.
It took Yuan Tuoye quite a while to wrap the entire Nine-Tailed Fox with incantations.
Then, he formed a mudra with his hands.
"Sealing Technique - Chakra Separation Technique!"
Although the Nine-Tails has a physical form, all tailed beasts are essentially just aggregates of chakra, so his sealing techniques are also effective against the physical Nine-Tails.
Of course, this is on the premise that the Nine-Tails cannot resist.
If the other party resists, he will not be able to place all the spells on them as he just did.
Under the astonished gazes of Minato Namikaze, Kushina Uzumaki, and the Third Hokage, the Nine-Tails seemed to begin to undergo some changes.
"You despicable human, I will not let you get away with this!"
At this point, the Nine-Tails may have broken free from Obito Uchiha's control. In fact, this control was irrelevant to it, because even without Obito Uchiha, it would still want to destroy Konoha.
At this moment, it also felt its body being forcibly torn apart by those incantations.
Normally, it would definitely be able to deal with this kind of power, but unfortunately, it was directly hit by Minato Namikaze's Super Giant Rasengan and was under continuous suppression by Kushina Uzumaki's Adamantine Sealing Barrier, so it couldn't use much power at all.
"Minato Namikaze, bring Kushina and your child here!" Takuno Minamoto shouted.
Minato Namikaze was already prepared, carrying Naruto Uzumaki and helping Kushina Uzumaki to Minamoto Takuno's side.
Soon, Gen Takuno placed a portion of his chakra on Kushina Uzumaki's stomach, while the Nine-Tails remained, though it appeared weak.
"Kushina, continue using the Adamantine Lock to restrain the Nine-Tails. I'll set up a sealing technique for you first." Gen Takuno said, preparing to form hand seals.
"Wait a minute, senior!" At this moment, Minato Namikaze spoke up to stop Takuno Minamoto.
"Hmm? Time is of the essence. Half of the Nine-Tails' power might be running rampant inside Kushina's body. This is not the time for idle chatter," said Gen Takuno, frowning.
"It's alright, I can feel that the other half of the Nine-Tails inside me is also exhausted." Kushina Uzumaki said with a pale smile. She had actually used part of the Adamantine Sealing Chains to seal the other half of the Nine-Tails inside her.
"Senior, the sealing technique for sealing the Nine-Tails must not be taken lightly. Next, I will teach you the strongest sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan!" Minato Namikaze said at this moment.
There was no other way. If a normal sealing technique were used, the Nine-Tails could go berserk at any time, and both Kushina Uzumaki and her child would have to suffer the pain of that berserk state.
Moreover, the sealing technique used to seal the Nine-Tails cannot be changed casually; every change carries the risk of the Nine-Tails escaping, as it has done this time.
This is a risk they cannot afford.
Therefore, if we are to use it now, we must use the best sealing technique.
Minato Namikaze has no chakra left to use sealing techniques, so the only one present who can quickly learn that sealing technique is Takuno Minamoto, who is very proficient in sealing techniques.
Even the Third Hokage couldn't do it!
"Hmm? Okay then, I'll learn it as soon as possible." Yuan Tuoye frowned, then nodded and said.
At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief; he had finally waited for this moment.
The reason I made Minato Namikaze exhaust all his remaining chakra was to prevent him from setting up the Eight Trigrams Seal!
Minato Namikaze quickly explained the Four Symbols Seal to Takuno Minamoto.
As Yuan Tuoye listened, he was also amazed. This sealing technique truly lived up to its reputation as the strongest sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan. Its sophistication far surpassed any sealing technique he currently knew that focused on sealing.
After all, the Chakra Separation Technique is not a sealing technique, and even if it is, it is still inferior to the Four Symbols Seal.
"Have you learned it, senpai?" Minato Namikaze asked.
Yuan Tuoye closed his eyes, contemplating each step of the Four Symbols Seal. What the other person was describing was not just the simple usage of the Four Symbols Seal, but also included all of his understanding of it.
With his sealing technique skills and the guidance of the Fearful Wind Water Gate, the sealing technique quickly took shape in his mind.
So he opened his eyes and nodded.
Minato Namikaze smiled. As expected of his senior, he was the only one present who had the ability to quickly learn this difficult Four Symbols Seal.
"Alright, then what I'm about to tell you about is the sealing technique you'll be using this time, the Eight Trigrams Sealing Technique, which is a combination of the Two Yang and Four Symbols Sealing Techniques!"
Upon hearing Minato's voice, Gen Takuya chuckled inwardly, "The Eight Trigrams Seal is in my hands!"