At dusk, three days later.
Anbu members arrived at the house and found Chinya.
Out of respect for Kushina Uzumaki's presence, the Anbu did not speak.
But Chinya understood the reason for their arrival—Mito Uzumaki's time had finally come.
Chinya turned toward Kushina Uzumaki, who was cooking: "Kushina, I need to step out for a while."
Holding a ladle, Kushina's hands trembled slightly, but she steadied her voice and replied, "I understand. Please come back soon, Chinya."
Chinya followed the Anbu away, leaving Konoha directly.
In an open area several miles outside Konoha,
a large number of Anbu and Root Division members were stationed here.
Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, and Minato Namikaze were also present.
In the center of the clearing stood Mito and Miyuki.
The ground had already been marked with the sealing array.
Chinya approached Danzo: "Lord Danzo."
Then he greeted Sarutobi Hiruzen: "Hokage-sama."
Hiruzen nodded: "Now that you're here, Chinya, we'll prepare to begin the sealing."
Five Anbu ninja dispersed to five positions and began to form hand seals.
[Binding Barrier!]
A transparent barrier expanded, covering everyone inside.
At the same time, all the Anbu and Root ninjas prepared themselves for battle.
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked toward Mito Uzumaki: "Lady Mito, everything is ready. We may begin now."
Mito Uzumaki looked at Miyuki before her, speaking kindly: "Miyuki, even though we are chosen to be hosts for the tailed beasts, before that, we must first fill our hearts with love. That way, even if we must live on as the Nine-Tails' jinchuriki, we can still find happiness."
Miyuki nodded: "I understand, Lady Mito."
Mito reminded gently: "Then let us begin."
Mito Uzumaki began forming hand seals with both hands.
[Yin Seal Release!]
The diamond-shaped marking on her forehead spread outward like a floral pattern.
Mito's hunched posture straightened, and her aged features softened, making her look noticeably younger.
Then Mito Uzumaki formed more seals.
[Eight Trigrams Sealing Style! Release!]
Chakra swirled from the tips of Mito's fingers.
She pressed her right hand against her abdomen and twisted it counterclockwise.
Instantly, red tailed beast chakra emerged from her body, and a dark hole appeared in her stomach.
Then a massive surge of chakra burst forth from the black hole in Mito's abdomen.
This immense power took form—the Nine-Tails.
The Nine-Tails roared, sending chills down everyone's spines. Its overwhelming presence silenced them all.
Such power truly lived up to its title as a living weapon.
But as soon as the Nine-Tails roared, eight chains tightly bound it.
Separated from its host, Mito Uzumaki was destined to die. However, the stored chakra from her Yin Seal allowed her to survive a little longer.
Even so, Mito spat out a mouthful of blood. Her briefly rejuvenated appearance once again returned to old age.
Uzumaki Miyuki stared in stunned silence at the Nine-Tails standing just feet away. "This... is this really a Tailed Beast?"
Mito Uzumaki, barely clinging to strength, shouted at Uzumaki Miyuki, "Miyuki, we don't have time! Lift your clothes and expose your belly!"
Snapping back to reality, Miyuki quickly raised her top.
Mito formed several hand seals and slammed them onto the ground.
A puff of smoke burst forth, revealing an altar on the surface.
Mito warned urgently, "Next is the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style. I'll reseal the Tailed Beast into you. Remember — once it's inside, immediately use the Adamantine Sealing Chains to bind the Nine-Tails!"
Seeing the ritual altar, the Nine-Tails roared furiously, "A ceremonial altar?! Mito Uzumaki, are you really trying to seal me again?!"
Mito glared coldly at the Nine-Tails, saying firmly, "Your power is too great. I must seal you away!"
The Nine-Tails bellowed in fury, "Mito Uzumaki! Let me go!"
Without another word, Mito resumed forming hand seals.
[Eight Trigrams Sealing Style!]
She pressed her right palm against Miyuki's abdomen.
An inscription representing the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style appeared across Miyuki's stomach.
Then, a dark black void — identical to the one on Mito's own belly — emerged on Miyuki's abdomen.
With a low shout, Mito commanded, "Seal it!"
A massive force pulled the Nine-Tails as its enormous body was dragged into the abyss of Miyuki's stomach.
"No! Let me go!"
The beast thrashed violently all the while. Out of the eight chains binding it, two had already snapped under pressure, likely due to Mito's insufficient chakra.
All the surrounding ninjas watched in tense silence, praying the seal wouldn't break.
Luckily, everything went well in the end. The Nine-Tails was successfully pulled into Miyuki's abdomen.
Like a locked door closing shut, the black void on Miyuki's belly began sealing itself layer by layer.
Suddenly, Mito collapsed heavily to the ground.
At that moment, she was at death's door.
With her final breath, Mito told Miyuki, "Use the Adamantine Sealing Chains to control it. The rest is up to you now."
Closing her eyes slowly, Mito's life came to an end.
Though the sealing was complete, none of the ninjas dared step forward.
That was because Uzumaki Miyuki looked extremely strange now.
Surrounded by red tailed-beast chakra, Miyuki wore a twisted expression, clearly enduring immense pain.
Her consciousness had entered the Nine-Tails' sealed domain.
Activating the Adamantine Sealing Chains, five golden chains materialized from Miyuki's body, tightly binding the Nine-Tails.
But Miyuki hadn't expected how strong the Nine-Tails really was.
"You're not that woman, Mito Uzumaki! You can't hold me!"
Already breaking free of one chain, the Nine-Tails surged with crimson chakra like a raging flood crashing into Miyuki.
Gritting her teeth, Uzumaki Miyuki refused to let go.
But beneath the relentless pressure, Miyuki had already taken several steps back, and another chain snapped loose from the Nine-Tails' resistance.
Back in reality.
Uzumaki Miyuki's body underwent noticeable changes. Four tails emerged, and huge amounts of tailed beast chakra poured out from within her body, enveloping her in a dark-red aura.
Although Uzumaki Miyuki still looked human, she was now indistinguishable from a monster.
Now, a fifth tail began to grow from her body. At the same time, Miyuki let out a roar as she started conjuring a Tailed Beast Ball in her mouth.
Hiruzen Sarutobi murmured, "So she has indeed lost control."
Hiruzen turned to Chinya with a serious expression. "Please, help Uzumaki Miyuki control the tailed beast sealed within her."
Chinya nodded and activated his Mangekyo Sharingan.
[Genjutsu! Sharingan!]
As Chinya cast Genjutsu, Uzumaki Miyuki froze in place like she'd been hit by a Paralysis Jutsu, and the Tailed Beast Ball she had been forming immediately dispersed.
Through the genjutsu, Chinya entered the mental space where Uzumaki Miyuki and the Nine-Tails resided.
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