"Humans, what exactly do you want from me? Why won't you let me go?"
Isobu's low, hoarse voice carried an inexplicable trace of grievance.
He sounded like a tired old man being bullied by teenagers!
Seeing this, Raiga Kurosuki suddenly felt much more comfortable.
Even a dignified Tailed Beast now shared the same feeling of helplessness as him.
"Isobu, your power is too strong, so we need to control you a bit."
Makoto stepped forward, delivering this classic Hashirama line with a straight face.
"?"
The Three-Tails' large eyes flickered with great confusion.
'My power is too strong?'
Isobu indicated that in its thousand years of existence since birth, this was the first time it had heard such an outrageous statement.
It wasn't even the Nine-Tails!
Makoto felt no psychological pressure saying this hypocrisy, but Hashirama Senju, the originator of these words, showed an extremely embarrassed expression!
"First Hokage, why does it feel like the Three-Tails is very afraid of you? Just now when it looked over here, it immediately averted its gaze."
"The First Hokage's technique is Wood Release, not Sharingan. Why is it so afraid of making eye contact with you?"
Rin Nohara tilted her head, puzzled.
"Uh, well..."
Seeing the young one innocent thirst for knowledge, Hashirama couldn't bring himself to refuse answering.
He could only sigh and tell the truth.
"Little friend, you should understand that... aside from the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki, ordinary Tailed Beast Jinchuriki started with my wife, Mito."
"Do you know what this means?"
"It means when I captured the Tailed Beasts back then, I didn't have any sealing vessels ready. I could only physically restrain and control them before handing them over to the leaders of various Ninja Villages."
"..."
"To prevent them from waking up and firing Tailed Beast Balls, I had to block their mouths too. With wood."
Hashirama thought of something and added another sentence.
"And plug their other.... holes so they couldn't spin."
"..."
Rin fell silent.
The images that appeared in her mind were simply too outrageous!
This natural-born Senju clan always managed to come up with something new.
She originally thought "bonding together" (Hashirama/Madara) was weird enough, but there was something even more unbelievable.
The former at least involved bonds between humans, but what was the latter?!
The two kunoichi (Rin and Hikari) could suddenly empathize with the Tailed Beasts, understanding why they hated this dirty ninja world so much.
Before being sealed, each of them had suffered humiliation from Hashirama Senju, the founder of the ninja village era.
The Nine-Tailed Beast had it the worst, suffering humiliation from both Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara simultaneously.
Later, it was even sealed away in a stomach.
Losing freedom wasn't actually that big of a deal—their happiest times were when they accompanied the Sage of Six Paths.
The real issue was that ninjas wanted to use their power to recklessly destroy the world created by the Sage.
In short, it's normal for Tailed Beasts to have no goodwill toward humans.
From beginning to end, they never experienced anything that would make them feel favorably disposed.
Though Hashirama Senju was actually innocent in this.
He might have had some ambiguous bond with Uchiha Madara, but he really wasn't a furry.
Hashirama's treatment of the Tailed Beasts was born of necessity.
Indeed, there were vessels other than humans that could seal Tailed Beasts, like the One-Tail's Teakettle or the Eight-Tails' Amber Purifying Pot.
But just think about it—these artifacts were so rare that Hashirama couldn't possibly mass-produce them.
Even if he found one or two, what about the others?
"Isobu, there are multiple groups outside coveting the Tailed Beasts' power right now. In their eyes, you're just a piece of meat. So wouldn't being with a friendly Jinchuriki be the safest option? What do you think?"
Makoto continued his friendly negotiation with the Three-Tails.
"..."
The Three-Tails was at a complete loss for words!
'Weren't you just saying i am too strong? And now you're calling me a piece of meat? You're not even pretending anymore?'
But after learning Makoto's group's purpose, the Three-Tails felt relieved.
'Just being sealed? It's not like it's the first time.'
'Wait...'
"You know my name?" the Three-Tails asked in a muffled voice.
"Of course. I know all nine Tailed Beasts—Shukaku, Matatabi, Isobu, Son Goku, Kokuo, Saiken, Chomei, Gyuki, and Kurama."
"..."
The Three-Tails fell silent again.
Its own name was one thing—it had revealed it before, so it wasn't surprising if a few people knew.
But the other Tailed Beasts? Especially Kurama, who hated humans the most.
How could this person possibly know?
The Three-Tails suddenly recalled a prophecy the Sage of Six Paths had once told them.
A blue-eyed youth who would call out the names of the nine beasts...
The Three-Tails stared at Makoto for a while.
'The hell, his eyes aren't blue?'
Could it have misheard it back then? Or after thousands of years, remembered it wrong?
Maybe it wasn't "Blue-eyed Youth" but "Bastard Youth"?
'That would fit pretty well!'
"Since you're the person from the Old Man prophecy, I'll follow your arrangements. Should she become my Jinchuriki again?"
The Three-Tails spoke again, this time quite cooperatively.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Makoto looked completely confused.
When did he become someone from a prophecy?
What ability did the Sage of Six Paths—or that Toad—have to predict his arrival?
"Nothing. My memory's messed up, I.... i was just talking nonsense."
The Three-Tails immediately backtracked.
It couldn't let him know the prophecy was insulting him ("Bastard Youth"), or it would be in danger!
"You..."
"Well, since Isobu has agreed, let's not give it a hard time." Rin tugged on Makoto's sleeve.
Seeing this, the Three-Tails couldn't help but feel moved.
'This chick seems to have a good personality.'
'Wait, my previous Jinchuriki had a good personality too.'
'Unfortunately, his fate wasn't great.'
'Both generations of my hosts have been controlled by Genjutsu users, leaving me with no real opportunity for communication!'
"Alright, Hashirama. It's your turn now."
"Okay."
Makoto stepped aside as Hashirama Senju stepped forward and began the sealing ritual.
Hashirama clapped his hands together.
The Three-Tails' massive body twisted into chakra streams before being sealed into Rin's stomach.
It went remarkably smoothly.
This Sealing Technique belonged to the Uzumaki Clan.
It seemed that anyone who married into the Uzumaki Clan had to learn some Sealing Techniques from their spouse to keep up.
Of course, the Senju Clan had their own Sealing Techniques as well—otherwise, how would they have sealed Uchiha Hikari together with the Sarutobi Clan back then?
"Is that it? It's resolved just like that?"
Raiga Kurosuki watched the entire process as if he were watching a play, utterly bewildered.
Wasn't sealing a Tailed Beast supposed to cost countless lives every time?
That's how it was in the Hidden Mist Village, and he'd heard it was the same in other villages.
Didn't the Three-Tails even think about putting up a little resistance?
Did it just surrender immediately after realizing escape was hopeless?
Raiga stood there in a daze.
Shortly after the sealing was completed, Mei Terumi, alerted by the massive chakra commotion and informed by the Anbu, arrived with a group of Hidden Mist Village ninjas.
Seeing Makoto there, Mei Terumi breathed a visible sigh of relief.
And when Uchiha Hikari saw Mei Terumi, she also breathed a sigh of relief.
She had heard others say that Makoto was on good terms with the Mizukage, and she had been secretly worried that the Mizukage might be.... a man.
'Thank goodness It's a woman.'
'Wait...'
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