Previously, in the Land of Rain, Takuno was prepared for Obito's attack, so he wasn't afraid.
This time, if not for the Mind's Eye of Kagura, he would have been sucked into the Kamui Dimension by Obito using Kamui.
In the Kamui Dimension, even if the opponent didn't act, he would have collapsed from exhaustion over time.
Those who were sucked into the Kamui Dimension by him naturally wouldn't be recruited by the opponent.
It should be said that because he fended off Obito's attacks twice, the opponent had the idea of recruiting him.
At this moment, even though Obito had left, he remained highly vigilant. Who knew if the opponent would suddenly reappear and deliver another major blow?
At this moment, he was a bit hesitant whether to use a Shadow Clone to Summon himself away directly, or to continue to the Hyuga Clan.
"No pain, no gain."
Soon, Takuno made a decision. Since the opponent already had the idea of recruiting him, they shouldn't attack him again.
Thinking this, he quickly arrived at the Hyuga Clan's compound.
As expected, even the Hyuga Clan's defenses were completely weaker than usual at this time.
As long as they wanted to remain in Konoha, they had to send people to help in such a crisis.
Takuno's figure was hidden in the shadows, constantly perceiving with his increasingly effective Mind's Eye of Kagura, and his two tomoe Sharingan were already revealed, continuously scanning their figures.
At the same time, several crows quietly landed on various walls of the Hyuga Clan, staring down with their blood-red eyes.
Normally, this number of crows would have attracted the attention of the Hyuga Clan's Branch Family guards, but at this time, most of the Branch Family members were outside, and those who remained were anxious, surprisingly not noticing the unusual number of crows.
In his observation, Most of the Hyuga Clan members wore headbands, and even the youths without headbands had tied cloth strips, in short, not exposing the Caged Bird Seal.
They were all busy scurrying about.
There were also some very young children who didn't wear headbands or cloth strips, but were accompanied by adult guardians.
Takuno also saw a helpless infant among them. Its adult guardian had probably gone to help stop the Nine-Tails Attack, leaving the infant alone.
Logically, the infant would be his best target. Quietly taking the infant would neither attract attention nor fail to meet his requirements.
But the infant was still too young.
Takuno's eyes flickered, revealing an emotionless gaze, and he formed a hand sign.
"Earth Style!"
The unattended infant fell unconscious without knowing what was happening.
Even when it disappeared, it didn't attract anyone's attention.
Even within the Hyuga Clan, everyone's spirits were anxious and restless, and their attention was worse than usual.
In a corner, Takuno hid the infant he had obtained.
He looked at the infant and softly said, "I hope you bring me luck in finding a Main Family member."
After speaking, he started moving again. Capturing the infant was just a backup plan; what he truly wanted was the absolutely pure bloodline of the Hyuga Main Family.
If he could find and capture a Hyuga Main Family member, then this infant could be found by its father or after the Nine-Tails Attack. If not—
He could only say he was sorry.
He continued to lurk and search within the vast Hyuga Clan compound, mostly underground, Because he didn't know if any Byakugan of the Hyuga were active.
And even the Hyuga wouldn't usually think of increasing their power to look underground with their Byakugan, just as Hyūga Neji was defeated by Naruto who emerged from underground and punched him.
Fortunately, the great clans in Konoha were not allowed to set up separate Sealing Barriers, otherwise it would be troublesome.
After a long while, a scolding voice reached Takuno's ears.
At this moment, his heart suddenly stirred. Within the Hyuga Clan, someone who could scold others so brazenly—
It seemed only the Hyuga Main Family could do that, right?
And it couldn't be Hyuga Hiashi; his personality wouldn't allow him to scold others like that.
Takuno used the Summoning Jutsu to summon a crow, instructing it to stay above and help him observe without attracting attention.
"Summoning Jutsu - Clairvoyance Jutsu!"
He looked at the person's forehead through the crow's perspective. Indeed, it was a smooth forehead without the Caged Bird Seal, and the person also possessed a pair of awakened Byakugan.
"It seems that little fellow is lucky." Takuno chuckled inwardly, then began preparing to capture the person.
At this moment, the person's scolding continued to echo in his ears.
It was nothing more than accusing the Branch Family subordinates of incompetence, calling them all useless, and so on—
The person seemed to be going to the restroom. Since the houses in the Hyuga Clan retained their traditional style, the restroom was indeed separate from the main residence.
The Branch Family members, however, remained unfazed, as if they were accustomed to being scolded.
Just then, Takuno paused. The Shadow Clone's dissolution brought him some news: Minato had already taken the Nine-Tails to the final location where it would be sealed within Naruto.
And this proved that time was running out!
Takuno took a deep breath at this moment, and his violent Chakra erupted directly.
At this time, even the Hyuga Clan members on the ground sensed this powerful Chakra fluctuation.
"Who's there?!" a Hyuga Branch Family member shouted, simultaneously activating their Byakugan and looking around.
But they didn't find anyone's figure.
"You useless lot, quickly find that guy and kill him!" the Main Family member was still shouting.
However, in the next moment, an incredibly massive python burst through the earth and swallowed the wide-eyed person whole.
"Young Master!" The Branch Family servants' eyes widened, and only then did they realize that the person was actually underground.
But that Chakra python immediately retreated after swallowing the Hyuga Main Family member, giving them no time to react.
At this moment, they used their own methods to break through the ground, revealing the tunnel created by Earth Style, but the person's figure was no longer to be seen.
Immediately, these Branch Family members were ashen-faced.
Perhaps they wouldn't die after this, but they would definitely be labeled as incompetent and likely face a punishment worse than death.
On the other side, after an unknown period of time.
The infant that Takuno had initially captured slowly opened its eyes. It rubbed its eyes with its hand, then looked around in confusion.
How did I get here?
With a puzzled expression, it stood up and walked inside, seeing the familiar returning figure. Its eyes immediately widened, and it ran over with a smile.
On the other side.
Takuno's Shadow Clone watched the Nine-Tails, which the Third Hokage had moved outside the village with the Wishing Wand Transformation, grow increasingly enraged, opening its maw and once again beginning to gather a Tailed Beast Ball.
Just then, a gigantic figure descended from the sky, directly crashing onto the Nine-Tails.
It was a huge toad.
That was Minato's summoned beast, Gamabunta!
"Have Minato and Obito finished? Time is running out," the Shadow Clone muttered after seeing this scene.
After being slammed to the ground by Gamabunta, the Nine-Tails still didn't stop gathering the Tailed Beast Ball. Its head lay on the ground, and the Tailed Beast Ball in its mouth was almost complete.
And the direction of this Tailed Beast Ball was towards the Third Hokage, the two Advisors, other Shinobi, and Konoha behind them.
The Third Hokage watched this scene, gritting his teeth. Even so, he still had no thought of dodging, Holding that staff, he intended to try his best to withstand the potentially explosive Tailed Beast Ball.
However, at this moment, the giant Gamabunta directly crashed onto the ground, and the Nine-Tails, which had been beneath Gamabunta, along with Minato on its back, had already disappeared.
In the next moment, not too far away, a light like daylight erupted. On the other side of the mountain, the Tailed Beast Ball exploded there.
The Shadow Clone watched this scene, its eyes flickering. At this distance, it was indeed not too far.
And at that location, the Shadow Clone's mouth curved into a smile, as a Shadow Clone had already been deployed there.
It should be said that for this occasion, he had created quite a few Shadow Clones.
"Has the main body not finished yet?" the Shadow Clone frowned, then dispelled itself, transmitting this message.
On the other side.
"It seems Minato has teleported the Nine-Tails to my location," another Shadow Clone muttered as it resisted the terrifying air blast from the explosion.
He already had a Summoning scroll ready. As soon as the main body contacted him, he would immediately Summon it.
After a long while, the crow in the Shadow Clone's arms let out a cry.
The Shadow Clone's eyes lit up, then he tore open the scroll, revealing the Anti-Summoning Jutsu imbued with crow blood.
A puff of white smoke rose, revealing a familiar figure.
Takuno, still holding the scroll that sealed the Hyuga Main Family member's corpse, exchanged glances with the Shadow Clone.
The Shadow Clone nodded, then took the scroll, as well as the black robe and mask. He needed to store these in a safe place.
After everything was done, Takuno looked over. Kushina had already bound the Nine-Tails with Adamantine Sealing Chains and set up a barrier around it to prevent the Nine-Tails from escaping.
Takuno stretched, then picked up some ash from the ground, making himself look a bit disheveled, and ran over.
He approached the Adamantine Sealing Chains, continuously hitting the barrier formed by the Adamantine Sealing Chains with his hands, attracting the attention of Minato and Kushina inside.
In fact, while hitting it, he could also feel that the Adamantine Sealing Chains of his Uzumaki bloodline were eager to act. Even if he couldn't break the opponent's barrier, it could allow him to enter.
Unfortunately, after repeated consideration, Takuno still gave up on exposing his Uzumaki bloodline at this time.
Although he was certain that his parents died early, and even from records, it would be impossible to tell if they were Uzumaki descendants, he didn't know what his grandparents' generation was like.
What if the Third Hokage and those old guys recognized them?
Furthermore, what if they could confirm that his grandparents' generation had no Uzumaki bloodline?
That would be troublesome then.
Moreover, he only wanted to expose his Uzumaki bloodline to get closer to Kushina, as she was the only confirmed Uzumaki Clan member left. If another Uzumaki bloodline were discovered at this time—
Then the sense of closeness would be self-evident.
Taking this risk for Kushina's closeness was not worth it.
Takuno thought this. If he succeeded next, he would also be their savior. This seemed to foster a closer relationship than simply being a descendant of the Uzumaki.
Therefore, he ultimately decided not to expose his Uzumaki bloodline.
"Senpai?" Minato didn't expect Takuno to be the first to arrive.
"It's me. I've been observing the Nine-Tails from afar, thinking if I could suppress it, I could complete the Sealing. I didn't expect you, Minato, to bring the Nine-Tails here directly," Takuno said.
"Is that so?" Minato showed a strained smile.
At this moment, his face was very pale, his spirit was listless, and he looked as if his Chakra was completely depleted.
"Have Kushina release a bit of the seal, I'll go in and help." Takuno seemed to pause for a moment after seeing this, then said.
"No need, Senpai. Even though the Nine-Tails has been suppressed by the Adamantine Sealing Chains, sealing the Nine-Tails is still very dangerous." Minato smiled at Takuno. He had already made his decision.
Because Kushina, as a Jinchuriki, had reached the end of her life after the Tailed Beast was forcibly pulled out.
It was already a miracle that she could still move now.
"Minato, I didn't know you were this kind of person." Takuno's tone was a bit stern at this moment.
"Huh?" Minato was a bit confused.
"Besides Sealing Jutsu, I am also proficient in Medical Ninjutsu. Are you trying to watch Kushina die by not letting me in?" Takuno demanded.
"No, Senpai, I—" Minato was a bit helpless at this moment. He knew the outcome for a Jinchuriki separated from its Tailed Beast, but the other party might not know.
"Kushina, ignore this heartless man, open a bit of the barrier and let me in!" Takuno said, looking at Kushina.
Kushina was stunned for a moment, then looked at the somewhat exasperated Minato, who finally nodded to her.
She also nodded and then controlled the Adamantine Sealing Chains to open a gap large enough for one person to pass through.
At this moment, Takuno successfully entered the interior of Kushina's Adamantine Sealing Chains.
Then, he glared directly at Minato, as if saying, 'You're actually this kind of person,' and then quickly went to Kushina's side to examine her body.
Minato was a bit exasperated and also a bit touched. At this moment, the other party was still willing to risk danger to come to the Nine-Tails' side.
Truly a very good Senpai!