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In the Land of Fire, in the northeastern region, deep within a primal forest, Seimei's figure suddenly appeared.
"Byakugan~"
With a single thought, he activated his Byakugan, carefully scanning his surroundings. Time ticked by, second by second. After a long while, confirming no one had followed him, Seimei finally let out a sigh of relief.
At this point, his role in the "Nine-Tails Incident" was more or less complete. Everything tied to him had, for now, come to an end.
Reflecting on the chaos, Seimei couldn't help but marvel at the massive advantage his foreknowledge gave him. Without the intel from his memories, there was no way he could've achieved his goals so quickly or easily.
Sure, this time around, some unexpected faces showed up—Jiraiya, Orochimaru, and Uchiha Shisui, among other heavy hitters—none of whom were in his original memories. But overall, the situation stayed under control. In the end, he successfully obtained the Nine-Tails.
That's right—after handing over one Nine-Tails, he still had another in his possession.
Seimei reached out and pulled out a metallic sphere. Probing it with his mental energy, he could see a sealed Nine-Tails still inside. So, how did this happen? Simple: he split the Nine-Tails.
Just like Minato Namikaze did in the original timeline, Seimei divided the Nine-Tails into its Yin and Yang halves. He kept the Yang Nine-Tails for himself and returned the Yin half.
As for how he pulled off the split? It wasn't all that difficult—at least not for him. Despite its intelligence and lifelike appearance, the Nine-Tails was, at its core, just a mass of chakra. And with his deep understanding and mastery of chakra, combined with his exceptional sealing techniques, separating it was no big deal.
The split was handled by his Wood Clone. After evading Uchiha Shisui's Shadow Clone, the Wood Clone used the "All-Encompassing Seal" on the metallic sphere to divide the Nine-Tails into two parts. This was also why the Nine-Tails was so furious after being released—nobody would be happy about being sliced in half. Too bad Seimei didn't care about its feelings.
To him, a Tailed Beast was just a tool. He wasn't about to pull a Naruto and start bonding with it heart-to-heart.
Was it worth giving back half of the Nine-Tails? Seimei would say: absolutely, and then some.
First, returning half ensured his original plan worked—saving Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki's lives. This kept Konoha stable, giving him a secure base to focus on his training without worry.
Second, handing back half the Nine-Tails shifted everyone's attention—especially Uchiha Obito's—back onto Konoha, letting Seimei slip out of the spotlight.
And finally, the most crucial point: it kept Konoha from going ballistic. As for whether Konoha would notice something was off with the Nine-Tails and make a fuss about it? The odds were slim to none. For one, no village wants to air its dirty laundry. This incident already saw Konoha get attacked in their own backyard—a major embarrassment. Broadcasting that would just be asking for trouble. As one of the five great ninja villages, where would their credibility be if this got out?
Instead, they'd likely spin it, boasting about how Konoha thwarted the enemy's plot and protected the village's assets. Plus, by returning half the Nine-Tails, Seimei had shown goodwill. As long as Minato had half a brain, he wouldn't deliberately draw attention to Seimei and risk pissing him off—especially since Seimei still held the other half. If he wanted to, he could cause Konoha a world of trouble.
So, Konoha's leadership—Minato and the others—wouldn't do anything rash. At least, not openly. What they'd do in secret? Seimei didn't care enough to bother with that.
Through his exchange with Shisui, his identity might still be a mystery to some, but others likely had him figured out. Those in the know wouldn't act recklessly. They'd probably try a softer approach, testing his intentions bit by bit before planning any counter moves. But by the time they got their act together, who knows how much stronger he'd be? At that point, whether his identity was exposed or not wouldn't matter.
For now, stalling was the name of the game.
Of course, this was all just his perspective. How things would actually play out depended on Konoha's reaction. Still, Seimei figured he wasn't far off.
Pulling his thoughts together, he focused again on the half of the Nine-Tails in his hand. After a moment of sensing it, he formed hand signs and activated the "Chakra Absorption Technique."
Instantly, a massive amount of the Nine-Tails' chakra flowed into him, converting into his own. Time passed steadily. About an hour and a half later, Seimei stopped absorbing. Probing the metallic sphere again, he saw the Nine-Tails looking noticeably weaker—much like the Four-Tails and Seven-Tails when he drained them to their limit. No big issue there.
Withdrawing his mental energy, he sensed the new chakra in his inner space: six million points! In just that hour and a half, his chakra reserves had jumped by six million. That was four times the 1.5 million from the Four-Tails and six times the one million from the Seven-Tails—a clear sign the Nine-Tails was on a whole different level.
And this was just half the Nine-Tails. A complete one could probably give him over 15 million points a day—more than ten times what the Four- and Seven-Tails provided.
"Man, what a shame," Seimei muttered, briefly regretting giving back the other half. But it was just a passing thought. Compared to an extra ten million chakra points a day, keeping the spotlight off himself was way more important. Besides, six million wasn't exactly pocket change.
When he'd mastered the "Wood Clone Technique," he thought he'd never need clones with bigger chakra reserves. But just days later, here he was, putting them to use. At his current rate—six million from the Nine-Tails plus 720,000 from the others—he could rack up 50 million chakra points in about a week. That meant every month, he'd need to split off four Wood Clones to store it all. Good thing his upgraded Wood Clone Technique made them more stable, or it'd be even more of a hassle.
(Chapter End)