The sealing scripts beneath their feet were all personally set by Kushina.
They were the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan, passed down from Mito Uzumaki!
In case of an accident, if the Nine-Tails were to go on a rampage, the array beneath their feet would instantly transform into a seal, firmly restraining the Nine-Tails.
This would buy time for the next steps.
"Let's begin."
Danzo slowly walked up to Kushina and then revealed his Mangekyō Sharingan!
In an instant, the entire training ground felt as if a cold wind had swept through.
The candle flames around them flickered uncertainly, and the shadows of everyone present stretched and twisted like demons.
A tremendous ocular power burst forth from Danzo, piercing directly into Kushina's mental space like a sharp sword.
This place was almost no different from when Danzo had last visited.
It was like a frozen moment in time.
The massive molten sphere in the sky still hung like a sun, mercilessly scorching the world.
Sensing the "visitor," the colossal creature bound to the molten sphere slowly opened its eyes.
"Kushina, trust me, I will give you enough strength..."
The Nine-Tails paused mid-sentence, suddenly realizing that the visitor didn't seem to be Kushina.
"You're that damned guy from last time!"
The Nine-Tails recognized Danzo. It narrowed its eyes, and an aura of terror immediately emanated from its body.
After all, Danzo had forcibly extracted a significant amount of chakra from it last time.
For the Nine-Tails, this was nothing short of a humiliating disgrace. How could it forget?
"It's an honor to be remembered by the famous Nine-Tails."
Feeling the evil aura rushing toward him, Danzo's expression remained completely unfazed.
In the next moment, Kushina's figure also appeared beside Danzo.
As the master of this mental space, Kushina could freely enter and exit here.
Just like other jinchūriki.
Seeing Kushina, the Nine-Tails immediately spoke in a coaxing tone:
"Kushina, do you really want to remain bound like this forever?"
"Trust me, if you release the seal, I can grant you true freedom!!"
Kushina sneered at the Nine-Tails' temptation.
She wasn't some naive child.
Grandma Mito had clearly told her that even if she agreed to the Nine-Tails' conditions and helped it break free from the seal, the end result would only be her will being devoured, turning her into a mindless beast.
That was no kind of freedom.
Moreover, she had already received Danzo's promise. As long as they successfully extracted the Nine-Tails' chakra, he would no longer impose too many restrictions on her.
Under these circumstances, only a fool would believe the Nine-Tails' lies.
Before Kushina could respond, Danzo spoke up calmly:
"Nine-Tails, if you're willing to hand over your chakra now, I can promise to find a way to grant you freedom."
Danzo's tone was eerily calm, as if he were stating something entirely simple!
Coupled with those crimson Sharingan eyes, it instantly reminded the Nine-Tails of a certain someone from the past.
"Damn you, who do you think you are?!"
A surge of murderous intent erupted from the Nine-Tails, and the entire sky turned blood-red.
The chains binding it clanked loudly, and the wooden stakes piercing its body oozed crimson blood.
Seeing this, Danzo's expression remained as calm as ever.
Kushina, however, looked somewhat nervous.
But soon, the appearance of another figure put her at ease.
The newcomer was none other than the Fourth Hokage of Konoha—
The Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze!!
He gently placed his hand on Kushina's shoulder and, through a chakra connection, entered the mental space.
Seeing both Danzo and Minato appear one after another, the Nine-Tails finally understood.
"Kushina, so this is your reliance, huh?"
It finally calmed down from Danzo's provocation.
But its tone was still filled with killing intent, and its crimson eyes gleamed with cunning.
The Nine-Tails opened its massive mouth and spoke in an extremely mocking tone:
"If you want to take my chakra, you'll have to release part of the seal first."
"Can you really do that, Kushina?"
Its voice was like that of a demon, constantly stirring up anger and fear in Kushina's heart.
Until a hoarse voice interrupted its pressure.
"Enough with these cheap tricks."
Danzo's voice rang out once more.
He coldly stared at the Nine-Tails in the sky and asked Minato and Kushina beside him:
"Are you two ready?"
Minato nodded, then clasped his hands together.
As two orange-red markings appeared on his face, a large amount of natural energy gathered around him, merging with his chakra to form senjutsu chakra.
This senjutsu chakra then flowed into Kushina's mental space through their connection.
And just like Naruto in the original story.
Since the battle was taking place in the mental space, Minato's physical body didn't need to move at all.
Thus, he could maintain Sage Mode for an extended period without the assistance of the two Mount Myōboku sages.
And he would have an endless supply of senjutsu chakra to fight the Nine-Tails.
This was also why Danzo insisted that he infuse senjutsu chakra into the Rasengan.
Combined with Sage Mode, the advantage against tailed beasts was simply too great.
On the other side, Kushina also nodded.
She then placed her hand on the seal on her abdomen.
Seeing their actions, the Nine-Tails' eyes above filled with ambition and desire.
As soon as Kushina released the seal, it would absolutely crush these arrogant humans in an instant!
Even though it couldn't unleash its full power within Kushina's mental space.
It still didn't believe that these three individuals could be as monstrous as Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha!
Watching the Nine-Tails' evil aura continue to leak out, Danzo slowly narrowed his eyes and said coldly:
"Begin."
Hearing the command, Kushina gritted her teeth and made up her mind. With a twist, she activated the seal on her abdomen.
As she did so, the chains binding the Nine-Tails quickly loosened.
In that instant, the Nine-Tails' aura surged dozens of times stronger!
It opened its ferocious maw, its crimson eyes seemingly dripping with blood.
"Finally... you've fallen into my trap!"
With a forceful pull, the wooden stakes that had been embedded in its body for over a decade were ejected one by one.
In the next moment, an unimaginably terrifying aura filled the entire mental space!!
The golden ocean beneath Danzo and the others' feet instantly surged with monstrous waves.
Not only that, but in the real world, Kushina's body was also covered in a thick layer of dark red tailed beast chakra.
A terrifying red light pillar shot into the sky, and a cold, evil aura rampaged throughout the Root base.
If not for the protective barrier, the entire Konoha would likely have been thrown into panic by now!
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