While the Third Hokage was caught in a 'dirty' political meeting, tense activity was underway inside Shadow Stream's underground base.
Although Konoha had successfully captured the Two-Tails, no one expected it to remain under their control for long. Everyone anticipated this outcome, so time was extremely limited to act on the Two-Tails—every second counted.
Right now, the "hotpot" had already been placed in the center of an open area. And to prevent the Tailed Beast from breaking through its seal, multiple layers of barriers had been set up around the containment vessel.
One could never be too cautious around a Tailed Beast. Just imagine what would happen if the beast went berserk underground… Haseo ensured absolute certainty in every aspect.
It looked as though everyone was observing something new and fascinating. At this point, nearly all the ninja within the base were gathered around the "hotpot," pointing at it and occasionally exchanging words with those nearby… This reaction wasn't surprising—after all, the Two-Tails was a rare creature, basically like a giant panda in the Ninja World.
Thankfully, everyone remained considerate enough to only watch from afar, none daring to approach the container directly.
"Lord Haseo, are we going to test the procedure on the Two-Tails first?"
Shikou felt deeply concerned about this matter. As one of the few people who knew the details behind the "Tailed Beast Division Plan," she understood why Haseo had captured the Two-Tails and knew that conducting such an experiment meant sacrifices must be made by the Uzumaki clan—literally, not metaphorically speaking.
Haseo saw exactly what Shikou was thinking. She was of the Uzumaki, but Haseo was not. Still, she hoped that he would value and respect them.
"While the Third Hokage may be a genius at learning Ninjutsu, I'm unsure whether he has mastered that crucial jutsu yet. Without the Third Hokage's help, the experiment can only proceed halfway.
But really, just doing half of that experiment doesn't justify making such a sacrifice."
If they attempted to tear the Two-Tails apart, someone would need to use the Dead Demon Consuming Seal at the cost of their life. Given how secretive the Dead Demon Consuming Seal has been kept, only the Uzumaki clan possessed the ability to wield it.
"In truth, the theoretical framework for the plan is already complete, and there isn't any major flaw in the methodology—only practical execution remains uncertain. Therefore, regarding the Two-Tails, we could try other ways to extract some of its Chakra instead.
More importantly, we haven't prepared anything for this beforehand. Even if we rushed the experiment forward, the Uzumaki clan might not have suitable candidates available... Since no such plans existed previously, we won't make any hasty changes now. I've always disliked 'unexpected circumstances.'"
Except for the last sentence, which sounded fairly difficult to believe… After all, who could possibly believe someone who constantly created unexpected situations actually despised them? Everything else Haseo said still rang true—and deeply reassuring—to Shikou.
According to Haseo's explanation, it wasn't only the Uzumaki clan that should feel grateful for his decision—Two-Tails should be even more thankful. Because his current plan was to aggressively siphon chakra from Two-Tails, and even if he drained every last drop, once "released," its chakra would definitely recover gradually.
He was essentially treating Two-Tails like a chakra reservoir. Though it sounded harsh, at least it was better than being split in half. In this way, Two-Tails had avoided total destruction. Wasn't that something worth celebrating?
Haseo's explanation eased Shikou's concerns slightly. She wasn't afraid of sacrifices from the Uzumaki clan, but she wanted those sacrifices to happen only when absolutely necessary, with minimal cost.
Considering everything, after Mito Uzumaki and the current Uzumaki clan leader, Shikou was likely the next "matriarch" of the clan, a status that forced her to consider such matters carefully.
Thankfully, up to now, Haseo had never asked the Uzumakis to perform reckless, life-costing tasks.
"If that's the case, things just got a little easier. Previously, during the sealing process on the tailed beasts, we left an opening in the Sealing Formula. We can use that exact opening to extract Two-Tails' chakra now. However...
We don't have a proper container to store the extracted chakra. Since we didn't have much time, we only prepared one containment vessel."
It was like having only one pen to hold a single goat—sure, you could shear its wool, but there seemed no place to store what you collected.
"This is indeed a problem, but I do have a temporary solution… My body condition is rather unique; previously, any excess chakra I had was temporarily stored elsewhere. Therefore, the chakra extracted from Two-Tails could also be placed there for now."
Haseo said this after appearing to think about it for a moment. But if he'd already decided to extract chakra from Two-Tails earlier, could he truly have not considered where to put this extracted chakra at all?
Generally speaking, Haseo wasn't exactly skilled at executing plans. However, objectively speaking, this didn't stop him from being someone very good at making them—similar to how many so-called experts online were brilliant at drafting elaborate diet plans but never stuck to them.
How that turned out? Only time would tell.
So, Haseo had probably thought about handling extracted tailed beast chakra long before this.
One of Sansho-sensei's most precious inheritances was a being that was gentle, flexible, and fully compliant—a perfect all-purpose living tool. Naturally, that referred to Katsuyu.
Haseo decided to try storing the Two-Tails' chakra inside Katsuyu, since she already had the natural ability to channel and hold chakra. The only difference was that instead of storing his own chakra this time, it would be storing tailed beast chakra.
After Haseo shared this idea with Shikou, she gave it some thought and felt this method was worth trying. Even if there were some difficulties, using Katsuyu as a medium, the Uzumaki clan could further apply the Sealing Technique to ensure the success of this plan.
After all, it's merely about sealing the Tailed Beast's Chakra into Katsuyu's body, not about creating a Jinchuriki. Besides, Katsuyu's body is way stronger than an average ninja's, so this attempt is worth trying—and might even work pretty well.
Time was pressing, so Haseo briefly discussed with several Uzumaki Shinobi and quickly settled on a basic plan. He then used the Summoning Jutsu to summon a twenty-meter-long smaller version of Katsuyu.
Now the "container" was ready, and so was the "power source." With the Chakra Extraction Technique designed by the Uzumaki serving as the connector, all preparations were essentially complete.
The technique itself wasn't complicated either—based on Brownian motion and the principle of concentration gradient diffusion, high-concentration Chakra would naturally flow toward areas of low or zero concentration.
So what came next was obvious—it was time to pull the trigger.
A tiny gap opened in the seal on the cauldron-like container. Soon after, the enormous Chakra of the Two-Tails surged out. Wild, uncontrollable energy instantly filled the underground space.
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