The long-impatient Dark Nine-Tails, seeing the Ten-Tails controlled, immediately let out a happy low roar and pounced on it, once again lying on the Ten-Tails' body, opening its mouth to even more madly devour and absorb the vast, ocean-like pure Chakra.
The Ten-Tails let out pained and angry wails but was powerless to resist.
Menma looked at the Dark Nine-Tails' greedy appearance, a trace of indulgent helplessness appearing on his face, and said softly, "Take your time, Kyu-chan, no one's competing with you."
Just then, his right Byakugan slightly focused, Ocular Power gathering, his vision instantly penetrating the great distance and spreading sand and dust, seeing two figures rapidly approaching.
Tsunade, with the diamond mark on her forehead and the Strength of a Hundred Seal activated, and Shizune closely following behind.
"Hmm?" Menma raised an eyebrow slightly, somewhat surprised.
'What are they doing here?' Menma thought back, 'If I remembered correctly, Tsunade during this period should be wandering around gambling houses in various countries. Why would she appear in this uninhabited desert of the Land of Wind, and right when I appeared here?'
This desert was one of the locations he had secretly deployed Flying Thunder God coordinates across the entire Ninja World using shadow clones years ago, precisely because it was an uninhabited area for hundreds of kilometers in all directions, with the nearest oasis nearly two hundred kilometers away, making it secluded enough.
He hadn't expected uninvited guests so soon after transferring the Ten-Tails here.
To ensure the Dark Nine-Tails could absorb the Ten-Tails' Chakra undisturbed, a thought flashed in Menma's eyes, and he made a decision.
His figure instantly vanished from his spot. The next moment, he appeared on a sand dune ahead on the path Tsunade and Shizune were taking, quietly waiting for their arrival.
In the scorching desert, Tsunade and Shizune were like two swift winds, quickly traversing the continuous sand dunes.
Their gazes were fixedly locked on the giant beast battle beyond normal comprehension in the distance.
When they saw the several giant Chakra Rods, like pillars of punishment from hell, savagely stabbed into the Ten-Tails' wildly dancing tails, forcibly restricting its movements, Tsunade's eyes were already filled with shock and doubt.
The aura emitted by those black rods was cold and bizarre, a form of power she had never seen before.
'Could it be that those things produce such a powerful restraining effect on a Tailed Beast-level entity?'
However, when five thick, golden, shining chains, completely made of condensed Chakra, shot out with a whistle, deftly and precisely wrapping around the Ten-Tails' tails pinned by the black rods, further firmly binding its massive body, Tsunade could no longer remain calm. She gasped sharply, exclaiming in shock:
"That is... the Adamantine Sealing Chains?!"
Her voice was somewhat distorted by extreme shock.
Although she had never seen this technique with her own eyes, as the princess of the Senju Clan and a distant relative of the Uzumaki Clan, she had heard her grandmother mention the various secret techniques of the Uzumaki Clan since childhood, especially the supreme secret techniques capable of sealing Tailed Beasts, one of which was the Adamantine Sealing Chains!
The shining golden chains before her, containing powerful sealing power, were so similar to the legendary descriptions!
Shizune, closely following behind her, heard this exclamation and quickly asked, "Tsunade-sama, what are those golden chains?!"
Tsunade, while running, stared fixedly at the five Adamantine Sealing Chains that seemed to pulsate with life, her face so grim it seemed water could drip from it: "That is the secret Sealing Technique passed down through generations of the Uzumaki Clan, the Adamantine Sealing Chains! Only Ninja with pure Uzumaki bloodline can perform it. It's a powerful sealing technique that can even restrain the Nine-Tails!"
"The Uzumaki Clan?!" Shizune's face changed color, immediately thinking of the intelligence Jiraiya had previously relayed: "Could it be... the Uzumaki Clan from the Land of Stars that Jiraiya-sama mentioned?"
Tsunade shook her head, her beautiful brows tightly furrowed, sweat sliding down her cheeks: "I don't know... but the answer is likely right ahead!"
She no longer hesitated, formed a hand seal in front of her chest. The diamond mark on her forehead, serving as the storage for the Strength of a Hundred Seal, suddenly lit up with a blue light, rapidly spreading towards both cheeks like an intricate pattern!
"Strength of a Hundred Seal: Release! Creation Rebirth!"
Vast chakra instantly released from the seal, filling her entire body.
Her speed suddenly increased, like a bolt of lightning, leaving a trail of afterimages on the sand as she raced at full speed towards the center of the battlefield!
Shizune gritted her teeth, gathering chakra in her feet, desperately trying to keep up, but it was clearly very strenuous.
As the distance closed, the scene at the center of the battlefield became clearer and more heart-palpitating.
The terrifying giant beast with ten tails, firmly bound by the Adamantine Sealing Chains and giant black rods, was letting out unwilling and painful roars. Its vast, ocean-like pure Chakra was being madly devoured and consumed by the dark red nine-tailed fox!
The Chakra was so dense it almost materialized, forming visible dark red energy streams, continuously flowing into the Dark Nine-Tails' body.
As top-tier Medical-Nin, Tsunade and Shizune were far more sensitive to life energy and Chakra than ordinary people.
They could clearly 'feel' the Dark Nine-Tails' aura terrifyingly rising and swelling at a horrifying speed!
They wondered if it completely absorbed this Ten-Tails' Chakra, to what level would it evolve?
It was simply unimaginable!
Just as Tsunade was weighing in her heart whether to risk stopping this unknown evolution, her gaze suddenly focused, stopping at the top of a sand dune ahead.
There, quietly standing, was a figure.
Tsunade immediately stopped, her powerful momentum making the sand behind her feet plow two deep grooves.
She stood at the base of the sand dune, slightly looking up, forming a standoff with the figure above.
Shizune, panting heavily, caught up to her side and also saw the person on the dune.
It was a youth who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, with handsome features, jet-black short hair, wearing a black priestly robe with red edges, holding a short black rod identical to the ones restraining the Ten-Tails.
Most shocking were his eyes.
The left eye was a crimson Mangekyo Sharingan slowly rotating like a vortex, while the right eye was pure white, with veins slightly bulging around the pupil… unmistakably the Byakugan of the Hyuga Clan!
"Sharingan and... Byakugan?!" This bizarre eye combination instantly sent a chill up Shizune's spine.
Menma stood atop the sand dune, looking down from his superior position. The Chakra Rod in his hand casually pointed towards Tsunade and Shizune's direction, his voice calm but carrying an unquestionable authority:
"No entry ahead."
"Tsunade-sama, Shizune-san, please turn back."
His words made Tsunade frown deeply, and Shizune's heart skipped a beat.
'The other party had actually identified us by name!'
But Shizune searched her memory and couldn't recall ever seeing this youth with the strange eyes.
Suppressing the shock and doubt in her heart, Tsunade spoke in a deep voice, asking a series of questions: "Are you a member of the Uzumaki Clan? But why isn't your hair red? And... why do you possess both the Sharingan and the Byakugan?"
Her gaze passed over Menma, looking at the two behemoths 'transferring' Chakra in the distance, and she pressed further: "What exactly are those two Tailed Beasts? That dark red demon fox is absolutely not Konoha's Nine-Tails!"
Facing Tsunade's rapid-fire questions, Menma lightly shook his head, his tone still flat: "I am indeed of the Uzumaki Clan. Speaking of which, I am distantly related to you."
He paused, then continued: "So, some things aren't completely off-limits to explain to you. But I hope after hearing the explanation, you will leave this place."
Menma raised his hand, pointing to his own strange eyes: "These two eyes have a legitimate origin, not stolen or robbed."
Then, he pointed towards the Dark Nine-Tails feasting in the distance: "That one over there is also not Konoha's Nine-Tails. It is my partner. I call it 'Kyu-chan'."
"Partner? Kyu-chan?" The doubts in Tsunade's heart grew stronger.
'Aside from the known Nine Tailed Beasts, did other Tailed Beasts exist in this world?'
'And the other party mentioned a 'distant relationship'. The Uzumaki and Senju Clans did intermarry for generations during the Warring States Period, with close relations. The other party could perform the Adamantine Sealing Chains, so his bloodline purity was undeniable.'
'But this Sharingan and Byakugan...'
'It was simply too unbelievable.'
Menma seemed unwilling to explain further. He slightly raised his head and said to Tsunade: "Alright, I've answered your questions. Now, please accept my request as well."
"Leave this place. I do not wish to fight."
His tone carried a hint of imperceptible softening.
After all, according to his mother's usual chatter, Tsunade was one of the few relatives in Konoha with whom she had a relatively good relationship.
Deep down, Menma did not want to cross blades with this nominally 'distant cousin'.
After speaking, the Chakra Rod in his hand casually swung forward, drawing a clear line in the sand at his feet.
As the black rod cut through the air, it emitted a cold, obscure aura that seemed to disturb chakra, making both Tsunade and Shizune feel a palpitation. This was a power level completely unfamiliar to them.
Tsunade fell into hesitation.
Reason told her this youth was extremely dangerous, and the evolution the Dark Nine-Tails was undergoing was full of unknowns.
But emotionally, the other party didn't seem immediately hostile, even proactively mentioning the Uzumaki Clan and their distant relationship, releasing goodwill...
Just as she was weighing the pros and cons, struggling to decide, a hot desert wind happened to blow towards them, carrying a faint, barely noticeable scent of blood from the youth opposite.
The scent was very faint, but for Tsunade, who suffered from severe hemophobia, it was like the most potent poison!
Her gaze instantly locked onto the sleeves and hem of Menma's priestly robe.
There, stained were several patches of long-dried, darkened blood!
Tsunade's pupils sharply contracted, her face instantly turning as pale as paper!
The power that had just filled her entire body due to the Creation Rebirth Technique rapidly receded like a tide!
The blue mark on her forehead rapidly dimmed and disappeared.
She felt the world spin, intense nausea and dizziness assaulting her. Her legs went weak, and she actually collapsed directly onto the scorching sand, her body trembling uncontrollably, not even daring to focus her gaze on the bloodstained areas on Menma.
"Tsunade-sama! What's wrong?!" Shizune was greatly alarmed, quickly stepping forward to support the nearly fainting Tsunade, calling out anxiously.
She immediately realized it was a hemophobia attack!
Menma, standing on the sand dune, looked down at Tsunade, who had instantly lost her fighting ability before the fight even started, all because of a bit of residual blood from battle on his person. He couldn't help but be slightly taken aback, then shook his head somewhat helplessly.
He dispersed the Chakra Rod in his hand, turning it into specks of black fragments that vanished into the air.
"It seems... there's no need to fight."
He murmured to himself.