"Smack!"
"Ow! You crazy woman, what do you think you're doing?"
The wooden giant's palm slammed hard onto the Nine-Tails' forehead, causing it to cry out in pain. It really hurt. And why wasn't there that usual calming feeling this time? Instead, there was nothing but pain.
"Of course I'm sealing you with *Kuoran Nyūzen Taisu*!" Sakura declared proudly, then continued striking the Nine-Tails' head mercilessly with the wooden giant.
"This isn't *Kuoran Nyūzen Taisu* at all! You crazy woman, let me go!" The Nine-Tails struggled harder. The wooden giant's strength rivaled even the completed form of Susanoo—those repeated slaps on its head really hurt.
"I said it is, so it is!" Sakura remained unmoved, continuing to slap away. As she struck, she muttered under her breath, "Pass out already. Pass out. Pass out! Wow, your resistance to dizziness is pretty strong. Even after so many hits, you still haven't fainted."
"Smack!"—"Faint already," "Smack!"—"Faint already"—
With every strike from the wooden giant's hand, Sakura whispered another word. Eventually, she even fell into a rhythm.
"So this is how that sealing technique works?" Kushina Uzumaki first looked puzzled, then became visibly excited. "No wonder my sealing techniques never reached Lady Mito's level—I've been using them wrong all along!"
"Haha..." Minato Namikaze stood nearby, his face paling. His wife already had somewhat of a violent temper; if she started believing this was the correct way to use sealing techniques, he feared he'd never have a peaceful day again.
"That's horrifying! Too brutal!" Matatabi the Two-Tails, Isobu the Three-Tails, and Gyuki the Eight-Tails huddled together, trembling in fear. They felt incredibly lucky—if they were beaten up like the Nine-Tails, they might not even survive.
"*Kuoran Nyūzen Taisu* involves powerful palm strikes aimed at the Nine-Tails' head, inducing a concussion and dizziness, thus forcing it into submission!" Sakura explained through her unrelenting assault.
"You absolute lunatic, let me go right now! Ow, it hurts so much! You're clearly taking revenge on purpose!" the Nine-Tails screamed repeatedly. He felt like his skull was about to shatter, especially with those wooden dragons constantly coiling around him—there was no sensation left in his body except pain.
"Of course I am taking revenge!" Sakura didn't deny it. She admitted directly, "Who told you to blast me with your Tailed Beast Ball earlier? If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll start thinking you're untouchable, huh?!"
"Ow! If you've got guts, just let me go! Using Wood Release against me—what kind of cowardice is that?!"
The Nine-Tails was furious. He should've known better—Hashirama Senju was nothing but a schemer. Even after death, he'd left behind such a devious sealing technique for future generations. That's utterly despicable!
"You still have the energy to shout? Looks like it's time for my ultimate move!"
Sakura's expression changed. She took a deep breath, performed two simple hand seals, and a massive hammer formed in the wooden giant's hand.
"What exactly are you planning to do?"
"Let me go, you madman, demon! Let me go, don't come any closer!"
Nine-Tails' eyes nearly popped out of his head. This wooden hammer was even bigger than his own head! With the Wooden Giant's strength, one single smash would definitely kill him.
"Here comes my ultimate move—Kuoran Nyūzen Taisu!"
Controlled by Sakura, the Wooden Giant leaped into the air. Swinging its massive wooden hammer in a full circle, it smashed it straight down on Nine-Tails' head.
"Crack!"
The tremendous force caused cracks to form along the sturdy handle before the entire hammerhead broke off and flew away, leaving only a bare handle in the Wooden Giant's hand.
"Hashirama Senju, I hate you!"
Hashirama Senju's stupid grinning face floated through Nine-Tails' mind for a moment before he tilted his head sideways and went limp.
"Mission complete."
After deactivating the Wood Release technique, Sakura looked down at the unconscious Nine-Tails lying on the ground and nodded in satisfaction. She'd always known she had a knack for sealing techniques. Sure enough, even the Nine-Tails had been effortlessly sealed away.
"Did we kill the Nine-Tails?!"
Eight-Tails Gyuki gently tapped the Nine-Tails with one of his tentacles, then sighed in relief. "Good, still breathing. He should just be knocked out."
"Dad, did you seal away the Nine-Tails like this back then?" Naruto lifted his head, looking at Minato Namikaze with curiosity.
"Haha, of course not!" Minato quickly waved his hands, a bead of cold sweat rolling down his forehead. "Back then I used the Dead Demon Consuming Seal to take out half of the Nine-Tails with me, and then sealed the remaining half inside your body!"
"Oh right, I thought Dad had beaten him up like that too!" Naruto nodded, suddenly feeling sympathy for the Nine-Tails. "Getting such a brutal thrashing must have really hurt!"
"So this is how the First Hokage sealed the Nine-Tails. It seems like history books can't entirely be trusted after all!"
The Uchiha family discussed amongst themselves, growing increasingly doubtful about the First Hokage's character. Wasn't the book supposed to say the First Hokage had tamed the Tailed Beasts with love? Yet now it seemed the Wood Release sealing method was shockingly brutal, actually bashing Nine-Tails into a concussion. Clearly, the First Hokage wasn't as noble as depicted.
Meanwhile, Hashirama Senju remained unaware that his reputation had taken such a severe hit. Especially in Nine-Tails' eyes, he had successfully knocked Madara Uchiha off the top of the hatred list, securing first place himself, followed closely by Sakura in second, while Madara fell to third.
The happiest person around was Kushina Uzumaki. At this very moment, she was currently discussing with Sakura about how sealing techniques should be used, and their occasional laughter gave Minato Namikaze and the others involuntary chills down their spines.
Chapter One Hundred Thirteen: Never Back Down — The Defiant Nine-Tails
Under the unchanging sunlight, a cheerful group chatted happily together. Meanwhile, the Nine-Tails lay all by himself off to one side. If Eight-Tails Gyuki and the others hadn't confirmed earlier that he was still breathing, Sakura might've thought the Nine-Tails had been accidentally pounded to death.
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