Chapter 142

Minato and Hiruzen Sarutobi simultaneously sensed a familiar yet powerful chakra fluctuation, and they turned around in surprise. Only to see a figure wrapped in orange-red chakra slowly walking from the edge of the battlefield.

It was Kushina.

At this moment, her entire body was wrapped in the Nine-Tails' chakra, forming a cloak that burned like flames.

That violent energy even distorted the surrounding air, the ground trembled slightly beneath her feet, Kushina's pupils had turned into vertical pupils like a beast's, her facial features became sharper, and her whole person exuded a heart-pounding powerful aura.

Minato instantly appeared beside Kushina, his face full of anxiety: "Kushina, why did you come? It's too dangerous here! You should..."

Kushina's gaze moved away from Susanoo and turned to look at Minato. The corner of her mouth curved into a confident smile, her voice carrying a hint of teasing: "How could I let you face this kind of situation alone, aren't we husband and wife?"

She walked slowly to Minato's side, the orange-red chakra cloak fluttering in the wind, like real flames. "Don't forget, I am a member of the Uzumaki Clan. Moreover... I am also a ninja of Konoha."

Just as Kushina's voice fell, a powerful chakra fluctuation erupted from within Susanoo, Madara Uchiha's voice came through that huge blue skeleton: "It seems the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has finally deigned to appear."

Just as the voice fell, Susanoo's huge blue arm suddenly exerted force, muscle lines bulging. A harsh sound of metal twisting came from the air.

"Screech—"

Several chains suddenly burst with spiderweb-like cracks on their surface, about to snap completely.

"Damn it!" Minato's pupils shrank sharply, about to step in to help, but was stopped by Kushina.

She took a deep breath, pressed both hands down suddenly, and shouted angrily: "Want to break free? Not so easy!"

In an instant, Kushina's whole body erupted with an astonishing chakra fluctuation, the orange-red energy rolled like boiling magma, countless golden chains surged out from within her body, intertwining in the air into a huge net, sweeping toward Susanoo.

Susanoo's movements immediately became sluggish, as if trapped in a quagmire.

The next second, Kushina formed hand seals with both hands at high speed, so fast that people could hardly see clearly, the next moment, she let out a low shout: "Seal!"

Only to see countless huge vermilion torii seals appearing out of thin air, they floated in the high sky, exuding an ancient and mysterious aura.

The next second, these torii seals fell from the sky like meteorites, targeting Susanoo directly.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The torii seals smashed onto Susanoo one after another, emitting deafening loud noises. Susanoo's huge body actually sank slightly under this violent impact, ripples spreading across the blue chakra cloak.

Madara Uchiha stood at the center of Susanoo, coldly watching the torii seals falling from the sky.

Even facing such an astonishing scene, there was still not much change in expression on his face. Only a hint of appreciation flashed in his eyes, he said in a low voice: "Oh? A secret technique of the Uzumaki Clan?"

Layer upon layer of torii seals kept falling, soon forming a huge cage around Susanoo.

The red torii seals interlaced vertically and horizontally, emitting powerful sealing power, firmly trapping the huge blue giant.

Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes flashed with a gleam, seizing this fleeting opportunity. He formed hand seals with both hands at high speed, palms facing each other, and shouted in a low voice: "Earth Release: Mountain Earth Technique!"

In an instant, the earth trembled violently, as if some colossus was about to awaken. The ground on both sides of the battlefield suddenly rose, earth and stones rolled, and in the blink of an eye, two huge earthen mountains were formed.

"Rumble!"

The two earthen mountains were like a giant's palms, suddenly clapping together, directly pinching toward Susanoo trapped in the torii cage.

Air waves howled past, kicking up clouds of dust. The entire battlefield trembled under this terrifying power.

At this moment, Minato looked at Kushina with a solemn expression, he gently pressed her shoulder: "Kushina, get ready, coordinate with me to use a sealing technique!"

Just as Minato's voice fell, the two figures instantly disappeared from the spot. The next moment, they had already appeared on top of the huge earthen mountain, looking down at the trapped Susanoo from above.

The two looked at each other and nodded tacitly. Their hands formed seals at the same time, so fast they were almost impossible to see.

"Sealing Technique: Four Symbols Seal!" Minato and Kushina shouted in unison.

In an instant, two powerful seals were released from their hands. Complex incantations writhed in the air like living things, quickly spreading downward, covering the surface of the huge earthen mountain.

The surface of the earthen mountain was soon covered with densely packed runes, emitting a faint blue light. These runes wandered on the earthen mountain, as if alive, constantly changing positions and shapes.

The two Four Symbols Seals intertwined and fused in the air, gradually forming a more complex Eight Trigrams Sealing Formation.

The Eight Trigrams pattern became clearer and clearer, and the power of the seal also became stronger. Just as the seal was about to close completely, Minato and Kushina's expressions both became tense.

Suddenly, a piercing sound of breaking the sky tore through the horizon, as if even the air was torn apart.

"Boom!"

A huge blue energy sword pierced out from the center of the seal like lightning, the sharp blade, at the moment of penetration, swept around at an astonishing speed.

Everyone only heard a "Crack!"

The next second, countless torii seals and earth and stones scattered like paper torn by a giant. The huge sealing formation seemed to be cut open by an invisible giant blade, collapsing instantly.

A powerful shockwave swept over like a tsunami, instantly flinging everything around. Rubble flew around like bullets, trees were uprooted, and dust and debris filled the air.

Minato and Kushina were caught off guard, and were struck by this force and flew backward. They rolled several times in the air in a sorry state.

Minato barely stabilized his figure, reached out and grabbed Kushina's wrist, pulling her to his side.

"Are you alright?" Minato asked anxiously, his eyes full of worry.

Kushina coughed a few times and shook her head: "I'm fine, but..." Her words were not finished when she was stunned by the scene before her eyes.

As the smoke and dust gradually dispersed, Madara Uchiha's figure slowly appeared like a war god. He stood arrogantly on top of Susanoo's head, looking down at the sorry bunch below.

In those Rinnegan eyes flashed a cold and powerful light, revealing a hint of obvious disappointment. "So, the strength of Konoha has declined to this extent?"

Madara's gaze swept over everyone present, finally stopping on Minato and Kushina. He continued: "Hashirama Senju's sealing technique could once completely imprison a powerful existence like the Nine-Tails with just a light press."

"His Shinmon could not only seal the body but also seal the consciousness, while you are nothing more than cheap imitations wearing the same appearance."

A hint of weariness was in Madara's voice, he slowly raised his right hand, bit his finger, and a suffocating chakra fluctuation swept over the entire battlefield instantly.

"Summoning Technique!"

In an instant, a suffocating terrifying chakra fluctuation swept over the entire battlefield. The ground trembled violently, as if some colossus was about to burst out of the earth.

"Rumble!"

After a loud noise, dust flew. When the smoke and dust slightly dispersed, a huge figure gradually appeared. It was a huge statue dozens of meters high, its whole body a strange gray-white, with complex patterns covering its surface.

It had ten eyes on its head, at this moment two had already opened, emitting a heart-pounding red light.

"Roar!!!"

The Gedo Mazo let out an earth-shaking roar, the sound waves sweeping over the battlefield like substance, kicking up waves of dust. The surrounding trees trembled constantly in this terrifying sound wave, leaves rustling.

Minato's pupils shrank sharply, subconsciously blocking in front of Kushina. "This...?"

At this moment, inside Kushina's inner world, the Nine-Tails in the Sealing Space suddenly became violently agitated. Its massive body had originally been nailed to a fireball made of magma, its nine tails firmly fixed, unable to move.

But at this moment, the Nine-Tails' eyes suddenly widened, its pupils shrinking into a thin line, revealing extreme shock and unease.

"This... is the Gedo Mazo!" the Nine-Tails roared, shock in its voice, "How could the Gedo Mazo appear here?!"

The Nine-Tails struggled violently, trying to break free of its bonds, but the chains remained motionless. Its roar echoed through the Sealing Space: "Damn you, Uchiha! What exactly is he trying to do?!"

At this moment, Kushina's figure suddenly appeared in the Sealing Space. She looked warily at the Nine-Tails, her brow furrowed: "Nine-Tails, do you know what that huge statue is?"

Inside the Sealing Space, the Nine-Tails' pair of scarlet eyes flickered with complex light. Its voice was filled with dread: "The Gedo Mazo, the source of all Tailed Beasts—the shell of the Ten-Tails."

The Nine-Tails' tail thrashed irritably, emitting a metallic clashing sound. "Before the Sage of Six Paths died, he split it. That Madara Uchiha, he is actually collecting Tailed Beasts to reforge the Ten-Tails!"

Kushina now deeply furrowed her brow: "If you don't want to become part of the Ten-Tails, lend me your chakra!"

With these words, the Nine-Tails' chakra throughout its body suddenly erupted, forming orange-red energy ripples that spread outward. This energy struck the walls of the seal, emitting a deafening roar.

The entire Sealing Space trembled under this power, as if it might collapse at any moment, and Kushina had to steady herself.

"Hmph!" the Nine-Tails coldly roared, anger filling its voice, "Becoming the Ten-Tails is better than always being used by you despicable humans!"

Kushina straightened her body, staring directly into the Nine-Tails' eyes: "Madara is using you too! If you enter the Gedo Mazo as you said, I'm afraid your consciousness will be directly erased."

Hearing these words, the Nine-Tails' pair of crimson eyes narrowed slightly. Although its expression remained full of anger, that moment of wavering did not escape Kushina's eyes.

At this moment, the Sealing Space suddenly shook violently.

Outside, Madara Uchiha stood atop the Gedo Mazo, his hands flying through hand seals. A glint of coldness flashed in his eyes as he softly said: "Come, Nine-Tails."

"Swish!"

Only to see the Gedo Mazo's huge mouth suddenly open, a thick black chain shooting out like a shell from a cannon, straight toward Kushina.

The chain tore through the sky at astonishing speed. Minato's pupils suddenly contracted, and he was about to act, but realized it was already too late; the chain plunged straight into Kushina's body.

"Kushina!" he shouted anxiously.

However, Kushina was not injured. The chain seemed to pass through some invisible barrier, directly entering the Sealing Space within her body.

Inside the Sealing Space.

That black chain, as if alive, rushed directly into the Sealing Space and coiled around the Nine-Tails' neck.

The Nine-Tails let out a pained scream; the chain locked it down tightly, and the powerful force left it unable to move.

"Damn it!" the Nine-Tails growled angrily, all its fur standing on end, "That bastard Madara Uchiha, how dare he do this to me!"

The chain began to pull outward, and Kushina suddenly felt a sharp pain, as if something were being forcibly ripped from her body. The seal on her abdomen began to bulge, showing an abnormal shape.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

Kushina gritted her teeth, quickly forming hand seals with both hands; golden chains surged from within her body, wrapping around the black chain, trying to resist the pull.

The Nine-Tails now felt this powerful pull; its body moved uncontrollably toward the exit of the seal, as if an invisible hand were dragging it.

"Damn it!" the Nine-Tails roared, anger and a barely perceptible fear in its voice, "Even if I fulfill the old Sage of Six Paths' last wish..."

It paused, as if making a difficult decision: "Loosen the seal a little, let me send my chakra out, otherwise we will both die no matter what."

Hearing this, a flicker of surprise crossed Kushina's eyes.

With Kushina's will, the huge lava ball behind the Nine-Tails suddenly began to crack. The cracks spread rapidly, like a spider web covering the entire surface.

"Crack!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the lava ball completely shattered, turning into countless fragments scattered throughout the Sealing Space. The chains binding the Nine-Tails also loosened accordingly.

"Human! Don't think I'll help you just because of this!" the Nine-Tails paused: "This is only temporary cooperation!"

(Chapter End)