Chapter 28: Sealing Huadao Uzumaki

Stroking the bead in his bosom, Uchiha Gin recalled the words of Mito Uzumaki.

"The sealing jutsu of this bead can only be released at close range, and only when the opponent has lowered their guard."

Mito Uzumaki, wearing a cute bun hairstyle, puffed out her chubby cheeks while instructing Uchiha Gin.

"With a taijutsu ninja as strong as your brother, if I get that close to him, I'll probably be swatted to death halfway there before I can even reach him."

Uchiha Gin said dejectedly after taking the bead.

"Stupid, can't you use your brain? Who told you that you have to fight him head-on?"

Mito Uzumaki said, feeling frustrated that he wouldn't live up to her expectations.

"Then I can only play it by ear."

Not yet having made up his mind, Uchiha Gin tucked the bead away close to his body and bid farewell to the worried-looking Mito Uzumaki.

The memory came to an abrupt end.

Looking at Huadao Uzumaki opposite him, who was radiating an aura of red chakra, Uchiha Gin could only sigh inwardly; he had no choice but to force the issue.

He took the first step and walked toward Huadao Uzumaki. Watching Uchiha Gin boldly approach him, Huadao Uzumaki said vigilantly,

"What are you doing?!"

The giant Great Fireball Jutsu from earlier had left him with quite a shadow, and he was afraid the other party would hit him with another one.

Hearing the other's reprimand, Uchiha Gin stabbed his personal katana into the ground, then raised both hands to show he had no malicious intent.

This scene actually left Huadao Uzumaki confused; he had thought the other party would fight him to the death, but the current situation seemed vastly different from what he had imagined.

"Is the young clan head of the Uzumaki clan afraid of a common Uchiha like me?"

Uchiha Gin said with his hands raised, calm and composed, his words full of provocation.

"I'm afraid of you? Ridiculous!"

Easily provoked by the taunt, Huadao Uzumaki immediately flashed in front of Uchiha Gin, looking down at him from his height.

Uchiha Gin was over 1. meters tall, which was considered "a cut above" in the Uchiha clan, but in front of the two-meter-plus Huadao Uzumaki, he still appeared somewhat petite.

At close range, Uchiha Gin took his first careful look at this young clan head of the Uzumaki clan: the delicate face of an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy paired with the body of a Schwarzenegger—the intense contrast gave one a sense of darkness before the eyes.

Paying no mind to Uchiha Gin's strange expression, Huadao Uzumaki spoke first,

"Despicable Uchiha, where have you hidden my sister? Tell me now; as long as you guarantee my sister is safe and sound, I can consider sparing your life."

The powerful Huadao Uzumaki did not have much vigilance toward the weak; after all, in his view, even Uchiha Gin, who had awakened the two-tomoe Sharingan, was nothing more than a toy he could manipulate at will.

The giant Great Fireball Jutsu from earlier must have been released by the other party squeezing out his own life force; such a method was somewhat similar to their own clan's.

Harboring this question, Huadao Uzumaki did not immediately move to break Uchiha Gin's limbs, choosing instead to stand and chat with him.

"As long as the young clan head is willing to let us go, I guarantee your sister won't lose a single hair."

Uchiha Gin acted very submissively.

"Letting you go alone is already my limit; don't think about bargaining with me."

Uchiha Gin might be a descendant of their Uzumaki clan; even if he had been "tainted" by Uchiha blood, he still had to be brought back to the clan to await his father's judgment.

A flash of struggle crossed Uchiha Gin's face, as if he were agonizing over something, before he finally said as if he had made up his mind,

"Alright then, please, young clan head, guarantee that you won't harm me, and I will take you to see your sister immediately."

"You're sensible enough."

Hearing the answer he wanted, Huadao Uzumaki held his head high, his proud posture seemingly showing off his arrogance to the world.

"Then it's a deal."

Saying this, Uchiha Gin extended a clenched fist.

"What's the meaning of this?"

Huadao Uzumaki said with a frown.

"A fist bump; I learned it from the countries to the north. It means two people have reached an agreement."

Uchiha Gin held up his fist, saying with a serious face.

"What a strange custom."

Although it was strange, the conceited Huadao Uzumaki still extended his own sandbag-sized fist and bumped it lightly against the other's.

The moment their fists touched, Uchiha Gin's earnest and serious face revealed an expression of a successful scheme.

Seeing the other party reveal such an expression, Huadao Uzumaki's heart tightened involuntarily. Just as he prepared to use his super-sensory abilities, his entire body's chakra fell into a state of stagnation, like dead water.

At the same time, he felt an extremely strong suction force coming from the fist he had extended, as if a black hole were locking him firmly in place.

Looking closely, Uchiha Gin's fist-bumping hand had already opened, and a familiar bead lay quietly upon it. At this moment, several black shadows extended from the bead, tightly binding his hand; no matter how hard he struggled, he could not break free.

"Four-Symbols Sealing Bead! How could this thing be in your hands?"

Huadao Uzumaki shouted in surprise. His father had only made one such bead, which he had gifted to Mito Uzumaki for self-defense.

The bead was inscribed with a Four-Symbols Sealing Jutsu; using this bead would seal the enemy inside it, and only Ashina Uzumaki could undo the seal.

Without answering the other's interrogation, Uchiha Gin exerted all his strength to channel his chakra, controlling the black shadows extending from the bead to wrap layer upon layer around the immobilized Huadao Uzumaki.

Until finally, his entire person was plunged into a mass of black shadows, and then the bead in his hand generated a powerful suction, slowly twisting and rotating the two-meter-tall Huadao Uzumaki as it sucked him inside.

As the last trace of the black shadow was sucked into the bead, Uchiha Gin finally lost his strength and sat down on the grass with a thud.

Gasping for air, he looked in amazement at the trembling, black-and-red bead in his hand and exclaimed,

"Sealing jutsu is truly the most mysterious skill in the original work; it's terrifying."

If the Uzumaki clan hadn't been wiped out, wouldn't they have been unstoppable with just their sealing jutsu? It's a pity they were killed off by the plot in such a muddled way.

"Ding! Huadao Uzumaki has been defeated. Mission: Rescue the Uchiha Fenghuo squad in a desperate situation. Completion rate: 80%."

The system's notification tone had never sounded so pleasant.

After simply tidying up his equipment, Uchiha Gin's chakra had already recovered more than half, thanks to his Uzumaki constitution.

Now only the battle involving Uchiha Liangyi and the others remained unfinished, but before that, he still had to go see someone.

In a cave a few miles away, the gagged Itama Senju slowly regained consciousness.

Not seeing that hateful Uchiha clan member, but instead seeing a girl with a bun hairstyle sitting in front of him, staring blankly, a light of hope erupted in his eyes.

Ignoring the foul-smelling, sour stench in his mouth, he struggled to make a humming sound.

"Hmm-hmm... ah."

The peculiar sound instantly disrupted the girl's thoughts, and she turned to look at the child who had been tied up by the Uchiha kidnapper all this time.

"Aba-aba..."

Seeing the girl notice him, Itama Senju twisted his body even more vigorously, humming even louder.

Seeing Itama Senju's state, Mito Uzumaki thought for a moment before asking.

"Do you have something you want to say to me?"

Receiving a response, Itama Senju nodded frantically. The clean-loving girl felt a bit disgusted; she stood up and fumbled around for a long time until she found a tree branch.

Picking it up, she aimed it at the sock in the brat's mouth, but it was truly too stinky, so Mito Uzumaki had to pinch her delicate little nose with one hand.

However, because she was standing too far away, the sock was not picked out; instead, it backfired, and the girl accidentally pushed it much deeper with brute force.

Feeling that the sock hadn't come out but was instead being pushed toward his throat, Itama Senju shook his head in pain repeatedly.

Mito Uzumaki turned her head to the side, fearing she would dirty her eyes, and completely ignoring the brat whose eyes were rolling back in his head, she continued to poke forcefully with the branch.

"Hey, hey, hey, what kind of strange play is this? If you keep poking, this brat is really going to die."

(End of chapter)