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The ground beneath Nine-Tails' feet shattered with a deafening roar, and vines sprouted from the ground, continuously wrapping around Nine-Tails' body!

The Nine-Tails was no pushover either. Facing the vines, it swung its nine tails, unleashing a torrent of chakra that instantly destroyed the vines.

Having broken free of its restraints, Kurama once again gathered chakra in its mouth and unleashed several energy balls at Nawaki!

"So you're the only one who can make dumplings?!" Upon seeing this, Nawaki instantly entered Emergency Sage Mode, several dark green patterns appearing on his face, and his chakra surged several times over!

"Sage Art! Thousand Rasengan Barrage!"

Rumble!

Countless Wood Release techniques rose from the ground, forming giant hands, each holding a Rasengan over a meter in diameter.

At first glance, the entire sky was filled with a giant wood-style hand. Even the strongest tailed beast, the Nine-Tails, couldn't help but tremble at the sight and feel a sense of fear!

"Is this kid even human?"

A thought flashed through his mind, and the next moment, countless Rasengans bombarded Kurama's body. A bloodcurdling scream came from Kurama's mouth, and even the roar of the exploding Rasengans could not drown it out!

Seeing this, Mito nodded with satisfaction and exclaimed, "Nawaki probably has half of Hashirama's strength now!"

Zhang Shan, standing to the side, staggered. If the Third Hokage and the others outside saw Nawaki's current performance of beating up the Nine-Tails, they would probably be so shocked that they wouldn't be able to calm down for days. But in Mito's eyes, it was only half the strength of Hashirama.

This made Zhang Shan curious: just how terrifying was Hashirama's full power? He wondered if he, with his current strength, could even contend with Hashirama.

In that instant of distraction, a furious roar came from the dust in the distance: "Don't get too cocky, brat! I'll kill you right now!"

The next moment, Zhang Shan felt an extremely terrifying energy rapidly gathering. Instantly, the dust dispersed, and a super tailed beast ball, three times larger than the Nine-Tails itself, appeared before the three of them!

"Holy crap! The Nine-Tailed Fox has reached Red Temper! Are they really going to go this far? They can't handle this!"

Faced with this terrifying scene, Nawaki immediately retreated. After sensing the enormous energy contained in the Tailed Beast Ball, Nawaki involuntarily swallowed.

He then turned to Zhang Shan and shouted, "Master! It's your turn to make a move!"

"What the hell am I supposed to do? We should be urging Minato and the others to speed things up!"

At the same time, he was thinking that if Mito couldn't withstand this attack, then he would have no choice but to use Cero and Nine-Tails to clash.

Wow~!

Several golden chains shot out from Mito's abdomen, instantly binding the Nine-Tails tightly!

With a strong pull from Mito, Kurama's body instantly lost its balance and fell heavily to the ground.

At the same time, the fully formed Tailed Beast Ball was also beside Kurama.

"asshole!"

boom! ! !

The dazzling flames engulfed everything around them. Zhang Shan quickly used spiritual energy to construct a barrier, protecting the three of them inside, so that they were not caught in the aftershocks!

Outside, Minato and Kushina were well prepared. After noticing that the evil power on Mito's body was weakening, the two instantly formed hand seals. The black runes on the ground seemed to come alive and covered Mito's entire body before finally disappearing into her abdomen.

As the explosion subsided, the Nine-Tailed Fox appeared in a bizarre shape before everyone's eyes. Just as Nawaki was about to speak sarcastically, Mito's gaze sharpened, and he said, "Minato and the others have begun their attack!"

As soon as he finished speaking, countless black runes appeared in his mental world, which then transformed into iron gates that surrounded the Nine-Tailed Fox.

"Gossip seal!"

The voices of Minato and Kushina reached the three of them. They saw the locks on the center of the iron gates surrounding Kurama close rapidly. In just a few seconds, they could no longer feel Kurama's violent chakra.

"It's a success!" Nawaki's face lit up with joy, and he looked at Mito, asking, "Grandma, how are you feeling now?"

Mito closed her eyes and felt it for a moment, then smiled and said, "Hmm, it's much better than before!"

Previously, she used most of her chakra to suppress the Nine-Tails, but now she doesn't need to. The Eight Trigrams Seal is far superior to any previous sealing technique, and the Nine-Tails' chakra cannot leak out at all. Mito no longer needs to consume chakra to pull against the Nine-Tails. As a result, Mito feels that she can live for another ten years without any problem!

Ten years later, when Kushina had grown up, she felt at ease sealing the tailed beast within her.

Inside the cage, the Nine-Tailed Fox watched the group of people chatting and laughing in the distance, its teeth itching with anger!

"You damned human! I! I!"

Chapter 103 Showing off is not a good habit

Wow~

The barrier surrounding the Mito family dissipated, and under the anxious gazes of the Third Hokage and his entourage, the group emerged from the room, chatting and laughing. Looking at them, Mito said, "Minato and Kushina's sealing technique was very successful. Unless I wish it to, the Nine-Tails' power can no longer affect my chakra."

Upon receiving Mito's affirmation, all the Konoha leaders present smiled, especially the Third Hokage, who couldn't stop smiling as he saw that Konoha had such an outstanding successor!

"Hahaha! Minato, you've really done a great deed this time! Just tell me what reward you want, and I'll do my best to fulfill your request, as long as it's within my power!" the Third Hokage laughed.

The elders of Konoha beside him also looked at Minato with kindness, all regarding him as their hope for the future.

If they knew that Rope Tree had just briefly suppressed the Nine-Tails in the sealed space, they would probably be so shocked that they wouldn't even be able to speak.

"Um, I don't really want anything..." Minato smiled shyly, feeling a little nervous facing so many Konoha high-ranking officials at once.

Seeing that everyone was praising Minato and no one was paying attention to him, Nawaki immediately looked unhappy. Tsunade, who had been watching him closely, noticed Nawaki's expression and smiled as she said, "How did Nawaki do this time? Wood Release is the nemesis of all tailed beasts. I'm sure Nawaki protected Grandma very well this time."

When Wood Release was mentioned, everyone turned their attention to Nawaki, waiting for his answer.

As for Zhang Shan, everyone only knows that he is very talented in scientific research, but even the Third Hokage did not figure out his true combat strength, so he was ignored by everyone.

Seeing this, Nawaki knew it was his time to shine. He cleared his throat and said proudly, "That's right! I was the main force in this battle against the Nine-Tails! With one move of Entangling Scroll and Rasengan, I rendered the Nine-Tails unable to rise again!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked surprised and was about to ask for details when Zhang Shan said, "Yes, if it weren't for Mito's Diamond Seal, you would probably have been killed by the Nine-Tailed Fox."

Rope Tree was instantly embarrassed, and said with a bitter expression, "Master! Don't bring this up at a time like this!"

Seeing this, the others nearby all looked on with understanding. They praised Nawaki a few times and then turned the conversation to Minato and Kushina, asking them about the Eight Trigrams Seal.

Minato answered all questions without hesitation and expressed his willingness to pass on the Eight Trigrams Seal to Konoha, which made the Third Hokage and the others smile even more broadly!

After all the high-ranking officials of Konoha left, as the group sat in the room enjoying some cool tea, Nawaki said to Zhang Shan with a dissatisfied look, "Master, why didn't you let me show off just now? I was the one who suppressed the Nine-Tails!"

"What? You suppressed the Nine-Tails yourself?" Kushina put down the red bean soup in her hand, looked at Nawaki with disbelief, then looked at Zhang Shan, and finally her gaze fell on Mito.

Mito smiled and nodded, "Yes, at first it was indeed Nawaki who unilaterally suppressed the Nine-Tails, but we were able to remain safe and sound thanks to Koyama's barrier technique."

Then, everyone turned their attention to Zhang Shan. Whether it was Nawaki's doubts or what Mito said, they all needed Zhang Shan to answer them.

Zhang Shan, however, slowly sipped his herbal tea and only spoke after a long while. He first said to Sheng Shu, "Showing off is not a good habit; we can't have it."

Rope Tree: I've suddenly been lectured...

Then Zhang Shan smiled at the others and said, "As for the final protective barrier, as you all know, I know a little about defense. This time, I was just lucky to withstand a bit of the aftershocks."

Hearing Zhang Shan say that he had narrowly avoided the aftershocks, Kushina breathed a sigh of relief. However, Minato, who knew Zhang Shan well, instantly understood that Zhang Shan must have caused some big commotion, otherwise Mito wouldn't have specifically mentioned it.

"I'll ask Zhang Shan or Sheng Shu when I have time later."

Just as Minato was pondering, Zhang Shan asked again, "By the way, Minato, make a copy of the Eight Trigrams Seal for me."

"Oh, okay." Minato nodded and readily agreed.

Although copying it is a bit troublesome, since I have to make a copy for Konoha anyway, one more copy won't make a difference.

Zhang Shan got up and went home after sitting for a short while.

He has a lovely wife waiting for him at home; how could he waste time here?

"Is Master leaving?"

"if not?"

Rope Tree followed Zhang Shan and saw him to the door.

At this moment, Tsunade and Orochimaru were still at the door. Seeing the two of them come out, Tsunade immediately said, "By the way, I haven't introduced Zhang Shan to you yet, have I? He's now Jiraiya's nominal disciple! Zhang Shan's contribution was indispensable to our Sunagakure frontline's swift victory!"

Orochimaru also looked at Zhang Shan and smiled gently, "I've heard about you before, it's good to finally meet you today."

Zhang Shan scratched his head and laughed, "Actually, I'm not that famous~ Hahaha~"

Orochimaru's gaze lingered on Zhang Shan. Seeing that the other party's tone was calm and there was no sign of tension, he couldn't help but think even more highly of Zhang Shan.

"Well, I have something to do, so I'll be going now!" Zhang Shan said goodbye and left the Mito family's house.

Orochimaru is still a sunny and cheerful young man, full of longing for the future and for becoming Hokage. Zhang Shan doesn't want to play with him for the time being; maybe when Orochimaru starts researching forbidden techniques, the two will have more common topics to talk about.

. . .

The next day.

Xiao Guang forcibly dragged the dazed Zhang Shan out to have breakfast with him. To be honest, there really wasn't much good breakfast in Konoha. There was no soy milk or fried dough sticks, and Zhang Shan didn't like it at all.

But Xiao Guang insisted on pulling her along. If she refused, he would look at her with his big, watery eyes and blink them every now and then. Who could resist that?

So, despite feeling utterly helpless, Zhang Shan went to the morning market with Xiao Guang.

If I don't come, I'll feel a bit guilty.

The two had a happy breakfast and were just about to leave when the whole street suddenly erupted in chaos.

"My God! Is it really Lady Mito?!"

"Lord Mito! Here, please take this fresh beef!"

"Lord Mito! This bundle of vegetables is for you!"

"Mito-sama..."

The shopkeepers on the street kept stuffing their goods into Mito's hands.

Seeing this, Xiao Guang and Zhang Shan both stopped in their tracks and exclaimed, "No wonder she's the wife of the First Hokage. Her popularity is probably even higher than the Hokage's!"

Zhang Shan nodded in deep agreement, and watching Mito and the people around him chatting and laughing, he couldn't help but smile as well.

"This is probably the scene she would have wanted to see most, since she has spent her whole life pursuing peace."

The aroma of breakfast wafted through the streets, and smiles graced people's faces. Everything was thriving, and this was probably the greatest affirmation they received after a lifetime of hard work.

After saying that, the two walked towards Mito.

"Good morning, Grandma Mito!"

Chapter 104 The Corpse King's Invitation

"Oh, it's Koyama. Good morning!" Mito greeted the two with a smile.

Kushina, Tsunade, and Nawaki were also with Mito, and Hatake Suge was watching from the shadows. It could be said that Mito's trip this time involved all of Konoha's top combat power.