Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

Sealing Technique: Spirit Sealing Array!

It was this sealing technique that created the barrier, making it difficult for him to infiltrate it as a spirit.

There really are no secrets in this world. The important information that he successfully learned the art of spirit transformation was leaked by some bastard, and now this information has been included in the bounty posters at the underground gold exchange.

His current bounty is higher than Rope Tree's, reaching a staggering 80 million.

As expected, once he leaves Konoha, he will immediately attract a large number of bounty hunters with ulterior motives.

Led by an ANBU ninja, the three secretly left the village using transformation techniques and ventured deep into the Forest of Death.

Along the way, Kirito used natural energy to sense more than ten streams of Jonin-level chakra appearing around him.

He also used his soul perception to discover many ninjas from the Hyuga, Aburame, and Inuzuka clans, each of whom was at least a Chunin. These sensory ninjas were scattered throughout the Forest of Death, constantly patrolling, and their patrol range almost covered the entire Forest of Death.

It's clear that Konoha has invested a tremendous amount of protective power in protecting Mito. With so many ninjas protecting her, even a Kage-level ninja wouldn't fare well.

Soon, the three arrived at a secret villa deep in the Death Forest.

There were ten Jonin guarding the area around the villa.

The ninjas guarding the area had received prior orders and, knowing that Kirito and his companions were coming, did not stop them.

One of the Hyuga clan Jonin guarding the door used his Byakugan to confirm that the three were not strangers transformed using the Transformation Technique, and then allowed them to enter the villa.

Inside the villa, Kirito saw Kushina, whom he hadn't seen in a long time; she was diligently learning sealing techniques.

Tsunade's reaction to Kushina was even more enthusiastic than when she saw him. She also unleashed a powerful facial cleanser attack on Kushina. Kushina's breath-holding ability was not as good as Kirito's, and she fainted from suffocation. Fortunately, Tsunade's medical ninjutsu was superb, and she was brought back to life in no time.

Later, guided by Kushina, Kirito and his two companions found Mito and Momoka, who were taking care of her, deep inside the villa.

At this time, Mito's mental state was still good, but his body was becoming increasingly thin, his hair had turned completely white, and the color of the Yin Seal mark between his eyebrows had faded considerably.

Weak, extremely weak.

This is the impression that Mito gives to Kirito and the others.

With Momoka's help, Mito got out of bed and said with a smile to Kirito and the other two, "You're here. Come over and let me take a good look at you. My eyes haven't been working very well lately."

Upon hearing this, Kirito felt a lump in his throat and a sudden emptiness in his heart, realizing that the thing he least wanted to see was finally about to happen.

Through his soul perception, he had discovered that Mito's soul fire was so weak that it could be extinguished at any moment.

He didn't go up immediately, but let Nawaki and Tsunade, who were already crying, go up first.

He stood to one side, protecting them.

"Kirito, what are you still standing there for? Come here."

Suddenly, Mito's voice came from inside.

Upon hearing Mito's voice, Kirito instinctively quickened his pace, grasped Mito's outstretched hands, and said with a hint of a sob in his voice, "Teacher, I'm here."

"Good, very good. All three of you are back. It's good that you're back."

Mito hugged Kirito and the other two, smiling with relief. Her anxious heart was finally at ease, and she relaxed both physically and mentally.

On the other side, deep within Mito's body, in a pitch-black space, a pair of red eyes filled with hatred suddenly opened, shining with a dazzling red light.

The next moment, the sound of numerous chains snapping rang out, and blood-red chakra rapidly spread through the darkness, accompanied by the roar of a giant beast.

At the same time, a look of pain appeared on Mito's face, and a surge of evil and violent red chakra suddenly erupted from her body, sending Kirito and the other two flying.

The red chakra rapidly gathered above Mito's head, forming a ferocious fox head.

As the fox head appeared, an icy voice rang in Kirito and the others' ears: "Mito, these are the people you love most, aren't they? Just wait, once I get out, I'll wipe them all out, hahaha~"

Chapter 97: The Diamond Lockdown

"Nine-Tailed Fox!"

Tsunade looked at the fox head formed from red chakra and said with a grim expression.

She wanted to go up and help, but there was nothing she could do.

Her sealing techniques weren't very good either. Like Nawaki, she hadn't studied properly back then, so she lacked talent in learning sealing techniques.

"grandmother!"

Nawaki noticed that Mito looked extremely uncomfortable. Although her body showed great fear of the sudden appearance of this malevolent and evil chakra, she still overcame her physical and mental fear with her strong will and immediately used Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.

With a "bang".

After a puff of white smoke, more than a dozen rope trees immediately rushed up.

But the fox head on Mito's head suddenly revealed a mocking smile. It opened its mouth wide and let out a roar. A powerful chakra instantly turned into a shockwave that rushed in all directions, and Nawaki's shadow clones were immediately destroyed.

"hateful."

Seeing this, Rope Tree said unwillingly, and resolutely wanted to use the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique again.

But at that moment, Tsunade stopped him, saying, "Don't be impulsive, calm down, don't make things worse."

"but……"

Nawaki instinctively wanted to argue, but seeing her sister's serious expression and Kirito's rapid hand seals beside her, she immediately quieted down.

Kirito's rapid hand seals quickly caught the attention of Kurama, who had been inside Mito's body all along and knew just how monstrous Kirito's sealing techniques were. It instantly realized that Kirito was preparing some powerful sealing technique to deal with it.

Having finally found an opportunity to ambush Mito while she was weakened, and temporarily freed a portion of its chakra from the seal, how could it let Kirito ruin its plan to completely break free of the seal? It immediately roared at Kirito, "You brat, you're asking for it!"

As they spoke, the fox head opened its blood-red maw and lunged at Kirito.

Tsunade immediately attacked with her chakra scalpel, but it was ineffective and she could not stop the Nine-Tails.

The attack methods used by Momoka were also similar.

"what!!!"

At the critical moment, Kushina shouted, and a huge golden chakra chain suddenly shot out from her stomach, knocking back the fox head formed by Kurama's chakra a distance.

Sealing Technique: Adamantine Lockdown!

"here you go."

Upon seeing this, Kirito exclaimed in admiration.

Thanks to Kushina buying him some time, his carefully prepared sealing technique was finally successfully released.

The next moment, three blue chakra chains covered with numerous sealing techniques were released from his body, quickly binding Mito, whose entire body was enveloped in the Nine-Tails' chakra.

Sealing Technique: Vajra Lockdown - Modified!

This sealing technique was improved upon by him based on the unique sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan, the Adamantine Sealing Chains. It removed the requirement of the Uzumaki clan's physique, allowing ordinary people to use it. Although this reduced the binding power of this sealing technique on the tailed beasts to some extent, it can still effectively bind the tailed beasts.

At this point, Kirito added a large number of binding sealing techniques to the chakra chains in addition to the conditions for using this sealing technique, further strengthening the binding ability of the chakra chains.

After the blue chakra chains bound Mito, the fox-headed creature, which had been about to pounce on Kirito again, suddenly let out a furious roar of defiance: "No, no, no!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the fox head transformed into a mass of unconscious Nine-Tails chakra, then exploded and could not be reformed.

At the same time, the Nine-Tails' chakra in Mito's body quickly returned to its dormant state.

Then, Mito opened her eyes, gave Kirito a relieved look, and then collapsed weakly onto the bed.

"grandmother."

"grandmother."

"Mito-sama."

Upon seeing this, Tsunade, Nawaki, and Momoka rushed over to check on Mito. They were relieved to find that she had only fainted, as they were genuinely afraid that something might have happened to her.

"Kirito, you're alright now."

After confirming that Mito was alright, Tsunade turned around and smiled at Kirito.

We really owe Kirito a lot this time. It's a good thing we brought him along, otherwise the Nine-Tails would have been released.

At the same time, her heart was filled with gloom.

Her grandmother's condition was more serious than she had imagined; she was truly nearing the end of her life. Her body was too weak, causing the sealing power within her to weaken. Otherwise, with her grandmother's abilities, how could she have allowed the Nine-Tails to have the opportunity to cause trouble?

This incident will inevitably reach her teacher's attention.

At that time, her grandmother will probably soon begin the Nine-Tailed Fox inheritance process.

There was no way around it; the Nine-Tails' power was simply too great.

If her grandfather were still alive, he would naturally not be afraid of the Nine-Tails and could subdue it in no time. But right now, Konoha really lacks strong individuals who can reliably subdue the Nine-Tails.

Once the Nine-Tails breaks free from its seal, given its hatred for Konoha, it will inevitably trigger a frenzied revenge from the village.

Even if the Nine-Tails is sealed again, Konoha will suffer heavy losses.

"Ah~"

In the end, Tsunade could only sigh in her heart.

Even though she didn't want to see her grandmother die, everyone eventually passes away, and her grandmother's life had indeed come to an end naturally. No matter how skilled she was in medical ninjutsu, she was helpless in this situation.

Upon hearing Tsunade's words, Kirito quickly withdrew the chakra chains binding Mito.

But then, the Nine-Tails' voice suddenly appeared in his mind: "Kid, I'll remember you."

When Kirito heard the voice, he suddenly found himself in a pitch-black space with ankle-deep water on the ground. Then, a pair of huge red eyes appeared in the darkness in front of him, staring at him with murderous intent.

"Roar!!!"

The next moment, a terrifying roar containing a powerful chakra impact appeared, and Kirito screamed in agony before disappearing into the dark space.

In reality, Kirito opened his eyes, his body drenched in sweat and his face pale.

"So this is the Nine-Tails. It's really powerful. I'm already struggling to restrain even a small amount of its chakra. If it were to escape from Mito's body, I would have no choice but to run away. With my current chakra level, the Adamantine Sealing Chains Modified is simply not enough to restrain the complete Nine-Tails on its own, not even a tenth of it."

Kirito gasped for breath, then closed his eyes, recalling the scene just now, and sighed inwardly.

He had just used the sealing technique, Adamantine Sealing Binding, to bind the Nine-Tails' chakra. This was the first time he had truly faced the Nine-Tails, the most powerful of the nine tailed beasts, deep within Mito's body. Although it was only a fleeting glimpse, the vast, ocean-like chakra emanating from it was truly astonishing and left a deep impression on him.

Using his current Vajra Seal to form chakra chains against it is like trying to bind a prehistoric behemoth with thin ropes; it's simply impossible to successfully restrain it.

Fortunately, he had only faced a small portion of the Nine-Tails' chakra this time, and he still had enough energy to force it back into Mito's body.

Chapter 98: Yin Seal