Konoha: Starting with Sage Mode

There's no guarantee that there won't be a second, or even more, spy like Hatoyama here.

As an elite member of the secret service, he knew that the enemy's infiltration was ubiquitous; they were like rats, and if one appeared, there would surely be many more around.

To be honest, he really didn't expect that there would be spies infiltrating the Nine-Tailed Fox Inheritance Operation. Because this Nine-Tailed Fox Inheritance Operation was the highest level mission, all personnel involved in the operation had to undergo rigorous screening before joining.

Despite careful planning, a single oversight still occurred.

He recalled the information about this ninja, Hatoyama, and knew that he had come to live in Konoha with his parents when he was four years old. He had risen from a genin to a jonin and had always behaved normally. He had even made great contributions to Konoha on the battlefield.

If this person hadn't taken the initiative to come forward, he really wouldn't have believed that this person could be a spy.

Therefore, Sakumo Hatake strongly suspected that there were other spies like Hatoyama among those around him who were deeply hidden.

"It's okay. I believe everyone around me will protect me. It's impossible for something like that to happen again."

Kirito continued to laugh.

This time, he deliberately spoke louder.

These words moved the Konoha ninjas around them, but also made them feel increasingly guilty.

They clearly knew that Kirito was key to sealing the Nine-Tails, but they were only focused on the Nine-Tails in front of them, forgetting Kirito, the main force who had worked so hard to suppress the Nine-Tails.

This was mainly because Kirito's strength was too great; his sealing technique was even able to suppress the Nine-Tails. They subconsciously thought that Kirito didn't need protection, which almost led to a disaster. Fortunately, the Uchiha girl intervened in time, preventing a major catastrophe.

Upon realizing this, they all felt grateful to Chizuru, and their impression of the Uchiha clan changed somewhat.

When Sakumo Hatake heard Kirito say this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of goodwill towards Kirito. He also praised Kirito for being a disciple of Mito-sama and a Konoha ninja who had inherited the pure Will of Fire. Even at a time like this, he was still concerned about his comrades.

Sakumo Hatake highly approves of Kirito's choice, believing that his companions are more important than the mission and his own life.

So he agreed, but unfortunately he couldn't bring himself to say it.

The Third Hokage, who had been sent flying by the Nine-Tails, suddenly descended from the sky. He smiled and said to Kirito, "Well said, Kirito. With us Konoha ninjas here, no one can attack you anymore. Leave Chizuru to me. I will protect her, and I will also protect Kushina."

"Thank you, Lord Hokage."

Upon hearing this, Kirito was overjoyed.

He was worried about how Kushina was doing. The most crucial person in sealing the Nine-Tails was actually Kushina, the new Jinchūriki. If something happened to her, Konoha wouldn't be able to find a replacement vessel for her in a short time.

Tsunade and Nawaki might be substitutes, but neither of them possesses the special chakra within Kushina that can suppress tailed beasts, making them ultimately far inferior.

"Listen up, everyone. This operation to seal the Nine-Tails was just a little short. We absolutely cannot let ourselves fall apart at such a crucial moment. As the pillars of Konoha, don't let the younger generation look down on you. Show your courage and perseverance."

Time was of the essence, so the Third Hokage encouraged Kirito and then addressed the other Konoha ninjas loudly.

As the Hokage, the Third Hokage's words were incredibly inspiring, and the Konoha ninjas blushed and, as if injected with adrenaline, their speed in pulling the Nine-Tails toward the sealing altar increased dramatically.

Seeing this, the Third Hokage smiled with satisfaction, then nodded to Sakumo Hatake and immediately left with the unconscious Chizuru.

Sakumo Hatake stood guard by Kirito's side like a loyal protector.

After a brief period of chaos, the process of pulling the Nine-Tails towards the sealing altar resumed normally, and even at a faster speed than before.

However, the reputation of Konoha's White Fang was still terrifying. Killing a Jonin was as easy as killing a chicken, and no spy dared to step forward and willingly die.

Everything is moving in a positive direction.

Nine-Tails didn't think this was good at all.

He had seen a glimmer of hope in breaking free from Kirito's control, but it vanished, and what's more, it was the Uchiha clan, whom he despised, who destroyed that hope.

"Damn Uchiha, your entire clan deserves to die!"

With its mouth bound by numerous chains, the Nine-Tails was filled with rage, its eyes fixed on Chizuru in the Third Hokage's arms.

It is extremely vengeful; it will always remember everyone who has wronged it.

Once it escapes this predicament, it will repay the debt a hundredfold or a thousandfold. Even if these people are already dead, it will seek revenge on their descendants.

For example, Konohagakure (Hidden Leaf Village).

Once it escapes, it will surely destroy this despicable village with its own hands, for many of the people living there are descendants of the Konoha ninja who harmed it.

Before long, with the combined efforts of all the Konoha ninja, the Nine-Tails was finally dragged into the sealing altar.

At this moment, on the twelve rock pillars at the edge of the sealing altar, the twelve elite sealing jutsu Jonin were ready. Almost simultaneously, they clapped their hands together, and a powerful burst of chakra erupted from their bodies.

The next moment, numerous sealing spells on the rock pillars lit up and quickly spread to the entire sealing altar.

In an instant, the Nine-Tails, located at the center of the sealing altar, immediately felt an extremely strong binding force acting on its body, making it feel that even in its full strength, it would be difficult to break free from this binding force.

Sealing Technique: Twelve-Layer Lamp Array!

"Kushina, it's time."

Seeing that the sealing altar was functioning normally, Kirito immediately shouted loudly to Kushina, who was already standing in a corner of the sealing altar.

Upon hearing this, Kushina, who was being protected by the Third Hokage and Momoka, did not hesitate at all. She shouted, and a huge golden chain shot out from her stomach and pierced into the Nine-Tails' stomach.

At this moment, Kushina's chakra connected with Kurama's chakra.

Kushina and Kurama stared at each other, one tiny, the other enormous; one weak, the other powerful. The difference in their strength was like heaven and earth.

However, at this moment, the Nine-Tails, despite being a colossal creature with immense power, revealed a look of fear in its eyes towards the tiny red-haired girl in front of it.

It discovered that its chakra was continuously flowing into Kushina's body along the golden chain connecting it to Kushina.

If it doesn't stop it, it will be sealed inside Kushina's body in less than a minute.

It was unwilling to be sealed away and tried to break the golden chains with its claws, but it found that it could not move at all.

Outside, Kirito's Adamantine Sealing Technique on Kurama was still suppressing most of its chakra. Now, with the help of the powerful sealing technique at the sealing altar, all of Kurama's chakra was suppressed.

Currently, the chances of Kurama defeating Kushina in this chakra battle are zero.

It could only watch helplessly as Kushina sealed it inside her body.

In reality, the Nine-Tails' size is rapidly shrinking. When its form becomes less than half its original size, it will be unable to maintain its physical form and will soon revert to its chakra form.

At this moment, it let out a roar filled with resentment and hatred: "No, no, no!"

Chapter 126: That person is still alive

With the Nine-Tails' mournful howl, all of its chakra was absorbed into Kushina's body.

At that moment, Kirito immediately used the sealing technique, Adamantine Lock, to quickly reach Kushina's side. Then, he clapped his hands together, and a large number of sealing techniques shot out from his body, quickly covering Kushina's entire body and helping her suppress the Nine-Tails' chakra that was still restless within her.

Sealing Technique: Four Symbols Seal!

The next moment, four horizontal lines appeared around Kushina's navel, and the Nine-Tails chakra that had been stirring within her body quickly subsided.

Seeing this, Kirito did not stop releasing the sealing technique.

He clapped his hands again and used the sealing technique Four Symbols Seal on Kushina once more, followed by the sealing technique Eight Trigrams Seal.

He intends to use the double Four Symbols Seal and the Eight Trigrams Seal to completely suppress the Nine-Tails within Kushina's body.

After the seal was completed, Kushina was exhausted and fainted on the spot.

Momoka quickly hugged Kushina, then looked at Kirito, who looked exhausted, with a look of relief and said, "You've worked hard, Kirito. You did a great job and did not disgrace Lady Mito's reputation. Lady Mito will be very happy to know that you successfully sealed the Nine-Tails."

"That's great, I've finally finished one of the tasks the teacher asked me to do."

Upon hearing this, Kirito was overjoyed and forced a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp pain shot through his head, and he felt dizzy and lightheaded.

The side effects of forcibly manipulating tailed beast-level chakra and using the modified sealing technique, Adamantine Sealing Technique, to suppress the Nine-Tails for an extended period are finally coming.

His physical and mental strength are now severely depleted. After losing the determination to successfully seal the Nine-Tails, his body's self-protection mechanism immediately kicked in.

[You have successfully changed Mito Uzumaki's fate and gained 2 enhancement points.]

So, when Kirito's main body heard the unusual sound that he hadn't heard for quite some time, he immediately collapsed from exhaustion, and even the White Zetsu clone that was lurking in his body using the Spore Technique fell into a deep sleep.

The next moment, Kirito was caught by Tsunade, who was guarding him, and was then laid down flat by Tsunade for a thorough examination.

"Sister, is Kirito alright?"

Rope Tree quickly came over and asked anxiously.

His grandmother is doing well now and doesn't want to see her good brother get into trouble.

"Keep quiet if you don't want to leave."

Tsunade glared fiercely at Nawaki and said.

Nawaki immediately became quiet, staring at Kirito, whose face was filled with worry, as Kirito's complexion was very bad.

At the same time, he felt very unwilling, unwilling that he couldn't help at all in the matter of sealing the Nine-Tails.

"I'll definitely help next time. Jonin, I'll work twice as hard to become a Jonin. As for the Eight Gates Technique, maybe I can secretly try to learn it..."

Rope Tree thought to himself, and then quietly made up his mind.

Seeing this, Tsunade felt a warmth in her heart, and then continued to carefully check on Kirito's condition.

Soon, Tsunade, whose face was full of worry, breathed a sigh of relief. She smiled and said to the group of Konoha ninjas who were watching her nervously, "It's nothing serious, just a bit of physical and mental exhaustion. I'll be fine after a few days of rest."

"Great."

Upon hearing this, Rope Tree was overjoyed.

"That's good. Kirito deserves the most credit for successfully sealing the Nine-Tails. He's a hero of the village. Tsunade, I'm entrusting Kirito's care to you. You must take good care of him and help him recover as soon as possible."

On the other side, the Third Hokage was relieved to hear that Kirito was alright and smiled happily.

He had considered that Kirito would play a key role in this Nine-Tails inheritance operation, but he never expected Kirito to play such a significant role, actually suppressing most of the Nine-Tails' power on his own. This was something he had never dared to imagine at the beginning.

But facts speak louder than words, and this is true.

In this way, Kirito's value to Konoha becomes immense.

Kirito is only this old and he can suppress most of the Nine-Tails' power all by himself. When he grows up, suppressing the Nine-Tails will be a piece of cake.

As long as Kirito is in Konoha in the future, sealing the Nine-Tails will no longer be too difficult, and there will be no need to worry about the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki going berserk.

Moreover, if Kirito goes to the battlefield, any other ninja village that dares to send a Jinchuriki would be practically courting death.

Therefore, as the Hokage, he absolutely did not want to see such a precious talent as Kirito die so young.

"I will, teacher."

Tsunade nodded.