Reaper Death Seal

"Arrive!"

While Shuichi was talking to the Third Hokage, he was still running wildly and soon sensed a huge Barrier not far ahead.

"Tap, tap!"

The two landed and stopped at the side, where they were blocked by an invisible transparent dome, inside which Nine-Tails and the Fourth Hokage were locked in a stalemate.

Shuichi asked, "What's going on now?"

He saw that the Nine-Tails was bound by a large number of iron chains, and the source of the chain was a red-haired woman.

At the same time, something strange seemed to be happening to the Fourth Hokage. Shuichi himself felt very uncomfortable, as if he were being watched by something eerie.

Upon closer inspection, numerous spells were already present behind the Minato; the intricate patterns alone suggested its extraordinary nature.

Upon seeing it, the Third Hokage couldn't help but exclaim, "That seal... could it be the Reaper Death Seal?"

"What is the Reaper Death Seal? It sounds really powerful." Shuichi said he didn't quite understand and wanted the Third Hokage to explain.

"That's the Uzumaki Clan's ultimate Fuinjutsu. The caster sells their soul to the Shinigami, who then helps seal the target's soul," the Third Hokage's voice was somewhat low. "But once this technique is used, the caster will definitely die..."

"Bang! Bang!"

He slammed his fist on the Barrier twice but found it ineffective for the time being. This was Barrier designed to restrict the Nine-Tails' movements, and its sturdiness was undoubtedly extremely high. "Do Minato and the others intend to deal with the Nine-Tails themselves?"

Before Shuichi could ask about the details of the Reaper Death Seal, Minato inside the Barrier began to act. An invisible force seemed to extend towards the Nine-Tails, and the giant fox, chained up, could only passively endure it.

"Roar..." The Nine-Tails suddenly roared wildly, and its size shrank considerably in an instant. Shuichi felt its chakra drop sharply, and the lost portion went into Minato's body.

"It really was the Reaper Death Seal! Minato really used this technique!" The Third Hokage tightened his grip on the Adamantine Staff. After this, the Fourth Hokage would surely die, and the Hokage successor he had chosen would have to sacrifice himself to seal the Nine-Tails.

As a member of the audience Shuichi felt it necessary to participate in the performance, so he continued, "The Nine-Tails hasn't completely disappeared, the remaining one..."

Before Barrier finish speaking, Kushina Uzumaki, whose life force was almost gone, was quickly released from the chains holding onto Nine-Tails.

The Nine-Tails quickly spotted the altar used for sealing beside them, upon which lay a sleeping infant. "You still want to seal me? This time, you'll use that brat's body!"

"Don't even think about it!" After struggling to break free of its restraints, the Nine-Tails immediately raised its claws, ready to kill them all. "Die!"

But Minato reacted as Kushina's strength waned, and another invisible force surged from his body, reconnecting with the Nine-Tails and immobilizing it. "Damn Fourth Hokage, I curse you!"

"It's under control, or maybe Reaper Death Seal." Shuichi quickly saw through everything this time. "I saved him the chakra needed for a large-scale Summoning Technique jutsu, so Minato still has the strength."

Seeing Minato panting heavily, with Sealing Formula appearing on his stomach and a Toad carrying a Scroll summoned, the Third Hokage immediately realized, "So that's it! Minato wants that child to become the new Jinchuriki to save the village!"

After the little Toad put away the sealing key and teleported away, Shuichi felt that Minato's soul was being extracted, but even with his current enormous Mental Energy, he could only sense a slight abnormality.

As the Fourth Hokage and his wife began channeling chakra into Naruto, Shuichi asked the Third Hokage, "Since the Reaper Death Seal is so powerful, why doesn't the village use it to split the Nine-Tails into three or four pieces? That way, we only need to sacrifice one person, and then we can have multiple Tailed Beasts?"

The Third Hokage replied with a grave expression, "Because this technique is too difficult, its power is linked to the user's strength. Even if I were to personally intervene, I might not be able to seal the Nine-Tails..."

The Reaper Death Seal may seem like a one-for-one trade, but it shares many similarities with conventional Fuinjutsu. For example, the caster must restrict the target's movements; otherwise, if used improperly, it will only backfire and kill the caster.

Simply put, its range is extremely short, making it unsuitable for normal ninja combat.

Furthermore, the Jinchuriki of Konoha are a top-secret matter. Both generations of Uzumaki female ninjas were of very high status, so how could they possibly have had the opportunity to release the Nine-Tails? Of course, this point that the Third Hokage didn't mention was Shuichi's own deduction.

While the two were talking, the Fourth Hokage of the family inside were also making their final arrangements, and Nine-Tails seemed to sense its fate, letting out a deafening roar at the last moment.

However, this could not change its fate. The Fourth Hokage used his last strength to pull it over, and then decisively stuffed it into his child's body, "Eight Trigrams Seal!"

As the Sealing Formula appeared on Naruto's body, the Barrier had lost its power completely dissipated. Several Konoha Ninjas from afar had already arrived nearby, while the Third Hokage and Shuichi rushed to the Fourth Hokage's family first.

"Third Lord, Minato's child has now become Jinchuriki. Should we conceal his identity?" Shuichi asked. "I have the Flying Thunder God Mark at home; I can take him away directly."

At this moment, the blow suffered by the Third Hokage is unimaginable. In addition to the deaths of Minato and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, his wife Biwako and the entire Anbu team are also likely to be in grave danger. However, he cannot relax at this critical moment for the village and must make a decision as soon as possible.

"Then I'll leave this to you. I'll take care of things here," Sarutobi Hiruzen said resolutely. "We'll discuss the attackers later. First, make sure Naruto is settled."

"No problem, please hurry up." Shuichi picked Naruto up immediately, not even having time to check the various chakra levels on his body. "My Super Beast Imitation Drawing recorded a lot of images. We can send the Yamanaka Clan from the Intelligence Department over, and there are also clues left behind by the enemy."

With a "whoosh," Shuichi vanished from the spot.

Ten minutes later, several ninjas had gathered on the top platform of the Hokage Building, including Konoha High Command and several Jonin from the Intelligence Department.

After bringing Shuichi back to the village, the Third Hokage and others quickly collected the bodies of Minato Naruto his wife, explaining to the outside world that the Fourth Hokage had sacrificed himself to successfully seal the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox.

The two sides returned to Konoha and reunited. Shuichi handed Naruto over to the Hokage's direct Anbu, and then everyone waited to analyze the causes and consequences of the Nine-Tails' Rampage.

"Here they come. All the images are within these Ink Birds; they contain my chakra."

Various sizes of Ink Monsters were laid out before everyone. Yamanaka Inoichi stepped forward first, "Well then... we can begin, Third Lord."

"Alright, thank you for your help. Everyone, focus on Inoichi and relax, then see what's going on." The Third Hokage placed his hand on Inoichi's shoulder, with two advisors and several Jonin.

"Release!" Shuichi controlled an Ink Monster to land in Yamanaka Inoichi.

This was a small, mouse-like black ball with virtually no mobility. Shuichi acted as soon as he sensed the Nine-Tails Chakra, secretly placing the creature on the Third Hokage's portrait Shadow Clone. The surveillance area here was quite extensive.