The Vacuum Cleaner

Feeling the strength of the Deity Gates, Tao Yu actually found them quite handy.

His own sealing techniques were bolstered by Deification, and using genuine cultivation methods—or Deification-enhanced cultivation methods—to power them made them exceptionally effective.

Sealing techniques had their own advantages, too. They were extremely useful for capturing people alive and restraining them.

What was more, after Tao Yu had boosted the Deity Gates in several ways, they had gained a formidable ability to seal away rules and concepts.

"I could try incorporating the Chains of Heaven into them, too. I've more or less gotten what I came for this time, so I can talk about the Nine-Tails now..."

But just as Tao Yu was about to give Namikaze Minato a heads-up,

a signal flare suddenly burst over Konoha.

Namikaze Minato and Jiraiya, who had only just broken free, both looked up in that direction.

"That looks like Insect Valley, the Aburame clan's territory. What's going on...?"

Namikaze Minato's expression turned grave.

"Take me there. I've just finished extracting Senjutsu chakra, so we shouldn't waste it."

Jiraiya spoke up at once.

Tao Yu had just broken his seal, and Jiraiya was about to enter Sage Mode!

As for speed, the Fourth Hokage's Flying Thunder God Technique was far faster than his. Tao Yu casually placed a hand on Namikaze Minato's shoulder.

"You should have a marker nearby, right?"

"Yeah. Follow me..."

Whoosh—

With a flash of the Flying Thunder God Technique, Tao Yu, Jiraiya, and Namikaze Minato arrived at Insect Valley, an important settlement of the Aburame clan!

Since they mainly raised insects, the Aburame clan had never settled too close to the other ninja clans.

Their scouting abilities were exceptionally good, even surpassing those of the Hyuga Clan in certain areas. They seemed never to have worried about