After Uzumaki Naruto was snatched away by the enormous ink hawk, it flew only a short distance before landing in a clearing in the forest.
At that moment, Shimura Danzō and Uchiha Shūichi, both dressed in black, were waiting in the clearing. Watching as the dazed Uzumaki Naruto was set down, Shimura Danzō couldn't help wearing a greedy expression.
However, although Danzō's nature had not changed, he had long since fallen under Kotoamatsukami and would never disobey Uchiha Shūichi's will. His expression was greedy, but instead of stepping forward, he actually took half a step back.
Uchiha Shūichi was the one who stepped forward. Uzumaki Naruto, still dizzy from flying through the sky, had only just looked up when he saw a Four-Cornered Windmill-shaped Mangekyo spinning. His eyes rolled back, and he fainted.
By then, Uchiha Shūichi had already entered the seal space inside Uzumaki Naruto. He looked up at the enormous cage before him and the Nine-Tails sealed within.
"Roar!! Sharingan?! Uchiha, what are you trying to do?!"
The enormous Nine-Tails fox gave off a terrifying, ominous Chakra. Its aura surged through the seal space, powerful enough to make even an ordinary Jonin tremble with fear. Yet there was a hint of bluster in the fox's eyes.
There was no helping it. The Uchiha Clan's Mangekyo was the natural bane of Tailed Beasts, restraining them no less effectively than Wood Release or the Uzumaki Clan's sealing techniques.
If the Nine-Tails and Uzumaki Naruto were in a Perfect Jinchuriki state, that would be one thing. But the Nine-Tails alone could never resist the power of the Mangekyo.
Uchiha Shūichi couldn't even be bothered to answer the Nine-Tails. He wasn't like Uzumaki Naruto, with his pure heart; there was no chance of earning the Nine-Tails' recognition through ordinary means.
In fact,