"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
Golden chakra chains extended from his palm. Looking at them, Tamura Hiroshi smiled.
After devouring the bloodlines and chakra of so many Uzumaki Ninja, the Ten-Tails had gained a new power: these chakra chains. They had an exceptionally powerful suppressive effect on all chakra, especially that of Tailed Beasts.
These Adamantine Sealing Chains shared their origin with the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's chakra chains. The statue's chains were simply far more powerful and of a higher order, making them better at restraining Tailed Beasts.
The Little Ten-Tails was naturally nowhere near a match for the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, but it had still reliably acquired the Uzumaki clan's Adamantine Sealing Chains. If he continued to strengthen the Little Ten-Tails, there was no reason the chains couldn't eventually evolve into the kind wielded by the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.
Of course, these Adamantine Sealing Chains were currently the Ten-Tails' power, not his. Improving his own strength was more important. For now, they merely gave him a means of protecting himself in the early stages, so he wouldn't die before he could make his mark.
"What are you doing here?"
A crisp voice came from behind him. Tamura Hiroshi put away the Adamantine Sealing Chains and turned around. Who else could it be but Uzumaki Kushina?
The little girl's eyes were red, and her eyelids were a little swollen. She had clearly been crying bitterly, yet she was putting on a fierce little expression for him.
Fierce and adorable!
"The scenery's nice, so I came to take a look!"
Tamura Hiroshi insisted he hadn't done anything. He'd simply come to enjoy the view.
He had to admit, the Uzumaki clan had chosen their location well. With birds singing and flowers blooming, it was