0.5 Millimeters of Loyalty
At the Kirigakure Ninja Army base in the Land of Waves, Karatachi Yagura gathered his people in a secret room deep underground.
"We'll start by sealing the Little Three-Tails."
Once the sealing ninja had confirmed that the Sealing Jutsu Formula was sound, Karatachi Yagura spoke, then gestured to Jinin Akebino beside him.
Jinin Akebino understood and went to the center of the inscribed Sealing Jutsu Formula. Three sealing ninja formed Hand Seals and channeled their chakra to activate it.
Karatachi Yagura took out a Sealing Tool and opened it. A three-meter-tall behemoth emerged from within: one of the Little Three-Tails inside the Three-Tails.
The released Little Three-Tails went berserk and tried to attack, but the Sealing Jutsu Formula held it fast. At last, amid its furious roars, it was sealed inside Jinin Akebino's abdomen, where a triangular Sealing Jutsu Formula formed.
This was a Sealing Technique specifically designed for the Three-Tails, and it had a powerful suppressive effect on it.
After catching their breath, the three sealing ninja stepped forward to inspect the Sealing Jutsu Formula on Jinin Akebino. Only after confirming that everything was in order did they nod to Karatachi Yagura.
With their confirmation, Karatachi Yagura also let out a breath of relief. A Sealing Technique capable of sealing even the Three-Tails itself would have no trouble sealing a Little Three-Tails, but it was still a Tailed Beast. Any mishap could be deadly.
The rest was simple. There was one more Little Three-Tails of that three-meter size, and it was sealed inside another Kirigakure jōnin, to help the two of them break through their limits and become Kage-level Experts.
Next came the sealing of three tails. Those tails had long since been severed from the Three-Tails with the help of a Sealing Technique, and