Kinkaku and Ginkaku reacted quickly thanks to the enormous boost from the Nine-Tails chakra, but they still had far less room for error than Shukaku.
Both of them were grazed by Shukaku's tail.
They immediately felt their word spirits being knocked out of them by Shukaku. At the same time, their word spirits were sealed onto his Sand Body.
Ginkaku swallowed, a little frightened. "Kinkaku, what do you think my word spirit is?"
"Idiot!"
Kinkaku snapped at Ginkaku.
These so-called word spirits weren't ultimate moves unleashed by dragons using their language, like Word Spirit: King's Flame or Word Spirit: Candle Dragon.
For the Six Paths Ninja Tools, a word spirit was a catchphrase—the words someone said most often in everyday life.
Things like "fuck you" or "son of a bitch."
And Kinkaku's and Ginkaku's catchphrases were each other's names.
Kinkaku's word spirit was Ginkaku, and Ginkaku's word spirit was Kinkaku.
The instant Ginkaku said "Kinkaku," the Red Gourd activated, and Ginkaku was helplessly sucked into Shukaku's Sand Body.
Ginkaku reached toward Kinkaku and screamed in terror, "Kinkaku, save me—"
"Gin—"
Kinkaku didn't even dare call Ginkaku's name. He desperately rushed forward, trying to grab his hand.
But Shukaku's tail lashed toward Kinkaku. He could only dodge and watch helplessly as Ginkaku was sealed inside Shukaku's Sand Body.
"Gwahaha..."
Shukaku let out a cackling laugh. "See that? See that? This is the power I, Shukaku, have now!"
"Kinkaku, Ginkaku, you brothers can do nothing but obediently let me seal you inside my body."
"You bastard tanuki, hurry up and let—"
Kinkaku roared furiously at Shukaku, then hastily stopped just before saying Ginkaku's name.
Ginkaku had been captured by Shukaku. If he was captured too, both brothers would be finished.
Shukaku laughed heartily. "Kinkaku, those treasures of yours and Ginkaku's really are