Journey to the Sea, Three-Tails Appears

"Sigh, such a good opportunity fell into his lap. Why wasn't it me?"

"Who's to say? We all knew the general location; we only had to wander around the area to find it, yet that brat Su Wen beat us to it."

"What kind of dog-shit luck does Su Wen have? He won tens of thousands yesterday, and now he's about to earn another hundred thousand for nothing. I'm so envious!"

After Su Wen was chosen by Senju Fujima, the people sitting around shook their heads one by one, secretly feeling regretful.

"My two lords, follow me."

"I'll go prepare a boat for you to head out to sea right now, hehe!"

Su Wen was incredibly happy inside. Who wouldn't be happy to earn a hundred thousand ryo for nothing?

Although that monster was terrifying, to him, there was nothing more important than money.

Besides, he had two experts by his side; they would be the ones taking the heat, and he could just slip away when the time came.

"Why are you looking for that monster?"

"Is this the purpose of your trip?"

After Su Wen left, Tie Kui turned to look at Senju Fujima and asked, puzzled.

"You guessed half of it right."

"Originally, I did come out for these things."

"But my trip to the Land of Hot Water was just to soak in the hot springs and relax."

"As for the rest, I hadn't paid much attention, but I happened to run into it."

"Naturally, I can't let it go."

Senju Fujima smiled slightly, turned his head, and said to Tie Kui.

"My two lords, the boat is ready."

"Please follow me!"

Just as Tie Kui wanted to say something else, Su Wen had already returned and asked the two of them to come over.

"Mm."

Senju Fujima nodded slightly and then walked toward Su Wen.

"What does the Senju Clan want with these monsters?"

"Or could it be that this is a Summoning Beast?"

"Is he trying to find a powerful Summoning Beast for himself?"

Tie Kui watched Senju Fujima's back, lost in thought.

"My lord, it's in that sea area ahead, do you see it?"

"Look, over there, that high mountain is it."

"You two will have to go the rest of the way yourselves. I dare not go any further; it's too terrifying."

Seeing a mountain vaguely visible in the distance, Su Wen felt a bit of fear in his heart as he spoke to Senju Fujima and his companion.

"Oh?"

"Kurama, there is indeed a powerful chakra."

"Sense it—is it the Three-Tails?"

Hearing Su Wen, Senju Fujima immediately closed his eyes. The Mind's Eye of the Kagura activated instantly, and he clearly sensed a massive surge of chakra ahead.

"Mm, it is Isobu, no mistake."

Kurama emerged and nodded slightly.

"Take this hundred thousand."

"Get lost!"

After hearing the confirmation from the Nine-Tails, Senju Fujima tossed the hundred thousand ryo to Su Wen and stepped off the boat.

"I want to see what you intend to do."

Seeing Senju Fujima disembark, Tie Kui jumped off as well, and the two, accompanied by the beast, headed directly toward the Three-Tails.

"Haha, a hundred thousand in the bag! That was easy!"

"Run, run! If that monster gets angry later, I won't be able to handle it."

Having secured the hundred thousand ryo, Su Wen cheered inwardly, then rowed his boat back the way he came.

"Ding! Detected that the host is about to capture the Three-Tails. God Selection System activated."

[Option 1: The Three-Tails lacks intelligence; it is not difficult for the host to subdue it through trickery and deception. Keep it up! Completion reward: Lightning Release Mastery.]

[Option 2: Capture the Three-Tails using Water Release. You cannot use large-scale Wood Release, as this is to train the host's abilities. Completion reward: Earth Release Mastery.]

[Option 3: Seal half of the Three-Tails' chakra within your own body and seal the other half within Tie Kui's body, preparing for the future path to becoming the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki. Completion reward: Six Paths Mode.]

Upon seeing the Three-Tails, the system appeared immediately, and three options suddenly manifested before Senju Fujima.

"Rely on deception? That's complete nonsense. How would I even deceive it?"

"Subduing the Three-Tails with Water Release isn't exactly a difficult task."

"Extract half of the Three-Tails' chakra? Would the little Three-Tails even be able to manifest after that?"

"Kurama wouldn't be happy about that, would he? He'd think I was lying to him, and if he decides he can't get along with humans at all, that would be terrible."

"Even though Six-Generation Mode is awesome, I'll just have to endure it for now!"

"Once I awaken the Rinnegan, why would I need to worry about not having Six Paths Mode?"

Senju Fujima frowned deeply. He didn't want to separate the Three-Tails' chakra; if he did, it was highly likely that the chakra wouldn't be extractable, and if he couldn't form the little Three-Tails, things would get messy.

He had given his word to the Nine-Tails, after all. If the Nine-Tails saw this, he would think he was being deceived!

"System, select option two."

Senju Fujima chose to forgo the temptation of Six Paths Mode, opting instead to subdue the Three-Tails in its entirety.

"Thud, thud, thud!"

Senju Fujima led Tie Kui as they charged rapidly toward the Three-Tails.

"Hm?"

"Kurama's aura?"

"Why would he appear here?"

"And why has he become so weak?"

The Three-Tails had been slumbering, but it suddenly sensed the Nine-Tails' chakra. However, it noticed the volume of that chakra had diminished significantly, and it muttered to itself.

"Are you the Three-Tails Isobu?"

At that moment, Senju Fujima arrived before the Three-Tails with Tie Kui in tow, looking up at the creature, which stood dozens of meters tall, and asked.

"Kurama, what are you doing?"

"How did you end up like this?"

"Why have you become so weak?"

The Three-Tails Isobu did not speak—perhaps it lacked the ability—but it was capable of communicating with the Nine-Tails telepathically.

"It's nothing; I've been sealed."

"He is here to seal you as well."

"Behave and do not resist."

"Otherwise, you'll only be the one to suffer."

Kurama looked at the Three-Tails and said indifferently.

"Damn you, seal me?"

"Go to hell!"

Although the Three-Tails lacked high intelligence, it understood the meaning of the word "seal," and upon hearing it, it instantly became enraged.

"Tailed Beast Bomb."

In an instant, the Three-Tails condensed a Tailed Beast Bomb and launched it directly at Senju Fujima and his companion.

"This? What kind of monster is this?"

"Why have I never heard of it?"

"It's not quite a turtle, and it's so massive. That immense chakra of its... just looking at it makes me feel terrified."

"Is this really a being we can defeat? It's... it's so strong."

Seeing the Three-Tails before her, Tie Kui felt a terrifying surge of chakra that made her entire body tremble.

"Hm?"

"Right, I remember now. The Three-Tails shouldn't be able to talk."

"Fine. Since you won't talk, I'll just have to beat you into submission and drag you back."

Seeing that the Three-Tails had already condensed the Tailed Beast Bomb and was launching it toward them, Senju Fujima furrowed his brows.