The two went back and forth, neither willing to give ground. In the end, Namikaze Minato was faster. Seizing the opportunity, he wanted to use the Contract Seal to separate Wood Golem from the two chakras.
But at the same time, the second tail suddenly went out of control, and the volume of chakra rapidly increased. Both sides exerted force almost simultaneously—one trying to seal it away, the other trying to release it. In that moment of contact, sand and stones flew everywhere, thunder and lightning raged, and a flash of white light swept past them. Both of them vanished!
When Wood Golem woke up, she found herself on a beach. She slowly opened her eyes and saw a vast expanse of seawater beneath the dazzling sunlight. She was lying on the sandy shore by the sea.
Her clothes and shoes were soaked, and her beige hair had been washed loose by the seawater, scattered across the beach and swaying with the waves.
"You're awake!..."
Wood Golem's heart lurched. She abruptly turned around and discovered that the one who had spoken was none other than the Konoha ninja—Namikaze Minato, the man she had just fought!
"Is that so???"
Wood Golem asked strangely. What was going on? She had fainted, yet she had not been killed. Did he want to put the Tailed Beast into her body? That didn't seem right. If he wanted to strip away the Tailed Beast, this would not be the place... right...
At that thought, Wood Golem suddenly felt her scalp go numb. She instinctively covered her mouth and warily looked around. Sure enough, there was no one else! Looking again at Minato's hypocritical fake smile, Wood Golem's tongue seemed to knot up as she stammered, "What are you doing?... What are you doing... What do