The Nine-Tails Is Sealed, and the Spirit Beasts Can No Longer Sit Still

Tang San had been all alone in his previous life. Being reincarnated on the Douluo Continent was practically the same as being an orphan.

No! It was even worse than being an orphan! Across both lives, he had never felt even the slightest bit of motherly love.

As for fatherly love, there had only been those few days after he awakened his martial soul!

It was practically nonexistent!

Watching Minato Namikaze willingly sacrifice himself and Kushina's heartfelt final instructions to Naruto, Tang San could not help but feel lost and bitter inside:

"So this is motherly love... But where is my mother?"

As his thoughts shifted, Tang Hao came to mind, and a trace of resentment unexpectedly surfaced within him:

"As a father, wasn't he far too irresponsible? He'd been like that ever since I was young..."

But the moment that thought appeared, he forcefully suppressed it and silently warned himself:

"No, I cannot speculate like this or speak ill of Father."

If Yu Zhi could have glimpsed Tang San's inner thoughts at that moment, he would probably have cried out at how absurd it was.

For someone as blindly loyal and stubborn to the bone as Tang San to begin reflecting on things was truly unprecedented!

All one could say was that if Tang Hao and Minato Namikaze switched places, both of their reputations would surely improve a little!

Minato Namikaze could be a stay-at-home dad, while Tang Hao could die for love!

Everyone would have a perfect future!

The light and shadows on the Sky Screen shifted.

[Kushina choked back tears as she finished all of her countless instructions to Naruto. Her breath had already grown exceedingly weak.]

[She looked at Minato Namikaze and softly said with apology, "Minato, I'm sorry. I said too much..."]

[Minato Namikaze gently shook his head. His eyes were filled with tender affection as he softly replied, "It's alright."]

[He then lowered his head to look at the innocent, unaware Naruto in his swaddling clothes, a faint smile on his lips. "Naruto, what Dad wants to say is the same as what your nagging mother said..."]

[As soon as his words fell, golden light erupted, and the Eight Trigrams Seal instantly took shape.]

[The berserk Nine-Tails was completely sealed away and vanished, leaving behind only an intricate and mysterious sealing mark quietly imprinted upon Naruto's lower abdomen.]

The image on the Sky Screen slowly dimmed. The tragic tale of the Fourth Hokage and Kushina sacrificing themselves to protect their village and entrusting their child to the future came to an end.

Beneath the Sky Screen, countless beings across the continent sighed with emotion.

"It was clearly just an image, yet why does it feel as though I lived through countless years?"

"It was so complete, yet so tragic. There was a hero's righteousness, the warmth of family, and sacrifice without regret."

"So this is the Naruto Continent?"

Deep within Star Dou Forest, at Lake of Life.

A group of ferocious beasts gathered together, and the atmosphere was oppressive to the extreme.

Xiong Jun could no longer suppress the agitation in his heart and roared gruffly, "Di Tian, we must prepare in advance!"

King of Ten Thousand Demons' branches and leaves trembled chaotically, his expression incomparably grave. "That's right. No one expected that strange Sealing Technique to truly be capable of forcibly sealing a Tailed Beast like the Nine-Tails, one with a million years of cultivation, inside a human body—and even the body of a newborn infant! This proves that this Ninjutsu has long since matured and can be used with complete mastery."

Scarlet King's eyes were bloodshot, filled with indignation and unwillingness. "Despicable humans! Unrestricted by Spirit Rings, they actually came up with such a sinister method, treating powerful ferocious beasts like prisoners and toys to be locked inside human bodies!"

Bi Ji looked distressed, her heart filled with confusion. "The humans of that continent and the Tailed Beasts had no fundamental enmity between them. Why would they persecute and imprison them like this? It is truly difficult to understand."

Xiong Jun's murderous aura surged as he bluntly proposed, "I say we simply unleash a beast tide and level every human city across the Douluo Continent! We absolutely cannot let them learn this harmful sealing Ninjutsu, only for them to imprison us in the end as well!"

The surrounding ferocious beasts all nodded in agreement.

The Nine-Tails was far stronger than any ferocious beast present. Even it had ended up sealed and imprisoned. If they went to that continent instead, their fate would only be worse.

Only Bi Ji repeatedly shook her head and spoke in opposition. "No! If we rashly launch a beast tide, countless humans will die, but we Spirit Beasts will also pay a terrible price. The losses would outweigh the gains. I absolutely do not agree!"

"Bi Ji, you are simply too softhearted and overly compassionate!"

"Enough!"

Di Tian abruptly opened his tightly shut golden vertical pupils. Dragon might swept in every direction as his cold gaze glared furiously at Xiong Jun.

"I am still here presiding over matters. When did you gain the right to make decisions on your own? Could it be that you covet my position as Beast God?"

Vast Dragon might poured down like a collapsing mountain and splitting earth. Scarlet King and Zi Ji instantly had their breaths thrown into disorder, lowering their heads as they struggled to endure it.

King of Ten Thousand Demons and Bi Ji also hurriedly lowered their heads to show submission.

Only Xiong Jun, rebellious and arrogant by nature, stubbornly met Di Tian's gaze and refused to bow his head.

A cold smile flickered through Di Tian's eyes. Just as Xiong Jun was filled with confusion, a strand of dark black light shot out in an instant.

With a muffled boom, Xiong Jun was sent flying through the air. A black hole opened in his chest, blood streaming out as he suffered grievous injuries.

"This is the first time, and the last." Di Tian's tone was icy, devoid of even a trace of warmth.

Xiong Jun panted heavily. In the end, he recognized the gap in their strength and unwillingly lowered his head.

Di Tian did not pursue the matter further. This bear had been rebellious for far more than a day or two!

He swept his gaze over the ferocious beasts and shouted in a deep voice, "From this day onward, no one is to mention unleashing a beast tide again! Humans have the backing of divine forces. Rashly starting a war would be no different from seeking death!"

"This matter ends here. Whoever dares discuss a beast tide again, do not blame me for showing no mercy!"

Silence fell beneath Lake of Life, and no ferocious beast dared say another word.

The Sky Screen image abruptly shifted. The view pulled back, formally introducing one of the Five Great Nations of the Naruto Continent: the Land of Wind.

Lines of clear explanatory text appeared beside the Sky Screen:

[The Land of Wind is located in the western part of the continent and possesses the largest territory among the Five Great Nations. More than half its land is covered by vast deserts, where yellow sand fills the skies and the environment is exceptionally harsh. Only scattered oases and places with water sources can support tribes and living creatures.]

[The Land of Wind's exclusive ninja village—Sunagakure. Its highest leader bears the title of Kazekage.]

[A number of unusual martial souls were then listed:]

[Giant fan, puppet, poison, magnetic field, sand, gold sand.]

[It also housed One-Tail, one of the continent's Tailed Beasts.]

[As soon as the words appeared, the Sky Screen image rapidly changed, displaying the martial souls of the Land of Wind's various experts one by one.]

[The first to appear was the giant fan martial soul.]

[The expert lightly opened a massive folding fan, and a fierce gale suddenly roared forth. Countless wind blades sliced through the air, snapping entire stretches of forest in half wherever they passed. Broken trees flew everywhere, and the power was terrifying.]

[Next came the puppet martial soul.]

[The figure had a head of red hair and a cultivation level of 95! With a slight movement of his fingertips, puppet after puppet moved under his control, agile as living people without the slightest stiffness. Countless concealed weapons and mechanisms were hidden within the puppets, cold glints flashing with deadly intent. They could both attack and defend, making them strange and difficult to guard against.]

[Then came the Third Kazekage, level 97! He activated his magnetic martial soul.]

[The earth trembled faintly as iron sand from deep underground was drawn up by an invisible magnetic field, soaring into the sky and gathering into mountain-sized iron blocks that suppressed all directions. In the next instant, it transformed into iron-sand thorns filling the sky, crisscrossing and sealing off every route of retreat. It was an inescapable killing trap.]

[The Fourth Kazekage, level 93! He activated his gold sand martial soul. The entire ground instantly churned and rose, golden waves of sand surging like the sea and sweeping across all directions. Quicksand sank and swallowed the earth while golden radiance blotted out the sun. He was like a natural catastrophe walking upon the land.]

[Finally came the Fifth Kazekage, level 97! He controlled the sand martial soul, overwhelmingly domineering.]

[With a raise of his hand, the land turned into desert. Fertile soil became flowing sand, and the environment changed at his will. Endless yellow sand covered the sky and sun, swirling and surging as though it would devour every living creature between heaven and earth and bury them beneath the sand.]