After Mingye finished his excited explanation, Senju Tobirama completely understood his purpose. Sealing techniques—the very techniques that had nearly caused Mingye to stumble in the gutter—were a unique method of circulating chakra that existed independently of the five elemental transformations. They had captivated Mingye, and Tobirama himself found them deeply compelling as well. Mingye's ambition was to fully absorb these sealing techniques into Konoha's system. Realizing this, Senju Tobirama asked in a grave voice, "You want sealing techniques! You're destroying the Uzumaki Clan to seize their sealing techniques!"
Mingye had no intention of denying or concealing it. He nodded decisively. Sealing techniques were his ultimate goal. Just think about it—they could seal even tailed beasts, and in later eras, they could even summon the God of Death, among other things. Many barrier techniques simply could not be broken through clever means; even the Ten-Tails had needed brute force to tear through one. That alone showed just how overpowered sealing techniques were. No matter what, he could not allow this clan's ninjutsu to vanish completely in the future as it had in the manga. He had to gather all their records into his Ninjutsu Pavilion! Only then could Konoha Ninja Village become even stronger. Mingye stepped out of the tub, whose water had long gone cold, put on a fluffy bathrobe, and looked at Senju Tobirama as he asked matter-of-factly, "A man is innocent, but possessing jade makes him guilty. I've met the Uzumaki Clan. I've studied them. I know what kind of clan they are, so I made my decision. A clan like that has no need to exist. The Land of Whirlpools cannot bear the development of such a ninja clan, and they will not join Konoha because they are nobles of the Land of Whirlpools. If they joined