Chapter 35

"There's nothing left! Not a single drop! You've drained me dry of every Sealing Jutsu I know!"

"What kind of monster are you, kid? How could a normal person learn things this fast?"

"Your mastery of Sealing Jutsu is already miles ahead of mine. You can even turn around and teach me now."

Kushina Uzumaki sprawled across the table, her cheeks puffed up like buns as she glared at Uchiha Yan and complained indignantly.

This was way too unfair.

She seriously suspected that Uchiha Yan had been sent by Tsunade specifically to crush her confidence.

What was even more outrageous was that learning quickly would have been one thing, but he could also draw inferences from one example and come up with a whole pile of even more powerful new Sealing Jutsu in minutes.

There was simply no logic to it.

"Hehe."

Seeing her puffed-up expression, Uchiha Yan could not help reaching out and poking her cheek. Smiling, he coaxed her, "All right, you're not bad either. Other than me, there probably isn't anyone else in the entire Ninja World who can surpass you in Sealing Jutsu."

"By the way, I heard the Uzumaki Clan has a Sealing Jutsu called Adamantine Sealing Chains. Can you teach it to me?"

He had been coveting that technique for quite some time.

After all, it could even pin down a Tailed Beast. It was obviously no ordinary technique.

"Huh?"

Kushina stared at Uchiha Yan speechlessly. "Do you even know what you're asking?"

"If I could teach it to you, would I keep it hidden?"

"Since you know this Sealing Jutsu is a secret inheritance of the Uzumaki Clan, you should understand that people without Uzumaki blood simply can't learn it." Kushina was not deliberately holding anything back when she said this.

After spending these days with Uchiha Yan, their relationship had long ceased to be one of simple one-sided giving.

Xuan learned absurdly fast, and he could even guide her in refining the Sealing Jutsu she already knew, making her cultivation progress soar. Not to mention that Xuan had taught her every new Sealing Jutsu he had developed.

They were helping each other improve.

She wished she could stuff Adamantine Sealing Chains into Xuan's hands right away and see whether he could create an even more heaven-defying version. By then, the improved Sealing Jutsu would surely be able to pin down the Nine-Tails with ease, and dealing with that beast would no longer be a dream.

"Achoo!!"

At that moment, within Kushina's New Eight Trigrams Seal space, the Nine-Tails suddenly sneezed. With an irritated look, it muttered, "Damn it, that girl Kushina must be plotting something again."

"Bang bang!"

It raised its claw and smashed it viciously against the cage formed by the seal. The cage did not budge in the slightest, while the recoil made its claw ache, further infuriating the Nine-Tails.

"What the ** did Uchiha Yan have to make such a freakish Sealing Jutsu for?"

"How the ** am I supposed to escape now?"

The more it thought about it, the more it felt that it had no hope of ever turning things around.

The only thing that made the Nine-Tails feel slightly better was that Uchiha Yan had some conscience and had persuaded Kushina not to be too harsh. The sealed cage had been expanded countless times, and the space within was at least a hundred times larger than before.

The scenery had changed as well.

There was sky above its head, grassland beneath its feet, and distant mountains and flowing water all around.

Although it was all fake, it was far more comfortable than that miserable place from before. The Nine-Tails could even run a few laps inside the sealing space.

"Even if I can't get out, staying in here isn't so bad..."

The instant that thought surfaced, the Nine-Tails' expression stiffened. It immediately shook its head fiercely and gritted its teeth. "No! How can I think like that?"

"I was born to be free. Humans are the ones who imprisoned me. Am I supposed to bow my head just because someone gives me a few benefits?"

"Absolutely not!"

The dignity of a Tailed Beast would never bow!

Yet the very next second, it used chakra to create a huge pile of chips and soda. With a handful of chips in each claw, it stuffed them into its mouth with loud crunches.

It gulped down cola, feeling so good it could hardly stand it.

It was as though the Tailed Beast that had just shouted about never yielding had never existed.

The Nine-Tails was helpless too!

Looking at this new seal, as long as Kushina did not die, it basically had no chance of getting out. Besides, with a monster like Uchiha Yan outside, it figured that escaping now might not even be a good thing. It was better to stay put obediently.

At the very least, the Nine-Tails felt that the food, drinks, and entertainment Kushina had brought in were indeed quite good.

Even though that girl had only come by once.

But was Lord Nine-Tails the sort to forget after having a taste?

All it needed was the smell it had caught and the appearance it had seen. It could simply replicate everything with chakra.

They tasted exactly the same.

Outside,

After listening to Kushina, Uchiha Yan smiled and replied, "Of course I know Adamantine Sealing Chains require the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan, but I still want to give it a try."

"What if it works?"

Kushina froze for a moment, then nodded. "That's true! If it's you, maybe you really can pull it off!"

"After all, you're just too freakish."

"Here, this is it. Take it and give it a try."

With that, Kushina pulled out a scroll and handed it to Uchiha Yan.

"Thanks."

Uchiha Yan accepted the scroll, then looked at Kushina again. "Also, can you give me another drop of your blood? And some Nine-Tails chakra while you're at it."

"Huh?"

Kushina froze again, frowning as she asked, "Why? You suddenly want my blood and the Nine-Tails' chakra. What are you trying to do?"

"You aren't planning to do something bad, are you?"

She stared at Uchiha Yan as if he were a scumbag.

Uchiha Yan: "..."

"Thump!"

Speechless, he raised his hand and knocked Kushina on the head.

"Ah!" Kushina cried out in pain, clutching her forehead.

Uchiha Yan explained, "I want to study the secrets of the Uzumaki bloodline and see whether I can replicate the Uzumaki Physique."

"Even if that proves too difficult, it should at least help me master Adamantine Sealing Chains faster."

"As for the Nine-Tails' chakra, I'm curious about its structure. Maybe I can find a way to completely control a Tailed Beast."

"So, are you giving them to me or not?"

He stared at Kushina as he asked.

He had had his eye on the Uzumaki Physique for a long time.

Its formidable vitality, enormous chakra reserves, and innate abilities like the Mind's Eye of the Kagura—he wanted all of them.

He planned to develop a corresponding cultivation method.

How great would it be if one could obtain the Uzumaki Physique and abilities like the Mind's Eye of the Kagura simply through cultivation?

Of course, he would not let Kushina help him for nothing.

Afterward, he would give her a cultivation method, along with the Uzumaki Bloodline Purification Technique as a gift in return.

Once Kushina completely became his someday, he would arrange even more cultivation methods for her.

In short, he was reserving this wife in advance.

Minato, sorry about this. You should find someone else to pursue. You and Kushina haven't even started yet.

Uchiha Yan silently added in his heart.

"All right, all right! I'll give them to you, okay?"

Kushina was left helpless by his words. She agreed repeatedly, then turned around to fetch some tools and drew a small cup of blood for Uchiha Yan.

As for the wound?

It healed in the blink of an eye.

The Uzumaki Clan's physique truly was freakish.

Next, Uchiha Yan helped Kushina "negotiate" with the Nine-Tails.

The terms were simple—three sets of manga in exchange for a ball of chakra.

The Nine-Tails actually agreed.

"Seal it up quickly! If the chakra's scent leaks out, those Anbu people aren't pushovers!"

Kushina urged him anxiously.

Fortunately, Uchiha Yan had prepared in advance and had already set up an isolation barrier.

If not for that thing blocking it, the Anbu and Root ninja outside would have already rushed in.

After all, leaking Tailed Beast chakra was no small matter.

"Relax. The barrier has us covered. It'll be fine."

Uchiha Yan remained calm. He took out a blank scroll and, in just a few moves, sealed that ball of Nine-Tails chakra inside.

Then he tucked the scroll containing Kushina's blood into his clothes as well.

"Whew—"

Kushina let out a long breath.