Success, Retreat, and Conversation

"Great Elder, bad news! The Seven-Tails has been sealed inside Shibu."

Hearing the name Shibu, the Great Elder of Takigakure first froze, then realized who he was.

He was the son of the previous village chief, not yet fifteen this year. Because of his outstanding aptitude, coupled with the political legacy left by his father, he had been specially permitted to take part in this operation despite being only a Chunin. He was mainly responsible for defending the Otsu-2 Sector, which was neither too far from nor too close to the Sealing Chamber.

Wait—

Why was he worrying about who Shibu was? Even if the other party was the son of the previous village chief, he was still only a Chunin right now. Wasn't the important question why the Seven-Tails had been sealed inside him?

Instantly sorting out his thoughts, the Great Elder of Takigakure immediately asked, "What exactly happened?"

At that, the Takigakure Ninja who had rushed over immediately reported everything he had seen in full detail.

"Reporting to the Great Elder, this is what happened..."

Time went back to one minute earlier.

After Qian activated Ame no Minaka's ability, he immediately took the Seven-Tails and left the Sealing Chamber.

Originally, even without anyone controlling it, the seal on the ground could still stop the Seven-Tails from leaving.

Er...

At the very least, that was true for a short time.

But Qian's Ame no Minaka was just that unreasonable. It directly brought both him and the Seven-Tails into another dimension, letting them break free from the restraints of the sealing formation on the ground.

With that, Qian simply took the Seven-Tails and swaggered out of the Sealing Chamber.

Then he passed through several Kinoe-class defensive zones in succession and arrived at the Otsu-2 Sector where Shibu was.

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