A Complete Victory

Seeing Shukaku blown senseless by the Tailed Beast Ball detonating inside his own mouth, his chakra thrown into disarray.

Temporarily deprived of the ability to launch any large-scale counterattack, Hiruzen Sarutobi did not hesitate. His commanding voice rang across the battlefield:

"ANBU, Sealing Squad, commence the sealing immediately!"

"Yes!" Several ANBU elites and Sealing Squad members, already prepared, answered in unison.

Moving like lightning, they swiftly closed in on Shukaku from several directions.

They unfurled enormous specially made sealing scrolls in their hands and poured chakra into them.

Mysterious black runes began spreading across the scrolls.

At the same time, they formed the same sealing hand signs.

An invisible field of restraint began to envelop Shukaku's massive body.

"Don't even think about it!!!" Chiyo's eyes nearly split with fury in the distance.

They knew Hiruzen Sarutobi was powerful, the famed "Professor of Ninjutsu," but they had never expected this.

Facing Shukaku in his fully unleashed rampage, the Third Hokage had actually managed to inflict such heavy damage with such effortless precision.

He had entered the sealing and capture phase in an instant! This strength far exceeded even their worst expectations!

If Shukaku were sealed and captured by Leaf Village on the spot, Hidden Sand Village would not only lose its most important strategic deterrent.

It would also suffer incalculable losses and humiliation, perhaps never recovering from this defeat!

"We can't let him succeed! Charge over there! Interrupt the sealing!" Ebizo grew anxious as well.

The two unleashed all their chakra, controlling their strongest puppets or casting large-scale Wind Release ninjutsu.

Like two bursting floods, they charged madly toward Shukaku and Hiruzen Sarutobi!

The Hidden Sand Village ANBU elites behind them followed with bloodshot eyes, launching a suicidal charge.

But faced with Tsunade and Hatake Sakumo blocking their way, they ultimately