"Kumoi was... fighting the Nine-Tails?
And it sounded like quite a battle."
She murmured to herself, a hint of surprise in her voice.
She could sense that this was no ordinary probing—it was a fierce clash between truly high-level powers.
She immediately devoted more of her focus to stabilizing the seal while carefully sensing the state of Kumoi's true body across from her—
His breathing was steady. Though his chakra flow had accelerated, it was not chaotic, and the connection of his consciousness remained stable.
Seeing the unusual expression on Mito's face, Clan Head Shui Yuan asked nervously,
"Auntie, what is it?"
"Did something happen to Lord Hokage?"
Mito slowly opened her eyes, glanced at Kumoi's true body sitting safely across from her, and shook her head.
"Nothing."
"It's just that the commotion inside is a little intense.
Kumoi is fighting the Nine-Tails fiercely."
"Fighting?!"
Shui Yuan was startled.
"Will he be all right? The Nine-Tails..."
"For now, Kumoi can still handle it.
His true body is perfectly normal, and his consciousness is stable."
Mito spoke calmly and closed her eyes again.
"If they want to fight, then let them fight.
As long as Kumoi's true body and consciousness are not endangered, I will not interfere.
Before two hours are up, perhaps... this battle itself is one way for them to 'talk.'
If there are truly signs of losing control, I will pull him back immediately."
Though Shui Yuan was still worried, he could only suppress his concerns and continue focusing on guarding the seal.
In his heart, however, he felt even deeper admiration and shock toward the Hokage who dared face the Nine-Tails head-on and battle it fiercely.
Inside the sealing space, the aftershocks of the energy collision had yet to fully subside. Murky smoke and turbulent chakra currents