In the afternoon of the next day, the heavy merchant ship sailed away from the dock on the north shore, its bow constantly pushing against the ice floes.
Crushed ice scraped against the iron-clad hull, and muffled sounds came from the bottom of the ship one after another, causing the entire hull to tremble slightly.
There is a Tekka furnace burning in the center of the cabin, and the heat from the burning pine wood heats people's faces.
There was dark red Kakkō inside the crack of the stove door, which was warm and mixed with the smell of damp wood.
Outside the window was a gray sky and an endless sea of ice. A wild sea wind blew by, and the portholes were covered with a layer of white frost.
Ye leaned on the wooden chair with his eyes closed, his hands folded behind his head, and his cloak draped over his knees.
It seemed that he had fallen asleep, but his senses spread out and covered the entire deck, and even the moths turning over in the seams of the ship's planks could not hide from him.
Obito squatted on the left side of the stove, placed Kunai and Explosive Tag one by one on the cloth mat, and was leaning towards the fire to dry off the moisture.
Kakashi occupied the other side, lowered his head and wiped White Fang Short Sword neatly.
With a blind eye, Kakashi felt that Obito was blocking the road, so he directly used the scabbard to push his Ninja Tools cloth half a foot to the side.
At the other end of the tatami, Kushina is sitting cross-legged, with a blank surface Talisman in front of him.
She held a tube of ink pen in her hand and was pointing on the paper to indicate the movement path of Chakra for Lin.
"Did you see it clearly? Chakra Don't be in a hurry when you pass by here. Stay steady first."
"Then starting from this node, you must complete three circles clockwise before the flow returns and closes!"
Kushina's tone was extremely stern, "Not even half a circle, otherwise Chakra will go berserk!"
Lin nodded as if pounding garlic, her fingertips pressed against the edge of Talisman, and she carefully controlled Chakra to slide across the paper.
The technique shimmered, and Talisman was smooth and stable without being burned. The feel I gained using Obito as a practical teaching tool these days was finally in vain.
The hull of the ship suddenly pressed hard against a piece of thick ice, and the tatami tilted to the right.
Lin's movements stopped.
The sea water surged outside the porthole, and she was keenly aware that the Three-Tails seal on her abdomen suddenly became slightly warm.
A desire to get closer to the open sea water faintly spread through the gap in the seal.
"Teacher's wife."
Lin held down the seal and raised her head, her eyes sparkling with curiosity and a hint of eagerness to try.
"This is already the open sea. There is no human habitation within a hundred miles. Can I... release the Tailed Beasts in my body and let it breathe?"
The firewood in the furnace exploded with a bang, and several sparks flew out.
Kushina's hand holding Talisman was fixed in the air.
She didn't answer immediately, but a recent memory came to her mind.
Two years ago at Konoha, Lin carefully asked her the same question.
At that time, she was so decisive that she didn't even leave any room.
"Absolutely impossible! Tailed Beasts hates humans from the bottom of his heart and can only be suppressed with a powerful seal!"
This is common sense that Uzumaki has taught her for generations, but now she feels that this common sense is nonsense.
My thoughts drifted back to the courtyard east of Konoha with the Gunbai emblem hanging on it.
On a winter afternoon, the warm sun leaks through the window lattice.
Kushina held the hot tea that Ban had brewed and tentatively asked the living Shura of the Shinobi World if it was possible for people to coexist peacefully with Tailed Beasts.
Madara was holding the tea cup without even raising his eyelids.
"What's so difficult about this? The whole problem lies with you. If you want to get along with it, then treat it well."
Ban knocked down the teacup, his tone as domineering as natural as eating and drinking.
"If you don't want to, or if it dares to disobey, then beat it to death!"
"Make up your own mind about what you want to do, don't leave the choice to a beast!"
Kushina broke out in a cold sweat after listening to it.
What kind of advice is this, she thought?
What do ordinary ninjas use to beat Tailed Beasts?
Rush up and give it a meal?!
But she reacted immediately.
The fierce man in front of me, who was driving a Perfect Susanoo and dragging a Nine-Tails all over the floor like a psychic beast, is indeed qualified to say this.
Nine-Tails In the eyes of this old man, it is probably not as difficult to deal with as the pool in the yard.
But Madara's crude logic completely enlightened her - the dominant party is always human!
Since crushing by force is not possible, then we should find another way to regain the dominance.
From that day on, Kushina entered the sealed space every day, unilaterally launching a nagging offensive against Nine-Tails.
At first, Nine-Tails scolded fiercely and slapped the ground with his paws, making it vibrate wildly.
But Kushina completely ignored it and kept talking about what he had eaten today, how long Minato had been working overtime, and how he acted like a monster at night.
Half a month later, the violent beast became less and less angry.
Later, I simply lay quietly behind the iron fence and listened to her in silence.
Until the eve of giving birth, Kushina stood in front of the iron gate, making a very serious promise to those huge vertical pupils.
"As long as there is a suitable opportunity, I will definitely give you true freedom."
That day, Nine-Tails did not go crazy or taunt, but just remained silent for a long time.
Recalling this, Kushina closed his eyes, and his consciousness quickly sank into the depths of the seal.
There was shallow water in the dark space, and the iron gate was so high that the top could not be seen.
A huge orange demon fox lay in the shadows, its nine tails dragging lazily on the ground.
"Nine-Tails, there is a wide sea outside, do you want to come out for a spin?"
Kushina opens directly.
The huge fox ears stood up instantly, and Nine-Tails's eyes flashed with astonishment.
It then slowly propped up its front body, looked down at the tiny red-haired woman in front of it, and let out a mocking growl from its throat.
"Get out? That's a nice thing to say. Do you really dare to let me out?! Stop teasing me with such beautiful words!"
However, Kushina did not reply, she just lowered her head.
Watching this scene, the faint hope in Nine-Tails's eyes was crushed by strong disgust.
It snorted coldly and lay down heavily on the ground. Its tail swept the water impatiently, and it closed its eyes and stopped looking at her.
In its view, human beings are all defensive at heart, and no one dares to really let go at critical moments.
However, Nine-Tails has no idea that at this moment, Kushina has no fear in his heart.
She was calculating rapidly in her mind: There was not even a ghost in the outer sea for a hundred miles, and there would be no civilian casualties at all;
The crew were all operating the ship on the upper deck, and the feeling of night enveloped the whole place.
The most important thing is, who is sitting in the cabin at this moment?!
Yehe Obito!
Two pairs of Uchiha and Mangekyō Sharingan!
Plus the monster-like strength of Ye Na!
These two people are not even ten steps away from me!
Even if Nine-Tails really wants to go crazy when it comes out, these two pairs of eyes can definitely stare it back into the seal before it goes completely berserk!
This top-secret security lineup of all Shinobi World is right next to it. This is simply the most perfect top-level trial and error field for releasing Tailed Beasts!
If you don't dare to let it go under such conditions, then the freedom she promised in the first place is really a fart!
Kushina looked at Nine-Tails's disdainful face, and the corners of his mouth suddenly pulled up, revealing an overly bright smile.
Without any nonsense, her consciousness instantly exited the space and returned to reality.
In the cabin, Kushina opened his eyes and used his hands to directly change the decoding gesture!
"Master! What are you doing?!"
Obito The moment he saw the gesture clearly, his whole face was distorted to the extreme, and he screamed loudly.
Kakashi's dead fish eyes widened instantly, and he pulled out half of Short Sword with a "squeak" sound, his gaze fixed on Kushina's abdomen.
Beside the stove, Ye finally opened his eyes, and Mangekyō Sharingan unfolded instantly in the dim cabin.
Kushina closed the last fingerprint without any hesitation!
Chakra crazily poured into the seal array, and the center of Eight Trigrams Sealing Style violently erupted with dazzling light.
The core shackles that had trapped Nine-Tails for more than ten years were violently torn apart by her under the horrified and almost suffocating gazes of everyone in the cabin!