With a beat of its wings, the massive Susanoo soared skyward and returned to the passage through which Fugaku had entered the moon from Earth.
He began inscribing Sealing Formulas all around it. Two hours later, the passage was covered in densely packed formulas.
Fugaku formed hand seals and activated them. The formulas seemed to come alive, intertwining until they formed a Barrier.
He passed through the Barrier and traveled down the passage from the moon to Earth. Half an hour later, Fugaku emerged from a cave in an unnamed forest in the Land of Fire.
He vanished with the Flying Thunder God Technique. After several successive jumps, he appeared at the mine in the Land of Rivers. The Miniature Ten-Tails seemed to sense his arrival.
Floating in the nutrient solution, the Miniature Ten-Tails radiated delight. Fugaku jumped straight down from the entrance and landed on a jutting rock.
Below him, the Miniature Ten-Tails swam through the vast cavern, absorbing nutrients from the solution.
Over this time, it had absorbed some of his blood and Chakra, forging a deep bond between them.
Fugaku easily signed a Summoning Contract with it. From now on, it was his Summoning Beast.
He opened the jars containing flesh from the Wind Shadow's Four-Tails and the Five-Tails, then tossed the flesh in.
Boom.
Root tendrils shot from the Miniature Ten-Tails' flesh and wrapped around the two chunks. In an instant, they sank to the bottom of the nutrient solution.
Its enormous body began swelling rapidly again. Six small tails had grown from its back, along with the beginnings of four more.
A tremendous surge of power erupted from underground, smashing apart the Barriers and Sealing Fugaku had set up earlier.
He formed hand seals and summoned several rows of coffins. Powerful figures emerged one after