The leader of Takigakure hesitated at those words, while Miura Tarō grew frantic when he heard Qingyun's demand. "You mustn't, Village Leader! Hero Water is our village's sacred treasure, to be used only as a last resort. Besides, its yield is extremely low. We have less than two bottles. If we give him one and our village faces danger before we replenish it, how will we handle the crisis without enough Hero Water?"
The Village Chief's eyes flickered with uncertainty.
Seeing this, Qingyun smiled faintly. "In that case, I'll sever the golden chains inside this girl. You only asked us to seal the tailed beast, anyway. The Seal has been dealt with, and our mission is complete. Those golden chains were just an extra. They don't matter."
As he spoke, Qingyun activated his Sharingan and prepared to send his mental power into Ikeda Aiko's body to sever the Adamantine Sealing Chains Kushina had cast.
The Village Chief panicked at Qingyun's words and immediately stopped him. "Wait! I agree. Don't sever the golden chains inside Aiko!"
Compared with a bottle of Hero Water, he valued the Adamantine Sealing Chains inside Ikeda Aiko far more. After all, as long as those chains remained, the Seven-Tails would not emerge to wreak havoc for a very long time.
That way, he would not have to drink Hero Water and sacrifice himself to save Takigakure as his father had.
"Village Leader, please reconsider!"
Miura Tarō anxiously urged him.
"Elder Miura, say no more. A stable jinchūriki is what Takigakure needs more than Hero Water.
"Greedy Wolf, I can give you the Hero Water, but I must warn you: although it can increase a ninja's chakra, its side effects are also severe. Once its effects wear off, the ninja who drank it will lose all their