Huh?
Shin Uchiha was somewhat surprised by how easily Shukaku flew into a rage.
But he was protecting Kushina at the moment, so he certainly would not let Shukaku cause trouble. Violent chakra surged around Shukaku, and just as he was about to command the surrounding sand and stones to bury Shin Uchiha-
Shin Uchiha's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan began spinning rapidly. At the same time, a wave of mental power that the One-Tail could not possibly resist invaded his mind.
"Idiot. Go back to sleep for a while."
Shin Uchiha had lost every last shred of patience with the idiot Shukaku. His Mangekyō Sharingan spun rapidly, forcing the One-Tail to settle down at once.
Uh...
Kushina looked at the One-Tail Jinchuriki, who had fallen unconscious again, then at the perfectly calm Shin Uchiha beside her. An expression of "just as I thought" crossed her face. Without saying anything more, she slowly began performing her Sealing Jutsu.
Four Symbols Seal, Reverse Four Symbols Seal, Inner Eight Trigrams Seal, Outer Eight Trigrams Seal...
As Kushina effortlessly cast one complex Sealing Jutsu after another, they finally formed interlocking, bright red runes on Gaara's lower abdomen, like an exquisite painting.
"Seal-complete!"
At Kushina's sharp command, the runes seemed to activate. They flashed brightly, then slowly dimmed, finally turning black and disappearing into Gaara's lower abdomen.
Kushina wiped the fine sweat from her face and carefully checked her work before turning to Shin Uchiha with a delighted expression.
"Shin, this improved Sealing Jutsu of mine works quite well. I reckon even the Nine-Tails wouldn't be able to break through it if it went berserk."
At that point, Kushina seemed to remember something and suggested:
"Shin, why don't I replace Naruto's seal with one like this too? That way, the Nine-Tails won't be able to corrupt