"It worked!"
At the sight, the tense expressions on Baki and the others' faces finally eased somewhat.
If even the Nine Pillars Sealing Jutsu could not restrain their opponent, their only choice would be to make a strategic retreat first.
Then perhaps only Lord Kazekage himself could seal their opponent.
Rumble...
The nine stone pillars all shifted several steps toward the center, and the barrier of light shrank along with them.
The Nine Pillars Sealing Jutsu combined confinement and sealing into one Sealing Jutsu. Every ten seconds, the nine stone pillars would contract once. After nine contractions, they would fit together completely, fully sealing whatever was inside.
In other words, they only had to wait ninety seconds to successfully capture Saibote, the Sand Wraith.
But no perfect ninjutsu existed in this world.
The Nine Pillars Sealing Jutsu also had enormous flaws, such as that full ninety-second wait.
And... the nine stone pillars themselves!
Many people would never imagine that the nine stone pillars forming the foundation of the Nine Pillars Sealing Jutsu could be destroyed, but they could only be destroyed from inside the barrier.
However, those nine stone pillars were not so easily destroyed. Their sturdiness went without saying, and they could also draw on the casters' chakra from outside to reinforce and repair themselves.
Thus, since the Nine Pillars Sealing Jutsu's creation, the only time it had been destroyed was when it was used to seal Shukaku, the One-Tail.
Before they knew it, ten seconds had slipped by.
The nine stone pillars closed toward the center once again.
Saibote had not been idle during those twenty seconds, either. He had tried several methods of escape, such as turning into sand, but all had ended in failure.
"My room to move has shrunk again. At this rate, I have