So Uchiha Gen set his sights on Shukaku, who might well have been the second-best publicly known practitioner of sealing jutsu in the Shinobi World!
Uchiha Gen wanted to collect the tailed beasts anyway, so why not?
"Too bad that little girl Kushina has a bit of a gripe with you. Otherwise, you could actually ask her for advice. When it comes to sealing jutsu, she was taught personally by Lady Mito, so she definitely ranks among the very best in the Shinobi World today."
Hatake Sakumo rubbed his chin as though something had occurred to him, then looked at Uchiha Gen with a mischievous grin.
With Kushina Uzumaki's explosive temper, once someone offended her, she certainly would not cool down anytime soon.
"???????"
Hearing Hatake Sakumo's words, Uchiha Gen was full of questions.
He had never even met Kushina Uzumaki. How had he offended her???
"Hahahahaha! Do you remember who was supposed to back you up when you captured Kirigakure's Three-Tails and Six-Tails? Ever since Kushina mastered the Nine-Tails' power, she's been itching to leave the village and really let loose to try it out.
"That was supposed to be her chance. Unfortunately, Tsunade underestimated your strength. Neither of them expected you to take down both tailed beasts all by yourself. That meant Kushina no longer needed to provide backup, so her hopes fell through."
Seeing Uchiha Gen's bewildered expression, Hatake Sakumo could not help chuckling as he explained.
"Why blame me for that? If she really wants to go out and have fun, who could stop her?"
Uchiha Gen was rather speechless at that.
"Because her circumstances are special, she really can't leave the village whenever she likes. In fact, right now, she can only move around within a certain area.
"As for that little gripe I mentioned,