Hyuga Hiashi hovered in midair. He glanced at Hiruzen Sarutobi below, then at the Nine-Tails, whose ferocity was gradually returning, and nodded slightly.
"Third, I'll restrain it. You seal it."
Hiashi's voice came through his Chakra Cloak, carrying an ethereal quality.
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded firmly and ordered:
"Sealing Squad! Prepare the Eight Trigrams Seal!"
At his command, more than a dozen Sealing Squad ninja who had long been standing by rushed out from the rear, quickly taking their positions around the Nine-Tails with specially made Sealing Scrolls in hand.
Hiashi took a deep breath. The three Truth-Seeking Orbs behind him flew out again, transforming into three pale green chains that instantly wrapped around the Nine-Tails' neck and forelegs.
"Roar!"
The Nine-Tails struggled and roared in fury, but the force coming from the chains held it immobile.
"Now!"
Hiashi shouted.
Immediately afterward, the Adamantine Staff in Hiruzen Sarutobi's hands grew larger, and he brought a powerful, heavy blow crashing down on the Nine-Tails' head.
Bam!
The roaring Nine-Tails was struck so hard it saw stars, leaving the entire fox dazed.
Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly ordered:
"Sealing Squad!"
"Yes!"
The Sealing Squad ninja answered in unison and unfurled their scrolls together. An Eight Trigrams pattern appeared beneath the Nine-Tails, its light growing brighter and brighter.
"Eight Trigrams Seal-activate!"
Boom!
Dazzling white light erupted. The Nine-Tails' form shrank within the light until it finally took Naruto's shape.
Unlike when he had extracted the Nine-Tails from Kushina all those years ago, Obito had not directly undone the seal on Naruto this time-
He had intended to claim the Nine-Tails for himself all along, and Naruto, with his Uzumaki Clan constitution, was undoubtedly an ideal vessel.
The light faded, leaving the scene silent.
The Konoha ninja gazed at the blond boy, their expressions complicated beyond words.