Naruto: My Progress in Konoha.

Chapter 1037 Seal
at the same time.

At the edge of the battlefield, Nara Shikaku, who was in charge of commanding the battle, looked at the sky full of vines and, as if he had realized something, exclaimed with wide eyes, "How is this possible?"

Although he never witnessed the First Hokage's prowess, the Nara clan, having moved to Konoha early on, has always kept records of the village's affairs, both big and small.

The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, who is revered as the 'God of Shinobi,' is naturally the focus of this record.

Therefore, the family also recorded in detail his Wood Release ability.

Although the scene before us wasn't as exaggerated as when the First Hokage used Wood Release in the records, being able to suppress the Nine-Tails, even if it was just a Nine-Tails in a bad state, was still shocking enough.

However, as far as he knew, the experiment to recreate Wood Release in the village should have failed, although he later heard that the Anbu also obtained a test subject with Wood Release when they received the Root's legacy.

However, the test subject did not possess such power at all.

Then
"Who exactly is this mysterious person before us?"

Nara Shikaku was filled with doubt. His gaze was fixed on Qingming, as if trying to see through his disguise and figure out his identity.

Just then, two figures appeared beside him.

One of them, wielding an iron rod and possessing a robust physique, was none other than Akimichi Choza, the head of the Akimichi clan, belonging to the "Butterfly" duo of the previous generation of Konoha's "Ino-Shika-Cho" trio.

As for the other person, he was relatively thin, and standing there, he gave people a profound feeling.

He was none other than Yamanaka Inoichi, the current patriarch of the Yamanaka clan. He was a seasoned intelligence expert who had long held an important position in the village's intelligence department.

His representative is the 'pig', symbolizing a keen sense of smell like that of a wild boar.

As soon as the two appeared, they turned their gaze to Nara Shikaku, their eyes full of questions.

Nara Shikaku had worked with them for two or three decades, and their minds were already in sync. Naturally, he understood their meaning instantly: they wanted to know if he knew the identity of the mysterious person in the room.

Nara Shikaku could only shake his head slightly in response, indicating his denial.

Instantly, Akimichi Choza and Yamanaka Inoichi's gazes turned serious, and they focused all their attention on Aomyo.

At that moment, Nara Shikaku suddenly spoke up: "Inoichi?"

Upon hearing this, Yamanaka Inoichi turned around again and asked directly, "What do you need me to do, Shikaku?"

"Ah."

Nara Shikaku nodded and whispered, "Can you find the position of the Hyuga clan leader now?"

Upon hearing this, Yamanaka Inoichi didn't ask Nara Shikaku what he wanted to do with the other party. He simply closed his eyes, fully unleashed his senses, and searched for Hyuga Hiashi's location.

Yamanaka Inoichi was already proficient in mental techniques and possessed powerful spiritual strength. By fully unleashing his senses, his search range instantly covered the entire battlefield.

Earlier, after the village riots broke out, the Hyuga clan ninjas, led by Hyuga Hiashi, came to the battlefield and used their Byakugan to help identify the disguised White Zetsu.

Although it was later proven to be ineffective, the Hyuga clan ninjas did not withdraw.

They are still in the game now.

Therefore, Yamanaka Inoichi quickly found Hyuga Hiashi, who was in charge of commanding the clan's ninja in battle.

Then, he opened his eyes, looked at Nara Shikaku, and said, "Found it."

"very good."

Nara Shikaku let out a breath and then immediately said, "Inoichi, you immediately send a request to the Hyuga clan head, asking them to keep a close eye on that person. The Nine-Tails must not fall into the hands of others."

Upon hearing this, Yamanaka Inoichi glanced at Qingming, who was still standing in front of the Nine-Tailed Fox, nodded, and then began to form hand seals, using the 'Mind Transmission Technique' to convey his thoughts to the other party.

All of this, though it sounds like a long story, actually happened in just a few breaths.

By this time, Qingming had also completed his preparations.

He looked at the still struggling Nine-Tails, held the metal ball in his palm forward, and shouted, "Seal!"

This soft shout seemed to strike the Nine-Tails' heart, causing its struggling movements to pause briefly. The next moment, as many as fifteen chakra chains shot out from the metal sphere, accurately piercing through the giant net of vines and lightning-fast binding the Nine-Tails' body.

The Nine-Tails' limbs, neck, waist, and nine tails were each bound with a chakra chain, making it extremely secure.

"receive!"

Qingming let out another soft shout.

With a rattling sound of the iron chains, the fifteen chains tightened rapidly, binding the Nine-Tailed Fox tightly.

At this point, Nine-Tails finally came to its senses.

Although its main consciousness was still controlled by Obito Uchiha's genjutsu, and it was filled with anger, its survival instinct still made it start targeting these chakra chains.

It struggled incessantly, its two claws clawing at the chakra chains binding its body, trying to tear them off.

Unfortunately, Qingming didn't give it that chance at all.

He stomped his foot on the ground, and a large amount of Sage Chakra was injected into the ground, then transmitted to Kurama through the network of vines underground.

Immediately, the vines wrapped around it exerted a greater suppressive force, rendering it unable to move for a moment.

Taking this opportunity, Qingming fully activated 'Sealing All Things in the World', gradually retracting the fifteen chains and pulling the Nine-Tailed Fox into the metal sphere.

In the arena, the Nine-Tails gradually shrank in size, and in no time, it was below 100 meters.

Furthermore, its size shrinks at an increasingly faster rate over time.

Seemingly sensing its impending fate, Kurama briefly broke free from Obito Uchiha's genjutsu control and let out an angry roar at Qingming.

During this time, its struggles intensified, and it even tried to condense a Tailed Beast Ball.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

After only a few breaths of stalemate, Qingming's power overwhelmed his opponent, and the speed at which the sealing chains were retracted increased dramatically.

"roar~"

Nine-Tails let out a final, unwilling roar before being sucked into the metal sphere in Qingming's palm.

The next moment, countless sealing spells appeared on the surface of the metal sphere and lingered for a long time.

This made the metal ball in Qingming's palm particularly eye-catching.

Qingming frowned slightly and probed the metal sphere with his spiritual power. He could see that the Nine-Tailed Fox was still struggling.

Just as he had initially predicted, the Nine-Tails' power far surpassed that of the other tailed beasts. Even though he had sealed it away, he couldn't completely suppress its power for the time being.

After all, no matter how exquisite the materials used in the metal ball in his hand were, it was still just an inanimate object, completely inferior to a Jinchūriki, especially the body of a member of the Uzumaki clan.

The final result is that the seal must be constantly activated in order to suppress the power of the Nine-Tails.

Therefore, the sealing technique on it could not be hidden for a long time.

However, that doesn't matter. Since it has already been sealed into a container, there is absolutely no possibility of it escaping.

There's only one question now: how should he leave?

That's right, it's about leaving.

When they were dealing with the Nine-Tails, the Konoha ninjas around them were able to refrain from attacking this mysterious man.

But now, things might be different.
Qingming turned around, looking at the group of Konoha ninjas gathering towards him, and suddenly sneered, saying, "What? Is this how Konoha treats its benefactors?"

Upon hearing this, the Konoha ninjas around him paused slightly, their gazes becoming unfocused, some even hesitant to meet his eyes.

Just then, Nara Shikaku, who was in charge of commanding the battle, stepped forward.

(End of this chapter)