Raikage Tower.
Raikage's office.
Yugito Nii opened the door and walked in, her expression tense.
"I'm here, Mirai-sama," she said.
Mirai Uchiha didn't respond immediately, instead studying her from head to toe.
She was the complete opposite of Samui.
Yugito had a slender frame, with sharp, almost masculine features.
Her eyebrows were delicately arched, her lips naturally red, and her light brown hair was braided down her back.
Perhaps it was due to the Two-Tails sealed within her, but there was an eerie, mystical charm about her.
Feeling Mirai's gaze, Yugito instinctively lowered her head.
Though this sense of being scrutinized was deeply uncomfortable, she dared not speak before Mirai did.
After a while, Mirai finally withdrew her gaze and asked, "Has Samui told you everything already?"
At that, Yugito answered solemnly, "For the peace of the ninja world, for your plan, I am willing to cooperate fully."
Mirai nodded. "Then come over here. I'll extract the Two-Tails from your body first."
Obediently, Yugito stepped closer to Mirai.
Seeing her like that, Mirai couldn't help but smile. "So you really are this obedient? Just now, I thought you might be one of those assertive types."
Yugito rolled her eyes inwardly.
Assertive? That depended on who she was facing, didn't it?
In front of someone capable of destroying the entire village single-handedly, how could she possibly act that way?
"Get ready. We're starting now."
At Mirai's words, Yugito nervously nodded.
Although Samui had assured her that Mirai had the means to save her life, the thought of dying from having the Tailed Beast extracted still filled her with unease.
Soon, Yugito felt Mirai's hand gently press against her abdomen.
Immediately afterward, a powerful, forceful surge of ocular energy erupted from Mirai.
Yugito could clearly feel her strength rapidly draining away—along with her very life force.
As time passed, her consciousness gradually blurred.
Eventually, she fell into endless darkness.
———
Inside the mental world.
Gyuki looked at the newly sealed Matatabi and cheerfully greeted,
"Matatabi! You've been sealed by Mirai Uchiha too?"
"Congratulations!"
Hearing Gyuki's hearty laughter, Matatabi shot a glare at him.
"What nonsense are you spouting, you bastard?"
"You really think being sealed inside Mirai is some kind of blessing?"
"I heard you had a decent relationship with Killer B. Don't you know that without you, Gyuki would've died already!"
Matatabi's accusation made Gyuki feel awkward. It couldn't help but argue back, "Killer B was a great partner indeed, and I've done everything I could."
"Besides, being sealed inside Mirai Uchiha's body isn't so bad."
"You can ask Isobu and Kurama about this."
When Matatabi turned its gaze toward them, Isobu and Kurama both nodded simultaneously: "Matatabi, consider yourself lucky to be sealed by Mirai Uchiha."
Staring in disbelief, Matatabi opened his mouth wide and looked at Kurama and the others with disdain: "Have you guys fallen so far?"
"You're already sealed away, yet you still speak well of humans!"
Since the era of the First Raikage, Matatabi had been sealed.
Each jinchuriki was eccentric, acting like they were mentally ill or something.
They wanted to use the power within its body, yet at the same time, they never stopped watching it closely.
Finally, it met a compatible jinchuriki, but now they'd forcibly separated them...
The most critical point was that it was now sealed within Mirai Uchiha's body.
This was the Uchiha clan—the feared clan of Sharingan wielders!
With such immense power, even stepping outside might become a luxury from now on.
"Hey! How about we both attack the seal together? Maybe we can break free from Mirai Uchiha's body."
"I'll never grovel before a human!"
Looking at the angry Matatabi, Kurama directly replied: "Matatabi, just stay quiet."
"I've checked already. Mirai Uchiha is exactly the one the Elder mentioned—the one who can bring harmony between tailed beasts and humans."
"Huh?" Matatabi's mouth twitched slightly in surprise. "Mirai Uchiha?"
Recalling how Mirai Uchiha had overpowered him, Matatabi couldn't help but shudder involuntarily.
Could someone like that truly be the one destined in the prophecy?
Seeing Matatabi's reaction, Kurama sighed: "It's useless talking more. Just give me your paw."
Half-doubtfully stretching out its claw, Matatabi touched Kurama's paw.
In the next instant, fragments of Kurama's memories surged into Matatabi's mind.
Matatabi's eyes suddenly widened.
In Kurama's memories, Matatabi saw him sunbathing lazily, resting on a cliffside with a gentle breeze brushing past, strolling carefree through bustling streets, and indulging in various human delicacies...
Most importantly, whenever humans saw Kurama, they would respectfully bow and call out, "Lord Kurama..."
It was a long while before Matatabi finally snapped out of his stunned state.
"Kurama," Matatabi stammered, "these... these were all things you actually experienced?"
Kurama replied proudly, "Memories don't lie, and I have no reason to deceive you."
Isobu also chimed in, explaining, "It's precisely because Mirai has such overwhelming strength that he isn't afraid of us rampaging—he's even willing to give us some freedom."
"Also, Mirai knows about the Ten-Tails, and now he possesses the Rinnegan..."
"If we cooperate with him, when the Ten-Tails is revived, he'll separate our consciousness from our chakra."
"In that case, even if the Ten-Tails revives, we won't die."
Matatabi stood there dazed.
So this host had sealed the Tailed Beasts inside himself not for peace in the ninja world, but to revive the Ten-Tails?
How could he possibly know such a thing!
Seeing Matatabi frozen in place, Kurama, Isobu, and Gyuki figured he hadn't fully grasped what was being said.
Thinking this, Gyuki couldn't help but persuade him further: "So... Matatabi, don't be too stubborn."
"He clearly has more than enough power to easily subdue us, yet he still chose to treat us as friends. What more could we ask for?"
"Besides, with Mirai's strength, gathering all nine Tailed Beasts probably won't take long."
"Once the Ten-Tails is revived... we'll finally be free..."
Before Gyuki could finish speaking, Mirai Uchiha's figure suddenly appeared within the Mental World.
As Kurama, Isobu, and Gyuki were about to greet him, they watched Matatabi rush toward Mirai Uchiha at full speed.
"Lord Mirai, it's an honor to meet you. Please let me know whenever you need my strength—I will give it my all."
Seeing Matatabi actually wearing a surprisingly groveling human-like expression, Isobu, Gyuki, and Kurama were completely stunned.
Wait...
What even are you?! How could you switch sides so fast?!
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