Even if it was only a prototype, Gekko Chizan had given Minato plenty of inspiration.
In the time that followed, Minato gradually perfected and modified the technique.
Unfortunately, one day an accident arrived first.
Outside Kumogakure, Kushina in front of Minato Namikaze had completely gone berserk — the crimson Nine-Tails chakra was rampaging.
"Damn! I didn't expect it would still be too late!"
"Kushina, snap out of it! Don't let the Nine-Tails' chakra control you!"
The development of the Rasengan had been much slower than he expected, which meant the overflowing Nine-Tails chakra inside Kushina couldn't be consumed effectively. Eventually a gap appeared in the seal and the tailed beast chakra ran wild.
Luckily this happened outside the village, otherwise it would have destroyed a whole area of houses.
Kushina had already entered the tailed-beast cloak mode, her body wrapped in crimson tailed-beast chakra, three tails fluttering behind her.
Unaware of this, the situation over here had already drawn the attention of Chōmei, who was teaching his students — and he was stunned.
"Chōmei? I didn't misread that, did I?"
"Yes, it's definitely that Nine-Tails' chakra. Looks like it's gone berserk."
Gekko Chizan ignored the students in the classroom and with a Flying Thunder God mark disappeared from where he stood.
This left the students, who had been listening to his boasting... listening to his lecture, dumbfounded — they looked at each other in surprise.
"Tsk, gotta say it's the Nine-Tails — that terrifying chakra. Chōmei, we can't compare at all."
Feeling the slowly rising malice in the air, Gekko Chizan couldn't help but purse his lips; even he felt a chill.
"Bah, that stinking fox — after all these years it's still so obnoxious."
"What? Chizan, are you going to stop it?"
Gekko Chizan nodded, then clasped his hands together.
His confinement had already been lifted — or rather, the Anbu had no way to handle him hiding. After all, if he wanted to avoid being found, no one could find him; and for the past days he hadn't gone anywhere, simply enjoying himself every day, which had made Danzo suspicious.
So he was free to come and go as he pleased.
"Shadow Clone Technique."
"Boom!"
As the clone appeared, Gekko Chizan himself vanished and dashed toward the direction where Kushina was rampaging.
The clone returned to the classroom and continued the lesson.
When he reached outside the village, he was stunned by the scene before him.
Half-tailed Kushina was mercilessly attacking Minato Namikaze as if swatting at flies.
If not for the Flying Thunder God mark Minato used, he'd have been flattened like paper long ago.
"Yo, Minato, want some help?"
"Hm? Chizan, what are you doing here?"
"Don't ask how I got here. It looks like you have a serious problem."
Gekko Chizan slowly rose and stretched his bones.
Facing the rampaging Kushina, not only Gekko Chizan but even Chōmei felt a spark of drive.
"Chizan, I've kept my chakra at the safest limit. Hit her hard."
"That stinking fox is arrogant every day — deserves a beating."
Hearing Chōmei's words, Gekko Chizan turned and smiled. He actually had a personal grudge to settle too.
After all, back then Kushina had bullied him quite a bit.
"Minato, move back a bit. I'm starting!"
Gekko Chizan didn't think he couldn't handle a Kushina who had only just entered a half-tailed-beast state.
He casually tossed out a set of sealing kunai, then began his performance.
"Water Release: Cage."
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Shock Wave!"
First a feint — three water vortices rose in a pincer attack from three directions.
At the same time Gekko Chizan opened his mouth and spewed a mouthful of sea — no, millennia — no, ten-thousand-years' worth of seawater.
A massive amount of seawater poured out frantically, drenching the area.
Minato, who had been hiding to catch his breath, watched Gekko Chizan's move with a flash of seriousness in his eyes. He knew Gekko Chizan's strength had changed a lot since before, but the scale of this jutsu still surprised him.
No wonder he could create tricks like transferring a tailed beast off the battlefield — the sheer amount of chakra was astonishing.
Although huge volumes of water surged, Kushina, wrapped in tailed-beast chakra, was completely unaffected. She brutally evaporated the approaching water, producing thick clouds of steam.
This scene was exactly what Gekko Chizan wanted — he knew, as a jinchūriki, that the volatile tailed-beast chakra had high temperature; that steam was meant to block Minato's sight.
"Rasengan..."
Gekko Chizan skillfully formed a Rasengan and a wicked smile crossed his face.
Then, with a Flying Thunder God mark, he suddenly appeared in front of Kushina. Before she could react, the sphere slammed into her abdomen.
"Roar!"
Taken by surprise, Kushina let out a furious roar.
Normally physical attacks couldn't harm a jinchūriki in tailed-beast form — that layer of high-temperature tailed-beast cloak was too terrifying — but the Rasengan was different.
The Rasengan forces chakra to flow in different directions continuously while compressing it, forming a high-density spinning "chakra sphere" with tremendous destructive power that sustains its force.
Kushina was blasted back by that Rasengan for over ten meters, her feet churning up sprays across the water's surface.
The Rasengan pierced a hole through the tailed-beast chakra that covered her abdomen.
However, the tailed-beast chakra can rapidly aid a jinchūriki's body in recovery, so this wound could not seriously harm Kushina at that moment.
"Hehehehe..."
But the sinister laughter was just beginning.
Above the water Gekko Chizan held the Rasengan and began mercilessly assaulting Kushina.
The Rasengan struck her like there was no cost, steadily suppressing the runaway tailed-beast chakra.
[Ding! Detected host taking advantage of Kushina's tailed-beast rampage to vent long-standing grievances. Hitting like this feels great — this system is very pleased. Host, you truly are someone who repays grudges.]
[Special Reward: Tailed-beast synchronized chakra reduced by 10%.]
Having received the reward, Gekko Chizan triggered a Flying Thunder God and pulled away from Kushina as the steam began to clear. He landed beside Minato and said with a serious expression:
"Minato, there's only one way to stop her now."
"Which is?"
"Knock her out cold."
Minato looked at Kushina, who was still roaring in the mist, and his eyes flashed with pain. But to get her out of this state as quickly as possible, he knew they had to follow Gekko Chizan's plan.
"Let's go together. Use the most direct method — knock her out."
"Alright. You coordinate with me."
Without hesitation Gekko Chizan pulled a detonating tag from his chest, making Minato's eyes widen.
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