The ability of the Human-Human Fruit: Human Model, though it gave Hibari a tough time, preventing him from even refining Water Release chakra or studying Wood Release with his Hashirama-ojii, still had its benefits.
For instance, the speed at which his stamina and chakra recovered was incredibly fast. Coupled with the large quantity of military ration pills Hibari had just consumed, his condition was steadily improving.
"At least it's somewhat useful, otherwise my 'cheat' would have been a complete waste..." Hibari muttered to himself, feeling the chakra gradually replenishing within his body.
No sooner had he spoken than Hiruzen's figure appeared beside him, asking somewhat curiously, "Hibari, what are you muttering about?"
"Ah, nothing, just feeling a bit emotional. This first mission of mine is incredibly thrilling..." Hibari said with a smile.
Hiruzen didn't waste any more words with Hibari. Instead, he quickly said, "Earlier, when we were lurking, you found it boring. Alright, no more idle talk. How's your condition? My father said he needs someone to restrain Chomei's movements so he can perform a large-scale sealing jutsu. I have a way, but my chakra is a bit low, so I thought of you..."
Upon hearing this, Hibari didn't refuse but stood up directly and said, "Though not fully recovered, it's almost enough. At most, I'll risk my life."
Hiruzen didn't quite understand, taking Hibari's 'risking my life' as a figure of speech. So he quickly said, "How do you want me to coordinate with you? Tell me quickly, then we can act!"
Hibari glanced at Sasuke, who was currently engaging Chomei in evasive maneuvers, then said, "Just like Sasuke-jiisan. I need to get closer to Chomei. Sasuke-jiisan needs time to perform his jutsu, so Hiruzen, you go attract Chomei's attention and buy me a little time, just enough for me to form the seals!"
After hearing this, Hiruzen didn't refuse the dangerous proposal. Instead, he said, "You better deliver, kid. The success of this hinges entirely on you!"
Hibari's lips curved slightly into a smile. He said, "Leave it to me. I'm a man of the Senju clan!"
"If you mess this up, you'll be in for it when we get back!" Hiruzen chuckled and scolded, then also shifted his gaze towards Chomei.
Then, without looking back, he called out, "Enma!"
As his words fell, Enma, the Monkey King, instantly appeared beside him. Their eyes met, and the Monkey King nodded, then swiftly transformed into an Adamantine Staff.
Hiruzen took the Adamantine Staff. Stomping his foot, he vanished again. At the same time, Hibari stretched his shoulders, a look of resolve flashing in his eyes. He, too, stomped his foot and vanished.
A few breaths later, Hiruzen's figure suddenly appeared above Chomei, who was still pursuing Sasuke. The next second, he held the Adamantine Staff at his waist. Without another word, the Adamantine Staff underwent a huge change, suddenly thickening significantly, then lunged towards Chomei, extending itself.
Chomei, its attention drawn by Sasuke, was caught off guard and directly struck on its tail by Hiruzen's staff. It was then slammed to the ground and dragged along, grinding against the valley wall.
It's worth noting that many years later, Hiruzen would use this very technique to 'shove' Kurama, the Nine-Tails, out of Konohagakure. One can imagine how swift and powerful this move was.
Seeing this, Sasuke stopped provoking Chomei. He flickered a few times and vanished, leaving the battlefield to his son, Hiruzen.
Seeing Hiruzen take over from Sasuke and begin drawing Chomei's attention, Hibari stealthily approached Chomei, found a hidden spot, and began rapidly forming one complex hand seal after another.
Controlling a Tailed Beast was no easy feat. With Hibari's current strength, it was even more challenging. But let's not forget, he still possessed a powerful A-rank sealing jutsu: Adamantine Chains!
The power of the Adamantine Chains indeed varied from person to person. For example, Hibari's grandmother Mito could use this jutsu without hand seals, while Hibari required a long time to prepare.
However, once this jutsu was performed, its power was less related to the user's individual strength and more to their chakra reserves. The larger the chakra reserves, the greater the jutsu's power, even capable of suppressing Kurama, the Nine-Tails, to a certain extent!
Although Hibari's chakra reserves were much stronger than his peers in the clan, they still weren't extraordinary. Therefore, if he used this jutsu to suppress Chomei, it might not last very long. However, he was already prepared to fight to the death!
When Hibari's final hand seal fell, his chakra instantly erupted. Even Hiruzen, who was engaging Chomei in evasive combat, felt it.
This made Hiruzen realize that Hibari was ready to act.
Sure enough, the next moment, he heard Hibari's powerful shout.
"Sealing Jutsu: Adamantine Chains!" Hibari clasped his hands together in front of his chest and roared.
In an instant, four chakra chains erupted from his back, then surged towards Chomei with lightning speed. In moments, they coiled around Chomei, who had no time to react, forcibly suppressing its movements.
Seeing this, Hiruzen's eyes filled with shock, then quickly grew serious.
Adamantine Chains, as one of the few powerful sealing jutsu capable of forcibly suppressing a Tailed Beast, Hiruzen had naturally heard of it, even if he couldn't use it himself. Thus, he instantly understood what Hibari had meant by 'risking my life.'
This jutsu forcibly draws on the user's life force to maintain its power!!!
"Damn it, Hibari, you brat are a bastard! If anything happens to you, how am I going to explain this to Tobirama-sensei and Hokage-sama?!" Hiruzen muttered to himself, feeling a pang of self-reproach as he watched the scene.
Meanwhile, Sasuke also quickly began to lay the groundwork for the large-scale sealing jutsu he intended to use. Hiruzen knew the true nature of Adamantine Chains, so how could Sasuke, as his father, not know?
While worrying about the boy Hibari, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"Should I say that you truly are a descendant of the Senju clan? When it's time to put your life on the line, you don't hesitate at all. It was like that just now, and it's like that again now..." Sasuke murmured softly, simultaneously accelerating his hand movements.
At this moment, Hibari was indeed struggling greatly. Chomei was frantically trying to break free from the Adamantine Chains. Hibari could only continuously increase his chakra usage to maintain the Adamantine Chains and prevent them from breaking.
Thus, the chakra that had just recovered in Hibari's body was now draining away like water from a breached dam, flowing out through the four chains on his body, forcibly binding that damned Chomei!
Hiruzen wasn't idle either. Although his chakra reserves weren't abundant, he could still provide some assistance to Hibari. He said to the Adamantine Staff in his hand, "Enma!"
"Let's do it, Hiruzen!" Enma, transformed into the Adamantine Staff, also spoke without hesitation.
Hearing this, Hiruzen unhesitatingly flung the Adamantine Staff towards Chomei. As the Adamantine Staff flew through the air, Hiruzen swiftly formed a hand seal and said, "Imprisonment Jutsu: Adamantine Prison Wall!"
As Hiruzen's words fell, the Adamantine Staff flying through the air rapidly transformed. In an instant, it multiplied from one to dozens, then stabbed into Chomei, who was struggling to break free from Hibari's Adamantine Chains, from all directions.
In a short moment, a cage formed by Adamantine Staffs firmly locked Chomei in place. The staffs jammed into its joints also greatly restricted its movements, momentarily reducing the pressure on Hibari.
Chomei was certainly not to be trifled with. With its movements sealed by two jutsu, its struggles grew fiercer and fiercer. Even the Adamantine Prison Wall, formed by Enma, known as "indestructible," began to creak and groan, appearing as if it would fall apart.
Seeing this, Hibari further increased his chakra output. However, as time passed, sweat began to cover Hibari's brow, and his face gradually turned pale.
'I said 'risking my life' was just a figure of speech, Sasuke-jiisan, please hurry up, or else I'll really have to risk my life...' Hibari thought with some worry.
As his chakra reserves gradually bottomed out, Hibari's eyes became bloodshot. He figured that Sarutobi-ojii's jutsu should be almost complete by now, and he couldn't afford to mess up at this critical moment, or else all their efforts would be for naught!
Furthermore, this was Hibari's first mission. Even if the mission had now far exceeded his capabilities, he couldn't just fail so easily. Otherwise, how could he face his Tobirama-ojii and Hashirama-ojii later?
"I'm a man of the Senju clan!!!" Hibari roared, thinking this.
The next second, he cast aside all caution. His Adamantine Chains activated at full power, and his scarce chakra reserves were rapidly drained. That wasn't all; Hibari, having decided to risk his life, didn't compromise in the slightest. He allowed the Adamantine Chains to brutally extract his life force. That powerful life force instantly transformed into massive chakra, once again maintaining the effectiveness of the Adamantine Chains, firmly locking Chomei within Hiruzen's Adamantine Prison Wall, unable to move!
"Hibari!" Hiruzen exclaimed, his heart aching as he watched this scene.
But just then, another anomaly occurred on the battlefield. Kakuzu's Earth Grudge Fear had somehow appeared near Hibari again, seizing the moment when no one could provide support and Hibari could hardly dodge, lunging towards Hibari's figure once more!
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