Of course, the first step in stealing the Two-Tails' chakra was to keep it hidden from the beast itself.
But considering there was a precedent, this wasn't particularly difficult.
The former Eight-Tails jinchuriki B had been paralyzed by Orochimaru with genjutsu pills, then had his seal released and went into a frenzy. Even the Eight-Tails itself couldn't remember what happened during that rampage.
Naturally, Seiki followed the same method, harvesting the Two-Tails without its awareness.
After completing all of this, Seiki casually rolled up the scroll and officially began unsealing Yugito.
Generally speaking, removing a seal didn't take much time.
However, he intentionally claimed the seal had become complicated due to their interference, giving himself enough time to steal chakra.
Therefore, although he spent slightly longer than necessary harvesting the Two-Tails' chakra, overall, time remained sufficient.
Under Seiki's full effort in sealing release, the seal that had nearly become chronic within Yugito's body quickly dispersed.
Then, with a "meow," Yugito gradually awakened.
"Huh? Where am I?" Dazed, she suddenly saw Seiki's face and instinctively panicked, "Seiki Shimaseki! How did you get here? Have I been captured by your group?"
Although the war had already ended before she lost consciousness, those war memories still dominated her mind. In her unclear state, she subconsciously believed she'd been captured.
"There's no need to be al—"
"Wait! I've heard enemies do terrible things to prisoners!" Yugito fearfully looked downward, "And here I am lying on a bed... Are you planning to... Beast!"
"Don't misun—"
"Cursed, even though I'm no match for you, I definitely won't just let you have your way with me!"
Seiki gave a strange look. Won't easily submit? Does that mean you'll eventually surrender?
That phrasing probably wasn't helping matters.
"Matatabi, lend me your power!"
Yet nothing stirred inside her at all.
Calling again twice, Matatabi finally weakly responded, "Don't bother me. I'm so tired, like I've been completely drained. I need some sleep first."
Seeing Matatabi fall silent once more, Yugito fearfully stared at Seiki, "You even messed with the cat!"
In a sense, you actually guessed right... Internally grumbling, Seiki muttered under his breath as he gave her a gentle tap on the head and calmly explained, "To remove your seal, I temporarily restricted its power."
"Hey, can't you even recognize your own room anymore?"
"What? Did you already break through Cloud Village?"
Sighing helplessly, Seiki had heard that cold people often became especially confused when disoriented.
This one must be exactly like that, huh?
Without further ado, Seiki removed the barrier, opened the door, and allowed several people waiting outside to enter.
A rushed in two steps at a time, relieved to say, "Yugito, you're finally awake!"
Again terrified, Yugito exclaimed, "Raikage-sama (A), have you become his slave too?"
"Slave?" A's eyes widened, then he shot an angry glare at Seiki. "So you really did something messed up, didn't you?"
It took a little effort, but Seiki finally cleared up the misunderstanding.
That's when he realized how tough life had been for Advisor Dodai.
It's no easy task being seen as normal in Cloud Village!
...
That evening, deep within Cloud Village's Underground Fortress.
"Kazuhiko, I need you to restart the Chakra Cannon project!" A said gravely.
"If I recall correctly, Third once said that with the Controlled Tailed Beast Ball, there would be no need to continue investing manpower and resources into this research," Kazuhiko replied, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose.
"That was *before*!" A emphasized. "The current situation is different—we must increase our bargaining chips to deal with the threat of Seiki Shimaseki!"
"Raikage-sama, if I may be frank," Kazuhiko shook his head, "even if we complete its development, the Chakra Cannon would still struggle to pose any real threat to someone of that strength!"
"I'm not trying to threaten him—I'm trying to threaten Konoha! At the very least, we must possess a force formidable enough to make Konoha wary!"
"You mean...?"
"I remember the development plan mentioned something about an ideal Chakra Cannon featuring both Diffused Chakra Cannon and Space-Time Chakra Cannon attack modes, right?" A added thoughtfully.
A trace of surprise flashed across Kazuhiko's eyes. "Didn't expect Raikage-sama to remember such details so clearly!"
"Do you think I'm really some reckless fool? That was just a mask worn by the Kage," A said mysteriously.
Kazuhiko's lips twitched slightly—somehow, it felt like the current Raikage was the one wearing a mask now.
"The Diffused Chakra Cannon can scatter its attack into thousands of beams simultaneously. Against Konoha, even the strongest Defense Ninjutsu or Space-Time Teleportation Ninjutsu will be powerless against it!"
A continued, "What about the Space-Time Chakra Cannon? Can its attack be redirected using Space-Time Ninjutsu?"
"In theory, it cannot be redirected—" Kazuhiko analyzed. "The anticipated Space-Time Chakra Cannon contains space-time properties, which should counteract the effect of Space-Time Ninjutsu. At worst, we could let two Space-Time jutsu attacks collide and have the resulting annihilation energy consume the enemy."
"Excellent!" A nodded in satisfaction. "You must accelerate the research. The future of Cloud Village rests on your shoulders!"
"I'll do my best," Kazuhiko said with a deep breath.
"Not just 'do your best'—you *must* succeed!" A stressed.
Frustration filled Kazuhiko's eyes. Research isn't something you can force just by trying hard. "Then I'll develop the Diffused Chakra Cannon first. After all, as long as either of these two modes succeeds, it would already pose a serious threat to Konoha, right?"
Although A personally favored the Space-Time Chakra Cannon, he also understood that anything related to space-time was among the most difficult to master, so he reluctantly agreed, "Then I leave it to you."
...
The following few days could be summarized briefly.
Seiki Shimaseki—the Light of Konoha, Demigod of the Shinobi World, and Hokage Advisor—was invited to visit Cloud Village. He received enthusiastic reception from Raikage, Cloud Village's leader, and many jonin ninjas of the village. Both sides looked back on past cooperation, exchanged future plans, and reached an important agreement on reestablishing diplomatic ties under a warm and friendly atmosphere.
During the visit, the Raikage guided Special Envoy Seiki through the Hidden Cloud's training grounds. The special envoy expressed satisfaction with what he saw, and hoped that the next generation of Hidden Cloud ninja would inherit the perseverance and dedication of their predecessors—those willing to endure hardship, bold enough to push forward, and destined to become morally grounded youths capable of shouldering the future of Cloud Village.
Eventually, the talks concluded on a harmonious and friendly note. Cloud Village commended Special Envoy Seiki for his crucial role in this exchange, emphasizing that peace remains the central theme for the shinobi world's future. Anyone attempting to disrupt the hard-won peace will become a criminal of history.
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