Chapter 194 Madara's Lair
Chapter 194 Madara's Lair
Inside the cave, Nishikawa Tetsu knelt beside the unconscious Nohara Rin, checking on her condition.
"How is the situation?"
After treating Obito's wounds, Minato Namikaze instantly appeared beside Tetsu, his azure eyes filled with anxiety.
"It's terrible, even worse than I expected." Nishikawa Tetsu's face was terribly gloomy.
He reached out and gently lifted the clothes around Lin's abdomen, revealing the eerie spell on her skin that was emitting a dark red glow.
"The Three-Tailed Isobu... has been completely stuffed inside."
Nishikawa Tetsu's finger hovered above the spell, sensing the violent and malicious chakra fluctuations within.
"But this is not a seal at all."
Nishikawa Tetsu coldly commented, "Those bastards from Kirigakure didn't use a sealing technique to 'control' the tailed beasts at all; it was a delayed-release technique. The structure of this technique is extremely fragile, like using a paper dam to hold back a flood."
"If Rin gets even slightly agitated, or is stimulated by external chakra, or even if she returns to Konoha... this seal will immediately collapse."
"At that time, the Three-Tails will rampage in the heart of Konoha."
Fugaku stepped forward, looking at the unsettling red mark with a furrowed brow. "What a vicious tactic."
Upon hearing this, Obito was completely devastated and nearly collapsed to the ground, but thankfully Kakashi helped him up.
"Are there any other ways?" Kakashi asked.
"Of course, don't underestimate your Minato-sensei!"
Nishikawa Tetsu raised his head and looked at the tense-looking yellow flash.
"Watergate".
"Rin is in a very bad situation right now. If we send her back to Konoha to ask Kushina for help, it will be too late. The seal could break at any moment."
"It's all up to you now."
Nishikawa Tetsu pointed to Rin's abdomen: "You and Kushina both inherited Mito-sama's mantle. Now only you can use the Uzumaki clan's sealing technique to add an unbreakable 'lock' to this inferior seal."
Minato took a deep breath, looking at Rin, who was still unconscious but had a furrowed brow and looked extremely painful, and at Obito, who was not far away and was still clutching Rin's clothes even in his unconscious state.
"I see."
He came to Lin's side and examined the seal. It was indeed as Nishikawa Tetsu had said, as if it were made of paper.
Minato sat cross-legged and began to form hand seals.
Sealing a tailed beast was his first practical experience. And it was in such a rudimentary environment, with his own disciple as the target.
If she fails, Rin will be instantly devoured by the tailed beast's chakra.
"Don't be nervous, just do as Mito-sama teaches you."
Nishikawa Tetsu said in a low voice, while simultaneously creating a small, stable barrier around Rin.
"I will help you stabilize her chakra flow."
"call……"
Minato closed his eyes, adjusted his breathing, and when he opened them again, all hesitation had vanished, leaving only focus.
"Eight Trigrams Seal!"
Minato spread his five fingers, blue chakra flames igniting at his fingertips, and pressed them heavily against Rin's abdomen.
"Buzz—"
The complex black magic spread across Lin's skin like ink, quickly covering the original red mist seal.
Two completely different sealing forces collided within Lin's body.
"Ugh..."
Rin, still unconscious, let out a painful groan, her body began to convulse violently, and her dark red tailed beast chakra tried to break free of its restraints.
"Seal it for me!"
Minato's forehead veins bulged, and cold sweat seeped from his temples. He unleashed his chakra without reservation, forcibly suppressing that violent power back into the depths of the seal.
The sealing technique of the Uzumaki clan was indeed domineering. After a long struggle, the red mark finally faded and was replaced by a perfect black spiral pattern.
Next, Minato reinforced several seals on Rin's body.
"It's...it's a success..."
Minato swayed and almost collapsed, but Fugaku caught him.
"The seal is perfect." Nishikawa Tetsu checked it again and breathed a sigh of relief. "At least until Rin learns to control the Tailed Beast, it won't be able to get out."
Having resolved Lin's crisis, Nishikawa Tetsu stood up and turned his gaze to the cave entrance where Black Zetsu had fled.
"Senior, I'm leaving this to you."
Nishikawa Tetsu said to Fugaku, pointing to the three children on the ground and the weak Minato.
"Protect them well, and once the water gate is somewhat restored, take them back to camp immediately."
"And what about you?" Fugaku frowned, noticing the murderous aura emanating from Nishikawa Tetsu.
"I'm going to catch the rats hiding underground."
Nishikawa Tetsu tidied up his equipment and replaced the battery with a fully charged one.
"That guy may be fast, but as long as he moves, he can't possibly leave no trace. I want to go and see where this rat in the ditch has made its nest."
Madara and Zetsu are always ticking time bombs. Although Madara is old and Zetsu doesn't have many attack methods, he is still Madara. With his current strength, he definitely can't beat him. He plans to find his lair, remember it, and then lead people to destroy Madara's lair later.
"I'll go too."
Hyuga Hiro stepped forward, activating his Byakugan: "My eyes can detect even the faintest remnants of chakra."
"And me too."
Akimichi Touji slung the heavy electromagnetic cannon over his shoulder. "It's slow, but it's very powerful."
"Alright, come with me!"
Nishikawa Tetsu did not refuse; many hands make light work.
With a wave of his hand, he led a dozen elite soldiers carrying heavy electromagnetic cannons out of the cave.
……
The dense forests of the Grassland after the rain were muddy and impassable.
Following the directions given by Hinata Hiroshi, Nishikawa Tetsu and his group sped through the jungle.
"Over there! Twenty meters underground, there's an extremely faint chakra moving northward!" Hyuga Hiroshi pointed ahead.
"That's a rocky desert area deep within the Land of Grass, near the Land of Earth."
A map appeared in Nishikawa Tetsu's mind.
In the original story, Madara Uchiha's lair was in an underground cave near the Land of Grass, where he relied on the Gedo Mazo to eke out a living.
Although the exact coordinates are unknown, the direction is probably correct.
"Chase him! Don't let him get away!"
Nishikawa Tetsuya unleashed chakra beneath his feet, accelerating to his maximum speed, and the chase lasted for a full hour.
The group arrived at a desolate wasteland filled with jagged rocks.
The area is filled with enormous rift valleys and bottomless caves, making the terrain extremely complex.
"stop!"
Hinata Hiroshi suddenly stopped, his face grim.
"What's wrong?" Nishikawa Tetsu asked.
"Disappeared..."
Hinata Hiroshi pointed to a cliff in front of him.
"That chakra reaction, after entering that area, suddenly disappeared completely, like a drop of water merging into the ocean, and..."
In Hinata Hiro's Byakugan vision, the underground area was filled with some kind of interfering chakra mist, which even his Byakugan could not penetrate.
"There is a barrier underground, and it's a very advanced natural maze."
Nishikawa Tetsu walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down into the dark abyss.
Is this Madara's method?
They used the natural environment and barriers to completely hide themselves.
"Can it be blown up?" Akimichi Touichi set up the electromagnetic gun, eager to try it out.
Nishikawa Tetsu shook his head.
"The underground structure in this area is very unstable. If we bomb indiscriminately, it could lead to a large-scale collapse, and we might even bury ourselves in it."
"Lord Che, should we... continue the pursuit?" one of the team members asked.
Nishikawa Tetsu stood up, took a deep breath of the cold air, and forced himself to calm down.
"I'm not going to pursue it anymore."
He looked at the abyss.
"As long as we're strong enough, even if he crawls out of the ground, he'll have to crawl on his knees."
"Retreat! Return to camp!"
Nishikawa Tetsu turned around and led his team into the night.
And deep underground.
Jue poked his head out from the rock face, looked at the departing crowd above, and let out a cold, mocking laugh.
"Is that all? You think you can chase me? Lord Madara's lair is still a long way from here!"
"However, this kid named Nishikawa Tetsu clearly knows something. Just who is he?"
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