Chp-151: Perhaps It’s Some Kind of Obsession...

Without Manda's support, Orochimaru fell directly onto the Kyubi's head.

His left hand was still in the form of a snake swarm, biting into the Kyubi's body.

The Kyubi roared!

The sound waves sent Orochimaru flying, his snake swarm arm biting the Kyubi to stabilize, his entire body suspended mid-air.

"Manda is really useless, retreating to Ryuchi Cave after such a small setback?"

Orochimaru's face turned grim. The situation had changed again, making it even harder to suppress the Kyubi.

Should he use that technique?

Orochimaru hesitated.

"Orochimaru, let me handle it."

A familiar voice came, making Orochimaru slightly relax and smile hoarsely.

"Satoru, you finally arrived."

"I encountered a formidable enemy, so I was delayed."

Satoru appeared behind him, flying in mid-air, with Uchiha Rin standing on a metal flying carpet he had created.

Due to his abilities, it didn't take him long to deal with Konan.

Of course, Satoru didn't kill her.

After all, she was the first woman to put a ring on his clone's finger, so he had to keep her around.

An enemy even Satoru found strong?

Orochimaru's snake eyes narrowed.

It seemed the Kyubi's rampage wasn't simple after all...

Orochimaru released the snake swarm biting the Kyubi and leaped down.

Satoru created a metal platform to catch his falling body.

"Orochimaru, to deal with the Kyubi, we need sealing techniques."

Orochimaru's hoarse voice conveyed. As far as he knew, Satoru wasn't proficient in sealing techniques.

"Sealing techniques? I happen to know a bit."

"Oh?" Orochimaru became interested. "Satoru knows sealing techniques?"

Satoru manipulated the metal, supporting the group as they flew higher.

Below, the Kyubi was still rampaging, destroying large swathes of the forest.

"Rin, use your Mangekyou Sharingan to suppress the Kyubi for a few seconds."

Satoru looked down at the Kyubi.

In terms of eye power, Rin might not be a match for Obito, especially with Madara's arrangements, but just suppressing the Kyubi for a short while would suffice for him.

"Alright."

Uchiha Rin's three tomoe spun, forming a black petal pattern.

Orochimaru took a deep breath, his snake eyes flashing with shock.

"This is the Mangekyou Sharingan? Such intense eye power..."

The angle of the metal flying carpet changed, allowing Uchiha Rin to directly face the Kyubi.

Mangekyou activated!

The Kyubi instantly froze in place.

"Damn it... It's those eyes again, daring to toy with me like this..."

Almost simultaneously, Satoru clapped his hands together.

"Magnet Release: Gate of the Great God!"

Electromagnetic force activated.

Metal particles from miles underground were decomposed and refined, with massive metal dragons rushing out from the earth, wrapping around the Kyubi like whips, binding him tightly.

Uchiha Rin gasped for breath, releasing her suppression on the Kyubi.

Given her current strength, even suppressing the Kyubi for a few seconds was extremely taxing.

The Kyubi roared, trying to break free, but was tightly bound, unable to move.

Manda, learn from this!

Satoru disdainfully curled his lips.

Orochimaru, shocked, gaped before sighing with a bitter smile.

"So it's physical sealing techniques..."

"As long as the Kyubi is controlled, isn't that enough?" Satoru shrugged. "The urgent matter now is to find a new Jinchuriki for the Kyubi."

They landed on the ground.

The mountain-like Kyubi struggled fiercely, but to no avail.

Sarutobi Hiruzen arrived with his ninja, staring in shock at the tightly bound Kyubi.

"Has the Kyubi been controlled?"

"We still need to find a way to reseal the Kyubi. I can't suppress it for long."

Satoru said calmly.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes flickered.

He knew the technique to seal the Kyubi.

The Reaper Death Seal.

Sacrificing his own life along with the Kyubi's, but doing so would deprive Konoha of its war weapon, and...

"Let me do it!"

Swish!

Namikaze Minato suddenly appeared, looking somewhat battered and holding the weakened Kushina in his arms.

Kushina was cradling a crying Naruto.

Sarutobi Hiruzen's eyes lit up.

"Minato, you finally arrived."

"Yes."

"I encountered a tricky enemy, so it took a long time."

He carefully placed Kushina on the ground, his gaze serious as he stared at the Kyubi.

"It's my failure to protect Kushina that allowed the Kyubi to be released. Leave the sealing to me."

Sarutobi Hiruzen's expression changed complexly.

"Wait, Minato..."

Kushina, lying on the ground, spoke weakly.

"Let me do it..."

"What?"

"Kushina, you..."

The surrounding ninja were shocked, showing hesitation.

Having a Jinchuriki's Tailed Beast extracted almost always resulted in death.

But if Kushina could truly reseal the Tailed Beast...

"The Kyubi is already controlled. I don't need to use Adamantine Sealing Chains. If I use the Reaper Death Seal now, it might work..."

Kushina said weakly.

Her life force was rapidly draining.

"I understand..." Minato clenched his fists unwillingly.

There seemed to be something glistening in his eyes.

Suddenly, a hand rested on his shoulder, and a sigh was heard.

"Let me do it!"

Minato's body trembled. Turning around, he saw Satoru's contemplative face.

"Satoru, you..."

The other ninja were also shocked. Was Satoru planning to sacrifice himself to seal the Kyubi?

Such determination?

Such intense Will of Fire!

"No, Satoru, you absolutely can't seal the Kyubi!"

Orochimaru immediately objected.

The Reaper Death Seal was a death sentence. Letting Satoru use it? What a joke!

His value meant he could not afford to be lost here!

Sarutobi Hiruzen also hesitated. Although Satoru had grown beyond his control, his value to the village was irreplaceable.

"What are you thinking?"

Satoru rolled his eyes.

"When I said I'd do it, I didn't mean using the Reaper Death Seal. I'm just going to split the Kyubi and seal it."

Why would he use a technique that ensured death?

Knowing the events of the Nine-Tails' attack in advance, he had long prepared for this moment.

He looked at Minato and said solemnly.

"Minato, a Jinchuriki being extracted from their Tailed Beast typically results in death. But if we can seal the Tailed Beast back in time, we can prevent that."

Minato's eyes lit up. It was the first time he had heard such a theory.

"Let's hurry! Kushina won't last long."

Satoru glanced at the disheveled Kushina.

He could sense her bio-magnetic field weakening rapidly. By his estimate, she had only about three minutes left.

"And for Kushina's current state, sealing the full Kyubi might be too much. Her body might not handle the complete Kyubi."

He looked seriously at Minato.

"I will split the Kyubi in half. You take the chance to seal one half into Kushina. I'll control the other half, and the sealing team will seal it into Naruto."

"Understood!"

Minato took a deep breath solemnly.

To save Kushina, he would follow Satoru's instructions without hesitation, even if it meant sacrificing himself!

"Sealing team, prepare!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen ordered in a deep voice.

Satoru took a deep breath, focusing on the mountain-like Kyubi bound tightly by his metal, struggling and roaring.

Orochimaru's eyes gleamed with curiosity.

How would Satoru split the Kyubi?

Satoru clasped his hands together, and a large amount of chakra surged wildly.

The metal wires binding the Kyubi began to merge, leaving only one, which threaded through the Kyubi's legs, binding it in the middle.

With the binding greatly reduced, the Kyubi stood up, trying to attack.

Satoru suddenly clenched his hands.

The Kyubi felt a sudden tightening sensation!

The metal wire threading through its middle suddenly began to spin rapidly, turning into a giant steel saw.

The Kyubi roared in pain. The rapidly spinning metal wire cut through its body.

"Damn... how dare you treat me like this..."

The Kyubi struggled, opening its split mouth wide, gathering chakra to form a Tailed Beast Bomb.

Countless metal arms emerged from the ground, grabbing its limbs, pinning it firmly.

Simultaneously, the cutting chain saw sped up.

Orochimaru was stunned.

So it was physical cutting!

The surrounding ninja were also dumbfounded.

So brutal...

Was he going to dissect the Kyubi alive?

Uchiha Rin's eyelid twitched.

Satoru's sealing technique for Tailed Beasts was physical sealing, and cutting them was physical cutting... His abilities were so... physical?

At a certain moment...

Kyubi: I'm splitting apart???

The Kyubi had been completely cut in half, becoming two masses of orange chakra floating in the air, writhing.

Satoru sighed in relief.

The Kyubi had been completely cut in half, becoming two masses of orange chakra floating in the air, writhing.

Satoru sighed in relief.

As he expected, Tailed Beasts, being chakra life forms, wouldn't die.

In the original timeline, when Naruto used his Kyubi mode, he drained most of the Kyubi's chakra, reducing it to a skeletal state, significantly smaller in size.

This showed that the Kyubi's body was its chakra. Splitting its body essentially meant dividing its chakra.

"Minato! Quick!"

Satoru shouted, bringing one mass of Kyubi chakra near Kushina.

His face had turned pale from the intense use of electromagnetic force, nearly draining him.

Minato didn't hesitate for a moment and immediately used the Eight Trigrams Seal, sealing the writhing Kyubi chakra into Kushina.

Almost simultaneously, the sealing team began their work, sealing the other half of the Kyubi into Naruto.

Satoru staggered, but a red glow flashed, instantly revitalizing his depleted body.

He turned to see Uchiha Rin smiling at him.

"Heavenly Guardian, truly the perfect recovery tool," Satoru couldn't help but marvel.

With the Kyubi successfully sealed, Kushina, holding the swaddled Naruto, couldn't hold back her tears.

"It's all over."

Satoru sensed that her bio-magnetic field had stabilized and was gradually recovering, and he let out a sigh of relief.

Minato walked up to him, looking complicated.

"Satoru, I really can't thank you enough. I owe you my life."

He hesitated.

"But why did you..."

Minato was puzzled.

Satoru went to great lengths to save Kushina, yet she had barely interacted with him, not even speaking a word to him.

Satoru sighed. "Perhaps it's due to some kind of obsession..."

Minato: ???