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  The mountain-sized ails was firmly bound by the Adamantine Sealing s, uo move.

  "Uzumaki Mito, I'll kill you!"

  The Kyuubi roared in fury.

  Sealed within Mito for decades, it naturally harbored immered towards its tainer.

  Mito ighe Kyuubi's threats, fog all her energy on suppressing the beast.

  "Sealing Team, now's your ce! Use the Sealing Jutsu!" Hiruzen yelled.

  They had to seize this opportunity. If the Kyuubi broke free, even Hiruzen wouldn't be able to stop it.

  Hiruzen was a Kage-level Shinobi at his peak, one of the stro in the world, but he was no match for the ails.

  He had mastered ordinary Jutsu, but against a Tailed Beast, those Jutsu were iive.

  Unless he used the Dead Demon ing Seal, but that was a suicidal Jutsu. Would he risk his life?

  "Hurry! Don't let the Kyuubi use Bijūdama (Tailed Beast Ball)!"

  Mito yelled to Hiruzen. She was losing trol.

  Extrag a Tailed Beast draihe host's life force. And Mito was already nearing the end of her lifespan. She couldn't hold on much longer.

  If they didn't seal the Kyuubi now, while she was still alive, Konoha would face a catastrophe.

  The Sealing Team didn't disappoint. They worked together to seal the Kyuubi into Akiko.

  "Four Symbols Seal!"

  Mito, her life fading, used the st of her strength to apply the Four Symbols Seal, leaving a mark resembling the Uzumaki symbol on Akiko's stomach.

  Akiko had fainted, but her steady breathing indicated she was fine.

  Mito closed her eyes. After applying the seal, she breathed her st.

  Hiruzen sighed, then ordered the Anbu to take Akiko back to the vilge and protect her.

  Now a Jinchūriki, Akiko could no longer leave the vilge for missions.

  Unless it was absolutely necessary, Hiruzen wouldn't allow her to leave. She was now Konoha's on.

  Three days ter, Konoha held a funeral for Mito. The entire vilge attended.

  Tsunade, who had been deployed to the border, returned for the funeral.

  "Tsunade's not taking this well, is she?"

  Shin watched Tsunade, who had been silent siurning from the funeral. He wao fort her, but he didn't know what to say.

  He wasn't good at f people.

  "I khis day would e... but it still hurts."

  Tsunade slumped over the table, her emotions a mix of grief and anger.

  The ails transfer, such a major event involving her grandmother, and they hadn't even informed her. She didn't eveo say goodbye.

  Shin looked at Tsunade, unsure how to help. He shook his head ahe room, giving her some space.

  "Weren't you going to fort her? Why are you back?"

  Kushina, who had been chatting with Mikoto, asked Shin.

  "I'm not good at that kind of thing," Shin said with a helpless shrug.

  ...

  Tassed. Tsunade was no longer ed by grief. News of Mito's death had spread throughout the Shinobi world.

  "Are you sure Uzumaki Mito is dead?" The Third Kazekage asked the rep Shinobi.

  "Yes, Kazekage-sama. They held a funeral for her a few days ago. Konoha wouldn't joke about something like this."

  "Chiyo, what do you think?"

  The Kazekage turo the woman standing beside him. This was Chiyo, Suna's advisor, around the same age as Hiruzen.

  "Suna has been preparing for so long. We haven't attacked because the timing wasn't right. I believe now is the perfect opportunity to strike Konoha."

  Chiyo said seriously.

  Suna had been fag off against Konoha at the border for months, waiting for the right moment. And now, the opportunity had arrived.

  A few days ago, they had finally vihe Third Tsuchikage, ōnoki, to join them in attag Konoha.

  And with Mito's death, Konoha's strength had been signifitly weakened.

  Mito was the ails Jinchūriki. This wasn't a secret. Now that she was dead, and with the new Jinchūriki still adjusting, the ails was effectively out of ission. It was like their nuclear on had been temporarily deactivated. This was their ce.

  "By the way, have we reached an agreement with Amegakure?" Chiyo asked.

  "No. Hanzō refuses to cooperate. He wants to forbid us from entering the Land of Rain."

  The Kazekage was furious. Hanzō might be strong, but that didn't give him the right to disrespect Suna.

  "If Hanzō refuses to cooperate, then we'll ignore him. I don't believe that little Amegakure would dare oppose Suna."

  Chiyo's eyes fshed with determination. She wasn't the frail old woman she would bee iure.

  "Then I'll leave this to you, Chiyo."

  The Kazekage said. He wouldn't be leading the forces from the front lines. As a Kage, he wouldn't participate in battle unless it was absolutely necessary.

  Chiyo nodded. After the Kazekage returo the vilge, she and her brother, Ebizo, led the Suna forces across the border into the Land of Rain.

  They had already agreed with ōnoki to attack the Land of Fire from the Land of Rain. The Land of Rain would bee the battleground for the three Great Nations.

  As for Amegakure's opinion? They had no say iter. The weak were always at the mercy of the strong.

  After months of stalemate, the Sed Shinobi World War finally began, initiated by Suna.

  Chiyo sent a team of elite Jōnin to unch a surprise atta the Konoha forces statio the border.

  Caught off guard, Konoha suffered heavy losses.

  Then the main Suna force arrived, led by Chiyo herself. Konoha was forced to retreat.

  After months of stalemate, the Konoha Shinobi had grown pt. That was why they were so easily defeated in the surprise attack.

  Suna occupied Konoha's former base and seized a rge amount of supplies. They had gained a signifit advantage.

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