Hattori , Puppet Tyrant in Sand

The situation flipped too quickly for Roshi to react!

Seeing Hattori emerge from behind a strange rock, Roshi's face immediately turned grim.

"Damn, it's the Adamantine Sealing Chains! Are there still remnants of the Uzumaki clan alive?"

"Hm?"

Hearing this, Hattori raised an eyebrow and then broke into a grin.

"Looks like the Land of Earth had a hand in the downfall of the Land of Whirlpools back then. Doesn't matter, though. It's got nothing to do with me anyway. But you're a dead man now, so don't waste any more words. Just accept it."

With that, he walked up to Roshi, lifted his shirt, and revealed the complex sealing symbol on his abdomen.

Bound by the Adamantine Sealing Chains, Roshi couldn't muster even a trace of chakra. Seeing Hattori's actions, his face twisted in terror.

"What…what are you going to do?"

"Hehe, take a guess?"

Hattori grinned at him again, tightening the chains that held Roshi while pressing one hand onto the sealing mark on his stomach.

With a loud shout, he commanded, "Open sesame! Release the seal! Come on out, Monkey King!"

"Boom!"

With a small burst of air, the seal on Roshi's stomach shattered.

As soon as the seal was broken, a surge of fiery chakra poured out of his body.

Quickly, red chakra started to gush from his abdomen!

"It's coming!"

Seeing this, Hattori tensed and quickly retreated dozens of meters. He then used the Adamantine Sealing Chains to lock down the entire surrounding space.

"Roar!"

With a mighty roar, the red chakra began to coalesce, and Hattori took the opportunity to restrain the energy with his chains.

Once he finished the seal, a massive red-furred ape, nearly thirty meters tall, appeared in front of him.

**[Name: Son Goku, Four-Tails]**

**[Level: 80]**

**[HP: 46,200/46,200]**

**[MP: 41,800/41,800]**

**[Skills: Chakra Vitality, Tailed Beast Bomb, Lava Release]**

**[Battle Power: SS]**

Seeing this colossal creature and its terrifying stats, Hattori couldn't help but whistle.

"Whoa… Four-Tails' attributes are way more impressive than the Shukaku I saw when I first arrived. Look at those stats, look at that form—absolutely epic!"

"Hmph!"

Hearing Hattori's comment, the recently unsealed Four-Tails scoffed, then looked at the golden chains on its body.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains…so you're from the Uzumaki clan? Are you the one who released this guy's seal? What do you intend to do with me?"

"Hehe, greetings, Monkey King!"

At the Four-Tails' words, Hattori immediately gave a courteous bow.

"It's a real honor to meet you. I have a humble request: would you mind staying with me for a while so I can properly host you?"

Four-Tails: "…"

This is the first time anyone's ever made sealing sound so polite!

Looking at Hattori's smiling face and the golden chains on his own body, the Four-Tails had a trace of resignation on its fierce face.

"Young one, I can sense your chakra is stronger than mine. Sealing me won't bring you much benefit, only trouble."

"No, that's not true!"

Hattori's face turned serious as he shook his head.

"Monkey King, you're too humble. My strength is temporary, but your strength is eternal. There's still so much for me to learn from you. Please, guide me in the days to come!"

Four-Tails: "…"

Are you sealing me, or wooing me?

Seeing Hattori's determination, Four-Tails became enraged, opened its mouth wide, and roared.

"Roar… you brat from the Uzumaki clan! Don't underestimate me! I'll make you regret this!"

"Alright, alright, I get it!"

Nodding, Hattori activated his sealing technique.

"Eight Trigrams Seal!"

With the activation of the seal, the Adamantine Chains binding the Four-Tails tightened and, with a swift pull, dragged it into Hattori's abdomen.

Finally, an Eight Trigrams Seal formed around his navel.

The sight reminded Hattori of the Monkey King being trapped in the Purple-Gold Gourd from *Journey to the West,* making him chuckle.

"Alright, time to put the lid on—Tailed Beast Sealing Technique!"

As he finished speaking, the Four-Tails was locked in a massive cage within Hattori's body, with no chance of escape.

At this moment, Four-Tails finally realized what had happened, confusion filling its monkey face.

"╭(°A°`)╮"

Wait…did I even get a chance to resist? Are all Uzumaki brats this strong now?

This can't be right; even Asura wasn't this strong back then! This is downright monkey abuse!

In its frustration, Four-Tails began to question its very existence. Meanwhile, outside, Hattori breathed a sigh of relief.

"Whew, good thing I had enough MP, or it would have been a tug-of-war with that guy!"

It seemed simple for Hattori to seal Four-Tails, but he had only managed because his MP was plentiful.

Currently, with his Yin Seal released, he still had nearly a hundred thousand MP, even after battling the Iwa-nin.

But after sealing Four-Tails, only about half of it remained.

In other words, this quick sealing had cost him nearly fifty thousand MP!

He didn't mind, though; with his *Uzumaki* trait, he recovered 10 MP every minute, so restoring fifty thousand MP would take only four days.

Capturing a tailed beast for that cost was totally worth it!

"This wouldn't have been possible without Roshi, though!"

Thinking of this, he looked up at Roshi, who, having lost his tailed beast, was now barely breathing, and flashed a smile.

"Roshi, thank you! Without your cooperation, it would've been tough to get the Monkey King. I owe you one!"

Hearing this, Roshi, lying weakly on the ground, suddenly sat up and started clapping.

"Clap, clap, clap…"

Hattori, full of smiles, bowed in thanks.

"Thank you… thank you… than…"

Before he could finish his third "thank you," a kill notification appeared.

**[You have successfully killed Level 60 Shinobi, EXP +600]**

**[Level Up! Puppet Mastery +1]**

"Uh…"

Seeing the message, Hattori glanced back at Roshi, still clapping furiously, and suddenly felt a bit cruel, releasing his chakra strings at once.

"Thud!"

The moment he let go, Roshi collapsed. A red ninja orb appeared on his body—

**[Lava Release Orb (Epic): Used to synthesize a Level 60-79 Lava Puppet.]**

Seeing the unusual ninja orb, Hattori's eyes lit up.

"Nice!" 

*(End of Chapter)*