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Having made up his mind to eliminate Black Zetsu, Akio didn't show himself to Yuna again. Instead, he remained hidden near her home.
"Black Zetsu… If I remember correctly, in the original timeline it was sealed on the moon together with Kaguya," Akio hesitated. "Back then, even Naruto and Sasuke couldn't kill it—there's no way I can right now."
He knew his current strength still fell short compared to Naruto and Sasuke at the end of the Fourth Great Ninja War.
"Sealing it?" Akio muttered. "Without help from the Sage of Six Paths, I probably couldn't even connect to the moon…"
After a long contemplation, Akio clenched his teeth.
Sealing Jutsu – Level 9 (5,000,000/10,000,000 EXP)
He used 400 out of the 600 Witness Points he had painstakingly saved up, boosting his Sealing Jutsu to Level 9. If he was going to act, it had to be a killing blow.
"Now I just need a sealing vessel…"
Akio pulled out the same urn once used to seal the Nine Tails, considering sealing it within himself—but he hesitated.
"This crappy sealing tool could barely hold half the Nine Tails. And Black Zetsu… Who knows what kind of metaphysical abomination that thing is."
After a long pause, Akio glanced down at his abdomen and sighed deeply.
"To hell with it!"
He sent a shadow clone back to the clan to inform Izuko that he had some "special circumstances" and would return later. Then came the waiting.
But Akio didn't spend the time idly—he observed Yuna's family. More precisely, her husband. He didn't believe that someone as prideful and gifted as Yuna would marry an ordinary civilian.
As time passed, he did start noticing a few things.
Yuna's family didn't farm—though to be fair, the Land of Rain wasn't very suitable for agriculture anyway. Most commoners here survived by trading or doing odd jobs.
Among them, blacksmithing was the most popular, due to the high demand for weapons in the Land of Rain. In contrast, Yuna's husband was a carpenter—and a skilled one at that.
After observing for a while, Akio started forming a theory.
"So Yuna's not just into metals… she likes wood too? Don't tell me she found a master carpenter and offered herself as tuition…"
Though he didn't really believe Yuna could be that foolish, for now, it was the only plausible theory he had. He'd just have to ask her about it later.
Akio waited patiently—from January of Konoha Year 32 all the way until October—until he finally detected an unusual fluctuation underground.
"Is that… Black Zetsu?" Akio's heart pounded.
But the fluctuation didn't move. Akio kept his cool. When it came to burrowing through the earth, he knew he couldn't match Black Zetsu. He would wait for the perfect moment.
The opportunity came sooner than expected. Akio originally assumed Black Zetsu was only occasionally checking in on Nagato's growth—but one quiet night, it suddenly surfaced and crept close to Nagato.
"Now's my chance! Sage Mode—activate! Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Akio roared internally:
"Universal Pull!"
The sleeping night of the Land of Rain burst to life. From the very first move, Akio went all out.
Nearby houses couldn't withstand the gravitational force and began collapsing. Akio sent his clones to rescue Yuna's family. As for any other collateral damage, he could only offer a silent apology in his heart.
"Uzumaki Akio, you bastard!"
Black Zetsu was rapidly pulled toward him, panic written all over its face.
"Akio-ojii-san! How did you find me…"
Yuna, groggy from sleep, could barely comprehend what was happening before seeing three Akios each carrying one of her family members.
"Take care of your husband and child,"
Akio instructed. Then the clones dispelled.
Yuna quickly noticed the black, humanoid creature facing off against the real Akio. She grabbed her confused husband and little Nagato, pulling them to safety.
"Uzumaki Akio… So you really are strange. You were waiting for me here…"
Black Zetsu's raspy voice rang out. Despite Akio's full-powered Universal Pull, it resisted head-on, the two locked in a fierce stalemate.
"Who dares cause chaos in the Land of Rain!?"
Shouts echoed—Rain Ninja guards were arriving.
Akio was distracted for just a second, and Black Zetsu seized the moment to burrow into the ground.
"Damn it!"
Akio cursed, now surrounded by Rain shinobi.
"This isn't my fault! Seventh Gate—Gate of Shock, open!"
"Planetary Devastation!"
Akio shot into the air, hands clasped, pouring out chakra. A massive gravitational force erupted.
The ground split apart as boulders of all sizes were drawn toward him, forming a colossal sphere. Akio pushed himself to the limit, clearing out all the rock above Black Zetsu's escape route.
"Get over here!"
His face flushed red as he focused the gravitational force directly on Black Zetsu.
As for the Rain Ninja? They were all pulled into the sphere too. Akio didn't have the time to worry about them.
"Akio-ojii-san!"
Yuna's cry cut through the chaos. Akio's heart skipped a beat. She was floating upward too, clutching her husband and child.
"Haaaah!"
Akio shouted, blood spurting from his nose just like Nagato had in the original story. He used every ounce of strength to push them out of the gravity's pull.
Black Zetsu, cursing furiously, was dragged into the sphere. It tried to crawl out repeatedly, only to be buried again and again by new rocks Akio summoned.
A quarter of the Land of Rain's slums vanished entirely. Akio had no idea how many civilians he'd harmed. He could only apologize silently.
As Black Zetsu continued to struggle, Akio's expression hardened.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
Golden chakra chains erupted from Akio, plunging into the sphere and locking Black Zetsu in place.
"Sage Art: Dust Release—Atomic Dismantling Jutsu!"
The Dust Release obliterated the center of the enormous rock sphere—but Black Zetsu, hit head-on, remained completely unharmed. This was the first time Dust Release had failed.
"Uzumaki Akio! You can't kill me!"
Now calm, Black Zetsu felt confident. Even if Akio caught it, he couldn't finish it off.
Akio smirked.
"The manifestation of Kaguya's will… No wonder you're so hard to kill."
Black Zetsu would have paled—if it had a face.
"Then I guess I've got no choice…"
Akio sighed.
"Sealing Jutsu—64-Fold Convergence Seal!"
The Level 9 Sealing Jutsu had elevated Akio to a level no one had ever reached. In a flash, eight overlapping Eight Trigrams Seals burst forth. His right hand pressed onto Black Zetsu.
"Uzumaki Akio, you're insane—!"
Black Zetsu finally realized Akio's intent and screamed in horror.
But it was too late.
Black Zetsu twisted and vanished, and a complex sealing formula appeared on Akio's abdomen.
Everyone else became a Jinchūriki of tailed beasts.
From this day on, Akio was the Jinchūriki of Black Zetsu.
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