Kurama Awakens

Yui had finally landed blows on the beast and it felt good but she knew her time was running out she had to get faster, she had to get stronger. She could feel like time itself had slowed down as her body felt it could push even further, she could do it she could push herself even further using the gates. Deep inside of her, she felt a click. Suddenly her skin would begin to turn red pushing the gates even further as she seemed to get even faster and stronger with her blows. She would keep a close eye on it and if it appeared to even try to blast she would smash the crap out of it to prevent it from being able to aim.

Yuis blows made a thunderous sound as she continued to slam her fists using her blast strikes hard into the beast making sure it struggled to even try to move. She appeared like she had a new lease on life, her strength rising and her seeming to recover from the damage even more, however unknown to Rin she was pushing herself far beyond normal means. After these wore off she would have very severe injuries and would be out of action for a very long time. She would continue with her assault on the beast throwing heavy blow after heavy blow and using her actual fists to connect into it as well as her legs kicking it as hard as she could. She seemed at the shoulders trying to cause damage and force it to have an issue moving its legs, focusing hard on destroying tendons with her explosions at point-blank blasts precisely focusing her gauntlets to piece and damage the tendons and bones of the legs. She would swap side to side continuing to do this while keeping a close eye if it tried to dama again. If it appeared to be trying to she would smash the hell out of it and make it impossible to aim it correctly. Yui would signal for her squad to keep casting swap to hold the beast down, she knew they needed much more to hold it in place but she had a new lease on life.

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Kurama could feel jagged blades in his limbs. The tendons and nerves filling with stone and making movement impossible. The scene was repeated across his form. To make matters worse, Yui's Blast Strikes increased with force and intensity. The beast tried to move his tails to swipe them out of the way, but he found that his body was failing him. Normally, he'd be able to move out of the way. But Yui was inflicting such significant and serious damage on his body, that even summoning the energy to perform a bijuu Dama was growing impossible. He felt his limbs lock into place and his form sink into the mud. Worst of all, he felt something absorbing him. Bit by bit, piece by piece, he could feel his existence being transferred somewhere, into someone. Kurama's eyes grew wide in fear and horror and he let out a mighty roar. As a last ditch effort, he opened his mouth and began to gather chakra. He didn't know what he was aiming at or who he was aiming for, but he knew that if he didn't do something soon he'd end up in a hell worse than he had escaped.

Menza the Cursed One looked at Yui with a blank expression as he realized that she was utilizing the Gates to enhance her physical capabilities. The girl was pushing herself well beyond her limit and given how the Eight Gates worked, that meant she was due for a long recovery time. A long recovery time meant that she would be useless to him in the coming weeks. A useless Yui meant that he would not be able to get his due. The young man seethed internally, but on the outside, he remained as cool as a cucumber. He would deal with her later. Despite the chaos and madness occurring around him, he made careful note of certain key details. Rin's idea to cut into the beast was a good one. He liked that the boy had something resembling a keen battle-sense. Kurama was clearly displeased when it came to the current state of affairs, but he could take solace in knowing that he was being sealed into a boy that was brave and intelligent (at least when it came to tactics). When it came to sentimentality and selflessness, the boy was as stupid as the most idealistic of genin. If he couldn't find the courage to smother those heroic impulses he'd soon wind up dead.

Irrelvant.

Menza looked at Rin, who was receiving the 9 Tails. Menza held out his hand expectantly.

"The knife please..."

He planned on replicating Rin's idea so as to further restrict Kurama's movements. Judging from the build-up of chakra near the beast's mouth and throat, it would be in Rin's best interest to hand over the weapon quickly. Menza did not particularly like using other people's ideas, especially those who he found to be less astute than him. He would tax the Uchiha for this later. For now, he enjoyed being alive. That blade along with Flying Thunder God would give him the means to stop Kurama from snuffing them out. The weapon was ultra-sharp and it had already been shown to damage Kurama's hide. It was certainly tougher than anything Menza had on him at the moment.

The deafening roar from the Nine Tails was something else. It felt like the sound itself was trying to turn Rin's organs into jelly as it shook his body to the core. It was clearly angry at the situation it was in. However Rin warned Kurama beforehand that Kurama will face consequences for his actions. Although Rin did receive unexpected help, all of them were aiming for one thing. Survival. Rin fought for the survival of his friends, his people, and his home. Everyone else had their reasons, but the key factor here is that everyone is fighting for their lives. This Rin came to understand, and in a sense Rin can sympathize with Kurama for he lacks the knowledge of how many times Kurama was imprisoned before this.

Regardless Rin held firm and even helped his sealer from not toppling over the bijuu's head by keeping a firm grip on the man's forearm. The sealing process continued as Menza extended out a hand with three words being said. Kurama looks like he was about to launch another attack, and frankly Rin didn't hesitate as he tossed Menza his jade chokuto hilt first. He took a deep breath as Rin gathered the monstrous strength within his body even as the sealer was still holding onto the procedure. With his right palm, Rin will attempt to slam his palm like a thunderclap on the back of Kurama's head in an attempt to shove Kurama's head into the mud or at least partially to keep him from aiming whatever technique it had in store. This should limit the bijuu's resistance even further, and if Menza succeeds on reducing Kurama's mobility there should be little issue from the bijuu in a short while.

Rin's Stuff:

[spoilers=NPC]Upkeep Swamp of the Underworld -10
Sealing process (2/10 turns)

Stats:
Strength: D
Constitution: C
Stamina: B
Speed: C
Coordination: B
Intelligence: B
Perception: B

NPC ½ Stamina: 135/185 | 125/185[/spoiler]

Yui watched as her attacks were very effective they seemed to really be sapping his strength, she would continue to throw vicious blow after vicious blow into the beast with the slams of her fist and feet echoing throughout the forest. Yui had waited for the moment he would try to open his mouth before dashing right to his head and began to slam as many powerful blows as she could to force his mouth to remain shut, it was a good thing she waited for any signs he was going to try to throw a blast. She continued to slam his head with her blows, anytime it showed signs of trying to open its mouth she would slam the blasts down onto it forcing the mouth to likely close with each blow.

Her squad continued its casting of the swap as they knew they had to hold it in place or all would be lost. The sealing process for the beast had begun and this was the only way it would remain still. Yui would continue her work of throwing blows as hard as she could to keep him being shoved hard into the mud. Rin had been focusing on his legs making it hard for him to push up as long as she continued to pound it into the mud there was no way it would be allowed to move.

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Kurama did his best to raise his body from the mud and the entire area became fairly hot as he draw chakra into his mouth. Even as Yui pounded away at his body, the beast's insane constitution allowed it to tank the blows without feeling anything resembling pain. The creature continued to inhale energy until Rin went upside the beast's head. The creature's neck bent at an angle and he was forced down. The situation worsened when Yui landed on his face and started punching him into the ground. The explosions echoed across the forest and prevented him from gathering chakra. If this kept out the beast's entire snout would be annihilated. Kurama's screams became muffled as boom after boom rocked the countryside. He was maddened with rage and even his own thoughts were incoherent. The beast was blind in one eye and its facial structure was slowly coming apart as Yui continued to launch disfiguring strikes towards its head and face.

Unfortunately, things were about to get much worse for the beast.

Menza grabbed the chokuto and twirled it in his hands. It was a formidable weapon, not as impressive as something he could correct given enough time but it would do. Menza tossed a series of shuriken into the air around Kurama's neck, back, and shoulders. When gravity brought the shurikens back down, he would use the Flying Thunder God Seal attached to each projectile to teleport around Kurama's body instanteously. One moment, he'd appear at Kurama's back, stab the creature and then utilize Ultra-Added-Weight Rock to freeze tendons and nerves within that area. The next second he'd appear closer to the neck, then the shoulder. It would appear to Yui and Rin as if Menza was quite literally everywhere at once. Stabbing Kurama and infecting the deep tissue with Doton chakra so as to harden it and turn it into rock. The entire maneuver lasted many a couple of seconds, but at that moment the Cursed One was King. When Menza was finished, Kurama's neck, shoulder joints, and portions of his back would be littered and locked with rock formations. He could no longer move the joints in his arm sockets and his neck was locked downwards so as to prevent him from bijuu blasting behind him. If he unleashed such an attacked, he'd risk merely blowing up the ground and ruining what was left of his face.

Menza was careful to avoid the facial area which was where Yui was posted up. The strikes she loosed were concentrated but he still didn't want to get in her way and he hoped she had enough common sense not to get in his. After the flurry of attacks were finished, Menza teleported to where Rin and his sealing partner where. The man's pale and scary visage was soaked with sweat. He had expended an significant amount of chakra in restraining Kurama. The bonds wouldn't last forever but between Yui's attacks, the Swamp of the Underworld, the trapped tail, and the progressive sealing process he was certain that it would be sufficient to keep Kurama from killing them. Menza handed the tool back to Rin and knelt near the pair. The sealing process had continued unabated. This was good. His reserves had taken a major hit and if Kurama somehow managed to free himself, he'd need to press an escape rather than an outright victory. For the time being, Menza was content to protect Rin and his sealer. He scanned the creature's body, waiting for any sign of further resistance.

With Menza wielding the chokuto and throwing the shurikens around Kurama’s body. Rin made sure to keep an eye on the Cursed One, and while Rin is grateful for Menza’s assistance the Uchiha can’t ignore the fact that this man is at least connected to the Society in some way. Those titanic plates from earlier held the symbol of the Society for one thing, and from what Rin can tell the Society doesn’t just give away sensitive information to just anyone. Still Menza virtually seemed to be splitting himself into many places or at least multiple images flickered from one shuriken to the next. He can’t help but wonder what kind of technique Menza was using as it was unlike anything Rin has seen in his life.

He is becoming more fearsome by the second… Rin concluded as his palm was still on the back of Kurama’s head. Not much pressure was being applied against it, and it was like the very air radiated with Kurama’s rage that Rin didn’t think was possible to accumulate. Rin can’t help except to wonder silently in his mind.

Why so much anger? Why push for destruction in the first place? That was when Menza teleported to Rin as he heard the cloth on Menza’s body ruffle gently from the shift within the wind. Glancing over his shoulder he can see Menza offering back his chokuto to which Rin accepts. Once Menza kneels down next to them, Rin turned his attention back to Kurama with the green blade on his right hand hovering over Kurama’s skin. Granted Rin doesn’t think that if worse was to come this blade will deal lethal damage. However considering where Rin is positioning the blade, he theorized to completely immobilize Kurama by damaging the spinal cord. But given the already drastic measures to restrain Kurama the boy hopes that him doing so would not be required.

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Yui watched as her attacks were making massive damage to the beast, she would not forgive him, she would not forgive anyone that dared to try to harm Rin. She had not even realized the rage she felt because he had attacked Rin who tried to talk, the violent rage induced attacks showed clear destruction and chaos. She would continue throwing the blows though she would aim a little higher right above his eyes, if she struck him enough times with this force here it could either knock him out or cause enough brain damage that his ability to think and process an attack would be impossible. Her blows would continue to shake the entire forest as she would move around making sure to slam her fist and feet as hard as she could into the top of his head while also making sure his mouth could not rise anytime it even flinched she would throw another blow down upon it.

Her squad continued to cast the swamp, so far all was going well but Yui also knew she still had a limited time in her gates. She was sure she could push herself one more gate but she knew the consequences would be a lot of damage to her own body. She did have the Uzumaki to heal her but even with her help, it would take her months to recover. She would shake her head and continue to focus on her attacks, hopefully, she will do enough damage that she did not have to use the gates any further, now she understood what this could do to her body. She was sure she had broken hands and feet and the only reason she was not collapsing was that one of the gates let her ignore the pain of her body.

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Kurama was writhing now. The massive beast would normally need to dodge this kind of damage but here he was taking blow after blow. The girl was not nearly as strong as he, but her incredible Taijutsu coupled with the destructive power of Bakuton was slowly taking its toll. He felt no pain, but the ability to move his face and legs were nearly completely lost to him. Unable to gather chakra for a Bijuu Bomb, he fell into the mud and sank deeper. The beast was still moving but barely. Even Kurama's roaring had ceased. The creature let out a low grumble as he felt his body slowly being consumed by the seal. He didn't want to die but he would gladly take death and rebirth over being sealed into Rin.

Menza felt the beast's movements slow and eventually stop. He knew that as powerful as Yui was, she lacked the ability to truly kill Kurama. Even now, Menza was certain that the creature was conserving his energy so that he could heal from the damage she had wrought. There was simply too much mass of ultra-dense flesh for them to destroy. Even with his help, they were only a small group of shinobi. Any damage they could do would be healed in the time it took to full annihilate Kurama. He wasn't unkillable, but to put him down would require far more damage than what they were capable of currently outputting. Menza still considered it a victory for now. He knew that Yui was probably in a frenzied state which explained her ability to sustain the gates for as long as she had. She would need to let up soon though. There were diminishing returns in the damage she was able to do to him. She had mangled his flesh after unleashing dozens of blows but his bones were much tougher and would not easily crack. Plus the surface area of his skull and brain were so much proportionately bigger than Yui, that it was possible that she would waste heaps of chakra reaching it. If she expended too much chakra and he saved his strength for one last bid to escape, then they'd be fucked. He needed her to conserve.

"That's enough Yui-dear. Remain in the Gates if you can but do us all a favor and stop beating a dead Fox. He is going dormant for the time being so as to conserve his strength and chakra. If you keep hitting him you'll tire yourself out while he heals other parts of his body. I suspect he hasn't given up completely though so please remain alert."

Menza continued to watch the sealing process with a blank stare on his face. If he and Honiko got into a staring contest he was certain he would win.

Based on what Rin is seeing one could think that the Nine Tails is calming down, but from the energy wreathing around them Rin can fairly guess the same as Menza warning Yui that Kurama is just conserving his strength. Rin nods his head in agreement with Menza as he remains still on Kurama's head. The jade chokuto in his hand while the sealer is within arm's reach having one hand over Rin's left upper torso. To which Rin shifted his eye over to the man before asking in a calm tone.

”How much longer do we have?” The sealer nervously glanced at Kurama before responding.

”I wager we're almost halfway done by now.” To that Rin nodded his head and was quiet into his thoughts for a few moments. His left eye on the iris is starting to take on a crimson color like a veil washing over his seagreen eyes. A very subtle change that not even Rin is aware, but he can start to feel like something large yet disembodiment is being absorbed into his body. It was a strange feeling and admitting is fairly uncomfortable to say the least. Yet Rin refuses to squirm or display the sensation.

Sealing Process (4/10)

Yui heard a voice as she turned and looked toward Menza and nodded with her still remaining on top of his head watching for any signs of an attack from the beast. If it made any motions at all she would begin to violently attack again. She would take many deep breaths as she looked down at her arms and feet the damage was starting to add up on her body, her arm and legs were both broken, the only reason she could even stand was due to the gates being used.

"If it shows any signs of moving I will attack it more do not worry, but once these gates end I won't be able to continue the battle or move pretty much at all. Beating it with such force who knew pushing myself so hard would cause such damage to my body."

She would laugh a bit as it was clear her arms and legs were broken with a purple look showing on them, her body was trying to regenerate the damage and was but there was certainly going to be lasting effects after the battle. If one looked closely now that she was not attacking her body was showing signs of regenerating the wounds, cuts began to close up among other things. Her squad continued its work of making sure the swamp was still being used, the last thing they wanted was this beast getting free.

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Kurama was shrinking. He could feel his physical mass being sucked away into Rin's body. The process was slow and deliberate. He knew he couldn't panic. They had him. If he was going to get out of this then he'd need to way for the opputune moment to strike. Even as being's essence was being sealed away, his healing capacities were working overtime. As less and less of his body existed in this world, there was less mud to hold him down. The people on top of him would notice that parts his body were shrinking and were not as mired in mud as before. The stone constructs that had invaded his muscles and nerves were cracking as there wasn't much for them to hold. Kurama calculated that he would be freed from his bonds (the giant earth slabs holding his tail, the swamp, and the stone constructs) moments before the would be sealed away altogether. He would need to time his escape perfectly if he was going to get away. He would have to kill Rin so that his chakra would be released. In time, he'd regrow but until then he'd need to stay away from shinobi. Kurama stopped moving and grumbling. He would be at a fraction of his full power but it was better than the fate that awaited him.

It was slight, but there was shift underneath Rin's feet as his left eye continued to take on a crimson color until that was all can be seen on the iris. Rin looked over his shoulder to see that Kurama is in fact shrinking in mass. Probably due to the fact that the seal is halfway in taking Kurama's body into Rin's body. Considering what Menza was saying about Kurama saving his strength and Rin's own analysis lines up with Menza's. He had to think that in the case of Kurama escaping they'll need to invest just as much effort into restraining Kurama again. However from Rin's knowledge of the Eight Inner Gates Yui has a certain timer that eventually will run out. Once it does she'll be in a very weakened state which will lower their performance overall.

Suddenly Rin felt a strong sense of dread as he comes to realize what may be required of him. The handle of his chokuto lightly groans from Rin's tightened grip. He hasn't felt like this kind of fear since the time Hohoni tried to summon Isobu. His heart began to race as Rin tried to look for any other course of action they could take.

Dammit… Rin mentally cursed himself for going through with this. However, fear is the only time bravery can exist as Rin overcomes it.

”How many more times can you use that movement trick of yours Menza?” The young Uchiha asked as he was looking at the Cursed One over the shoulder with his left eye.

Sealing Process 5/10

Yui could feel her body beginning to ache, she did not have long before her gates would end and looking down at her legs and hands this was going to be a painful thing to happen. She was not going to be able to fight at all after this the sheer level of pain she would be under would make it impossible. There was little chance she would be able to even cast a handseal with how her arms were, she had done the damage to the beast but it also had done great damage to her own body.

"Rin I don't have long left, once these end I won't be capable of combat and I think this beast knows it. Once it knows my powerful attacks won't hit it, it will begin to struggle again. Be ready I still have some strength left but this is going to get bad soon."

Her hands began to shake some it was clear just a bit of pain was starting to affect her, still she stood strong trying to resist for as long as possible. Her muscles screamed in pain and her broken bones ached feeling as if something was rubbing metal across her bones. For now, her body would recover some, but soon it would stop and the true injuries would be felt. This was not something she looked forward to but she also had a smile on her face, she felt so satisfied being able to fight full force. She had finally been able to use her full power and it was amazing how good she felt.

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Kurama growled a bit more but ceased his struggles. The beast's body continued to shrink but he knew now was not yet the time to strike. He needed to give his body more time to heal. The seal continued to eat away at his existence but with each passing second, he could feel his flesh continue to mend. The girl had stopped pounding him as a result of Menza's advice. It was good advice as there was little more damage she could do to him without compounding the pain she'd experience later on. He would only continue to heal while she tried to prolong the inevitable. They had succeeded in slowing him down but he was still in control of this fight. He recalled something his previous Jinchurikki had said to him some time ago. Strength wasn't just about the number of tails a bijuu possessed, but rather how they used their cunning and innate skills to best entire armies. Kurama shut his eyes and a smile spread across his lips. Soon they would see.

Menza turned to Rin who had asked how many more times he could use Flying Thunder God. The boy referred to it as a "movement trick" which caused the slightest upturn of the corner of Menza's mouth. It would have been a smirk if his eyes weren't so large, unfeeling, and dead. He found Rin's ignorance touching, in a way a teacher might find a student's mispronunciation of a technical term endearing.

"Several more times." He answered. It was vague. Rin was more strategic than he might give the kid credit for, but he wasn't about to reveal more to him than he thought was necessary. Rin didn't need to know the exact number of times he could use his teleportation ability.

Yui was blathering about being forced to exit Gates. If Kurama chose that point to lash out (which knowing his intelligence he very well may) then they'd be in serious trouble. Rin was vulnerable as were his men. Menza could do his best to hold back the beast but even his reserves were thinning. When the time came they might have to cut and run.

Yui's words were confirmation of what Rin was preparing for. Even as this strange unsettling sensation of something building up inside of his body. Something that is seething with rage as Rin can feel heat rising up from him. Honestly Rin had no idea such levels of emotion could exist in a living creature. For a moment Rin closed his eyes and all he could see within the darkness of his mind is the half materialized enormous face of the Nine Tails with a snarling growl and glaring down at him.

Menza's reply was vague, but Rin expected that Menza can do it at least 2-3 times. He thought about telling Menza to keep one in reserve as an escape route, but then Kurama would target Menza specifically to cut off their escape. After a few moments of silence, Rin sighs as he sheathes his chokuto. Pouring his chakra into the scabbard that now holds his blade. Similar process as before as a pale blue veil shrouds the sword while wind begins to howl around him. If Kurama wishes to break out at some point, he'll have to deal with getting the other eye gouged out. Or worse Rin will sever a hand or two from the beast. In short he's capitalizing the fact that Kurama is pinned, and if he breaks out there will be risks the Nine Tails will have to take into consideration.

Now what will you do… will you still break out, or will you concede… Rin thought to himself as he charges the intense amount of fuuton into the scabbard.

[Sealing 6/10]
[Charging Heaven's Splitter]

This was when it was all over for Yui this fight as she suddenly felt the gates close and the pain rushes her body she collapsed immediately on top of the beasts head. As she tried to stand she screamed out in pain the broken arms and legs far too much to try to use or stand on. She only hoped the pair could finish this she had done all that she could and despite her pain, she had a look of satisfaction on her face, she had used her full power and knew how strong she truly was now. Any shinobi would have a very difficult time against her with the sheer amount of firepower she had. She simply could only lay there looking toward the sky in pain doing everything in her power to even remain conscious.

"I leave the rest to you two, I can't fight anymore, go out there and finish the job Rin... I know you can do it."

With those words spoken she would simply stay still unable to move her body the amount of damage was quite a lot. She could feel the broken bones and torn muscles, this would take a long while to heal for sure.

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This was it. Kurama's big moment. The beast was aware of the flies buzzing around his rotten and abused flesh. He was aware of the slightest shift of the leaves on a nearby tree. Every single isolated change in his surroundings was accounted for. So when Yui was no longer able to keep the gates open, he was ready. He could sense the shift in breathing and the changes in her heart rate. Just before she could even alert her comrades, he acted on her moment of weakness. He managed to wretch his tail from between the two columns. Given that he was much smaller now (at least compared to his original size), it wasn't all too difficult to extricate himself from the trap. The large tails came barrelling down on the shinobi on his back. One was aimed at Rin and his sealer, one was aimed at Menza, and the rest to the vulnerable Yui. The tails were smaller but still about as big (or bigger) than a tractor trailer. They came speeding towards the hero with enough force and strength behind them to turn them into jelly. Meanwhile, Kurama slowly lurched forward in the mud as he aimed to pull himself out completely.

OOC: Popping a precog to know exactly when Yui can no longer sustain the gates. Interrupting her warning of the group.

Likewise, Menza was watching and waiting. He had been eyeing Kurama's movements from the very start of this fight but ever since the beast had calmed down, he had increased his level of focus. He gathered natural energy into his arms and legs in preparation for the inevitable clash and he knew that it was likely to occur the second Yui ran out of steam. Yui was the X-Factor in all of this. The girl had single-handedly beaten him into submission and if she had more power at her dispoal then she would have been able to completely annihilate his head. Unfortunately, she had her limits. The gates could not stay open forever and she lacked the ability to open the next one. Hell, the fact that she was able to stay in the gates this long was a miracle. Now she'd need to face the music so to speak.

Menza didn't care about her personally but he was called here to do a job. He didn't care if Kurama escaped or if Rin died, but he was bound by his word to at least ensure that Yui lived. He assumed of course, that Rin's views on the subject aligned with his own but even if it did not he'd happily cripple the boy if it meant giving Kurama a distraction. He could tell the Nine-Tailed Fox hated the young man and that at the earliest opportunity he'd hurt Yui as a way of crushing the Uchiha's spirit. But how would he do it?

They were on his back. He was mired in mud. Huge tracts of flesh had been battered and destroyed, and although they were healing, he wouldn't be fighting at peak capacity. Menza gazed around until he saw it. The tails were smaller and the center one had thinned considerably. It was mostly crushed but had healed to a sorta recognizable state. It was hardly trapped and in that instance Menza knew that Kurama was saving it for his ambush.

"The tails..." the descendent murmured. "THE TAILS. WATCH FOR THE TAILS!"

He shouted before Yui even had a chance to announce she was leaving the gates and seconds before Kurama made his move. The man's arms swelled to a gargantuan size before emitting a jet stream of pure chakra. When the tails barrelled his way, he used all his strength to knock the one aimed at him and Rin aside. In an instant, he was gone. He had teleported next to Yui via Flying Thunder God. He had branded weapons scattered across the demon giving him quick access to all sections of the "field" of battle. He clasped his mammoth hands together and began battling back the large tails that swung her way. The girl was totally defenseless and he could not spare a moment of rest. There were many tails and each hit harder than the last. After several parries, Kurama blindsided Menza with a harsh swipe from the furthermost left tail. The Cursed One was dashed aside and knocked off the beast's head. The man's form soared through the air and he threatened to hit the ground with enough force to put him out of the fight, but before he made contact with the earth, he teleported again. He appeared right next to Yui albeit covered in blood and sporting a swollen eye.

"Useless..." he muttered to himself.

He grabbed Yui and teleported away.

Exit Menza w/ Yui.

Popping two precogs: 1 to know when Kur attacks and another to know when Yui leaves gates.

In just like a heartbeat later as time seemed to slow down to a near stop in the eyes of Rin. Predictions and anticipations from all angles rush through his mind. From Menza's warning about the tails, to Yui attempting to warn about her gates closing. To even Kurama attempting to assault them with a barrage of tails. Given his restricted movements due to the pit of mud that weighs the bijuu down. It wasn't surprising now that Rin thinks about it. How the wind gives way to Kurama's heavy breathing, how the air itself seems to weigh around Kurama in just a single emotion. Hatred.

Surprisingly Rin appears to be calm while the man who was doing the seal process was starting to panic when the tail came down at them. However as Rin predicted Menza swatted the tail away from them and rushed over to defend Yui to the best of his ability. Rin could act now, but instead he waited. Waiting for the perfect moment as Menza start being worn down by the tails' assault. When Menza was knocked off, Rin's right hand gripped on to the chokuto that remains sheathed as the fuuton chakra continues to build and condense inside the scabbard. The instant Menza teleported from midair to Yui's side was when Rin acted.

Swift as lightning Rin drew the emerald green blade free in a diagonal arc after he turned to the side. So as to avoid cutting his own man, and like a deadly blade as Kurama is still immobilized for the most part. A giant blade of fuuton chakra slices at least 10 meters deep along Kurama's back down to the tail bone. Right where the base of Kurama's nine tails are at as the 50 meter length blade bites deeper into the bone, pelvis, and even the joint for Kurama's left leg. And thus the attempt to completely sever Kurama's tails or at the very least sever seven of the Nine tails with the rest barely hanging on. This will leave a large, deep gash starting from the neck all the way down as the blade expanded slicing deeper of 20 meters total. Last time Kurama got lucky on just getting his eye gouged out, but this time Rin will get to see if Kurama can regrow limbs.

While this was going on, Rin channeled fuuton chakra along the jade chokuto before he brings the blade downward. Right into the back of Kurama's skull meeting the neck where Rin is specifically severing the nerves for motion. Effectively rendering Kurama unable to move or at least for the most as the result of his attempt. Blood splattered up along Rin's face and vest while the sealing process continued. The extended fuuton chakra from Rin's sword seems to constantly slice and cut as he drags the blade to the side freeing his blade from Kurama's flesh. Letting go of his scabbard that was occupying his left hand, Rin dug his left hand positioned like a spear into the open wound to where the tips of his fingers can touch the spinal cord. Rin can feel Kurama's hatred starting to rub off on him, but he's channeling it in a more controlled state as the sealer is crouching low to make sure he didn't lose physical contact over Rin.

Rin's arm deep into Kurama's mass, fingertip on the bone itself as Rin widened the wound forcefully. He has the perfect jutsu to cut through the bone and all if Rin ever so wished to do so. Yet Rin holds it probably feeling the severed nerves repairing itself at a remarkable rate. Worse case scenario, if Kurama moves again Rin will end him.

Rin's Stuff:

Sealing Process: 7/10

Kurama's form had never stopped shrinking over the course of the assault. In fact, if anything, it had sped up. Now that he was no longer conserving his energy, he felt more and more of his consciousness slip into the young boy's body. Whatever they were using to seal him, it was painfully slow but it was effective. Kurama was now the size of a large truck and he grew smaller with each passing second. It was now or never.

The beast let out a mighty roar as it launched its tailed attack. The troublesome Earth Release user was prepared but without Yui to back him up, he was woefully outmatched when it came to strength and speed. After a few blows, he had managed to force two of his most deadly opponents to leave. That left the boy and his army of minions.

Kurama was no fool either and in the moments of combat between him and Menza, he calculated Rin's counter-attack and had started his own response just before Menza and Yui teleported to safety. The beast's limbs were still trapped in the mud but he could still roll over. If he could crush Rin and the sealer by flippin on his back then that would kill them, and from there he'd be able to slowly recover his size over time. The most important thing was that he stop the sealing process in his tracks.

Kurama mustered all his strength and physical speed to pry his hands out of the mud. He would then tilt backward with the aim of landing on his back. The result would be Rin and the sealer falling into the mud, with a truck-sized Bijuu mercilessly landing on top of them. The result would be instant death, but at the very least the delicate sealing process was bound to be disrupted. Of course, while he did this, Rin might very well succeed in opening up his back and excising his tails, but the Bijuu didn't need an unruptured back nor his tails to compelte his body slam manuever. Rin's final act would thus be an exercise in futility. The beast roared as he aimed to crush his foes, the primal rage and madness of before coming back in full force.

1 Precog spent on Rin's attack.

Stats same as before

To think that Kurama wouldn't try anything was perhaps pure folly to cross the mind. No one likes to go into a prison, and to those who do are either broken mentally or have some scheme in mind. As such the kicking and screaming while being dragged into their cell is exactly what Kurama was doing in Rin's mind. During the time that Rin patiently waited for his opportune moment to strike, the young Uchiha felt the muscles tense underneath him as his watchful eyes located the source. Seems like Kurama was trying to free his hands, and due to his intellect predicted on the Bijuu's next course of action.

"You best hold onto me and the best like glue." Rin instructed his sealer as the Uchiha formed half tiger to conjure his shadow clone so that it could keep a grip on the sealer and magnetize the feet as to ensure neither of them fall off nor disconnect from this ritual. After all, if it is disrupted now they would have to start all over again. Rin continued to remove the Kyuubi from his tails, but instead of opening the beast's back Rin decided to alter his attack pattern. To be honest he really found this technique to be quite tedious as it was basically an extended slap to the face to Rin. Still using the strange anomaly over his body, Rin extends his arms to wrap around Kurama's neck with his left arm as he firmly grips Kurama by the throat in a tight squeeze. His right arm that held his jade chokuto that has the chakra flowing through it still wrapped around Kurama's core of his body.

Wind punctured through the flesh of the Bijuu's torso as Rin's blade sank deep to hilt so that it can be used for anchor. Pulling with all of his strength along with Kurama's own strength, Rin will attempt to literally lift the bijuu from the mud including the feet and given Kurama's tilting backwards Rin will follow-up with a spiraling backflip the Bijuu in tow. The result? Rin ends up somersaults Kurama back into the mud head first essentially catching himself, the sealer, and even Rin's shadow clone in the mud as well. With Kurama still shrinking at an increasingly alarming rate to the point where the Kyuubi is now tiny compared to how he originally was. Allowing Rin to take advantage of Kyuubi's lesser mass that should cover from head to the upper arms and it would place Rin, clone, and sealer mostly on the back now assuming this attempt succeeds.

Rin's Stuff:

Rin's Clone:

Sealing Progress: 8/10