Outside the cabin, a red-haired woman stood in the snow, seemingly sensing something, she slightly turned her head toward a direction, when suddenly a black shadow leaped from the snow, lunging at her.

"I didn't expect there to be a fish slipping through the net, breaking through the defense line."

The red-haired woman formed a seal with one hand in front of her, immediately unleashing a golden light from her back—a slender golden chain that tore through the air like a long snake, whistling as it chased the attacker.

The attacker raised a ninja blade to slash at the golden chain, producing an ear-piercing friction sound.

However, before the attacker could rejoice, the chain immediately changed direction, wrapping around him from behind, binding him along with his blade.

"Damn it! What is this thing? My body..."

The attacker who fell into the snow struggled constantly, trying to break free from the golden chain binding his body.

To his despair, no matter how hard he struggled, the golden chain remained tightly coiled around him, the more he fought, the tighter it became.

"It's useless. These Chakra chains are specially made to bind tailed beasts, carrying a powerful sealing effect. You can't possibly break free with only your strength."

The red-haired woman walked over from the snow, replying softly.

Though the 'Vajra Seal' she used to create the Chakra chain couldn't actually bind tailed beasts to such an extent, against ordinary ninjas, it was invincible.

Besides, due to the sealing technique's special nature, even stronger ninjas couldn't quickly break free from the binding.

"Bind... tailed beasts?"

The attacker was startled and his expression turned grim.

"Red hair and this incredibly sharp sealing technique... Does that mean you are from the Uzumaki Clan..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the chain tightened further, causing his face to twist in pain, and even blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

"There is no need to specifically explain to you."

The golden chain tugged, and the attacker couldn't resist at all, getting dragged into the snowy forest by the chain and disappearing.

At first, faint screams could be heard from the attacker, but soon they fell into a deathly silence, intermixed with a bloody wind blowing through.

Then, the red-haired woman used her mind to summon back the blood-stained golden chain from within the snowy forest, transforming it into Chakra, flowing back into her body where it vanished.

The snow still bore traces of blood, proving a battle had occurred there.

After resolving the attacker, as the red-haired woman was about to return to her post, a voice came from behind:

"Captain Fumiko."

A spiky-haired boy appeared there, calling the red-haired woman's name.

"Looks like you've already dealt with the enemies on your side, Obito."

Uzumaki Fumiko glanced at the Uchiha boy in front of her, who was only in his teens, and showed a slight expression of surprise.

From her perception, the attacking ninjas were all skilled fighters, and the fact that Obito was able to defeat them faster than his two team members indicated she had underestimated this seemingly unreliable Uchiha boy.

"Of course, using the abilities of this Mangekyo Sharingan, enemies of this level don't even grant me the space to exert my full strength."

"Don't become conceited because of that power. There are many strong ninjas in this world. When Hakushi entrusted you to me, he warned me not to let you constantly rely on the power of that eye. The Space-Time Ninjutsu isn't invincible. In our Uzumaki Clan's treasury, there are sealing techniques that can limit Space-Time Ninjutsu."

Fumiko cast a helpless glance at Obito.

This kid is still the same—too prone to getting carried away.

Against ordinary ninjas, the Mangekyo Sharingan's ability is indeed invincible.

But facing an enemy with tricky abilities could result in a hard lesson.

"I don't want to listen to that guy's words."

Obito dug into his ear, not taking Captain Fumiko's words to heart.

Soon, Obito turned his gaze toward the cabin and asked Fumiko, "Speaking of which, is the negotiation inside not done yet?"

Fumiko shook her head and said, "This won't be quick; negotiations take time. After all, this transaction is important for both the Land of Demons and Hidden Mist Village, and can't be decided hastily."

Obito nodded, showing agreement with Fumiko's statement.

He placed importance on the negotiation inside the cabin because Lin was also in there.

This negotiation with the Hidden Mist Village would most benefit Lin, who harbored the seven-tailed beast within her.

To acquire the tailed beast control technique from the Fourth Mizukage, Hakushi brought them to the Land of Rainbow for a secret meeting with Fourth Mizukage Yagura.

Soon, the team members who had left to intercept attackers from two other directions returned.

Both were male, older than Obito, likely in their twenties.

They were Jonin secretly trained by the Land of Demons' military, possessing rare and bizarre secret techniques, and were acting as guards in this operation.

After defeating prior attackers, no one came to disrupt them further.

Two hours later, the cabin door opened from within.

Hakushi and Yagura walked out, followed closely by Lin and Ringo Ameyuri.

Judging by their expressions, the negotiation went very smoothly.

Hakushi got the tailed beast control technique he desired, while Yagura received extremely rich compensation from Hakushi.

The resources Yagura acquired from Hakushi were enough to buy another tailed beast.

In this collaboration, both parties were satisfied with their gains, proving what is known as a win-win situation.