[center][b]Ryoku Samidare and Eiji Emiya[/b][/center] Ryoku's brow was set into a frown as Hoshi came back and informed him of the situation. They couldn't seal the beast away, never to be seen again. They couldn't lock it up unless he condemmed someone to that burden. Unless he made someone a weapon. Why hadn't he focussed on this before? Maybe this could have been prevented if more sealers had been trained, if he had been paying better attention to how to seal a Tailed Beast. It was not good to condemn a child like that. Because it had to be a child, he knew that. Only their bodies would adapt to the chakra overload that would come with the sealing of the Beast and only their bodies would be able to adapt properly. His thoughts went back to the Genin sparring back in the arena and he knew, it had to be one of them. [b]"Amekage-sama?"[/b] Eiji's voice brought him from his reveries. The man shot him a questioning look, but Ryoku could see he was troubled too. Eiji was a kind man, someone who stood in line with Ryoku's course of action and the Amekage wondered if he was now going to break that. Was he going to break the heart of his trusted man? Still there was nothing he could do about it. The village needed to be saved and she would be a good host. [b]"Eiji=sama, please fetch Yoshikuni from the arena."[/b] He said. He saw Eiji freeze, his face litting up in surprise. [b]"Ryoku, you can't-"[/b] Eiji had never once been so impolite towards the man and somehow that did trouble him, but he could only think of Kuni. He had only heard tales about the lives of Jinchuuriki's but he knew that it was risky. Nothing said she would be able to take it. And he couldn't lose her. Not her too. She had become his daughter and he couldn't let her be in so much danger. [b]"Please, I-"[/b] [b]"I am sorry Eiji, but that is an order. Be quick about it."[/b] Ryoku said, leaving out the honorifix as well. They had to act. He saw Eiji's eyes drop and he nodded before disappearing. Ryoku turned back to Hoshi. [b]"Let's get ready for the sealing so we can get it done as soon as Yoshikuni arrives."[/b] Meanwhile EIji was rushing back to the arena. His mind was clouded and he felt sick. He knew why Ryoku was doing it, but from all the children, why did it have to be Kuni? He knew that thought was unfair. No parent wanted their child condemmed to that of course so having it be another child would make someone else feel the same. And yet he could not shake it off. But he had to be strong. For Kuni, for himself. He arrived at the arena and quickly ran inside. The battle was already going. The girl from Ryoku's team was on the ground, the other one was about to unsheat her sword. Eiji appeared next to Kuni and grabbed her arm before she could rush in to join the fray. [b]"I'm sorry, I knew you wanted to battle."[/b] He told her. [b]"But I need you to come with me. Orders of the Amekage. You... you can fight later."[/b] [i]If she survives.[/i] He tried to smile at her, but found it increadibly hard.