An utter failure would be best to describe this mission. Death had made itself known throughout the entire operation, even from the very start, and yet this ragtag team of ninja insisted on pushing forward to reach the end goal. What a mistake it was. Three lives is what this mission had cost the village of Kumogakure no Sato, two of them being children. All for one thing, based on one rumour; the shield. The greediness of man seemed to find no end, it disgusted Suijin, for he hoped that his gift to the world would bring about peace and harmony, but only chaos and destruction was found on this very day. Suijin had not only failed himself, but even the innocent life a young boy who stood before his pedestal, attempting to reward himself with the very tool that man sought out, however his being there was only under the influence of his mistake of a creation. Hebinoō. Oh how Suijin grew more and more hatred for this being, but at last, the God of Water had a chance to end the path of pain that his despised child slithered across. Though his intention to end the life of Hebinoō was through mortals slaying the beast, it seemed he would have to change plans in order for this whole fiasco to be brought to an end.

With the possessed child stood atop the large white marble pedestal, with the two child corpses remained at the bottom of the steps behind him, the final sequence would begin. A sudden tremor shuck the temple, only to be followed up by a trembling earthquake rocking the entire temple floor. Despite the child jolting about back and forth in order to gain a balance, the temple itself seemed to remain solid, as if it was unaffected by the powerful spasms that shook the earth. As sudden as it came, it all came to a quick halt. The earth was still once more. A magnificently bright light from the temple ceiling lit up the entire temple hall, even being able to blind the child who had only now regained his balance. With the light, came down the Shield of Suijin in all of its mighty brilliance, it appeared to gently floating downwards towards where the possessed one stood, like an invisible hand of Suijin was actually handing the shield to the child.

In all of his eager anticipation, Hebinoō latched onto the Shield of Suijin as soon as it hovered before him. What a fool this Serpent was. For as soon as the mortal hands of the child touched the Shield, a hidden seal on the turtle shell activated and instantly fastened itself onto the boys hands and rapidly spread itself across his entire body. Strange, unseen black markings stretched across the child's face, arms, chest, everywhere. The confused face of the child made it clear to Suijin that Hebinoō had not the faintest idea of what was happening. The God of Water was finally ridding the world of this hideous creature he once called a son, he was going to trap the Serpent King, as he so fashioned himself, within the innocent body of this child and force him into submission. This submission would only happen over time however. Spontaneous screams of pain and anger blended into one another, as all the markings glowed a royal blue at once. The seal was beginning to take effect.

The boy dropped the shield and fell to his knees, while his hands clutched onto his head, as his entire body felt as though it was being being set alight, the pain was necessary though in order for the seal to take effect and in order for Hebinoō to be trapped within his cage for good. The screams of the child bellowed throughout the entire temple, surely silencing anything that would have once wandered these pure halls. Only seconds later though and the screaming was brought to end. The markings that were once glowed blue across his body now seemed to fade into his skin, making themselves unseen, apart from a single portion that would remain permanently visible on his chest. The child's eyes now reverted back to their original colour, his voice would no longer hold the deep, dark tone of Hebinoō's and he could at last regain control over his own mind.

Tens of minutes passed before the unpossessed boy was able to find the strength to lift himself up from the ground, tears streaming down his face at the realisation of all that had happened. The boy would not know that the beast still lurked within his mind, though once Hebinoō has regained his strength, the child will definitely find out about the serpents presence. For now though, this was not an issue, at least not for Suijin. The heavenly light that once lit the temple was no longer active, instead, the temple doors were wide open, offering in new light from the now clear skies. It was as though nature confirmed that this nightmare was finally being brought to a close. The now weak child collected the Shield of Suijin, an item that would remind him of this very day for the rest of his life. With no energy to bring back his fallen comrades, he began a stumbling trek back to the temple doors, where he was able to discover a stretch of land had risen from the ocean floor, along with the temple, creating a clear pathway for the child to safely cross back to civilisation. Once back to the local fishery village nearby, the boy immediately sent a messenger bird to Kumogakure, alerting the Raikage of the urgent requirement of ninja to bring back the fallen, he hoped the message wouldn't take too long to send. For now though, he could tell himself that he had finally reached the end.