"What… what kind of monster is that?!"
"It's Shukaku! It's Sunagakure's ultimate weapon! Hahaha, Konoha is doomed!"
"Excellent! I've been waiting for this moment! Konoha Village, be destroyed quickly!"
"Quick! Take advantage of this moment to crush them!"
Shukaku's massive, mountain-like body appeared in the center of Konoha, instantly changing the tide of battle. The Ninja of Konoha and the villagers who couldn't evacuate were plunged into immense panic.
Meanwhile, the invading Sunagakure and Otogakure Ninja erupted in fervent cheers. However, they seemed to have overlooked one thing—would a rampaging Tailed Beast truly distinguish between friend and foe?
After a thunderous roar, Shukaku suddenly opened its colossal mouth. The Chakra, which had just recovered and was meant for escape, was forcibly siphoned, rapidly condensing into a purplish-black sphere radiating destructive energy within its maw.
A Tailed Beast Ball.
On the battlefield, some middle-aged Ninja who had experienced the Nine-Tails Attack, or older, veteran Ninja of Konoha, saw the sphere and their faces instantly turned ashen.
That hellish night from over a decade ago seemed to replay before their eyes—it was the same thing that had nearly leveled Konoha and taken the life of their beloved Fourth Hokage. The gnawing fear and despair once again seized their hearts.
"I made it!"
Just as Shukaku roared and began to condense the Tailed Beast Ball, a golden figure appeared on a utility pole in Konoha.
Naruto felt a wave of relief—if he hadn't mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique, he wasn't sure he would have arrived in time, even with the speed of his Nine-Tails Chakra Mode.
He rapidly formed hand signs, and intricate space-time barrier runes quickly constructed and expanded before him.
Flying Thunder God Guiding Thunder, ready once more!
"Go, Shukaku."
In the shadows on the outskirts of Konoha Village, Obito, wearing a spiral mask, coldly gave the command.
The energy of the Tailed Beast Ball in Shukaku's mouth grew increasingly violent and unstable, and it looked as though the destructive beam was about to erupt towards Konoha's area!
But then.
"You, who exactly are you?"
A cold voice, suppressing anger, abruptly sounded behind Obito.
At the same time, a powerful and terrifying ocular power, imbued with a completely different will, descended forcefully! It precisely interfered with and impacted the Sharingan Genjutsu maintaining control over Shukaku!
"Waaah?!"
Shukaku's normally stable, spinning three-tomoe pattern began to flicker violently, becoming extremely unstable! Under this sudden ocular power interference and clash of wills, Shukaku's massive head suddenly tilted upwards!
The muzzle, originally aimed at Konoha, was forced to turn towards the sky!
"Boom!!!!!!!!"
A deafening explosion resounded through the sky! That Tailed Beast Ball, containing destructive power, shot straight into the heavens, finally detonating with a roar at an extremely high altitude above Konoha!
Blinding white light instantly illuminated the entire sky, and a massive fireball rolled and expanded.
Destructive energy was unleashed wantonly in the firmament, transforming into a brilliant, life-costing fireworks display that enveloped the entire Konoha Village in flickering light and falling dust.
Obito turned his head, his crimson Sharingan under the spiral mask narrowing slightly, locking onto this uninvited guest who could actually interfere with his Genjutsu. The other person also wore a mask, obscuring his face, his identity a mystery… Who could it be?
However, the masked man opposite—Uchiha Shisui—though he had a vague suspicion that this mysterious person was likely the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Attack and the culprit who pushed the Uchiha Clan into the abyss.
But he had no time to investigate further now. The immediate priority was to stop the rampaging Shukaku in the center of Konoha!
"Wahahaha~? What scary eyes!"
A deliberately comical, exaggerated tone came from beneath the orange mask, and Obito even threw his hands out dramatically, using an overly theatrical gesture to conceal his true personality and intentions.
"But you see, this path—is blocked, you know?"
Despite his flippant words, Shisui sensed that the moment the other party's voice fell, a powerful ocular power was once again applied to Shukaku in the distance! That was the final Genjutsu suggestion—destroy everything around it!
He couldn't delay any longer!
Shisui's eyes sharpened, and the short blade on his back instantly unsheathed, transforming into a cold glint that pierced directly towards the location of Obito's heart!
However, the blade passed through the other party's body without resistance, striking only a void-like illusion, with no sensation of hitting a physical entity.
"What?!"
An alarm bell rang in Shisui's heart, and he unhesitatingly used the momentum to retreat rapidly, putting distance between himself and the other party.
Is it Genjutsu? No… I couldn't have been unaware. Could it be… some kind of Space-Time Ninjutsu? Or also a Mangekyo Sharingan ability?
"Honestly~ I haven't even done anything yet, and you're already coming at me with blades and guns?" Obito continued in his irritatingly flippant tone, even shrugging his shoulders in feigned helplessness.
"Could it be that you're one of the people from [Jhin]? How impressive! To be honest, I'm currently trying my best to perform well to join a super~ amazing organization."
"I wonder what the benefits are like in your organization? If the benefits are good… I might even consider changing jobs… Haha, just kidding, don't tell our boss I said that."
His words were still full of humor and playfulness, but Shisui showed no sign of underestimating him, nor did he have the patience for meaningless dialogue at such a critical juncture! He had to finish this quickly and remove this dangerous obstacle!
Without the slightest hesitation, the Mangekyo Sharingan beneath Shisui's mask suddenly rotated and focused!
"Amaterasu!"
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