Chapter 431
Outside the village of Konoha, Ichibiâs Chakra completely erupted as the sand beneath the ground moved towards Gaara. Moments later, a big beast appeared in front of Jiraiya.
Once Ichibi came out, he didnât announce his return excitedly as before. Instead, he looked around, saying. âWhere? Where?â
Ichibi knew Jiraiya. After all, he had dealt with Ichibiâs berserk many times after the Second Shinobi World War. They were old enemies.
Jiraiyaâs brows knit tightly as he asked Rasa on his side. âDo you really donât know the reason for his berserk?â
Jiraiyaâs question interrupted Rasaâs thought, and he immediately answered. âI donât know. Really.â
Jiraiya sighed. Summoned Gamabunta. He planned to stop Ichibi with Gamabunta.
Rasa, on the other hand, retreated from the fighting range. He wanted to finish off Jiraiya, but nowâs not the right time.
He would wait until Jiraiya was exhausted from the fight and would find a chance to strike. So he could kill Jiraiya and seal Ichibi again. Itâs basically killing two birds with a stone.
Jiraiya had no idea of Rasaâs intention and focused his attention on Ichibi.
In the manga, Naruto summonsed Gamabunta and was able to fight against Shukaku for a while. But that time, Gaara used Feign Sleep Technique to temporarily let Shukaku control his body.
Now, Ichibi was on top of the complete Bijuuization stage. That means Jiraiya and Gamabunta had to work hard to defeat him.
The only good thing was even though Ichibi went berserk if it was Bijuuized by Jinchuriki, he had to enter Sage Mode to fight it.
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Meanwhile, in the Konoha village, the Kirigakure group was stopped by Konohaâs security forces.
âKirigakure, do you need any assistance?â Uchiha Fugaku asked with a smile.
Ao didnât give a coated answer. âNo need. We just donât want to participate in the conflict between Konoha and Iwagakure. And the training field is about to collapse. We canât stay here, waiting for our death.â
âI see. My apologies. You, take some people with you and escort our guests from Kirigakure away from Konoha!â
Ao frowned. âYouâre already busy. Do you really have to spare manpower just to escort us? We can take care of ourselves.â
âNo, itâs not like that. Youâre our guests. Itâs our responsibility to keep you safe.â
Aoâs face sank. âSo Konoha couldnât believe us?â
âWe just donât want any additional trouble. Please cooperate with us.â
The two had been silent for a while, and Yugao was getting impatient on the other side. She looked at Uchiha Fugaku and said. âCooperate? So you can do as you please? Ao, step aside. Iâll deal with these people.â
Hearing this, Ao quickly stopped. âYugao-sama, please be patient.â
âShut up. Didnât Terumi Mei say we should wait for the opportunity? Now, half of Konoha was ruined. And Sunagakureâs Jinchuriki also caused a scene with his Genjutsu. What are you waiting for?â
Yugaoâs words startled Fugaku. âWhat did you say? Ichibi Jinchuriki got Genjutsu?â
âHmph! Thereâs nothing to hide. Just now, Jiraiya and Rasa had left Konoha with Ichibi Jinchuuriki. They had lost an ally. Hatake Sakumo was busy with Kitsuchi, Uzumaki Kushina was busy dealing with the Gobi. Yamanaka Ryo had created lots of Body Clones, so he lost his fighting strength, so was Tsunade. Your strongest ones are busy, so why did you want us to cooperate?â
After talking, red Chakra Bubbles appeared from Yugaoâs body. Her whole body was enveloped in red Chakra, directly using the Second Stage of the Bijuuâs power.
Fugaku looked at the woman with a pale face. âRokubi Jinchuuriki! Hmph! You Mist Ninja really are unbelievable!â
Ao sighed. In fact, he couldnât make a decision until Yugao said it. Sheâs the one that decided everything, even if it means they would be enemies with Konoha.
âClan Leader Fugaku, please back away. You canât stop Yugao-sama. We just want our things back.â
âYours? Whatâs in Konoha was yours?â
Ao laughed and said, âYou should ask Yamanaka Inoichi, Clan Leader of the Yamanaka Clan. His wife was from our village, donât you know that? When they married, we were in the Third Shinobi World War. We, Kirigakure and Konoha, were also at war. Donât you ever wonder why the Third Hokage forced people to agree to their marriage?â
Hearing this, Fugaku fell into deep contemplation. Indeed, it was all too strange. Now it seems that the Third Hokage had accepted the marriage for a reason.
âIt seems Fugaku-sama already understands what it was. So, please step aside. Thereâs no need to harm the entire Uchiha and Hyuga Clan for the Yamanaka Clan.â
âAs if weâd let you. If it werenât for Ryo-sama, our fate wouldnât change. I will not let you harass Ryo-samaâs Clan.â Said a Hyuga, who was apparently a former Branch Family Clan Member.
Uchiha Izumi gave the Hyuga Clan member a cold glance. âHmph! As if we Uchiha would just stay silent about this.â
Hearing this, Uchiha Fugaku laughed and said. âAs if I would let it too!â
âYouâve chosen death. Donât blame us for it. Yugao-sama, Iâll leave it to you!â
Fugaku laughed, âAo, youâre too confident. Is Jinchuuriki invincible in your eyes? Have you forgotten that Sharingan and Senjuâs Mokuton were Bijuuâs Nemesis from the previous war?â
Ao said in disdain, âNemesis? That only applies to the legendary Mangekyou Sharingan! Yamanaka Ryo isnât here, so thereâs no need to worry. And Mokuton? Since when did Konoha have a Mokuton Ninja?â
âMangekyoâ¦â
âWho said Konoha didnât have a Mokuton Ninja?â Fugakuâs words were interrupted by someoneâs sudden appearance.
Seeing Lain, Uchiha Fugaku was surprised. âLain? Werenât you dealing with Iwagakureâs backup?â
âItâs done. There were 2 people in total. I killed one, and onii-san said I canât kill the other one. Iâve been carrying him for a while. Itâs so tiring. Uncle Fugaku, Iâll leave him to you.â Lain as he threw Hidanâs body towards Fugaku.
Fugaku took over Hidanâs body and gave it to the security team member behind him, sealing Hidanâs Chakra.
âLain, it wonât be easy for you to deal with them. You step back and leave it to me.â Uchiha Fugaku said.
Lain waved her hand. âUncle, Iâm not stupid. I have Mokuton. And the most important thing is Chakra, and this is our Yamanaka Clanâs specialty. Let me do it!â
Ao, who had never seen Lain before, frowned and aside. âYouâre Yamanaka? Who are you? A member of the clan?â
Lain ignored the question and said, âIt doesnât matter who I am. What matters is I just heard you want to cause trouble with the Yamanaka Clan. Let me tell you something. Youâve just made the dumbest decision in your life.â