The reason Uchiha En specifically brought Shisui along was to let him witness the power of a Tailed Beast.
Even a wild Tailed Beast without a Jinchuriki is not something an ordinary Kage-level expert can handle. Seeing a battle of this caliber early on would benefit Shisui's growth.
An hour later, Uchiha En and Uchiha Shisui arrived at the meeting point, and the three of them left Konoha together.
On the way, Uchiha En couldn't help but think: last time he went to Takigakure, he encountered the Four-Tails; this time he was going to deal with the Seven-Tails. Takigakure really seemed to have a destiny with Tailed Beasts.
Unfortunately, judging from the original work, the Ninja quality of Takigakure in the Land of Waterfalls was not very high.
The strongest among them were Kakuzu and the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Fu.
The next leader of Takigakure, Shibuki, and Shibuki's teacher, the Rogue Ninja Suien, were probably only at the Elite Jonin level. Uchiha En felt they wouldn't be much help in capturing the Seven-Tails this time.
A few hours later, Shōsui led Uchiha En and Shisui to a massive waterfall, which Uchiha En found quite familiar.
He had been here before when performing a mission with Minato Namikaze, but he hadn't gone inside.
Shōsui performed hand seals and used a special Secret Technique on the waterfall. The flow of the waterfall gradually slowed down, eventually revealing a dark cave.
Shōsui took the lead and jumped into the cave, followed closely by Uchiha En and Shisui.
Inside the cave, there was a burning torch every few meters, but no one was guarding it.
The group proceeded forward and quickly exited the cave, arriving at Takigakure.
Shōsui asked Uchiha En and Shisui to wait a moment while he ran into the central building of Takigakure.
Uchiha En activated his Minds Eye as soon as he entered Takigakure, intending to sense the strength of the Taki Ninja.
As Uchiha En expected, the overall strength of Takigakure was not high; only a dozen people possessed Jonin-level Chakra reserves.
The number of Genin and Chunin was quite large, but in large-scale warfare, Genin and Chunin were considered cannon fodder; only Jonin could determine the outcome of a war.
To put it bluntly, what right did a Village like this have to control a Tailed Beast?
But thinking about it, this was normal. Otherwise, how could they be in such a desperate situation just because of a Seven-Tails without a Jinchuriki?
Furthermore, Uchiha En's Minds Eye also discovered the location of the Seven-Tails.
The Seven-Tails' true form was like an insect, having both larval and adult stages. The Seven-Tails controlled itself to become a larva and hid underground beneath Takigakure.
The Seven-Tails' massive Chakra was like a bright lamp in the dark the moment Uchiha En activated his Minds Eye, and he immediately detected it.
A few minutes later, the leader of Takigakure was brought before Uchiha En by Shōsui.
Uchiha En glanced at the leader of Takigakure. He looked to be in his forties, slightly younger than the Third Hokage.
The leader of Takigakure appeared very enthusiastic upon meeting Uchiha En.
After some communication, Uchiha En generally understood why the leader of Takigakure was so enthusiastic towards him.
It could be heard from the leader's words that Takigakure was physically and mentally exhausted due to the Seven-Tails' frequent harassment and destruction.
The leader of Takigakure only hoped that Uchiha En could quickly deal with the Seven-Tails and restore peace to Takigakure.
The Taki Ninja were too weak to be of any help. Although this mission was ostensibly to help Takigakure capture the Seven-Tails, it was essentially Uchiha En's solo mission.
Uchiha En sighed and said to the leader of Takigakure, "I have already ascertained the Seven-Tails' location."
"What? You've already found the Seven-Tails?"
"That's right. Please evacuate the people of Takigakure. The Seven-Tails is hiding right beneath the Village!"
Upon hearing Uchiha En's words, the leader of Takigakure's expression changed drastically.
The Seven-Tails was underground in Takigakure. Didn't that mean Uchiha En would have to fight the Seven-Tails right there? The leader felt a pang of distress, but he quickly firmed his resolve. As long as the Seven-Tails could be dealt with, the Village being destroyed was fine; it could always be rebuilt.
Thus, the leader of Takigakure immediately ran off to evacuate the villagers.
"Senior En, why were you able to find the Seven-Tails as soon as you arrived at Takigakure?" Shisui, standing beside Uchiha En, asked with a puzzled look.
"Because the Seven-Tails' Chakra reserves are simply too massive. Him hiding underground is too obvious to me; he can't hide it at all."
"But didn't the Taki Ninja fail to find it?"
"That's probably because it's hiding quite deep! About two hundred meters down, which makes it hard for ordinary Sensing Ninja to detect."
"I see! Oh, Senior En, I've always wondered, are a Tailed Beast's Chakra reserves determined by the number of its tails?" Shisui continued to ask.
"It should be. Based on the Tailed Beasts I've encountered so far, the Ichibi has the least Chakra, the Nine-Tailed has the most, and the Seven-Tails should rank third in terms of Chakra reserves."
"Is a Tailed Beast's strength also determined by its tails?" Shisui asked again.
"Of course not. It's the same as with us humans; Chakra reserves don't equate to strength."
"Then, Senior En, how do you think the Tailed Beasts should be ranked in terms of strength?"
"First, the strongest is definitely the Nine-Tailed. It is the most powerful Tailed Beast, both in terms of Chakra reserves and combat power."
"Next is the Eight-Tails, followed by the Four-Tails. The Four-Tails' Lava Release destruction power is very strong."
"Next is the Six-Tails. The Six-Tails' Acidic Gas is also quite troublesome."
"The next one is the Seven-Tails. The Seven-Tails has massive Chakra reserves and can fly. These two characteristics alone make it difficult to deal with."
"The remaining four Tailed Beasts should be similar. The Two-Tails has a speed advantage, the Five-Tails has more Chakra natures, and the Three-Tails and Ichibi can exert relatively strong power in specific environments." Uchiha En shared his personal ranking of Tailed Beast strength with Shisui.
Takigakure's actions were swift; all the villagers and Ninja completed their evacuation in just over ten minutes.
Seeing that everyone had evacuated, Uchiha En began his operation.
Uchiha En walked a few steps southwest and stood directly above the Seven-Tails.
Lightning Release Chakra Mode erupted. The violent Lightning Release Chakra, controlled by Uchiha En, struck the sleeping Seven-Tails directly.
The Seven-Tails was instantly startled awake and burst out of the ground.
Feeling the terrifying Chakra radiating from the enormous insect before him, Shisui felt his body tremble.
"Already scared? The Nine-Tailed's Chakra is many times greater than this guy's!" Uchiha En said with a laugh.
The Seven-Tails looked at the Lightning Release Chakra covering Uchiha En and immediately understood that this person had been the one who attacked it just now.
The Seven-Tails' Chakra instantly surged, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed from its insect state into the appearance of the Seven-Tails described in the original work.
"This is my first time seeing such a huge insect. Honestly, you're quite ugly!" Uchiha En complained, looking at the Seven-Tails floating in mid-air and flapping its wings.
The Seven-Tails was enraged by Uchiha En's words and charged directly toward him.
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