Facing the Seven-Tails' charge, Uchiha En casually threw Shisui away, then instantly used Teleportation to disappear from his original spot the moment the Seven-Tails crashed into him.
Caught off guard, the Seven-Tails directly slammed into a mountain.
The Seven-Tails knocked itself unconscious, sliding down from the mountain to the ground.
Uchiha En laughed at the sight of the Seven-Tails, which only made the Seven-Tails angrier upon hearing his laughter.
It flew from the ground into mid-air, scattering a large amount of phosphorescent powder towards Uchiha En's location.
The overwhelming phosphorescent powder obscured Uchiha En's vision, while the Seven-Tails began to gather a Tailed Beast Ball in mid-air.
Unfortunately, the Seven-Tails didn't know that Uchiha En possessed Minds Eye; everything it was doing was clearly perceived by Uchiha En.
Uchiha En activated his Sharingan, and Insight also activated, instantly locking onto the Seven-Tails' weak point.
Then Uchiha En used Teleportation again, appearing before the Seven-Tails, and slammed a Lightning Release: Rasengan directly onto the weak point that Insight had locked onto.
The Seven-Tails was caught completely off guard; the violent Lightning Release Chakra from the Lightning Release: Rasengan instantly paralyzed its body. Coupled with Uchiha En attacking its weak point, the Tailed Beast Ball the Seven-Tails was gathering was dispersed before it could even fully form.
The Seven-Tails' body lost its balance and it plummeted from mid-air.
Uchiha En didn't stop there. He followed the falling Seven-Tails, teleporting back to the ground, then formed hand seals and used Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique to suppress its movements, followed by another Lightning Release Ninjutsu to give the Seven-Tails an electric shock.
Black smoke instantly billowed from the Seven-Tails' body as it was electrocuted.
However, despite the Seven-Tails' seemingly miserable state, Uchiha En's Minds Eye clearly perceived that his series of attacks had not caused any substantial damage to it.
The Seven-Tails swung its tail, and a large amount of phosphorescent powder once again covered Uchiha En. This powder, which had shed from the Seven-Tails' body, did not obstruct its own vision.
Through their previous exchange, the Seven-Tails realized that this human was completely different from the Taki Ninja, and his strength was enough to threaten it.
At this point, the Seven-Tails had already decided to retreat. It directly manipulated the phosphorescent powder to launch an attack.
Uchiha En felt the surrounding phosphorescent powder suddenly emit dazzling light, then it began to explode continuously.
Uchiha En was startled and immediately teleported out of the phosphorescent powder's range, while the Seven-Tails took advantage of Uchiha En dodging the explosions to fly directly into the sky, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Uchiha En wasn't worried at all that the Seven-Tails had escaped.
Because no matter how the Seven-Tails hid, its massive Chakra was like a bright lamp in the dark to Uchiha En.
Uchiha En formed hand seals, summoned Lightning, then leaped onto Lightning's back, letting Lightning carry him around to search for the Seven-Tails' tracks.
However, to Uchiha En's surprise, after circling around, he found no trace of the Seven-Tails.
"Running quite fast, aren't you!" Uchiha En muttered to himself, then had Lightning expand the search area.
After another full circle, Uchiha En still couldn't find any trace of the Seven-Tails.
At Lightning's speed, Uchiha En and it had already searched more than half of the Land of Waterfalls.
No trace of the Seven-Tails in more than half of the Land of Waterfalls meant only two possibilities: either the Seven-Tails' flying speed was too fast and it had already escaped the Land of Waterfalls, or the Seven-Tails had a way to hide its life force.
At this moment, Uchiha En suddenly remembered that the Seven-Tails seemingly had the ability to conceal itself in the original work.
Thinking of this, Uchiha En's expression turned grim; this mission seemed to have become troublesome.
Uchiha En somewhat regretted that he should have gone all out just now and dealt with the Seven-Tails in one go.
Uchiha En was unwilling to give up and searched the vicinity again, but still found no trace of the Seven-Tails. Helpless, Uchiha En could only return to Takigakure first.
The villagers and Ninja of Takigakure had evacuated to a place not far from Takigakure. Everyone in Takigakure had clearly witnessed the battle between Uchiha En and the Seven-Tails.
Uchiha En's constant suppression of the Seven-Tails had greatly excited them. Although the Seven-Tails ultimately escaped, the people of Takigakure were not worried; in their eyes, with a powerhouse like Uchiha En present, the Seven-Tails no longer posed a threat.
"Senior En, are you alright? Are you injured?" Shisui saw that Uchiha En wasn't asking about the Seven-Tails, but instead thoughtfully inquiring about Uchiha En's condition.
Uchiha En smiled, "I'm fine, but it's a pity that the Seven-Tails got away."
Upon hearing that Uchiha En was fine, Shisui's anxious heart finally settled. After sensing the Seven-Tails' massive Chakra at close range earlier, Shisui had been worried about whether Uchiha En could defeat the Seven-Tails. Now it seemed his worries were completely unnecessary.
"Senior En, even if the Seven-Tails escaped, it shouldn't be a problem, right? As you said earlier, with such a massive Chakra, the Seven-Tails can't escape your perception," Shisui said.
Uchiha En sighed at his words, "Alas! If it were other Tailed Beasts, it wouldn't be a problem, but this Seven-Tails seems to have the ability to hide its Chakra and life force. This mission might not be so simple."
"The Seven-Tails has a way to hide itself? That is indeed very troublesome. We don't know how long it will take to search such a large Land of Waterfalls. Moreover, the Seven-Tails definitely won't stay in one place, so we'll never find it no matter how long we search," Shisui analyzed.
Uchiha En also knew what Shisui said, but they had no other choice but to keep searching.
Uchiha En discussed it with the leader of Takigakure, and the Taki Ninja began to search for the Seven-Tails' tracks in cooperation with Uchiha En and Shisui.
Before they knew it, night had fallen, and they had almost searched the entire vicinity of Takigakure without finding any trace of the Seven-Tails.
"If only the Seven-Tails would fly out on its own!" Shisui said with a helpless expression.
Hearing Shisui's words, Uchiha En's eyes lit up.
That's right! If they couldn't find the Seven-Tails, they could make the Seven-Tails fly over itself!
"Shisui, I have a plan! I'll leave for a bit, you hide yourself and don't let the Seven-Tails have a chance to ambush you!" With that, Uchiha En disappeared from Shisui's sight.
Uchiha En used Teleportation several times in a row to arrive at a nearby mountain.
Then Uchiha En formed hand seals, also used the skill Annihilation, and the Mangekyo Dojutsu Magatsu created a giant fireball.
Uchiha En's method was very simple; in short, it was one phrase — moths to a flame.
Chomei's true form is an insect, and insects are naturally very sensitive to light, especially at night.
Such a large fireball created by Uchiha En might be able to lure out the Seven-Tails hiding in the shadows.
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