Chapter 103: Shocking Everyone! Terumī Mei's Concern!
Oborotsuki went all out, swinging his Decapitation Greatsword and beating Kakuzu—who was fully reinforced with Earth Release armor—half to death.
At this moment, noticing that both the Four-Tails and Five-Tails had already been sealed by Pain's Deva Path using Chibaku Tensei, the corners of his mouth slowly curled into a sly, triumphant grin.
This was exactly the opportunity Oborotsuki had been waiting for.
That was why he had deliberately allowed Pain's Deva Path to act against the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
Now that both tailed beasts were successfully sealed, he could simply take them away.
Oborotsuki thought to himself and abandoned Kakuzu:
"Old man Kakuzu, we'll play again next time!"
With a wicked chuckle, Oborotsuki disappeared from sight.
"Damn it!"
Pain's Deva Path, who was flying over, immediately realized something was wrong the moment Oborotsuki vanished.
But it was already too late.
When he turned his head, he saw that Oborotsuki had indeed appeared beside the two enormous spheres floating in the sky.
In less than a second, those two massive spheres containing the sealed Four-Tails and Five-Tails—along with Oborotsuki—suddenly vanished into thin air.
"Damn… damn it!"
"He took both tailed beasts!!"
"So his goal from the beginning was the tailed beasts… that bastard!"
Seeing this scene, Pain's Deva Path was so furious he nearly spat blood.
He had worked so hard to seal the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, paying a huge price—overexerting his chakra and worsening his already frail body.
And in the end, he had simply done all the work for someone else?
"That kid… he's even stronger than I thought."
"I finally understand why even you couldn't deal with him…"
Kakuzu lay in a deep crater on the ground, covered in wounds. Four of his five hearts had already been destroyed.
Right now, he felt a sense of relief at having survived.
If Pain's Deva Path hadn't sealed the tailed beasts in time and diverted Oborotsuki's attention,
Then at this moment, his last remaining heart would likely have been crushed by that kid as well.
If that had happened, his life would have ended right here…
"What do we do next?"
Kakuzu came back to his senses and looked toward the furious Pain's Deva Path.
Oborotsuki had vanished without a trace. Pursuit was nearly impossible.
"First, regroup with Uchiha Madara and see how things went on their end!"
"Even if Hōzuki Oborotsuki took the tailed beasts, it won't matter. He can't summon the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path, and he doesn't know the method to seal the tailed beasts' chakra into it…"
As he spoke, Pain's Deva Path glanced down at Kakuzu, who was still lying miserably in the crater.
"Among the Iwagakure ANBU rushing here, there should be some hearts that interest you."
After saying this, Pain's Deva Path turned and flew back toward Nagato.
…
Using Flying Thunder God Technique, Oborotsuki returned to Kirigakure with the two enormous spheres that resembled small planets.
Thud!
Thud!
The two massive spheres crashed to the ground, causing violent tremors that instantly drew out Kirigakure's elite forces.
Terumī Mei even personally led a team to investigate the situation.
"This is… a meteorite??"
Seeing two super-gigantic spheres suddenly appear outside the village for no apparent reason, Terumī Mei was completely dumbfounded.
"What happened? Why did two meteorites suddenly appear?"
Terumī Mei asked in shock and confusion, turning to the gate guards on duty.
The guards were equally confused and shook their heads, indicating they had no idea.
"Look—Isn't that… Lord Oborotsuki?"
Someone suddenly spotted Oborotsuki floating in the sky and couldn't help exclaiming in surprise.
Everyone immediately looked up.
Sure enough, they saw Oborotsuki's figure in the air.
"That kid caused all this commotion?"
Terumī Mei frowned in confusion.
The next second—"Whoosh!"—Oborotsuki appeared right in front of her.
"You…"
Terumī Mei was startled.
"Oborotsuki, what is this?"
Right now, the most important thing was to figure out what these two spheres were.
From within them, Terumī Mei vaguely sensed two extremely subtle yet immensely powerful presences.
This aura was incredibly strong—not ordinary chakra!
"These are Iwagakure's Four-Tails and Five-Tails."
"They were sealed by Akatsuki's leader, Deva Path. I conveniently brought them back."
Oborotsuki grinned and stretched lazily, looking completely relaxed and casual.
But his words stunned not only Terumī Mei but every single ANBU present.
One by one, they stared at the man in front of them in wide-eyed disbelief, as though they had seen a ghost.
"What… what did you say?"
Terumī Mei looked at Oborotsuki in utter disbelief.
"I said these are the Four-Tails and Five-Tails. They're sealed inside right now."
Oborotsuki shrugged and turned back toward the two gigantic spheres outside the village.
"You…"
Terumī Mei's heart pounded wildly. She took three deep breaths before finally calming down. Then she looked up at the enormous spheres:
"How… how did you bring them back here?"
Forget how heavy these two colossal objects were.
The sheer feat of transporting them all the way from Iwagakure to Kirigakure was already mind-boggling.
But what was even more shocking was that inside these two massive spheres were sealed the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
Those belonged to Iwagakure!
If Iwagakure found out about this, it would likely mean the outbreak of war!
However, compared to the worry that this might bring enormous trouble to Kirigakure, at this moment, Terumī Mei once again looked at Oborotsuki with newfound awe.
Just how powerful was this man? She couldn't even begin to fathom it anymore.
"When I arrived at Iwagakure, I saw Akatsuki moving against them. I had no choice but to bring them back first so they wouldn't fall into Akatsuki's hands."
Oborotsuki shrugged again, still acting completely nonchalant.
Even looking a little innocent.
"So this was your plan all along…"
At this point, Terumī Mei had nothing more to say. She could only look helplessly at Oborotsuki.
But Oborotsuki suddenly gave a wicked smile and stepped closer:
"You haven't forgotten our agreement, have you?"
He leaned close to Terumī Mei's ear and asked playfully.
A light breeze blew into her ear, sending a tingling sensation through her. Terumī Mei instinctively stepped back half a step and rolled her eyes at him in mock annoyance.
"Of course I remember what I promised you!"
"But capturing the tailed beasts will only bring us trouble, won't it…"
She had indeed promised Oborotsuki that if he resolved the Akatsuki threat, she would marry him.
But in Terumī Mei's imagination, that meant Oborotsuki defeating Akatsuki's members, then either bringing them under his command or imprisoning them.
Now, however, Oborotsuki had directly brought the tailed beasts back to the village.
This was completely outside her expectations!
"Don't worry. Iwagakure wouldn't dare do anything to us at a time like this. They'll have no choice but to cooperate obediently."
"If we tell them to go east, they'll go east!"
Oborotsuki declared confidently with a smile.
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