Chapter 107: Rampaging Shukaku? One Slash and I'll Teach It How to Be a Tailed Beast!
Hearing Rasa say it was the Sharingan, every shinobi's expression changed dramatically.
"Sharingan? Isn't that the kekkei genkai of Konoha's Uchiha clan? How could it…"
"Damn it! It's the Sharingan! Does this mean Konoha is planning to invade the Land of Wind?"
"It sure looks that way!! Those bastards from Konoha took advantage of the moment when Shukaku's seal was at its weakest to invade! How despicable!!"
"…"
Realizing that the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan was controlling Shukaku, the Sunagakure shinobi around them were filled with righteous fury, their anger boiling over.
Even Rasa himself felt rage burning inside.
But now wasn't the time to dwell on that.
"Sealing team, follow my orders! I'll draw its attention and keep it focused on me. You all find an opening to seal Shukaku!!"
With that, Rasa leaped forward once again, unleashing the full power of his kekkei genkai against Shukaku.
…
Oborotsuki, bringing Yekura along, appeared unnoticed on a yellow earthen hill outside Sunagakure.
From this vantage point, they could easily overlook the entire village.
Right now, both of them could see the distant, rampaging One-Tail wreaking havoc across the village without restraint.
Watching the once-familiar Sunagakure being relentlessly destroyed under Shukaku's attacks—countless homes crumbling, buildings collapsing—
The shinobi of Sunagakure rushed forward one after another, trying to stop the berserk Shukaku, only to be struck down again and again, never to rise.
For a moment, Yekura's heart was filled with conflicting emotions.
She found herself unable to feel happy.
"Why… do I feel sad…?"
After observing for a while, Yekura suddenly asked herself in a low voice.
"Hm?"
Oborotsuki glanced down at her: "Sad?"
"It seems that last trace of kindness in your heart is still causing trouble…"
He said with a meaningful smile.
"Kindness…?"
Yekura looked a little lost.
She wasn't sure if it really was her kindness at work.
But right now, watching the village where she grew up—the land where she was born and raised—being mercilessly destroyed by Shukaku, Yekura couldn't bear it.
"Oborotsuki… can you stop Shukaku's rampage?"
Yekura had noticed something unusual about Shukaku.
In the past, when Shukaku had gone berserk before, Rasa alone had been able to suppress it.
The power of his Magnet Release kekkei genkai was extraordinary—he could effortlessly manipulate gold dust to restrain the One-Tail and prevent it from running wild.
But right now, even though Rasa was using everything he had, he still couldn't suppress the rampaging Shukaku.
The situation was far too abnormal.
Yekura remembered what Oborotsuki had said earlier about the Akatsuki organization.
So now, she made a request to Oborotsuki.
"If Shukaku keeps destroying everything, the entire Sunagakure will be ruined. Countless civilians will die."
"The one who betrayed me was the daimyō of the Land of Wind. Even Lord Rasa was only acting under pressure… but those civilians and the other shinobi are innocent, aren't they?"
Yekura, who hadn't been killed by Kirigakure's ANBU, naturally didn't harbor as much hatred as before.
Moreover, she had already found a new place to belong.
Oborotsuki was willing to give her a proper status. From now on, she only needed to stay by this man's side—she no longer had to worry about being betrayed by the village again.
Hearing Yekura say this, Oborotsuki nodded.
This beautiful woman truly knew how to distinguish between love and hate.
Besides fulfilling his earlier promise to Yekura, he had also come here to deal with Obito and take care of the One-Tail.
So naturally, he wouldn't refuse his woman's request.
He gently stroked Yekura's head.
"Wait here for me for a bit."
Dealing with a mere tailed beast was child's play for Oborotsuki.
As soon as he finished speaking, he activated Flying Thunder God and vanished from the spot.
Yekura stood there in a daze.
She had never experienced being treated like a little girl before…
On the other side, Oborotsuki instantly appeared above Shukaku's head.
He raised his Decapitation Greatsword high overhead with both hands and brought it down hard toward Shukaku's skull.
Shukaku was currently locked in fierce combat with Rasa and had no attention to spare.
It never expected someone to be so bold as to confront it head-on.
Unable to dodge in time, it took the full force of the blow.
BOOM!
Shukaku was struck so hard by Oborotsuki's slash that its skin split open. It was sent crashing backward heavily.
It smashed through countless residential buildings, flying backward for hundreds of meters before finally slamming into a tall cliff and coming to a stop.
Furious and shocked, it struggled back to its feet, glaring at the young man in front of it.
"Brat, who the hell are you? You dare interfere with this great one's fun?!"
Shukaku roared loudly at Oborotsuki from afar.
Oborotsuki glanced down at Rasa—who was equally stunned on the ground below—then flashed forward, appearing right in front of Shukaku.
Without a word, he activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and dispelled the genjutsu Obito had placed on Shukaku.
"I'm just a kind-hearted passerby."
After breaking the genjutsu Obito had used to control Shukaku, Oborotsuki delivered another ruthless slash.
Tailed beasts possessed incredible life force and near-limitless chakra.
So while they would be injured at first, they could quickly recover on their own—no need to worry.
But Oborotsuki's second slash still made Shukaku scream in pain.
"This great one will kill you!!"
It roared furiously, but the next second it froze, not attacking.
Because Shukaku suddenly noticed another man appearing before its eyes.
That man had emerged from a swirling space-time vortex, his back turned so Shukaku couldn't see his face.
But that familiar chakra signature instantly told Shukaku—this was the man who had placed the genjutsu on it earlier.
"You bastard…"
Shukaku's rage naturally shifted toward the newly arrived Obito.
"Hmph…"
"No rush."
"You and I will settle our scores sooner or later!"
Obito folded his arms, staring intently at Oborotsuki whose eyes had returned to normal.
"Ah, it's me again."
"Last time you managed to escape. This time, your luck has run out, Uchiha Madara!"
Oborotsuki smiled meaningfully at Obito.
"Hmph…"
Obito knew that fighting Oborotsuki right now would gain him nothing.
After throwing out those few dramatic lines, he said no more. He activated Kamui, instantly sucking both himself and Shukaku into his dimension.
"This guy… he planned his escape from the beginning?"
Oborotsuki watched Obito disappear and was stunned for a second:
"Damn it… I thought he was actually going to fight me!"
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