Chapter 65: One-Sword Cremation
"Vacuum Sword!"
A raging current of wind condensed into sword-like blades and shot toward Isobu.
Roar!
The Three-Tails opened its massive mouth and fired countless water bullets.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The four Konoha shinobi immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to evade the barrage while throwing shuriken to test the beast's defenses.
Clang!
The shuriken struck Isobu's body.
Not even a scratch appeared.
"Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu."
Maruboshi Kōsuke threw a single shuriken and formed a series of hand seals.
In an instant, countless shuriken filled the sky like a dark cloud, raining down upon Isobu.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
Hayama Shirakumo unleashed Wind Release at precisely the right moment, accelerating the shuriken and turning them into a coordinated assault.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
It was completely useless.
The countless shuriken merely made Isobu even angrier.
The Three-Tails glared at the four of them and let out a furious roar.
Then its enormous body tucked itself into its shell.
Gōenji had no idea where it had learned the technique, but it reminded him of the Akimichi Clan's Human Bullet Tank.
The giant ball rolled straight toward them.
Rumble!
Trees collapsed wherever Isobu passed.
Everything in its path was destroyed, leaving behind a massive trench.
Countless birds fled in both directions, crying out in alarm.
Gōenji used the Body Flicker Technique to evade.
As Isobu's enormous body rolled past him, he swung his blade downward.
Clang!
His blade struck the spinning shell.
Sparks flew everywhere.
Yet Isobu remained completely unharmed.
"Damn it. What is this body made of? Was young Deidara really that strong?!"
The recoil traveling through his arm was tremendous.
Gōenji couldn't help complaining internally.
According to the original story, Deidara had defeated Isobu with surprising ease.
Only after experiencing it himself did Gōenji realize that the situation wasn't nearly that simple.
No... Could Deidara really have had greater talent than me?
His eyes remained fixed on Isobu.
As far as he could tell, there was only one technique he could use to defeat this monster.
They didn't have enough sealing techniques to seal Isobu.
They simply didn't possess that capability.
If Shisui could still use Susanoo, things would be different.
If the four of them coordinated properly, they would definitely have a chance to defeat Isobu.
"Gōenji, I need to conserve my Chakra so I can use genjutsu for the final attack. Leave Isobu to you."
Shisui shouted after dodging another attack.
His Chakra was already too low to use Susanoo again.
But he remembered what Gōenji had said earlier.
Judging from Gōenji's confidence, he clearly possessed a powerful technique.
That was why Shisui had made the suggestion.
Kōsuke and Shirakumo felt the same way.
"We'll seize an opportunity to restrain it. The rest is up to you, Gōenji."
Gōenji nodded.
Working alongside elite teammates really was much easier.
Their individual intelligence and combat experience were far beyond that of ordinary shinobi.
Now, everything depended on him.
But how was he supposed to restrain Isobu long enough to unleash his ultimate technique?
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Naturally, the plan wasn't easy to execute.
The four shinobi continued fighting Isobu for a long time.
The surrounding forest had already been completely transformed.
Under Isobu's enormous body, the forest had become a wasteland and a series of enormous lakes.
The Three-Tails continuously fired powerful water cannons from its mouth, attacking them from every direction.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu."
"Fire Release: Flame Tornado — Twin Drive!"
At last, Gōenji found an opening.
He created a shadow clone while simultaneously unleashing Fire Release: Flame Tornado.
Flames wrapped around his right leg.
This time, the flames carried tremendous explosive force.
He crossed his legs and appeared directly above Isobu's head.
Then—
Boom!
His attack slammed into the top of the Three-Tails' head.
Isobu's enormous body was driven into the ground.
Its head smashed directly into the earth.
Boom!
"Now!"
Gōenji roared.
"Water Release: Multiple Water Dragon Bullet!"
"Wind Release: Restraint!"
"Genjutsu: Bringer-of-Darkness Technique!"
Four enormous water dragons rose high into the air, drawing on the water Isobu had released.
They coiled around the Three-Tails' enormous body.
Roar!
Isobu let out a tremendous roar.
It quickly recovered from the daze caused by Gōenji's attack and struggled to break through the Water Dragon Bullets.
At that moment, countless violent currents of wind swept across the battlefield, forcing it firmly against the ground.
Combined with the Water Dragon Bullets, the restraints further weakened Isobu.
The moment the beast opened its eyes after recovering, Shisui's Sharingan rotated.
Genjutsu: Bringer-of-Darkness Technique.
The Three-Tails was caught in the illusion.
Roar—!
Wooo—!
Isobu's furious howls shook the battlefield.
Meanwhile, Gōenji's hands moved at incredible speed as he formed one hand seal after another.
He knew an opportunity like this was extremely rare.
The sheer number of hand seals made one thing obvious: this was not a technique he was familiar with.
This was an entirely new ninjutsu.
An unexpected, newly developed ninjutsu.
"Quick! Faster! Sealing Team, speed up! We have to seal Isobu!"
Uchiha Fugaku led a Konoha squad toward the battlefield, accompanied by the sealing team responsible for dealing with the Tailed Beast.
Under his command, the entire force moved at maximum speed.
Every member of the sealing team carried a massive scroll.
"Ryo, can you sense anything?"
Fugaku looked toward the sensory ninja.
They were already close to their destination.
Even without activating his Sharingan, Fugaku could make out the silhouette of the Tailed Beast in the distance.
Ryo formed hand seals and focused his sensory abilities.
The Chakras of the Tailed Beast and Gōenji's group emerged clearly within his mind.
"The Tailed Beast has been restrained by Shisui and the others, but they won't be able to hold it for long. We need to hurry, or we may be too late."
"Damn it."
Fugaku's expression became grim.
Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Gōenji were both geniuses of the Uchiha Clan.
If either of them died on the battlefield, the loss to the clan would be enormous.
Whoosh!
Elsewhere, Jinpachi landed and glanced back at the enormous figure in the distance.
"We've come this far. Isobu shouldn't be able to attack us anymore, right?"
Shirō Fubuki answered without slowing down.
"Releasing Isobu was already a success. Regardless of whether the rest of the operation succeeds, we've done all we can."
"Go and report to the Mizukage immediately."
"Konoha should have discovered Isobu by now. They'll definitely send a sealing team. We absolutely cannot allow Isobu to fall into Konoha's hands."
"Even if Konoha manages to defeat it, they'll undoubtedly suffer devastating losses. That's the perfect opportunity for the Mist Village to launch another attack."
He gave a cold laugh.
"Let's see whether Konoha can survive this."
Jinpachi was extremely pleased with himself.
This time, Konoha would certainly suffer heavy casualties.
Isobu had always been a headache for the Mist Village whenever it went berserk.
Now, it was Konoha's turn to deal with that headache.
Besides, Konoha only possessed the Nine-Tails.
They wouldn't dare deploy it recklessly before an even greater conflict erupted.
The other villages were no pushovers either.
Even compared with the Mist Village, the Cloud and Stone Villages were currently suppressing Konoha on their respective battlefields.
The Tailed Beast battlefield
"Everyone, stay away from the Tailed Beast!"
Gōenji finished forming his hand seals and gripped his sword hilt tightly.
"I'm releasing it."
An unbearable heat condensed along the blade.
The blue-white flames that had previously flowed around it stopped moving.
They became completely still.
Swirling patterns appeared across Gōenji's body, absorbing and blocking the extreme heat surrounding him.
Even so, his reddened skin showed that he still wasn't controlling the temperature perfectly.
At any moment, the temperature could spiral out of control.
The other three shinobi immediately retreated without looking back.
They trusted Gōenji.
He had never been the type to boast without reason.
If he said he possessed an astonishingly powerful technique, then he truly did.
It might even be a forbidden technique.
Gōenji tightened his grip on the sword.
The temperature continued to rise.
"Fire Release: One-Sword Cremation."
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