Onoki: "What? This is impossible!"
A: "I said it would be difficult. How can giants of that size be restrained so easily?"
[The strength of the Chariot-class Honkai Beasts far exceeded everyone's expectations. It was one thing if they had nowhere to find leverage, but as long as they could touch even a bit of solid ground, they could leap out of the Swamp!
At this moment, seeing the Honkai Beasts constantly leaping out of the Swamp, Senju Tobirama finally grew anxious.
"Big brother, how about this—we each take a step back. Regardless of whether this child has anything to do with the rising Honkai Energy, let's take her out of New Konoha first. What do you say?"
"This... fine."
Senju Hashirama also knew that now was not the time for hesitation. He had to act decisively, so he agreed to Senju Tobirama's proposal.
Thus, several Anbu approached Uzumaki Karin, intending to pull her up from the ground.
But just then, a kitten at Uzumaki Karin's feet caught Senju Tobirama's attention.
"Is this the cat mentioned in the report that appeared suddenly? I don't see any issues with it... Whatever, taking Uzumaki Karin out of New Konoha is more important right now."
Senju Tobirama originally wanted to capture this kitten for study.
However, considering that Uzumaki Karin's current state was a bit off, he did not want to cause unnecessary complications.
At this time, two Anbu grabbed Karin by the arms on both sides, pulling her up from the ground.
Karin still kept her head lowered, her bangs obscuring her face, making it impossible to see her current expression.
"Heh~ Guess what? Now that you've been targeted by these guys, can you still guarantee your own safety? Or rather, can you still guarantee the safety of our mother?"
"Look. They've already noticed Mother. After all, you are under surveillance at all times; how could the sudden appearance of a cat not attract attention?"
"Even though it's just a cat, who knows who sent it? Perhaps it's a tactic from a foreign spy. When the time comes, for your safety, they will definitely examine this kitten thoroughly. Then guess what they might discover?"
Uzumaki Karin spoke in a low voice: "...Shut... up."
"What did you say?"
Her voice was heard by the Anbu pulling her. They asked subconsciously, but Karin did not speak to answer his question.
Seeing this, the way everyone looked at Karin became somewhat strange.
Because all sorts of evidence indicated that Karin was not right; she was very likely to become the third so-called Herrscher.
One had to understand that toward a Herrscher, all the ninjas of New Konoha harbored a special emotion.
Was it fear?
No, more than that, it was actually hatred.
Hatred for her taking away their home, killing their clansmen, making their comrades die in agony, and forcing them to leave their homeland to settle in the Land of Grass.
Even though they had already left the Land of Grass, this damn Herrscher still would not let them go!
If not for the First Hokage being present, they would have already pulled out their Kunai to give Karin a strike to the chest.
Regardless of what she was, it was never wrong to crush her heart first!
"Meow~"
Seeing Karin being taken away, Uzumaki Kana grew anxious. She wanted to chase after her, climb onto Karin's body, and be with her.
But it would have been better if she hadn't moved; by moving, she became a target for others to vent their anger.
If they couldn't move Uzumaki Karin, could they not move you, this little cat?
"Get lost!"
One of the Anbu pulling Karin kicked at this Calico Kitten, accurately striking the kitten's abdomen and sending it flying to crash heavily against a wall.
"Meowu~"
Uzumaki Kana subconsciously let out a cry of pain.
But soon, she crawled up from the ground and continued to rush toward Karin.
"Hmm?"
This scene was naturally witnessed by everyone.
One must know that a ninja's strike to vent anger was not light. It was not something a tiny kitten should be able to withstand unscathed. Even if she were a ninja cat, it should be impossible for her to get up so quickly like a cat who was perfectly fine.
"Capture it alive. I want to study what is abnormal about this cat," Senju Tobirama ordered.
He suspected that this kitten had undergone some kind of mutation.
She very likely might evolve into a being like the terrifying Honkai Beasts by the sides of the First Herrscher and Second Herrscher.
Of course, this was just speculation. After all, they knew far too little about Herrschers and Honkai Beasts!
"Yes!"
Another Anbu ninja stepped forward, grabbed Uzumaki Kana by the scruff of the neck, and lifted her up.
Uzumaki Kana looked at Karin, then looked at the surrounding ninjas standing in a circle—even the legendary God of Shinobi Senju Hashirama had come. Considering Karin's safety, she did not put up any resistance.
"If you continue to escape like this, she will die because of you again. Do you really want to see all this?"
"But... but, although I don't know what happened, I know there is a terrifying power inside my body. If I really use it... everything around me will disappear. It really will."
Karin's voice was full of fear.
At the moment another personality was born within her, she vaguely sensed the power in her body, and for that reason, she felt fear.
"Who are you talking to? What power? What will disappear? Do you know something?" Uzumaki Karin's voice immediately made everyone around her tense up, and Senju Tobirama questioned her sharply.
The Anbu ninjas holding her two arms had already pulled out their weapons, ready to strike at Uzumaki Karin's vital points at any moment.
"In that case, if you are afraid, just leave everything to me. I will give you eternal peace. In this peace, no one will come to disturb us. There will only be me, you, and Mother. Only the three of us; there won't be a fourth person to bother us anymore."
The Mysterious Shadow merged with Uzumaki Karin again, speaking affectionately.
"Leave it... to you..."
"That's right, leave it to me. Because I was born for this reason."
Uzumaki Karin raised her head and looked to the side at her mother, who was being held by the scruff by the Anbu.
At this moment, her mother was looking at her with an extremely worried gaze.
Karin smiled slightly. "Don't worry, everything will end."
Uzumaki Kana's pupils shrank violently. "You... who are you?"
"Me?" Karin smiled slightly and spoke in an incredibly gentle voice, "I am Karin, your dearest daughter."
"Impossible. Karin would not have a gaze like yours, nor would she speak to me in that tone. Who exactly are you!?"
"Heh~ How heartbreaking."
"Do it now!"
Although he didn't know what had happened, Senju Tobirama knew they could not continue to hesitate like this.
As his order was given, the Anbu beside Uzumaki Karin and the Anbu beside Kana immediately stabbed at them with the weapons in their hands.
Moreover, the targets were all vital points!
"Really, quite a mood killer."
Uzumaki Karin's eyes turned cold. Then, black matter appeared, coiling around the two Anbu who were holding her.
"Ah... AHHH!!!"
In an instant, the two Anbu let out incredibly miserable screams.]