Chapter 36: I'm Panicking Too! What Should I Do?

The Shadow Clone Technique is a ninja technique that uses the user's chakra to materialize illusions, creating tangible clones with a portion of the user's chakra.

Materialization! Sounds awesome, right?

But it's just a support technique. Aside from studying, calling family members, or making up numbers for card games, these clones basically shatter at the slightest touch!

So...

If these shadow clones get caught in the aftermath of a tailed beast's rampage, they'll probably be wiped out in an instant!

And that's not even considering two enraged tailed beasts.

The Three-Tails Isobu and the Six-Tails Saiken—two tailed beasts brought by Kirigakure and Konoha.

How could they not be angry?

One was happily swimming in the ocean, the other was lazily sleeping in a cave, but then they ran into two freaks. How unfair is that?

We weren't bothering anyone, why couldn't everyone just live their own lives? But these two freaks treated the tailed beasts like toys, tossing them around while waving Poké Balls and shouting, "Become my Pokémon!"

Who could tolerate that?

So the tailed beasts had no choice but to fight back!

Tailed beasts will never be slaves!

But then...

Damn it, these two idiots were actually so strong! In the end, the tailed beasts got sealed inside those dark, cramped, sunless Poké Balls. They were promised a three-bedroom home with beds, sunlight, internet, and good food, but they got scammed!

And the worst part? They were sold off like livestock!

If you want to bring peace to the ninja world, you can't just treat us like nuclear weapons! We have thoughts and feelings! We're rare, ancient beings that have lived for thousands of years, and this is how you treat us?

How could we not be furious?

So when Isobu and Saiken burst out, they didn't say a word. They just fired off a Tailed Beast Bomb first. Who cares if you have red hair or long black hair? If you're human, you're a target.

...

Uzumaki Jun frowned as he watched the destruction below. In his original world, this would definitely be reported to the United Nations and the International Environmental Protection Association!

Damn it, even if it's not your land, you can't just wreck it like this!

But right now, he had no idea what to do.

He couldn't fight the tailed beasts! Not just him, even the Mizukage would struggle against two tailed beasts. What was Kirigakure thinking? Summoning tailed beasts just to release them?

Without the God of Shinobi, how were they planning to seal two tailed beasts?

Or were they planning to recapture them one by one later?

Right now, the only option was to throw bodies at the problem. But without Kage-level fighters, relying on just a few jōnin to take down tailed beasts was a joke.

By the time they were done, most of the Uzumaki clan would be wiped out, perfectly setting things up for Konoha to adopt orphans and inherit the remains.

Damn it, was there any way out of this?

Uzumaki Jun furrowed his brow and asked the system in his mind. Right now, his only hope was his cheat ability. He could only pray it was reliable.

"Please wait," the system's electronic voice responded.

It seemed that when the host was in trouble, the system was actually quite...

"Current reputation points have reached 1.1 million. Searching for solutions now."

A million? When did that happen?

Uzumaki Jun was confused. It had only been a few days. Had it really grown that much?

War really was the best way to farm reputation points!

"Recommendation: Exchange for the Flying Thunder God Technique. If you can't win, you can still run," the system's electronic voice finally spoke up.

But this solution...

"You want me, a transmigrator, to run away?!" Uzumaki Jun was speechless. That really was an option.

"This is the best solution at the moment. Even if you raise your chakra and ninjutsu to Kage level now, you still won't have the necessary abilities."

Why not?

"No reputation points left to exchange for ninjutsu."

"..."

Damn it, that was true!

Uzumaki Jun was at a loss. Would he really have to take Kushina and wander the world? Or maybe find Nagato's mother, become Nagato's uncle, and lead them to form the biggest underworld organization in the ninja world?

...Nah, forget it. The Uzumaki clan had treated him well. He couldn't just abandon them.

As for ninjutsu...

Uzumaki Jun pondered how to learn the necessary techniques. If he could raise his ninjutsu and chakra to Kage level, any technique he learned would instantly reach proficiency. But...

To fight tailed beasts, he'd need at least S-rank or forbidden techniques.

Even if he found them, learning S-rank techniques wasn't easy. Should he ask the Uzumaki clan to hold the line for a few days? No way—by then, he'd be using the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to collect their corpses.

Wait...

Suddenly, Uzumaki Jun's expression turned strange. Didn't he already have a forbidden technique?

"Exchange for the Flying Thunder God Technique!"

He silently commanded.

...

The Uzumaki clan members were also thinking, "What the hell is Kirigakure doing?!"

They were just a small country, a small clan. Was this really necessary? If you can't win, you call in the tailed beasts?

As one of the Five Great Shinobi Villages, do you even have any shame left?

Watching the Uzumaki shadow clones get wiped out left and right by tailed beast bombs and swipes of tails, their numbers visibly dwindling, they felt a chill in their hearts. Their chakra recovery couldn't keep up with the tailed beasts' destruction!

Even though the tailed beasts attacked indiscriminately, taking out Kirigakure ninja too...

They were different!

Kirigakure could afford the losses, but Uzushiogakure couldn't!

And since Kirigakure was the invader, if the tailed beasts went on a rampage, Uzushiogakure's ninja and civilians would be exposed. Then it would truly be over.

So...

While Kirigakure could retreat, Uzushiogakure couldn't!

Uzumaki Kai glanced toward Uzumaki Jun, then at the tailed beasts wreaking havoc on Uzushiogakure's land. Gritting his teeth, he shouted, "We can't let this continue!"

With that, his real body leaped into the battlefield, charging straight at the tailed beasts.

All the hiding Uzumaki clan members stared in shock at Uzumaki Kai's charge, their hearts filled with confusion. What was he doing?

Was he...

Their hearts swelled with respect. Was he going to fight the tailed beasts? So brave! Truly an Uzumaki clansman!

Just as they were about to roar and charge out with him...

They saw Uzumaki Kai roar at the tailed beasts, "Ahhh!"

What was he doing? Trying to scare them off?

Then...

Golden chains burst from Uzumaki Kai's body!

From a distance, Uzumaki Jun's eyes widened in shock. "Th-that's... the Adamantine Sealing Chains?!"

The Uzumaki clan's unique sealing technique—Adamantine Sealing Chains.

In the ninja world, there were two known methods to suppress tailed beasts: the Uchiha clan's Mangekyō Sharingan, and the Uzumaki clan's chakra. The Adamantine Sealing Chains were the ultimate expression of the Uzumaki clan's massive chakra reserves, binding tailed beasts tightly and rendering them immobile.

Hadn't Kushina, fueled by maternal love, unleashed this technique in her weakened state and easily subdued the Nine-Tails? And Karin...

Well, let's not talk about that obsessive girl.

Seeing this, Uzumaki Jun suddenly felt like they might actually have a chance!