Chapter 40: Kaguya

"Seal the Three-Tails, then retreat immediately," the Great Elder said, looking at the other clan elders.

Although they were surprised by why Jun had suddenly become so strong, they did not feel too much curiosity to ask.

As long as they knew he was their clansman, the one who would lead the Uzumaki Clan and the Land of Whirlpools to greatness, that was enough.

The Great Elder stared deeply at the released Six-Tails. He did not understand why Jun had ordered them to stop restraining it.

After all, tailed beasts were terrifying creatures. They knew this well—only two people in the entire shinobi world had ever been able to fight a tailed beast alone.

But he still made the clan members follow the order.

After being freed, the Six-Tails did not move recklessly because that kid had warned it before leaving.

That terrifying gaze, that horrifying jutsu—what if he suddenly teleported back and hit it with another attack?

It was entirely possible…

He had the Flying Thunder God Technique! The Six-Tails hadn't had enough fun yet. Why would it want to return to the seal so soon?

On the side of the Mist shinobi…

What the hell? They're retreating?

Seeing the Whirlpool shinobi's actions, the Mist shinobi panicked. Moreover, the tailed beast was about to be captured by someone else.

This was a major incident! Imagine your own nuclear weapon being stolen—wouldn't you panic?

Especially Hozuki Gengetsu…

Not only had they failed to conquer the Land of Whirlpools, but their fleet had been destroyed, and now even the tailed beast was being taken.

This was a devastating loss for Kirigakure! A loss so severe it would cost the Hozuki Clan their lives!

He immediately shouted, "Retrieve the tailed beast! Sealing team, retrieve the tailed beast!"

He no longer cared about the hidden child. They had to get the tailed beast back immediately! So what if you had the Flying Thunder God Technique? Come and kill me if you dare!

Otherwise…

Damn it, this is terrifying! That kid didn't use that jutsu on the Six-Tails, which means it must be difficult to perform!

As long as it wasn't an instant-kill move, it was fine!

As for the Six-Tails…

Damn it, it was Kirigakure that had caused it to end up like this! So it charged straight at the Mist shinobi and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at them!

Tailed beasts will never be enslaved!

The tailed beast had gone berserk again. Although most of its attacks were aimed at the Mist shinobi, the area of effect was too large, and some Whirlpool shinobi were injured.

Still, they followed the elders' orders, left behind shadow clones, and retreated quickly. Their Lord Jun was so formidable—if he gave such an order, there must be a reason.

"Retreat!"

"Retreat, retreat!"

As they ran, they shouted excitedly. The Land of Whirlpools was definitely going to win. They refused to believe Kirigakure would dare release the tailed beast again. And if they did, it would just be another one of Lord Jun's jutsu. But if they didn't…

Lord Jun was so powerful, at least on par with the Mizukage!

So how could they not win?

The Uzumaki Clan had finally produced a Kage-level shinobi! Would they start calling Lord Jun the "Whirlpool Shadow"?

That sounded great! Maybe Uzushiogakure could become the sixth great shinobi village?

The thought alone was thrilling!

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The main storyline of Naruto is essentially about an unfilial son imprisoning his beautiful mother, and a devoted orphan embarking on a journey to save her.

Setting aside the embellishments and biases, and viewing it from an outsider's perspective, it's clearly a touching tale of filial piety in the shinobi world.

Just think—if Black Zetsu hadn't been so stupid, would things have turned out so badly?

He should have framed the narrative from the perspective of the victim from the beginning.

If the script on the stone tablet had been written like this…

In ancient times, there was an evil god, the Sage of Six Paths, who imprisoned a benevolent deity. Just before she was sealed away, she left behind a hope—her child.

Only when her child gathered the nine tailed beasts could he defeat the Sage of Six Paths, rescue his mother, and bring peace back to the shinobi world. Along the way, he would gather a group of righteous comrades to help him defeat the Sage of Six Paths.

With a story like that, people like Madara, Nagato, and Obito wouldn't have needed any convincing. They would have willingly helped him.

Even self-proclaimed righteous allies would have gladly joined the cause.

Then, after rescuing Kaguya, they could lead an army of justice to reclaim the shinobi world. Just thinking about it is exciting!

Damn it, framing yourself as the mastermind and the villain from the start, how could you possibly succeed?

And Uzumaki Jun didn't understand why Madara believed that taking back chakra and restoring the world to its original state would bring peace. History has shown that unless resources are infinite and everyone is equal, true peace is impossible. But…

Chakra could have slowly made that dream a reality!

Why take it away?

What is chakra? It's a clean, renewable energy source! And almost everyone has chakra, even if the amount varies. Yet someone actually wants to destroy it?

Don't joke around. Are fossil fuels like oil and coal better? Do you want smog or desertification?

But Uzumaki Jun knew this reasoning wouldn't work on Madara because…

Madara had an idiot giving him advice!

As for Kaguya?

If you could suppress her and make her understand that aliens are nothing, they could be dealt with easily, without needing to gather all the chakra to fight them, she might calm down and negotiate. After all, she couldn't win anyway.

So there was no need to bully her. Think about how pitiful she was!

In her naive years, she met a scumbag, the number one scumbag in the shinobi world! Because he couldn't defeat someone, he actually handed his wife over to others.

If someone like that existed in the real world, they wouldn't survive past the second day!

The only way to keep him alive would be to send him to Thailand.

Then, as a single mother, she struggled to raise two children alone. To protect the shinobi world, she tried to take back chakra. But when her children grew up, they became arrogant.

After being provoked by a toad, they imprisoned their own mother under the guise of "for the shinobi world, for peace, for understanding between hearts"!

Just think about how tragic Kaguya's life was!

In the end, she only had one relative left. Didn't you see how her eyes nearly teared up when she saw Naruto and Sasuke, as if reminded of her own children?

After all the effort she put into raising you, this is how you repay her?

In the real world, that would land you in court!

So for Kaguya…

Uzumaki Jun could only sigh silently for her. Unfortunately, he wasn't strong enough yet. He didn't want to become Zetsu. So if he wanted to talk ideals and life with her, he'd have to wait until he was stronger.

Sigh.

Talking about peace without strength is just foolish!!!

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