Chapter 185: Man-Eating Village: Konoha

Hearing this, Ao gradually calmed down.

There were only three of them in the group that came to Konoha, and before Terumi Mei could return safely to the village, he couldn't just die meaninglessly like this.

"But, we also can't just watch this guy swagger around in front of us unharmed."

At the very least, they had to break the barrier to let the other Konoha ninjas come and besiege the masked one.

Lava Release: Dissolving Monster Technique!

With this thought, Terumi Mei began to unleash her ninjutsu against the barrier in front of her without holding anything back.

"Hey! Your Hokage is trapped in there, and you're just standing around outside doing nothing? Hurry up and help!"

Seeing her own ninjutsu had limited destructive power, Terumi Mei then turned her sights on the nearby Konoha Anbu ninjas who were 'just spectating.'

"U-Understood…"

The remaining Anbu glanced at each other, then began using their respective offensive-type jutsu against the barrier.

"This woman is really…"

Watching Terumi Mei actually start commanding Konoha's ninjas, Kurenai didn't even know what to say.

However, since Terumi Mei refused to go to a safer place with her, she could only stay behind as well.

She created a Shadow Clone to search for Uchiha Kage, sighed, and then also used a ranged offensive-type ninjutsu against the barrier in front of her.

Crackle!

After being attacked and set on fire, the Four Violet Flames Formation barrier began to make cracking sounds indicating it was about to break.

It seemed that soon enough, the barrier before them would be destroyed.

But…

It was like breaking the cage that held a ferocious beast.

Kurenai felt that breaking this barrier might not be a good thing for them.

———

"AH!!!"

"Gaara…"

Watching the pained Gaara, and the Shukaku body parts emerging from him, both Temari and Kankuro grew deeply worried.

Temari was worried about her brother's body, while Kankuro was more concerned about their own safety.

"Let's stop for now, something seems wrong with Gaara."

Kankuro really didn't want to continue fleeing while carrying such a human weapon who could explode at any moment.

"Besides, with Maki-sensei covering our retreat, there shouldn't be any more pursuers."

"But…"

Temari glanced around, the forest indeed showed no signs of anyone chasing them.

But, could they really just leave Gaara here and do nothing?

"And we don't even know what Gaara's current condition is. What if he goes berserk and turns on us too…"

"Uchiha! Konoha! Kill…"

ROAR!

Gaara's body now, not only his arms, but even his head and entire upper torso had already transformed into Shukaku's form.

A long, broom-like tail had also grown from his back.

BOOM!

The rapidly growing sand arm smashed the open area in front of him, even snapping a large tree into two chunks.

"Gaara!"

Gaara suddenly let out a roar toward the sky, startling both Temari and Kankuro.

The two quickly leapt away from their original positions and escaped onto nearby trees.

"You stay here, I'm going back to find Maki-sensei!"

With that, Kankuro, no longer willing to stay beside Gaara, ran quickly back along the path they came.

Even if he had to fight Konoha's ninjas, it was still better than dying here at the hands of a rampaging Gaara.

He thought to himself.

"Kankuro…"

Temari wanted to call out to Kankuro, but seeing Gaara's body gradually enlarging, she stopped in place.

She subconsciously braced herself against a nearby tree trunk in fear.

"Damn it, if something happens to Gaara, we might all die here."

Maki-sensei's plan was too risky.

And the plan to attack Konoha was too…

'Can Father and Orochimaru really kill the Hokage together?'

Temari didn't yet know that her Kazekage father had already been killed by Orochimaru; she still believed he was alive and fighting the Hokage.

"To complete a Tailed Beast transformation in this manner, your Sand Village really has no technical skill at all."

Just as Temari was anxiously watching Gaara's transformation below, a female ninja wearing Konoha's Anbu uniform and the distinctive mask suddenly appeared beside her.

"An enemy? When…"

The newcomer's speed and concealment skills were so great that Temari had no time to react.

"Relax. My mission is just to take you back, not to kill you."

Samui had followed the trail all the way here and finally caught sight of her target.

"No way!", Of course Temari wouldn't willingly become a prisoner.

Wind Release: Sickle—

Thud!

Before Temari could even take out the folding fan on her back and use Wind Release, a lightning-infused blade had already slashed across her cheek and stabbed into the nearby tree trunk.

"Do you want to die?", Samui coldly stared at the girl before her.

"You…"

'Such a huge gap in strength…'

Just from the residual force alone, Temari's smooth cheek was sliced with a shallow wound from the intimidating attack.

She couldn't even see her opponent's movements clearly, and just from the killing intent alone, she was already frozen in place.

Was this Konoha Anbu a Konoha Jonin?

This was bad. She was captured, and Gaara might be…

"Let's go. You're a pitiful one too."

'To be targeted by such a twisted guy.'

This rather attractive girl probably had no idea what kind of perversion she might face from that guy in the future.

In the blink of an eye, Samui had already tied up Temari's hands, grabbed her shoulder, and used the Body Flicker Technique.

"Y-You… what exactly are you here for?"

Seeing the forest rapidly fall behind, Temari finally realized that ninja before her didn't intend to lay a hand on Gaara.

This made her breathe a sigh of relief, but also filled her with curiosity.

In terms of value, wasn't Gaara much more important than her?

Why did this Konoha ninja only capture her and ignore Gaara?

"To capture you."

Samui thought about her encounter with Uchiha Kage, then stuffed a towel into Temari's mouth.

To prevent the girl from talking and drawing attention on the road.

"Mmm! Mmm!"

Wasn't this the towel she used to wipe her body?

How did it end up in this Konoha Anbu's hand?

Because she had brought this towel from Sunagakure herself, Temari immediately recognized it the moment it appeared.

But no matter how she struggled or mumbled, Samui no longer paid her any attention.

And Samui herself had no idea, the towel Uchiha Kage had used to wipe her body had actually come from the girl she had just kidnapped.

———

"Water Release: Severing Wave!"

BOOM!

A high-pressure water jet slammed against the green Susanoo. Though quite powerful, it only pushed Uchiha Shisui, who stood inside the Susanoo, back a short distance.

It couldn't even break through the defense.

Instead, the spiral-shaped spear in Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo pierced through Tobirama Senju's body.

"As expected of Susanoo. Not only is its defense strong, but its attack is also terrifying."

'Damn Uchiha, always using these kinds of cheat techniques…'

Tobirama grew more annoyed as he watched his shattered body slowly regenerate.

"If I were still alive, I would've already run out of strength to maintain the Susanoo defense… But this Edo Tensei body has no such drawbacks."

He could use Susanoo freely, use his eyes however he wanted, and his chakra recovered in real time.

Uchiha Shisui felt he was even stronger now than when he was alive.

"Saru! Hurry and do something! This evil Uchiha must be sealed immediately!"

"Orochimaru-senpai, what are you waiting for?"

After exchanging a round of attacks, Tobirama and Uchiha Shisui both turned to their respective allies.

"…"

Hiruzen and Orochimaru stared at each other.

They were the living ones, yet why did it feel like those two dead guys were the main characters?

"Shisui, calm down. Do you really intend to destroy the village you once tried to protect?", Uchiha Itachi still tried to persuade him.

He couldn't understand how Shisui, who had loved Konoha even more than he did, could change so drastically.

"We sacrificed our clan and still didn't get true peace. Konoha is not the village we imagined. With bugs like them as Hokage, Konoha is nothing but a cancer in the ninja world!"

The greater Shisui's expectations had been for Konoha and the Hokage, the deeper his despair now.

"Evil Uchiha brat! If not for you and your clan's rebellion, how could Konoha be anything but peaceful?"

Tobirama shouted while throwing several kunai at the fading Susanoo and Shisui.

"Your Uchiha should've been destroyed long ago!"

"A village that survives by consuming the Uchiha… is a man-eating village!"

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