Mutual Hostages
Suddenly, a blazing light came from behind. Kagami immediately turned around and saw a scarlet Tailed Beast Bomb tearing through the sky!
Kinkaku!
In an instant, he was engulfed by the violent impact, and the exploding energy sent him flying far away, crashing into the mountain rocks.
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Kinkaku charged out in a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation state, but his target wasn't Kagami. He was well aware that an attack of this level wouldn't harm Kagami, but it would be enough to delay him for a moment.
He quickly landed on the Two-Tails' head, intending to dispel the Genjutsu by injecting Tailed Beast Chakra. However, when he glanced down, he was shocked to find a Flying Thunder God seal quietly imprinted on the Two-Tails' head.
A slight breeze stirred behind him, and Kinkaku's eyes widened. He barely had time to turn around when a fair hand struck his chest.
A cold voice, like a wind in a graveyard, said, "Nothing escapes my eyes."
"Puchi!"
A sharp pain shot through his chest as thorn-like wooden spikes pierced his heart, ignoring his Chakra cloak and powerful physique, as easily as iron needles piercing paper, and pierced straight through his back.
"Wooden Style: Splinter Technique!"
As Kagami coldly shouted, Kinkaku was slammed into the ground by the massive kinetic energy. Before he could self-heal, the wooden spikes inside him voraciously devoured his Nine-Tails Chakra, branching out and growing continuously, piercing through his internal organs, breaking his ribs, and causing bloody wooden spikes to burst out of his body, creating an extremely gruesome scene.
Kagami changed his hand seals, reached out a hand, and clenched it tightly. "Wooden Style: All-Encompassing Cloth Sack Technique!"
The ground immediately cracked and then a huge wooden hand arched up, tightly grasping the immobile Kinkaku. Kinkaku coughed up a mouthful of blood, feeling the Nine-Tails Chakra within his body constantly draining away, the extreme pain almost causing him to faint.
"I know this won't kill you, but..."
Kagami slowly opened his mouth, "You're more useful alive than dead."
He raised his arm and shouted, and the gates of the Kikyo Mountain base opened wide, and the Hidden Leaf Village troops poured out, charging into the forest to cooperate with Kagami's Wooden Style clones to wipe out the remaining enemy forces.
Three hours later, the Hidden Cloud Village base was completely breached.
With their commander defeated and morale shattered, the remaining Cloud Ninja were not worth mentioning, and the recovery of lost territory was just around the corner.
At this point, the Hidden Leaf Village's Kikyo Mountain front line had achieved a great victory in this war that had lasted for nearly a year!
...
At the same moment, in the Hidden Leaf Village.
At this moment, the information from the northeast battle lines had not yet returned. After dispatching Hyuga Harukaze, the Hidden Leaf Village's higher-ups were collectively apprehensive and couldn't even sleep well. Everyone was anxiously awaiting the good news.
They understood in their hearts that this "Beheading Operation" was not just a simple victory or defeat for the entire Hidden Leaf Village, but was related to the future and destiny of the entire village. Therefore, everyone's heart was filled with tension and worry.
Unfortunately, what they were waiting for was Ginkaku.
Ginkaku's appearance was like a lightning bolt tearing through the night sky, instantly igniting the already suppressed atmosphere.
"Die!"
Ginkaku swung his claws, and three Jonin immediately coughed blood and flew backward, crashing into the resting station beside the road, their lives unknown.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"
Ginkaku grinned, in his Partial Tailed Beast Transformation state, he directly ignored these attacks. He charged over without any fancy moves, his sharp claws piercing through hearts, and his swinging long tail capable of smashing the earth.
With just the most basic stats, he was enough to easily crush the Hidden Leaf Village Ninja before him.
At this moment, there were not many elite Ninja left in the village. Most of the elite troops had already been dispatched to the battlefield. Therefore, Ginkaku didn't even need to fully transform into a Tailed Beast; he easily reached the Hokage Building with just Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.
His attack came too fast and too suddenly, so much so that Hidden Leaf Village didn't react at all.
The walls of the Hokage Building were torn apart by the enormous force. Amidst the flying dust, dozens of Anbu fell to the ground like dumplings.
"Boom!"
The Corpse of a Hidden Leaf Village Jonin smashed through the door of the conference room. Accompanied by a violent aura, Ginkaku swaggered in, blocking a group of Hidden Leaf Village high-level officials in the conference room.
He casually glanced around, and when a white-haired figure appeared in his sight, he laughed wildly.
"Hahahaha!"
"I heard you were useless a long time ago, but I didn't expect it to be true, Tobirama Senju?"
He didn't need to do anything. These guys in front of him couldn't be considered combat power at all. He just stood there, and a powerful sense of oppression swept over him, as if he could take everyone's lives with a single thought.
At this moment, the dignity and glory of Hidden Leaf Village seemed to be completely trampled upon, and those once confident Ninja could only lower their heads in silence.
As the high-level officials looked at each other, Tobirama pushed through the crowd and stood up.
"Your appearance here means that Hyuga Harukaze and the others have already met with misfortune, right?" Tobirama said, his voice low and hoarse.
Ginkaku raised his eyebrows, revealing a hint of surprise, "Oh? You're very perceptive. That's right, that group of Byakugan from the Hyuga Clan were killed by me."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was instantly stunned.
"What!"
"That's impossible!"
"Hyuga Harukaze's strength is obviously so outstanding, how could he die at this guy's hands!"
"Pfft!" Ginkaku raised his hand and waved it, the Seven Star Sword slashing out horizontally, beheading the Shimura Clan elder who had just spoken.
Tobirama sighed. After receiving the urgent report from Mito, he had vaguely guessed this outcome.
There was no point in saying more now. He moved forward slightly, a hint of caution flashing in his eyes, preparing to risk his life to unleash his Chakra and transfer Ginkaku away.
Although the consequence of doing so would likely be his own death from the backlash, at least... it could buy some time for the villagers to escape.
Ginkaku flicked the blood off the sword onto the wall, laughing wildly, "Today, victory belongs to our Hidden Cloud Village!"
He suddenly moved, the Seven Star Sword flicking upwards, splitting an old man beside Tobirama in half, the powerful aura shattering the glass into pieces.
Tobirama's eyelids twitched. That was the Yamanaka Clan elder. After Ginkaku broke into the building, he had asked this elder to use the Mind Body Switch Technique to contact Uchiha Kagami.
Ginkaku didn't stop. He moved with the sword, flashing to Tobirama's side and placing the blade horizontally against his throat.
Just then, a figure flashed past the window. Uchiha Kagami appeared like a divine soldier descending from the sky, leaping into the room from the window and standing in front of everyone.
He stared at Ginkaku, his gaze showing no surprise, obviously having learned everything through the Yamanaka Clan elder.
On the contrary, Ginkaku felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. He exerted force in his wrist, and the sharp blade immediately cut open the skin on Tobirama's neck, seeping out traces of blood.
"Ginkaku, release Lord Hokage." He looked at Ginkaku, his gaze calm.
"Hmph, you think I'll release him just because you said so? The war is over, as long as I run wild here, whether you make a move or not, the Hidden Leaf Village will be finished!" Ginkaku grinned, completely unmoved.
"If you take another step forward, I'll kill this old ghost first!" His smile was fierce, his muscles tense, as if he would cut Tobirama's throat in the next moment.
Kagami shook his head gently, "Believe me, you won't."
As he spoke, he took something out from behind him and threw it on the floor with a "bang," rolling to Ginkaku's feet.
It was a pair of bloody horns, black all over, with fine golden fluff still attached. The broken ends at the base of the horns were full of burrs, as if they had been forcibly broken off.
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