Chapter 76: The Stolen Jinchuriki

Chapter 76: The Stolen Jinchuriki

The moment Kakashi's voice fell, the sharp sound of birds chirping rang out from his hand. Almost at the instant the Lightning Release: Chidori was formed, his figure abruptly appeared in front of Zetsu, piercing through its heart…

Black Zetsu: "..."

White Zetsu: "..."

Even with a thousand years of composure as a foundation, at this moment, it really wanted to curse someone.

"Konoha Strong Whirlwind!"

The moment Kakashi rushed forward, Might Guy kicked out!

Obito barely managed to raise his arm to block Guy's attack, but he still underestimated this opponent from his Chunin Exam days. His entire body was instantly sent flying!

Obito's face gradually began to swell, and traces of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

"..."

The eager Uchiha Shisui stopped his hand. After all that talk, the young genius thought these two were formidable, yet they were taken down in less than a second by two seniors.

Kitahara was also stunned. Why was Obito suddenly so weak? Thoughts were thoughts, and complaints were complaints, but it still had to find a chance to place the Flying Thunder God marker.

Sage Art: Hair Needle Senbon!

A hard feather concealing a tiny crow-shaped mark shot swiftly towards Obito. The chance of this feather hitting Obito was like winning a lottery; if he happened to not enter the Kamui dimension, it would definitely be a win.

Its crimson eyes watched as that feather pierced into Obito's shoulder, and at the same time, the Flying Thunder God marker it carried quietly disappeared.

"Caw?"

Kitahara looked strangely at Obito as he endured the pain and pulled out the feather from his shoulder... Where was his Kamui? Could it be that during the battle near Orochimaru's base last time, he had used that Kamui Sharingan as an Izanagi to escape with his life?

Seeing Obito wretchedly dodging Guy's relentless pressure, Zetsu, whose heart had been pierced by Kakashi, struggled to its feet, "Obito, we can't hold back anymore..."

"..."

Uchiha Obito truly had a bitterness he couldn't express. He didn't dare use Kamui now. Firstly, he was worried that crow would use its space-time ninjutsu to pull another surprise. Secondly, there was the big fellow inside the Kamui dimension.

Seeing the crow in the distance had already split off a shadow clone and was beginning to condense a Tailed Beast Bomb... for Obito, this was practically a death knell.

If he continued to be greedy, he would probably either be beaten to death by Guy tonight or be blasted to death by the crow's Tailed Beast Bomb.

"Kamui!"

Finally, taking advantage of a pause in Guy's attack, Obito's Sharingan spun rapidly... He didn't enter the Kamui dimension, but only opened a hollow space-time passage. A blood-red tail was the first thing to emerge.

"ROAR!"

"That's... a Tailed Beast!"

Kakashi Hatake stopped his attack, looking in astonishment at a bizarre figure appearing on the ground, "A sinister chakra, is it the Nine-Tails? You!"

Strictly speaking, it wasn't the truly released Nine-Tails, but more like a Jinchuriki in its Tailed Beast form. Given the Nine-Tails' vast chakra, it wouldn't have this kind of body size. Uchiha Obito hadn't completely broken the seal; he had only lured out the Nine-Tails' chakra, releasing one tail.

"Senior Kakashi, calm down, that's the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki!"

No matter how you put it, the Nine-Tails' body couldn't be this small, right? Uchiha Shisui could even see the small, unconscious boy curled up inside the Tailed Beast cloak.

"The Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki isn't..."

Kakashi's voice gradually trailed off. He remembered that the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, being too young, should be under the care of the Third Hokage, and there should be many ANBU protecting him.

But tonight Hiruzen Sarutobi had business; he was still meeting with Uchiha Fugaku!

Right now, even if it was just a one-tailed Nine-Tails, it wasn't something ordinary ninjas could deal with, especially since its presence and chakra were constantly growing. As long as more and more chakra leaked out, it would eventually transform the entire Jinchuriki into a beast.

At that time, it would be a repeat of that night of turmoil.

"Ha, such a small Jinchuriki shouldn't have a particularly strong willpower, right?" Uchiha Obito turned and grabbed Zetsu, placing a finger to his lips, "For the sake of Kakashi and I once being teammates, I can give you a hint..."

"The Mangekyo Sharingan is the key to controlling Tailed Beasts!"

The moment he finished speaking, Uchiha Obito and Zetsu disappeared into the dark night... His objective had been achieved.

However, the next instant Obito and Zetsu hid in Kamui, a crow clone holding a Tailed Beast Bomb in its beak followed them in. Six eyes met, and the atmosphere became exceptionally awkward.

Obito only had time to activate the White Zetsu clone shell on his body before the Kamui dimension was detonated by the crow's shadow clone for the third time...

At this moment, if it weren't for a rampaging Nine-Tails attracting everyone's attention, the empty grave in Konoha could have been occupied by Obito tonight...

With the ocular power of Obito's single Mangekyo Sharingan, being able to control the perfect Jinchuriki Yagura was already quite an achievement, so he didn't try to forcibly control the Nine-Tails.

After stealing the Nine-Tails' Jinchuriki, Obito had only tried to meet the Nine-Tails once. Unexpectedly, the frenzied Nine-Tails immediately became violent, and the tiny Jinchuriki boy could only be foolishly controlled by the Nine-Tails.

If it were possible, Obito wouldn't mind taking the Nine-Tails away.

But after thinking about the Mangekyo Sharingan he had seen in the afternoon, Obito had a better idea. When he couldn't take the Nine-Tails away, temporarily leaving it in Konoha's care was fine.

Thump!

Kakashi slammed a fist on the ground, his face full of懊恼 (àonǎo - annoyance/vexation). He wasn't a simple-minded person like Might Guy. That fellow had kicked the Nine-Tails as soon as he saw it and was currently entangled with it...

This was a straightforward, open conspiracy.

If the Mangekyo Sharingan wasn't used to control the Nine-Tails, the rampaging Nine-Tails' power would grow stronger and stronger. By the time the village's sealing squad came out to help, the Nine-Tails would probably have already controlled the Jinchuriki and fled, or would already have the chakra to wreak havoc on Konoha again!

However, if the only pair of Mangekyo Sharingan in the village could calm the Jinchuriki, it would also mean the Jinchuriki could become a puppet of the Mangekyo... No one would sit by and watch a time bomb next to them be controlled by someone else.

"Kakashi, what should we do now?" Might Guy was still entangled with the one-tailed Nine-Tails... No, in such a short time, it had actually grown another tail!

Kakashi Hatake didn't answer him, placing his gaze on Uchiha Itachi. He hadn't yet thought about how to speak.

Once Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan really controlled the Nine-Tails, he would definitely become a thorn in the side of Konoha's leadership... The original peace in the village would be broken.

In reality, the balance had already been broken. When Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyo was exposed, Hiruzen Sarutobi had already considered this problem.

Uchiha Shisui watched as Itachi stood up straight. His choice would become the center of a future storm in Konoha. On one side was the village, on the other was Itachi... Shisui's hand, raised to stop him, was finally withdrawn.

Uchiha Itachi didn't activate his Mangekyo Sharingan, but only shouted fiercely, "Sage Mode: Release!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)