There was no holding back. Every elite force in Sunagakure moved out at once. From the Third Kazekage's words, everyone had learned just how terrifying Kai truly was.
"So many familiar faces... Menzaemon... You were the first Kage-level ninja to die by my hand. I remember it vividly."
Effortlessly dodging the Sand ninja's ferocious assault, Kai looked at a gaunt old man and spoke.
"You brat, you're courting death!"
A savage glint flashed in Menzaemon's eyes. He naturally couldn't understand the meaning behind Kai's words. But to a Kage-level ninja, Kai's statement was the ultimate insult!
Puppet Art: Sanbō Kyūkai!
Menzaemon controlled three green-robed puppets, unleashing Sanbō Kyūkai! Instantly, a tornado erupted from the gaps between the three puppets.
Seeing this scene, a playful smile appeared on Kai's face.
The same Menzaemon Five... the same Sanbō Kyūkai... Then I'll use the same move to finish you all off!
The only difference was that this time, the power would be even more devastating!
Yang Release: Hellfire Eruption!
If ordinary Fire Eruption burned crimson red, then Hellfire Eruption blazed red-black, its magma reaching temperatures exceeding ten thousand degrees!
Without even the slightest resistance, the three green-robed puppets were instantly swallowed by the magma. Not only that, but the four white-robed Kinmatsu Ten puppets nearby, along with several Sand ninja who couldn't dodge in time, all perished in this hellish inferno!
The next moment, from Sunagakure's westernmost edge to its easternmost border, a path scorched by Hellfire Eruption suddenly appeared, stretching endlessly into the distance.
"How... how can this be so powerful?!"
"Is he even human?"
"This is terrifying... We should... run!"
Seeing Kai unleash such overwhelming might with just a simple punch, the surviving Sand ninja looked at him with eyes filled with terror, some already thinking of escape.
Elder Chiyo and the other Sunagakure leaders all wore extremely grim expressions.
When had Sunagakure ever provoked such a terrifying existence?!
The Third Kazekage knew Elder Chiyo's explosive temper all too well and didn't dare let her speak up at this moment. Looking at Kai, he quickly spoke first: "Konoha ninja, the shinobi world has only just achieved peace. Does Konoha wish to start another war?"
Clearly, the Third Kazekage assumed Kai was a Konoha shinobi and was trying to pressure him with the bigger picture.
"Konoha? I am indeed from Konoha, but not the Konoha you know," Kai said calmly.
The Sand ninja were left completely confused. Elder Chiyo stepped forward and shouted at Kai: "Konoha brat, get out of Sunagakure, or we'll declare war on Konoha immediately!"
"Elder Chiyo, have you grown so old and blind that you can't even recognize the current situation? Right now... I am the butcher, and you are the meat," Kai said coldly.
"You insolent brat! How dare you?!" Elder Chiyo nearly fainted from rage.
"Since you won't hand over Shukaku, then... sorry, I'll just have to take it myself." With those words, Kai raised his hand toward the assembled Sand ninja.
Tenseigan: Repulsive Palm!
Elder Chiyo, the Third Kazekage, and the others suddenly felt a tremendous force slam into their bodies! In the next instant, they were all sent flying!
Kai's five fingers clenched suddenly—Universal Pull!
Bunpuku was instantly yanked over by an irresistible gravitational force, unable to even struggle, his throat caught tight in Kai's grip.
Blue chakra flames suddenly ignited on the fingers of Kai's other hand. He pressed his palm against Bunpuku's abdomen, and from his fingertips emerged countless black magatama-shaped sealing threads that wrapped around Bunpuku, making him look as if he were under some curse mark.
"Ahhh!!"
Bunpuku felt a sudden, excruciating pain in his abdomen that instantly spread throughout his entire body. As Kai slowly pulled the black magatama sealing threads from his body, Bunpuku felt as if his very soul was being torn out. His agonized struggles gradually grew weaker.
To seal a Tailed Beast within a human body requires the jinchūriki's soul as a medium, merging with the beast's chakra for the seal to succeed. When the beast is extracted, the soul naturally departs as well.
This is why a jinchūriki dies when their Tailed Beast is removed!
When the last black magatama sealing thread left Bunpuku's body, his struggles and screams ceased completely. He was clearly dead.
Kai looked at the deceased Bunpuku and sighed softly. He had quite liked this old monk, who possessed ideals similar to the Sage of Six Paths. Even Shukaku thought he resembled the Sage.
Kai released his grip on Bunpuku's throat, letting the body fall to the ground.
Rebirth Reincarnation Technique!
Kai formed several hand seals with one hand, and a surge of life force poured into Bunpuku's body.
Elder Chiyo, who was charging toward him, stopped dead in her tracks when she saw the technique Kai was performing, her eyes filled with shock. Even when Kai had defeated all the Kage-level fighters with a single blow, she hadn't been this shaken.
The forbidden technique she had only just conceived—overcoming death—was now being performed before her eyes, and with such ease!
Sensing Bunpuku's soul being called back by the life force he had injected, Kai released the Rebirth Reincarnation Technique.
"Farewell, Sunagakure..."
With that, Kai grabbed Shukaku, still bound by the black magatama sealing threads.
Reversal: Summoning Technique!
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In the Shikkotsu Forest, Kai faced the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path with its nine closed eyes. He formed hand seals.
Illusory Dragon Nine Seals!
A sealing technique that normally required several Kage-level shinobi and days to complete was finished by Kai in just a few breaths.
The first eye on the Demonic Statue slowly opened!
The Tailed Beast Capture Plan had begun!
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