Naruto had a bold idea: What would happen if he reclaimed a Tailed Beast?
He had never reclaimed one before!
As a child, he had thought about reclaiming the Nine-Tails, but never acted on it.
Now, the opportunity was right in front of him.
If that's the case...
I'll give it a try, but at least after I've delivered some "warmth."
The current mission is still to get the Tailed Beast out first!
Naruto's cold gaze fell upon Yugito's terrified face. His deep, hoarse voice echoed like a chasm. "Your name is Yugito, isn't it? Don't be afraid. The dizziness is normal. It will be over soon."
The crimson Sharingan behind his mask felt like a physical brand on her eyes. Naruto reached out his wicked hand! It got closer, and closer still!
Yugito tried to fight back, but found herself completely frozen, unable to move.
Is this a genjutsu?
How could I fall for a genjutsu... Is it because of the Mangekyō Sharingan?
Seeing this, she desperately channeled her chakra, roaring inwardly, "Move!"
As a near-perfect Two-Tails Jinchuriki, her vast ocean of chakra was enough to form a barrier against genjutsu, and the space within her mind was impenetrable! But at this moment, all her power was being tightly bound by some unreasonable existence, unable to create even a ripple!
She tried to turn her gaze inward to the Tailed Beast space. "Matatabi! Help me break free from this genjutsu!"
The only response she got was the sight of the massive Two-Tails, Matatabi, crouched low, letting out a whimper of extreme terror. The giant pupils that normally burned with ghost fire were now filled only with a deep-seated fear of some "natural enemy," a fear etched into its very soul!
She couldn't see the pair of huge, bewitching Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan that had appeared in the void behind her, like indifferent deities standing high in the sky!
In reality, Naruto clenched his hand. A brutal force ripped the massive Two-Tails Matatabi from Yugito's body!
Then,
"Sealing Jutsu: Soul Coffin Imprisonment!"
Chains of black incantations appeared out of nowhere, ignoring the faint struggles of Yugito's soul and sealing it completely inside her body.
I'll keep this Jinchuriki for now. There are still many things I want to study.
The Kamui dimension opened silently, swallowing the sealed Jinchuriki. Only then did he look up at the giant cat demon that had been summoned and was now almost bursting out of the space. Strangely, the Tailed Beast's pupils, which burned with ghost fire, were now completely replaced by crimson Sharingan.
Naruto elegantly snapped his fingers.
"Go, little cat. Have fun—"
"The show is about to begin!"
The scene shifted.
A silent vortex twisted space, and Naruto's figure appeared quietly on the most prosperous peak observation deck in the Cloud Village, with a bottomless abyss below his feet. Looking around, the sky was about to darken. The last ray of sunset was struggling to stay, and this final afterglow was all that was left between heaven and earth.
He looked down. The lights on the cliffside buildings, stacked one on top of the other, began to light up, like a river of stars adorning the steep cliff, gently welcoming the night that was about to swallow everything. It was the perfect stage.
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Bang—
Amidst the swirling smoke, the gigantic Two-Tails Matatabi suddenly appeared.
"The stage is set. Let the show begin!"
Matatabi raised its huge head. In its abyssal maw, a high-density, compressed Tailed Beast Ball twisted with dark and ghostly blue light, rapidly taking shape! Its target was the dignified, well-lit Raikage's office building on a distant mountaintop!
Boom—
A destructive torrent of energy erupted!
The Tailed Beast Ball didn't fly in a straight line, but instead arced a deadly curve, like a falling black star, accurately hitting the Raikage's office building.
After a moment of silence, a terrifying roar erupted. A blinding blue-white ball of light swallowed the entire mountaintop! The spherical building and half of the mountain peak were hit as if by a giant's hammer. But the building seemed to be made of incredibly sturdy material; it only collapsed halfway before stabilizing.
Then, as if it were just a warm-up, Matatabi's huge body twisted nimbly, and its giant paw, burning with a ghostly blue flame, came down with immense force! Its target was a cluster of buildings clinging to the steep cliff face below!
Boom—
Wherever the paw struck, a dozen or so rock-carved buildings were torn to shreds like paper!
Let's rewind a bit.
A piercing alarm blared instantly!
The Cloud Village's command center was flashing red. A monitoring ninja shrieked with a cracking voice, "We've detected a Tailed Beast-level reaction at the Lonely Eagle platform! It's Lady Yugito! She has completely transformed into the Tailed Beast!"
At this moment, the office was filled with people. They had been discussing ninja world affairs when this happened. As soon as the report came in, A's fist, crackling with lightning, smashed a corner off the obsidian desk in front of him. "What the hell is Yugito doing? Why did she suddenly lose control!"
The situation was urgent. Seeing this, Samui gave a no-nonsense suggestion. "Immediately cut off all bridges leading to the main peak! Initiate the evacuation plan for the areas near the Lonely Eagle platform immediately!"
C focused his senses for a moment. "This Tailed Beast's chakra... It's strange! Cold! Full of malice! Lady Yugito has not simply lost control!"
Darui slowly stood up and stretched his joints. Beneath his lazy tone was a chilling coldness. "...This is big trouble."
The moment the last syllable of "big trouble" fell...
Boom—
Like the first bell toll of the apocalypse!
The command center shook violently!
The ceiling lights shattered, and fragments fell like hail. A huge, muffled explosion seemed to come from the roar of the entire mountain. This was followed by the teeth-grinding sound of the rock structure completely tearing apart! The main monitor screen shook violently, showing the dignified and massive side of the Raikage's office building—as if it had been hit by an invisible giant fist!
Half of the Raikage's office building, along with a part of the mountain, disintegrated and fell into the abyss amid the terrifying smoke and blue-white light! The remaining half of the building was now teetering precariously!
The command room was filled with smoke. The brief silence was broken by a shriek from the front line of the battle damage report. "The Raikage's building has been hit! The No. 3 peak's subsidiary mountain has a serious collapse! The eyewitness report says it's the Two-Tails!"
"How is that possible? How could the Two-Tails have changed targets so quickly?" a sharp voice broke the silence!
The distance from the Lonely Eagle platform to here wasn't short!
Everyone's mind flashed with a piece of common knowledge: This was not something a Tailed Beast could do alone!
Almost simultaneously, a backup emergency screen next to the main monitor lit up, and a scene appeared: the giant Two-Tails Matatabi was standing upright and roaring on another isolated peak nearby!
What was heart-stopping was that in the center of its two giant pupils, which burned with destruction, were three distinct, coldly spinning tomoe, like the brand of a curse!
"A Sharingan!"
The ninja in the monitoring team screamed with all his might, his voice filled with an indescribable terror. "There's no mistake! It must be that man! Uchiha Obito!"
"Uchiha Obito—"
A's roaring chest was more frightening than the previous explosion! His entire body was wrapped in a solid, blinding blue-white lightning plasma! The chaotic energy stream instantly ignited the scattered documents around him, turning them to ash.
Every word he spat out was like it was crushed by a rolling thunder. "I swear! I'll grind your bones to dust!!!"
Before his voice even finished...
Boom—
His body, which had turned into a ball of blue energy, instantly leaped out of the collapsed half of the Raikage's building!