Several days later in the Land of Earth, another molten wasteland had inexplicably appeared.
"What exactly is Roshi up to this time?"
Inside a conference room within the Tsuchikage's building—whose shape strangely resembled something like "a big YES"—the Third Tsuchikage Onoki voiced his question, met only with silence.
Every high-ranking official seated within that chamber knew exactly who they were dealing with—the grandson of the First Tsuchikage and direct disciple of the Second Tsuchikage. Just that lineage alone was enough to keep anyone in Iwagakure Village from daring to speak out loud.
Seeing no one brave enough to answer him, Onoki fell into slight contemplation before making a decision. "Order Roshi back to Iwagakure Village immediately. Use force if necessary."
"Yes sir!"
"Brilliant move, Lord Tsuchikage!"
"The Jinchuriki must be strictly controlled!"
Chorus after chorus of agreement flooded the entire conference room.
One voice united—such is the power of hereditary rule. Yet excessive authoritarianism might sometimes become the seed of division, wouldn't it?
Whether or not Iwagakure would split remained questionable, but upon receiving the order the next day, Roshi himself had already begun leaning toward mental disintegration.
Surging waves of crimson chakra emerged from his body, only for them to retract back inward the next moment.
This state had continued for over half an hour now.
The agonized expression on Roshi's face kept shifting between fury and helplessness.
Even without lifting a finger, the Son Gokū inside his mind's eye had already drawn the tailed beast's red chakra into the real world through sheer will.
"Poor, pitiful Jinchuriki," Son Gokū observed through their shared vision, witnessing firsthand the condition of his host.
Betrayed and suspected by his own people, now facing forced confinement—it even stirred a flicker of pity within the tailed beast itself.
"No... I can't stay here..."
"Why are you treating me like this? None of this was my fault!"
Muttering to himself, Roshi began his countdown to full-blown rampage.
"Commander, things sound pretty bad in there."
"No wonder the Tsuchikage said we could use force if needed."
"Let's hope everyone stays safe."
Holding onto what little reason remained, Roshi suddenly heard noises coming from outside the tent.
He couldn't believe the Third Tsuchikage had actually decided to take such drastic action—to bring him back to Iwagakure Village and lock him away.
Even if they eventually discovered he hadn't been at fault this time, could the "beast" thrown behind bars ever regain its freedom?
Seeds of 'distrust' grew rapidly within Roshi's heart.
His bloodshot eyes gradually turned cold.
"Flee!" With that single thought, Roshi's body erupted into a crimson chakra cloak, and a single tail formed behind him.
"ROARRR!"
Hearing the roar bursting from inside the tent, Rock-nin soldiers outside immediately assumed battle stances.
As expected—the Four-Tails' Jinchuriki had snapped.
All the tense shinobi focused intently on the tent now erupting in flames.
Son Goku, who could wield Lava Release, had chakra with an extremely high temperature.
"Everyone, get ready! Restrain the rampaging Four-Tails!"
The commander's order made Roshi, already consumed by rage, even more furious.
"Jinchuriki..." he glared with boundless hatred at the more than a hundred Rock-nin surrounding him.
Fear gradually crept into the hearts of these over one hundred shinobi.
Since the passing of the Sage of Six Paths, the tailed beasts' hatred for ninja and the ninja's fear of them have never waned.
With each passing year, that hatred and fear only grew deeper.
Behind Roshi, the second tail began to slowly take shape.
"I am Roshi—not a jinchuriki!"
Fueled by sudden fury, he extended his already-formed first tail and lashed it violently at the Rock-nin surrounding him.
"Attack!" The commander behind the earthen wall issued the final command.
Countless spear-shaped projectiles created through Earth Release instantly rained down on the central point where over a hundred Rock-nin were gathered.
"Next round!"
A second wave of earth spears struck the center again.
The power held by tailed beasts couldn't be matched by ordinary ninja through sheer numbers alone.
Especially now, when this Four-Tails had already formed two tails.
"Roar!"
Roshi raised his head and roared furiously toward the sky. The high-temperature chakra shroud around his body heated all the earth spears until they turned to ash.
If a world-crosser were here, they could probably give an exact temperature reading.
Unfortunately, these Rock-nin clearly hadn't studied math or science.
When the first two attacks proved ineffective, they launched third and fourth waves.
Those weak attacks were nothing more than annoying tickles on Roshi's body.
After forming the second tail, he suddenly crouched low, glaring hatefully at the commander.
[Earth Release: Milestone Wall!]
More than a hundred Rock-nin simultaneously performed the Mud Wall technique, creating together an enormous earthen wall dozens of meters high, blocking the attack from the two crimson tails.
The massive vibrating wall let all the Rock-nin know that their opponent would break through sooner or later.
Taking the lead, the commander formed hand seals to enhance his own strength before placing both hands on the ground.
The originally loose soil quickly solidified into mud clumps as hard as rock.
He easily lifted the ten-meter-wide earthen block and hurled it violently into the wall.
Other Rock-nin followed suit.
Pits of various sizes appeared beneath their feet as they dug repeatedly.
Numerous large earthen chunks thrown into the wall smashed into Roshi, whose body was wrapped in tailed beast chakra.
His half-crouching posture soon became a prostration on the ground.
Huge earthen boulders crashed down from above, instantly burying him.
Only after filling the entire colossal cylindrical wall—nearly dozens of meters high and almost one hundred meters in diameter—did the Rock-nin finally stop attacking.
Gasping for breath, despite enhancing their strength with Earth Release techniques, the intensity of the assault left them all exhausted.
Standing on the now uneven ground, nearly ten meters lower than before, the Rock-nin warily watched the sealed, colossal earthen pillar at the center.
"Restore your strength as soon as possible, Four-Tails Jinchuriki," the Commander suddenly raised his eyes upward.
With a [Kuangdang] sound, a chunk of earth tumbled down from the top of the earthen wall.
All the Rock-nins, wearing solemn expressions, disregarded their fatigue and started harnessing Chakra where they stood.
The falling chunks of earth didn't disrupt their movements.
The first Commander to complete the hand seal dashed forward and slammed both palms against the earthen wall.
[Todoroki!]
A series of rumbling booms echoed from within the cylindrical wall.
Soon a second Rock-nin arrived at the wall, slamming both hands forcefully onto it.
Roshi, weighed down by countless chunks of earth, was slowly crushed under the collapsing wall.
His fury continuously rising, Red Chakra began to gradually seep from behind him.
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