In a forest outside Kirigakure.
The Three-Tails Jinchūriki said with a smile: "Are you ready? I'm going to release the Three-Tails now."
Yagyu nodded: "Begin! This location is far enough from Kirigakure. It won't affect the village."
"With my strength, even if the experiment fails, I can still suppress the Three-Tails."
The Three-Tails Jinchūriki nodded, smiling. Chakra flames burned on his outstretched palm, and he lightly pressed it onto his abdomen.
A sealing pattern appeared on the Three-Tails Jinchūriki's abdomen. Scorched by the chakra flames, it immediately vanished.
A mass of ominous, scarlet chakra wafted out from his abdomen, condensing in a nearby open space.
A moment later, a gigantic turtle appeared there, its three long tails sweeping around carelessly.
The turtle's body was immense, and its three tails were also enormous. A simple sweep created terrible gusts of wind.
The reason Tailed Beasts become weapons of war, aside from their virtually inexhaustible chakra, is also due to their massive size.
If such a gigantic fierce beast were to appear on the battlefield, it would definitely be the nightmare of ordinary ninja.
"You all fall back!"
Yagyu waved his hand, instructing the Third Mizukage and his people to retreat.
The Third Mizukage hesitated: "Don't you need our help?"
Yagyu shook his head: "No, you won't be much help. Setting aside everything else, the Three-Tails' defense is definitely top-tier among the Tailed Beasts."
The Three-Tails is a gigantic turtle!
It's covered head to toe in a hard shell, making ordinary attacks largely ineffective against it.
And what Yagyu needed to do was slice off a part of its body. Few people would be qualified for such a task.
"Sword of Kusanagi (Amanomurakumo)!"
Yagyu clasped his hands. When he separated them again, he had condensed a giant golden light-sword. His body moved, charging towards the Three-Tails.
Roar!
A low growl erupted from the Three-Tails' mouth. The anger of being imprisoned by a Jinchūriki for decades exploded wildly at this moment.
Its tail, covered in a hard shell, swung through the air, making a whooshing sound as it tore through the air, slamming unstoppably towards Yagyu.
"Such immense brute force, how scary!"
Yagyu said casually, wielding the light-sword in his hand and charging towards the Three-Tails.
The Great Swordsman-level sword skill erupted. A massive sword aura surged out like a tsunami.
In the distance.
The Third Mizukage stood there with a group of Anbu ninja, ready to support Yagyu at any moment.
Seeing the terrifying power of the Three-Tails' attack, the Third Mizukage secretly gasped: "As expected of a Tailed Beast! A simple move has the destructive power of an S-rank Jutsu. It's terrifying!"
"However, Yagyu has the ability to transform into light, so this attack is ineffective against him. But the Three-Tails' shell is so hard. Can he really cut off a part of its body?"
The Third Mizukage was worried.
Just then, Yagyu made his move.
The tsunami-like sword aura tore through the air, slicing towards the base of the Three-Tails' tail.
With one stroke, the Three-Tails' three massive tails were severed at the root!
Boom!
The three massive tails dropped to the ground. The Three-Tails let out a cry of pain from its mouth, then immediately fainted.
"No way?"
The Third Mizukage, along with the group of Anbu ninja next to him, was completely stunned.
Was the Three-Tails so fragile?
This was the Tailed Beast with the strongest defense!
Its tail, encased in a hard shell, was actually severed with one sword stroke!
Yagyu, however, secretly shook his head. This Three-Tails truly lived up to its title as the Shame of the Tailed Beasts!
As a Tailed Beast that was easily knocked out by Deidara's explosion, the Three-Tails' performance was not surprising.
While its defense was terrifying, its tolerance for pain was very low.
"Sealing Squad, seal these three tails for me!"
Yagyu shouted, ordering them to seal the Three-Tails' tails and attempt to seal them into a Jinchūriki's body.
The Third Mizukage acted according to the plan, having the Sealing Squad seal the Three-Tails' tails into the body of a Kirigakure death row inmate.
This death row inmate was a Kirigakure ninja who had been imprisoned for the crime of betraying the village.
He was brought here by the Third Mizukage to serve as a test subject for Yagyu's idea, the reward being the pardoning of his family.
"Begin!"
The Sealing Squad went into action, quickly sealing the three tails into the death row inmate's body.
After all, the tails had no consciousness; they wouldn't resist or cause trouble.
"How do you feel?"
The Third Mizukage asked with concern. He was very interested in the feasibility of Yagyu's idea.
"It's alright!"
"The chakra in the seal is very violent, but because the quantity is small, it is firmly suppressed by the seal."
"I feel like I can manipulate this chakra, but not too much of it."
The death row inmate sensed his condition and answered truthfully.
"Show me!"
The Third Mizukage commanded.
The death row inmate nodded. With a shift in his mind, he drew a significant amount of Tailed Beast Chakra from the seal.
Pale red Tailed Beast Chakra enveloped him, and three red tails swayed casually behind him.
"This chakra is too violent, and it's not easy to use it to perform Ninjutsu."
"However, if I draw and use it bit by bit, there should be no problem."
The pale red chakra on the death row inmate dissipated. He performed hand signs and released a Water Release Ninjutsu. A massive waterfall descended from the sky, directly smashing a small hill in the distance.
"The quality of the Tailed Beast Chakra is much higher than the quality of my own chakra. The jutsu released with it is also much stronger than the jutsu released with my own chakra."
The death row inmate continued to offer his feedback.
The Third Mizukage mused: "Is that so? It seems this operation has considerable value. What level of Tailed Beast Transformation can you reach?"
The death row inmate thought for a moment. His body was enveloped in scarlet chakra; this was the second stage of Tailed Beast Transformation.
"In this form, the violent will within the Three-Tails' chakra begins to assault my consciousness."
"The Three-Tails' chakra in this form is incredibly violent. It's impossible for me to release Ninjutsu anymore."
"However, I feel that I no longer need Ninjutsu. I can defeat the vast majority of enemies with Taijutsu alone."
The death row inmate sensed his state and spoke slowly.
"It seems my hypothesis is very successful."
"Tailed Beast Transformation in this form can already release a Tailed Beast Ball."
"Moreover, the size is not as gigantic as Full Tailed Beast Transformation, making it easy to conceal oneself."
Yagyu walked over from the distance. He was deeply satisfied with what he saw.
The Third Mizukage said: "So, that's the plan. Divide the Three-Tails into two parts: the body and the tails?"
Yagyu nodded: "Let's do that! Seal the body into Yagura. I believe he can suppress the Three-Tails."
"As for the tails... how about sealing them into Mangetsu Hōzuki's body? He will definitely be able to easily wield this power."
The Third Mizukage nodded: "If you've decided, I have no objection. Should we seal the Three-Tails first, or divide the Six-Tails first?"
Yagyu glanced at the unconscious Three-Tails, chuckling: "Seal the Three-Tails first. Opportunities like this are rare!"