Chapter 147: You Just Won't Listen
Standing before him was a young man wearing a Leaf Village forehead protector.
Upon getting a clear look at the man's face, Rōshi's eyes turned cold. "I doubt you wandered into a place like this by mistake, did you?"
"Nope."
"I came here specifically for you," Uchiha Dali replied with a smile.
"So, you're after the Tailed Beast inside me too."
A shinobi from the Leaf.
And he came here deliberately.
The only reason Rōshi could think of for a ninja from an enemy nation strutting into the Land of Earth like this was because he knew Rōshi was a Jinchuriki—and intended to make a move on his Tailed Beast.
Uchiha Dali laughed again.
Looks like this Jinchuriki is a bit sharper than he expected.
"Well then, since you know I came for you, what's your answer?" Uchiha Dali asked in return.
Rōshi's body began to emit a powerful surge of chakra. At the same time, his eyes were filled with a sharp and deadly intent.
"So you're not planning to come with me willingly, huh?"
Uchiha Dali nodded slightly, and without another word, raised his hand toward Rōshi and activated the Law of Attraction.
In an instant, before Rōshi could react, an irresistible gravitational force yanked him straight toward Uchiha Dali.
"What the—?!"
Completely unprepared for this kind of ability, Rōshi was momentarily stunned.
But he wasn't just any shinobi—he was a battle-hardened veteran and a Jinchuriki to boot. Even now, he quickly began to counterattack.
Though still spinning mid-air, Rōshi rapidly formed hand signs and launched a jutsu at Uchiha Dali.
"Lava Style—!"
He suddenly opened his mouth wide.
But at that very moment, Uchiha Dali chuckled. "Since you want to break free, I'll let you try."
The moment he finished speaking, Rōshi felt like the gravitational pull had vanished—his body was weightless.
Then, almost simultaneously, a powerful repelling force struck him like a sledgehammer.
Boom!
Before Rōshi could even figure out what was happening, it felt as if a ten-thousand-pound hammer had smashed into him. His entire body nearly fell apart from the impact.
He was flung forward with terrifying force and speed, completely unable to resist.
Uchiha Dali was already on the move. He shot forward and got ahead of Rōshi, intercepting his flight path.
Then, he delivered a flying kick—hitting Rōshi dead on.
Another muffled boom rang out as Rōshi was sent hurtling in the opposite direction.
"It's over."
This time, Uchiha Dali activated Conqueror's Haki. In a flash, he appeared behind his opponent, and his right fist shot forward like a cannonball.
BOOM!
Rōshi was sent flying at an astonishing speed. A nearby forest was instantly reduced to rubble as he crashed through it, carving a massive rift in the earth that extended beyond the horizon.
"Too weak."
Uchiha Dali shook out his hand and casually strolled toward his target.
He'd been hoping for a decent warm-up. But with just a bit of high-level Flying Thunder God, combined with his mastery of Armament and Conqueror's Haki, the fight was already over.
"No wonder even someone like Kisame Hoshigaki could go toe-to-toe with you."
As he approached step by step, this thought crossed Uchiha Dali's mind.
But just then, an overwhelming wave of molten lava surged toward him like a tidal wave.
Seeing this, Uchiha Dali raised an eyebrow in mild surprise.
"So you still had enough left in you for a counterattack..."
Then again, it made sense. Rōshi had always been known for his ability to get along with the Four-Tails.
He'd trained relentlessly, honing his compatibility through combat and teamwork with the beast. He was one of the few Jinchuriki capable of fully wielding his Tailed Beast's power.
With that in mind, it wasn't surprising he could get back on his feet.
"Well then, how about this time?"
Uchiha Dali raised his palm toward the incoming lava and activated the Law of Repulsion.
BOOM!
A massive, invisible force surged forward like a tidal wave.
In an instant, the oncoming lava was repelled and came crashing down on Rōshi's position instead.
"This guy's abilities are ridiculous!"
"What kind of jutsu even is that?!"
Rōshi was bewildered, retreating rapidly. He narrowly dodged the redirected lava, avoiding injury by a hair's breadth.
But just as he gasped in relief, Uchiha Dali's voice rang out behind him.
"Sigh... I really didn't come here with bad intentions. I just wanted to invite you to Konoha as a guest."
"If we could've just talked things out, none of this would've been necessary."
"I've got nothing to say to you Konoha scum!"
Rōshi refused the olive branch once again, stubborn to the end.
Hearing this second rejection, Uchiha Dali stopped holding back.
In a blink, he used Body Flicker to appear high above, looking down on Rōshi from mid-air.
Then he pointed his palm downward and unleashed the Law of Repulsion at full power.
The massive shockwave blasted Rōshi straight into the ground.
RUMBLE!
The earth shattered in an instant, forming a massive crater over 20 meters deep and nearly 300 meters wide—visible even from afar.
Rōshi took the hit head-on and was knocked unconscious, dazed and helpless. The Four-Tails chakra cloak he'd just summoned faded from his body.
Sigh...
Uchiha Dali looked around at the devastated landscape and shook his head in exasperation.
"If you'd just cooperated, we wouldn't have had to destroy half this forest."
He rolled his neck and stretched.
Just as he was about to take Rōshi away, the guy suddenly opened his eyes again.
"You Konoha brat! I was killing enemies on the battlefield before you were even born!"
"You think you can just take me that easily?!"
With that, Rōshi leapt up, once again cloaked in Four-Tails chakra.
Now empowered by the beast's chakra, his wounds healed rapidly, and his stamina was instantly restored.
"That's the real advantage of being a Jinchuriki, huh? Chakra sharing's a pretty neat trick."
Uchiha Dali thought to himself, watching the man with a look of resignation.
"So you're just gonna force me to knock you out again, huh?"
He crossed his arms leisurely, showing zero concern.
Rōshi snorted coldly and launched another attack.
This time, with the Four-Tails' power fully unleashed, he used a powerful Bloodline Limit technique—Lava Style exploding with renewed force.
But Uchiha Dali simply shook his head.
"That kind of jutsu doesn't work on me. Haven't you figured that out yet?"