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The Land of Waves Daimyō's palace.
Yugito Nii suddenly woke up. A strange ceiling. She immediately sat up and looked around, her eyes showing a hint of bewilderment. This was clearly no longer the Seal Temple in the Land of Demons. She remembered taking Yomi's attack. How did she end up here?
Yugito Nii's heart trembled. Matatabi! She ignored her surroundings and immediately sank into the sealing space. In the dim environment, a large cat burning with blue flames was exceptionally striking.
"Matatabi?" Yugito Nii called out loudly. But Matatabi showed no reaction. She frowned, looking utterly perplexed. After being a jinchuriki for so many years, this was the first time she had encountered such a situation. In the middle of battle, Matatabi had suddenly lost consciousness. Was it a genjutsu? But it shouldn't be. Perfect jinchuriki don't fall for genjutsu.
Yugito Nii stepped forward, observing Matatabi more closely. A moment later, she looked astonished. It seems to be sleeping? What's going on? Yugito Nii shouted again.
"Ma! Ta! Ta! Bi!" A deafening sound echoed. Matatabi finally reacted. It opened its massive eyes, looking at Yugito Nii with great confusion. Soon, Matatabi's expression turned to one of panic.
"Yugito, how are you? Are you alright?"
"..." A sudden ominous premonition surfaced in Yugito Nii. Matatabi was scared. This situation was even more terrifying to her than her inexplicable appearance in this strange room.
"I'm fine," Yugito Nii asked, confused, "But why are you reacting like this?" Matatabi immediately fell silent. When Yomi was about to attack, it sensed a chakra similar to that of the Sage of Six Paths. But it was even purer than his. This filled it with immense shock and panic. In short, it had kicked an iron plate.
"Matatabi?" Yugito Nii frowned deeply. "Given our relationship, you won't tell me the reason?" Being a perfect jinchuriki meant that the jinchuriki and the Tailed Beast had reached a mutual understanding. Similar to confidants or good friends.
"We weren't defeated by Yomi," Matatabi took a deep breath. "The one who defeated us was someone else. Yomi was controlled by him."
"You mean Mōryō?" Yugito Nii subconsciously asked.
"No, not Mōryō. Mōryō was also controlled," Matatabi's words stunned Yugito Nii. She had a vague understanding of Mōryō's strength from her brief skirmish with Yomi. It couldn't compare to a Tailed Beast, but it was still an existence that most ninjas couldn't defeat. How could it be controlled? In her understanding, such a colossal being could only be sealed, not controlled. After all, only a few knew about the existence of the Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Wait, you suddenly stopped speaking because you were controlled?" Yugito Nii gasped, her body instinctively trembling at these words.
"Indeed," Matatabi was silent for two seconds, then admitted.
"..." Yugito Nii stood rigidly. If those words hadn't come from Matatabi, she would have thought they were nonsense. And the kind that indicated a very serious illness.
"Do you know his identity?" After a long while, Yugito Nii recovered and asked. No matter how arrogant she was, she understood what it meant to control a Tailed Beast.
"Perhaps he is related to the Sage of Six Paths," Matatabi said with a grave tone.
"???" Yugito Nii was startled, then various questions appeared on her face. "Isn't the Sage of Six Paths already dead?"
"Yes," Matatabi nodded. "But the chakra he used was indeed extremely similar to the Sage of Six Paths'." Yugito Nii immediately didn't know what to say. If he was related to the Sage of Six Paths, his strength would naturally be world-shaking. Controlling Tailed Beasts would also make sense. But it wasn't logical. How could the ninja progenitor, who had been dead for a thousand years, suddenly have someone related to him appear?
"Someone is walking this way," Matatabi's sudden words made Yugito Nii tense up.
"Be careful. A sealing jutsu has been placed on you; you temporarily cannot use chakra."
"..." Yugito Nii finally understood why she woke up in a room and not a prison cell. She exited the sealing space. Since the other party hadn't killed her, it proved she was still useful. Such a mysterious powerhouse must be a great enemy of the Cloud Village. She planned to take this opportunity to investigate. She just didn't know if her seven teammates were safe?
Yugito Nii took a deep breath and looked at the opened door.
"How is that possible?!" Her eyes widened, her face showing an expression of disbelief. She wouldn't have been surprised by anyone entering, but it was Sasame. The new Hokage she thought was just false advertising.
"Was it you who controlled Matatabi and brought me here?" Even at this moment, Yugito Nii still couldn't believe it.
"Indeed it was," Sasame admitted with a smile.
"..." Yugito Nii felt dizzy. She had thought he was just a brat, but he turned out to be a great crocodile. She suddenly felt a pang of regret. If she had known, she should have been more cautious. But who could have imagined such a terrifying person? In her understanding, the strongest ninja in the ninja world was the Fourth Raikage A. He possessed strength comparable to the Eight-Tails' perfect jinchuriki, Killer B, even without being a jinchuriki himself. Therefore, she didn't believe the rumors about Sasame.
"You want to provoke a war between the Cloud Village and Konoha Village?" Yugito Nii gritted her teeth. "I advise you to let me go back, otherwise, Raikage-sama will... Ah!" She hadn't finished speaking when a needle-like pain shot through her body.
"Bastard!" Yugito Nii collapsed to the ground, but her eyes were full of hatred, staring at Sasame.
"You haven't grasped the situation," Sasame walked up to her, placed a foot on her face, and asked, "You died by Mōryō's hand. What does that have to do with me?" Yugito Nii's pupils immediately constricted. She understood the cause and effect. Why were her seven teammates all severely injured but not dead? She had thought it was because Yomi was in a hurry to unseal Mōryō, so he didn't kill them. But since Sasame was controlling him, that reason didn't hold. It was to make them witness her being killed by Mōryō. In other words, in the Cloud Village's eyes, she wasn't missing, but dead. The Fourth Raikage A naturally wouldn't wage war against Konoha Village for her. Some people, though alive, were already dead. This phrase perfectly described her current situation. A look of terror gradually appeared on Yugito Nii's face.
"It seems you understand now," Sasame squatted down, reaching out to wipe the dust from her face.
"What exactly do you want?!" Yugito Nii tilted her head back, but her body had lost all strength due to the sealing punishment, so she could only let him caress her.
"What do I want?" Sasame raised an eyebrow and chuckled. "The cause of this should be you, right? I was properly executing my mission, and you came to provoke me." Yugito Nii inwardly thought that was indeed the reason. But given her personality, she naturally wouldn't apologize or yield.
"Kill me!" She stared at Sasame, her face full of murderous intent. It was as if she wasn't the one being killed, but him.
"Quite spirited," Sasame wasn't surprised.
"Hmph, Cloud Village ninjas never surrender!" Yugito Nii's face again showed her queen-like arrogance, as if she intended to die with dignity.
"It's not that simple," Sasame's lips curved. "With your 'spirit,' no torture should be able to pry open your mouth, right?"
"Of course!" Yugito Nii glared at him fiercely. "Go ahead and try whatever you want! If I even frown, I'm not a Cloud Village ninja!"
"Nice eyes," Sasame nodded in approval, then snapped his fingers. Yugito Nii's body suddenly trembled. Chakra, transformed into lightning, enveloped her.
"Ah!" Yugito Nii couldn't help but curl up, her eyes fierce. "Bastard! What are you doing!"
"Didn't you say 'whatever you want'?" Sasame spread his hands. "I'm just doing as you say." At this moment, he transformed into the Lightning Sage.
"Ahhh!" Yugito Nii's entire body shook. The lightning current made her almost lose control of her body. "Guh, kill... kill me!" Sasame naturally ignored her, quietly watching. It had to be said, Yugito Nii's willpower was indeed strong. But as time passed, she inevitably made various undignified sounds.
"Ba-bastard..." Yugito Nii managed to gasp with her last ounce of strength.
"Is this what you call spirit?" Sasame looked at her flushed face and couldn't help but smile.
"I... I'll kill... you!" Yugito Nii's face was pale, uttering meaningless threats.
"I'll be waiting for you," Sasame smiled nonchalantly. "You can practice your Lightning Release ninjutsu for a few days." He closed the door and set up a barrier. Yugito Nii was quite stubborn, so he decided to leave her alone for a few days first. Anyway, she was a jinchuriki; with Matatabi's chakra nourishment, no amount of torment would kill her.
Sasame exhaled. How to put it? He was actually a good person. Yugito Nii had gone too far, so he decided to help her reform and become a better person. Ahem.
He activated the Flying Thunder God Technique. Sasame left the Land of Waves.
The Seal Temple in the Land of Demons. After confirming Yugito Nii's death, the middle-aged man took command of the squad. "The mission cannot continue beyond this point." His group was dead or injured, with no combat capabilities left.
"Send word to Priestess Shion of the Land of Demons that Yomi has unsealed Mōryō's soul and is heading towards the Land of Swamps," the middle-aged man sighed. "Ask her to find a way to reinforce Konoha Village's ninjas." Even if the Cloud Village sent more people, it would already be too late. Stopping Mōryō and Yomi could only fall to Konoha Village.
"Captain, we found Danzo Shimura," just then, a young man spoke. "He's severely injured, not far from here, but his state is a bit strange." The middle-aged man immediately took a few steps forward and saw Danzo Shimura, as well as his sprouting right arm. His eyes immediately lit up. Perhaps bringing him back would barely make up for their failure.
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