The miniature Tailed Beast Bomb shot from Kyusei's fingertip, carrying with it the very aura of death, streaking toward the squad of Kirigakure shinobi at terrifying speed!
In the blink of an eye—
A blinding flash erupted, followed by a thunderous roar that shattered the night!
A circular area nearly twenty meters in diameter was instantly flattened into nothingness!
As for that squad of Mist shinobi—
There wasn't even a corpse left behind.
Kyusei stared at the scene before him, momentarily stunned.
…Was the mini Tailed Beast Bomb really this powerful in the original story?
"Careful," Kurama warned from within him.
"Someone with considerable chakra has noticed us."
"Yeah. I know."
Kyusei now had a rough grasp of the Tailed Beast Bomb's destructive power. Without hesitation, he charged straight toward Kirigakure.
At the same time, another miniature Tailed Beast Bomb condensed at his fingertip, aimed directly at the village gate.
The Nine-Tails inside him was complete.
Naruto's Nine-Tails had been split—this was a fundamentally different level of power.
Looks like the Sage of Six Paths really had played favorites when he distributed chakra.
But right now—
That favoritism worked in Kyusei's favor.
Mini Tailed Beast Bomb—fire!
A sphere no larger than a ping-pong ball pierced straight through the sensory barrier surrounding Kirigakure and slammed into the village gate!
BOOM!!
A violent explosion obliterated the gate in an instant—
and at the same time, jolted the entire village awake!
A red signal flare rose rapidly into the sky.
No matter the village, a red flare meant only one thing:
Enemy invasion.
Large numbers of Kirigakure shinobi poured out of the village, all eyes locking onto their intruder.
There was no need to search for him.
He was far too conspicuous.
Especially in the darkness of night—his body blazed with radiant golden chakra, with not the slightest intention of concealing itself.
Just from appearances alone, this was clearly no ordinary enemy.
And the ruins where the village gate once stood left no doubt about his hostility.
"Who are you?!"
"Why are you invading Kirigakure?!"
A middle-aged shinobi stepped forward from the crowd, shouting as he stared at the cold, expressionless Kyusei.
Kyusei didn't bother answering.
He simply raised a finger and spoke in an icy tone.
"Ten minutes."
"Hand over the Byakugan within ten minutes."
"Otherwise, none of you leave here alive."
A threat.
A naked, undisguised threat.
He had already blown apart Kirigakure's gate, grinding their dignity underfoot.
And now, with this utter disregard for their lives, the already short-tempered Mist shinobi were boiling with rage.
Yet the middle-aged man didn't lash out.
Instead, he spoke gravely.
"You're from Konoha?"
"Byakugan?"
"How could Konoha's Byakugan be in Kirigakure?!"
"Are you joking?!"
Despite his words, shock rippled through his heart.
A Byakugan had gone missing from Konoha?
And it had ended up in their village?
If that was true—then even at great cost, they had to keep it!
"You think I'm joking?!"
Kyusei's voice grew colder still.
He had no interest in negotiations.
"If that's the case…"
"Then die."
A palm-sized Tailed Beast Bomb rapidly formed in his hand!
The man's pupils shrank violently.
A jinchūriki.
Konoha only had one tailed beast—
The Nine-Tails.
This man was the Nine-Tails' jinchūriki.
The strongest tailed beast.
For the first time, panic seized him.
"Wait!"
"Give me time!"
Kyusei's gaze sharpened.
The Tailed Beast Bomb in his hand abruptly changed direction—
and flew toward another cluster of Kirigakure shinobi!
BOOM!!!
A white flash of annihilation bloomed in the darkness!
The shockwave swept across the battlefield!
The ground shattered.
Trees vanished.
The air itself burned.
Everything was reduced to nothing beneath that near-divine power.
The Mist shinobi suffered catastrophic losses.
Those who survived stared at Kyusei in absolute horror.
One casual attack—
And it was this devastating.
"You—!"
The middle-aged man glared at Kyusei, fury and fear intertwining.
"Eight minutes left."
"Every minute that passes, I fire another Tailed Beast Bomb."
"Until the Byakugan I want is handed over."
Kyusei's icy words snapped the man back to reality.
"Why are you wasting words with him?!"
"He's already at our gates—what are you hesitating for, Yagura's guard?!"
"Kill him!"
A furious roar echoed as an overwhelming surge of chakra charged toward Kyusei!
A crimson figure shot forward like lightning!
The attacker was wrapped in a tailed-beast cloak, with three tails whipping behind him.
Another jinchūriki.
Kyusei stared coldly at the charging figure.
Golden light gathered in his hand—
And a golden spear instantly formed!
Adamantine Sealing Chains: Divine Might Wave!
This was a derivative technique taught by Uzumaki Kushina, mastered by Kyusei two years ago.
Without dodging, Kyusei surged forward, spear in hand!
The golden spear smashed downward!
BOOM!
The ground cracked apart.
The jinchūriki barely dodged, then stomped down on the spear shaft, a coral-covered crimson fist swinging straight at Kyusei!
The Three-Tails' jinchūriki.
Kyusei didn't retreat.
With his free hand, he clenched the air—
A massive golden battle axe appeared!
BOOM!
The axe sent the Three-Tails' jinchūriki flying!
If not for the coral armor forming at the last second to block the blow, he'd already be meeting the Sage of Six Paths.
Before the enemy could recover, multiple golden chains burst forth, binding him tightly!
Kyusei raised one hand, aiming directly at the restrained jinchūriki—
A Tailed Beast Bomb fired point-blank!
BOOM!
Another violent explosion tore through the night!
"ROOOOAR!!!"
With a furious bellow, a massive shadow emerged!
Using the explosion, the jinchūriki forcibly broke free of the Adamantine Chains—
And released the Three-Tails!
"Hmph."
"Kurama—let's go!"
Kyusei clasped his hands together, eyes cold.
"Oh?"
"It's been a while. Let Isobu help me stretch a little."
Kurama answered instantly.
Golden chakra exploded outward from Kyusei!
A colossal chakra avatar rose among the mountains under the night sky—
The Nine-Tails had appeared.
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