Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

Jugo looked up and vaguely saw the Thunder Beast soaring into the sky from the thick fog, instantly draining most of his chakra as it flew over him, and then...

In an instant, the Thunder Beast's body swelled several times over, transforming from the size of a cow to the size of a giant elephant.

With such a huge size, the sound of its wings flapping is like rolling thunder.

"Oh!"

With a loud bang, it folded its wings, and its size had increased significantly.

It then fell like a meteorite.

The immense force instantly slammed the head of the emerging three-tailed creature down.

The Three-Tails roared in pain, creating a giant wave in an attempt to overturn its enemy before devouring it.

Thunder Beast really doesn't have much combat experience.

It used to be just a small parasitic insect, and although it has now gained great power, its fighting spirit remains stuck in the past.

The boss is at a hellish difficulty level right from the start; you can imagine the outcome.

After a large wave, it was immediately swept into the water.

Chiba was about to intervene, but in the next instant, Jugo's hand stretched out, binding the Thunder Beast and dragging it out of the waves. The Three-Tails wanted to give chase, but...

The next moment, it instinctively sensed a deadly crisis!

This is?

The Three-Tails instantly curled up, entering a defensive stance, but it was too late.

There was already a surgical procedure on its abdomen.

Flying Thunder God Technique.

Although Chiba couldn't teleport directly to his location, teleporting an explosive tag using a spell was no problem at all.

"retreat!"

Chiba remained indifferent, instantly accelerating his retreat.

Jugo didn't know what Chiba had just done, but judging from the state of the Three-Tails, it was clear that the Three-Tails had instinctively sensed something was wrong.

He started with the Thunder Beast.

But then...

The Thunder Beast rammed its horn, sending him flying onto its back. Then, its newly grown wings flapped and propelled it away into the distance.

As it flew, it let out a triumphant cry—

"Isn't this much faster than running?"

Shigego could understand, but he was speechless for a moment.

This feeling is very subtle.

He thought he could become a key player in Chiba's battle, but after the battle, it seemed that he had become an assistant to the Thunder Beast, while the Thunder Beast played a slightly bigger role than him.

After flying a distance, Jugo looked back and saw Chiba gracefully retreating, forming a strange hand seal.

What kind of technique is this?

It looks like a psychic spell?

Jugo was puzzled, but then he saw a burst of fire emanating from the center of the Three-Tails.

boom!

Explosions rang out.

The three-tailed creature's coiled body was blasted apart by a series of explosions, and it immediately tried to sink to the bottom of the sea, but Chiba directly blasted it with a mental attack.

Although the Three-Tails' chakra is powerful, it lacks sufficient intelligence and doesn't understand how to use its power.

After being struck by mental energy, it felt a sharp pain and was momentarily stunned before it began to wreak havoc on its surroundings.

Huge waves and whirlpools swept all around.

Yukimaru's chakra erupted at the opportune moment, followed immediately—

Chains of chakra wrapped around it.

Karin struggled to hold on, cold sweat pouring down her forehead.

The Three-Tails' chakra was truly formidable; even a slight struggle caused her chakra to dwindle. If it weren't for the Uzumaki clan's extraordinary constitution, granting them more chakra than others, she wouldn't have been able to sustain it.

but.

Chiba doesn't need her help much.

The next second—

He instantly appeared in front of the Three-Tails, and a ninja tool containing the Sharingan appeared on his shoulder.

Then, the magatama rotated.

The Three-Tails has only one eye, and the shape of a tomoe appears in that eye. Then, the chakra within the Three-Tails' body is gradually extracted from it.

A few seconds later, they saw a smaller Three-Tails appear next to the Three-Tails.

It looked completely bewildered.

But soon, seals rained down, and in the blink of an eye, the little three-tailed fox was sealed away.

The Three-Tailed Beast is different from Shukaku and Gyuki.

This guy behaves like a wild beast and is impossible to communicate with; sealing him away is the best option.

Then, the second, the third...

Nine-Tailed Fox was a little scared.

How many do you want?

"The rest are just simple consciousness, and the chakra is actually not much. All of them together account for about 60%, and the main body can only have 40% of the chakra left."

Chiba replied.

The six smaller three-tailed creatures were separated, and the original three-tailed creatures seemed to have shrunk considerably.

Nine-Tails was silent for a moment, then turned and said, "Isn't it too small?"

"..."

Chiba took a closer look and saw that the Three-Tails had indeed lost too much chakra, making it thinner and less robust than before, and its aura was significantly weaker.

He remained silent for a few seconds.

This?

That does seem a bit excessive.

The three-tailed creatures lay quietly on the sea surface, the mist growing thicker all around, but this was because there were four or five three-tailed creatures breathing in and out the mist.

The main body's size seems to have shrunk again.

What was your original plan?

Nine-Tailed Fox couldn't help but ask.

"Hmm, according to my original plan, I'll trade it with Kirigakure. Let me take a look..."

Chiba moved closer and probed through his senses, discovering that there were many smaller three-tailed creatures inside the three-tailed creature, which were responsible for digesting and eliminating some of the organisms inside its body.

just now……

It is slowly merging with these small three-tailed creatures.

Chiba fell into deep thought.

The problem with this thing is that it's wild, and its size changes noticeably as its chakra decreases, making it difficult to hide from Kirigakure.

Then.

Perhaps we should try a different approach.

Send Konoha to negotiate intelligence with Kirigakure!

Let them catch it themselves; then it won't be our problem anymore.

Chiba's eyes gradually brightened, and they could even be "inflated" with temporary chakra.

It doesn't necessarily have to be the chakra of the Three-Tails; it could be the chakra of the Nine-Tails or other tailed beasts.

In short.

As long as I ensure that the Three-Tails remains extremely intimidating when Kirigakure sees it, as for after-sales issues...

If something goes wrong in Kirigakure's hands, what does that have to do with Konoha?

"I've got an idea, let's release them."

Chiba gestured for Karin to release the Adamantine Chains, then directed the six Tailed Beasts, whose chakra was sealed by the sealing technique, to go to Karin's side and let her take them away.

After a long time, he finally broke the illusion on the Three-Tails.

Upon waking, the Three-Tails immediately turned and fled to the seabed, not daring to entangle with Chiba any further.

This enemy is too strong; it's simply impossible to defeat!

Chapter 268 White Zetsu: How could Konoha have discovered me?

Karin hesitated, opened her mouth, but ultimately didn't dare to ask.

"Let's go."

Chiba watched as the three-tailed beast sank to the bottom of the sea, then looked around before finally stepping onto the waves and heading towards the shore.

The Three-Tails' main body only has 40% of its chakra left. It seems that the Akatsuki organization has no intention of launching a full-scale war, so there is no need for me to be in a hurry.

If it's a year or two from now...

That could be a completely different situation.