Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha lacks motivation.

"I didn't expect that even from such a distance, the dragon vein could still make it here. The Shamen Prison is truly a qualified dragon protector."

Lying on his side on the bench, stroking his chin and clicking his tongue in amazement, Uchiha Gin couldn't help but give this prisoner extremely high praise.

"Let me go, Gin!"

"You despicable pervert, let go of me!"

"No way! You two should reflect on yourselves. What kind of outrageous things have you done that have caused the heavens to punish you and strip me of my three flowers on the top of my head and my five vital energies in my chest?"

Uchiha Gin picked at his ear, turned his head with a displeased expression, and said coldly to the two women who were tightly bound by Wood Release.

His groin area had just been simultaneously invaded by the Black and White Duo. He thought it would be an extremely blissful experience, but it turned out to be a painful torment. These two women really didn't hold back at all; they stood up and kicked him with all their might.

Sensing something was wrong, Uchiha Gin quickly made the right move. He clapped his hands, and the parched earth immediately sprouted lush green shoots, which then grew into resilient vines. Taking advantage of the two women's surprise, he grabbed them and hung them aside to be tortured.

"It's all that stinky woman's fault!" *2

The two women, whose only remaining senses were their facial features, simultaneously shifted the blame to Uchiha Gin after hearing his questioning.

"Hmph~ It seems you don't know where you went wrong? Then keep me hanging on, and tell me when you've figured it out."

Seeing that they were so stubborn, Uchiha Gin snorted and turned his head away, no longer paying attention to the two women who were tied up in a turtle shell, determined to teach the disobedient bad kids a lesson.

In the battlefield

The swirling yellow sand that had obscured their vision had subsided. Shukaku, who had been so arrogant just moments before, now stared gravely at Shamon in the distance. The deep blue chakra rising from Shamon's body gave it a strangely familiar feeling.

But Shukaku can vouch for himself with his beastly nature that he has never seen this chakra before.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! How could a human possess such chakra? Who are you?"

Shukaku bared its teeth in a threatening manner, its tone arrogant, but it did not make any rash moves.

The Shamon was no longer in a disheveled state. The blood on his face had been wiped away at some point, and the lifelike blue dragon tattoo on his head was now flowing around him, illuminated by the deep blue chakra surrounding him.

"They're back! They're all back!"

Feeling the long-lost power beneath his feet from his homeland, Shamon clenched his fist, his beady eyes gleaming with confidence, and answered the wary Shukaku with a resounding voice.

"I am just a guardian driven by interest."

"Trying to defeat me with your tricks? Wishful thinking!"

He had been hoping to hear the monk's mournful wail before his death, but unexpectedly, the monk stood up again. Shukaku gritted his teeth, suppressed his apprehension, and raised his two large hands high once more.

With the abundant chakra from the dragon vein, Shamon successfully regained control of Magnet Release from Shukaku's sealing technique. He slapped his hands onto the sand, and the earth quickly responded with joy.

"Magnetic Release: Dragon Vein Sand Strange Arm!"

The swirling sand instantly coalesced into a gigantic wrist, even larger than the one that had slapped Shukaku earlier.

"hateful!"

Upon seeing this move, Shukaku felt a slight sting on its face, sensing that Shamon was using this opportunity to mock it. With a vicious screech, it conjured countless sand spears into the air.

"Shoot him dead!"

With a wave of his hand, the sharp sand spear shot out like an arrow towards the sand gate on the ground.

However, faced with an attack from every angle, Shamen did not choose to run away; instead, a smile appeared on his lips.

"Guardian of Sand"

As soon as he finished speaking, a seemingly hazy and thin layer of sand enveloped Shamen's body, but in fact, it was an absolute defensive barrier.

Uchiha Gin, who was eating sunflower seeds, saw this move and his eyes lit up.

Good sandblasted wall, really good sandblasted wall!

Sizzle~

The gleaming sand spears relentlessly pierced the sand gate's impenetrable defenses, their piercing sound echoing across the entire battlefield.

After the smoke cleared, Shukaku, believing that no one could survive such an attack, once again revealed a satisfied smile. However, the next moment, that smile froze on its large face.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a bald head emerged from the smoke and dust, with a sand monster's arm clenched into a fist floating behind it. The roar of a giant dragon could be faintly heard from the enormous fist. Before Shukaku could react, the giant fist, which was larger than its head, had already smashed into its face.

"Bang!!!"

To everyone's astonishment, after a loud bang, Shukaku's enormous head was smashed into dust by the punch, and his remaining plump body fell backward uncontrollably.

【Dragon Vein Sand Monster Arm - Dragon Fist】

"Huff, huff."

Shamon, who had successfully launched a sneak attack, sat down on the ground, panting heavily. With the blessing of the Dragon Vein, the consumption of chakra was negligible, but the energy spent on manipulating ninjutsu could not be compensated.

"teacher!"

Not far away, Chiyo and her two companions, witnessing this astonishing scene, immediately rushed towards Shamon.

"How do I use this card?"

However, now is not the time to share the joy of victory. Shamon fumbled for the blank Tailed Beast Card on his person, flipped through it a few times in confusion, but found himself at a loss.

"Teacher, watch out!"

Chiyo, who had been rushing towards Shamon, stopped not far away. The excitement on her pretty face turned into deep fear.

"Damn bald guy!"

Shamon, holding the card, turned his head and saw a ferocious beast head slowly condensing above Shukaku's enormous headless corpse, glaring at him with gritted teeth.

"That's really tenacious."

Forcing himself to stand up despite the dizziness, Shamon looked at Shukaku with a helpless expression. The dragon vein chakra in the earth exerted its power once more, and the deep blue chakra rose up again, transforming into a majestic dragon head, gazing at Shukaku's head across the distance.

"roar!"

The giant dragon, formed from the dragon vein chakra, roared at Shukaku.

"Human, what exactly do you want me to do?"

Perhaps out of fear of the dragon vein's power, Shukaku's still-recovering head remained silent for a moment before asking in a muffled voice,

Can we finally communicate?

With the help of the dragon vein, Shamen, who was barely able to stay conscious, smiled slightly.

While researching Shukaku, Shamon had been trying to communicate with the giant tanuki, attempting to utilize the tailed beast's chakra through another means.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. How could the petty-minded Shukaku possibly talk to the human who had imprisoned him for so many years? Apart from that bald monk he had watched grow up, he had never interacted with any human.

However, the current situation no longer allows Shukaku to remain arrogant. The bald man in front of it has the power to kill it. Having never experienced the taste of resurrection, it has some understanding of the painful resurrection process from the chat logs in the chat room.

Therefore,

As long as the human's request isn't too unreasonable, Lord Shukaku will reluctantly help him out.

"Shukaku, I want your help to become a knight!"

With a serious expression, Shamon stepped forward, raised the Tailed Beast Card in his hand, and shouted loudly,

"The knight! That's the one."

Upon hearing this, Shukaku's eyes widened instantly.

It turns out this human wanted it to turn into a card!

Despite Shukaku's constant presence in the teapot, it possesses an unparalleled knowledge of the other tailed beasts' situations through its accessible chat room.

Apart from it, all the other tailed beasts were sealed into cards by humans, becoming fuel to power the knights.

"impossible!"

Although he was extremely lazy, how could Shukaku possibly escape one danger only to fall into another?

"In that case, I have no choice but to beat you until you can't take care of yourself before sealing you away."

"roar!"

Upon hearing this, Shamon feigned regret and shook his head. The dragon vein phantom behind him roared in unison, and the overflowing chakra made Shukaku instinctively shrink back.

This strange dragon is quite powerful, possessing at least five tails.

Swallowing hard, Shukaku's small eyes darted around a few times. Although it always called itself the King of Tailed Beasts, it knew in its heart that it was not a combat-type tailed beast like that stinky fox.

Its abilities are more focused on sealing techniques. If it could bring the other tailed beasts to the same level of combat power as Shukaku, it believed it could easily control them.

"Wait! If you become a knight, what do you want to do?"

Knowing he couldn't defeat Shukaku by force, he changed the subject and posed a soul-searching question to Shamon.

"Hmph~ That goes without saying, it's naturally to protect the Land of Wind."

Such questions naturally have official formulas for answering, and the solemn-faced monk, without a second thought, immediately spoke of righteousness.

"Tsk~ To be honest!"

But before he could finish his nice words, Shukaku interrupted him with a disdainful look. It didn't believe that this shifty-eyed bald man in front of it didn't have other ulterior motives.

"Cough cough cough, I'm going to avenge myself! I'm going to get my revenge!"

The exposed Shamen coughed violently a few times, his eyes gradually shifting from solemn justice to ferocity. The scene of being scorned by the other shadows back then was still vivid in his mind.

Those guys have all become knights now, active in the ninja world, while he has remained hidden in the village. Shamon is unwilling to simply fade into obscurity and become a pathetic background figure.

This time, no matter what, he will become a knight, even if he is burdened with the destiny of battle, he will forge ahead without hesitation.

"Revenge? Who are you looking for revenge against?"

Shukaku blinked in confusion. This human in front of him should have few rivals, so why did he have such a bitter and resentful expression?

"Knights, especially that wretched little mustache, I'll make them pay for all the humiliation I suffered back then!"

"Heh heh heh, so that's how it is. Human, you're going to seek revenge on the other Tailed Beast riders?"

"What? You're very close to them and don't want to be an ally in the fight?"

Shamen squinted and asked in a cold voice,

"No, no, no! This is too much fun!"

Shukaku suppressed the surging joy in his heart, grinned, and laughed loudly.

Its relationship with the other tailed beasts is complicated, especially with the stinky fox, who has been exchanging barbs online for thousands of years. The relationship with the remaining tailed beasts is not good either, as they have all been verbally attacked by it.

Like a troll who frequents chat groups, everyone in the group hates him, but there's nothing they can do about him. They can't out-argue him, and they can't find him anywhere.

"What do you mean by that?"

Shamon was somewhat puzzled by Shukaku's change in attitude.

"Human, are you prepared to live with demons?"

With a wide grin, revealing a very eerie smile, Shukaku's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible schadenfreude.

As soon as the news of Shukaku's return to the mountain spreads, it's estimated that Shamon won't even need to go looking for other knights; those guys will all come to him for a face-to-face meeting at the urging of the tailed beasts.

Shamon, who will be completely stunned by the attack, might regret becoming a knight, especially the One-Tailed Knight.

Unaware of Shukaku's true intentions, Shamon assumed that Shukaku had agreed to his request and nodded solemnly.

"Slap~ Slap~ Slap~"

Just then, a rhythmic clapping sound suddenly came from the void. The Emperor Knight, who hadn't been online for a long time, stepped on the yellow sand and slowly walked towards them, one human and one beast.

"Who is it?"

"Knight Decade!"

Shukaku had never met the progenitor of knights, Emperor Knight, so he naturally didn't have a friendly attitude towards this uninvited guest. In contrast, Shamon wore a respectful expression.

"After so many years, I have finally witnessed the birth of the last Tailed Beast Rider. It is truly a day to celebrate."

Uchiha Gin, now transformed into the Knight of the Void, spread his hands, his words slightly agitated.

How could I not be excited?

Once the last Tailed Beast Rider is born, Uchiha Gin can initiate a knightly war between nations, and that will be plenty of entertainment to watch!

"Who is that bald guy?"

Having witnessed Kamen Rider Decade suppress the Two-Tails with a simple gesture, Shamon naturally believed that the other party could easily subdue Shukaku.

"Shut up, Shukaku. He's the big boss who created the Knight System. If you don't want to be turned into a toilet by him, put your teeth away."

Fearing that this foolish raccoon might anger the knight before him and end his own knightly journey, Shamon quickly issued a stern warning.

"Uh, he's the guy the caterpillar was talking about."

Compared to other sealed tailed beasts, the Seven-Tails, which transforms after recognizing its host, is usually quite talkative. Shukaku once heard snippets about Decade from him, and he was indeed a formidable character.

So, Shukaku, who was good at changing his tune with the wind, immediately shut up and waited for Kamen Rider Decade to speak next.

"Why haven't you made a move yet?"

Uchiha Gin gently stroked the rabbit ears on his head and asked Shamon with a puzzled look.

You've already defeated Shukaku, so why haven't you sealed it away in the Shamon Prison yet? Are you trying to reform it?

"Oh, I'm not very good at using this."

Somewhat ashamed, Shamon showed the blank Tailed Beast Card to Uchiha Gin, his bald head, which was reflecting light, was faintly turning red.

"You're so tough~ Well then, let me teach you!"

So he didn't know how to use it. Uchiha Gin slapped his forehead. Shamon only saw a blur before his eyes, and the card he was holding tightly appeared in the hand of Decade not far away.

"Big Tanuki, put away your filthy thoughts. A battle between knights isn't something you can just start casually~"

Playing with the Tailed Beast Cards he had made, Gin Uchiha strolled over to Shukaku's still-repairing body and uttered a nonsensical remark in a mocking tone.

Unexpectedly, his little scheme was seen through by Uchiha Gin, and a hint of panic flashed across Shukaku's big face.

"But don't worry, a fight is definitely going to happen. I hope you're prepared to be ganged up on~"

"ha?"

Ignoring the bewildered Shukaku, Uchiha Gin raised the blank Tailed Beast Card in his hand, contributing a tiny amount of chakra as activation energy. Countless golden chains instantly extended from it.

As Shukaku's expression shifted from confusion to terror, its body was pulled into thin strands of chakra by golden chains, which rapidly merged into the Tailed Beast Card in Uchiha Gin's hand.

With a flash of silver light, the last tailed beast in the ninja world was successfully sealed!

Tsk. He's definitely a bit weak.

Weighing the Shukaku card in his hand, Uchiha smirked beneath his silver mask. This fat tanuki was truly a master of empty boasting. Turning to look at the expectant Shamon at the bottom of the dungeon, he sighed softly and pulled out two small gadgets from behind his back.

As the most compassionate knight, he simply couldn't bear to watch Shamon fight against other veteran knights in his basic form at the bottom of the dungeon.

"Here you go, this is your consolation prize for being the last knight." (End of Chapter)