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

That night, in the fog-shrouded village of Misty Hidden Village, a power struggle filled with the smoke of battle quietly began.

"boom!!!"

"What happened!?"

The towering flames startled Kaguya Shinji from her deep sleep. Without even pulling up his pants, he darted out and flung open the door.

The Kaguya clansmen who had gone out to scout immediately returned with the report, their voices trembling as they spoke.

"Clan Chief! Goji Berry and Hozuki are fighting!"

Snapped!

Kaguya Shinji was slightly taken aback. After a brief moment of confusion, he slapped himself hard, spitting out blood that splattered all over the ground.

"Hiss... I'm not dreaming, well done, hahaha!"

Looking at the bloodstained teeth on the ground, Kaguya Shinji smiled cruelly.

He licked his empty gums, and the next second, under the influence of the Corpse Bone Vein, a brand new tooth pierced his gums.

"Pass the word down, tell the clansmen to prepare, for the era of Kaguya is about to begin!"

Once Tornado and Hozuki Sakugetsu are both severely injured, that's when Kaguya Shinji will appear to reap the rewards.

"Report!!"

However, just as Kaguya Shinji was envisioning herself ascending to the Mizukage throne and leading Kirigakure to become stronger, another clansman rushed in, looking hurried.

"What are you panicking for? Tell me quickly, how's the battle going?"

With a displeased glare at her panicked clansmen, Kaguya Shinji asked in a cold voice,

"Clan leader, Hozuki... Hozuki, has been defeated!"

"What?!"

Upon hearing this, Kaguya Shinji, who was pulling up her pants, paused in her actions.

What on earth is that nearsighted Hozuki Sakugetsu doing? He lost before he could even pull up his pants.

"Report!!!"

"What's wrong now?"

Kaguya Shinji, having tightened her belt, looked dangerously at her clansmen who had rushed in in a panic.

"Gynura...Gynura has broken in!!!"

"ha?"

Outside the Kaguya clan's territory, a massive army of Karizuka clan soldiers pressed in, led by Karizuka Fubuki, the second-in-command of the Karizuka clan.

"The Hozuki clan has already surrendered. Does Kaguya really still intend to resist to the bitter end?"

"The word 'surrender' doesn't exist in Kaguya's dictionary!"

Kaguya Shinji, who had charged forward with great strides, landed at the front of the formation. The Imperial Academy's face was filled with a gloomy expression.

"Although I don't know what methods you used to take down that bastard Hozuki Sakugetsu, I, Kaguya Shinji, will not fall into your trap so easily!"

Kaguya Shinji considered herself the strongest man in Kirigakure besides the Third Mizukage. The only one who could rival her was Hozuki Sakugetsu, a contemporary of hers.

As for the tangerine tornado, it's just a lucky newcomer.

Fighting is a man's job; women should stay home and nurse their children!

Take, for example, the jujube snowflake in front of me. Judging by her figure, she's the type who won't starve her child.

Kaguya Shinji licked her lips, her bull-like eyes staring unabashedly at Fubuki's alluring figure, clicking her tongue in disapproval.

"boom!"

Just then, a tornado ripped through the thick fog and rushed straight towards Kaguya Shinji at the front of the battle.

"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!"

Unable to dodge in time, Kaguya Shinji raised her arms, and stark white bones burst through her skin, transforming into a thick bone shield.

In the blink of an eye, the sharp wind blades left large and small dents on it.

When the wind subsided, the thick shield was reduced to a thin layer, and when it shattered, it revealed Kaguya Shinji's ashen old face.

"Kumquat! Tornado!"

How dare you ambush an old comrade like him? You washboard have no sportsmanship at all!

In the sky, the tornado of the tangerine tree, which had been riding the wind, slowly landed. Looking at Kaguya Shinji, who was gritting her teeth, she retorted without giving an inch.

"If you dare look at my sister like that again, I'll dig them up and use them as firecrackers!"

"Hmph! Not a scratch. You really did use despicable methods."

Kaguya Shinji narrowed her eyes, scrutinized Tatsumaki for a long time, and then a mocking smile appeared on her lips.

Even he couldn't possibly have cleared Hozuki Sakugetsu without taking damage; Tornado definitely used underhanded methods.

"Men, what are you waiting for? They're just a bunch of show-offs, get them!"

Kaguya Shinji was itching with desire all over; if he could defeat Tatsumaki, he would truly be the Mizukage.

At a single command, the Kaguya clan, their eyes bloodshot, poured out in droves, each wielding a gleaming bone blade.

"Charge!"

"My big bone is already itching for a bite!"

"Da Lei's Blizzard is quite interesting~"

Hearing the personal agenda mixed in with the Kaguya clan's battle cries, Fubuki's face darkened.

"My nickname is Hell's Blizzard!!!"

A raging hurricane instantly erupted from her hand, whipping the vanguard of the Kaguya clan into a bloody mess, sending men and horses sprawling.

"snort!"

"Fubuki, can't you be a little more composed like me?"

Tornado, standing to the side, shook her head seriously and began to scold her younger sister.

"Big sister..."

Upon hearing this, Fubuki bit her lip and buried her head deeply in her thunderbolt.

I guess I'm still not very mature!

Suddenly, a powerful Jonin jumped out from the Kaguya clan's ranks. His entire body was covered in bone spurs, making him clearly not someone to be trifled with.

"Washboard Tornado! Take this, Tsubaki... Ah!"

Unfortunately, he misspoke and, before even landing, transformed into a coral spirit in mid-air.

Pfft!

"I work from 8 AM!"

"Big sister?"

Fubuki stared strangely at the tornado, whose body was radiating crimson chakra. The violent aura made it hard for her to breathe.

Didn't we agree to be more mature and composed?

"What?!"

Upon seeing the tornado strike, Kaguya Shinji's pupils constricted, and her arms, which had been crossed over her chest, unconsciously dropped to her sides.

"This is... Tailed Beast Chakra?"

Having challenged two Mizukage multiple times, he had a particularly deep memory of this violent aura.

"You actually activated the power of a tailed beast? How is that possible?"

Kaguya Shinji immediately abandoned her underestimation, her expression becoming deeply serious.

"I am destiny itself!"

Tornado smiled arrogantly, and amidst the astonished and uncertain gazes of the Kaguya clan, pulled a card gleaming with golden light from within the steep cliff face on her chest.

"not good!"

The appearance of the Tailed Beast Card immediately triggered alarm bells in Kaguya Shinji's mind. Without hesitation, he raised his hands, and his skeletal fingers transformed into sharp bullets.

"Ten-finger heart-piercing bullet!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!~"

Facing the deadly attack, Tatsumaki made no attempt to dodge. She raised her hand, holding the Tailed Beast Card, and a blue barrier suddenly appeared.

"hateful!"

Seeing the scattered bone fingers, Kaguya Shinji didn't retreat but advanced, her body erupting with bone spikes that enveloped her like a giant hedgehog, and she charged straight at the tornado.

"I refuse to believe you can be stronger than the Third Hokage!"

As mentioned earlier, Kaguya Shinji, a battle maniac, frequently sparred with Katsura. Although she never won, her losses weren't too bad either.

He can't beat Gui, but he can at least handle you, you washboard?

"Prepare to die, washboard!"

(d)

"Kaguya Shinji, you have already chosen your own death!"

Tornado stared coldly at Kaguya Shinji, then pulled out a light blue heart-shaped gem from behind her back.

"That is?"

Kaguya Shinji blinked in confusion. Shouldn't she have taken out a driver instead?

With a jewel in her left hand and a tailed beast card in her right, Tornado immediately struck what she thought was a flashy pose.

"Transform!"

A dazzling blue light shot into the sky, and the resulting shockwave caused Kaguya Shinji to sway left and right in mid-air.

"What's this washboard doing?"

He landed awkwardly, his eyes wide with disbelief.

In the blue light, the tornado's small figure was growing taller at a visible speed. The smooth cliff in front of it seemed as if tectonic plates had collided, squeezing out two towering peaks that rivaled Fubuki's in size.

"I'm not a washboard! I'm..."

"Tail tail tail tail tail tail... Tailed Beast Girl - Azure!"

An electronic voice appeared out of nowhere, calling out her new name in place of Tornado.

"ha?"

Tailed Beast Girl?

What the hell is that?

Isn't it a Tailed Beast Rider?

Completely bewildered, Kaguya Shinji blinked her wide, confused eyes until a stunningly tall blue figure emerged from the light, snapping him out of his daze.

"Who are you? Where did that washboard tornado go?"

"Nisuchi!"

What awaits him next is endless humiliation.

……

"Let's go, it's over."

On a mountaintop dozens of miles from the battlefield, Uchiha Gin, who had been sitting cross-legged, slowly rose.

"You seem to have a lot of confidence in her."

Mito Uzumaki, standing to the side, said in a slightly mocking tone,

"I have confidence in the Three-Tails."

To be fair, putting appearance aside, Tatsumaki is probably the weakest of the three contenders for the Mizukage position.

He lacked neither Hozuki's background nor Kaguya's talent.

Fortunately, she has a younger sister named Da Lei, otherwise she would definitely have been eliminated with regret.

"The huge problem of Kirigakure is finally solved, so I can stay in Konoha permanently from now on~"

If we're talking about who's happiest right now, aside from Tatsumaki who's about to ascend to the Mizukage throne, it has to be Mito Uzumaki.

Without the Hidden Mist Village interfering with their operations, the Land of Whirlpools wouldn't have so many problems.

After years of hard work, she was finally able to step down, hand over the work to her aging brother, and go live happily ever after with her man.

"Gintoki, you should have some extra rooms at home, right?"

Looking at Uchiha Gin with a beaming smile, Mito Uzumaki's eyes were filled with love.

"Yes, yes, I welcome it with open arms!"

Uchiha Gin dared not disobey; as a recently laid-off office worker, he was exactly at the point where he needed the lovemaking of a rich woman.

Amidst laughter, a golden light streaked across the night sky, and the two figures vanished from their spot.

A few days later, the news that Ryujina had succeeded as the Fourth Mizukage spread far and wide, and everyone was incredibly curious about this previously unknown figure.

In no time, countless spies and agents flocked to the area, and soon information about the Tailed Beast Girl began to circulate.

But while this news was explosive, it paled in comparison to another piece of news that had been attracting public attention for a long time.

Border of the Land of Fire

The months-long battle is about to come to an end today.

On Konoha's side, the force led by Uchiha Kagami, after several reinforcements, had surpassed the combined forces of Lightning and Earth in terms of numbers.

Moreover, its quality surpasses that of Lei Tu by several levels.

"Miss Hisana, I'll leave things to you in a bit."

Uchiha Kagami looked at the white-haired girl beside him and said very sincerely,

"Since I can't use the power of the Tailed Beasts, I can only help you hold off one of them at most."

Senju Hisa turned her head and replied calmly, a hint of satisfaction hidden in her ruby-like eyes.

How could she, as the mentor, not feel gratified that her disciple had grown into a capable leader?

"Mirror! I can help too!"

Just then, a slightly hoarse voice came from behind; it was Xiao Tuantuan.

However, he has long lost his former vigor, and his dejected appearance makes him look like a defeated rooster.

"Danzo, you should get some rest. If you have time, help with the logistics and deal with the pigs."

Uchiha Kagami shook his head; his old classmate was definitely not in a good enough condition to go back to the battlefield.

What if he loses an arm or an eye? How will he explain it to his family in the student union?

Senju Hisana glanced at Danzo, her eyes filled with disappointment and anger at his lack of ambition.

They were students who received her tutoring, how come they have no ambition at all? Two or three setbacks and they've become like this?

"mirror!"

"I am the Party Secretary."

"..."

Rejected, Danzo gave him a deep look, then turned and disappeared into the crowd.

There was no way to get there on-site, otherwise they would have made a couple of shouts at you.

"Set off!"

On the other side, the morale of the Thunder-Earth Alliance was not high; on the contrary, they were somewhat demoralized.

"Snapped!"

A half-eaten salted fish was thrown out of the tent, followed by hope's furious roar.

"Salted fish? Salted fish again! I want to eat pig's head!"

"Lord hope, the village has run out of food long ago, so please make do with this."

Yunyin, who was delivering the food, picked up half a piece of salted fish with a pained expression, blew on it, and put it back on the plate.

"Damn it! So close, so very close!"

Xi slammed his fist on the table in anger. If it weren't for the sudden appearance of that white-haired girl, they would have already wiped out the Konoha army.

"Hurry up and eat, we don't have much time left."

My tablemate, Onoki, wasn't a picky eater at all; he ate the rotten fish and shrimp with relish.

"Hand that white-haired girl over to me later. This time, I'm going to twist her head off!"

Looking at the agitated Nozomi, Onoki gently shook his head.

"Forget it, I'll handle it. She doesn't have air-to-air capabilities, so I'm the perfect person to deal with her."

"Damn it, you want me to break Susanoo with my bare hands?"

"Can't you do it?"

"It's possible, but it's too hard on the hands."

Xi rubbed his calloused hands together and said truthfully,

Report! The Konoha army is pressing in.

The final battle has finally arrived.

He picked up the salted fish from the plate, devoured it in a few swift movements, and tensed his muscles, his eyes gleaming with fighting spirit.

"Muscle idiot, I'll ask you one last time, do you have any cards left to play?"

Onoki also carried out the disc operation. After wiping his mouth, he stood up and asked with a serious expression,

"My fists are my trump card."

"Tsk! That means there aren't any left."

"Do you have any, little potatoes?"

"What you can say out loud isn't your trump card."

After giving Nozomi a disdainful look, Onoki walked out first.

Xi scratched his head in confusion.

"Answer my question!"

Shortly after the two left, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed across the previously clear sky.

The pillar of lightning struck, instantly tearing the general's tent to shreds.

And among the ashes of the burned wreckage, two tall figures appeared.

"Cough cough cough, big brother, this 'sending technique' still needs improvement!" (End of this chapter)