Naruto: Starting with Tsunade

Chapter 184 The Night of the Five-Tailed Beast (Part Two)

With a degree of disguise, Madara Uchiha easily infiltrated Iwagakure.

The tight defenses were practically useless against a ninja like him.

This morning, the Tsuchikage, accompanied by his guards, went to the Daimyo's residence to discuss increasing the budget. He won't be back for several days.

Madara Uchiha chose this time to come here specifically because he saw that the internal strength of Iwagakure was currently weak.

Releasing the Five-Tails at this time would cause enough damage to Iwagakure and sow the seeds of hatred.

With this groundwork laid, it becomes relatively reasonable to explain why he later captured Aokiji through Iwagakure, implanted the Tailed Beast into him, and then sent him back to Konoha to release the Tailed Beast.

However, before that, he needs to find the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

To prevent the power of the tailed beast within them from causing damage to the village when it erupts, the jinchūriki are usually arranged to live in a remote corner of the village.

Madara Uchiha had already investigated the exact location of the Jinchuriki and headed straight for the Jinchuriki's residence.

It took him a little while to get to the place where the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was imprisoned.

Looking at the building in front of me, it's more accurate to call it a prison than a residence.

He glanced at it, ignored the security guard, and walked straight in.

"Who are you? Without the Tsuchikage's order, no unauthorized personnel are allowed to enter."

The gatekeeper picked up his weapon and issued a stern warning.

Uchiha ignored him and walked straight away.

"Wait, if you don't..."

The security guards seemed to be in a daze, their eyes glazed over.

The Sharingan can cast illusions through the optic nerve, while the Mangekyou Sharingan has even more abilities.

Compared to taijutsu and fire jutsu, Madara Uchiha was not very good at genjutsu, but he was more than capable of dealing with ninjas of this caliber.

He easily dealt with the guards along the way, and in a short while, he arrived at the prison where the Five-Tails Jinchuriki was imprisoned. His gaze went through the iron bars and stared straight at the elderly man with graying temples in front of him.

This is the target: the Five-Tails Jinchuriki.

After Hashirama distributed the tailed beasts, he implanted the tailed beasts into his body.

"On the one hand, we fear the power of the Tailed Beasts, and on the other hand, we need their power to protect the village. It's truly an irony."

A hoarse, sarcastic voice echoed in the surrounding air.

The eye that the Five-Tails Jinchuriki could see through the hole in the mask shimmered with a ghostly light, and its gaze was terrifyingly sharp, as if it didn't miss a single breath or the slightest sway of a hair. Looking into its eyes, one could even have the shuddering illusion of being on a battlefield.

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki felt a chill run down his spine, sensing that the visitor was hostile.

He stared at the masked man, and said sternly, "Just who are you?!"

His eyes didn't blink, as if he wanted to see through the face behind the mask.

Madara Uchiha looked at him like a dead man, his gaze cold and stern: "Since you're going to die anyway, what difference does it make if you find out?"

The masked man's arrogant attitude of being completely at ease infuriated the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, who was so angry that, literally, smoke billowed from his body, and hissed around him.

A hint of interest flickered in his slightly narrowed eyes, and Madara Uchiha's lips curled into a slight smile. So, it was the Boiling World technique he had developed using the power of the Tailed Beasts…

"boom."

With the explosion, a figure retreated into a cloud of smoke.

In the next instant, another figure pressed in, its body steaming like a steamer.

Madara Uchiha dodged the attack and casually commented, "Quite fast."

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki was startled. With the power of Boil Release, his speed and explosiveness would be greatly enhanced, and few could keep up with him. However, even so, he was still no match for this mysterious person.

There's no other way; it seems I'll have to show my true abilities.

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki made up his mind, and a white tail grew out of his tail, allowing him to undergo a partial tailed beast transformation, further increasing his speed and power.

Is it the power of a tailed beast?

Madara Uchiha's eyes turned crimson, and the three tomoe around his pupils twisted: "Then I'll show you a little bit of my skill too."

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki, noticing the change in the eyes, was immediately taken aback: "These eyes are...?"

Only members of that clan possess such eyes throughout the entire ninja world.

"You're from the Uchiha clan!"

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki exclaimed in surprise.

Madara Uchiha did not respond, but instantly appeared in front of him. The Five-Tails Jinchuriki was taken aback and hastily launched a counterattack, but it was easily seen through.

Madara Uchiha grabbed his arm with his right hand, using his muscles to hold his body in place.

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki swung his other fist in a circular motion.

Facing the steam fist coming from across the gap, Madara Uchiha ducked down and barely dodged it. Then he raised his eyes and glared, his unparalleled powerful eye energy being channeled into the opponent's eyes through his gaze.

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki was in a daze. Taking advantage of this moment, the Uchiha formed a hand seal and pressed the sealing jutsu onto the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's abdomen.

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki was immediately hit.

Uchiha released his hand and stepped aside.

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki clutched his stomach, cold sweat dripping down his face, and collapsed to his knees.

At the same time, Madara Uchiha was not idle either. He quickly formed hand seals, and several stone pillars rose from the ground around him, bound with shimenawa ropes. Black and strange incantations emerged from them, twisting into a visible black chain that wrapped around the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's entire body and lifted him up.

Madara Uchiha raised his index and middle fingers together, forming a hand seal with one hand, his scarlet eyes staring into the other's eyes.

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki was pale and weak: "Who exactly are you, possessing such power?!"

As a Jinchūriki, he was instantly killed in one move. It wasn't because he was weak, but because his opponent was too strong. A single disappointment plunged him into an abyss of no return.

Madara Uchiha did not respond, but focused his attention. His powerful eye power allowed him to see directly the creature inside the Five-Tails Jinchuriki's body.

It resembles a horse but is not quite a horse. It has five soft white tails, skin as white as snow, and a head that looks like a combination of a dolphin and a horse. Its body is slender and beautiful. Compared to other tailed beasts that are crooked and deformed, this tailed beast is known for its beauty.

However, underestimating the threat of this tailed beast will lead to dire consequences; countless humans who coveted it have perished under its merciless iron hooves.

However, even this Five-Tails, possessing both beauty and strength, couldn't help but show fear when faced with Madara Uchiha's powerful eye power: "This is the Sharingan... Who are you...?"

Over the centuries, it has encountered people with Sharingan before, but this is the first time it has encountered such powerful eye power as the one before it.

Madara Uchiha glanced at the Five-Tails indifferently.

Five-Tails stared wide-eyed: "What do you want to do?"

Madara Uchiha focused his ocular power on his eyes: "It's nothing, I just wanted to let you out for some fresh air..."

「!?」

Go-Tails was startled, his pupils twisting into three tomoe.

Madara Uchiha lowered his hand, somewhat disdainfully saying, "What? This feels much easier than controlling the Nine-Tails in the past."

The next instant, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki let out a scream, and a white substance gushed out from his body.

This process lasted for several seconds, during which the white object formed a huge white figure, with four legs on the ground, five tails, and horns on its head—five tails.

In the darkness, Madara Uchiha stared at the enormous tailed beast before him, his pupils glowing crimson: "Go, go and trample everything here."

P.S.: Adding yesterday's update.

(End of this chapter)