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Chapter 84 Hozuki Shingetsu: If one wishes to pacify Kirigakure, in this world, who else but me!

hold head high!

The bizarre, gigantic slug howled at the moon, venting its resentment at being imprisoned by humans for so many years. Its enormous tentacles, which it waved at will, easily destroyed buildings.

As it moved, slime continuously slid off its body surface. The moment it hit the ground, a white smoke and a pungent odor appeared, and the earth was instantly corroded and riddled with holes.

At the same time, the cries of children, the desperate shouts of adults, and the roars of resentment echoed all around, turning the once joyful Kirigakure into a living hell in an instant!

The villagers of Kirigakure could never have imagined that at the beginning of Kirigakure's 33rd year, on this day when the whole village was joyfully preparing for a new life, such a shocking tragedy would occur.

Kirigakure is located overseas, so the probability of it being attacked by foreign enemies is not high. In addition, the Daimyo's attitude towards Kirigakure has changed, and the military budget has increased significantly this year. Everyone is looking forward to a bright future. Therefore, under these circumstances, the damage caused by the Six-Tails' rampage is particularly severe.

The first to be affected were the Uzumaki clan.

Tonight, most of the elite members of the Uzumaki clan were taken to the Hozuki Mansion by the current clan leader, Yoshio Uzumaki, to prepare for a battle against the Mizukage's faction.

Only the elderly Elder Uzumaki and a small number of clansmen were left to guard the clan's territory—for such internal strife in a ninja village, raiding the clan's home was of little significance.

After all, as long as you concentrate your superior forces to take down your key figures, what can you do even if you steal your home?

Moreover, although those who remained lacked ambition, they were more than capable of resisting the enemy thanks to the ingenious arrangements made by the Uzumaki clan.

As a foreign ninja clan that had just experienced war and left their homeland to settle in the Land of Water, the Uzumaki clan's unease had long been at its peak.

During their time in Kirigakure, they did nothing but one thing.

That is to use various sealing formations to increase the defense of the clan's territory without limit.

Now, even if the Kaguya clan were to attack with their entire clan, the Uzumaki clan would dare to declare that they would never return.

However, what they didn't expect was that what attacked tonight was not a human, but a tailed beast.

All the explosive tag traps and sealing formations designed for humans seem ridiculous in the face of the Tailed Beast's enormous size.

With a casual wave of its tentacles, it can cause the traps painstakingly set by the Uzumaki clan to self-destruct.

A mouthful of thick phlegm turned the seemingly impregnable Whirlpool Clan territory into a sieve.

Caught completely off guard, the Whirlpool Clan's territory was now littered with corpses, with Whirlpool Clan members, their hair a vibrant red, lying scattered across the ground.

"Have the remaining tribesmen all been sent away?"

The old elder looked at the rampaging Six-Tails not far away, his face filled with barely suppressed rage.

This anger wasn't just directed at the Six-Tails, but also at the Mizukage, the Kaguya clan... and even Hozuki Shingetsu.

They had left the Land of Whirlpools because of the war, hoping to live a peaceful life in Kirigakure, a place far from the mainland.

But unexpectedly, less than two months after moving here, the tailed beasts started rioting right at his doorstep. How could he not harbor resentment towards Kirigakure?

However, despite his anger, the reality of his marriage alliance with the Hozuki clan made him realize that standing firmly with the Hozuki clan was the right choice.

"They've all been sent away, especially Kushina Uzumaki, who is now in a safe place."

"That's good... As long as Kushina Uzumaki is safe, the Uzumaki clan's situation won't get too bad."

The elder looked up at the six-tailed fox that was still destroying buildings, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. "Well then, next up is this beast."

"Deliberately placing the Six-Tails next to my Uzumaki clan is treating us like pushovers... Since Takumi was willing to sacrifice himself for the Uzumaki clan back then, why shouldn't I do the same now!"

Seeing this, the many guards around him immediately knew what choice the elder was going to make.

Despite her sorrowful expression, she had no choice but to use various methods to restrict the Six-Tails' movements under the Grand Elder's orders, in an attempt to create a suitable opportunity to seal it.

Unfortunately, the Vajra Chains, a sealing technique specific to the Uzumaki clan's attacks against tailed beasts, is not something that ordinary people can learn. None of the people present knew this technique.

Although the Grand Elder possessed the ability, his advanced age meant he no longer had the power to restrict the Tailed Beasts' movements. Furthermore, both the "Dead Demon Seal" and the "Eight Trigrams Seal" required restricting the opponent's actions to be activated.

So for a time, this group of people had the will to fight to the death, but had no opportunity to use their skills.

"If we can't even handle one six-tailed beast, how can we be worthy of Takumi's sacrifice?"

Just as the Grand Elder was about to recklessly activate the forbidden technique, Yoshio Uzumaki finally arrived at the battlefield.

"Sealing Technique: Adamantine Lockdown!"

Splash!

With a series of loud shouts, golden chains rose from all directions, wrapping around the six-tailed fox's body in layers.

hold head high!

Having finally escaped, the Six-Tails, now imprisoned, immediately recalled those dark and hopeless days of confinement.

Fueled by both old and new grudges, he roared angrily, and a black light suddenly appeared in his mouth. Accompanied by a violent surge of chakra, the black light rapidly grew larger.

"That's... a Tailed Beast Ball!"

"Quick! Stop it!"

Yoshio Uzumaki's expression changed, and he tried his best to stop him.

However, at this moment, the Six-Tails, under the fear of being sealed, suddenly unleashed boundless power and used the Vajra Chains to firmly restrain them!

The Vajra Chains, originally meant to restrain the Six-Tails, have now become the chains that restrain them instead!

hum!

hum!

The Six-Tails' mouth opened slightly, and under the watchful eyes of everyone present, the chakra ball was growing at a visible rate!

"Water Release: Spirit Circle Slash!"

At this critical moment, a thin disc streaked across the sky, drawing a perfect arc before disappearing into the Six-Tails' mouth, hitting the bullseye.

boom!

A violent roar exploded from the Six-Tails' mouth, and the frenzied chakra reaction instantly shut down the Six-Tails' brain, causing its massive body to sway uncontrollably from side to side.

"A great opportunity!"

Yoshio Uzumaki's eyes lit up, and he quickly led a large group of Uzumaki ninja to use various methods to strengthen the suppression, taking advantage of the gap in the Six-Tails' mental shock to suppress it to the ground.

However, now that the suppression is in place, the question of how to deal with the Six-Tails has become a problem.

The container for sealing the tailed beasts cannot be just any ordinary thing; the simplest and most direct method is to use a human as the container.

In the current situation, the most suitable candidate would be someone from the Uzumaki clan.

"Zongren, come here!"

Yoshio Uzumaki sighed inwardly. If it weren't absolutely necessary, he would never want his family members to become the Six-Tails Jinchuriki.

Putting aside the dangers of fighting against the Tailed Beasts day and night after becoming a Jinchuriki, the fact that such a strategic deterrent force is in the hands of an outside ninja clan is by no means a good thing. Even if others don't say anything because of the marriage alliance, it doesn't align with the Uzumaki clan's strategy of recuperation and development.

The whirlpool clan leader clearly understood the purpose of summoning him over, and despite the danger involved, he walked over without hesitation.

But just then, a figure stepped forward and blocked his way.

"Since Ren is so heartless as to release the Six-Tails for his own selfish reasons, what use is this Mizukage?"

"The position of Water Reflection belongs to the virtuous!"

With these powerful words, Hozuki Shingetsu stood in front of everyone present, looking directly at the Six-Tails that had been suppressed to the ground.

"If one wishes to quell the fog and conceal the hidden realm, in this world, who else but me?"

"The defense of the village begins now, with these six tails!"

This was the first time Hozuki Shingetsu had publicly criticized the Mizukage, no longer trying to smooth things over by claiming the Mizukage was being misled by his subordinates; his criticism was directly directed at Ren.

This was also the first time he had expressed his desire to compete for the position of Mizukage in front of everyone.

Although everyone knew he wanted to do this, he had never expressed this intention in public.

However, at this critical moment when the Hidden Mist Village is in turmoil and both the Three-Tails and Six-Tails are running rampant, Hozuki Shingetsu no longer hides his ambition.

"You..."

Yoshio Uzumaki looked at Shingetsu Hozuki with a complicated expression.

Despite his extensive knowledge and understanding that Hozuki Shingetsu was trying to win people over and gain fame, hearing such remarks at this moment and in this setting still made him feel incredibly excited and his blood boil.

When a leader with a promising future and a distinguished status is willing to risk his life and sacrifice himself to protect others in a time of crisis, his personal charisma will be amplified infinitely.

If he was like this, one can only imagine how the young ninjas present were.

The dangers of becoming the Six-Tails' Jinchūriki are self-evident, and these dangers are not limited to the sealing process, but also lie in the fact that every day and night after becoming the Jinchūriki, one must constantly fight against the spirit and will of the Tailed Beast.

It can be said that after becoming a Jinchuriki of a Tailed Beast, Hozuki Shingetsu will never have the word "rest" again.

His life will always be accompanied by "abnormality".

Especially when they thought that Hozuki Shingetsu, who was originally of noble status, did not need to take such risks, but only did so out of his passion for the village, the ninjas present all looked at Hozuki Shingetsu with admiration.

"If he became the Mizukage, working under him would definitely feel very safe, right?"

Involuntarily, some people imagine it this way.

For any subordinate, a superior who can protect them at all times and whom they can trust wholeheartedly is a rare and precious find.

However... what they didn't know was that the danger they perceived was insignificant to Hozuki Shingetsu.

With his cheat-like abilities, Hozuki Shingetsu could become the Six-Tails Jinchuriki without any risk.

As for what to do if Six-Tails doesn't want to... well, if it doesn't work the first time, just do it a few more times!

Time will tell, and Liuwei will eventually be "moved".

Of course, since Hozuki Shingetsu wants to gain fame and prestige, he can't just target ninjas.

As his chakra spread, his words "unintentionally" echoed across the land, lingering in the ears of the villagers who had just been attacked by the tailed beasts and displaced.

At this critical moment, when a village has just been attacked by a tailed beast, suffered severe property damage, had its family torn apart, and was in a state of extreme anxiety, the emotion that arises from the depths of an ordinary person's heart when they hear that a leader of noble blood is willing to sacrifice himself to protect the village is indescribable.

Not to mention that Hozuki Shingetsu clearly pointed out the root cause of this riot—Ren!

It was Ren's selfishness that led to the Six-Tails' rampage and their current tragic state.

Therefore, the more miserable they were at this moment, the more they hated Lian; and the more they hated Lian, the more they loved Hozuki Shingetsu.

In an instant, all the survivors of the ruins looked in the direction of Hozuki Shingetsu, their eyes filled with tears, expressing their gratitude for his kindness in different words.

"That's Hozuki Shingetsu, the young patriarch of the Hozuki clan! I knew he was different from the others!"

"That's right. When we encountered difficulties before, only this person was willing to lend a helping hand, and only he truly treated us like human beings!"

"A timely rain, truly a 'timely rain' for Kirigakure!"

At this critical moment of widespread anxiety, all the groundwork laid by Hozuki Shingetsu erupted in a concentrated burst. Thus, under Hozuki Shingetsu's impassioned vow, these words from all directions gradually merged, ultimately coalescing into a single sentence that echoed throughout the entire world:

"Ghost Lantern Shadow, Mist-Hidden Rise!"

With the army's morale high, great things can be accomplished!

Hozuki Shingetsu smiled, but the fist that had been clenched in his sleeve finally relaxed.

When he heard those words, he knew that he had made the right decision to stand up at that moment and volunteer to become the Six-Tails Jinchuriki in front of everyone.

Indeed, the moment he heard about the Six-Tails' rampage in the banquet hall, he immediately thought of this moment.

No one knew that Hozuki Shingetsu had long wanted to become the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, and he could not possibly give up this crucial piece of the puzzle—Sage Mode at full power.

No one knew that Hozuki Shingetsu's cheat ability allowed him to ignore the dangers of the process and the risks afterward. Conversely, everyone knew that becoming a Jinchuriki of a Tailed Beast was fraught with risk.

He had been racking his brains trying to find a Jinchuriki to become, since Kirigakure wasn't wealthy enough to sacrifice a promising genius to become a Jinchuriki.

Just then, Ren's actions helped Hozuki Shingetsu, and this information gap led to a scene comparable to Liu Bei throwing his child – the young Hozuki clan leader, a high-ranking member of Kirigakure, was willing to sacrifice himself to save the village.

When faced with a greater cause, who can stand in our way?

How stark is this in contrast to the contemporary Mizukage who released the Six-Tails for his own selfish reasons?

the most important is……

"That line was so cool!"

After all, who hasn't enjoyed the feeling of stepping forward and turning the tide when a crisis strikes, when the sky is falling and everyone else is helpless and about to give up?

The ability to save a collapsing building and turn the tide is a spiritual impact that is virtually unsolvable for men, so how could Hozuki Shingetsu not be deeply captivated by it?

"Sir, let me handle this. In case something goes wrong..."

Deeply moved, Uzumaki Munen immediately went up to replace Hozuki Shingetsu.

"No need for further words! As long as I'm alive, I will never let you take any risks!"

Hozuki Shingetsu quickly refused him.

Just kidding, if you became the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, how would he train Sage Mode at full power?

He quickly stepped forward and stood before the Six-Tails, staring directly at this monster created by the Sage of Six Paths, which had brought immense damage to Kirigakure.

Sensing the immense chakra aura emanating from the monster before him, Hozuki Shingetsu felt a surge of excitement.

Once he merges with the Six-Tails, he will possess Kage-level strength and be able to take the initiative in this Kirigakure internal strife!

hold head high!

Perhaps realizing something, the Six-Tails roared unwillingly at Hozuki Shingetsu, the ear-piercing sound waves echoing in the air, its tentacles flailing weakly, as if to say that tailed beasts would never be slaves.

Let's begin!

Hozuki Shingetsu nodded to Uzumaki Yoshio beside him, indicating that he was ready.

Seeing Hozuki Shingetsu's unwavering resolve, Uzumaki Yoshio remained silent.

He believed that given Hozuki Shingetsu's maturity, he would never recklessly jump out just for the sake of empty fame; every move he made must have a deeper meaning.

As for its specific deeper meaning...

Don't ask, there's a deeper meaning to it.

With the help of a group of Uzumaki ninjas around him, Yoshio Uzumaki slowly formed hand seals for the Six-Tails, which was restrained in place.

"Sealing Technique: Eight Trigrams Sealing!"

With a resentful roar, the Six-Tails' originally materialized body suddenly transformed into streams of pure chakra.

This violent and chaotic chakra flowed continuously into Hozuki Shingetsu's abdomen along the sealing technique.

Hozuki Shingetsu groaned, struggling to withstand the impact of the foreign object entering his body.

Soon, as eight points of light lit up in succession, the sealing technique was successfully completed.

"From now on, the battle in the mental realm depends entirely on him... Let's hope he succeeds!"

Yoshio Uzumaki glanced at Shinju Hozuki, who had fallen into a coma, and a look of worry flashed across his face.

Update 1.4W is complete. From now on, I will schedule all updates for noon.

(End of this chapter)