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Chapter 78 First Meeting, Eight-Tails! (Happy National Day!)

Inside the Tree Realm, Hoshino Hide didn't have to wait long before the Dark Side Squad, Inuzuka Ryo, and Aburame Ryoma arrived one after the other.

As soon as Inuzuka Ryo landed, he eagerly asked, "Captain, did you intercept that guy?"

Hoshino Hide shook his head: "We've already entered the Land of Fields, and the intelligence has already been transmitted through other means."

After saying that, he looked at the secret service squad: "Why is it that only one squad was involved in this pursuit?"

The squad leader of the secret service quickly replied, "There are three squads in total, but the enemy also has three caravans, each heading in a different direction."

"We requested support because we sensed that there were ninjas in this caravan, but we cannot completely abandon the other two caravans either."

Xingxia Xiu nodded, feeling that this made sense.

However, considering the incident where Kushina Uzumaki was kidnapped by the Cloud Ninja and was almost at the border before being rescued by Minato Namikaze, Konoha seems like a giant sieve.

It's no wonder there are so many conspiracy theories, with people thinking that Hiruzen Sarutobi did it on purpose, just to bring Minato Namikaze and Kushina Uzumaki together.

It really is a bit like rubbing people's intelligence into the ground.

However, considering that Konoha's main force was not in the village during the war, and that Kushina Uzumaki's supervision was lifted after her graduation, it seems not impossible that she could be easily kidnapped by the Cloud Ninja, just like Naruto.

Composing himself, Hoshino said, "Reporting to the Third Hokage and Lord Danzo, the mission has failed."

"Furthermore, my clone will infiltrate Kumogakure and carry out revenge against the Kumo ninja."

"If we can find a Jinchūriki from Kumogakure, there might be a pleasant surprise."

Beneath the masks, Inuzuka Ryo and the others were all stunned.

Isn't this... a bit too big?

The ANBU squad leader hesitated, "Um...shouldn't we consult the Third Hokage first for a decision?"

Xingxia Xiu nodded: "That's certainly right."

"However, as Root ninjas, we have the right to execute first and then report."

"Since Kumogakure dares to covet the village's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, then they should bear our revenge."

"What, are you ANBU cowards?"

One of the ANBU ninjas immediately objected: "A qualified ninja should obey orders from superiors, not make decisions on his own."

Hoshino glanced at the ANBU ninja who had spoken and said calmly, "So you can't be a squad leader."

Anbu ninja: Can you not be so direct?

Looking at the ANBU squad leader, Hoshino Hide said, "What the ANBU dares not do, we Root will do. You only need to report to the Third Hokage."

The ANBU squad leader nodded helplessly: "I understand. I will report this to the Third Hokage truthfully."

Hoshita Hide nodded slightly, then said to Aburame Ryoma, "Pegasus, go back and report to Lord Danzo."

Aburame Ryoma nodded immediately.

After the ANBU squad and Aburame Ryoma left, Inuzuka Ryo couldn't help but ask, "Captain, is there any mission we have left?"

"wait!"

Xingxia Xiu said, "If the clone can return, the Cloud Ninja will most likely have pursuers."

……

The journey through the Land of Fields, the Land of Hot Springs, and the Land of the Moon is not short.

By evening of the second day, Karu and his wooden clone entered the Land of Lightning one after the other.

It was in the Land of Lightning that they finally caught up with the Cloud Ninja spy.

Xingxia Xiu had no interest in interrogation and simply slit his throat with a knife.

They then traveled through the night, and by dawn, the wood clone transformed into a kunai from Karu's ninja tool bag and followed him into Kumogakure.

Xingxia Xiu knew very well that Karu would soon be exposed, and the Cloud Ninja would soon notice Karu's difference.

Therefore, if we cannot quickly find the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, then we must change our target.

Otherwise, if we get surrounded, the effectiveness of this operation will be greatly reduced.

Despite his earlier boasting that he could kill the Third Raikage, Hoshino Shigeaki doesn't underestimate the Cloud Ninja, especially the Third Raikage.

Given the current strength of the Tree World Advent, Hoshino Shu knew very well that he would be overwhelmed by the Third Raikage in no time.

It's important to know that the Third Raikage's chakra was also at the level of a tailed beast.

Its speed and attack intensity are absolutely top-tier in the current ninja world.

The Birth of the Tree World couldn't trap the Third Raikage!

However, at present, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is not under strict supervision in Kumogakure.

Karu, a Jonin, was no stranger to Brubi, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

With a leap, Karu entered the Hidden Cloud Village and immediately headed straight for Burubi's residence.

Meanwhile, the wood clone secretly transformed into a cloud ninja and hung behind.

"Karu?"

On the street, a Cloud Ninja recognized Karu and called out to him.

But Karu flew past the rooftop next to him without looking back.

"What's this guy doing? Why is he in such a hurry? He's not even paying attention to anyone."

Shangyi muttered to himself, but didn't pay much attention. He went to a breakfast shop and happened to run into another familiar Jonin, Bruce. He couldn't help but say, "By the way, have you seen Karu? That guy is in such a hurry so early. I wonder what happened."

Bruce, on the other end of the line, asked in confusion, "I remember this guy was on a mission, wasn't he? He's already back!"

"They went on a mission... Did they just get back?"

"However, that direction doesn't seem to be the Raikage Building..."

As they spoke, the two people eating breakfast both changed their expressions, keenly sensing that something was wrong.

In a flash, the two people who had left their breakfast money disappeared from the spot.

the other side.

Karu arrived outside Brubi's residence, just as Brubi was leaving.

The two looked at each other from the doorway.

"Senior Karu..."

Brubi opened his mouth, but immediately sensed something was wrong and frowned slightly.

Although she was slightly wary, Brubi had gotten used to it.

He could sense the alienation, fear, and even hostility from those around him.

The wooden clone, hidden in the corner, clasped its hands together in a mudra.

Almost simultaneously, Karu formed hand seals.

Brubi's expression changed drastically; this was the first time a fellow villager had attacked him.

He leaped up and tried to retreat, but the vines rose up and wrapped around his legs.

"This is... a Wood Release technique!"

Before Brubi could react, he was slammed into the ground with a loud thud.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, even more vines and wood entangled themselves around.

Roar!

Suddenly, a terrifying roar erupted, a shockwave swept through, the smoke and dust instantly dissipated, and the vines and wood exploded under the terrifying shockwave.

Karu stepped back, leaving a deep mark on his feet.

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At this moment, Brubi's body was covered in crimson tailed beast chakra.

boom!

The ground beneath his feet exploded, and Brubi shot forward, heading straight for Karu.

Bang bang bang!

The vines and wood shattered under Brubi's impact.

However, more vines rose up from all directions, locking Brubi's figure in place once again.

Furthermore, the tailed beast chakra within him was rapidly absorbed by Fujiki.

As a result, more vines and trees grew rapidly, and in the blink of an eye, a forest was formed.

However, the wooden clone frowned.

The next moment, a terrifying blast wave erupted from the center of the forest, uprooting trees and then exploding them.

In the blink of an eye, this forest of wood-escape techniques was razed to the ground.

The wood clone looked at the humanoid tailed beast, now clad in chakra and possessing eight tails and horns growing from its head, and couldn't help but think to itself, "As expected of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki!"

Wood Release: Advent of the World of Trees!

Karu's chakra poured out rapidly, and a large number of thick vines rose from the ground, engulfing Burubi like a tidal wave.

Brubi opened its mouth and exhaled a scalding breath. The next moment, its eight tails curled up, creating a gust of wind, and its body shot out.

Rumble!

The expansive tree barrier was pierced in an instant by Brubi, who had transformed into a half-tailed beast, and white bones appeared on his back and arms.

Thunderous plow, hot knife!

The arm, now covered in white bone, slammed down towards Karu.

The wooden shield that had risen from the ground exploded, and Karu was hit, his body instantly split in two.

But at that very moment, spiked wooden stakes rose up from the ground around Brubi. A wooden clone suddenly appeared, a "seat" character appearing on its right palm, which it pressed against Brubi's chest. Then, it leaped backward, pulling out a stream of blue chakra.

A surge of chakra flowed into his body, and more wooden stakes rose from the ground around him.

Brubi's chakra cloak quickly disappeared, and at the same time, his rationality returned completely: "You are... a Wood Release user..."

He realized that Karu was being controlled by the guy in front of him, not that he was a Wood Release user in disguise, as he had originally thought.

"Damn it... I won't let you get away with this!"

Brubi gritted his teeth, his chest filled with rage. The chakra cloak that had almost completely disappeared suddenly reappeared, and his body continued to expand.

"Should we actively release the Tailed Beasts and go berserk in full Tailed Beast form?"

The wooden clone felt a chill run down its spine and immediately formed hand seals.

The Art of the Dream Walker!

The irrational Brubi was instantly brought under control.

The next moment, the Wood Clone's consciousness appeared in front of the Eight-Tails, who was chained up.

This is the sealed space inside Brubi's body.

Roar!

The Eight-Tails roared, a whirlwind swept through, the mask on the wooden clone's face exploded, and its long hair was pulled straight back.

However, under the buff of the [Full Concentration] state, the Wood Clone's mental consciousness was more concentrated than ever before, and it was not dispersed by the Eight-Tails' roar.

"Yataru, nice to meet you!"

The wooden clone greeted him with a smile.

The Eight-Tails looked down at the little one in front of it: "You brat who inherited Hashirama Senju's power, what do you want?"

The wood clone chuckled, "I'll borrow your power to warn the Third Raikage."

Eight-Tails scoffed, "You think you can control me with the same genjutsu you used to control Brubi? You've really underestimated me!"

Glug glug...

The tailed beast's chakra surged and poured outwards, and a miniature version of the Eight-Tails gradually took shape.

Just now, Brubi deliberately entered a berserk state, and the seal has loosened somewhat, which is why the Eight-Tails was able to seep out its power from the gaps in the seal and form clones to deal with the Wood Clone.

However, the wood clone is faster.

His eyes glowed bright red, so intense that even colored contact lenses couldn't conceal it.

"Sharingan..."

The Eight-Tails was startled, but then it was unable to resist the onslaught of sleepiness.

……

Outside, the wooden clone relaxed, secretly letting out a sigh of relief.

The Eight-Tails was finally under control.

Of course, if the Eight-Tails hadn't been sealed away, he wouldn't have been able to control it on his own.

Now, he has control over both the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Eight-Tails itself.

So, what's next?

Let's see the strength of the Third Raikage!

(End of this chapter)