The Avengers of the Uzumaki Family

Hyacinth herself felt it was extremely embarrassing.

We never even dared to hope for an advantage.

It's not that all the tactical objectives set have to be achieved, but at least one or two should be accomplished.

As long as the situation can be stabilized.

He truly deserves the respect of his own ninja village and his own master.

But now they are at a complete disadvantage, and Hyacinth doesn't believe that the situation could get any worse.

Surely it can't be that Hidden Light Village launches a full-scale attack?

Do they really think the threat from other ninja villages is gone?

Hyacinth would be even happier if Uzumaki Menma were such a simple-minded person.

"It's not that something collapsed, but our reconnaissance ninja determined that the other light ninja using the power of a tailed beast should be from the Hozuki clan, and that the tailed beast chakra on that guy should be the Three-Tails'!"

The Chunin took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and revealed the most important piece of information.

"The Hozuki clan? Hmph, what a persistent bunch of bastards. Wait, what did you say?! The Three-Tails' chakra?! Are you sure?!"

Hyacinth suddenly turned around, her eyes wide, staring at her subordinate with a fierce expression, and shouted sharply.

It's not surprising that there are Hozuki clan ninjas in the enemy's forces. In the previous bloody battle, their three major ninja villages were wiped out. It's normal for a few to escape.

Hyacinths wouldn't care at all.

But the Three-Tailed Isobu is no joke.

Since their Fourth Mizukage passed away unexpectedly, they were unable to retrieve the Three-Tails in time, resulting in the Three-Tails perishing along with Yagura. Kirigakure lost the Three-Tails. They originally planned to wait until their village's strength had recovered and they found a suitable Jinchuriki candidate before launching a full-scale search to recapture the Three-Tails.

But I didn't expect that.

Our own ninja village hasn't even made a move yet, and the Three-Tails has already been captured!?

And it just so happens to be Hidden Light Village!?

"Yes, Lady Hyacinth. We are all very familiar with the Three-Tails' chakra. Our colleagues in the reconnaissance team have also confirmed it repeatedly. It is indeed the Three-Tails' chakra!"

The Chunin nodded emphatically and spoke with great certainty.

Three tails, six tails.

This is the most valuable fighting force and asset of their Hidden Mist Village. The ninjas of the Hidden Mist Village's sensory team, sealing team, and barrier team are extremely familiar with the Three-Tails' chakra. They assisted their village's high-level fighting force in the previous tailed beast sealing operations.

The most recent instance was when Madara Uchiha plotted to control the Hidden Mist Village's pursuit force and sealed the Three-Tails into Rin Nohara's body. After Rin Nohara committed suicide and the Three-Tails' chakra dissipated, the sealing team and the sensory team followed their Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, to find the resurrected Three-Tails somewhere in the Land of Water. On that occasion, Yagura Karatachi himself acted as the vessel, sealing the Three-Tails into his own body.

that time.

Yagura Karatachi was also a rare perfect Jinchuriki in the ninja world.

It could be due to authoritarian suppression, or it could be due to genuine recognition from Isobu. In any case, Yagura Karatachi was able to unleash the full power of the Three-Tails Isobu.

That was the last time the Hidden Mist Village ninjas came into contact with their own Three-Tails.

Now, after so many years, how could the Kirigakure ninja not be shocked to encounter the Three-Tails again, especially since they were on the enemy's side?

This means that...

Both of our tailed beasts have fallen into the hands of the enemy.

"Damn it! Damn it! How dare those mere Takigakure and Kusagakure villages repeatedly rob our Kirigakure village?! Infuriating! Immediately send this message back to the rear and report to Master Yuan!"

Hyacinth's face contorted with rage as she spoke.

"Yes, Lady Hyacinth!"

It is extremely difficult for a large ninja village to become powerful.

However, it is not an easy thing for them to decline. The five great powers have been standing on equal footing for more than sixty years.

Apart from the limitations imposed by the times and other objective factors that prevented further development, the ninja village system and ninja village power have already reached a very mature stage.

Whether it's the size of the ninja army, the cultivation of the tailed beasts' power, or other extensions, apart from the emergence of Menma's Hidden Village, the Five Great Nations can be said to have been completely at the forefront of the times.

Even though Sunagakure suffered defeat after defeat, it was still able to maintain the last vestiges of a great nation's prestige. How much more so Kirigakure?

As long as the five great powers are not bleeded dry by special means or killed outright, they can all make a comeback given enough time.

Yet, this is precisely the kind of large country it is.

Now they are facing their own desperate situation.

The successive deaths of high-level combatants and the loss of two tailed beasts.

Even more crucially, the supreme leader has once again been taken into control.

Kirigakure is on the brink of destruction. This step in the war is the final step towards their annihilation.

The Mist Ninja will never know that the one who orchestrated their destruction was none other than the 'Master of the Mist' whom they trusted most.

The situation at the front lines.

In less than a few days.

It spread throughout the entire ninja world.

It should be said that the setback of Kirigakure was something that the other ninja villages expected. In the eyes of the other ninja villages, Kirigakure is now not even comparable to Sunagakure. At least Sunagakure still has a tailed beast. What does Kirigakure have left?

If such a force could suppress the Hidden Light Village and even gain the upper hand, that would be truly astonishing.

The real surprise for all the ninja villages was the sudden appearance of another Jinchūriki in Hidden Light Village—Hozuki Suigetsu. However, unlike Hidden Mist Village, which was 100% certain that Suigetsu's chakra came from the Three-Tails Isobu, the first reaction of the other ninja villages, especially Hidden Cloud Village, was that the tailed beast inside Suigetsu was the Two-Tails that previously belonged to Hidden Cloud Village.

The Six-Tails Jinchuriki—Utaka.

Fu, the Jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails.

Nine-Tails Jinchuriki - Menma.

And the information about Yugito, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, being captured, is public knowledge. So much time has passed since the last great war, isn't it normal for them to have another Tailed Beast Jinchuriki?

Suigetsu's appearance is definitely that of a member of the Hozuki clan.

Their clan has also produced a Kage with considerable strength.

He is capable of taking down the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, who has mastered Dust Release, and at the very least, he possesses top-tier Kage-level strength, Hozuki Gengetsu.

Suigetsu is qualified to become a vessel for a Jinchūriki.

The various ninja villages were not at all surprised.

Based on this, the various ninja villages have further increased their perception of the threat level posed by the Hidden Light Village.

One more tailed beast.

That would be like having an extra 'nuclear bomb'.

It's the kind that can be reused repeatedly. Even though the five great nations all have their own conventional methods for dealing with tailed beasts, those methods all involve taking huge risks. If you're not careful, you'll end up self-destructing.

Konoha is arguably the village with a relatively complete system for suppressing tailed beasts. Of course, all of this is thanks to the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, who was a true master of technique research and left Konoha with a large number of forbidden and secret techniques, many of which can be used to deal with tailed beasts.

Nine-Tails is obviously out of the question, and Eight-Tails might be a bit of a stretch, but the forbidden techniques left by Tobirama are definitely effective against the other seven tailed beasts.

However, those foolish high-ranking officials in Konoha completely failed to make use of this opportunity.

Regardless of the reason.

The appearance of Hozuki Suigetsu did indeed bring varying degrees of pressure to the ninja villages of different countries. After all, it was a tailed beast, a being that ordinary people would fear.

And they were in the rear.

Obito, who was perfectly disguised as a master, was slightly surprised when he received the news from the front line. He knew that the Three-Tails had been captured. Although the Akatsuki had not officially launched a plan to capture the tailed beasts in recent years, they had still assigned personnel to investigate the specific locations of each tailed beast.

The news of the Three-Tails' disappearance reached Obito shortly after Menma took Isobu away. However, because the tailed beast capture plan hadn't officially begun, Obito wasn't keeping a close eye on the Three-Tails every day, only checking occasionally. Therefore, Obito hadn't yet confirmed which side had captured the Three-Tails. Initially, Obito thought it was the Mist Ninja who had retrieved the Three-Tails, since when it came to familiarity with the Three-Tails, the Mist Ninja were second to none.

I never expected it to be Kirigakure.

It was Mianma who took away the three tails.

"This is really interesting, Menma-kun."

A sinister look also appeared in Obito's single, exposed Sharingan eye.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 424 The Onslaught

You won't know until you count.

The number was shocking.

Suddenly, Obito realized that there were already five tailed beasts around Menma. Originally, in Obito's eyes, Menma was the most difficult to capture and the most important target. Now, there were actually so many tailed beast targets gathered around Menma.

Even Obito was somewhat surprised.

This should be the first time since Hashirama Senju captured the nine tailed beasts that so many tailed beasts have appeared in the same ninja village. Five of them is more than half of the total number of tailed beasts. If the current Hidden Light Village's living strength were doubled, without counting Menma, it would truly be able to take on the entire ninja world single-handedly. Having the means to deal with tailed beasts and being able to truly suppress or even eliminate them are two different things.

Since Menma defected from Konoha, every step he has taken has challenged Obito's understanding.

This is completely unlike the mindset and methods of a teenager.

Once upon a time, Obito, like everyone else, believed that Orochimaru was controlling everything behind Menma. He thought that Menma's so-called autonomous actions were definitely at Orochimaru's behest, just like the people from other ninja villages. Obito even listed Orochimaru as his biggest threat because he had the strength and resources, and as a former member of the Akatsuki, he had a considerable understanding of the organization. Moreover, his research capabilities were unparalleled. Obito had always been very wary of Orochimaru.

But now it seems...

Orochimaru is Orochimaru, and Menma is Menma.

At most, their relationship is one of cooperation and transactions.

Obito had to admit that he had misjudged the situation.

"However, it doesn't matter. With all five tailed beasts gathered together, we can just take them all out at once."

A fierce killing intent flashed in Obito's eyes.

Soon, through the 'Yuan Master' who was actually Bai Jue in disguise, his latest orders were transmitted to the front lines.

'Attack at all costs, but things will change afterward.'

This is an ambiguous command.

Obito himself was well aware that the Kirigakure's attack was a pointless sacrifice, but that was only in relation to Kirigakure. Even if it only weakened Hidden Light Village or the power of the other major ninja villages, Obito would still be in the best interest. Therefore, Obito had to make the Kirigakure ninja attack willingly, which required the prestige of a master.

What's needed is a plan that gives ordinary Mist Ninjas a glimmer of hope for victory.