"Hahaha, I'm finally out! As soon as I got out, I saw so many ants wanting to kill me. Wind Style: Balancing! Bomb!" Shukaku's massive, sandcastle-like body rampaged through the Leaf village camp, firing Balancing Bombs from its mouth.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Damn it, it's the One-Tails! How dare the Third Kazekage! Isn't he afraid of losing his jinchuriki?" Tsunade watched the scattered, dismembered scene, clenching her fists, eager to fly forward and stop Shukaku.
"Damn it, where are Orochimaru and the others? Why aren't any of them showing up!"
"Report! Lady Tsunade, Lord Hatake, Hanzo of the Salamander, the Third Kazekage, and the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki have launched a surprise attack! Rain, Sand, and Stone ninjas are all attacking us. Lord Orochimaru and the others are about to collapse!" A Leaf ninja, his arm bleeding, panted and ran towards Tsunade with a grave and panicked expression, shouting.
"What! That old man Onoki is really here? Damn it, why would they suddenly unite?" Tsunade was in a dilemma. On one side were the safety of her comrades, and on the other were the Leaf ninjas and the wounded in the camp. Most of them were old, weak, sick, and disabled, unable to resist the attack of a Tailed Beast.
"Stop hesitating, Tsunade. You go support the front lines, leave this place to me." Hatake Sakumo slowly drew his white fang from behind his back, his gaze fixed on the rampaging Shukaku. He knew very well that his abilities were completely countered by Shukaku. Its sand-like body rendered his swordsmanship largely ineffective. He could only try to see if he could awaken the jinchuriki within.
"Lord Hatake, Tsunade, leave this to me. The sealing jutsu of my Uzumaki clan is specifically designed to counter Tailed Beasts, these chakra lifeforms. I am more suitable to deal with it than you two." Uzumaki Lin Yu stopped Hatake Sakumo, who was about to step forward, and then, without looking back, dashed towards Shukaku, giving them no chance to consider.
"Lin Yu, you..."
"He's right. The front lines need us more. Although this is my first meeting, I actually feel a sense of trust in his words, as if I can safely entrust my back to him." Hatake Sakumo watched Lin Yu's retreating back disappear, then rushed towards the battlefield.
"A sense of trust? Actually... I have felt that way too." Tsunade's beautiful eyes blinked slightly, then she turned and left without looking back. She believed Lin Yu could handle Shukaku, absolutely!
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"Hahaha, freedom feels so wonderful." Lin Yu heard Shukaku's arrogant tone before he even got close.
As he approached Shukaku, looking at the colossal beast before him, Lin Yu felt no sense of danger.
Even though Lin Yu's body was as small as Shukaku's fingernail, his aura was by no means weaker. Lin Yu put his hands on his hips and, with a mocking expression, shouted at Shukaku, "You stinking tanuki, I heard you're the weakest of the Tailed Beasts, often beaten up by the Nine-Tails. Is that true?"
"Stinking tanuki? Brat, was that you speaking just now? You've offended me, the great Shukaku! You, like that damned stinking fox, will all die!" Shukaku turned its massive body and glared at the tiny ant on the ground. It hated being called a stinking tanuki the most, and it would kill him!
"Tsk tsk tsk, I also heard that you were once beaten by the Nine-Tails so badly that you couldn't take care of yourself, and since then you've tucked your tail and fled whenever you saw the Nine-Tails."
"Ahhhhh! You're making me so angry, brat, you're asking for death!" Shukaku roared in rage, its sharp claws swiping at Lin Yu.
"Hehehe! The stinking tanuki can't catch me. Alas, so weak!" Lin Yu leaped and dodged, gradually luring Shukaku towards the outskirts of the camp.
Bunpuku, the jinchuriki slumbering within Shukaku, frowned slightly but was unable to control Shukaku. His strength was no match for Shukaku's, and he could only watch as Lin Yu dragged Shukaku out of the camp.
"Phew, we're saved." The survivors in the camp breathed a sigh of relief as the colossal beast retreated. However, no one noticed a green figure silently disappear from the camp.
About a hundred kilometers from the camp, nearing the Land of Rain, Lin Yu finally stopped, panting slightly. It wasn't due to exhaustion, but from talking. He hadn't stopped talking along the way, insulting Shukaku and its... well, it didn't have ancestors. If one had to be named, it would be the Ten-Tails.
"Brat, why aren't you running anymore? Are you out of energy? Die for me."
Shukaku panted heavily, its face contorted with rage as it roared at Lin Yu.
It wasn't tired, it was furious. No one had ever insulted it like this in its life. It suddenly felt a bit wronged, roaring in its heart, determined to smash this brat!
"Hmm, it's time to end this farce. Adamantine Sealing Chains!" Lin Yu stopped panting, turned to face Shukaku, and six golden chakra chains suddenly shot out from behind him, wrapping around Shukaku's massive body. The Adamantine Sealing Chains were particularly effective against Tailed Beasts because their large bodies were so easy to restrain.
"Damn it, this is a sealing jutsu of the Uzumaki clan, you insidious brat!" Shukaku was bound tighter and tighter by the golden chakra chains. The Adamantine Sealing Chains were specifically designed to counter chakra lifeforms like Tailed Beasts, and it couldn't break free at all.
Finally, it was bound like a zongzi and restrained on the ground, its large eyes staring at Uzumaki Lin Yu, filled with ferocity and defiance.
Lin Yu rubbed his chin, contemplating how to deal with Shukaku. Killing it was out of the question; it would be useless, as it would revive in a few years.
Lin Yu wouldn't do anything futile. After some thought, he decided to seal Shukaku and exchange it for military merit and ninjutsu. After all, he couldn't replicate techniques like the Flying Thunder God or the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu. He would have to diligently cultivate and learn.
Suddenly, a cruel laugh came from behind. "Die, Leaf Style Piercing Slash!" Lin Yu saw a familiar green-haired ninja in Shukaku's mirror-like pupils, ferociously hacking at him.
Lin Yu smiled cruelly, turned around, and the spiral patterns in his eyes gradually converged. He glared, "Almighty Push!"
*Poof!*
An unimaginably powerful repelling force acted in front of Lin Yu. The green-haired ninja was sent flying back like a ball, covered in blood, instantly rendered incapable of fighting, and spitting blood on the ground.
"You, how do you have such immense power?" Yamato Ichiro stared in horror at Lin Yu, who was walking towards him, fear spreading in his heart.
He had been tailing Uzumaki Lin Yu, patiently waiting for his opportunity. When Lin Yu unleashed those unknown chains to bind the One-Tails, he thought his chance had arrived.
It must be said that his timing was impeccable. Lin Yu was occupied suppressing Shukaku and his movements were restricted. If it had been someone of White Fang's caliber, he might have succeeded. Unfortunately, he was merely a Special Jonin who couldn't even perform the Leaf Style's ultimate techniques, so a miracle was destined not to happen.
"You've wasted a second of my Rinnegan time. You deserve to die!" Lin Yu's eyes returned to black, the Rinnegan deactivated. Such a life-saving resource was consumed one second at a time, and Lin Yu didn't want to waste even a second unless it was a moment of crisis or a crucial mission.
"You can't kill me, I have... *Poof!* A shuriken pierced his heart. Yamato Ichiro's life gradually ebbed away, disbelief still lingering in his eyes.
Towards enemies, enemies confirmed to be killed, Lin Yu never gave them extra time to speak. As for who was behind him, Lin Yu didn't care. Even if it was Danzo, or someone else, he would take the blame. He was a scapegoat, and this wouldn't be the first time.
"What was with your eyes just now? They looked like Old Sage of Six Paths'..."
"Too much nonsense. Four Symbols Sealing!" Numerous complex runes appeared on his palm and struck Shukaku. Instantly, its massive body transformed into chakra and flowed into the jinchuriki Bunpuku. In the blink of an eye, Shukaku's colossal form vanished, leaving behind only an unconscious monk, Bunpuku.
Lin Yu bound Bunpuku, disposed of Yamato Ichiro's corpse, and then looked towards the other battlefield, murmuring, "It's time for my other identity to appear. Hanzo has lived long enough!"