The Tailed Beast Ball shot forth from the Three-Tails, hurtling straight toward the Mist ninja gathered before it!
A massive chakra sphere, nearly as large as the beast itself, bore down on them with unstoppable force.
For the Mist ninja caught in its trajectory, the sheer, oppressive presence of death was something only they could truly comprehend.
Snapping out of their initial panic, the Mist ninja—along with the command center—let out a desperate, ear-splitting cry: "Scatter! Now!"
"Dark Release Unit! Follow orders and get into position!"
Naturally, when forming their battle plan, the Mist had prepared for the possibility of facing a Tailed Beast Ball.
Unlike the Konoha shinobi who had to hastily react to the sudden Nine-Tails attack years ago—suffering devastating losses—the Mist Village had come fully prepared, from the Third Mizukage down to the lowest-ranking ninja.
More than twenty Dark Release users swiftly moved into position, taking up their stances along the trajectory of the attack.
"Dark Release: Absorption Void!"
Rat—Hare—Rooster! Their hands wove through the seals in rapid succession.
Between their palms, spiraling vortexes of absorption formed, greedily sucking in the chakra composing the Tailed Beast Ball. Before their eyes, the massive sphere began to shrink.
Seconds later, a short, stocky ninja wearing sunglasses suddenly collapsed to one knee, gasping for breath.
"I can't… There's too much chakra… If I absorb any more, I'll die!"
He was the first to fall, but not the last.
One by one, the other Dark Release users also reached their limits. As soon as they hit their threshold, they ceased their absorption techniques immediately.
Absorbing too much chakra wasn't just dangerous—it was fatal. If their bodies went beyond their limits, they'd become nothing more than walking chakra bombs.
The Tailed Beast Ball pressed onward. The Dark Release users, bloated with excessive chakra, found themselves barely able to move.
Support ninjas rushed to their side, quickly carrying the incapacitated absorption users away from the battlefield.
Ahead of the attack, several Mist ninja had yet to escape.
And the chakra absorbed by the Dark Release users had only lessened the ball's power slightly.
...
Mist Village Command Center
The Sensory Unit had formed a Water Sphere in the center of the command tent, using it as a medium for battlefield surveillance.
A bulging distortion on the sphere, which had been stabilizing after its initial fluctuations, suddenly expanded—once, twice, three times over!
The distortion swelled so much that it was nearly splitting into two separate water spheres.
Sweat dripped from the forehead of the lead sensory ninja. "All ninja near F16-E15, retreat immediately! The Tailed Beast Ball is going to explode!"
BOOM!!!
The explosion was unimaginably violent—far more devastating than any previous attacks.
A blinding red flare erupted over the lake, illuminating the battlefield in an ominous glow.
The shockwave alone was enough to send many outlying ninjas flying.
As for those caught in the center of the blast…
There was no chance they could have survived unscathed.
Even from a distance, with the deafening explosion drowning out all other sounds, Yagura could swear he heard the dying screams and agonized wails of his comrades. His gaze darkened as he stared at the lingering glow of the blast.
"So sealing the Three-Tails really can't be done without bloodshed… People will die…"
"Don't be naive, kid."
The masked ANBU operative, code-named H1, spoke with clear irritation at Yagura's words.
"That blast alone erased seventy-six chakra signatures. Seventy-six dead. Since the battle began, we've lost a total of one hundred ninety-three ninjas. Keep that number in your head."
Yagura hesitated, then turned to look at him in surprise. "You're a sensor-type?"
H1 said nothing further. He simply stood straight, eyes fixed on the battlefield ahead.
Yagura clicked his tongue. "Tch. Acting all high and mighty."
...
Battlefield
Wind Release, Fire Release, Lightning Release, Lava Release, Ice Release, explosive tags, kenjutsu—every kind of jutsu and weaponry imaginable was being hurled at the Three-Tails.
Attacks came from every direction, preventing it from using its Water Mirror Technique to counteract them.
Waves surged as the beast stomped across the lake, its powerful tail sweeping through the ranks of attacking shinobi. It retaliated with water cannons, creating waves to defend itself.
"Secret Technique: Coral Bloom!"
"Dance of the Seedling Fern!"
The Kaguya and Karatachi clans launched a combined assault!
Coral formations erupted from beneath the Three-Tails, interwoven with razor-sharp bones, lifting the beast high above the water's surface.
With its feet off the lake, it could no longer utilize the water for defense!
The next wave of jutsu adjusted their trajectories, striking the exposed creature with full force.
The Three-Tails roared in agony, struggling wildly as it crushed the bone forest and coral formations beneath its massive weight.
The moment it landed back on the water's surface, another colossal chakra surge gathered at its mouth.
"Another Tailed Beast Ball!" a Mist ninja shouted in horror.
"Do not falter! Keep attacking! That's an order! The Three-Tails is weakening!"
Some ninjas hesitated, instinctively backing away.
The command center's voice rang through the communication lines: "The Tailed Beast Ball is powerful, but its weakness is that it takes time to charge! Attack now! This is our chance!"
A deafening blast rang out!
Jinin Akebino swung his Blast Sword, detonating an explosion to counter an incoming tail swipe, only to curse as he saw no visible damage.
"Damn it! This giant turtle's skin is absurdly thick!"
Munashi Jinpachi slashed at the beast but barely left a scratch.
"Enough! Just collapse already!"
Most of the Mist ninja held their ground, unleashing a relentless barrage of attacks. Some were blocked by sweeping tails and surging waves, but many found their mark, hammering the beast continuously.
...
High Above the Battlefield
"Storm Release Unit! It's time for the finishing move!"
"Got it!" x3
Thunder rumbled.
Three Storm Release shinobi formed a triangle in the sky as the clouds churned violently around them.
"Storm Release: Gigantic Cloud Manifestation!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Three colossal figures—each over ten meters tall—descended from the sky, formed entirely of cloud-like energy.
Head, body, and tail—the Three-Tails was pinned beneath their crushing weight!
Caught completely off guard, the Three-Tails was slammed into the lake, its massive form half-submerged.
At the same time, the unstable Tailed Beast Ball before its mouth detonated!
Three-Tails Isobu watched, helpless, as the unstable chakra mass erupted in its face.
Another explosion.
Another defeat.
Another seal about to be placed upon it by these wretched humans.
It was utterly miserable.
BOOM!!!
The sky-reaching water column from the explosion rose to the height of the three Storm Release giants.
Hozuki Chiren reflexively shielded his eyes from the falling water, his chakra-reinforced body absorbing the impact.
"Release the technique," their squad leader commanded.
"Understood!"
The towering storm giants dissipated.
Yagura squinted through the mist, staring at the motionless Three-Tails emerging from the water.
"It's… finally over."
And just like that, the battlefield fell silent.
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