"Damm that Killer Bee!"
Sprawled out on the tatami mat, Yugito Nii wore a thoroughly done-with-it expression as she muttered to herself, "How dare he give me a thumbs-up, the jerk! And Lord Raikage, with all that 'covering the rear in case it's a trap' nonsense…"
She was convinced this whole disturbance in Konoha was not a trap. Lord Raikage was simply making excuses to stop her from going out and doing anything! The reason was plain as day: they thought she was too young.
Yugito Nii hated that line of thinking. It felt like discrimination!
She was a perfect Jinchuriki too! Why shouldn't she be able to serve the village and contribute?
"Whatever."
With a furious, full-body stretch, Yugito pushed herself up.
"What's done is done. A bath first."
She slid open the door and headed for the bedroom, but halfway there, she spotted a suspicious-looking blond kid sneaking out of the bathroom, pulling up his pants.
Their eyes met. Both were frozen for a moment in mutual surprise.
"You…" Yugito opened her mouth, about to say something, when the little blond across from her suddenly let out a weird shriek. "We've been spotted! Gang up on her, now!"
"What?"
Before Yugito could process it, streams of shimmering light appeared all around her.
Hum.
The streams of light instantly transformed into golden chains, binding Yugito's entire body tightly.
"W-what is this?"
Yugito could feel the chakra within her draining away rapidly and her physical strength diminishing by the second.
"No use struggling, Miss Yugito." A young boy with spiky, pineapple-like hair stepped out from a side room, his expression calm. "In this state, you can't mobilize the Tailed Beast's power."
"Who are you people?" Yugito asked, pressing her lips together.
"Currently, just students of Konoha's Ninja Academy," the pineapple-headed boy replied flatly.
'Ninja Academy students?'
Yugito stared, her expression bewildered.
You've got to be kidding. Mere academy students could render a perfect Jinchuriki like her completely helpless in an instant?
"Yugito, I'll try to break out," the voice of the Two-Tails echoed from within her. "If the chains break, just run!"
"Don't bother with any of those crooked ideas, Matatabi." Before Yugito could respond, a low, rumbling voice cut in abruptly. "That guy's suppressors aren't something you can break."
"This voice…" The Two-Tails, Matatabi, paused. "Kurama?"
Poof.
An orange fox, small like a plush toy, appeared on Naruto's shoulder, its gaze fixed on Matatabi within Yugito. "Take my advice, just accept the recruitment peacefully! No one needs to bleed. No one needs to get hurt."
"So, you've taken up with a new master now, fox?" Matatabi sneered.
"Hmph! We don't have any of that 'master-servant' nonsense where I'm from. We're all comrades working to create a better shinobi world!" the Nine-Tails retorted with a snort.
"Comrades? You… with a bunch of humans?" Matatabi's expression was a bizarre mix of incredulity and confusion.
Back when the Sage of Six Paths had split them into nine Tailed Beasts, the ones who hated humans the most were this Kurama and Shukaku. And now this guy was calling a group of humans 'comrades'? Was he under some kind of bizarre genjutsu?
"It's too troublesome to explain. You'll understand once you and your Jinchuriki get to our base," the Nine-Tails said, its tone haughty.
*Konoha, Southern District.*
"It doesn't really look like a trap."
Looking at the group of Konoha ninjas locked in a desperate battle with a giant monster not far away, C's expression was grave. "Konoha's main forces are all tied up here now. Shouldn't we move in?"
"Wait a little longer." The Fourth Raikage shook his head, lowering his voice. "Ōnoki and Rasa haven't made their move yet. Why should we rush?"
"What kind of monster is that, yo! It's so ugly, yo!" Killer Bee's attention was fully on the monster.
It looked like a giant bug, but with human legs on its lower body. Its head was covered by a thick white bony substance, with two moth-like white antennae stretching from its forehead.
"If I had to guess, that monster is probably related to the Umbrella Corporation in the Land of Waves." The Fourth Raikage narrowed his eyes, speaking calmly. "Remember those two suspicious-looking guys who came to the village trying to sell us something?"
"They're from the Land of Waves?" C said, surprised.
BOOM!
A loud explosion interrupted their conversation.
The giant insect monster was set ablaze by ninjutsu, roaring in fury.
And then, in the next moment,
Large amounts of a milky white liquid oozed from its body, completely dousing the flames around it. Not only that, the solidified liquid even formed a protective membrane around its body.
"Where the hell did this damned thing come from?" Hiruzen Sarutobi, holding a black iron staff, asked, his face dark.
"Report, Hokage-sama." An Anbu ninja stepped forward, bowing respectfully. "The monster first appeared from the Inn registered to the Stone ninja envoy group."
"Stone ninja?" Hiruzen's face instantly darkened.
A very bad premonition arose in his heart. Ōnoki and his people probably hadn't come to Konoha just to watch the Chunin Exams.
But now wasn't the time for questions. The priority was dealing with this monster.
If fire release was ineffective, they'd have to try other jutsu.
"Eight Gates Release Formation: Sixth Gate, Gate of View, OPEN!" A figure wreathed in green energy charged into the battlefield, waves of air pressure rolling off him.
ROAR!
The insect monster seemed to sense the threat, swinging its forelimbs to stab at the attacker.
The green figure dodged the attack, both fists clenched. "Morning Peacock!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
His terrifying speed friction ignited the air, creating waves of flame. Countless fist strikes rained down on the insect monster like a storm, pummeling its body and forcing it to stagger backward.
"Well done, Guy!" Seeing this, a slight smile finally appeared on Hiruzen Sarutobi's face.
"Now's our chance!" Seizing the opportunity, Kakashi gathered a ball of lightning in his right hand, leaping down from a nearby building toward the back of the monster's neck.
Lightning Cutter! (Raikiri!)
CRACKLE-BOOM!
Blinding lightning flashed. The insect monster seemed to finally succumb, collapsing to the ground with a heavy thud.
Clap. Clap.
A round of applause sounded.
Ōnoki's figure emerged from a shadowy alley, a smile on his face. "As expected of Konoha, so full of talents"
"Indeed. The Eight Gates Released Formation truly is the strongest taijutsu in the entire shinobi world," Orochimaru said, his gaze toward Might Guy tinged with caution.
Just the Sixth Gate had already reached this level. He had underestimated this technique before.
"Tsuchikage-sama, Kazekage-sama." Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression darkened again, all traces of his earlier hospitality gone. "Why are you two here?"
"To get to the truth, of course, Hokage-sama," Ōnoki said with a light laugh. "Why would such a monster appear in Konoha? Don't you, as Hokage, owe us an explanation?"
'Blaming the victim!'
He was clearly trying to shift the blame!
Hiruzen almost laughed in anger, his mouth twisting into a cold smirk. "I should be asking you that, Tsuchikage-sama! Why did this monster appear in the inn rented by your Stone ninja? What exactly did you come to Konoha to do?"
Just as Ōnoki opened his mouth, ready to drop all pretense and escalate, a shadowy figure wearing a white bone mask appeared in the center of the scene.
"What?"
"You… you are…?" Hiruzen Sarutobi stared at the half of the face revealed by the mask, his own face a picture of shock. "Homura?"
"Hiruzen." Homura Mitokado raised his head, his beast-like pupils radiating fury. "You... will all die!"
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