Although the words were polite, Sarutobi Asuma's actions were quite rough.
Five Adamantine Sealing Chains entered Shukaku's seal, two locking its neck, two burrowing into its body, and roughly pulling at Shukaku's chakra.
"You bastard!"
"Damn it!"
Shukaku shrieked in anger, then roared at Bunpuku, "Hurry and release me! I want to have a great battle with this annoying guy!"
Bunpuku said helplessly, "Even if I break the seal, you won't be able to break through his seal."
"This Fūinjutsu is a powerful seal from the Uzumaki Clan."
"Even my own sealing technique was inspired by this Fūinjutsu!"
Scarlet chakra was being pulled out of Shukaku's body. Shukaku couldn't even struggle, only watching its chakra be violently seized by Sarutobi Asuma.
Soon, more and more chakra was pulled out, gradually forming a smaller Shukaku.
When he estimated it was enough, the fifth Adamantine Sealing Chain descended, severing the connection between the two Shukaku.
Instantly, Shukaku's original body was only one-third of its former size.
The portion that Sarutobi Asuma had taken was actually larger than Shukaku's original body.
"You bastard!"
"I'll remember you!"
"When I get out, I'll definitely deal with you!"
Shukaku roared furiously.
It was so humiliating!
To be confined by a mere human brat and have two-thirds of its chakra stolen.
While it could recover this chakra with a little time, this was a grave insult!
Bunpuku ignored Shukaku's pointless yelling. He looked at the Shukaku chakra that Sarutobi Asuma had pulled out of his body and said kindly, "The Tailed Beast chakra you're extracting is filled with malice. Without a sufficiently strong will, you'll be controlled by the malice and go berserk."
"Thank you for the reminder, senior."
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled lightly. The Adamantine Sealing Chains retracted, pulling the One-Tails' chakra into his own body.
Instantly, malice surged like a tide, engulfing his body and mind.
His exterior was immediately enveloped by the scarlet Tailed Beast chakra.
"Hmph!"
Sarutobi Asuma snorted. Using his powerful Chakra Control and the Adamantine Sealing Chains, he directly suppressed the malice of the Tailed Beast chakra and then tamed it.
If Shukaku's original body were present, he might have needed more effort. But now, this was just Shukaku's chakra, lacking an independent consciousness – how could it possibly resist?
In less than a minute, Sarutobi Asuma had tamed the vast One-Tails chakra. He then injected it into the Yin Seal on his forehead, splitting it into two.
One part replenished the newly opened Yin Seal, and the other part was kept for general use.
After all, his Yin Seal had been designed with two storage reservoirs back then to avoid interfering with daily training and combat!
Having dealt with Shukaku's chakra cleanly and efficiently, Sarutobi Asuma felt a slight fullness in his body.
As expected of a Tailed Beast, even two-thirds of its chakra was more immense than his own body's plus the Yin Seal's chakra.
At this moment, memories from two Shadow Clones were fed back.
It wasn't that the Shadow Clones had been killed, but rather that their chakra had been depleted.
He then sensed that Sand Ninja were pursuing them.
Glancing at Bunpuku, Sarutobi Asuma immediately created 100 Lightning Style Shadow Clones to rush to the battlefield, while his main body retreated with Bunpuku.
For now, Bunpuku was the priority.
Furthermore, Sarutobi Asuma felt that 100 Shadow Clones were enough to eliminate the pursuing Sand Ninja and even push into the battlefield to hunt down strong Sand Ninja.
Returning to the medical camp.
Sarutobi Asuma immediately summoned Yūhi Kurenai, Shizune, and Kakashi.
Creating another clone, Sarutobi Asuma said to the five of them, "This is the Sand Village's One-Tails Jinchuriki. Now, you need to follow the plan and, along with my Shadow Clones, escort him back to the village as quickly as possible."
"This is our bargaining chip to force the Sand Village to surrender or negotiate. It cannot be lost!"
Yūhi Kurenai, Kakashi, and the others nodded with solemn expressions: "Understood!"
Kakashi took Bunpuku onto his back and immediately set off.
Sarutobi Asuma watched them disappear from sight, then entered Scorch Release Chakra Mode and shot into the sky, heading back to the battlefield.
When he arrived at the battlefield, Konoha and the Sand Ninja were already locked in fierce combat, making it impossible to clear the area with large-scale Ninjutsu.
He immediately deactivated Scorch Release Chakra Mode and switched to Lightning Style Chakra Mode.
For this kind of battlefield, Lightning Style Chakra Mode was the most suitable.
As for the Shadow Clones he had dispatched earlier, only five remained, all of them being surrounded and attacked by a large number of Sand Ninja.
He wasn't the original body, so his chakra was limited. Even with Scorch Release Chakra Mode, he couldn't compare to his original body, and his defense was far inferior.
The Sand Ninja surrounding him were even more numerous than those who had surrounded Orochimaru.
Boom!
Sarutobi Asuma descended from the sky, stomping a Sand Ninja Jonin into the ground.
With a shlick, three Sand Ninja were sliced in half.
The Sand Ninja Jonin targeted by Sarutobi Asuma felt their hairs stand on end as his katana, imbued with Wind Style chakra, descended.
Clang!
The katana split in two. The Sand Ninja's eyes widened as Sarutobi Asuma's tanto grazed his neck.
Without stopping, Sarutobi Asuma turned into a purple lightning bolt, moving unpredictably across the battlefield.
"It's Sarutobi Asuma's original body!"
"Use puppets to restrain him!"
"Damn it, surround him!"
"Ah..."
"No!"
Roars, growls, screams, and terrified shrieks blended together.
A large number of Sand Ninja converged, and puppet after puppet attacked, only to explode into countless fragments moments later.
Rumble rumble!
A barrage of explosive tags detonated, engulfing Sarutobi Asuma and even affecting the surrounding Sand Ninja.
This finally forced him to pause.
But the next moment, intense electrical discharge erupted, with lightning snakes acting like spears, piercing through Sand Ninja one by one.
This was Lightning Style: False Darkness, but it was infused with the techniques of Chidori Flow. In an instant, more than ten lightning spears burst forth, unleashing astonishing destructive power.
However, only Sarutobi Asuma, with his formidable Chakra Control, vast chakra reserves, and Level 10 Lightning Style Chakra Nature Transformation, could achieve such a feat.
Eliminating over a dozen Jonin and elite Chunin in an instant shattered the Sand Ninja's encirclement.
Sarutobi Asuma once again became a purple lightning bolt, weaving through the battlefield.
This time, he didn't give the Sand Ninja another chance to surround him. He attacked and retreated, regardless of whether they lived or died.
Moreover, his blade, now infused with Lightning Style chakra, was in no way inferior to Hatake Sakumo's. Very few could withstand a single blow from it and survive.
Sword Technique, Wind Style, Lightning Style, Scorching Style, and even Earth Style and Water Style – Sarutobi Asuma could wield them all with ease. Furthermore, he was shrouded by the Ink Dyeing Sky Dizziness Technique.
This Sensory Ninjutsu could not only sense chakra but also the outlines of objects.
His perception extended one to two hundred meters around him, without any blind spots, rivaling the Byakugan.
Under close combat, no one could cast ninjutsu against him, given Sarutobi Asuma's neural reaction speed, evasion speed, and jutsu casting speed.
Wherever the purple lightning passed, Sand Ninja fell like wheat.
Chiyo, who was battling Orochimaru with the Ten Puppets of Chikamatsu, noticed this and was both shocked and furious.
Sarutobi Asuma made her feel as if she were seeing another Hatake Sakumo.
No!
This brat was even more terrifying than Hatake Sakumo!
Sarutobi Asuma possessed not only Hatake Sakumo's ferocity but also a speed far surpassing him.
She had only seen such speed in the Third Raikage.
Unless they overwhelmed him with sheer numbers, like the Stone Ninja did against the Third Raikage, and he didn't try to escape, there was no way to kill someone like him.
Similarly, they couldn't stop such a powerful warrior!
"In the entire village, perhaps only the Fourth can deal with him!"
Chiyo was filled with sorrow.
If the Third hadn't died, if Scorching Style Pakura hadn't died…
But there were no "ifs."
"Retreat!"
Seeing that over a hundred comrades had fallen to Sarutobi Asuma, Chiyo reluctantly gave the order.
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