"Argh..."
Inside the Kamui dimension, Obito struggled in agony. Once the black flames touched him, they began to spread rapidly across his entire body. The terrifying power of Amaterasu lay in the fact that the size of the enemy's body was irrelevant. Even a Tailed Beast as large as the Eight-Tails would be quickly consumed if even a single speck of black flame landed on it.
Soon, Obito was burned to ash by the black flames.
Back in the real world, Uchiha Nagi had already turned his attention to the Fourth Mizukage.
In truth, Nagi wanted to enter the Kamui dimension to confirm Obito's death, but he frustratingly found that even after his Sharingan had analyzed Obito's Kamui, he still couldn't enter it. It seemed that Kamui wasn't so much a world created by Obito's eyes, but rather that his eyes were merely the key to entering it.
Sigh. Uchiha Nagi sighed. His copy-wheel Mangekyo wasn't omnipotent after all.
Or perhaps Obito's eye ability was just that special—so special that even after Nagi analyzed and copied it, he still couldn't use it.
"I wonder if Shisui's Kotoamatsukami is also this unique?"
Uchiha Nagi shook his head, pushing the distracting thoughts aside. Or could there be another possibility? Did his own heart also yearn for revenge, which was why he was able to copy and use Amaterasu?
He would have to wait until he encountered Shisui's eyes or other Mangekyo abilities in the future to know for sure. But for now, he had to deal with the Fourth Mizukage.
While Nagi and Obito were fighting, the Fourth Mizukage fell from the sky. The massive impact, combined with the lack of Obito's specific control, had already greatly weakened the genjutsu holding him.
Seeing this, Mei Terumi and all the ninja from the rebelling clans launched their attacks in unison. Their goal was singular: silence him.
If Yagura Karatachi didn't die, they would never sleep soundly again.
Instantly, ninjutsu, shuriken, and explosive tags of all kinds were hurled at him.
Under the powerful barrage, Yagura was severely injured.
Fortunately, his instincts still allowed him to move. He subconsciously dodged most of the attacks, and the powerful life force of a jinchuriki, coupled with the Three-Tails' chakra, allowed him to barely survive.
"Stop! All of you, stop! I am the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi!" The intense pain of his injuries had completely jolted Yagura back to his senses.
"You're the one we're here to kill, Yagura! Die!"
Seeing him wounded, the Mist ninja became even more excited. Kage-slaying. Whoever accomplished this feat could brag about it for a lifetime.
Yagura had no choice but to transform. The Tailed Beast chakra cloak appeared once again, and the dense storm of ninjutsu and shuriken became insignificant before its absolute defense.
Many of the ninja, faced with the Tailed Beast form of the Fourth Mizukage, once again showed fear. Even Mei's expression was grim. The pressure the Fourth Mizukage exerted on them was immense; a single Tailed Beast Bomb had nearly destroyed their village.
"Listen to me! I was being controlled by an enemy's Sharingan genjutsu! I'm free from the control now! I won't do anything to harm the Mist Village again!"
"Don't believe him! Attack together! If he doesn't die, he'll definitely settle scores later, and then we'll be the ones to die!"
"That's right! Everyone, attack! He was just trying to destroy the village with a Tailed Beast Bomb! Have you all forgotten? Kill this tyrant!"
"Yes, let's kill him! He almost destroyed the Mist Village!"
"Kill him! Kill him!"
"Kill him!"
Incited by the agents of the great clans, the surrounding ninja began to forget the Fourth Mizukage's strength, their gazes turning to hatred. Ninja were human, too; they had emotions. Everyone had just seen the Tailed Beast Bomb that Yagura was about to use to destroy their village explode brilliantly into a small sun in the sky.
In that moment, Yagura Karatachi had fallen from his divine pedestal as the Fourth Mizukage in their hearts, becoming a demon-like existence. He had been controlled, but who cared about that? They had only seen the fact that a Tailed Beast Bomb had come from Yagura's mouth.
Yagura staggered back a step. What he saw was the entire village looking at him with unparalleled hatred. How did it come to this? I am the Fourth Mizukage.
[Yagura, run. The people of the village only feel hatred for you now. If you don't run, you will die.]
The Three-Tails within Yagura began to speak. Once its jinchuriki had broken free from Obito's control, it too had escaped the genjutsu. From within Yagura's body, it could see everything outside.
[But I'm innocent! I never wanted to harm my own village!]
[But while we were under the genjutsu, we did do many things that harmed the village. That is a fact. Wake up, Yagura. Look at their eyes again. There is nothing left for you but hatred.]
Yagura stared blankly at the surrounding ninja. For years, he had persecuted the village's bloodline clans. Those people had friends and family in the village. On top of that, he had just tried to use a Tailed Beast Bomb on his own home. Now, everyone looked at him with either fear or hatred.
[You're right... Let's go, Three-Tails.]
Looking at the ninja, bristling with murderous intent that filled the entire village, Yagura said painfully, "I'm sorry, everyone. Nothing I did before was of my own will. I will leave the village for a time..."
"He's trying to escape! Everyone, kill him!"
"Quick, kill him before he gets away!"
Several figures in the crowd revealed looks of terror. They were from the great clans. If Yagura escaped, their future nights would be spent in fear. Yagura Karatachi had to die.
Shun—
A figure appeared swiftly at Yagura's side. It was Uchiha Nagi. During the fight with the false Mizukage, he had left a Flying Thunder God: Second Step formula on its body. He hadn't forgotten that his treasured new sword still needed a Tailed Beast for coal.
Swoosh—
The two vanished on the spot. Uchiha Nagi grabbed the Fourth Mizukage's shoulder and activated the Flying Thunder God, leaving the Mist Village behind. He still wasn't sure if Obito was dead, so he couldn't possibly extract the Tailed Beast here.
Swoosh...
Uchiha Nagi appeared with the Fourth Mizukage on a small island not far from the coast of the Land of Water. The island was pitifully small, less than a thousand meters in diameter. That was right. He planned to extract the Tailed Beast and kill Yagura here.
"Who are you? You're from—the Uchiha clan?" Seeing the Sharingan, Yagura's killing intent flared. It was a man with a Sharingan who had brought him so much misery.
"Heh heh. If it weren't for me, you would have already destroyed your own village," Uchiha Nagi chuckled.
"So you're not with that mysterious man? Then why did you bring me here?" the Fourth Mizukage asked warily.
"Nothing much. I just want to borrow something from you. I'll leave once I have it."
"What is it?"
"The Three-Tails inside you."
Yagura's pupils shrank. An enemy, indeed. If the Three-Tails was extracted from a jinchuriki's body, the jinchuriki would die. There was nothing more to say. It was time to fight.
Yagura was still in his Tailed Beast chakra cloak state. He immediately opened his mouth and fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at Uchiha Nagi. That's right, his Tailed Beast Bomb could be fired instantly.
Unlike other Tailed Beasts, as long as the energy input wasn't too large, his Tailed Beast Bomb could be fired with pinpoint accuracy and instantaneous speed. In his previous battle with Juzo Biwa and Itachi Uchiha, he had used a Tailed Beast Bomb with no charge time to attack them, firing two shots. The first was so fast that Juzo didn't even have time to use a Body Flicker, and could only try to block with the Executioner's Blade. The result was his death. The second time, he increased the energy input, but during the charge-up, he was hit by Itachi's Amaterasu, and from then on lived a life of sweet nothings with Obito, until he finally died peacefully at the hands of Mei Terumi.
But now, the timeline had changed. The one taking action was Uchiha Nagi.
The Fourth Mizukage's instant Tailed Beast Bomb wasn't very powerful, about the same as a few explosive tags, but its strength was its speed. Uchiha Nagi's pupils contracted. No matter how fast it was, his Mangekyo's dynamic vision could still track it.
Shun—
He dodged with a Flying Thunder God jump. Although he was confident in his abilities, there was no need to tank a Tailed Beast Bomb. Only an idiot would be as reckless as Obito. Tsk.
The Tailed Beast Bomb missed Uchiha Nagi. He teleported in front of Yagura, his left hand already prepared with a Monstrous Strength Fist. This time, he slammed it viciously into Yagura's stomach.
Even the Fourth Raikage, renowned for his physical durability, wouldn't dare to take a direct hit from the Monstrous Strength Fist, let alone anyone else.
This punch, even with Yagura's Tailed Beast chakra cloak, was useless. The raw physical force of the Monstrous Strength Fist passed through the cloak and struck his body hard. Yagura, already injured, collapsed in pain.
[Release your full form! Let me take control! Quickly, or it will be too late! We'll both die!]
The Three-Tails spoke anxiously inside Yagura. The jinchuriki was injured and couldn't move, but it was still fine. The only way to save them both now was to fully transform into the Tailed Beast.
[Alright. I'm counting on you, Three-Tails.]
Yagura nodded in his spiritual world. He didn't want to go back to the days of being controlled. He agreed.
Just as the Eight-Tails had asked Killer Bee to hand over control of his body to fully transform, Tailed Beasts couldn't release their full forms on their own due to the seal, not without the jinchuriki's consent. The last time, against Itachi, it had happened too fast. Yagura had lost consciousness too quickly, preventing him from letting the Three-Tails out to help. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so easily controlled by Obito.
Awoooo...
A massive cloud of chakra smoke appeared. With the roar of a demon turtle, a giant figure emerged from the smoke. It was the Three-Tails. Yagura had released it.
"This is a pain. I just wanted to knock him out, and now I have to go through all this trouble again." Uchiha Nagi had a headache. His original intention was just to knock out the Fourth Mizukage, because killing him would also kill the Three-Tails. But the guy didn't play by the rules and released his full form. And right next to the sea, no less.