Awoooo...
The roar of the demon turtle.
The complete form of the Three-Tails had emerged. On one hand, it had been controlled for too long and wanted to come out for a breath of fresh air. On the other, its hatred for the Sharingan was absolute.
The Tailed Beasts had their own mental space where they could gather from time to time. So, long ago, they had all learned one thing: the Sharingan's control over them was terrifyingly effective.
[Vile Uchiha clan, die!]
The Three-Tails roared and looked down at the tiny ant on the ground—Uchiha Nagi. It brought its foot down with immense force, intending to crush him into a pulp.
In the next second, however, Uchiha Nagi teleported to its chin, where the Flying Thunder God: Second Step formula still remained, and stabbed it with his sword.
Crack!
The high-quality blade he had casually bought in the Land of Iron shattered instantly.
"What a hard turtle shell. I didn't expect its skin to be so tough, too." Uchiha Nagi had a headache. How can I capture it without killing it? A Tailed Beast wasn't a kitten. One wrong move, and he could be the one to die.
With a few Flying Thunder God jumps, he teleported to the top of the Three-Tails' head.
Monstrous Strength Fist!
He punched the Three-Tails on the head. The beast let out a pained cry, shook its head, and threw Uchiha Nagi off.
As expected. While the Three-Tails wasn't the strongest of the nine Tailed Beasts, its defense was second to none.
Nagi's punch hadn't even hit its shell, but its head, and yet it was still fine. Its skin was as tough as the bark of a thousand-year-old tree. Looking at the Three-Tails' head, there was only a small bump, as if it had been bitten by a mosquito.
The Three-Tails slapped at itself furiously. Uchiha Nagi flew away, and its own palm struck its head hard. The Three-Tails was enraged.
[Roar! Vile Uchiha, die!]
The Three-Tails roared and used its innate ability: water manipulation. Just as the One-Tails had a natural advantage in the desert, the Three-Tails' control over water was amplified by the sea.
A monstrous wave rose from the ocean, instantly submerging the small island and washing away the flea that had been jumping all over its body.
[That's better. Damn insect.]
Just as the Three-Tails was gloating, thinking it had killed its opponent with a single move, a giant arm shot out from under the sea. A powerful uppercut struck the Three-Tails on the head.
BOOM!
The Three-Tails was stunned, and it flipped over, crashing heavily onto the sea's surface, creating another tsunami.
"They're at the coast! The Three-Tails is at the coast!"
There were sensory-type ninja in the Mist Village as well. The village wasn't located deep inland; for the convenience of trade and economy, it had been built near the port. So, when Uchiha Nagi took the Three-Tails to the coast and a battle broke out, they knew.
Then, a tsunami surged toward the port and rushed into the Mist Village. Fortunately, the village had a sea wall to block it.
"Ao, handle everything in the village! Calm the villagers! I'm going to the coast to see what's happening!"
"Wait, Mei!"
But Ao couldn't stop the fiery-tempered Mei. With a few Body Flickers, she vanished. Her only concern now was the battle at the sea.
The leaders of several other great clans also nodded, leading their own teams toward the coast. They couldn't rest easy until Yagura Karatachi was dead.
Kage-slaying. In all the ninja villages, it had only happened once before, with the Gold and Silver Brothers. They had been dissatisfied with their Raikage's perceived weakness and launched a coup. But the Gold and Silver Brothers had the skill and power to kill the Second Raikage. To survive inside a Tailed Beast for so many days and escape alive was a feat few could claim. The Mist Village was different. It was suffering from a severe lack of talent. If Yagura escaped alive, and with the Three-Tails, who knew what kind of revenge he would seek?
What if he stayed far away and occasionally fired a Tailed Beast Bomb at the village? Who could withstand that?
"So, if Yagura doesn't die, we will be the ones to die in the future! Charge together!"
The ninja from the several clans nodded in silent agreement and rushed toward the coast. Regardless of the casualties, they had to kill Yagura to eliminate the future threat.
As they arrived at the port, they saw a skeletal arm emerge from the sea and uppercut the Three-Tails, flipping it over.
Then, a giant skeletal figure rose from the sea. Chakra quickly filled its entire body, forming flesh and clothing. A moment later, a complete Stage Two Susanoo giant appeared.
The Stage Three Susanoo, the complete body with armor and weapons, consumed too much chakra and dojutsu power, so Uchiha Nagi only planned to use Stage Two to deal with the Three-Tails.
Besides, Tailed Beasts were quite clumsy. The Susanoo possessed human-like agility, which the Tailed Beasts lacked. But Uchiha Nagi had forgotten that a Tailed Beast with a perfect jinchuriki was different from Shukaku.
[It's a Susanoo! Three-Tails, be careful! I'll fight alongside you!]
In the Three-Tails' spiritual space, the Fourth Mizukage immediately recognized it. A Susanoo. The Mist Village had records of it.
[Lure him into the deep sea! That's our home turf!]
[Got it,] the Three-Tails nodded.
In the real world, the Three-Tails roared, its tail lashing out heavily at Uchiha Nagi. Nagi controlled the Susanoo to dodge, jumping up, flipping over, and landing heavily on the Three-Tails' shell. The Sword of Totsuka stabbed down with force.
Crack!
The corner of Uchiha Nagi's mouth twitched. As expected of a turtle-like creature, its defense was incredible. Fortunately, the Sword of Totsuka was also a divine weapon and didn't break.
But the ensuing battle gave Uchiha Nagi a headache. No matter how he attacked, he couldn't break through the Three-Tails' shell. And the beast kept harassing him with its tail. He tried to cut off its tail, but found that it was slippery and rubbery.
After flipping Nagi over one last time, the Three-Tails swung its tail and charged toward the deep sea.
If the Three-Tails managed to get into the deep sea, Uchiha Nagi would be in big trouble. He wasn't confident he could withstand the pressure of several thousand meters of water. The pressure in the deep sea was terrifying; it could probably crush and implode even a Susanoo.
"No wonder this turtle's shell is so hard. It must have been training in the deep sea for years."
After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Nagi decided he couldn't use conventional methods to deal with this giant turtle. He needed to use a killing move.
The sword techniques of the Breathing Styles were exquisitely effective against human opponents, but they were useless against a Tailed Beast with maxed-out defense like the Three-Tails.
Tailed Beast Bomb...
Although he had seen it a few times, he had not yet mastered Yin-Yang Release. His control over Yin and Yang chakra still needed to be strengthened. Once his control improved, he could create a Tailed Beast Bomb himself.
"Then I'll use something else for now. Wind Style: Rasenshuriken!"
A giant shuriken of wind began to rotate with a whirring sound. When the Three-Tails saw it, it started to flee even faster. But no matter how fast it was, it was useless. Uchiha Nagi had placed a Flying Thunder God: Second Step marker on it. He instantly teleported behind it and slammed the giant wind shuriken down.
[Awooo...]
It still didn't break the shell, but it left a deep gash. The Rasenshuriken's microscopic wind blades penetrated every cell of the Three-Tails' body. It didn't kill it, but it caused it more pain than death itself.
BOOM!
The Three-Tails lost its mind. It whipped up a colossal tsunami. The seawater below began to churn like Shukaku's sand, trying to drag Uchiha Nagi into the deep sea to kill him. And the tsunami above rose high into the air, crashing down heavily on the Susanoo.
But it was the people of the Mist Village at the port who suffered. Seeing the massive tsunami, everyone's face changed. If this tsunami hit, the ninja might survive, but all the ordinary people of the Mist Village would surely die. And if the entire village was washed away, it would be no different from being destroyed. They were truly innocent bystanders caught in the crossfire.
"Everyone, use Water Style! Protect the village!" Mei Terumi shouted urgently.
At this moment, the Mist Village ninja, who were usually suspicious of each other and prone to infighting, put aside their guards and worked together for survival.
"Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!"
"Water Style: Great Waterfall Technique!"
"Earth Style!"
Hundreds of ninja stood on the shore of the port, unleashing their ninjutsu with all their might, hoping to stop the Three-Tails' "Sea Style" attack.
Amaterasu!
Uchiha Nagi finally chose the most devastatingly powerful physical attack: Amaterasu. He struck the Three-Tails with it again. At the same time, his head spun. It was his second time using Amaterasu today, and the dojutsu consumption was a bit much. And while using Amaterasu twice, he had also used his Mangekyo to copy Obito's Kamui. Add the Susanoo to that, and this wave of exertion had nearly depleted his chakra.
[Awooo...]
The Three-Tails wailed in pain, desperately trying to dive into the water. It only wanted to extinguish the flames on its body, which were excruciatingly painful. But when it plunged into the sea, it found that even the water couldn't put out the black fire on its body.
No matter how strong its shell's defense was, its tail, head, and four limbs were not protected by it. The flames burned these parts relentlessly.
The most terrifying aspect of Amaterasu wasn't its super-intense burning power, but the fact that it clung to its target like a parasite, never extinguishing until the enemy was dead. The Three-Tails thrashed and struggled in the deep sea, until finally, it stopped moving.
Success.
Uchiha Nagi swam into the sea. Seeing the Three-Tails motionless, he knew it had been defeated. To avoid burning it to death, he quickly retracted the Amaterasu flames. The Three-Tails slowly receded back into Yagura Karatachi's body.
Uchiha Nagi swam forward, his hand extending from the Susanoo and pressing down on Yagura's stomach.
"Seal, Release!"
He opened Yagura's Tailed Beast seal and then began to use the Sword of Totsuka to extract the Three-Tails from his body, sealing it into his gourd.
After doing all this, Uchiha Nagi dispelled the Susanoo, took Yagura, and used the Flying Thunder God to return to the surface.
"Hah... Mei Terumi, I did it. Here, this is Yagura Karatachi."
Uchiha Nagi threw Yagura onto the ground. Having had the Tailed Beast extracted, he was on the verge of death. Coupled with his previous severe injuries, his life was fading fast.
"Thank you."
The Mist Village ninja gathered on the shore looked a little worse for wear, all of them soaked to the bone. But they had blocked the tsunami and saved their village from destruction.
Mei Terumi's beautiful eyes turned to the Fourth Mizukage, killing intent welling up. No matter what, for whatever reason, Yagura Karatachi had to die today.
She casually snatched a sword from a nearby ninja. The surrounding people held their breath, not daring to even breathe.
Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Mei ruthlessly plunged the sword into Yagura Karatachi's heart.
It was over.
Clap!
Someone started clapping. Then, more ninja followed suit. Finally, someone started a chant. "Fifth!"
"Fifth Mizukage!" a second person chimed in.
"Fifth Mizukage!" +100. More and more people joined in.
Finally, countless Mist Village ninja began to cheer.
"Long live the Fifth Mizukage!"