Yuuki had never been as angry as he was now, but he made no move.
He truly understood what it meant to draw his sword and feel lost, looking in all directions.
Who?
Where?
Although Yuuki had a clue, he wasn't certain.
The best option would be to go to the Pure Land to check the situation, but Yuuki dared not go at this moment.
A normal Yuuki would not let his emotions guide his actions.
However, recalling his actions during this period, although many of his methods seemed quite foolish, Yuuki had to admit,
It was indeed quite satisfying!
After comforting himself, Yuuki left the large mountain.
Only a peculiar mountain wall remained. Yuuki didn't know that various rumors became increasingly exaggerated, and hundreds of years later, this place became a famous Land of Divine Descent.
After working for an entire day and night, Yuuki didn't specifically look for villages or towns.
He found an uninhabited cave, entered, set up some simple seals, and then fell asleep.
When he woke up again, it was already the next day.
After routinely using the Summoning Jutsu, Yuuki finally received news of his target for this journey.
The 'Heavenly Eye' had finally discovered the whereabouts of the Eight-Tails.
Upon receiving the news, Yuuki no longer hesitated. He directly assumed his characteristic state and flew flamboyantly towards his destination.
Yuuki now finally realized how foolish he had been. Why hide his identity?
As the strongest among the five great powers of the Ninja World, when did he ever need to care about what others thought? It was others who should care about what he thought!
Yuuki's figure conspicuously streaked across the sky of the Land of Iron.
Spies from various countries, stationed in the Land of Iron, quickly sent this information back to their respective Ninja Villages.
Everyone reacted differently.
Most Ninja Villages adopted a 'the more chaotic, the better' attitude, hoping for some explosive events between Konoha and Kumogakure.
Most Konoha Ninja, however, were quite excited.
Does Hokage-sama have an idea for the Eight-Tails?
Why didn't he inform us beforehand?
Then they considered that such matters likely had a high level of secrecy, so it was normal for them not to know. They all inquired with their superiors whether they had received any special missions.
One by one, they thumped their chests, guaranteeing that if there was a mission, they would absolutely be willing to contribute their strength.
Mifune was the most worried.
He only hoped that Konoha and Kumogakure would not clash in the Land of Iron. What if the conflict escalated and war broke out?
The state of the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass was visible to the entire Ninja World.
Darui, however, was the most conflicted.
If Yuuki's target truly was the Eight-Tails, what should he do?
Just stand by and do nothing, watching Yuuki take the Eight-Tails away?
Or put on a show of resistance, to at least somewhat demonstrate Kumogakure's fighting spirit?
As for snatching the Eight-Tails back from Yuuki.
Or the Eight-Tails and Yuuki both suffering heavy losses, allowing Kumogakure to pick up a huge advantage.
Darui felt that such good fortune shouldn't even be considered.
The major Ninja Villages transmitted messages quickly, but Yuuki's movements were also swift.
In just half a day, he had already reached his destination.
This place was an uninhabited island in a vast ocean.
Upon arriving at his destination, Yuuki let out a long sigh of relief.
The Eight-Tails hadn't run off yet.
Excellent!
There were no words, and no greetings.
Yuuki used Hellfire to directly materialize a true longsword, not as exaggerated as forty meters, but still five meters long.
With a dive and a swing of his arm, he sliced off one of the Eight-Tails' octopus tentacles as if cutting tofu with a knife.
The bewildered Eight Tails Gyūki had no idea what had happened.
Only then did a surge of pain reach its brain, making it realize it had been attacked.
Yuuki quickly placed the severed Eight-Tails body into a sealing scroll.
Looking at the Eight-Tails, which was already agitated and on the verge of rampaging, Yuuki left without looking back.
Just ten kilometers out, he saw a huge ship.
Its main structure was wood, but thick steel plates were added to various parts of the hull.
It was clear this was a warship.
And the flag flying from the ship let Yuuki know whose vessel it was.
After receiving the news, Darui was exceptionally conflicted and nervous. During such a critical period, Yuuki's arrival in the Land of Iron made it hard not to draw conclusions.
Yuuki, flying straight towards his destination, had a flight path that was easy to calculate.
After his internal struggle, Darui still felt he shouldn't ignore it. At the very least, he had to follow and observe.
If Konoha really intended to take the Eight-Tails.
He should at least protest, right?
After determining Yuuki's probable flight path, Darui, who was not far away, rushed his team to the area.
"Konoha's Hokage-sama, might I have a word?"
Yuuki, who originally had no intention of responding, immediately stopped upon hearing this.
It would have been fine if no one called out, but to leave immediately after someone spoke would look like fleeing.
As someone who cared about appearances, Yuuki naturally wouldn't allow that to happen.
Hovering in the air, looking down at the many Cloud Ninja on the large ship, Yuuki responded,
"You may!"
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