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Chapter 15: The Three-Tails Jinchūriki Appears—I'll Give You a Big Gift!
Just as Konan finished speaking, Oborotsuki and she suddenly heard sharp whistling sounds from behind.
The noise was piercing—like high-speed objects tearing through the air.
"Pursuers!"
Oborotsuki instantly recognized the sound of enemies closing in.
Body-flicker techniques produced this kind of sonic screech from friction with air. Even with the forest muffling it, experienced ninjas could identify it immediately.
"Oborotsuki, you go first this time! I'll cover the rear!"
Konan made the decision without hesitation.
Oborotsuki glanced at her twice. Konan-senpai knows something…
He looked back. Powerful chakra signatures were approaching fast—not simple enemies, and far more than expected.
Konan ignored his reaction and began setting explosive tag traps to slow the pursuers.
But before she could finish, the enemy arrived.
Seeing who led them, Oborotsuki finally understood why Konan had insisted he retreat first.
About twenty Kirigakure ANBU surrounded them. At the center stood the strongest—a child.
Green hair, purple eyes, a prominent scar on his left cheek, and a strange hook-shaped weapon in hand.
Who else could it be but the Fourth Mizukage Yagura?
Kirigakure's Three-Tails Jinchūriki—capable of perfectly wielding the beast's power!
Yagura personally leading the ANBU chase made everything crystal clear.
Obito dug this pit for me on purpose…
Sending me to assassinate the daimyō was a loyalty test. If I still felt loyalty to Kirigakure or the Land of Water, I wouldn't have killed the man.
But once I did, it would inevitably trigger a full-scale pursuit from Kirigakure—and Yagura is still under Obito's genjutsu control…
He can claim this has nothing to do with him, but no one would believe it!
In other words—no matter the outcome of this mission, Obito planned to use Yagura to kill me!
Oborotsuki saw through every layer in an instant.
He also recalled the canon encounter of Uchiha Itachi and Zabuza Momochi in the Land of Water.
Zabuza and Itachi, on a mission, were chased by Yagura. If Zabuza hadn't used the Executioner's Blade to block a Tailed Beast Ball for Itachi, Itachi would have been severely injured at minimum.
In the end, Zabuza died at Yagura's hands.
Itachi risked blindness to use Amaterasu from his Mangekyō and barely escaped.
Obito never trusted Itachi—and likely never trusted Zabuza, a native of Kirigakure, either.
History repeats itself.
Oborotsuki's mood turned ice-cold.
"You two killed the daimyō of the Land of Water, didn't you?"
"Surrender immediately!"
Yagura gripped his weapon tightly, staring coldly at Oborotsuki and Konan, interrupting Oborotsuki's thoughts.
"Konan-senpai, handle the others. I'll take this one."
Oborotsuki stepped forward, Decapitation Greatsword raised toward the Fourth Mizukage.
"Courting death!"
Yagura didn't waste words. He attacked instantly.
Clang!
Two figures leaped simultaneously. Greatsword met hook weapon in mid-air, sparks exploding.
Konan moved, unleashing her Paper Dance against the surrounding Kirigakure ANBU—keeping them occupied to prevent interference with Oborotsuki's fight.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Explosive tags rained down with the swirling paper sheets, attacking from multiple angles.
For the moment, over a dozen ANBU were tied up by Konan alone.
But Oborotsuki knew she couldn't hold long.
The enemy would soon notice her Paper Dance's fatal weakness: fear of water.
Or rather—any liquid.
One Water Style attack and Konan's technique would be nullified, leaving her defenseless…
As for the Fourth Mizukure, the danger was equally great.
If Yagura entered full Tailed Beast Mode, a Tailed Beast Ball—even if not a direct hit—could devastate everything with its shockwave.
Oborotsuki had no intention of giving him the chance.
Taking advantage of the explosions and thick smoke obscuring vision, his eyes changed—swirling into the Mangekyō Sharingan pattern.
He swung the Decapitation Greatsword again, charging Yagura.
In the instant they crossed paths, Oborotsuki cast genjutsu.
His current Mangekyō might not surpass Obito's, but controlling Yagura was child's play.
Even the sealed Three-Tails inside was subdued along with him.
So you planned to use the perfect Three-Tails Jinchūriki to kill me, Obito? What a nice scheme.
Then I'll give you a big gift in return…
With that thought, Oborotsuki immediately released all genjutsu on Yagura.
Then he delivered a brutal kick.
Yagura flew backward hundreds of meters, smashing through countless trees. The ground cracked, smoke and debris billowed.
Oborotsuki spun around to support Konan.
His greatsword flashed continuously, cutting down or crippling the Kirigakure ANBU in rapid succession.
The survivors retreated in panic, not daring to approach.
"Konan-senpai! We're leaving!"
Oborotsuki rushed to her side, grabbed her hand, and prepared to flee.
But at that moment, a furious roar echoed from hundreds of meters away.
Oborotsuki turned in surprise—Yagura had already entered Tailed Beast Mode.
This guy can still stand? As expected of a Jinchūriki…
Oborotsuki was slightly shocked.
That kick had been full force, amplified by massive chakra. Even an elite jōnin would have collapsed instantly.
Blood-red chakra cloaked Yagura's body, transforming him into a miniature version of the Three-Tails. Three tails whipped through the air.
Yagura opened his mouth—condensing a Tailed Beast Ball.
The purple-black chakra compressed into a dense sphere, locked onto Oborotsuki as the target.
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