Chapter 63: The Mizukage on the Brink of Death — The Three-Tails Goes Berserk!
Oborotsuki's hand seemed to come alive, as if it had its own life and consciousness.
It was like the Five Finger Mountain that firmly pinned down Sun Wukong.
"This isn't good… it's almost dawn… the others will hear us…"
Konan tried to dodge a little, but there was no way she could escape Oborotsuki's control.
"What's the problem?"
"At worst, we can just call them all in."
"Everyone doing morning exercises together—lots of physical activity is good for a healthy body, right…"
Oborotsuki said with a completely serious face.
"I was actually thinking of waking everyone up so we could all go for a morning run together."
"But I didn't want to wake the little one, so I gave up on the idea."
He looked completely sincere, but the little leg that kept gently kicking against his back had already betrayed him completely.
Konan felt both love and frustration at the same time, momentarily speechless.
She rolled her eyes at him in exasperation, giving him a look that said "figure it out yourself." Soon after, she felt the steely, powerful sensation of Oborotsuki filling her completely.
Her whole body melted under his tender affection, becoming as docile as a lamb. She no longer resisted:
"You'd better really be thinking about our health… too much exercise can also be harmful to the body…"
Downstairs in one of the rooms.
Terumī Mei rolled over on the tatami mat. Her bright, watery eyes looked up at the ceiling in utter exasperation:
"That damn guy!"
"Not sleeping all night—where does he get so much energy?"
Feeling extremely annoyed, she rolled over again, subconsciously pulling the blanket tighter and pressing the pillow over her ears.
…
When the first rays of morning light appeared, Oborotsuki was woken up by someone.
Opening his sleepy eyes, he saw Terumī Mei standing over him with her hands on her hips, looking down at him.
"What is it, big sis…"
"Get up quickly, Oborotsuki. We're about to leave."
Terumī Mei said calmly.
"Where to? What time is it even…"
Oborotsuki subconsciously glanced out the window. The sky had only just begun to brighten.
He pulled the blanket over his head and tried to burrow back into bed.
"Get up."
"We're going to the daimyō's estate today."
Terumī Mei's tone was somewhat serious.
Hearing this, Oborotsuki opened his eyes again, now much more awake:
"To the daimyō's estate? Wasn't that supposed to be the day after tomorrow?"
At this point he noticed Risa had also arrived and was standing at the door looking at him.
"The Fourth's health is failing, so the plan has been moved up."
"And I'm afraid he won't be able to accompany us to the daimyō's estate. Today it will just be me, you, and Risa—the three of us."
After speaking, Terumī Mei urged Oborotsuki to get up again.
"What a hassle… Couldn't Risa just go in my place…"
Even though he complained, Oborotsuki still got out of bed. And rising with him was his ever-present, inseparable big brother.
Seeing this scene, Terumī Mei, Risa, and the others immediately turned red and looked away.
"You… did that on purpose, didn't you?! Hōzuki Oborotsuki!!"
Terumī Mei stomped her foot in annoyance and embarrassment, quickly turning toward the door and using her body to block Risa's view.
But she couldn't help turning her head back, rolling her eyes at Oborotsuki:
"We'll wait for you downstairs! Hurry up and get ready!"
"Shameless!"
With that, she angrily dragged Risa away.
Leaving behind a completely bewildered Oborotsuki, who looked at the backs of the two women at the door.
"See? That's what happens when you tease people… scared them, didn't you!"
He gave his big brother a light pat on the head.
This exact scene was witnessed by Yūhi Kurenai, who had been woken up by the noise and come to check what was happening.
Kurenai: "…"
Oborotsuki: "…"
…
Oborotsuki came downstairs with a cheeky grin, walking toward Terumī Mei and Risa who were waiting in the shade of a tree.
He had only taken two steps when he suddenly stopped. His brows furrowed deeply, and his expression turned grave.
"What is this chakra…? So strong! This is bad… could it be—?"
Clearly, Terumī Mei and Risa had also sensed the abnormal change in the village.
Right now, in the central area of the village, an extremely terrifying chakra was continuously surging outward, clearly on the verge of going berserk.
"Such powerful chakra… it can't possibly belong to a human—except for you, of course…"
Terumī Mei turned her head to glance at Oborotsuki.
"That direction… no mistake about it—it's coming from the Fourth Mizukage's residence!"
"Oborotsuki! This must be the Three-Tails going berserk!"
"It means the Fourth Mizukage is about to die! We need to get over there right now!"
Terumī Mei snapped back to reality and shouted urgently.
At the same time, upstairs, Kushina, Mayumi, Yūhi Kurenai, and Konan were all startled awake and rushed out to see what was happening.
"Oborotsuki, this chakra is…"
As the former Nine-Tails Jinchūriki, Kushina was far too familiar with this kind of power.
Coming downstairs, she looked at Oborotsuki with shock and uncertainty.
"Ah—you all stay here and wait. Don't wander around."
Oborotsuki waved his hand casually, shouldered the Decapitation Greatsword, and headed toward the source of the terrifying chakra.
"Wait! I'll go with you!"
"Our Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques have a powerful suppressive effect against tailed beasts!"
Kushina said, handing little Naruto over to Yūhi Kurenai:
"Red, please take care of Naruto!"
Oborotsuki glanced at her and nodded.
The group hurried toward Yagura's residence.
At the same time, just outside Kirigakure, a hidden figure slowly emerged on a tree branch.
"Such an astonishing chakra fluctuation… it seems to be coming from the Three-Tails inside the village."
The left half of Black Zetsu sensed the massive, overwhelming chakra aura coming from the direction of Kirigakure and muttered coldly to himself.
"Ah, should we notify them to come?"
"Let's capture the Three-Tails right now while we have the chance!"
White Zetsu immediately suggested.
This wasn't the first time he had acted brainlessly. Black Zetsu originally didn't want to respond, but in the end he spoke gravely:
"Don't startle the snake!"
"The Three-Tails was originally sealed inside the Fourth Mizukage's body. The fact that it's now going berserk probably means there's something wrong with the Fourth Mizukage's body."
"Hurry and report this situation to Uchiha Madara. Let him decide!"
With that, Black Zetsu activated the Mayfly Technique.
His figure quickly merged into the tree and vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.
Oborotsuki, who had just arrived at Yagura's residence, subtly shifted his gaze.
Carrying the Decapitation Greatsword, he and Terumī Mei burst into Yagura's home. Sure enough, in the courtyard they saw Yagura lying face-up on the ground. The Three-Tails chakra all over his body was going completely berserk, continuously surging outward.
Several Kirigakure ANBU were desperately trying to suppress this power nearby.
But clearly, they were completely unable to do so.
"Kushina."
Oborotsuki turned to look at Kushina. She immediately nodded seriously, preparing to act.
However, at that very moment, the Three-Tails chakra on Yagura suddenly accelerated its eruption. In an instant, an incredibly dense crimson chakra shot into the sky.
In the blink of an eye, the Three-Tails completely broke free from the sealing technique binding it inside Yagura's body, regaining its full freedom.
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