Chapter 64: Brutal Subjugation! This Is Lord Oborotsuki's True Power!
From One-Tail to Nine-Tails, every tailed beast possessed self-awareness and intelligence no different from a human's.
At this moment, the Three-Tails—having broken free from Yagura's body and regained its freedom—clearly sensed the special chakra fluctuation coming from Kushina.
Realizing she was about to use a sealing technique against it, the Three-Tails immediately launched an attack the moment it appeared.
"ROAR!!"
An extremely furious bellow.
A terrifying surge of chakra exploded outward like a storm, effortlessly sending the several Kirigakure ANBU who had been suppressing it flying.
Even Kushina, who was in the middle of forming hand seals to release her sealing technique, was blown backward repeatedly by this sudden, overwhelming force.
"You okay?"
Oborotsuki flashed forward, catching Kushina in his arms and lightly landing on the rooftop of a nearby house.
"Just a little short… damn it…"
Kushina shook her head, gritting her teeth as she glared at the massive Three-Tails in the distance.
She gathered chakra once again, preparing to act.
"I'll cover you!"
Oborotsuki grabbed the Decapitation Greatsword and leaped straight toward the Three-Tails.
"Be careful!!"
Kushina shouted anxiously.
On the other side, Terumī Mei and Ishiki Risa had jumped away the instant the Three-Tails attacked.
Now, seeing Oborotsuki charge at the beast alone, Mei's gaze darkened, her brows deeply furrowed.
"Risa! Cover me!"
"We're going to support Oborotsuki!"
"Everyone else—evacuate the nearby residents immediately! Don't come over and get in the way!"
At this moment, Terumī Mei displayed the demeanor of a true strong woman.
She shouted the order to the Kirigakure ANBU rushing in to help.
At the same time, she herself quickly moved toward the Three-Tails' position.
The power the Three-Tails had unleashed earlier was something everyone had witnessed with their own eyes. It wasn't something ordinary shinobi could oppose.
Rushing in recklessly would only mean throwing away their lives.
The surrounding Kirigakure shinobi understood this perfectly. Upon hearing Mei's command, they immediately dispersed to assist in evacuating and rescuing affected villagers nearby.
Mei soon arrived on the left side of the Three-Tails. Feeling the colossal presence up close, her expression grew even graver.
That chakra—like a raging ocean—made people feel utterly powerless and insignificant.
After glancing at Oborotsuki—who was charging head-on to draw the Three-Tails' attention—Mei immediately shouted to Risa behind her:
"Risa! Now!"
"Understood!"
Risa nodded. In an instant, she used the Summoning Technique to bring forth an enormous scroll.
But before she could act, Oborotsuki had already leaped high, gripping the Decapitation Greatsword with both hands.
"Behave yourself!"
He swung the blade straight down toward the Three-Tails' massive head.
This weapon of his had been enhanced twice—its power was extraordinary.
Even solid earth could be cleaved in half with a single strike.
However, when the sword energy struck the Three-Tails' head, it produced a resounding "clang!"
The next instant, the two immense forces collided. Oborotsuki's body was instantly repelled backward.
But the Three-Tails was also smashed heavily downward by the sheer force of the blow—"BOOM!"—its colossal body crashing into the ground like a sinking continent, leaving it momentarily stunned.
"ROAR—!!"
The pained Three-Tails struggled furiously back to its feet.
It opened its mouth and roared furiously at the incoming Oborotsuki again. With its roar came sharp chakra blades slicing through the air.
Oborotsuki gritted his teeth and raised the Decapitation Greatsword to block the chakra storm.
Once the wave passed, he accelerated once more and leaped toward the Three-Tails.
Just as Oborotsuki raised the greatsword high again, five massive crimson chains shot forward from behind like lightning, instantly wrapping around the Three-Tails and binding it tightly.
Oborotsuki looked back—those chains had all originated from Kushina's body.
"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
"Hmph! Let's see you escape now! Come here obediently!"
Kushina clenched her fists. Her massive chakra surged as she forcibly dragged the Three-Tails' enormous body toward herself using the five gigantic chakra chains.
"Uzumaki clan sealing technique!"
Terumī Mei watched this scene in utter shock.
"She… she actually restrained the Three-Tails' movements all by herself. I never imagined she was this strong!"
Ishiki Risa was equally dumbfounded.
"ROAR—!!"
"Damn humans!!"
The Three-Tails, tightly bound by Kushina's chakra chains, struggled desperately and let out furious roars—even cursing in rage.
At the same time, the ground shook violently.
Facing the Three-Tails' frantic, brute-force resistance, sweat quickly appeared on Kushina's face.
At that moment, Oborotsuki leaped high and landed on the Three-Tails' massive turtle-shell-like back. The next instant, a terrifying chakra erupted from his body.
In that very moment, it was as if ten great mountains had crashed down on the Three-Tails. Its enormous body sank heavily into the ground—completely immobilized.
"Damn… damn it…"
Cold sweat appeared on its head as it turned to look at Oborotsuki standing on its back.
It felt its entire body crushed under the man's overwhelming chakra—no matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't break free from his control.
At this moment, the Three-Tails could only watch helplessly as the woman in front of it dragged its massive body forward using the chakra chains extending from her.
"So strong!"
"That's Lord Oborotsuki, right? I never imagined he was this powerful!"
"Yeah… I used to question Lady Mei's decision to suddenly appoint someone from the Hōzuki clan as Mizukage Advisor. Now I understand why!"
"So powerful! This is the future number-two figure of Kirigakure?"
"…"
This astonishing chakra not only pressured the other shinobi present—it nearly overwhelmed even Terumī Mei.
She and Ishiki Risa stared in disbelief at Oborotsuki, who stood calmly and confidently atop the Three-Tails.
"Lady Mei… Lord Oborotsuki's strength is actually this terrifying?"
Risa turned to Mei in astonishment, her eyes full of incredulity.
"…Yes. That's his true strength."
Terumī Mei stared fixedly at Oborotsuki while replying casually. She couldn't help but recall the first time she had encountered him.
Even back then, she had felt how terrifying he was.
His chakra reserves were unbelievably vast.
But now, the intensity of chakra radiating from Oborotsuki far surpassed what she had felt during their first meeting.
So… had he been deliberately hiding his strength back then, pretending not to defeat her?
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