chsdbacks Chapter 155, Tail 2
Chapter 155, Tail 2
Chapter 155 Two-Tailed Beast
Under the bright sunshine, a meow grew louder and louder, eventually turning into a deafening roar, the huge sound waves rippling out from the cat's mouth like a shockwave.
Taiichi, Yohei, and Saori quickly regrouped and retreated to a distance, looking towards the center of the arena. Two other Cloud Village Jonin did the same. Both sides tacitly ceased their attacks, focusing their attention on the situation of the Two-Tails, Matatabi.
"It hurts so much! It hurts so much! What kind of flame is this?!"
After a lot of reckless fighting, it took a lot of effort to control his blue flames and extinguish the bright golden flames on his body. At this moment, You Lu was filled with anger.
His enormous vertical pupils scanned the surroundings. The ninjas from Kumogakure and Konoha had all retreated to a distance of over a hundred meters. From his vantage point above, he quickly locked onto the "ant" that had caused him so much pain.
With a furious roar, deep blue flames blazed fiercely on its four claws, and it charged towards Taiyi with all its might.
When Taiichi saw the Two-Tails staring intently at him, he knew something terrible was about to happen.
That stinky cat is clearly vengeful; my little fire must have really burned him. No wonder it's already eyeing me now that it's free.
"You guys retreat first. That cat has its eye on me. I have to lure it away first. We'll meet up at the place where we rested yesterday."
Taiyi didn't have time to say much. He hurriedly gave a few instructions and then disappeared in an instant. That stinky cat was just too fast. In the time it took to say a few words, it was almost right in front of him.
"Big cat, over here, come and chase me!" Taiyi, who had run a distance, was still not at ease. He deliberately stopped and turned back to continue provoking him, not forgetting to release a few Phoenix Flames to increase the intensity of the provocation.
This really angered Yutaka. He roared and, with no one else in his eyes, he unleashed his four claws and chased after Taiichi.
Along the way, rocks, clods of earth, trees, and shrubs—anything that stood in the way of the travelers—were all smashed into pieces.
Seeing that he had truly drawn the Two-Tails' hatred, Taiichi dared not continue his reckless actions. He turned around, regained control of his direction, and slowly approached the Cloud Village Jonin. He was preparing to divert the trouble, and even if it might not be very effective, he wanted to give those two Cloud Village Jonin a good beating.
He ran ahead, his figure turning into afterimages, and each burst of chakra beneath his feet created a small crater. Now he no longer pursued precise control; all he wanted was faster speed.
Behind it, the enormous body of the beast, burning with ghostly blue flames, charged wildly, relentlessly pursuing Taiyi, and constantly spewing out huge fireballs from its mouth, hurling them at him.
Huge explosions rang out around Taiyi from time to time. He would dodge them if he could, and if he couldn't dodge them, he would continuously release Phoenix Fire to withstand them. This allowed him to remain unharmed from Youlu's attacks every time.
"Damn brat, don't you dare run away. You were so arrogant before!" Taru roared in frustration. These little bugs were so hard to catch. They were fast and agile, and their ninjutsu was very strong. His fireballs had no effect on them at all.
In the distance, two Cloud Village Jonin also gathered together.
"Captain, Yugito has fully transformed into her tailed beast form. We can't handle that!"
"Who told you to deal with it? Can't you see that the Two-Tails is chasing Matsushita Taichi? Let them wear each other down, and I'll have my own way of finishing them off in the end."
Seeing his captain speak with such certainty, the Jonin figured the village must have given him some secret weapon, so he stopped asking and simply watched the chase unfold. But gradually, he realized something was amiss.
"Captain, don't you feel like they're getting closer and closer?"
This seemed to confirm his words, as Taiyi suddenly turned around and charged straight towards them. What was previously a relatively far distance was now very close; for a behemoth like a tailed beast, it was just a matter of a few leaps.
"Damn it, these brats from Konoha are trying to use someone else to do their dirty work."
"Let's split up!"
The two, with perfect tacit understanding, burst into their fastest speeds in two different directions, attempting to escape the approach of Taiyi, the "source of hatred."
However, Taiyi would not let them succeed so easily. He kept a close eye on the Jonin captain's figure, following him like a shadow, while phoenix flames formed all around his body.
This time, however, the fireball wasn't aimed at the Two-Tails, but rather at the front of the Cloud Village captain. The blazing fireball crashed into the ground and exploded with a deafening roar, sending debris flying and flames sweeping across the area. Instantly, it blocked the Cloud Village captain's room to maneuver, forcing him to stop abruptly from his high-speed run.
Speaking of how to escape when being chased by a tailed beast, Taichi gave everyone a practical lesson: I don't need to run faster than the tailed beast, I just need to run faster than the people I'm with.
For example, right now, when Taiichi instantly passed the Cloud Village Jonin and passed through the wall of fire he had created without any hindrance, he clearly saw the Cloud Village Captain's face full of anger and regret.
Why did you have to stand by and watch the show? Couldn't you have stayed further away? If all else failed, the two Jonin could have looked out for each other. Now you're all alone dealing with the crazed Two-Tails.
Regardless of what the Cloud Ninja was thinking, after passing him, Taiyi unhesitatingly used Shadow Clone Technique, and several Taiyis ran away in different directions.
He had no desire to concern himself with the Tailed Beasts anymore. Since the Hidden Cloud Village dared to send two Jonin with the Two-Tails Jinchuriki out, they must have methods to prevent the Tailed Beasts from going berserk. He was no match for the Tailed Beasts right now, so it was best to escape first.
As one shadow clone after another was destroyed, Taiichi learned the result through the memory rewind: the Two-Tails' hatred for him was so deep that it ignored the Cloud Village in front of it and insisted on chasing after him.
Fortunately, Taiyi had the foresight to make sure that only shadow clones escaped, while his main body used earth-style techniques to infiltrate underground. By this time, he had quietly moved several hundred meters away from the Two-Tails.
Taiichi didn't dare use his chakra perception, for he hadn't forgotten that one of the two Cloud Village Jonin was also capable of sensing ninjutsu.
From afar, with the naked eye alone, Tai could see that after his shadow clones were destroyed, the Cloud Village Jonin seemed to have taken out something, which finally awakened the sleeping Yugito, and then suppressed the Two-Tails again.
Seeing this, Taiichi didn't linger any longer. He needed to quickly reunite with Yangping and Saori, then return to the camp to report the news that the Two-Tails had appeared in the Land of Hot Springs, which was a major variable.
On a hill in the Land of Hot Water, Yangping and Saori eagerly awaited their arrival. This place was more than ten kilometers away from where the battle had taken place. If Taichi had successfully escaped the Cloud Ninja and the Tailed Beasts, they should have arrived by now.
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Sure enough, they didn't have to wait long. At the edge of their field of vision, a small figure was approaching the place at an extremely fast speed.
"They're here!" Yangping cheered.
Saori patted her chest gently, finally putting her mind at ease.
After all, this was the first time they had ever seen a legendary beast like a Tailed Beast. The sight of such a colossal creature wreaking havoc before their eyes left a deep impression on them, and their worries were inevitable.
Within minutes, Taiyi approached the two, but he showed no sign of stopping. Instead, he shouted, "Let's go! Back to camp! We can't stay here any longer!"
Yangping and Saori immediately understood and turned to run. At this moment, Taiichi caught up with the two of them, and the three of them formed a three-person formation and ran wildly towards the Konoha camp.
"Taiyi, how is the tailed beast?" After running for a long time, Yangping couldn't help but ask the question that had been bothering him.
"What else could it be? They were taken back by the Cloud Village!" Taiichi didn't even turn his head, focusing on continuing on his way. "Since they dared to bring the Tailed Beast out, they must have some means of countering it. Otherwise, if the Tailed Beast went berserk, wouldn't the Cloud Village have just thrown away the Two-Tails?"
"Should we go back to camp and report now?"
"Yes!" Taiichi turned to look at Saori and noticed that the wound on her arm had scabbed over, so he felt relieved. "Two Jonin and a Jinchuriki, their arrival has changed the balance of power between the two sides. We must get Lord Orochimaru to take precautions as soon as possible, otherwise we will be too passive."
Just as Taiichi had thought, when they reported the news to Orochimaru, he immediately ordered all the teams that had gone out to hunt down the Hidden Cloud Village to return to camp.
Firstly, after the recent purges, there are indeed very few Cloud Ninja left in the Land of Hot Springs. Secondly, the arrival of this Jinchuriki is truly frightening; the camp's current focus is no longer on offense, but rather on how to defend.
Of course, such important intelligence must be reported to the village immediately, and at the same time, the village's support must be requested.
Currently, they have only encountered a Jinchūriki squad from Kumogakure. Who knows what other support units Kumogakure might have later? If they don't make demands of the village now, it will be too late once Kumogakure actually attacks.
By the time they left Orochimaru's tent, it was already dark. Taiichi's team arrived at their own tent and prepared to rest.
Lying in their sleeping bags, the tent was silent for a moment, with only the sound of everyone's steady breathing and the footsteps of ninja patrolling outside.
a long time.
"Taiyi, are you asleep?" Yangping's muffled voice came from behind.
"No, what's wrong? Something on your mind?" Taiichi answered softly, worried that he would disturb Saori, who was resting.
"Tell me, what should we do if we encounter that monster again? Is it really something that human beings can fight off?"
Yangping's voice was filled with worry, and a hint of self-doubt about his own strength. Clearly, the helplessness he felt when encountering the tailed beasts today had deeply affected him, especially since he had just awakened his Mangekyou Sharingan and was at the height of his fighting spirit. To be doused with cold water like that was a huge blow to his confidence.
"Yes, Taiichi! Are there many more of these monsters? What should we do if we encounter them on the battlefield later?"
Just then, Saori's voice rang out, indicating that no one here was asleep.
When Saori asked a question, Taiichi simply sat up, and Yohei and the other man also crawled out of their sleeping bags.
In the darkness, two pairs of bright eyes stared intently at Taiyi, awaiting his answer.
The lights in the tent were turned on again, and Taiyi casually set up a small soundproof barrier to prevent outsiders from overhearing their conversation. But this seemingly insignificant move made Saori's eyes light up.
"It seems that Taiichi's sealing technique has far surpassed my own level!" Saori exclaimed in admiration.
"There are a total of nine such tailed beasts in the ninja world!"
The sound of swallowing saliva rang out. Taiyi looked at Yangping and found him touching the doorknob in embarrassment, clearly knowing that he had embarrassed himself.
"They originally lived all over the ninja world, but were all captured by the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha at the beginning of Konoha's founding!"
"Gulp!" Two sounds of swallowing followed. A fervent light shone in their eyes; they were proud that their village's ancestor possessed such ability!
Today they truly experienced the power of the Tailed Beasts, yet these incredibly powerful creatures were captured single-handedly by the two founders of Konoha.
How could this not surprise and excite the two of them?
"However, in order to maintain peace in the ninja world and ensure that each ninja village has its own strategic deterrent capability, the First Hokage decided to distribute the Tailed Beasts to each ninja village."
"Ah! How could this be!" Clearly, Yangping and Saori couldn't understand the First Hokage's decision. With such powerful martial arts remaining in Konoha, what ninja village would dare to challenge Konoha?
Not to mention Yang Ping and Taiyi, even Taiyi himself couldn't understand the First Generation's thoughts. Was he too presumptuous, or was his political acumen too low to comprehend the ideas of these powerful figures?
However, reality clearly did not unfold as the First Hokage had envisioned. Shortly after his death, World War I broke out, and now it has escalated to World War III. The tailed beasts that were initially distributed not only failed to deter the war but instead became true weapons of mass destruction, wreaking havoc on the battlefield.
"That's the origin of the tailed beasts in each village, and when it comes to truly being able to restrain such enormous creatures as tailed beasts, you two actually have this advantage!"
Hearing Taiichi say this, not only Yangping but also Saori perked up, realizing that she also had a way to deal with the tailed beasts.
"To defeat a Tailed Beast, besides having extraordinary strength like the First Hokage, the only options are the Mangekyou Sharingan and advanced sealing techniques."
"No, Taiichi!" Yangping interrupted Taiichi urgently, asking with considerable confusion, "I am the Kaleidoscope, but I don't feel any sense that I can deal with such a behemoth!"
Taiyi rolled his eyes at Yangping, who, wanting to say something more, happily shut his mouth and gave an embarrassed smile.
"Illusion techniques. No matter whether the user of the Mangekyou Sharingan was skilled in illusion techniques before, once they awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan, their illusion technique level will be qualitatively improved. This is precisely the reason why the Mangekyou Sharingan is most effective against tailed beasts."
"Genjutsu!" Yangping looked distressed. The Sharingan's enhancement to genjutsu was no small matter. Even if Uchiha ninjas weren't particularly skilled in genjutsu, with the help of the Sharingan, their genjutsu level was still quite high.
However, Yangping was the only exception here. During his three-tomoe stage, he even went to learn illusion magic, but the effect was—not that it had no effect, but it was completely useless.
I heard that the Jonin who taught Yangping genjutsu was so angry with Yangping's stupidity that he fell ill and declared that he would never teach Yangping again, no matter who said it!
This matter caused quite a stir within the Uchiha clan, even alarming the clan head. In the end, Yangping was given the assessment that his genjutsu was of poor quality, which brought the matter to a close.
This can be considered a dark chapter in Yangping's history. Taiyi learned about it from Obito during a casual conversation, and he laughed quite a bit at the time!
Thinking of this, Taiyi suppressed a smile and put on a serious face, saying to Yangping, "Yes, illusion magic. But don't worry, once you awaken the Kaleidoscope, even if your previous aptitude for illusion magic was poor, it will improve. Don't worry about not being able to learn it!"
"Really? That's wonderful!" Yangping jumped three feet high, almost hitting the top of the tent. But then, he immediately realized what he meant and stared at Taiyi suspiciously. "Do you know something?"
Taiichi tried his best to keep his expression calm, and said innocently, "What? I had no idea that you, Yangping, were an idiot when it came to illusions—"
Yangping was stunned for a moment, then his face turned bright red, followed by embarrassment and anger. He bared his teeth and claws, trying to cover Taiyi's mouth to prevent Taiyi from revealing more of his embarrassing stories.
The two playfully wrestled for a while before stopping. Taichi then continued his explanation of the tailed beasts!
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