Heaven and Earth Bridge.
"Give me back my family!"
As Uzumaki Kushina let out a heart-wrenching roar, red Chakra rapidly formed around her body, taking the shape of a fox.
The eerie, surging Nine-Tails Chakra billowed wildly above the forest, filling the air with a forbidden and ominous aura.
A tremendous pressure radiated from Uzumaki Kushina in every direction. Beneath the red fox-shaped Chakra, one tail emerged behind her.
"The Tailed Beast Cloak is actually this terrifying!?"
Uchiha Yoru was utterly shocked. Having felt this Chakra firsthand, he realized it was far more outrageous than he had imagined. Every hair on his body stood on end—an instinctive reaction.
"What is this!"
"How did Kushina turn into a monster?!"
Under that terrifying Chakra, countless Konoha Shinobi were stunned. Some blurted out their thoughts, and their words reached Kushina's ears.
"Ha! It's Konoha's Jinchuriki!"
Across from them, the rogue ninja from the Land of Lightning first reacted with shock and fury upon sensing that dreadful Chakra, then with wild delight.
"Abandon all other missions! The target is the Jinchuriki!"
"Everyone, at any cost, capture Konoha's Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"
As an excited shout rang out, countless ninja instantly changed their tactics and charged toward Uzumaki Kushina.
"Kill!"
In an instant, though Uchiha Yoru did not know the full situation, he knew something was definitely wrong. Especially with the panicked cries of animals all around, he knew a large number of ninja had arrived!
While everyone, even Minato Namikaze, was stunned by Uzumaki Kushina's transformation, Uchiha Yoru immediately formed hand seals and spat out a massive fireball at the enemies rushing toward Kushina.
The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki could be left alone, but she absolutely could not be handed over to anyone else!
Besides!
Looking at Kushina's beast-girl form, complete with fangs, Uchiha Yoru revealed a resolute expression.
Winning the Senju Clan's trust while facing so many Konoha Shinobi—this was the perfect chance to prove himself!
He would display his ninja way before everyone! The true Will of Fire in this world!
Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu
A gigantic fireball erupted from his mouth. The C-Rank Ninjutsu displayed tremendous power in Uchiha Yoru's hands, but in the next moment, a fiery red figure rushed out.
The sound of air being torn apart echoed through the surroundings!
Boom!
"Give me back my family!"
With a roar full of grief and fury, Uzumaki Kushina, draped in the Tailed Beast Cloak, charged forward. One punch snapped a ninja's spine, while another directly blasted apart a Fire Release attack.
"Kushina, watch out!"
Minato Namikaze came to his senses at that moment and shouted coldly, rapidly hurling Shuriken with masterful precision.
At the same time, Konoha's Jonin shouted:
"Protect the Jinchuriki! Don't let the enemy take her away!"
"Haha, Jiraiya, Konoha really has some nerve. We'll gladly take this Jinchuriki off your hands!"
The Jonin from the Land of Lightning laughed excitedly. No matter how important the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was, bringing her back would be a tremendous achievement.
If Konoha wanted the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki back, mere bloodletting would not be enough—they would have to cut off flesh!
"Today, no matter the cost, we must capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"
"Quick, stop the other Konoha Shinobi! The target is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki!"
Bearing the name of Mercenary Ninja, they were in truth Kumogakure's elite. Faced with such a huge temptation, they were willing to sacrifice their lives to hold back the Konoha Shinobi, all to complete the mission.
Amid the chaos, enormous explosions suddenly erupted from both the front and rear.
"You Kumogakure bastards! None of you are leaving today!"
With a thunderous boom, the earth shook and cracked apart. Amid a resounding shout, a golden-haired figure descended from the sky.
"Tsunade!"
"It's Konoha's Elite Jonin, Tsunade! Weren't you at the rear command post?!"
The Mercenary Ninja from the Land of Lightning stared in shock. Behind Tsunade stood more than a dozen ANBU ninja wearing a mask.
"Ah! Snakes! Snakes!"
Terrified screams suddenly came from the rear. Countless venomous snakes surged out from the forest on the other side of the bridge.
"Heh heh, looks like I arrived at just the right time."
Orochimaru's distinctive hoarse voice echoed out. More than thirty ninja wearing Konoha forehead protectors emerged behind him, each bearing a bloodthirsty grin.
"Haha, reinforcements are here!"
The Konoha Shinobi cried out in excitement, while the Mercenary Ninja were thrown into panic. The leading Jonin turned livid.
"This is bad, we fell for it! It's Konoha's scheme!"
"Break through! Break through at once!"
At that moment, the situation became clear. It had been a trap from the very beginning.
Konoha had used spies to send false information to the Land of Lightning, luring Kumogakure's elite, disguised as Mercenary Ninja, into an ambush at Heaven and Earth Bridge.
Who would have thought that Jiraiya's squad was merely bait? Tsunade and Orochimaru's elite forces, closing in from the front and rear, were the true objective.
Konoha had been watching this notorious Mercenary Ninja Corps from the Land of Lightning for a long time. Now that they had found such an opportunity, how could they possibly not scheme against them?
Roar!
At that moment, an angry roar resounded between heaven and earth, and in an instant, a terrifying sensation swept over everyone.
In an instant, countless ninja felt chills run down their spines. On instinct, they turned in horror toward the distant figure radiating terrifying red Chakra.
"This is bad! Kushina has gone berserk!"
In the forest, when Uzumaki Kushina saw that the enemies who had slaughtered her family and destroyed her homeland were trying to escape, she completely lost control.
Three terrifying red Chakra tails writhed behind her, while a fourth tail rapidly began to emerge.
Seeing this, Uchiha Yoru's pupils constricted. He said in shock, "Four-Tails!"
Good heavens, Uzumaki Kushina had actually gone berserk under the fury of her hatred.
"M-Monster!"
That ominous and terrifying Chakra was especially frightening to ninja with sharper senses. Many of them began trembling uncontrollably in fear and hurried away from Kushina.
It was humanity's instinctive reaction to unknown, terrifying disasters.
"Haha, Konoha's Jinchuriki has gone berserk! Break through now!"
Seeing this, the Mercenary Ninja Corps was overjoyed. What did it mean for fortune to fall from the sky?
This was it!
Tsunade, who had come to form the pincer attack, had an abrupt change of expression. She had planned for so long and expected Kushina to be angry, but she had never expected her to go berserk outright.
"Tsunade!"
Orochimaru shouted decisively from afar. With the tacit understanding among Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru, they knew what choice had to be made.
"Everyone, retreat to a safe area!"
Just as Tsunade immediately gave the order to abandon the plan, Uzumaki Kushina, with half of her fourth tail newly emerged, suddenly let out a furious roar.
Her figure vanished in an instant. At that terrifying speed, countless ninja were stunned!
"This is bad! Kushina is heading for those Cloud Shinobi!"
Driven by the hatred buried deep in her heart, even after losing her reason, Uzumaki Kushina instinctively prioritized killing those Cloud Shinobi.
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