The Curtain Is About to Fall

"What does that mean? Why did you touch my shoulder?"

"A touch on the arm... something's definitely fishy!"

"The people of Konoha deal with natural disasters are not the kind to be merciful."

"Hey, do you mean you want the Konoha Village Calamity to kill the elders?"

"Damn it, I was just stating a fact, what the hell are you spouting? Stop talking nonsense."

A small commotion broke out among the onlookers, but under the powerful suppression of the Jonin, peace was restored in less than a minute. The price was that several more people got stuck in the nearby pine trees, seemingly influenced by Katsuki.

Meanwhile, the elders also underwent changes.

"Aaaaaah!!! It hurts! It hurts so much!"

"What is this...? It looks like it's on fire?"

The elders let out mournful howls. Despite their advanced age, their cries of pain were full of energy, and their loud voices were no less powerful than those of the younger generation.

Arms crossed, shoulders pressed, waist and abdomen supported, calves rubbed – the movements varied from person to person, but what they all had in common was the piercing screams. It would be difficult to make such a sound unless one was in excruciating pain.

"Huff! Huff! Uzumaki Clan Head, what... what tricks did you play?"

The bald, bearded elder was incredibly resilient. He clutched his burning left arm, panting heavily, and still glared fiercely at Katsuki.

"What did you do? That's a good question! But... I don't think I need to tell you the answer... Well, I'll give you a hint anyway, it's not a very difficult riddle." Katsuki hesitated for a moment, then continued, "Just use your Red Eye to see the answer."

Take a look?

Where to look... needless to say, and at this point, it's impossible to look at buttocks.

Their gazes instantly shifted to the location of the pain. All the elders possessed Mitsudomoe Sharingan, and when they focused, they immediately saw through the hidden secret...

"This... this... Tailed Beast Chakra?"

Has it parasitized us?

"Damn it, this technique... actively injecting Tailed Beast Chakra into our bodies, this guy is truly... a monster!"

The elders' eyes showed even more fear.

Both the Uchiha and Senju clans are knowledgeable about the Tailed Beast and have dealt with Jinchuriki many times. They know how difficult it is to actively manipulate the Tailed Beast Chakra to extract it and then silently inject it into another person's body. Very few Jinchuriki can do this.

Most of these attacks rely on the corrosive power inherent in the Tailed Beast Chakra, passively invading through prolonged direct contact.

However, generally speaking, doing this kind of thing is not very meaningful. With that time, you could have already pulverized your opponent into dust a hundred times over.

"It hurts, doesn't it! Tailed Beast Chakra is like a highly corrosive, slow-acting poison to humans, causing considerable pain as it invades the body... Isn't that an interesting technique?"

With Katsuki, crimson Chakra extended like sharp claws and danced in mid-air.

"What should we do next? All the fighters and those who dared to fight have been taken down... Is demolishing houses all that's left?"

Five crimson tails twisted and danced wildly, constantly stretching and expanding as they headed towards the main hall of the shrine.

"Holy crap! This bastard's serious."

Otoha couldn't sit still any longer. He put his fingers together and was about to Hand Seals to use the Body Flicker Technique to rush over. There were quite a few Jonin doing the same thing, at least a dozen.

Previously, they had all chosen to remain on the sidelines, just like Otoha, and were all supporters of Fugaku.

But--

Their movements suddenly stopped, and their gaze fell upon the damaged torii gate.

"Wow! They really did it! That bastard has some nerve."

The once grand and sacred torii gate was now reduced to two pillars, each less than a meter high, standing on either side. Running a finger across the charred remains, one could still feel the lingering heat. Fugaku surveyed his surroundings, a scene of utter devastation: shattered statues of the divine messengers, the cratered approach to the temple, and his clansmen groaning in pain...

Fugaku felt a bit of a toothache.

Although they had agreed in private that it would be fine as long as the main hall wasn't damaged, Katsuki actually did it. Normally, that would be just talk!

"So troublesome! Not one of them is easy to deal with..."

"Chieftain!"

"Fugaku has arrived."

The surviving members of the tribe cheered.

Otoha and the other Jonin up, but they didn't rush to stop Katsuki from destroying the main hall of the shrine, because Katsuki's actions at the top of the steps had stopped.

"... Otoha, you take some men to treat all the injured clansmen first. I'll handle things here."

After dismissing Otoha and a group of Chunin, Fugaku led the remaining Jonin quickly along the approach, climbed the steps, and arrived in front of Katsuki.

To meet up close.

Fugaku frowned. Katsuki's current appearance was truly striking, with crimson Chakra draped over her body like an outer garment... The ferocious and savage aura of the Tailed Beast rushed towards him.

Are there still such changes in Jinchuriki?

Perhaps this is the true Tailed Beast Cloak! In the past, Jinchuriki were like wild beasts, so they didn't need clothes.

A question arose in my mind.

But now is not the time to think about such nonsense.

"Clan Chief Katsuki, haven't you had enough? Things have come to this point, shouldn't you stop? There's no need for the Uzumaki Clan and Uchiha Clan to become mortal enemies." Fugaku stood tall and straight, only his head was slightly tilted down, and Katsuki's figure was reflected in his scarlet eyes.

"Fugaku- senpai, it's been a long time!"

Katsuki grinned, but to the Uchiha Clan members, that smile appeared so wicked and vicious.

"Fugaku, seize this arrogant brat! How dare he storm the shrine! His crime is unforgivable..."

Before the bald elder could finish speaking, his crimson tail swept out and transformed into a giant hand, firmly grasping him in its grasp.

"Stubborn old fool, you won't learn your lesson without suffering! Or have you been pampered for too long and forgotten the ironclad rules of the Shinobi World?" Katsuki's smile was as cold as the dead of winter. "The weak should not defy the strong! Bastard!"

Immersed in the Tailed Beast Chakra, the corrosive pain that spread throughout his body erupted instantly. The bald elder's body twitched twice, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted.

She tossed the unconscious old man to the ground, her five tails twitching and dancing. Katsuki's cold, murderous gaze swept across the faces of the elders, but none of them dared to Katsuki directly.

"Fugaku- senpai, let's continue our discussion!"

Having completely suppressed any dissenting voices, Katsuki finally turned around and met Fugaku's gaze.

In front of the main hall of the shrine, the two clan heads stood facing each other. (To be continued)