Shukaku's Love

Shiyu didn't stop the group; only he could deal with Tailed Beast like Shukaku.

Only by defeating and capturing Shukaku will Sunagakure likely be willing to concede.

"What's your name, kid?!" Shukaku stared fiercely at Shiyu with his small, cross-shaped eyes.

"My name is Uchiha Shigure, the One-Tails Shukaku. Got it?" Shiyu replied with a faint smile.

"Hmph! If you've got the guts, take a Tailed Beast Ball from me! What kind of hero is this, teleporting?" Shukaku sneered, and the Tailed Beast Ball in his mouth gathered up again. Then, the red and blue energy finally merged together, compressed, and released the ball at Garaga and Shiyu once more.

"This is really interesting!" This time, Shiyu had no scruples and directly used the Kōtakamusubi to completely and thoroughly absorb this Tailed Beast Ball.

"You brat! How could you be so cowardly!? You actually moved my Tailed Beast Ball to another place again!" Shukaku, the One-Tails Shukaku, also began to mock Shiyu.

"No, I'll give you an even bigger one! How about it!?" Shiyu said, amplifying the Tailed Beast Ball many times over and holding it high in her hand, like a Spirit Bomb.

"I said! How dare you use my moves to attack me!? Isn't that a bit shameless!?" Shukaku was also taken aback and cursed.

Shiyu retorted sarcastically, "Hahaha! We're already enemies, so shame doesn't matter anymore. You said it yourself!"

"What an annoying guy!" Shukaku cursed, then said, "Since I can't dodge it, I have no choice but to go all out! You brat! Don't think your Tailed Beast Ball is just scary in appearance!!" Shukaku used another Tailed Beast Ball and then attacked Shiyu.

"I also want to know, which of our Tailed Beast Ball is more powerful?" Shiyu then threw the Tailed Beast Ball in her hand.

"Kōtakamusubi!"

The two Tailed Beast Ball collided, sending countless grains of sand flying into the air, and creating huge craters in the surrounding land, resembling those of meteorites.

Due to the immense scale of the battle, even the Konoha Sunagakure factions fighting at the One Line Sky stopped. If Shiyu lost, Konoha would lose; if the One-Tails lost, Sunagakure would be at a significant disadvantage.

"If even Shukaku is no match for us, then the destruction of Sunagakure is only a matter of time." Rasa was also extremely anxious.

"What's the situation in the battle? Hizashi? Let's observe." Orochimaru was also very anxious.

"Byakugan!" Hizashi used his Byakugan to see Shiyu and the Bunpuku placing their palms together, a truly magical sight.

"How could this be!? The battle is over? Where's Shukaku? Where's Lord Garaga?" Hizashi was also quite confused.

What exactly happened?

Actually, it was like this: Shiyu used Kōtakamusubi to directly defeat Shukaku, the One-Tails Beast, and then Bunpuku regained control of One-Tails.

"Lord Shiyu, even Shukaku is no match for you. We, Sunagakure, have lost. We beg you to give Sunagakure another chance," Bunpuku pleaded.

"Oh? Finally, someone with discerning eyes has appeared? Tell me, why should I give Sunagakure a chance?" Shiyu retorted.

"Even with Lord Shiyu's full strength, he still hasn't used it." Bunpuku had accurately guessed Shiyu's thoughts.

"Logically, you could remove the seal on your forehead, which would allow you to kill Shukaku directly, and even stealing the One-Tails would be a piece of cake. But you have no intention of fighting Sunagakure to the death. Does that mean you don't actually want to destroy Sunagakure, but rather want to negotiate with Sunagakure? Am I right?"

Shiyu looked at Bunpuku and smiled.

"Finally, Sunagakure has someone who understands me. However, you're just a Jinchuriki. How can the higher-ups of Sunagakure possibly listen to you? If we don't teach Sunagakure a lesson, they might come to the Konoha Sunagakure again and attack us." Shiyu's words were quite reasonable; as enemies, they naturally deserve a severe beating.

"I've been Jinchuriki since the Second Kazekage, so I have a certain amount of influence. Otherwise, why would the Sunagakure higher-ups have been willing to release me? Look at my hands." Bunpuku's left and right hands were written with the characters for "receiver" and "heart," respectively.

Hands clasped together naturally form the traditional Chinese character for "love".

"Love?" Shiyu said, "Love alone, without power, cannot change anything."

Bunpuku smiled and said, "You're absolutely right. And both the love in your heart and the power in your hands are the most immense I've ever seen."

"If everyone gives a little love, the Shinobi World will become a better place," Bunpuku said with conviction.

Shiyu smiled awkwardly and said, "I understand, Master. I have my principles. We can end this war, but you'll have to listen carefully to my conditions."

"Also, could I borrow your hand?"

Shiyu then absorbed Bunpuku's bloodline power with his palm against Bunpuku's palm, which increased Bunpuku's chakra, and he himself naturally entered the spiritual space of the One-Tails Shukaku.

"Kid? I remember your name is Shiyu, right? Why did you come into this world?"

"This is a deep psychological space, isn't it?"

Shiyu then said, "Look at my eyes." Shiyu revealed her pale blue Eternal Mangekyo, Shukaku was immediately startled.

"These are... the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths? But then again, they don't seem like it? Wait, why do I sense the Sage of Six Paths's power within you?!" One-Tails immediately retorted, "Kid, tell me quickly, who are you? Could you be the human who ended everything?"

Shiyu shook his head and said, "I am not the Child of Prophecy that Hagoromo Otsutsuki spoke of. According to the timeline, you will probably have to wait about twenty years, right? But twenty years is just a blink of an eye. It shouldn't be much for you, should it?"

"What? Only twenty years left? And you've been with this old man for so long, huh?! Huh? How do you know all this so clearly? Since you're not the Sage of Six Paths, you must be someone special, right?" Shukaku said, quite puzzled.

"I have the blood of the Otsutsuki Clan. Don't ask me anything else. I want to upgrade your chakra. Do you trust me?" Shiyu asked.

"Tch! Fine! I hate to admit it, but it's a fact that you're stronger than me. As my enemy, you've already defeated me, yet you stopped at the crucial moment. How should I put it? It's pretty disgusting!"

"However, it's precisely because of this disgust that I don't hate you as much anymore," Shukaku said, then raised his fist.

Shiyu naturally wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by. After exchanging blows, Shiyu absorbed Shukaku's bloodline power, while Shukaku 'Shiyu chakra and potential.

Shukaku was also taken aback.

"This is disgusting! Is this what you humans call love?!"