Yomotsu Hikumusubi Bone

"How many dishes did you have? You're this drunk in Kirigakure?"

Leaving behind only this remark full of complaints, Namikaze Yoru, who had retreated at extreme speed via Flying Thunder God, had already appeared in a safe zone several li away.

He was truly stunned by the Third Mizukage's "shocking wisdom"—actually placing the Three-Tails Isobu beneath the Mizukage Building?

What difference was there between that and sitting on top of a nuclear bomb?

In truth, the Third Mizukage had his own unspoken grievances. Kirigakure's situation was complex, with bloodline clans entrenched and internal strife severe.

This all-out clash between two major bloodline clans, while consuming a large amount of Kirigakure's active forces, had unexpectedly strengthened the Third Mizukage's control over the village like never before.

Precisely because of this, placing the Three-Tails within any faction's territory would have sparked new suspicion and turmoil. Thus, since the Second Mizukage's time, they had risked sealing its core beneath the Mizukage Building.

It was only after obtaining the sealing techniques of the Land of Whirlpools that they conceived the idea of researching a perfect Jinchuriki to fully control the tailed beast. Using the special physiques of several Uzumaki Clan Members, they constructed a semi-sealed state for research.

Then came Namikaze Yoru's bandit-like behavior—sweeping away all the Uzumaki Clan Members without regard for anything.

With the key "consumables"—the Uzumaki Clan Members—completely cleared out, the balance between "energy" and "stabilizer" in the great formation was directly broken.

The long-suppressed and studied Three-Tails seized the opportunity to break the seal with a roar.

"ROAR!"

A deafening, muffled roar accompanied by a terrifying pressure of chakra erupted from the foundation of the Mizukage Building.

Both the hard rock base and the building's structure tore like paper. Three coral tails, wrapped in immense force, burst from the ground, thrashing wildly and destroying everything.

"Not good! The Three-Tails has gone berserk!"

"Evacuate quickly! Where's the Third? Hurry..."

The ninjas around the building, though shocked, remained composed and organized themselves spontaneously. The Third Mizukage, rushing back to the Mizukage Building, was so furious his eyes nearly split.

He could no longer dwell on or pursue the possible mastermind behind this. All his energy had to be thrown into dealing with the Three-Tails crisis before him.

"All Anbu and jonin, spare no cost—lead the Three-Tails and drive it out of the village."

The Third Mizukage's voice rang out, instantly spreading across the entire battlefield. All of Kirigakure's elite found their backbone and began to coordinate seamlessly.

In an instant, countless ninjutsu lights flared, continuously drawing the Three-Tails' attention.

However, the Three-Tails' thick turtle shell defense was extremely strong. Ninjutsu strikes hitting it were like scratching an itch.

Fortunately, the Three-Tails had a relatively gentle nature. After breaking free from the seal, it didn't specifically attack the Kirigakure forces.

But a tailed beast was still a tailed beast. Its massive body and casually swung giant tails caused buildings to collapse wherever they passed, leaving a trail of devastation.

The Third Mizukage stood at the front line himself, ignoring the cost, using all his strength to gradually guide and drive the berserk Three-Tails Isobu from the village center out to the wilderness beyond.

As for the instigator, Namikaze Yoru, after fleeing far to the outer safe zone, he gazed from a distance at the massive commotion inside Kirigakure.

The system's prompt sounded at just the right time, drawing his attention.

[Ding! Detected current pawn points exceeding 10,000 points, meeting system upgrade conditions...]

[System update complete. Host, please check for yourself.]

The system's prompt caught his attention, and he sank his mind to look.

[Myriad Realms Rare Pawnshop System]

[Host: Namikaze Yoru (Platinum Card)]

[Myriad Credit Gold (Upgraded): Current available overdraft limit / 2000]

[Redemption (Upgraded): Pawned items can be redeemed. Fee: 0/time]

[Targeted Tracing Function (New): When samples are insufficient, points can be spent for targeted tracing.]

The system had upgraded again! Namikaze Yoru felt a surge of joy. Though he had no time to examine the new function closely, it was good news overall.

Withdrawing his thoughts, he looked back at the chaos in Kirigakure. A somewhat bold idea began to brew in his mind.

"Exchange, Kaguya Sage Bone!"

With Namikaze Yoru's manipulation, the previous 11,155 points suddenly changed.

[Current Pawn Points: 9,155]

The moment the exchange completed, he had no mind to dwell on the hard-earned points dropping above ten thousand.

A power far more violent than the previous exchange for Kaguya's dense bloodline exploded within him.

It felt like his bones were being crushed and reshaped. The extreme pain nearly made him faint, and cold sweat instantly soaked his clothes.

After the pain came a strange numbness, as if countless ants were crawling all over his body. Bone spikes burst through his skin in an instant, forming an impenetrable, tough Bone Armor.

At the same time, his original Uzumaki Sage Body constitution seemed stimulated by this Kaguya Sage Bone, beginning to react on its own.

The bloodline powers of Kaguya and Uzumaki continuously nourished and stabilized the bones undergoing qualitative change.

In that moment, the two top-tier bloodlines produced a wondrous complementary resonance.

Not long after, Namikaze Yoru felt an unprecedented firmness and sense of power within himself.

He could clearly perceive all the bones in his body, including the Bone Armor that had burst forth, as if they possessed life and contained terrifying energy.

The instant the Uzumaki Sage Body and the Kaguya Sage Bone achieved balance, a memory awakened from the depths of his bloodline.

Several sturdy chains, shimmering with golden light and forged from chakra and bone, shot out from behind him.

Unlike the Adamantine Sealing Chains, which were purely condensed from chakra, these newborn chains were more like living golden spinal dragons, coiling and dancing around him, radiating a powerful force of binding and sealing.

He manipulated them instinctively—the chains, born from his spine and piercing through his body, moved at his will as if they were an extension of his own limbs.

A bloodline combination unique to Namikaze Yoru was born, with Shikotsumyaku as the bone and the Uzumaki bloodline chakra as the surface. He named it "Yomotsu Hikumusubi Bone."

While he was familiarizing himself with this newfound power, the Third Mizukage had already led the Kirigakure elite to completely drive the Three-Tails out of the village.

Three-Tails Isobu, however, was not one to be easily led or restrained. It twisted its massive body and unleashed its signature taijutsu—Shadow Swim.

Its colossal frame turned like a giant wheel, instantly changing its direction of travel and charging straight into a massive lake connected to the sea outside the village.

The Third Mizukage's expression shifted at the sight. A Three-Tails entering the lake was a completely different beast from one on land.

"Water Release: Water Dragon Bomb!"

Without hesitation, he unleashed his full power. The same jutsu that had once shattered the formidable defenses of Kaguya Naoto in a single blow and killed him.

But this taijutsu of the Three-Tails could even contend with the mighty Eight-Tails, let alone a water release jutsu from the Third Mizukage.

Seeing that his attack had no effect, the Third Mizukage pressed on in pursuit. But the Three-Tails was faster, its body already fully submerged in the lake.

"ROAR!" The Three-Tails let out a triumphant bellow as it entered the water, churning the lake into surging waves and turbulent currents.

It did not take the chance to flee. Instead, it turned around, its wild eyes locking onto the Third Mizukage on the shore. Its chakra began to churn violently, clearly preparing to use the terrain to its advantage and launch a counterattack!