Shukaku let out a triumphant laugh. "You old hag, did you really think I'd fight alongside you?"
"Bah! The Land of Wind imprisoned me for so many years, and now you Sand Village people still want to control my power? Hmph! This time, I'm going to bathe Sunagakure in blood."
"Shukaku—"
Granny Chiyo regretted releasing Shukaku. Tailed Beasts were nothing like humans; they didn't know how to weigh the pros and cons.
They only cared about the pain before them. Whoever hurt them, they would kill in return.
"So this is the One-Tails Shukaku?"
Liao Wu appeared on a dune beside the Shukaku Altar. Candy, Snow Leopard, and Nekomata were beside him.
Candy had now taken over Liao Wu's Chakra Threads, controlling the Sand Village Anbu who had previously been controlled by Liao Wu. Ebizo and Baki were among them.
The moment Shukaku broke free, he fell out with Granny Chiyo and unleashed a massive wave of yellow sand that blanketed the entire battlefield.
Liao Wu activated the Mayfly Technique and led everyone into the yellow sand, dodging Shukaku's wide-area attack.
It could be said that without Liao Wu, all these elite Sand Village Anbu would have been buried beneath Shukaku's yellow sand.
Liao Wu viciously brainwashed them with his Sharingan. "See? I'm the one who saved you all! From now on, you'll owe me a lifetime of gratitude!"
"..."
Ebizo glanced at Liao Wu, unsure whether he should be grateful or resentful.
What he resented was that without Liao Wu's coercion, Granny Chiyo would never have unsealed Shukaku.
They had ended up in this situation because of Liao Wu.
But that fellow had just saved them as well. Ebizo had no idea what Liao Wu was really plotting.
"Uchiha Ryobu, what exactly are you trying to do?"
Liao Wu