The Nine-Tails' Rampage Still Happened

Three years later, on an ordinary day, Ensei Uchiha was thinking about the next step in his Chakra experiments, just as he always did.

Suddenly, a Chakra brimming with malice completely engulfed Ensei Uchiha.

In that instant, Ensei Uchiha felt his entire body stiffen, as if his thoughts had ground to a halt.

It was a revulsion and terror that came from instinct.

After a moment, Ensei Uchiha came to his senses and immediately realized what had happened.

"The Nine-Tails' Rampage! How is this possible?"

"What on earth is Minato Namikaze doing? I told him everything, so why hasn't he prevented it?"

"Could it be White Zetsu's surveillance? But even so..."

There was no time to think. Ensei Uchiha's door was suddenly shoved open, and the person who rushed in was Uchiha Inabi, who had been looking after him all this time.

"Ensei, follow everyone to the shelters right now. Don't ask why, and don't wander off!"

After opening the door and giving that one warning, Uchiha Inabi vanished without a trace.

Watching Uchiha Inabi leave with the Body Flicker Technique, Ensei Uchiha knew that whatever he went to do would be futile.

He looked up at the overwhelmingly dense Chakra in the distance and suddenly realized that he could no longer sense the intense malice from before.

"The lie-low plan has failed... Looks like I'll have to find a way to fight back!"

"My luck... really is terrible!"

Ensei Uchiha muttered to himself. Instead of going to the shelters as Uchiha Inabi had instructed, he returned home and pulled dozens of scrolls from a hidden compartment.

From his memories, he knew that at this time, other factions in the Land of Fire had noticed the Nine-Tails going out of control and managed to collect a small amount of its Chakra.

It was only as much as the equivalent of three tails, but for an ordinary ninja, it was already a force as disastrous as a natural calamity.

As it happened, Ensei Uchiha had recently made some progress in his research on Chakra and needed to compare it with other types.

He had already made a plan, but fear of the unknown still made him furrow his brow.

There was no time to hesitate. Ensei Uchiha quickly got everything ready.

There wasn't much to prepare, really. He only needed to stuff a few scrolls into his clothes.

Over the past three years, Ensei Uchiha had learned some basic Sealing Jutsu. He still couldn't seal Chakra itself, but he could control and use objects that held Chakra, as long as they were the kind of items he'd stolen.

Once he stepped outside, Ensei Uchiha used the Transformation Jutsu to alter his build and appearance, then vanished with the Body Flicker Technique.

The next moment, Ensei Uchiha began darting around the village.

A major natural disaster had struck Konoha, so the village was naturally in complete chaos. Under the circumstances, the Anbu who usually guarded the village had no time to keep track of what was happening inside it.

At the same time, the spies already in Konoha, along with the retainers of wealthy merchants and nobles, all began to make their moves.

Among them, Ensei Uchiha stood out conspicuously.

There was no helping it. He was simply too young. Though his Chakra control was outstanding, he still lacked experience in things like assassination and stealth.

After eliminating two or three ninja suspected of being spies from other countries, Ensei Uchiha finally found his target.

At that moment, the Nine-Tails' presence in the distance suddenly began to spread.

The Sealing Jutsu users below were thrilled, but Ensei Uchiha, hiding nearby, couldn't help sighing to himself.

Damn Hiruzen Sarutobi. He must be too afraid to die to use the Reaper Death Seal.

As the Nine-Tails' Chakra presence weakened, some Chakra originating from the Nine-Tails began to drift over Konoha. A group of people below then absorbed it with some kind of device.

This was the Nine-Tails' Chakra, but it could also be considered blood shed by the Nine-Tails.

After all, it had already been split into the Yin Nine-Tails and the Yang Nine-Tails. A little blood loss was only to be expected.

The people below moved quickly, seemingly well practiced in this kind of Chakra theft.

But just as they completed the sealing of the Chakra, a figure suddenly appeared beside the sealing device.

The next moment, an unparalleled force burst out from around the figure.

"Who's there...?"

A man who seemed to be their leader shouted, but the only answer was a Ninja Blade gleaming red.

An immense burst of power surged from the blade.

The next moment, as the Ninja Blade shattered, a fiery blade of light shot out and flashed past.

The people present only realized they were under attack. Then, with a flash of fire, half their number had already been wiped out.

This was what Ensei Uchiha had accomplished over the past three years. His age limited him to enough Chakra for only one use of this move.

But... that was enough!

Before the survivors could react, Ensei Uchiha had already disappeared from their sight with the sealing device.

"Chachamaru, nicely done!"

"Your timing was perfect."

Ensei Uchiha had reached Ninja Cat Village through the Reverse Summoning Technique. He turned to the orange Ninja Cat beside him and spoke with satisfaction.

He had signed a contract with this cat three years ago, when it had only just been born. Ensei Uchiha had even given it its name.

But in just three years, it had grown into one of the most powerful members of the Ninja Cat Clan.

Naturally, all of this had been thanks to Ensei Uchiha's research on Chakra.

"Meow, what in the world did you bring back?"

Chachamaru was just about to say something when he noticed the sealed jar in Ensei Uchiha's hand. His fur immediately stood on end in fright.

Just then, Granny Cat also sensed the Nine-Tails' presence and hurried over.

"Ensei, what have you done? Is the Uchiha Clan going to rebel against Konoha today? How could you bring back something like the Nine-Tails...?"

Granny Cat was naturally startled when she sensed the Nine-Tails' Chakra, but she was much calmer than Chachamaru.

The Ninja Cat Clan might not be a particularly powerful Ninja Beast clan, but it had survived throughout the Shinobi World and maintained weapons deals with various villages. It certainly wasn't weak.

"Don't worry, Granny Cat. Things in Konoha may not be going well, but they probably aren't as bad as you think."

"Besides, if that spineless coward Fugaku Uchiha could summon the courage to fight back, that would be a miracle."

"As for this... some despicable little schemers collected a bit of the Nine-Tails' Chakra as it drifted away."

Ensei Uchiha briefly explained where the sealed jar had come from, but Granny Cat didn't seem to care about that. She insisted that something so dangerous couldn't be kept there.

But in truth, Ensei Uchiha had never planned to leave it with the Ninja Cats.