Seven-Tails and the Black Hand!

"Shiro! Retreat quickly! We can't stay in the sky!"

"They're already retreating! Damn it! Those Takigakure lunatics! Do they want to start a war?!" Shiro shouted in response to Nakamura's call as he maneuvered the giant bird to land.

The sky is that thing's home turf. Shiro others ultimately lack the ability to truly fight in the sky. Besides, who dares to say they can defeat it in the air?

Yes, it!

At that moment, flying towards Shiro and the others from not far away was none other than Takigakure's Tailed Beast — the Seven-Tails!

This is also why Shiro called Takigakure madman; it was just a small mission, yet he actually mobilized the Tailed Beast!

You have to understand, Tailed Beast are like nuclear weapons in the ninja world! They're the kind you'd never use unless it's absolutely necessary!

And now, Takigakure has actually taken the lead in using the Tailed Beast, and even used them to attack Konoha ninjas on the border of the Land of Fire!

Even if Shiro and the others are unharmed, Konoha has every reason to wage war against Takigakure!

But that's all for the future. Right now, Shiro and the others should be thinking about how to survive. As things stand, they have absolutely no ability to fight the Seven-Tails.

Even if Shiro's Magic Crest is fully charged, it will be the same.

The last time it worked against the Moryo was thanks to the Jonin trapped Moryo, giving Shiro enough time to launch an attack and preventing the Moryo from escaping.

However, it currently lacks sufficient energy storage, and no one can control it, meaning that the Seven-Tails can completely evade Shiro's attacks.

Furthermore, Shiro and his group still have a burden to bear.

Kazuki's Mind's Eye of the Kagura is strong, but this also means that her perception is stronger than others, and the sense of oppression she feels is naturally stronger.

Therefore, from the moment the Seven-Tails appeared, Kazuki had been crouching on the giant bird's back, trembling with fear, her head in her hands.

After all, she was just an ordinary person, and facing the fear of a Tailed Beast was not easy. Even Shiro and the others were afraid of the Seven-Tails ' Chakra aura, let alone Kazuki.

However, simply letting her be afraid is not a solution.

"Shikaki, keep a close eye on Kazuki, and you all be careful!"

"Understood." Hearing Shiro's words, Shikaki had no objections. After all, his combat strength was negligible, and it was the right choice not to cause trouble at this time.

But what he's worried about now is how Shiro and the others will deal with the Seven-Tails.

While Shiro and his companions were busy moving the battlefield to the ground, a dark figure was silently watching them from the Shiro.

Needless to say, this cunning and treacherous one is none other than Black Zetsu, who loves to stir up trouble the most.

"Hmph, let me see, Emiya Shiro, whether you have truly mastered the secret techniques of the Emiya Clan."

Since the incident in the Land of Demons, Black Zetsu went back to check the records and discovered that the Emiya Clan had indeed been wiped out, and their secret techniques had been lost.

However, according to the information he has gathered, Emiya Shiro has restored the secret technique from before, which is something that Black Zetsu is very concerned about.

The Emiya Clan's Nintaijutsu are nothing special; what Black Zetsu is concerned about is their secret technique that can restrain Tailed Beast, even the Ten-Tails!

This was what he feared most, which is why he went to great lengths to scheme against the Emiya Clan, causing them to disappear into the annals of history. Unfortunately, his power was ultimately insufficient, and he was unable to leave behind that secret technique.

Unable to study its shortcomings, fortunately, the entire Emiya Clan was wiped out at that time, so he gradually forgot about them.

It wasn't until he met Shiro in the Land of Demons that he remembered this, and only then did he realize that Shiro had restored the secret technique.

However, Black Zetsu considered the idea of recreating it to be nonsense. With that little information, no one could possibly reproduce Emiya's secret technique!

Even weaker Nintaijutsu are the same; the Black Zetsu still have some confidence in the Emiya Clan, after all, they were one of the great clans back then.

Unfortunately, he was unaware that a scientist had been born in the Shinobi World, and naturally, he was also unaware of the details of the deal between Shiro and Orochimaru.

He did know that Orochimaru and Shiro had made a deal, but that was all he knew; he knew nothing else.

Therefore, Black Zetsu believes that Shiro's secret techniques were more likely due to his discovery of the secret manuals left behind by the Emiya Clan, which he then learned.

Therefore, when he learned that Shiro was coming to carry out this mission, he went to great lengths to arrange for Seven-Tails to fight, just to see if he really had that secret technique.

For this, he even sacrificed an important pawn of Takigakure, but as long as he could find out the secret technique, Otsutsuki Chenxiang didn't care about this pawn!

Even if Shiro didn't have that secret technique, eliminating a Konoha genius beforehand wouldn't be a loss.

Now that the actors are in place, he just needs to wait quietly for the results.

Regardless of the outcome, he will not show his face. Having lurked for so many years, he knows the secret to success. If it doesn't work this time, there's always next time. Therefore, Black Zetsu has a very good mindset.

Compared to them, Shiro and the others were much more nervous, after all, this was the Seven-Tails!

As soon as Shiro and the others landed, before they could even dispel the giant bird's summoning power, a huge rock was hurled at them!

At this moment, Shiro no longer cared about the giant bird, which was just a puppet, and immediately roared at Nakamura and the others, "Come here to me now!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately moved closer to Shiro.

"Summoning Technique: Rashomon!"

Suddenly, a large door rose up, blocking the flying boulder.

Rashomon to Orochimaru when Shiro used his basic knowledge of Magecraft to make a deal with Shiro, as a way of currying favor with Shiro.

However, the time allotted was short, and Shiro could only reach the first level of spiritual connection, which wasn't very powerful, but it was enough to protect Shiro and the others.

After Shiro and the others blocked the boulder, the Seven-Tails charged over!

Seeing this, Nakamura took a step forward and crossed his arms.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

With a "bang," another Nakamura appeared beside him. However, unlike Naruto's extravagant use, a typical ninja's Shadow Clone Technique are used to perform combination Ninjutsu, in addition to gathering intelligence.

Few madmen would dare to use their cultivation methods like he and Shiro.

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet Technique!"

"Lightning Release - Earth Flash!"

As the main body and the Shadow Clone Technique unleash their attacks simultaneously, they imbue the Earth Dragon Bullet with Earth Flash lightning!

"Lightning Dragon Explosion Bullet!"

With a thought from Nakamura, the dragon's head spewed out a large number of mud bullets imbued with lightning, attacking the Seven-Tails! Finally, the entire earth dragon charged out, carrying Lightning Release, and slammed into the Seven-Tails ' body.

Shiro and the others watched this scene in astonishment, because there were almost no Ninjutsu combining Earth Release and Lightning Release. After all, Lightning Release counters Earth Release and can easily break up Earth Release Ninjutsu.

However, this combination is an exception. Earth Flash can rely on water and soil for propagation, and the mud bullets of the Earth Dragon Bullet also have a relatively high water content, so they can be combined with each other with difficulty.