Debut! Triple Rashomon

"Damn it!"

As Zabuza looked toward Naruto, he saw Naruto in his three-tailed state, condensing a Tailed Beast Bomb larger than his own body.

The Tailed Beast Bomb shifted slowly from red to dark red, finally turning pitch black.

Zabuza glanced at the direction Naruto was aiming.

"If I don't leave this place, I'll be caught in the blast."

"How ruthless. Is there not a shred of sanity left in him?"

"To actually unleash a Tailed Beast Bomb at his own jonin."

The direction Naruto was aiming at was the very patch of sea where Kakashi was located.

Sakura, who was swimming toward Kakashi, had no idea that Naruto was condensing a Tailed Beast Bomb aimed right at her.

The only thought in Sakura's mind as she swam desperately through the water was, "I have to save Kakashi-sensei quickly, or he's going to sink."

"Damn it, why has Naruto become so terrifying? He's completely different from before."

Naruto's state had terrified Sakura.

Although the Naruto of the past was mischievous, he had never been this horrifying.

Moreover, his power had grown too quickly; even Kakashi was no match for him.

And Kakashi was a jonin.

Naruto finished condensing the Tailed Beast Bomb and launched it toward Kakashi.

The massive, two-meter-wide Tailed Beast Bomb turned into a flash of light as it flew toward Kakashi.

The speed was immense.

The air could not withstand the terrifying power of the Tailed Beast Bomb, and it even began to fracture, creating cracks in the atmosphere.

"Crack, crack..."

The distance of several hundred meters was covered in the blink of an eye.

The Tailed Beast Bomb appeared just tens of meters behind Sakura, yet she remained oblivious.

Zabuza had run quite far, and as he looked back, fear welled up in his heart: "Is this the power of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki?"

"To possess such terrifying power in just the three-tailed state... the Nine-Tails is truly worthy of being the most powerful tailed beast."

"Sharingan Kakashi, today is the day your legend ends."

Having crossed paths with the Xidai Mizukage, he knew exactly how formidable a Tailed Beast Bomb was.

Once that Tailed Beast Bomb detonated, everything within several hundred, or even a thousand, meters would be utterly destroyed.

This included Kakashi, who was currently unable to move and would be reduced to nothingness.

Just as Zabuza was about to stop and enjoy the spectacle of the explosion—since he was already over a thousand meters away from Kakashi's position—he figured that no matter how strong the blast was, it shouldn't be able to reach him here.

So, he stood on the surface of the sea, watching the scene unfold.

The Tailed Beast Bomb was on the verge of detonating as it neared Kakashi.

"Crack~"

A faint, almost imperceptible sound of shattering came from within the Tailed Beast Bomb.

It sounded like glass breaking.

This was the sign that the Tailed Beast Bomb was about to explode.

Suddenly, a voice echoed from the distance: "Triple Rashomon!"

"Boom, boom, boom..."

"Rumble, rumble, rumble..."

Three massive iron gates carved with demonic masks erupted from the turbulent sea.

The three demonic-masked iron gates rose up, standing over a hundred meters tall, blocking the Tailed Beast Bomb from the outside.

"Boom~"

The Tailed Beast Bomb collided instantly with the first iron gate.

The Tailed Beast Bomb detonated violently, the light it emitted in that instant as dazzling as the sun.

A terrifying shockwave crossed the thousand-meter distance in the blink of an eye, swallowing everything within its radius.

The explosion blasted a spray of water hundreds of meters high into the air.

A massive, deep crater dozens of meters wide appeared on the surface of the churning sea.

The sound of an ancient bell rang out, piercingly sharp amidst the explosion.

"Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling..."

The terrifying blast of the Tailed Beast Bomb was completely absorbed the moment it struck the first iron gate.

The first iron gate merely shuddered slightly before returning to stillness.

Zabuza stared at the three gates, each over a hundred meters tall, his jaw dropping in disbelief.

"What... what is this?"

"How could something like this appear on the open sea?"

Zabuza was completely stunned.

How could three massive iron gates suddenly emerge from the ocean?

And such eerie gates at that.

The suddenly manifested Triple Rashomon shielded Sakura behind the first gate.

The violent explosion from the Tailed Beast Bomb failed to shake the first iron gate, sparing Sakura from being caught in the blast.

Sakura struggled to overcome the churning waves, yet her gaze remained fixed on the towering iron gates that had appeared before her.

"What on earth is this? How could it suddenly appear here?"

Sakura was utterly shocked by the sudden appearance of the massive gates.

"Could these be sea monsters?"

Because the Triple Rashomon had slowly broken through the surface from the seabed, Sakura guessed that these three gates were created by monsters of the deep.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the bridge.

Yeyu stood there calmly.

Beside him stood Mitarashi Anko and Asama Sandayu, both wearing expressions of shock.

The two looked at Yeyu as if he were a monster.

Anko looked at Yeyu's calm demeanor and said with a trembling voice, "Yeyu, how... how do you know this ninjutsu? And you—you are so young, how could you possibly unleash such a technique?"

She knew that Orochimaru had used the Triple Rashomon, but she had never been able to learn it; it required far too much chakra.

It also required a specific aptitude, one she simply did not possess.

Yet, she had studied it.

Naturally, she understood just how difficult it was to successfully execute this ninjutsu.

If not mastered properly, this technique was incredibly dangerous.

That was why it was classified as an S-rank forbidden jutsu.

Asama Sandayu also looked at Yeyu's back with a solemn expression. "As expected, someone who can become an assistant to the Hokage could never be weak."

"So, Mr. Yeyu is this powerful."

The Land of Snow had its own ninja village. As a former minister of the Land of Snow, Asama Sandayu understood clearly how difficult and powerful the ninjutsu Yeyu had just unleashed truly was.

Could Yeyu, capable of releasing a ninjutsu of this caliber, ever be weak?

Asama Sandayu had originally been quite worried about Yeyu, fearing that his youth meant he lacked the strength and experience to protect Kazahana Koyuki.

But now, he no longer doubted him.

This single ninjutsu alone was enough to dispel any need to doubt Yeyu.

After unleashing the Triple Rashomon to block the Tailed Beast Bomb, Yeyu looked toward Naruto, who was standing on a bridge pier and staring in his direction.

The fact that Yeyu had actually blocked his Tailed Beast Bomb surprised him.

At the same time, he set his sights on Yeyu.

This human was a threat to him and had to be killed.

Naruto stomped his foot, instantly transforming into a streak of light as he charged toward Yeyu.

Anko looked nervous. "Yeyu, he's charging over! That's the rampaging Nine-Tails; none of us know sealing jutsu, we can't control him!"

No sooner had Anko finished speaking than Naruto appeared before Yeyu, his speed terrifyingly fast.

"Hum~"

The moment he appeared in front of Yeyu, he swung a fist toward Yeyu's face.

This punch carried a terrifying amount of power.

It was enough to shatter a small mountain in a single blow.