Capturing the Two-Tails!

"However, Lady Yugito, aren't you underestimating me a bit too much?"

As the fireball descended, Uchiha Ye didn't even attempt to block it; instead, he threw himself directly into the flames. "To me, Fire Style is the least harmful of all ninjutsu!"

Allowing the fireball to swallow him whole, he transformed into molten lava, remaining completely unscathed by the scorching heat.

The next moment, Uchiha Ye expanded his form, bursting through the fireball from within.

Instantly, terrifying lava erupted in every direction!

"Great Eruption!"

The world turned a shade of crimson!

With a fist radiating scorching heat and supreme power, he struck toward Matatabi, which was just turning to carry Haku away, causing the surrounding forest to wither rapidly.

"Oh no!"

Inside Matatabi's body, Yugito's pupils constricted at the sight.

How could she have imagined that this kind of Fire Style would fail to inflict even the slightest injury on Uchiha Ye?

Left with no choice, she halted her movement and unfurled her two tails to block the strike.

BOOM!

A shocking scene unfolded!

Matatabi's massive form was actually forced back dozens of meters by Uchiha Ye.

The ground along the path shattered, leaving piles of rock and earth in its wake.

Giving her not a moment to catch her breath, Uchiha Ye reappeared before Matatabi with a whoosh.

Looking at Yugito within the beast, he flashed a brilliant smile, revealing his white teeth. "Miss Yugito, it's over!"

His right arm began to churn and roar, and he unleashed another terrifyingly bright, scorching fist: "Dog-Biting Crimson Lotus!"

Fast and possessing high piercing power!

It was perfectly suited for breaking through Matatabi's chakra form to directly capture the jinchuriki, Yugito, inside.

"Don't you dare!!!"

Matatabi roared in fury, the chakra around her body suddenly surging several times over, forming a barrier to protect Yugito.

But!

At the very instant they were about to collide.

The lava dog head nimbly veered upward into the sky, then plummeted straight down like a bolt of divine lightning.

Before Matatabi could even react, it pierced through the chakra body, aiming directly for Yugito!

"Hiss!!!"

Yugito's pupils shrank to pinpricks, and for the first time, a sense of terror and dread took root in her heart.

Her body felt as heavy as lead, leaving her unable to make a single move to dodge.

Am I... going to die?

Facing this scorching lava that seemed capable of destroying anything it touched, Yugito didn't believe her mortal flesh could survive.

But at this critical, split-second moment, a massive blue-purple chakra hand reached out, blocking the strike.

"How could I... let you hurt Yugito!!"

Matatabi's cold, angry shout echoed across the battlefield.

Without a doubt, she had saved the imperiled Yugito.

But clearly!

She was struggling as well!

"BOOM!"

Matatabi was forced back once more!

However, her massive chakra form rapidly dissipated, regressing into a Partial Tailed Beast Transformation state.

Clearly, Matatabi realized that her large size made her an easy target.

Whoosh!

With a sudden burst of speed, Yugito vanished from Uchiha Ye's line of sight.

"Do you think... that's enough to escape?"

Uchiha Ye's voice was low, like the whisper of a demon, radiating a heart-stopping tremor. "Aren't you underestimating me a bit too much?"

With his Observation Haki locked on and his Sharingan providing insight, Yugito's location was instantly revealed.

"Bang!"

His body erupted with a wave of scorching heat, granting him terrifying propulsion as he lunged toward a spot ahead.

"Hum!"

A heavy punch roared out, causing the very air to vibrate violently.

The next instant!

Just as Yugito appeared from her high-speed movement, Uchiha Ye was already rapidly enlarging within her field of vision.

In her sharply contracting pupils!

Uchiha Ye's massive, chakra-infused fist slammed heavily into her chest.

"Pfft!"

Yugito clearly heard the sound of her own ribs shattering as blood uncontrollably gushed from her seven orifices.

Her body was sent flying like an arrow released from a bow, crashing uncontrollably into the forest.

Boom!

Dust billowed, and trees toppled over.

Finally, after a violent tremor of the ground, everything returned to silence.

Back at the original spot, Uchiha Ye had already vanished.

Inside the forest!

Before Yugito could even struggle free from the shattered boulders, Uchiha Ye descended upon her like a persistent shadow, delivering a heavy punch that knocked her unconscious.

He did not kill Yugito, but chose to knock her out instead.

Uchiha Ye's goal was simple!

He was securing combat power in advance for the ninja village he intended to establish in the future.

Uchiha Ye was not at all surprised that he could defeat Yugito.

Yugito was only at the Kage level.

He had been able to handle the Reanimated Tobirama Senju back when he only had his Two-Tomoe Sharingan.

Now that he possessed the Three-Tomoe, wasn't it perfectly normal for him to handle Yugito, whose strength was comparable to the Reanimated Tobirama Senju?

"Store!"

He tucked the unconscious Yugito directly into the System Space, then proceeded to intentionally create a massive commotion.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Scorching lava wantonly ravaged the forest, blasting the surrounding earth apart.

He did not stop his assault until a hundred-meter radius had been reduced to a scorched ruin.

Only when his chakra was so depleted that his face had turned pale and he felt as if his body had been hollowed out did he cease his attacks and walk slowly to rendezvous with Sasori of the Red Sand.

As for whether he was being secretly monitored by Zetsu?

Without absolute confidence, how could he dare to capture Yugito and stage such a scene?

Two minutes later!

When Uchiha Ye walked out of the forest to meet Sasori of the Red Sand, the three men from the Land of Cedar had just died from the poison.

"Dead?"

Seeing that there was not even a corpse of Yugito, Sasori of the Red Sand couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, Uchiha Ye spread his hands helplessly and said, "I wanted to capture her too, that way I could have completed a Tailed Beast capture mission in advance!"

"But there was no helping it; she would rather die than be captured!"

Hmm!

Lying without blushing or a racing heart.

This was basic procedure.

Sasori of the Red Sand nodded upon hearing this, seeing nothing wrong with the explanation.

After delivering the mission to the employers from the Land of Cedar, the two set off on their journey home.

Three days later!

"The Two-Tails Jinchuriki is dead? What a pity!"

After hearing Uchiha Ye's account of the mission, Pain sighed, "If we could have successfully captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, the mission would have been even more perfect!"

He did not believe that Uchiha Ye would dare to deceive him.

Furthermore!

Even if Uchiha Ye had captured the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and hidden her away, it would have been impossible to evade the Tailed Beast sensing ability of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

Yet Uchiha Ye stood before the Demonic Statue, completely unaffected!

This served as proof that Uchiha Ye had spoken the truth.

"However, will the 'death' of the Two-Tails jinchuriki draw the Raikage's attention to us? Could it lead to him denouncing me, thereby hindering the organization's plans to develop in the shadows and accumulate strength?"

Uchiha Ye asked with a 'sincere' expression.

Hearing this, Pain Deva Path responded indifferently: "It is of no consequence!"

He swept his gaze across the group and dropped a bombshell: "In fact, even without this matter regarding the Two-Tails jinchuriki, I had already intended to initiate the Tailed Beast Capture Plan!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present could not help but show looks of astonishment.

"Then... where shall we begin?"

Uchiha Ye asked, feigning an exaggerated expression.

Although he already had the corresponding answer in his mind.

But after all, the transmigrator effect had already occurred several times.

Therefore, he dared not rely entirely on the plot advantages he possessed.

"Hello, everyone~"