Black threads wrapped around her layer by layer, binding her tightly. As the last rays of sunlight vanished from Nakamori Akina's sight, it meant that she no longer had any chance to resist.
But unlike what everyone had expected, the Seven-Tails was not waiting for a new jinchūriki. It was being returned to a whole.
Uchiha Yū swept his gaze over the surroundings. Takigakure had already been completely destroyed by Sasori, and all that remained were a few genin. It could be said that the entire village had vanished into the river of history.
Even if they survived and found the courage to report this to Konoha, it would not change their fate. Konoha certainly would not avenge Takigakure.
That was the sorrow of the weak. The only reason their lives had been able to remain a peaceful paradise was because the strong had never noticed them.
Just as everyone thought it was over, Fū opened her eyes and clenched her fists. Children in the world of Hokage generally matured early, and she now understood that her village had been destroyed by this group of bad people.
Summoning courage from nowhere, she picked up a stone from the ground and hurled it straight at Uchiha Yū.
"Do you really think we won't kill ordinary people?"
Amusement appeared on Kakuzu's face at her provocation. With a light wave of his hand, the mask representing fire moved before Fū. It only needed one Fire Release ninjutsu to turn her into ashes.
Uchiha Yū gently picked up the stone Fū had thrown and placed it in his palm.
He raised a hand to stop Kakuzu. Rather than targeting a child, he looked past her back at the villagers behind her.
Behind her stood terrified villagers. They looked at the three of them as