Six-Tails, Please Hear Me Out!

"I'm serious, Kakashi-sensei!" Menma said solemnly. "Do you know how many casualties there will be if a Jinchuriki goes berserk at the border of the Land of Fire?"

"No matter how many casualties there are, it has nothing to do with us!" Kakashi's tone was cold.

"That's not what I mean, Kakashi-sensei." Menma shook his head. "A Jinchuriki from the Mist Village is rampaging through the Land of Fire. That's a declaration of war!

Once Konoha goes to war with the Mist Village, Iwagakure, the Hidden Cloud Village, and the Hidden Sand Village will definitely seize the opportunity. Even minor shinobi villages like the Hidden Rain Village, Hidden Waterfall Village, and Hidden Hot Springs Village will join in!

Konoha no longer has the strength to fight on multiple fronts.

So if we can't stop the Mist Village's Jinchuriki from going berserk now, we may have to face even more Tailed Beasts on the battlefield in the near future!"

After listening to Menma, Kakashi fell silent for a while before saying gloomily, "It's not like I don't understand that. But even if we go, what can we do against a berserk Jinchuriki?"

Seeing that Kakashi's attitude had softened somewhat, Menma hurriedly pressed on. "I have a way to deal with a Jinchuriki. I don't know whether it'll work, but we can try!"

"What way could you possibly have?" Kakashi did not believe Menma.

What way do I have? Menma inwardly groaned. At this point, he could only make something up. Sorry, Mom. I have to borrow your name again!

Menma lifted his undershirt and pointed at the seal on his stomach. "This is my method!"

Kakashi seemed to realize something. "The Four Symbols Seal? Menma, you actually mastered such advanced sealing techniques?! If that's the case, we can give it a try!

Team 7, we're heading back!"

The four immediately turned around and rushed back.

On the battlefield, Zabuza looked at the enormous block of ice before him and secretly cursed his bad luck.

Suddenly, there was a crack as a fissure appeared across the ice!

Zabuza's eyes split wide with fury as he roared, "Get back!"

The three instantly retreated from the ice.

The very next second after they moved away, the ice exploded with a deafening boom!

Utakata lay sprawled on the ground, his mouth twisted into an exaggerated grin.

"...Kill...

You...

...I...

Will...

...Kill...

You!"

Before his words had even faded, Utakata shot toward Zabuza's group like a feral beast!

This was bad! Seeing this, Hozuki Suigetsu immediately activated his secret technique, transforming into a somewhat larger water monster. He hoisted Yuki Haku and Zabuza Momochi onto his back and fled.

Haku and Zabuza did not remain idle either, constantly unleashing Ninjutsu at Utakata in an attempt to slow him down.

Ice spears erupted from the ground one after another, stabbing toward the sprinting Utakata, but he kept dodging them with the nimble movements granted by his Half-Tailed-Beast Transformation!

Water dragons appeared in the air, opening their jaws to bite Utakata, but the Chakra tentacles extending from his back smashed every one of them apart!

Not only that, the Chakra tentacles behind Utakata suddenly gathered together and twisted into a gigantic hand that swatted toward the three.

If that palm landed solidly, none of them would survive!

In that split second, Zabuza rapidly formed hand seals. "Water Release: Water Prison Technique!"

A massive sphere of water appeared, enveloping the two of them and Hozuki Suigetsu, who had released his liquefied form.

Yuki immediately followed up with an Ice Release secret technique. The water sphere instantly froze into an ice ball, protecting the three within.

With a thunderous crash, the gigantic Chakra hand slammed viciously into the ice ball, kicking up a skyful of dust that was then scattered by the violent gust from the strike!

Utakata withdrew his Chakra hand.

The ice ball had been smashed into the ground. It cracked apart piece by piece, revealing the severely injured trio of Zabuza and the others.

Yuki Haku's face was pale, and he had fallen unconscious. Hozuki Suigetsu held him in his arms.

Blood leaked from the corner of Hozuki Suigetsu's mouth. He had suffered internal injuries and sat on the ground, gasping for breath.

Zabuza Momochi's head was bleeding. He shakily propped himself up with his sword, while his left foot and lower leg were visibly twisted. They had clearly been broken.

He raised his sword and pointed its tip at the Six-Tails, roaring furiously:

"Six-Tails!

In the name of Zabuza Momochi, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen and a Jonin of the Mist Village, I declare this!

From this moment onward,

If you want to hurt my disciples,

You'll have to step over my corpse first!!!"

Utakata glanced at him, then let out a long howl toward the sky!

Again. This again!

When would this tiresome act of a teacher protecting his disciples finally disappear?!!!

Since you refuse to disappear, I'll help you disappear!!!

Utakata tilted his head back and opened his mouth wide.

Countless violent currents of Chakra gathered in his mouth, condensing into a black Chakra sphere the size of a soccer ball!

This was the Tailed Beasts' strongest attack—the Tailed-Beast Bomb!

"Whoosh—"

Like a cannonball fired from its barrel, the Tailed-Beast Bomb shot toward Zabuza at blinding speed!

Just as Zabuza and the others were about to meet their end beneath the Tailed-Beast Bomb, suddenly—

"Earth Release: Multiple Earth-Style Walls!"

Walls of earth rose from the ground one after another, blocking the path before Zabuza!

"Earth Release: Earth Prison Dome of Magnificent Nothingness!"

A huge hemispherical fortress rose up and enclosed the three beneath it.

Rumble!

Amid a tremendous cloud of dust and deafening explosions, the Earth-Style Walls were instantly obliterated by the Tailed-Beast Bomb, which then struck the hemispherical fortress formed by the Earth Prison Dome of Magnificent Nothingness.

Bang!

Whoosh~

Amid a massive explosion and a shrill whistle, the Tailed-Beast Bomb ricocheted away and crashed into the distant sea, sending a towering column of water into the sky.

The explosion created gigantic, tsunami-like waves that surged onto the coast of the Land of Waves, washing away houses near the shore.

The Earth Prison Dome of Magnificent Nothingness shattered, and amid the dust filling the air, Zabuza and the other two saw daylight again.

"Yo, you guys all right?" Kakashi asked with his back to Zabuza.

"Yeah, Kakashi, you..." Zabuza trailed off.

Then, "Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

Countless Menmas appeared in the air!

"Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves!"

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!" Countless vacuum bullets shot toward Utakata!

Their overwhelming numbers and force actually suppressed Utakata for a moment!

"Sasuke, now!" Menma shouted!

Crackle!

A figure flickering with lightning burst from the ground in an instant and struck Utakata in the waist!

Utakata was sent flying at once, scattering blood across the ground.

After landing, Utakata clutched the wound at his waist, growing even more enraged!

The Chakra behind his back surged madly, and the physical flesh of the Six-Tails began to slowly emerge!

Before long,

The Six-Tails!

Complete form!

Had appeared!

Utakata's consciousness had completely sunk away. What everyone now faced was one of the Shinobi World's most powerful forces—the true body of the Six-Tails!

Its mountain-sized body, silver-white form, and six wildly dancing tails all radiated a terrifying presence!

"Ahahaha~~~~!

I'm finally out!!!"

A gigantic yet shrill voice rang out. It was the Six-Tails.

After laughing for quite a while, the Six-Tails lowered his head to look at the tense crowd and said madly:

"Well, well, so you're the ones who let me out!

How should I thank you? Hmm, what a difficult question...

I know. How about I melt every last one of you?

Ahahahaha~~~!!!"

Menma forced himself to step forward and shouted at the Six-Tails, "Enough, Saiken! Have you forgotten what the old man of the Six Paths said?"

Hearing that, the Six-Tails' laughter abruptly stopped as though someone had cut the power. He suddenly lowered his body and repeatedly examined Menma with the antennae on his forehead, asking uncertainly, "Who are you? Why do you know my name? Why do you know the old man?"

Menma let out a quiet breath. As long as they could talk, there was hope.

Now then, Six-Tails, please hear me out!