Take Out Konoha's Villain

The moment Shi finished speaking, the other three turned toward him, urgency in their eyes.

Darui did not answer right away. He motioned for them to follow him, and the four retreated to a quiet corner at the edge of the battlefield, out of sight of Sunagakure and Iwagakure.

Once he was sure no one was nearby, he pressed Shi in a low voice. "If you have an idea, say it now! Things are already a mess. If we drag this out, none of us will benefit."

Mabui and Samui nodded too, their eyes fixed on Shi as they waited for him to continue.

Shi glanced at the two figures in the middle of the battlefield, then at the Iwagakure and Sunagakure teams. He kept his voice low.

"Yugito looks like she's completely lost her mind, but she isn't a Jinchūriki in the true sense. The Tailed Beast hasn't consumed her consciousness."

"The negative emotions carried by that Tailed Beast Chakra were so overwhelming that they shattered her reason and forced her consciousness down to the deepest level of her Mental World."

"She's rampaging because Nara Tsukimi kept attacking and suppressing her. He pushed Yugito past her limit, and once the Tailed Beast Chakra suppressed her consciousness, she lost all control."

The three held their breath for a moment. None of them interrupted; they listened quietly to Shi's analysis.

Shi went on to explain his plan. "The five of us can't forcibly suppress the Tailed Beast Chakra. If we want to bring Yugito under control, we need another way."

"Our only opening is to make Nara Tsukimi stop... or get rid of him!"

"Once Nara Tsukimi is gone, the thing constantly agitating the Tailed Beast Chakra will be gone too. Even if Yugito keeps rampaging, the Chakra will gradually settle