Mission accomplished

Hyuga Qi's words left the others bewildered. Inuzuka Shigeru asked in surprise, "What are you saying? Why should we just wait here? Lady Toka and Masaki are fighting that monster! Do you know how powerful it is?"

There was an urgency in Inuzuka Shigeru's voice. He thought they should either take everyone straight back to the Medical Camp or return to help Senju Toka and Kazemori Masaki, rather than stay here doing nothing like spectators watching a show.

"I know. That fellow's chakra is like a flame in the darkness, so dazzling it nearly blinds me." Hyuga Qi narrowed his eyes. "But he doesn't seem able to control it completely. I only caught a glimpse, but the flow through his meridians was an utter mess. I should be able to see more clearly if I get closer."

Hyuga Qi got up and headed straight toward the Grain Depot. The others were startled. If the Kumogakure Ninja and samurai came out of the Grain Depot now, they would be in trouble. They hurried over to stop him.

Hyuga Qi waved them off. "Don't worry. If I saw correctly, the Kumogakure Ninja won't have time to deal with us. They might not even be able to save themselves."

"I see." Ōnoki began to understand. "If it's as you say, and the man using the Nine-Tails' chakra can't fully control it, he'll have trouble holding on to his sanity. Whether it's your people from Konoha or his own people from Kumogakure, he'll treat them all as enemies."

After sealing the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, Iwagakure Ninja Village had tried to harness the power of jinchūriki. However, not everyone was suited to having a tailed beast sealed inside them. Even those who could withstand tailed beast chakra often suffered from the tailed beast's influence on