The Three-Tails rampaged through Kirigakure, practically reenacting the scene of the Nine-Tails wreaking havoc in Konoha six years earlier.
"The Mizukage has fallen! All Kirigakure ninja, stop the Three-Tails' rampage immediately!"
Seizing her chance, Mei Terumi leaped onto the Three-Tails' shell, gathered chakra in her throat, and shouted to all the Mist ninja below.
At her words, everyone from Kirigakure looked toward her.
Sure enough, Karatachi Yagura's ** lay at her feet.
"What... how could Lord Mizukage..."
"So the tailed beast didn't go out of control? The seal was released, and the Three-Tails escaped on its own?"
"Who's that woman? Is she one of our village's ninja too?"
"I remember! It's her! Mei Terumi!"
"Mei Terumi? Wasn't she captured by Konoha ten years ago, during the Third Shinobi World War?"
Every Mist ninja's mind was a muddled mess.
What exactly was going on?
How had people from Konoha gotten into their village?
And why had Mei Terumi suddenly appeared after vanishing for ten years?
Who had killed their jinchūriki, Karatachi Yagura?
Only about ten minutes had passed from start to finish.
One unexpected development after another had left all of Kirigakure reeling.
What exactly had happened?
What were they supposed to do next?
But watching the clearly irrational Three-Tails running wild through the village, everyone independently reached the same decision-
Everything else could wait. They had to subdue the Three-Tails first.
"Tch! No choice! Forget the Konoha people for now. Stop the Three-Tails!"
As the Three-Tails wreaked destruction throughout Kirigakure, Hozuki Mangetsu gritted his teeth and waved to several members of the Hozuki clan.
They would settle the score with Konoha later.
Elsewhere, Xuan Zhe found Konan among the ruins, grabbed her around the waist, slung her over his shoulder, and turned to run out of Kirigakure.
"You two, keep