Everyone who remained in the village watched the ever-growing, destructive Tailed Beast Bomb, despair sweeping through their minds.
Cries and screams grew faint at that moment. Many people's legs gave out, and they slumped onto the rubble, their eyes vacant as they waited for the approaching end.
Just as the pitch-black Tailed Beast Bomb was about to blast toward Sunagakure's ruins.
Time... stopped!
Then, before the Tailed Beast Bomb brimming with savage energy, a wisp of green flame ignited. A hand reached out of the flames, extending an index finger to touch the Tailed Beast Bomb lightly.
"Sunagakure is still useful to me. I can't let you wipe them all out. They may be a little weak, but... human resources are ultimately the most precious thing in this Shinobi World."
A familiar murmur rang out. The next moment, the Tailed Beast Bomb brimming with savage energy rapidly shrank. No... it wasn't shrinking. Rather, Shukaku's act of firing the Tailed Beast Bomb was rapidly being returned to zero.
According to [Golden Experience Requiem]'s judgment, because Uchiha Gen stood within the Tailed Beast Bomb's blast radius, [Golden Experience Requiem] deemed the release of the Tailed Beast Bomb detrimental to Uchiha Gen by default.
And anything detrimental... returned to zero!
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Time began flowing again. Seeing the Tailed Beast Bomb he had gathered disappear, Shukaku had no other reaction. Instead, he opened his mouth and began gathering another.
By now, he had long since lost all reason, so naturally, he had also lost the ability to think.
Facing Shukaku as he began gathering another Tailed Beast Bomb, Uchiha Gen curled his lips. His figure flashed, and he instantly appeared above Shukaku's head. Then...
He threw a punch!
Boom!!!!
Black sand exploded, and half of Shukaku's head was instantly smashed apart.
As time passed,