I Came to Capture You

Tailed Beasts—in the war-torn history of the ninja world, they were terrifying existences deeply etched into people's minds alongside calamities.

Their power was far too terrifying. Forget ordinary people—even ninjas spoke of them in hushed tones, treating them as vicious beasts akin to natural disasters.

Since ancient times, countless ambitious figures had sought to use them as weapons to dominate the entire ninja world. Gradually, they became synonymous with war.

In truth, Tailed Beasts also possessed thoughts and emotions. Their hatred for humans who used them however they pleased only grew stronger and stronger.

The Nine-Tails was the strongest of the legendary nine Tailed Beasts.

The destructive power to wipe out a ninja village, nearly limitless Chakra, deep hatred for humans, and a ferocious, tyrannical temperament... every aspect proclaimed just how dangerous it was.

Shin'yu wholeheartedly agreed.

Because he was standing right in front of the Nine-Tails.

In a relatively open clearing within the forest, the enormous fox was sleeping soundly. It lay there in a lazy pose, its exaggerated body like an orange mountain. With every breath, its needle-like fur rose and fell. Even its steady breathing stirred up gusts of wind.

Although he had already witnessed Nine-Tails Chakra and fought a Great War against the Nine-Tails' "Pseudo-Jinchuriki," facing the real thing still left him unable to suppress his shock.

Just looking at that mountain-like body and sensing the terrifying amount of Chakra within it, as vast as the sea, Shin'yu knew that with his current Eye Power, he had no way to directly control it with the Mangekyo Sharingan.

Insufficient Eye Power was one thing, but his Illusion Technique proficiency was not strong enough either. If he tried to hit it with an Illusion Technique, he might be the first one to suffer backlash until blood poured from all seven orifices.

"Who dares disturb this old man's slumber?"

The Nine-Tails slowly opened its eyelids. Upon seeing its visitor, its two lantern-sized red slit pupils narrowed slightly.

"Hello." Shin'yu stepped forward twice, stopping before the Nine-Tails with a harmless smile.

"You... carry an extremely unpleasant scent." The Nine-Tails pushed itself upright, making the ground tremble and the nearby forest shudder.

The breath it exhaled blew Shin'yu's hair into a slicked-back style, but he still smiled. "Nine-Tails, I'm here to capture you."

Since it was impossible to defeat the Nine-Tails with a single glance, his strategy was to attack its mind first—severely weaken it, gradually exhaust its strength, and then use an Illusion Technique to finish it in one move once it lost its reason.

The Nine-Tails' eyes widened. Since when had humans become so arrogant?

It had already been bad enough that descendants of those two Sage of Six Paths old men had eaten its flesh and blood. Now even some little brat dared set his sights on it!

It immediately flew into a rage. With a thunderous roar, rolling sound waves swept up violent gusts!

Several hundred meters away, atop a towering cliff, Madara watched the battle with Uchiha Hikari.

"Is it really okay for him to provoke the Nine-Tails like that?" Hikari watched the battlefield below in terror, her mouth slightly agape.

That was the Nine-Tails. Dealing with Ginkaku, who possessed Nine-Tails Chakra, had already been earth-shaking, yet now he was facing the real body and could still smile!

Madara crossed his arms and gave a cold snort. "Rather than worry about him, you should look after yourself. Hide your presence using the method I taught you, or the Nine-Tails will discover you."

"I... I wasn't worried about him." Hikari's little face reddened as she muttered, "The Nine-Tails probably doesn't have time to care about us now. Shin'yu has completely enraged it..."

Below the mountain, the gale surged like ocean waves. Shin'yu stood straight at the heart of the storm, like bamboo growing from shattered rock, its roots firm and unyielding.

"Nine-Tails, I heard you're the embodiment of rage, but now that I see you, you don't seem all that fierce."

Faced with the soaring aura and savage beastly nature, an ordinary person would have been scared stiff. Yet not only did Shin'yu not retreat, he even mocked the Nine-Tails. "I've provoked you this much, and all you can do is roar?"

The Nine-Tails was beside itself with fury. Raising a beast claw, it slammed down with a BOOM, instantly shattering the ground and sending rocks and clumps of dirt flying like splashes of water.

"You brought this upon yourself," the Nine-Tails said with a cold snort.

Soon, the wind dispersed the dust and smoke. Its eyes narrowed when it discovered Shin'yu standing lightly atop its claw, arms crossed, perfectly composed.

"You—"

"My name is Uchiha Shin'yu." The moment his words fell, Shin'yu moved.

His body flashed like a black phantom, racing upward along the Nine-Tails' foreleg!

Before the Nine-Tails could raise its claw, it immediately opened its mouth, spewing forth a dark-red Chakra Cannon.

But Shin'yu moved with nimble agility, as slippery as an eel. With an effortless backward flip, he dodged beneath the Nine-Tails' foreleg and continued running while staying out of its line of sight!

The Nine-Tails exhaled two scorching streams of air. Before its second blast could finish charging, Shin'yu leaped into the air, extending three-meter-long Chakra Blades from both hands. Their sharp gleam stabbed straight toward its eyes!

"Got you—" Shin'yu's smug expression instantly froze. A massive shadow covered him from above, followed by a heavy Wind Sound!

BOOM!

He was smashed into the ground by a tail.

"He's nothing but a slightly faster little brat."

The Nine-Tails thought the battle was over, but a dense cloud of Black Qi suddenly emerged from beneath its tail.

Then it felt its tail tighten. A Pitch Black skeletal hand had grabbed it and forcibly lifted it up.

Under its astonished gaze, a half-body giant crawled out from beneath its tail, while that speedy little brat stood completely unharmed inside the giant!

Shin'yu directly Opened the second stage of Susanoo. Four Big Hands gripped one of the Nine-Tails' tails and flung it with all their might!

A tremendous force erupted. The Nine-Tails was actually hurled away, dragged dozens of meters from its Original Spot, and only stopped after carving four deep trenches into the ground.

The Nine-Tails bared its fangs, its fur standing on end with rage. Its nine long tails danced like dragons, relentlessly smashing against Susanoo as it vented its overwhelming fury!

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Shin'yu controlled Susanoo to defend, but under that torrential assault, even the second-stage Susanoo gradually began to crack!

Clear cracking sounds rang out like fracturing crystal. Shin'yu's gaze grew grave as cracks spread and widened, until even the inner skeleton showed signs of breaking apart.

Seeing how sturdy the black giant before it was, the Nine-Tails could no longer restrain itself and charged forward. Its massive body made the mountains tremble, the Forest shudder, and flocks of birds take flight in panic.

"Sometimes, being too big isn't a good thing."

Shin'yu immediately dispelled Susanoo and formed the hand seals for the Phantom Body Flicker Technique. His body split into eight phantoms that scattered in every direction, causing the Nine-Tails to pounce on empty air.

"Die!"

The Nine-Tails threw back its head and howled, whipping its tails around in a wild barrage without sparing a single phantom. Those seemingly fluffy fox tails carried immense force, smashing splintered wood everywhere and shaking the earth and mountains.

The ground could not withstand such thrashing, and dust filled the sky.

Super-Massive Rasengan!

The Nine-Tails jolted in surprise as a sharp pain erupted beneath its backside, followed by astonishing force. Somehow, Shin'yu had slipped beneath it!

"Ahhh!" Holding an enormous Rasengan aloft in one hand, he leaped upward!

The Nine-Tails let out a howl. Smoke rose from the fur touching the Rasengan. Though the attack did not shatter its Physical Body, its immense force was enough to send it flying.

Its enormous body soared high into the sky, and the shadow it cast was enough to cover the entire Forest!

The Nine-Tails roared, its lantern-sized slit pupils wide with rage, yet mixed with a trace of humanlike confusion.

That move required an enormous amount of Chakra. This kid's aura was ordinary—where had all that Chakra suddenly come from?

Shin'yu stared at the Nine-Tails falling from mid-air. He pressed his palms together, then assumed the posture of drawing a bow and nocking an arrow, pointing toward the Nine-Tails in the sky.

That previous move had not been easy for him. The seemingly powerful Super Big Ball Rasengan had forced him to rewind three times in just a few breaths before he could gather enough Chakra.

During the opening while the Nine-Tails hung in the air, the atmosphere distorted in an instant. Clusters of Pitch Black flames emerged from Shin'yu's hands, like dancing spirits.

The flames expanded in an instant, and terrifying heat blanketed the surroundings. Centered on Shin'yu, flowers and grass dried inch by inch, swiftly turning to ash and drifting away. The black flames burned fiercely, yet obediently converged into his right hand, forming a burning bow and arrow.

In the distance, Uchiha Hikari covered her little mouth in surprise. Even Madara's eyes widened slightly.

That was... Amaterasu!

"He... really did it!" Hikari stared blankly at that figure, her beautiful eyes wide open.

That was right. After adapting all along the way, Shin'yu had continuously analyzed Amaterasu with Uchiha Hikari's help, attempting to understand its source.

After tirelessly constructing it in a frenzy and trying again and again, he had finally completed its second optimization!

Amaterasu, the legendary undying black flame, was composed of three Chakra Natures: wind, fire, and... yin!

Wind gave it agility and fluidity, while fire gave it blazing heat.

Wind fueled the flames, and flames borrowed the wind's power. Combined, the two could raise the temperature of fire to a terrifying level.

But once that foundation was imbued with the caster's will—the yin nature representing "ignite everything, never rest until death"—this Special Bloodline Limit was born!

"Blaze Release—"

The arrow abruptly contracted. After absorbing enough power, it instantly solidified, then contracted again. After repeating this Back and Forth several times, a Pitch Black arrow took shape, growing ever more complete. Its entire form was dark and profound, all of its heat drawn inward. The surrounding air distorted as though even sunlight had been Devoured.

Kagutsuchi Arrow!

Shin'yu gave a cold shout, and the Black Arrow shot forth at lightning speed!

The second it vanished, the Nine-Tails let out a muffled groan!