Great Defeat of Shukaku

Gama Bunta swiftly lunged out, his sharp claws digging into Shukaku's shoulder.

No matter how Shukaku struggled, he couldn't break free.

The moment he was grabbed, Naruto leaped onto Shukaku's head.

He held onto a Wood Release pillar with one hand and furiously slapped Gaara with the other.

However, Gaara showed no signs of waking up.

This made Naruto a little anxious. He grabbed Gaara's hair and shook him back and forth.

"Wake up, damn it, wake up!"

Gaara's eyes remained tightly shut, his state as if he were truly dead.

Naruto gritted his teeth. "Then don't blame me!"

With that, he took out the Skunk Ball from his ninja pouch.

Holding his breath, he pried open Gaara's mouth.

Gaara's eyes immediately widened.

Shukaku's movements also halted.

"Heh heh, if you won't wake up, I'll fumigate you to death!"

Gaara's eyeballs slowly rolled, fixing on Naruto.

At that moment, his eyes were filled with helplessness and pity!

Naruto's lips curled. "You don't need to thank me, I'm just doing what I should have done!"

Gaara's eye twitched, his heart already wishing Naruto a thousand deaths.

But now, trapped by Wood Release, he couldn't do anything at all.

Filled with resentment, he whimpered in his throat.

"You... you..."

Before he could finish speaking, he fainted again with a look of despair.

As soon as he fainted, Shukaku became even more ferocious, roaring and thrashing wildly.

"Hey, I finally managed to wake you up!"

Naruto frantically slapped Gaara, even shattering his Sand Armor into dust, but Gaara still didn't wake up.

Gama Bunta shouted from behind.

"Come back quickly, that kid is probably in a state of suspended animation!"

"That item of yours is incredibly potent, he might not wake up!"

Naruto didn't hesitate, quickly retracting the Skunk Ball and jumping onto Gama Bunta's head.

Just then, the Transformation Jutsu also wore off.

Gama Bunta immediately returned to his giant toad form.

Naruto scratched his head, utterly dejected.

He had just managed to wake Gaara up, so why did he faint again so quickly?

If it was really like the giant toad said, and he was in suspended animation, he wouldn't wake up for days!

"What should I do? What should I do?" He frantically ran his hands through his hair.

On the opposite side, Shukaku was charging towards them.

Gama Bunta suddenly drew his sword, slashing directly at Shukaku's shoulder.

With a powerful leap, the giant blade swung, and Shukaku's arm fell off with a thud, crashing into the nearby forest and turning into a cloud of yellow sand.

Gama Bunta's sword was also flung back, standing tall amidst the dense woods.

Without a weapon, he was at a clear disadvantage facing Shukaku!

Shukaku roared in fury, puffing out his belly and unleashing air cannons one after another towards them!

Gama Bunta dodged left and right, unable to get close.

"Kid, do you have any other tricks? My summoning time is almost up!" Gama Bunta said nervously.

Naruto frantically wrung his hair, desperately thinking of any possible solution.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him.

Since the Transformation Jutsu could be shared earlier, could his Wood Release also be shared?

He patted Gama Bunta. "I'll borrow your hand to use a jutsu in a moment, that should be okay, right!"

Gama Bunta responded, "Then hurry up and try it!"

Naruto clapped his fist, a long-lost mischievous grin appearing on his face!

"Let me show you Uzumaki Naruto's ultimate finishing move!"

"Wood Release: Thousand Year Impale Technique!"

This time, the hand seals took noticeably longer than before.

As his words fell, above Shukaku's head, a row of wooden stakes, like chimneys, suddenly appeared, completely sealing it from every angle.

It couldn't move at all.

Immediately after, five earth explosions sounded, and Shukaku's expression turned completely blank!

"Let me give you another taste of my ultimate move: Skunk Ball!"

Naruto swung the rope, carrying a circle of stench.

Gama Bunta couldn't help but cover his nose, afraid to breathe.

In an instant, the ball drew a beautiful arc across the sky, landing directly inside Shukaku's mouth.

Shukaku was utterly despairing.

"Ah!"

After a pained roar, with a final explosion, Shukaku's figure vanished.

Naruto jumped up and down, shouting happily, "How was that, am I amazing!"

Gama Bunta swallowed. This kid, he's a bit too...

Thinking of the ninjutsu he used against Shukaku just now, its chrysanthemum couldn't help but tighten.

Naruto was happy for a while, then suddenly remembered a strange question.

"Huh, hasn't my ball been returned to me yet?"

He became agitated and quickly jumped to the ground, grabbing Gaara and shaking him vigorously.

"Hey, you big calico cat, hurry up and come out, give me back my ball! Hey, big calico cat!"

After shouting desperately for a long time, Gaara showed no reaction at all.

Gama Bunta picked up his pipe, wiped it with a towel, and said.

"Kid, my time is up. If there are any more Tailed Beasts next time, don't look for me!"

As soon as it finished speaking, a strong gust of wind kicked up, and its figure suddenly disappeared.

Naruto looked up at the sky and roared in despair, "You still haven't told me, what exactly are Tailed Beasts!"

Outside Konohagakure, Danzo lay sprawled out, finally regaining some consciousness.

As soon as he sat up, his eyes couldn't help but turn red: "Hiruzen Sarutobi, we were classmates, and you treated me so harshly. I hate you to death!"

He stood up, pulling at his pink skirt, and arrogantly twisted his neck.

"Hmph, I can't bow my head, or the crown will fall!"

"Hiruzen Sarutobi, you just wait. One day, I will become Hokage."

"And when that day comes, I'll dig up your ancestral graves and beat your dead people!"

He pulled at his skirt like a resentful woman, walking with a mincing gait towards Konohagakure.

He hadn't gone far when two figures in black robes with red clouds suddenly descended from the forest.

"Itachi, are all the people in your village this weird?"

Kisame Hoshigaki plunged his greatsword into the ground, leaning on a rock and snorting.

Itachi's expression was very solemn.

Back when he left the village, Danzo was still a normal person.

Although he was somewhat sinister, he wasn't as filled with dark energy as he was now.

He said coldly, "You've mistaken them for someone else, that ghastly thing isn't from Konoha!"

Then, he let out a contemptuous laugh.

"It's been a long time since I've been back to Konoha. I wonder how my foolish brother is doing now!"

Kisame Hoshigaki smiled wickedly, looking full of anticipation.

"Then let's go in and take a look!"

As he spoke, he directly shouldered his greatsword and was about to walk in.

Itachi suddenly moved, stopping him and saying.

"Don't be too hasty. I have a feeling something is strange in the village. Be careful!"

Kisame twisted his body, revealing all his sharp teeth.

"Heh, this isn't like you, Uchiha Itachi. Could it be that you're still reluctant to leave this village?"