Danzo, Come Get Beaten Up!

Ha!

Hahahaha!

Isobu's soul, cold as an ice sculpture, burst into booming laughter.

To be fair, Tailed Beasts were not the same species as humans. That laughter made Uchiha Yuan want to smash a brick over Isobu's head.

It was simply unbearable!

"A deal?"

"Are you foolish or ignorant, little one? Our Tailed Beasts' earliest dealings with humans began with trades."

"We helped humans do what they could not, and humans helped us scratch our itches."

"Honestly, if humans had not set their sights on our Tailed Beast Chakra, I would still miss those days."

"Leisurely, comfortable, endlessly memorable."

Isobu lowered his head to examine Uchiha Yuan as though looking at an ignorant child.

"You want to trade my Chakra for your freedom? Why should I?"

"Because your soul carries the scent of Uchiha? Because I smell something unpleasant?"

"Hidden Leaf Village ninja, are you trying to make me laugh to death?"

Uchiha Yuan was also surprised by Isobu's change in attitude, but being able to communicate normally was already a huge breakthrough.

"Hmph, Isobu, do you know any ninjutsu?"

Isobu's laughter became even more piercing.

Uchiha Yuan covered his ears. As his soul rippled like water, a clear image emerged within Isobu's Mental Space.

It showed Water Style: Water Severing Wave effortlessly slicing through armor and cutting a ninja in half at the waist.

"Isobu, can you kill a ninja like this?"

"Ridiculous. I can raise tsunamis and make islands tremble. Do you think this ninja could survive such a disaster?"

Isobu raised his head and cast a mocking sidelong glance at the tiny human soul.

This time, Uchiha Yuan burst into laughter instead. He flicked the image away with a finger.

Three-Tails Isobu stirred the heavens and earth, sending towering waves crashing skyward.

Chunin and Genin fell silently to natural disaster.

Relying on nimble movements and strange ninjutsu, the Jonin barely resisted the Tailed Beast Bomb while wearing Isobu down.

The scene sped up. After an unknown length of grueling battle, the exhausted Isobu was sealed by the ninjas.

"Wow, Isobu is so amazing! He can easily kill Genin and Chunin!"

Uchiha Yuan clapped and cheered in an exaggerated voice.

But Isobu's expression turned grave. There was more to this human's words, and he had only said half of it.

"If you knew how to use ninjutsu, the scene would probably look like this."

Uchiha Yuan snapped his fingers. The image shifted, showing Isobu using ninjutsu to fight the ninjas once more.

As a thick-skinned Tailed Beast, Three-Tails Isobu had always disdained ninjutsu.

But when the Isobu in the image used ninjutsu against ninjas, the difference became clear.

With his enormous reserves of superior Chakra, Isobu won every clash of ninjutsu against the ninjas.

Even against the few Kage-level ninjas, he could hold his own without falling behind.

Isobu, who had never seen such a sight, immediately widened his eyes.

Because it was complicated and seemingly useless, most Tailed Beasts disdained learning ninjutsu.

Yet it seemed that precisely because they had neglected ninjutsu, their battles against ninjas always ended with them being sealed.

His eyes shifted as Isobu asked warily, "Are you trying to deceive me?"

Uchiha Yuan sneered.

"Whether it's real or not, wouldn't you know by trying a ninjutsu? There are plenty of ninjas on this island. You can test it whenever you want."

"But I do not know Hand Seals. If I use a Tailed Beast Bomb, the humans will spend half a day sealing me again. Too troublesome."

Isobu had really given up to this extent? He was beyond saving.

"If you're truly interested, lend me some Chakra and I can test it for you."

"As for the results, you can judge them yourself."

Uchiha Yuan folded his arms, utterly at ease.

The bait had been cast. Whether Isobu took it depended on how determined he was to gain freedom.

On one side was the freedom he had longed for day and night; on the other was suffering less at the hands of human ninjas.

Isobu found it difficult to choose. Fortunately, after pondering seriously for a long while, he finally rumbled, "Human, I can lend you my Chakra. But we will discuss the deal only after I see the results."

Tailed Beasts did not lack Chakra, but even the possibility of freedom was incomparably precious.

Uchiha Yuan also tried to understand Isobu's defeatist mindset.

He had already suffered under humans for so long. Using ninjutsu again would merely mean suffering a little more. It was no big deal.

Tailed Beasts were tough!

"Deal!"

After handing over the corpses of the Hidden Mist Village's Kekkai Genkai Clans to the Third Mizukage, Orochimaru swiftly returned to where the Hidden Leaf Village's Main Camp was located.

Only after completing the mission did he have time to consider how to seal the Three-Tails and rescue his student along the way.

But the situation was too chaotic. The Six-Tails Jinchuriki had gone berserk, while Hidden Mist Village ninjas and the surviving Kekkai Genkai ninjas were locked in a fierce battle.

Let alone spending time sealing the Three-Tails, if they stayed any longer, they would likely be dragged into the melee.

Even Orochimaru, a Kage-level powerhouse, felt powerless in the face of such a chaotic battlefield.

Thus, he decisively led the Root detachment away.

It took them half an hour to catch up with the main force led by Danzo.

After reporting the mission to Danzo in disappointment, Orochimaru immediately went to see his student, Uchiha Yuan.

His body could still breathe normally, but having lost his soul, he could no longer open his eyes.

As time passed, his vitality would completely dissipate, and then he would die.

This was beyond the scope of medical ninjutsu.

Ling and Ziyun's eyes were red, while Anko was unusually sorrowful as well.

Orochimaru Squad had made it through the Third Shinobi World War intact, yet one of them had died on this mission.

It was unavoidable. Ninjas were born to walk alongside death.

"Alright. We will bring Yuan-kun's body back and hand it over to the Uchiha Clan."

Having said this instinctively, Orochimaru discovered that he was at a loss for words before his grieving students.

Having lived through the Second and Third Shinobi World Wars, Orochimaru had seen too much death and long since grown indifferent to it.

But today was different.

It was a strange feeling, one that troubled Orochimaru. Perhaps only immortality could free him from it.

"Lord Danzo!"

"An ambush? Where are the Sensor Ninjas? Who is the enemy?"

"Attack!"

Orochimaru turned his head, his expression becoming indifferent.

A chilling stream of water shot in from an extreme distance with the speed of wind and lightning, cutting Elder Danzo, who was leading the group, in half at the waist.

By the time Orochimaru used the Body Flicker Technique to arrive, the water stream had already vanished.

The Anbu Ninjas vigilantly watched their surroundings while medical ninjas gathered around Elder Danzo and worked together to save him.

Fortunately, the water stream had been so sharp that it had not damaged his internal organs.

Elder Danzo's vitality was strong. After emergency treatment, his wound was already beginning to close.

"Water Release Ninjutsu. Judging by the direction and distance... was it an attack from the Third Mizukage?"

At that moment, Uchiha Yuan, located within Isobu's Mental Space, secretly shook his head.

After borrowing Chakra, Uchiha Yuan had intended to use Water Style: Water Severing Wave to kill Danzo, one of the Hidden Leaf Village Higher-Ups.

During this mission, this Hidden Leaf Village higher-up had first sent Root to ambush him, then issued an order that would surely lead to his death.

Uchiha Yuan felt that if he really kicked the bucket, then no matter what, he had to drag Danzo down with him.

When he used the Spiritualisation Technique, Uchiha Yuan had already marked the Chakra of every ninja present.

Locating Danzo had been effortless.

Originally, he had aimed for Danzo's head, but Danzo was still a Kage-level powerhouse.

When the supersonic water stream came to kill him, he actually twisted aside and avoided it.

Uchiha Yuan reacted swiftly, changing the water stream into a horizontal slash.

And so, Danzo was cut in half at the waist.

But five minutes passed, and Danzo's Chakra signature had not disappeared.

After thinking for a long while, Uchiha Yuan ultimately did not use Water Severing Wave a second time.

Not to mention that Danzo had Izanagi.

Twenty kilometers away, he had missed his chance at a surprise attack.

Killing Danzo now would be difficult.

Setting the matter aside for the moment, Uchiha Yuan looked up at Three-Tails Isobu.

"See that? Using your Chakra, the power of ninjutsu is downright terrifying."

"If you knew ninjutsu, could Hidden Mist Village have trapped you? I think you already have your answer, Isobu."

"So? Do you want to make a deal?"

Uchiha Yuan clasped his hands together and smiled pleasantly.

He looked nothing like the fierce man who had been ready to kill someone just moments ago.