Naruto: Uchiha Youngjo's Konoha Spring

Chapter 223 Two-Tailed Beast Acquired
Just as Dou Guang was dealing with the Two-Tails, the Gyūki seized the opportunity! Its massive body crashed down like a mountain, charging forward with the momentum to crush everything. Its eight tentacles, like giant battering rams, carried enough power to shatter mountains, slamming into Susanoo's front, sides, and top from all directions! The air was compressed, creating visible white ripples.

"Hmph!" Uchiha Touko snorted coldly, and Susanoo's right arm instantly rose. With a slash of the Ame no Habakiri in his right hand, the sharp aura was wrapped with the might of thunder. In just an instant, half of the eight tentacles were cut off and smashed to the ground. The severed octopus tentacles were still twisting irregularly, raising a lot of dust.

But just then, the Tailed Beast Ball that had been condensing in the Gyūki's mouth was finally complete! The pitch-black sphere, compressed to its limit and exuding an aura of destruction, shot out with a trajectory that tore through space, aimed at the crystal above Susanoo's head, and roared out! The speed was extremely fast!

Uchiha Touko smiled slightly inside the crystal. With a flick of his left arm, Susanoo flung away the Two-Tails Matatabi, which had been pierced by Futsu-no-Mitama, and held the two divine weapons in a cross shape in front of his chest.

boom!
The Tailed Beast Ball collided fiercely with the divine sword, and a ball of light a hundred times more dazzling than the sun instantly expanded, with a destructive shockwave spreading out in a spherical shape. If this attack had landed on the ground, everything within a radius of several kilometers would have been razed to the ground!
However, in the next instant, a series of strange sealing runes appeared out of thin air around the sphere of light. The impact of the explosion was locked within the range covered by the runes, then compressed into a golden rune, and then disappeared into the air.

"He can even seal the Tailed Beast Ball?" Seeing this, Gyuki and Matatabi, who had finally managed to stand up again, couldn't help but feel despair. Was this person from the Uchiha clan or the Uzumaki clan? Even the Uzumaki clan during the Warring States period rarely produced members with such sealing techniques. Now, the two of them were no match for each other in hand-to-hand combat. They wanted to try to fight back with the power of the Tailed Beast Ball, but the opponent's sealing techniques completely countered them.

However, Uchiha Touko gave the two no chance to hesitate. The two longswords in Susanoo's hands, carrying accumulated violent power, drew two crescent-shaped arcs of light, one in front and one behind, tearing through the sky—Susanoo: Thunder God's Wrath! The target was the throat of Gyuki, who had paused slightly due to launching the Tailed Beast Ball!

The demon was terrified and hastily raised its two thickest tentacles to cross and block.

Swish——!!!
"Moo—!!!" Accompanied by a tooth-grinding cutting sound and the bull demon's heart-wrenching roar of pain, two tentacles comparable to mountains were severed at the root! Azure lightning clung to the severed ends and exploded violently, preventing regeneration, while jet-black blood gushed down like a waterfall.

Regaining its strength, Yotaka gritted its teeth and, taking advantage of the moment when Gyu-oni drew fire, once again approached at high speed from behind! It opened its massive maw, burning with eerie blue flames, and unleashed a long-accumulated Tailed Beast Ball at close range toward the back of Susanoo! At the same time, two regenerated giant tails of eerie blue flames lashed out like whips at the base of Susanoo's wings, attempting to disrupt its mobility.

As if he had eyes in the back of his head, Uchiha Touko's massive wings suddenly slammed shut behind him! Like two enormous black crystal barriers, they not only blocked the lashing fiery tail whip, but also enveloped and isolated most of the explosive power of the Tailed Beast Ball outside the wings! The eerie blue flames burned and eroded the dark purple chakra wings, emitting a piercing sound.

At the same time, Susanoo suddenly turned around! Using the enormous centrifugal force of the turn, the Ame no Habakiri, wrapped in azure lightning, drew a perfect arc, faster than before! The blade precisely slashed at Matatabi's relatively vulnerable neck, exposed by the Tailed Beast Ball!

The cat's pupils suddenly contracted, and relying on the innate keen senses of felines, it abruptly lowered its head and turned to the side at the critical moment!
boom!
The katana grazed the back of the tatami, severing a large patch of its fiery mane and leaving a deep, bone-revealing burn mark on its tough skin! A spray of dark blue blood mixed with lightning erupted, and the tatami screamed as it rolled away, carving a burning trench in the ground.

"Damn it, let's fight him!"

The Ox-Demon and the Other Tribe were thoroughly enraged.

They let out a deafening roar, their chakra erupting like a volcano! The remaining six tentacles of the Gyūki grew and expanded wildly, carrying a ferocious aura of mutual destruction, wrapping around Susanoo from all directions like a giant cage, attempting to completely lock it down and crush it! At the same time, the giant horn on its bull head gleamed coldly, aiming fiercely at Susanoo's abdomen!

Despite the excruciating pain, Taru pushed the dark blue flames all over his body to their limit, transforming them into a blue sea of ​​fire that could incinerate everything, sweeping upwards from the ground in an attempt to burn away the foundation of Susanoo!

Faced with this pincer attack, a veritable net of fire, the Eternal Kaleidoscope in Dou Guang's eyes suddenly shone brightly! He formed a hand seal in front of his chest.

Its enormous wings suddenly stretched backward to their full limit, then completely enveloped its body, like a curtain that blotted out the sky, forcefully resisting the entanglement and closing force of the eight-tailed tentacles! At the same time, its body, protected by the wings, sheathed its sword, crossed its hands, gripped the hilt, and began to gather all its strength.

The Susanoo, which had remained completely still, reached its peak! The silver runes on its solidified black chakra armor gradually became more and more dazzling!
The next instant, Susanoo's wings suddenly opened, and the immense force sent the Gyūki flying. Then, the twin swords were drawn—Susanoo: Two-Sword Style: Iai Slash!

Om-!
Two enormous, unimaginably massive, intersecting azure blades of energy, like scissors wielded by a god, burst forth in a fan shape with terrifying power that could tear through space and sever cause and effect!

Wherever the blade's energy passed,
The giant horn that the bull demon had brought up was cleanly severed!
The six tentacles that were bound and restrained were shredded and annihilated the moment they came into contact with the blade's energy, just like a hot knife cutting through butter!
The azure sea of ​​fire that had been burning the heavens was forcibly cleaved, torn apart, and blown away! The violent blade energy even plowed two bottomless, enormous ravines into the ground, stretching to the horizon!

The massive bodies of Ushioni and Matatabi were struck as if by an invisible giant hammer, letting out extremely shrill screams as they were cleaved away by the earth-shattering double sword strikes! Deep, intersecting, bone-revealing cuts were left on their bodies, and azure lightning burned fiercely on the wounds, frantically eroding their tailed beast chakra and bringing unbearable pain.

They were like two giant meteorites that crashed onto the distant earth, triggering a second earthquake-like impact.

The impact of the tailed beasts landing caused the already unstable Cloud Village army to collapse under the bombardment of Hiruzen Sarutobi's combined ninjutsu. Seeing their Hokage displaying great power, the Konoha army's morale soared, and they fought as if they were in an empty field.

At this moment, the combination ninjutsu used by Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was undisturbed, became the best cover for the Konoha ninja.

After defeating the two tailed beasts, Uchiha Touko glanced at the battlefield. The composite chakra dragon created by Hiruzen Sarutobi's combined ninjutsu was constantly moving among the Cloud Village's army, causing damage without harming a single one of his own.

In response, Uchiha Touko had to admire the old man's control over ninjutsu. Although Uchiha Touko could now accurately control the target of his attacks when using large-scale lightning release ninjutsu, and was no longer unable to get his teammates close when he got into the heat of battle like he was a few years ago, he could never do it as easily and effortlessly as the old man.

The situation on the battlefield instantly turned into a one-sided affair after the two tailed beasts of Kumogakure fell. The Konoha ninjas, led by Kakashi, immediately launched a massacre.

This time, the resistance from Kumogakure was countless times weaker than in the previous battles within the Land of Fire. This is understandable. Previously, the Kumogakure soldiers, who had clashed head-on with Konoha, still harbored the hope that their invincible Raikage would come to their aid after defeating Uchiha Touko. But now, in the eyes of this Kumogakure army, their Raikage had just been tossed back into their ranks like trash, his right arm blown off in full view of everyone. Their two Jinchuriki were like toys in front of the Hokage. Moreover, facing Uchiha Touko's Susanoo, which seemed like a god descended to earth, who could muster the courage to defy a god?
"Quick! Use the Heavenly Transfer Technique to send the Raikage and the two Jinchuriki back to the village!" Seeing the battle situation becoming increasingly unfavorable, Xi hurriedly roared at the top of her lungs.

Given the current situation, winning this war is impossible. Therefore, Xi has no choice but to cut his losses. This time, they brought one-third of the village's strength. If they were all lost here, it would be a devastating blow. But if their Raikage and two Jinchuriki were to perish here, their village would be close to destruction.

As for the potential damage the Heavenly Gift Technique might cause to the target's body, the Cloud Village can't afford to worry about that now.

"Hmph, trying to escape?" Yunyin's little tricks naturally did not escape the notice of Uchiha Touko, who was observing the whole situation from above.

The team that used the Heavenly Delivery Technique first sent away Ai, who was still unconscious, and then rushed to the side of the two Jinchuriki who had been forced back to their original forms and were unconscious.

Uchiha Touko didn't stop A from being sent away. Now that A had lost an arm, even if he recovered, his fighting ability probably wouldn't be back to what it used to be. Moreover, the current situation was entirely A's own doing. In this battle, Kumogakure would inevitably suffer heavy losses because his recklessness caused such a huge blow to Kumogakure. His reputation as the Raikage within Kumogakure would probably plummet. And those white ninjas who had their ambitions stirred up by White Zetsu would probably not stand idly by and watch A continue to trample on their heads.

However, A can leave if he wants, but as for the Tailed Beasts, he should stay.

Uchiha Touko casually formed a hand seal, creating a shadow clone. The shadow clone and the original body arrived at the side of the two fallen Jinchuriki almost instantly. Upon seeing this, the opposing team, who were using the Heavenly Delivery Technique, immediately showed a look of horror and could only speed up the casting process.

Uchiha Touko slowly formed several complex hand seals, then slammed them heavily onto the ground.

Dark sealing runes spread from the ground toward the two Jinchūriki, completely enveloping them in no time. Then, from their bodies, dark blue and dark red chakra spread out along the sealing runes, slowly condensing in mid-air into the shape of a Tailed Beast, as if the Tailed Beast had been directly detached from the Jinchūriki's body.

Seeing this, the team that used the Heavenly Delivery Technique had no choice but to speed up their hand seals again.

Seeing this, Uchiha Touko sneered, and two balls of violent plasma spread out from the soles of his feet, heading straight for the two Jinchuriki who were using the Heavenly Delivery Technique.

At this moment, two black Cloud Village Jonin stood in front of the lightning without fear of death.

Although they were electrocuted and turned to charcoal after only one breath, they successfully bought time for their companions.

"Your spirit is commendable, but your speed is too slow." Uchiha Touko said coldly, forming the Unbound Seal with his hands. The sealing technique was completed in an instant, and the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails let out a mournful cry as they were dragged out of the Jinchuriki's body.

At this moment, the Heavenly Delivery Technique was also completed, and the bodies of the two Jinchuriki disappeared from the battlefield.

"Consider these two tailed beasts as interest for your Cloud Village's provocation of our Leaf Village..." Uchiha Touko chuckled as he looked at Hii, whose face was filled with disbelief, not far away, and slowly said. However, before he finished speaking, the body of Gyuki, which had been separated from Killer Bee's body and was tightly bound by the sealing runes, exploded in a cloud of smoke. After the smoke dissipated, only a twitching octopus leg remained in place.

Seeing this, Uchiha Touko's lips twitched slightly; he had actually forgotten about this matter.

However, having a two-tailed creature meant it wasn't a complete loss.

Uchiha Touko looked at the Two-Tails, which was struggling and entangled by the sealing jutsu runes, and nodded in satisfaction. Then, Uchiha Touko activated his Mangekyou Sharingan and unleashed a genjutsu specifically designed for tailed beasts at Matatabi.

Soon, the Mangekyou Sharingan pattern of Uchiha Touko began to appear in the eyes of the Two-Tails. However, this process did not last long. After the Two-Tails cried out in pain, it broke free from Uchiha Touko's control. Of course, as a price, the Two-Tails' chakra body also became illusory.

"Isn't this the genjutsu Madara left behind to control the tailed beasts? How come it's failing? Is my genjutsu really that bad?" Uchiha Touko said, pursing his lips in annoyance.

"Kakashi!" Seeing this, Uchiha Touko called out to the people behind him.

The next instant, the space around Uchiha Touko slowly began to rotate, and Kakashi's figure stepped out from the void.

"Take this thing back!" Uchiha Touko ordered as he turned around.

"You..." Kakashi was speechless at the sight, but since Uchiha Touko had given the order, he could only look at Matatabi, who was entangled by the sealing technique, and use the Mangekyou Sharingan's genjutsu exclusive to tailed beasts.

(End of this chapter)