Saving the Uchiha clan starts with becoming the clan leader.

Seventy-two hours

It won't be that easy to get through.

"Bi? Bi? Are you alright?"

In the real world, Killer Bee was still hiding underwater. However, just a moment after making eye contact with Itachi Uchiha, Killer Bee suddenly went limp and could no longer maintain his agile posture in the water. His eyes became unfocused. The Eight-Tails, sealed inside Killer Bee's body, clearly sensed that Killer Bee's mental strength had plummeted in that instant.

"Is it a genjutsu? How could it be? Even if it is a genjutsu... this is too fast and too powerful. Could it be that this Uchiha brat has a second Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique?"

The Eight-Tailed Fox was stunned.

In that instant, before it could even react, Killer Bee was severely injured by the Uchiha brat on the water's surface. Not only was the speed of the technique so fast that it frightened the tailed beast, but the destructive power of the genjutsu was also enough to terrify it.

To know,

Illusions cannot cause physical damage.

It can only deal a heavy blow to a person's mental and spiritual consciousness.

Moreover, unlike physical damage, genjutsu generally cannot inflict effective damage on the enemy unless there is a significant difference in strength between the two sides. Even the Uchiha clan usually uses genjutsu to control the target and then uses physical means to finish them off.

That is,

In battles between experts of the same level, genjutsu is often a control technique. Even among the Uchiha clan, no one claims to be able to use genjutsu to severely damage the mental consciousness of an expert of the same level.

however,

The current situation is that Killer Bee's mental consciousness has been severely damaged. The damage is so severe that Killer Bee is unable to effectively control his hands and feet. In the world of his mental consciousness, Killer Bee is even unable to speak to the Eight-Tails immediately.

Simply incredible.

The only answer that Yamata could think of was the second type of Mangekyou Sharingan eye technique.

"Ah Ba, I... lost."

Kirabi managed to utter those words with difficulty.

"Compared to you..."

As soon as Eight-Tails uttered those words, he sensed something amiss. It wasn't that Killer Bee's consciousness had changed again, but rather that a third consciousness had appeared in this world of mental consciousness—Uchiha Itachi's figure had appeared in this space that should have been absolutely hidden.

"Uchiha!"

The Eight-Tails stared into those scarlet eyes and let out a series of angry roars.

"The Eight-Tails? Please be quiet for a while! I'm a little tired after seventy-two hours of torture." Itachi Uchiha glanced at the Eight-Tails, activated [Genjutsu: Sharingan], and forcibly sealed and suppressed the Eight-Tails' consciousness.

This technique was specifically developed by the Uchiha clan to deal with the Tailed Beasts.

A powerful Uchiha with three tomoe level can use this technique to influence a tailed beast. For a strong person like Itachi Uchiha who has awakened the Mangekyou Sharingan and stabilized his eye power with the help of certain methods, controlling a tailed beast is not a difficult task.

Having suppressed the Eight-Tails, Itachi glanced at Killer Bee's consciousness, which was still stubbornly resisting collapse. He then used the [Dragon Sleep Technique] on Killer Bee's consciousness, completely knocking him over.

In the lakes of the real world,

Killer Bee's Tailed Beast Cloth began to dissipate, and he plummeted towards the bottom of the lake.

but,

Before Killer Bee fell into the lake and drowned, Itachi Uchiha had already used Water Release: Water Release to pull him up. He dragged the unconscious Killer Bee like a corpse to Kabuto Yakushi's side, who was standing halfway up a mountain.

"Are these an ambush?"

Uchiha Itachi glanced at the corpses of the Cloud Ninja lying at Yakushi Kabuto's feet and casually asked a question.

"No, they're just a few sensory ninjas, spies planted by the Fourth Raikage to monitor the two Jinchuriki and us, and to report the situation here to the Fourth Raikage," Kabuto Yakushi replied with a smile. "Judging from this, the Fourth Raikage probably doesn't have the guts to attack us. It's a pity... I guess I won't have a chance to show off my skills this time."

"Less trouble is good."

Itachi Uchiha threw Killer Bee to the ground.

"The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is in hand... Now, we just need to wait for Kimimaro to finish the battle." Kabuto stared at Killer Bee for a few seconds to confirm that the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was still alive, then turned his gaze back to the mountain peak covered with bones in front of him.

When Itachi Uchiha was fighting Killer Bee

Kimimaro also started fighting with the two Yugitos. Their battle was just as intense as the fight between Itachi Uchiha and Killer Bee. Before Killer Bee's tailed beast transformation crushed the stone platform, Kimimaro had already lured the two Yugitos to move the battlefield.

Similar to Kirabi's choice,

The two Yugito also planned to use physical techniques to probe Kimimaro's true strength first.

only--

Her opponent wasn't Itachi Uchiha, who didn't particularly like using taijutsu. Kimimaro, who inherited the warlike blood of the Kaguya clan, was a master of taijutsu. He fully utilized the close-combat advantage of the [Shikotsumyaku] bloodline limit. If Yugito Nii hadn't protected herself in time with the Tailed Beast Cloth, she would have almost been defeated by Kimimaro's taijutsu.

Having learned their lesson, the two Yukito dared not be careless.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Killer Bee was being burned terribly by Itachi Uchiha's Amaterasu, which made her even more apprehensive. She also chose to fully transform into a tailed beast, preparing to overwhelm Kimimaro with absolute violence. No matter how exquisite his taijutsu was, the bone sword that could seriously injure Yugito Nii was not even qualified to trim the nails of the fully transformed Two-Tails.

However, the ensuing battle did not proceed as smoothly as she had imagined.

Kimimaro... unleashed a method to counter her.

【Corpse Bone Pulse - Dance of the Early Fern】

On the mountain peak where the two tails are coiled,

A large number of sharp white bones, resembling towering trees, grew out, piercing the Two-Tails and leaving it in a very sorry state. It took a lot of effort to escape from the bone forest, but this was not the end. Kimimaro directly merged into the bone forest and relentlessly pursued the Two-Tails.

The six nearby mountain peaks are already covered by a forest of bones.

Even on the lake surface, several groves of white bones emerged from the water.

"Wow, that's amazing! The Kaguya clan's Shikotsumyaku (Corpse Bone Pulse)... I was worried that the Kaguya clan's Shikotsumyaku wouldn't be suitable for dealing with such a large target as a Tailed Beast! It seems my vision was too limited." Kabuto Yakushi sincerely praised Kimimaro's strength.

"Kimimaro's Early Fern Dance is getting stronger and stronger."

Itachi Uchiha said softly.

As one of Kimimaro's few friends, longtime partner, and fellow sufferer of the same terminal illness, he had a very close relationship with Kimimaro and often sparred with him. His physical skills were honed in battles with Kimimaro.

Because of their age difference, before Kimimaro mastered the Early Fern Dance technique, their sparring sessions often ended with Itachi Uchiha's victory.

but,

After Kimimaro truly mastered the 'Dance of the Early Fern' technique

The sparring match between the two ended in a draw.

Even if Itachi Uchiha knew the details of the Dance of the Ferns, knowing the details did not mean he had any way to break it. Even the Amaterasu Black Flame could not burn down so many bones in one go, and Kimimaro would have a hard time breaking through the defenses of Susanoo and Yata Mirror to injure Itachi Uchiha.

In the end, both of them had very little chakra left and neither had the strength to finish off their opponent, which is how the draw came about.

"The battle is about to end."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing Itachi Uchiha's pronouncement, Kabuto narrowed his eyes. He didn't have the Sharingan, nor did he possess advanced sensory ninjutsu. He could only tell that the Two-Tails was struggling to cope with Kimimaro's attacks, but he didn't see any signs that the battle was about to end.

"Itachi, what do you mean by that?"

"Kabuto-senpai, don't just focus on the Two-Tails Jinchuriki. Haven't you noticed that Kimimaro has already built a fence? The Two-Tails is already in his cage."

"Ah! This is..."

After Itachi Uchiha said that,

Kabuto Yakushi expanded his narrow field of vision, which had been focused on the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, and carefully examined the surrounding environment. He discovered that the patches of bone forest had formed a kind of encirclement. If the canyon passage between the two mountain peaks was blocked, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki would be completely surrounded by this encirclement of bone forest.

Having grasped the situation, Kabuto smiled wryly and patted his forehead.

I still let my guard down.

After discovering that there were no large groups of Cloud Ninja lying in ambush around him, and realizing that this was not a trap set by the Fourth Raikage to deal with them, he paid less attention to his surroundings and was mostly distracted by the fierce battle between Kimimaro and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki.

So much so that they didn't realize the 'trap' set up by Kimimaro.

Just as Kabuto Yakushi was secretly reflecting on his carelessness, Yugito Nii, who had fully transformed into a tailed beast, finally realized that the area around her was blocked by the forest of bones. She immediately realized that something was wrong and kept spitting out scorching fireballs in an attempt to break through the encirclement and escape.

But unfortunately,

The hardness of these bone forests is astonishing. The Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit allows for free control of calcium concentration, and the hardness of these bone forests created by Kimimaro is comparable to that of steel. Breaking through these bone forests to create a path to survival is not something that can be done in a few moves.

More importantly,

Kimimaro wouldn't stand idly by and watch the two Yugito escape from this encirclement; he didn't have enough chakra to set up another trap.

【Corpse Bone Pulse: Dance of Thorns】

Kimimaro's figure emerged from a giant white bone. He formed hand seals and unleashed the second stage of his "Dance of the Early Ferns" technique. At that moment, all the bone forest underwent a new change. Sharp bone spikes suddenly sprouted from the sharp bones that pierced the sky.

Caught off guard, the two-tailed creature, resembling a cat demon, was caught completely off guard.

The horizontal bone spurs that surged in from all directions pierced deeply into his body.

To be honest, such damage is not enough to kill the Two-Tails. Tailed beasts are not so easy to kill. As unique chakra life forms, they do not have the vital points in the ordinary sense. To kill a tailed beast, you either have to kill the Jinchuriki along with it, or destroy more than half of the tailed beast's form.

However, Kimimaro's goal was not to kill the Two-Tails. His objective was to capture the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, Yugito Nii, alive. Severely injuring his target was the result he wanted to achieve. The injured Yugito Nii was no longer able to maintain her full Tailed Beast form and withdrew from it, falling from mid-air downwards.

Fortunately, before the two Yugitos' heads could make intimate contact with the steel-hard bones below, Kimimaro pulled out his own spine and used it as a whip to wrap around the two Yugitos and pull them to his side, preventing the rather beautiful Two-Tails Jinchuriki from suffering a head injury.

So far,

Both Jinchūriki of Kumogakure have been captured.

[Chapter 478. To avoid catching Madara Uchiha and his group off guard]

The news of the capture of the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails was not concealed by the Cloud Village, or rather, it was impossible to conceal. The Cloud Thunder Gorge is not far from the Hidden Cloud Village, and such a big commotion could not be kept secret from the spies hidden in the village. Moreover, even if they did conceal it, what difference would it make? The Hidden Leaf Village could not conceal it.

In just a few days,

The news spread almost throughout the entire ninja world.

Whether it was unexpected or expected, the ninja world remained calm and peaceful, without any ripples caused by the incident. The Hidden Cloud Village, which had lost two tailed beasts, did not issue any statement, as if nothing had happened. If it weren't for the forest of bones covering the mountains of Cloud Thunder Gorge, one might have seriously doubted whether it was fake news.

but,

It would be a lie to say there haven't been any changes at all.

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki from Iwagakure, who was previously said to be suffering from a leg ailment that hindered his movement, has recovered under the care of a renowned physician and is heading south to Konoha. This... it is said that the Fourth Raikage, upon hearing this news, was so enraged that he vomited blood and publicly cursed the Iwagakure ninja as shameless, and that Onoki, that old scoundrel, deserved to die a horrible death!

Regardless of whether this news is true or false,

Soon after, news broke that the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki of Takigakure had fallen into Konoha's hands long ago. This time, it finally caused a stir in the ninja world, because someone did some calculations and discovered that Konoha had actually collected all nine tailed beasts.

The One-Tail was detained by Konoha, the Two-Tail and Eight-Tail were forcibly taken away, the Three-Tail was said to have been controlled by the Sixth Hokage long ago, as was the Four-Tail, the Five-Tail went to Konoha on its own, the Six-Tail had also been staying in Konoha for a long time, the Seven-Tail was also obediently handed over by Takigakure, and the Nine-Tail has always been in Konoha's hands.