"Tsunade, one of the Legendary Sannin, is most famous for her superhuman strength and medical ninjutsu. Take, Suigetsu, and I can bring out the full potential of the three of us. We were originally a combination specifically designed by the tactical team to deal with her."

"And you, Lord Yagura, are the main force against that Uchiha. Your Ice Release will not be countered by the opponent's most proficient Lightning Release and Fire Release!"

"Do you understand?"

"Understood." "Received." "Understood." "Then let's begin!"

After a quick exchange, Yagura Karatachi took the lead and rushed towards the location of Uchiha Eboshi, with Kaze Mizuki following closely behind.

Hozuki Suigetsu, Kaguya Taketori, and Terumi Mei then approached Tsunade.

Although Yagura Karatachi was not a pure taijutsu ninja, every ninja living in the Land of Water would be skilled in taijutsu. They fought the sea year-round, and a strong body was essential for them.

Every piece of ground he stepped on with his own strength crumbled beneath his feet, which were shrouded in a large amount of azure chakra, and provided him with an explosive, super-fast movement speed.

Before Uchiha Ei could even utter a word of praise, Yagura's fist was already slamming into his face.

However, Uchiha Eboshi's figure vanished from Yagura's sight just before he was hit.

"boom!"

The towering tree, which took two people to encircle, was snapped in half by Yagura Karatachi, resulting in a massive burst of wood chips and dust.

But Yagura's movements did not falter in the slightest despite the disappearance of the Uchiha elephant. He clapped his hands together and shouted:

"Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique!"

A torrent, like a celestial river pouring down, erupted from behind Yagura Karatachi, its surging waves engulfing everything and spreading to the surrounding area.

Uchiha Elephant, who had just been moved to another large tree, was immediately blasted out and shot off into the distance like an arrow.

"Now, wind!"

"I've been prepared for this for a long time! Ice Release: Demonic Mirror Ice Crystal!"

With the help of the environment created by Yagura, Minazuki Kaze instantly produced a large number of ice senbon, shooting towards Uchiha Zō from all 360 degrees.

"Great Luo - Mirror Return!"

Uchiha Sho didn't have the bad habit of having to get beaten up first before retaliating. He formed hand seals and used his research on the Yin Release technique of the Great Luo Blessed Land to interfere with reality, using spatial distortion and referencing the "Star Shift" ninjutsu he developed.

The massive ice crystals that attacked were gathered by Uchiha Eboshi through the distorted space into a giant spear, which was aimed directly at Yagura Karatachi, who was charging towards him on the waves.

"He is indeed a formidable opponent..."

"Water Release: Mist Concealment Technique!"

Faced with Uchiha Eboshi's counterattack, a thick fog enveloped Yagura, rapidly spreading outwards.

Seeing that Yagura Uchiha was using his surging chakra to unleash an enhanced version of the Hidden Mist Technique, comparable to what the combined Kirigakure ninja of Nara Mountain could only achieve, Uchiha Sō did not take it lightly at all.

Having spent many years with Orochimaru, the master of ninjutsu, and knowing how to train in chakra nature transformation, the Uchiha clan has learned countless ninjutsu of the five elements: fire, water, wind, earth, and lightning.

He could even confidently say that, in the current ninja world, apart from the Third Hokage and Orochimaru, no one knows more ninjutsu than him.

He quickly formed the hand seals for Wind Release, his chest bulging high, and then a powerful gust of wind blew out.

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

After the Ten-Tails' juvenile form was controlled, it provided a massive amount of chakra, which greatly enhanced Uchiha Elephant at this moment.

Centered on Uchiha Zan, it was as if a level nine storm had sprung up from flat ground. The water mist that had just spread out was completely blown away by the raging wind before it could even cover the battlefield.

Some of the weaker Kirigakure ninja even needed the help of their teammates to barely stand firm in the raging winds created by Uchiha Elephant.

"They're two monsters. With that amount of chakra, anyone who didn't know better would think he and Yagura were both Jinchūriki..."

Looking at the two facing off and the wide-range ninjutsu they were using, Tsunade couldn't help but marvel. Even as Hashirama Senju's granddaughter, she couldn't match their chakra reserves.

At this moment, Yagura Karatachi, who was facing Uchiha Zō, had a serious expression.

"No wonder Orochimaru dared to let you attack Kirigakure. As a member of the Uchiha clan, you actually possess such terrifying chakra..."

"But you will still die today!"

"Ice Release: Extreme Cold Mirror Realm!"

Suddenly, frost formed on Mizuki Kaze's ten fingers, and the trees within a hundred meters radius were instantly covered in ice crystal armor.

Just as Uchiha Sho was about to form hand seals, six ice mirrors suddenly sprang up from beneath his feet, trapping him within them—each mirror reflecting the afterimage of Yagura Karatachi holding a coral staff.

"Is this an upgraded version of Zabuza Momochi and Haku's combined attack?"

Uchiha Sō's Sharingan spun rapidly, the three tomoe melting into flame patterns in his pupils.

He could clearly see that Yagura's chakra was undergoing phase shifting through the ice mirror, with each angle of refraction concealing a deadly intent.

The ice mirror suddenly shattered at the same time!

Countless fragments, carrying the chakra of the tailed beasts, transformed into a torrential rain of pear blossoms.

Uchiha Enoki formed hand seals: "Great Luo - Empty Cicada!"

His body instantly became ethereal, but his right shoulder was still pierced by an ice shard imbued with the Six-Tails' chakra—Yagura's true form could switch between reality and illusion using the Ice Mirror!

"It's not over yet!"

A low shout came from Yagura through the thick fog.

Uchiha Eboshi suddenly looked up and discovered that the rain clouds above him had solidified into a huge ice dome under the effect of Ice Release.

Shui Wuyue knelt on the ice with her palms clasped together, blood seeping from all seven orifices.

"Ice Dome Barrier - Thousand Kill Water Flight!"

Tens of thousands of ice cones cascaded down like a silver river.

Uchiha Sho's Sharingan suddenly emitted an eerie red light, and his hands formed a hand seal he had never seen before.

"Yin Release: Kamui Yata Mirror!"

The surrounding space twisted into a vortex, sucking all the ice spikes into another dimension—but at that very moment, a giant coral hand suddenly emerged from the ice beneath his feet!

"Got you?"

Yagura's half-body emerged from the ice, his right arm fully transformed into a dark red giant claw, piercing through Uchiha Elephant's abdomen.

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The moment Uchiha Elephant's abdomen was pierced, his Sharingan suddenly reversed—the one that had been pierced was actually Mizuki Kaze's ice clone!

The real Uchiha Elephant stepped out from the void, his hand wielding a lightning spear that transformed into a thousand birds, piercing straight into Yagura's back.

But the moment the lightning spear touched his skin, two chakra tails suddenly burst out from Yagura's back, absorbing all the lightning!

"Tailed Beast Cloak?"

Uchiha Elephant retreated rapidly and discovered that dark red chakra runes had appeared on the ice surface around him at some point—this was not a simple ice-release barrier at all, but a sealing technique mixed with the Six-Tails' chakra!

Yagura tore open his shirt to reveal the sealing runes, and the coral staff plunged into the ice, causing a violent tremor.

"Hidden Mist Style: Demon Assassination Technique!"

The entire barrier began to collapse, and the ice crystals and tailed beast chakra merged into countless dark red ice blades, each carrying a corrosive acid mist.

Uchiha Sō's Mangekyou Sharingan finally manifested fully, with black flames dancing deep within his pupils.

He bit his finger and drew a blood symbol in the air.

"Spiritual Communication - Triple Rashomon!"

Three ancient gates descended from the sky, blocking Uchiha Sō's path and stopping all the ice blades.

"The Mangekyou Sharingan? Orochimaru's secret technique? Feng, go help the others. The battle that follows is not for you to interfere with."

As the battle progressed, Yagura Karatachi's expression turned serious, and he gradually entered full Tailed Beast Mode, with new dark red tails constantly emerging from behind him.

Seeing this, Uchiha Sho, who had just unleashed his Mangekyou Sharingan and displayed his full combat power, narrowed his eyes and asked in a deep voice:

"Aren't you afraid the Six-Tails will go out of control? Even though our battlefield is still more than ten kilometers away from Mount Nara, if you fully activate your Tailed Beast form, the immense chakra of the Six-Tails, Saiken, even if it's just the aftershocks of our battle, will be something they can't withstand..."

"Hmph! If we don't defeat you, their survival is questionable!"

With his face hidden beneath the tailed beast cloak, Yagura Karatachi spoke in a voice completely different from his usual self.

He raised his head, swaying his four tails, and stared intently at Uchiha Eboshi with a savage gaze, growling as he spoke:

"A ninja's primary objective is to complete the mission. As long as we can kill you and gain the upper hand in the war against Konoha, the necessary sacrifices are worthwhile..."

"This is the first time I've used the Six-Tails' power as a Jinchūriki... If I don't control my strength properly and kill you, don't blame me for being too... heavy-handed!"

"Roar……"

The half-human, half-beast Yagura Karatachi let out a tremendous roar, and the sea-blue chakra on his body surged with the wind that whipped up the storm, soaring straight into the sky.

Even with the Mangekyou Sharingan blazing brightly in his eyes, Uchiha Zozen was still struggling to breathe under the terrifying power displayed by his opponent.

As expected of the future Fourth Mizukage, he even broke free from Obito's genjutsu control later in the original story...

"This is the power of the tailed beasts, weapons of war. No wonder they are the foundation of the five great ninja villages..."

"Come on! Let me see how much of a gap there is between me now and a top-tier expert like you!"

Uchiha Eiji took a deep breath and fearlessly charged into battle against Yagura Karatachi, who was now clad in the cloak of a tailed beast.

When Uchiha Sō fought against Yagura Karatachi in his Tailed Beast Mode, his biggest takeaway was probably, "Damn it, who said that awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan would allow him to crush a Jinchūriki?"

Unlike Naruto Uzumaki, who only has half of the Nine-Tails in his body and has never been taught how to use the power of the tailed beast within him since childhood.

Yagura Karatachi was already a Kage-level powerhouse. After perfectly sealing the Six-Tails, and having inherited the complete fighting style of a Jinchuriki, Yagura Karatachi's combat power could only be described as a human-shaped natural disaster.

A casual wave of the hand can create a powerful gust of wind that can tear the earth apart and uproot entire swathes of forest. A single roar can unleash even greater destruction than previous large-scale ninjutsu.

When running, it possesses a speed in no way inferior to Uchiha Eboshi when he activates Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and its close-range heavy blows can directly break through space distortion to create super strong defenses...

Judging solely from the panel attributes, Yagura Karatachi in his four-tailed state already surpasses Uchiha Enoki in his Lightning Release Chakra Mode with his Mangekyou Sharingan activated.

However, the difference in their stats is far from enough to determine the outcome of the battle in a one-sided manner.

This was Yagura Karatachi's first time using the power of the Six-Tails in battle, and the coordination between him and the Saiken within him could hardly be described as flawless; at the very least, it was completely mismatched.

The excessively large and violent chakra of the tailed beast made it difficult for him to use ninjutsu that required precise chakra manipulation, as he usually did.

This put Yagura Karatachi, whose elemental attributes clearly suppressed Uchiha Zō, in a very awkward situation—

Effective attacks were so few that Uchiha Eboshi in Lightning Release Chakra Mode was even able to take advantage of the battle to collect the overflowing Six-Tails chakra into the Great Luo Blessed Land to nurture the Ten-Tails' larvae.

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