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The Kaguya Clan’s rebellion lasted only a day before being crushed. A clan couldn’t stand against a village.
Only one Kaguya remained—not Kimimaro, who had likely left Kirigakure with Orochimaru.
Kimimaro, having been treated as a tool by his clan, probably didn’t even consider himself a Kaguya.
The survivor was Kaguya Sora, the Clan Head, currently battling the Fifth Mizukage, Yagura.
Shin watched their fight with interest. Yagura wasn’t weak. Like Killer B, he could fully control his Tailed Beast’s power.
Shin didn’t know how old Yagura was, but he was short, about the same height as Ōnoki, the Third Tsuchikage. He wielded a club adorned with green flowers, battling fiercely against Sora.
“Dance of the Willow!”
Sora attacked Yagura with his clan’s signature technique.
“Is that… Shikotsumyaku?”
Shin was surprised. He thought Kimimaro was the only one with Shikotsumyaku in this era. That was why Kimimaro had been imprisoned and treated as a tool.
“Did my actions really change the world this much?” Shin couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
Perhaps. This Naruto world was already different from the original.
“Obito Uchiha’s here, too.”
Shin noticed Obito hiding in the shadows. Though Obito’s concealment was good, it couldn’t escape Shin’s eyes.
It wasn’t surprising Obito was here, he might have been staying in Kirigakure all along. And he had to be here now. If he wasn’t, Yagura might break free from his control during the battle.
“I wonder if Obito will lose it if I free Yagura from his control.” Shin chuckled.
Shin was quite willful, doing whatever he thought of. His eyes instantly turned into three-tomoe Sharingan, and then the three tomoe slowly rotated once.
Yagura, who was fighting Kaguya Sora, trembled, and his eyes showed confusion.
“Now’s my chance! Die!”
Sora grinned and stabbed at Yagura’s heart with a bone blade.
BAM!
Though Sora had seized the opportunity, his attack was blocked by the Three-Tails’ chakra cloak. The Three-Tails was protecting Yagura. If Yagura died, it would die too.
“Damn Three-Tails!” Sora was furious. He almost killed Yagura.
The Three-Tails’ chakra cloak was incredibly strong. The defense of the Three-Tails should be the strongest among the Tailed Beasts.
“What’s happening?! Why did Yagura break free from my control?!”
Obito, who was observing in the dark, was shocked. After Yagura was controlled, his actions were basically controlled by Obito. Now that he lost control, Obito naturally noticed it immediately.
He tried to regain control, but he failed. It wasn’t because of Shin, Yagura and The Three-Tails were already on guard.
Once a Jinchūriki and their Tailed Beast were aware of the Sharingan’s control, it was difficult to control them again. Their connection interfered with the Genjutsu.
“Uchiha Madara!” Yagura roared, his voice filled with rage. He pushed down his anger and focused on Sora.
“Kaguya Sora, as long as you surrender, I can let bygones be bygones.” Yagura said to Kaguya Sora.
Yagura knew the state Kirigakure was in. Sora was a Kage-level shinobi, Yagura didn’t want any more losses.
But his words only enraged Sora. His entire clan was dead; how could he surrender?
“Die, Yagura!”
Sora unleashed his strongest attack, the Dance of the Seedling Fern. Countless bone spikes erupted from the ground, impaling the surrounding Kiri Shinobi.
Yagura’s expression sank.
There was no room for negotiation. He attacked Sora with his full strength, his three-tailed chakra cloak swirling around him.
Free from Obito’s control, his power was even greater. He overwhelmed Sora, whose attacks couldn’t penetrate the chakra cloak.
“Yagura isn’t weak.”
Shin observed Yagura’s strength. He wasn’t the weakest of the Kage. If Shin had to choose the weakest, it would be Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage.
The First and Second Kazekage aside, the others all had embarrassing moments.
The Third Kazekage had been killed and turned into a puppet by Sasori. Rasa had been assassinated by Orochimaru.
And Gaara, the future Fifth Kazekage, had almost been killed by Kimimaro before being captured by Sasori and Deidara, who extracted Shukaku. If Chiyo hadn’t sacrificed herself to revive him, he’d be dead.
The battle between Yagura and Sora lasted an entire day, ending with Sora’s defeat and escape.
Yagura didn’t pursue him.
“Even a brute knows when to run..”
Shin glanced at Yagura, then at Obito, who was hiding in the shadows, and silently followed Sora.
He wasn’t after Shikotsumyaku. He wanted the All-Killing Ash Bones, a far more powerful ability.
According to speculation, Shikotsumyaku should be a degradation of All-Killing Ash Bones, similar to the relationship between Sharingan and Rinnegan, but Shin wasn’t confident that he could upgrade Shikotsumyaku to the level of All-Killing Ash Bones.
He followed Kaguya Sora, wanting to capture him and study him. Maybe he could research All-Killing Ash Bones based on Shikotsumyaku.
He could try, and it wouldn’t matter if he failed.
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