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Pain used the Shape-Shifting Technique, sending chakra clones of Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki to intercept the Konoha and Suna ninja.
Then, they naturally focused on sealing the Tailed Beast.
“You still haven’t sealed the One-Tail? At this slow pace, if you were given Kurama, the Nine-Tails, would it take you a lifetime to seal it?”
Shin’s voice echoed as his figure appeared. Hanabi was clinging to Shin’s back, her arms wrapped tightly around his neck.
Shin had come to check on the situation. Hanabi had insisted on coming along. Shin initially refused, but Hanabi, being stubborn, had followed him anyway.
Pain and the others were sealing with agonizing slowness.
Shin had already returned to the Land of Whirlpools and stayed for two days, yet they still hadn’t finished sealing the One-Tail.
However, this was likely because, aside from Sasori and Deidara, the others were only present as chakra projections via the Illusionary Body Technique.
“Shin-dono, if you think we’re slow, you could help us out! Please, Shin-dono!” Deidara said to Shin. He was getting tired of this—he’d been standing here for two days straight sealing the One-Tail.
“What is that thing? Why is it so ugly?” Hanabi pointed at The Demonic Statue. This thing was too ugly—it was the ugliest thing Hanabi had ever seen.
The Demonic Statue was the husk of the Ten-Tails, essentially the Ten-Tails itself. And among the Tailed Beasts, few were good-looking.
“Helping isn’t out of the question. But there has to be a benefit for me,” Shin said to Deidara with a light chuckle.
Deidara’s eyes lit up.
“Shin-dono must be very interested in Dust Release, right? I can teach you how to use it,”
Deidara possessed the training method for Dust Release. He had once been Ōnoki’s student.
Ōnoki had valued Deidara greatly and even taught him Dust Release, though Deidara hadn’t learned it.
Dust Release, a Kekkei Tōta surpassing Kekkei Genkai, required not only talent but also a bit of luck to master. Deidara didn’t mind sharing it—he believed others likely couldn’t master this monstrous technique anyway.
“Not interested—” Shin rejected him mercilessly.
“Not interested?” Deidara was stunned. “Shin-dono… that old man Ōnoki said this is a Kekkei Tōta, surpassing Kekkei Genkai!”
Deidara didn’t understand. Shin didn’t bother explaining.
He had already mastered Kekkei Mōra, let alone a Kekkei Tōta. He already knew Dust Release—why would he need Deidara to teach him?
But Deidara truly didn’t understand. In the end, he dejectedly resumed the sealing process.
“The Shape-Shifting Clones have been defeated,” Kisame spoke up at that moment.
The Shape-Shifting Clones could at most exert 30% of Kisame’s chakra, meaning their combat strength was less than 30% of his actual power.
With such strength, though Kisame could stall for some time, he couldn’t hold out for too long.
Kisame was defeated by the combined efforts of Guy and Lee. On the other side, Itachi Uchiha’s Shape-Shifting Clone was also defeated.
Itachi hadn’t held back, but with only 30% of his chakra, his combat strength might have been even lower than Kisame’s.
Kisame possessed immense chakra, earning him the moniker “Tailed Beast without a Tail.” Even 30% of his chakra was considerable. Compared to Kisame, Itachi Uchiha clearly didn’t have as much chakra.
“It’s fine. The sealing is complete.” Pain spoke.
The One-Tail, had been completely sealed within The Demonic Statue. The statue trembled slightly.
“Deidara, Sasori, find a way to retreat—” Pain instructed Deidara and Sasori.
Then, Pain and the other projections vanished, leaving only Sasori and Deidara. Oh, right, Shin and Hanabi were also still there.
Gaara lay on the ground. He was dead now. With the Tailed Beast extracted, Gaara naturally had no way to survive. Even Uzumaki clan members, with their powerful life force, couldn’t survive having their Tailed Beast extracted, let alone Gaara.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM~!
A loud roar came from outside. Shin looked out in surprise as the barrier was broken. Konoha and Suna had arrived quickly.
Kakashi and the others who rushed in were also startled.
Shin Uzumaki is here too? If they had known, Konoha definitely wouldn’t have waded into these muddy waters.
Kakashi frowned, looking at Chiyo, waiting for an explanation. Kakashi felt Chiyo had tricked them.
Chiyo’s expression was even grimmer. She looked at Shin with a conflicted expression, then shifted her gaze to Sasori.
“Sasori… is that you?” Chiyo asked.
“How did you recognize me?” Sasori finally spoke. His true body was hidden within Hiruko. How had she recognized him under these circumstances?
“It really is you, Sasori.” A look of sorrow crossed Chiyo’s face. Her own grandson had become a missing-nin. There was nothing more painful than this.
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“<Rasengan!>” Naruto Uzumaki leaped up, a Rasengan in his hand, and charged towards Shin.
“A Rasengan? Against me?” Shin sneered coldly, casually kicking Naruto Uzumaki away.
Before even reaching Shin, Naruto was sent flying by Shin’s kick, crashing into a rock wall and becoming embedded in it.
“Naruto!” Kakashi quickly checked Naruto’s condition, feeling a pang of self-reproach.
He should have been watching him more closely. At the same time, Kakashi was also annoyed by Naruto’s reckless attack.
Attacking Shin Uzumaki… even he wouldn’t dare do such a thing. He didn’t know where Naruto got such courage.
“Naruto holds quite a grudge against me.” Shin looked at Naruto, who had been kicked away. He didn’t understand. He hadn’t specifically targeted Naruto, had he? Why did Naruto harbor such resentment towards him?
Shin didn’t know that Naruto’s deep resentment stemmed from the incident when they were trying to retrieve Sasuke Uchiha.
Seeing Shin with Orochimaru, Naruto had concluded that Shin and Orochimaru were allies. Naruto blamed Shin for Sasuke Uchiha being taken away by Orochimaru, hence his intense animosity.
Kakashi checked Naruto Uzumaki’s condition and found him severely injured, with several broken bones.
Actually, Shin had held back. For Akiko Uzumaki’s sake—he had shown mercy. Otherwise, Naruto Uzumaki would be dead.
Child of Prophecy? Shin didn’t care.
This was a real world. Shin didn’t know if things like “Protagonist Halo” or “Luck” existed, but even if they did, they were useless against him.
For someone capable of Destroying the world—what use was a world’s Luck?
Yes, if Shin went all out, destroying the Naruto world wouldn’t be much of a problem. Pulling down the moon for an impact—everyone would die.
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