Naruto: Forbidden Arts and an Immortal Agenda

Facing the thunderous might of Lightning Cutter, Yugito Nii showed no fear.

[Cat's Paw!]

She struck with no wasted motion—her right hand, blazing with Tailed Beast chakra, lashed out. A massive cat claw slammed into Kakashi head-on.

Boom!

Lightning flashed wildly, waves of blue flames surging outward.

Kakashi's slender frame was flung violently backward.

But Yugito wasn't unscathed—her Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak had been shattered. Blood poured from a deep wound on her chest, revealing pale ribs beneath.

Two-Tails' chakra quickly covered the injury, but everyone knew this wasn't a wound that would heal quickly.

Crashing to the ground and tumbling several times, Kakashi forced himself back to his feet. His right arm hung limp, blood gushed endlessly from his mouth—but he still laughed aloud.

"Heh, even you can bleed? Looks like the Jinchuriki of Hidden Cloud won't be walking away from this place today!"

At that moment, three Anbu ninjas who had remained invisible finally materialized their chains. Slowly, they converged above Yugito, as if trying to seal the sky itself, building a cage from the earth up.

[Great Fireball!]

A Great Fireball composed of Tailed Beast chakra smashed into the chains. The chains trembled slightly, yet continued steadily toward the center.

A flicker of concern passed through Yugito's eyes as she said, "I don't believe a sealing team just happened to be stationed here in this remote Lianyun City."

Even as she spoke, her body moved instinctively. Instinctively, she launched herself toward one of the Anbu ninjas.

Whoosh!

An explosion near her ear forced her off course.

A short, sharp spike flew past before burying itself deeply into the ground.

Shibi Aburame's poison-coated bee hovered nearby, its stinger now broken off. He said coolly, "Tell me—why do you think I would fight so hard against someone far beyond my level?"

"The second I saw you, I transmitted your details immediately."

Though she doubted whether the sealing team was real or not, Yugito didn't doubt for a second that Shibi had indeed relayed her information. Thanks to his Summoning Jutsu, Shibi Aburame had every opportunity to pass along that intel.

Yugito kept darting left and right, launching continuous attacks on the three Anbu operatives.

However, these Anbu operatives were powerful to begin with. With support from others like Kakashi, they managed to hold steady—there were dangerous moments, but nothing they couldn't handle.

Internally, Yugito grew increasingly anxious.

She desperately wanted to slaughter every Konoha ninja before her, but she knew well enough—in a battle against three jonin, especially two elite-level ones like Shibi Aburame and Kakashi Hatake, she couldn't possibly hope to kill them all quickly.

In the Land of Fire, should she remain trapped here even a little longer, she'd soon find herself surrounded.

It was time to go.

She was a Jinchuriki—and she bore the responsibilities that came with it.

The village had given her freedoms other Jinchuriki never received. She could not betray that trust by acting recklessly and throwing her life away here.

With her pale, empty eyes fixed on Black Lightning, the eerie blue flames surged once more across her form.

The ghostly blaze roared behind her, her hollow gaze filled with deadly intent.

Sensing the killing aura, the Konoha group responded in kind, each radiating their own fighting spirit.

Aozora was lurking around the perimeter, silently watching the clashing auras of expert ninja masters.

From their positioning, it was obvious that the Konoha ninjas had encircled Yugito.

But from the aura perspective, it seemed as if Yugito surrounded the Konoha ninjas instead.

The tailed beast's massive and sinister chakra had the ability to stir up storms, naturally providing an aura buff.

Their auras collided midair, seemingly stirring light breezes.

Neither side backed down, but neither dared make the first move.

Konoha's group consisted of injured and weakened warriors—they were waiting for the sealing technique to complete, waiting for reinforcements.

Yugito, however, still felt—she couldn't accept the failure of this mission.

In the end, Yugito made the first move.

Because time was running out for her.

[Mouse Tail Marbles!]

Unlike when she was half-tailed-beast transformed, this time she spat dozens of cerulean fireballs from her mouth. Without chakra threads to control them, these fireballs covered a far greater area than before.

Besides quantity, the fireballs now burned hotter and exploded over wider ranges—clearly an excellent choice for wide-area attacks.

Kakashi, Kona Aizawa, and Shibi Aburame instantly reached a decision, each stepping behind an Anbu ninja.

[Secret Technique – Bug Wall!]

[Earth Release – Earth Wall!]

[Water Release – Water Wall!]

The three techniques protected the three Anbu ninjas who were completing the sealing technique.

Boom!

Fireballs, water walls, earth barriers, bug clouds!

In an instant, the mountainside trembled violently, swallowed by clouds of smoke and dust!

Aozora gazed at the stunning spectacle, about to mutter something poetic, when suddenly his heart froze—a vast and sinister chakra surged toward him.

"Crap! I'm just a bystander!"

This fleeting thought flashed through his mind as Aozora desperately poured chakra into his feet, hoping to dodge Yugito's incoming attack.

Within his crimson eyes, two tomoe spun rapidly.

Whether it was Yugito's approaching form or his own movements, everything seemed to slow down dramatically. Aozora immediately knew he wouldn't be able to use the Body Flicker Technique in time.

"No dodging!"

Knowing this desperate truth, Aozora didn't panic; instead, his mind became unusually calm.

"Then let's die together!"

Eyes bloodshot with fury, throwing knives shot out from his sleeves like swirling azure streaks, heading straight for Yugito's throat.

The insignificant foe's face gradually came into view—Yugito's eyes flickered with coldness as blue flames danced on her 'Cat's Paw'.

This was the one who had killed Ishida.

Today, if she couldn't slaughter all the Konoha ninjas, she would at least collect some interest.

Suddenly, she saw a streak of blue light shoot from the insect's sleeve.

It wasn't dazzling, but she sensed immediate mortal danger—an exact feeling she experienced when Kakashi charged at her with his Lightning Blade.

Her chest ached instinctively. Yugito knew this blue light was targeting the same spot where she'd just been wounded.

That injury had already affected her heart. Another blow there would certainly hamper her movement.

Instinctively, she shifted slightly sideways.

Though it seemed like a long process, only an instant had passed.

The next moment, the blue light pierced through Yugito's tailed beast chakra cloak. Blood sprayed out but was instantly vaporized into mist by intense heat.

At the same time, after [Cat's Paw] struck Aozora, it paused briefly before cutting through the air with a lingering afterimage.

Looking down at Aozora, who had crashed heavily in front of the Konoha group, Yugito fixed him with a sharp glare, imprinting his image into her memory, then turned away without hesitation.

Aozora's blade had pierced her body just a hair's breadth away from her heart.

This was the closest she'd ever come to death. She'd make damn sure to remember the pain that pitiful insect dared to put her through.

She knew that if she hadn't shifted slightly at that moment, her heart would now be split in two, and she would already be lying lifeless on the ground.

Even so, the piercing Wind-type Chakra had still left a deep wound on her heart.

The Full Tailed Beast Transformation placed immense pressure on her body, especially on her heart.

To keep up with that kind of intense power, her heart was pounding way faster than any normal person's. Although it was only a single wound, if the battle continued, it would quickly worsen, possibly even causing her heart to rupture.

Leaving Kona Aizawa behind to guard the area, Kakashi and others chased forward for some distance before halting their pursuit.

Three Anbu undid their jutsu, and the chains in their hands immediately vanished.

This was indeed a sealing technique, but merely an ordinary one—its only advantage being its sturdiness.

Even among Konoha ninja, very few possessed the ability to seal a tailed beast.

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