Konoha: Sage Body

Ebizo's left hand, which was controlling the puppet, was cut off by the Lightning God puppet, and he suddenly lost the ability to control the two humanoid puppets of the Buddha monk. However, he is worthy of being the famous Kage-Level powerhouse of Sunagakure. Like his sister Chiyo, in addition to puppet techniques, he is also proficient in body techniques, ninjutsu and sealing techniques.

Kirito's Senjutsu technique, Mind Body Transmission Technique, Shock God, only affected Ebizo for an instant. As soon as he regained his senses, he gathered a large amount of chakra in his right leg and then gave the Lightning God puppet a hard kick.

This strike could be described as a furious blow from Ebizo, and the kick exploded with an astonishing Chakra fluctuation.

The Lightning God puppet was instantly sent flying by the heavy kick, and the bionic skin on the part of its body that was kicked was smashed, revealing the innermost puppet body, which was a perfect combination of wood and steel.

"It's actually so sturdy, this brat is so rich,"

Ebizo was shocked and jealous to see that the Lightning God puppet's body, which was basically made of wood, did not even have a hole made in it by his kick.

The kick he just used was a kick technique that he had practiced for more than 40 years, and was used specifically to kill his enemies who thought that he, as a puppet master, was poor at physical techniques. However, this move is not usually used because after using it, his leg will be temporarily disabled.

However, precisely because of the huge cost to himself, his kick-based martial arts technique is incredibly powerful. One kick is enough to shatter boulders, and even steel plates will be kicked into a huge dent. However, the Lightning God puppet only had some cracks appear in its puppet body.

He is now basically certain that the Lightning God puppet's body is made of ironwood that is more than a thousand years old, and even contains a considerable amount of the precious Chakra metal. Otherwise, its body would not be so strong and its Chakra conductivity would not be so good.

However, he didn't have time to consider whether Kirito was a wealthy man or not. He instantly shot five Chakra lines from his right hand, two of which precisely struck the two humanoid puppets of the Buddha monk beside him, regaining control over them. One line quickly wrapped around the broken area of his left hand, tightening it firmly to forcibly stop the bleeding from the wound.

The last two lines quickly shot towards the Lightning God puppet.

He wanted to take control of the Lightning God puppet from Kirito while it was injured.

But his plan was obviously impossible to realize. Before the two Chakra threads hit the Lightning God puppet, the halberd in the puppet's hand precisely cut the two shooting Chakra threads.

"Hmph, old man, even in the face of death, you still want to take away other people's good things."

At the same time, Kirito's voice once again appeared in Ebizo's mind, and then exploded in his mind.

After getting twice the sweet taste in a row, Kirito decisively once again consumed a large amount of chakra and used the Sage Art Mind Body Transmission Technique Spirit to influence Ebizo.

However, Ebizo was old and cunning. He had already suffered twice from Kirito's unpredictable Yin Release Secret Technique, and now that he knew that Kirito could also use this terrifying Yin Release Secret Technique from a distance to influence him, how could he not be on guard?

The Buddha puppet instantly activated a mechanism in its left hand, and a chakra shield protected it and Ebizo, successfully blocking the massive amount of chakra waves that the Lightning God puppet had slashed out with its halberd.

Puppeteering: Mechanical Light Shield Block!

Kirito saw that his attack was blocked in time by Ebizo, and the other humanoid puppet on the other side showed no intention of fighting back at all, always protecting Ebizo to the death. He instantly understood Ebizo's plan.

After taking a serious blow, the old guy is now planning to play it safe.

With his excellent perception, he of course noticed that a large group of Sunagakure ninja were rushing over, and the spiritual energy of many Konoha ninja who had just been hunting down the fleeing Sunagakure soldiers had disappeared, showing that the approaching Sunagakure ninja force was not weak.

If he couldn't quickly kill Ebizo and let the old guy succeed in his turtle strategy, then basically he wouldn't stand a chance of killing Ebizo.

"Do I have to use Sage Mode to destroy him?"

By the edge of the sealing barrier, Kirito looked at the turtle-like Ebizo in front of him through the eyes of the Lightning God puppet, and his eyes became deep.

If he used Sage Mode now, he would definitely be able to kill Ebizo, who was currently at a great disadvantage.

However, it seemed that the sinister old man was hiding some kind of terrifying weapon.

Using his natural energy perception, he had long ago discovered that Ebizo's heart contained a very large amount of Fire Release Chakra. This Kage-class Puppeteer of the Sunagakure seemed to have operated on his own body, installing some kind of terrifying destructive device in the heart.

If he used his own body to kill the other party, he might very well be pulled down with the other party and perish together if he wasn't careful.

He decisively entered the memory library and weighed the gains and losses within.

After a moment, he made his decision.

Sage Mode was something he must not use under any circumstances. Once he used it, it was likely that Sandaime and the others would link him to the mysterious Kage-Level powerhouse that attacked Konoha, further deepening their fear of him.

It was possible that the firepower would shift from targeting the Senju clan to targeting him.

Even though he is already powerful enough, if he wants to gain power in Konoha, unless he has the strength to suppress the entire Konoha, he had better play by Konoha's rules.

Uchiha Homura is the perfect example.

There is also the fact that a 11-year-old Sage is more influential than a 11-year-old Kage-Level powerhouse, and other forces in the ninja world will definitely fixate their attention on him.

For example, Uchiha Madara, the old monster, is still alive. If he learns that he can use Sage Mode right now, he might shamelessly try to take him down.

This old monster has long been a lunatic, or rather, a very insidious lunatic, who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. From the way he targeted the young Nagato and Tsunade and toyed with their destinies, it can be seen that his bottom line has always been dropping.

Kirito cannot overestimate this old guy's integrity.

And he is not yet confident that he can survive the old monster Uchiha Madara.

He knows very well that once Uchiha Madara makes up his mind to kill him, he will strike with lightning speed and not give him a chance to escape. He can only seize a glimmer of hope by constantly keeping a powerful trump card up his sleeve.

To be honest, in today's battle, he has already made enough of a splash, and he has truly earned his Kage-level strength.

It is no surprise that after today, he will once again enter the eyes of the senior management of the major forces in the world of ninjas, and the reward amount for him in the exchange office will skyrocket again.

"It's not worth it to expose my trump card and put myself in greater danger just to kill this old guy,"

Kirito thought to himself.

However, he still planned to try to kill Ebizo here, and announce to the world that he possessed Kage-Level power by stepping on the corpse of a Kage-Level powerhouse. This would be the perfect way to make the announcement.

Once he had come to this decision, he no longer hesitated. He manipulated the Lightning God puppet to withdraw the halberd in his hand behind his back, and then reached his hand to his chest.

At the same time, he continuously injected a large amount of the chakra he had plundered from his enemies into the Lightning God puppet through the chakra line.

In an instant, a powerful wave of chakra erupted from the Lightning God puppet, and the blue and white lightning around it instantly turned purple. Its beautiful purple pupils shone with a deep purple light, revealing a merciless gaze that destroyed everything.

A hilt wrapped in purple lightning slowly appeared from the Lightning God puppet's chest, and its hand was also gripping the hilt.

A samurai sword with a deep purple blade and terrifying fluctuations of Lightning Release Chakra was slowly pulled out of the Lightning God puppet's body.

As it was pulled out, a large amount of Lightning Release Chakra within the Lightning God puppet quickly gathered in the samurai sword, causing the Lightning Release Chakra fluctuations emanating from it to become even more terrifying.

"What is it trying to do? That sword is no ordinary sword, it cannot be allowed to be pulled out without a hitch."

Ebizo noticed that the Lightning God puppet was making such a big noise at this time, and he instantly realized that something was amiss.

He decisively controlled the Monk puppet to attack the Lightning God puppet, interrupting the Lightning God puppet's obvious rhythm of preparing a major move. He could smell a strong sense of crisis from the purple katana in front of him, which was obviously no ordinary object.

He sensed that it was an unbreakable blade of thunder, and the Puppeteer's Mechanical Light Shield Block and Chakra Shield couldn't give him enough security.

The best weapon against Lightning Release is naturally Wind Release.

Under the control of Ebizo, the monk puppet quickly completed the hand seals with both hands, condensing a large amount of Wind Release Chakra on the three fingers of his right hand, and then swung forward.

A huge wind blade instantly appeared and shot towards the Lightning God puppet at high speed.

Wind Release: Wind Blade!

Almost at the same time, a Sunagakure jōnin hiding nearby couldn't help but intervene.

This was a Sunagakure jōnin with similar combat capabilities to Hatake Sakumo. His blade techniques and shinobizutsu were nowhere near as powerful as Hatake Sakumo's, but they were still considered to be proficient and sufficient for him to become an outstanding jōnin.

He waited for the right moment, then instantly appeared behind the Lightning God puppet. He then used the ninja blade in his hand, which was mixed with a little bit of chakra metal, and aligned it with the Wind Release Chakra, before stabbing it at the Lightning God puppet's heart.

He was surrounded by danger.

However, Kirito remained calm and collected as he controlled the Lightning God puppet to slowly pull the katana from its chest.

The material used for the katana he hid inside the Lightning God puppet was no ordinary blade. In addition to the rare Lightning Attribute Chakra Metal, it was also mixed with five Lightning Release Chakra Crystals, which were obtained by trading a lot of Chakra Metal with merchants from the Land of Thunder.

These Lightning Release Chakra Crystals not only have the function of storing Lightning Release Chakra, but also turn the katana into a true blade of thunder.

Therefore, Kirito named the katana Raijinmaru.

He usually hides Raijinmaru inside the Lightning God puppet, with the intention of using the Lightning Release Chakra generated by the Earth Grudge Heart inside the Lightning God puppet to nurture it, allowing Raijinmaru to continuously absorb Lightning Release Chakra and accumulate power.

When the Raijinmaru is pulled out of the Lightning God puppet and the Lightning Release Chakra stored within is released, it will turn into an incredibly sharp Thunder Blade in an instant, with terrifying cutting power.

When the Lightning God puppet had pulled two-thirds of the Raijinmaru out of its body, the Wind Release: Wind Blade technique used by the monk puppet and the ninja blade of the Sunagakure jōnin had already arrived.

But at the last minute, a cylindrical purple Chakra shield wrapped in purple lightning protected the Lightning God puppet.

Neither the Wind Blade nor the sharp blade covered in Wind Release Chakra was able to pierce the cylindrical Chakra shield. On the contrary, the Sunagakure jōnin, who was holding a ninja blade, was struck by the purple lightning wrapped around the Chakra shield, and his entire body trembled from the electricity.

In less than a moment, this powerful Sunagakure jōnin was reduced to a charred corpse.

At this time, the Lightning God puppet also drew out the Raijinmaru.

"Rumble!"

The moment it was drawn, the Thunder God puppet's Raijinmaru, which was pointing at the sky, suddenly shot a purple lightning bolt into the sky. The purple lightning bolt seemed to pierce the sky, causing the sky to dim instantly, and a black thundercloud quickly appeared, before a huge purple lightning bolt descended.

The purple lightning bolt fell at the exact location where Ebizo was standing.

The Puppeteering Technique: Mechanical Light Shield Block created by Ebizo himself on his puppet had a very strong chakra shield. The purple thunder struck it solidly, but it did not succeed in piercing the chakra shield, only causing it to crackle.

But even so, Ebizo, who was protected by the chakra shield, couldn't help but show a look of horror in his eyes. He quickly continued to inject the chakra in his body into the Buddha puppet to quickly repair the cracks in the chakra shield.

"Who exactly is that Konoha brat? Konoha clearly doesn't have a decent puppet master heritage, yet he can create such a powerful puppet. And what kind of material is that katana made of? The purple thunder it releases is so terrifying."

Ebizo looked at the female puppet before him, which was slowly floating into the air while being wrapped in lightning, and at this puppet that looked like it could control the thunder and lightning of heaven and earth. The leader of the Sunagakure, who had experienced all kinds of storms and tempests, could not help but feel a trace of fear in his heart.

He had to not feel fear.

As the puppet arts were the biggest part of his strength, he now felt a sense of shame at having been defeated by Kirito, an 11-year-old little boy.

Although he knew that the reason he had lost was largely because he was poor and unable to purchase various precious materials to create a powerful puppet, he also knew very well that enormous wealth was originally an important part of demonstrating the strength of a puppet master.

The reason why puppet masters are stronger than average ninjas of the same level is precisely because their level of wealth is much higher than most ninjas of the same level.

He could feel that the mysterious purple katana in the Lightning God puppet's hand contained terrifying power. The purple lightning just now was just a greeting, and the true terror of the katana would be revealed next.

He had a hunch that he wouldn't be able to withstand the Lightning God puppet's next attack.

"Looks like this is where I end,"

Ebizo said calmly, his eyes suddenly lighting up with a sharp edge. Then he quietly mobilized the chakra in his body and rushed towards his heart.

He was the Dark Sand and had long anticipated the day of his death.

For this reason, he had long ago prepared a special gift for the enemy who would grant him death.

At the location of his heart was a Fire Release Chakra crystal that he had accidentally obtained when he was young. He used this Fire Release Chakra crystal as the core to create a powerful bomb. As long as his heart stopped beating, it would immediately detonate and blow everything within several kilometers into ash.

"Damn, this is just a puppet of that Konoha brat."

Ebizo couldn't help but feel a little sorry when he thought that his last resort was just a puppet left for Kirito.

"It's over."

The next moment, Kirito's cold voice once again exploded in Ebizo's mind.

He didn't give Ebizo the slightest chance to escape, and when he drew his sword, he once again used the Mystic Art: Mind Body Transmission Technique: Shocking God to influence Ebizo.

Ebizo was instantly affected again. When he came to his senses again, a huge purple chakra wave that seemed to be able to split the sky appeared in front of him, easily cutting through the chakra shield protecting him.

But just as he thought he was about to be killed by the Lightning God puppet, a yellow beast claw with a large number of incantations on its surface grabbed him, and then successfully helped him block the terrifying purple chakra wave.

"This chakra is..."

Ebizo narrowly escaped death, and then felt the familiar chakra around him, his face showing shock.

He had not sensed it wrong, and it was actually Shukaku that was assisting him.

To be precise, it was the One-Tailed Jinchuuriki Bunpuku.

It was no secret that a Shukaku was in the Sand Hidden Leaf's base camp on the battlefield.

In order to defeat Konoha, Sunagakure had long ago attempted to use the power of the tailed beasts, but the current Jinchuuriki of the First Tail, Bunpuku, was a peace-loving person, and no matter how hard Sunagakure tried to force him, he was unwilling to fight.

In this regard, there was nothing Sunagakure could do but temporarily imprison Bunpuku, preparing to use him as a secret weapon at a critical moment.

"This is the palm of a Shukaku!"

Kirito looked at the yellow beast claw on the ground through the eyes of the Thunder God puppet and wondered in surprise.

This is really strange, when did the one-tailed Shukaku come? He actually didn't notice at all.

Such a large concentration of chakra actually snuck up under his nose, which really surprised him.

If the opponent had just chosen to attack him in secret, the Lightning God puppet would have been seriously damaged. He could feel the amazing power from the yellow beast claw formed by highly condensed chakra.

"Bunpuku, it's you, isn't it? Help me capture the puppet of this Konoha ninja together,"

Ebizo shouted from within the huge yellow beast claw.

The next moment, the yellow beast claw opened, revealing Ebizo inside. A kind-faced monk slowly emerged from the ground behind Ebizo. Behind him, a long yellow tail was growing, connected to the ground.

Obviously, what had just saved Ebizo was not just one of Shukaku's hands, but just a tail created by Monk Bunbuku using Shukaku's chakra.

"'One-Tailed Jinchuuriki Bunpuku, what an incredible person,'

Kirito looked at the monk Bunpuku, who had now revealed himself, and then noticed the abnormality on his body, finally understanding why his senses had been disrupted.

This monk Bunpuku was very skilled in using natural energy, and he could actually use natural energy as a cloak to conceal the enormous amount of chakra within his body.

Moreover, from the fact that the other party could easily control Shukaku's chakra, it was likely that the other party was still a perfect Jinchuuriki.

Furthermore, the other party's soul was very calm, and he could even completely suppress his soul's aura.

Finally, the opponent had just hidden at the bottom, and his electromagnetic induction was seriously disturbed.

Because of this, his three broad senses of perception were restrained, and the only sense of blood perception that he could perceive was unable to function because his body was not here.

"Ebizo, go back. I can use the power of Shukaku to save you, but I will not agree to use the power of Shukaku to harm others,"

said Monk Bunpuku with his hands together in prayer and a calm face.

The only reason he came out of his cell was because someone asked him to save Ebizo, and that was it.

Now that he had successfully saved Ebizo from Kirito, that was enough.

When Ebizo heard what Bunpuku said, the little gratitude he had just felt towards Bunpuku vanished, and instead, he felt a deep resentment towards Bunpuku, a companion who obviously had great power but did not contribute to Sunagakure.

Who is the strongest in Sunagakure?

Many Sunagakure ninja would definitely say it is the Sandaime Kazekage, but those in the upper echelons actually know that the strongest person is not the Sandaime Kazekage, but Bunpuku, the Jinchuuriki who can easily suppress the Shukaku.

Before Bunpuku, Sunagakure had tried to make many outstanding ninja into the One-Tailed Jinchuuriki, but without exception, they all failed. It was not until Bunpuku's appearance that Sunagakure could truly claim the Shukaku as its own.

Bunpuku not only easily suppressed the Shukaku within him, but also had the ability to control it. It is rumored that he even managed to become friends with Shukaku and communicate with it.

Without a doubt, Bunpuku, who has mastered the power of Shukaku, is a powerful Kage-Level powerhouse. If he so wished, he could have completely mastered the even more powerful Magnet Release than the Sandaime Kazekage, and with his near-limitless chakra, he could have easily defeated the Sandaime Kazekage.

However, Bunpuku is a peace-loving person who has always adhered to the idea that as a monk, he should be compassionate and unwilling to kill. Therefore, he has never been willing to use the power of Shukaku to harm others.

Sunagakure also does not have the ability to force this powerful Jinchuuriki to participate in the war.

In fact, if Bunpuku had not volunteered to be imprisoned, the people of Sunagakure would not have been able to imprison him at all.

"Again, for the sake of that fragile and ridiculous concept of peace, you can just keep watching the Sunagakure struggle in the yellow sand? The oases in the Land of Wind are becoming fewer and fewer, and the frequency of sandstorms is becoming more and more frequent. If the Sunagakure Village does not find a way out soon, it will be buried by the sandstorms sooner or later.

And the enemy in front of you is just a puppet, not a human. Even so, are you still unwilling to help?"

Ebizo laughed angrily and said.

"You're wrong. Although this benefactor is not a human, he is not a puppet without life. As a monk, I cannot kill."

Bunpuku said calmly when he heard Ebizo's words.

His belief in what he held onto had long since reached an impenetrable level. No matter how others humiliated him or used all kinds of specious reasons to persuade him, he would never waver in his belief in peace, and would never use Shukaku's power for evil.

"Old man, that ungrateful guy is annoying, but what he said actually makes sense. He's just a puppet. You're not doing evil by killing it. Besides, that slash it just made really hurt. I want to teach it a good lesson."

At the same time, in the spiritual space within Bunpuku's body, the Seihaku, which looked exactly like a fat yellow raccoon dog, suddenly said to the small Bunpuku monk in front of it:

Bunpuku immediately shook his head and said, "Even if that is just an inanimate puppet, I cannot use your power to attack it. A thousand-li dike collapses at its weakest point. If I agree to Ebizo's request to intervene today, it will set a precedent and break my precepts. It will be difficult to stop afterwards. Shukaku, you must resist your evil thoughts and never let it influence you..."

Shukaku saw that Bunpuku had started lecturing him again with his long-winded speech, and suddenly felt a headache. He quickly replied, "I know, I know, I'll just bear with it. Anyway, that thing can't hurt me, and I'm not going to get into it with it, so just stop talking."

In reality, Ebizo saw that Bunpuku had refused him again, and he was shaking with anger. He no longer expected Bunpuku to help him capture the Lightning God puppet.

"Hey, have you two had enough? Ebizo, do you think that just because you have helpers by your side, you think your life is safe?"

Suddenly, Kirito spoke through the mouth of the Lightning God puppet.

The appearance of the monk Bunpuku was indeed a bit unexpected, but he did not give up the idea of beheading Ebizo, because Raijinmaru in his hand did not agree.

The slash he just made was just an ordinary level A move of Raijinmaru.

The purple lightning he released with Raijinmaru before was just to test the strength of Ebizo's Mechanical Light Shield Block, and then he realized that he didn't need to fully unleash the power in Raijinmaru, so he just used Raijinmaru's normal level A attack.

Ebizo didn't expect Kirito to still have designs on him after seeing Bunpuku here, and he subconsciously wanted to sneer a few words, but then he immediately saw the Raijinmaru in the Lightning God puppet's hand suddenly glow with a blinding purple lightning light.

The next moment, a huge lightning blade formed from highly condensed Lightning Release Chakra using the Raijinmaru as a carrier appeared in the eyes of both Ebizo and Bunpuku.

A sharp feeling like a thorn in their backs suddenly appeared in both of their hearts, making them feel that this thunderbolt blade had the power to destroy anything.

At this time, Bunpuku, who had been calm, finally changed.

"Hey, old man, that thing is no joke. Don't get hit by it. If you don't want to deal with it, let's just sneak away now and leave this ungrateful old bastard behind,"

In his spiritual space, Shukaku noticed the changes in Raijinmaru through Bunpuku's eyes and quickly said:

"Bunpuku, you help me stop him."

Seeing this, Ebizo did not hesitate to control the two puppets to turn and flee with him, and then ordered Bunpuku to stay behind to cover his retreat.

But as soon as Ebizo dared to move, the huge purple thunder blade quickly fell.

At the critical moment, a small Shukaku statue blocked in front of Ebizo, blocking the purple lightning blade for him.

Sand Release: Shukaku's Shield!

"It can actually block a fully released Raijinmaru attack. This Shukaku's Shield technique is truly formidable."

Kirito watched Bunpuku use Shukaku's Shield to block the lightning blade formed by the fully released Raijinmaru attack, and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Shukaku Shield is a technique that uses chakra to condense ultra-hard minerals underground and then mixes in sand to apply extreme pressure to form a shield, which is said to be the strongest shield.

While Bunpuku successfully used Shukaku Shield to block the attack of the Lightning God puppet, Ebizo quickly fled without looking back.

Kirito tried to control the Lightning God puppet to go after them, but was suddenly surrounded by a huge wall of sand.

Under Kirito's control, the Lightning God puppet easily slashes through the sand walls with the huge lightning blade formed from Raijinmaru, but there are still more sand walls behind them.

It is clear that this One-Tailed Jinchuuriki is determined not to let him pursue Ebizo.

Kirito decisively slashes at Bunpuku with a single sword, but Bunpuku once again uses Shukaku no Tate to block it.

After Bunpuku blocked Kirito's attack, he had no intention of attacking Kirito either. He simply repaired the damaged sand walls and even added more sand walls on the outside to trap Kirito's controlled Lightning God puppet.

"Sir, go back. Although the Thunder Blade in your hand is sharp, as long as I am here, you will never be able to catch up to Ebizo,"

Bunpuku's face returned to a calm expression as he advised Kirito:

"Do you think I can't deal with you? Never mind, since Ebizo has escaped, I'll just use you as a replacement."

Kirito sneered.

He was worried that his chakra was not enough to use, but now, a tailed beast had come to him of its own accord.

Bunpuku was unmoved by this, obviously not believing that Kirito was capable of endangering him.

It's not that he's arrogant, but since he successfully gained Shukaku's trust and can use Shukaku's chakra at will, coupled with his own flexible use of this magical ability of natural energy, he has gradually figured out a way to use natural energy to strengthen his chakra. He believes that there are not many people in the world who can threaten him.

Kirito's abilities, he had heard from some Suna-Nin on his way here. Although he is a genius of sealing techniques, he is not the person who masters the Wood Release and Senju clan and the Uchiha clan who masters the Sharingan. He should not be a threat.

After all, Shukaku's Chakra comes with the attribute of breaking seals, and ordinary sealing techniques are simply unable to seal him. Now that he has the help of this Jinchuuriki, ordinary sealing techniques are even less likely to seal the Shukaku within him.

"Old man, there is a terrifying amount of chakra approaching,"

Shukaku suddenly warned in a serious voice in his mind.

As soon as the words fell, Bunpuku heard the sound of a sand wall being pierced. He turned his head and saw a blue and white human-shaped lightning bolt piercing a sand wall on his left and quickly coming towards him.

A strong sense of crisis struck, and without even thinking, he transformed into a tailed beast, his entire body covered in crimson tailed beast chakra.

In the end, the humanoid lightning bolt turned a corner in time, landing next to the Lightning God puppet, before reappearing as Kirito's true form.

In order to capture One-Tails, Kirito came over in person.

As soon as he finished the Lightning Transformation Technique, the Yin Seal mark on his forehead quietly disappeared, and a wave of chakra that was in no way inferior to that of a tailed beast instantly exploded from within his body. Then five thick blue chains of chakra shot out from his body and quickly shot towards Bunpuku.

"Old man, get out of the way quickly."

In Shukaku's spiritual space, seeing these chakra chains, he instantly remembered some bad memories and yelled.

In fact, even without Shukaku's words, Bunpuku didn't want to get hit by these chakra chains, and quickly used the Sand Shunshin technique to dodge, but just as he avoided the chakra chain attack formed by Kirito using the Sealing Technique: Adamantine Sealing Chain, the attack from the Lightning God puppet came.

A huge lightning blade quickly fell from the sky.

Bunpuku was too late to use Shukaku Shield for defense and had to use his tail beast hands for protection.

Although the tail beast clothes had incredible defensive power, they were obviously not as strong as Shukaku Shield. The huge lightning blade formed by Raijinmaru broke through the tail beast clothes and struck Bunpuku's hands, cutting deep. A little blood immediately dripped from Bunpuku's hands.

At the same time, the terrifying power of the lightning contained within the huge lightning blade caused enormous damage to Bunpuku.

"Ahhh!"

Bunpuku let out a scream, and then flung the lightning blade away.

"Be careful, those troublesome chains are coming. Lend me your body to control it,"

Shukaku reminded him.

Bunpuku of course did not want to let Shukaku take over his body, even though he knew it would put him in great danger.

He quickly clapped his hands together, causing a large amount of sand to surge around him and quickly form a sturdy pyramid to protect him.

However, the Chakra Chains formed by the Sealing Technique: Adamantine Sealing Chain had the function of imprisoning Chakra, and the five Chakra controlled by Kirito pierced into the pyramid almost unhindered, quickly locking in Bunpuku inside.

Soon, the pyramid collapsed, revealing the innermost Bunpuku.

Because his body was locked in place by the chakra chains, Bunpuku quickly exited the state of transformation and revealed his original appearance.

"It's a pity. If you had chosen to attack me, you definitely wouldn't have been captured so easily,"

said Kirito, looking at Bunpuku, who was now tied up in five places by the chakra chains.

To be honest, the monk Bunpuku was very strong, but because he chose to rely on passive defense, the process of capturing him as an Ichimon Jinchuuriki went so smoothly that it made Kirito feel a little incredulous.

"Young man, don't be so full of yourself,"

Bunpuku said unhurriedly.

Upon hearing this, Kirito frowned and decisively tightened the restraints on Bunpuku. However, what he didn't expect was that the five strands of chakra wrapped around Bunpuku suddenly snapped, and Bunpuku immediately used the Sand Shunshin technique to disappear in place.

"No wonder he was the teacher of Monk Hoichi, he quickly understood that my improved sealing technique, the Adamantine Sealing Chain, contained the special sealing technique that he taught to Monk Hōichi, and then used natural energy to reverse it and break it, disintegrating my Adamantine Sealing Chain from the inside."

Kirito looked at the broken chains of his own chakra and thought thoughtfully.

However, Bunpuku was not able to escape.

He clapped his hands together, and the chakra in his body was injected into the ground. A huge seal array hidden beneath the ground suddenly appeared, emitting dazzling light.

Bunpuku, who had just landed on the ground, was in the middle of this seal array. He suddenly felt a powerful binding force coming from the seal array beneath him, making him unable to move his body.

Sealing Technique: Sevenfold Lamp Array!

"The Sealing Technique I master is not just the Adamantine Sealing Chain."

Kirito watched as Bunpuku was bound by his Sealing Technique and smiled slightly.

When he used the Adamantine Sealing Chain against Bunpuku, he had already considered the possibility that this improved version of the Sealing Technique might be broken by Bunpuku, so he had been distracted and secretly set up other Sealing Techniques. As soon as he noticed that the Adamantine Sealing Chain was unable to suppress Bunpuku, he would activate other Sealing Techniques against Bunpuku.

"Old man, the binding power of this seal array on the ground is extraordinary. Unless you release my power completely now, even if you have my chakra, you can't break free from the seal array for a short period of time, let alone quickly erode and destroy it."

In the spiritual space, Shukaku yelled anxiously.

It was really a bit anxious now. Of course, it was mainly anxious for Bunpuku.

Because it knew that if Bunpuku fell into the hands of the enemy, he would simply be temporarily replaced as a host, but Bunpuku was different. Once he was stripped of his tail beast, it would be a dead end.

Bunpuku was the only friend he had ever seen among the many humans that he could look up to, and he didn't want Bunpuku to die at all.

"Shukaku, you must not do anything rash."

Bunpuku understood what Shukaku meant. He personally did not want to die yet, and even less did he want Shukaku to fall into the hands of the enemy. He quickly made a decision, sighed, and then released his bonds on Shukaku, allowing Shukaku to temporarily take over his body.

In an instant, Bunpuku's monk's eyes turned into Shukaku's golden eyes with cross pupils, and then a triumphant laugh came from his mouth: "Hahaha, I have finally come out."

As Shukaku's laughter resounded, a terrifying amount of chakra exploded from Bunpuku's body, instantly dissolving the seal array beneath him.

Kirito listened to Shukaku's arrogant laughter and saw his own seal array dissolve as a result of Shukaku's chakra, his face turning pale. Then he clapped his hands together, and once again, five enormous chakra chains appeared on his body.

"Don't think that I'll be like that idiot Bunpuku,"

Shukaku saw Kirito cast the Adamantine Sealing Chain again, and shouted in anger, before spitting out a huge air cannon filled with high-density chakra.

Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet!

The huge air bomb instantly knocked away the five chakra chains, and then continued to hit Kirito, but was easily avoided by Kirito using the water shunshin technique.

The air bomb lost its target and continued flying further away. Along the way, everything it passed through, including rocks and forests, was instantly destroyed and cut to pieces by the dense wind blades within, demonstrating its terrifying destructive power.

On the other side, the attack of the Lightning God puppet arrived. The huge lightning blade transformed from Raijinmaru slashed towards Shukaku, who was now controlling Bunpuku, but was blocked by a huge yellow beast claw.

Then, another huge yellow beast claw grabbed at the Lightning God puppet fiercely.

The Lightning God puppet had to use the Lightning Stimulation Secret Technique to dodge quickly.

Within a few seconds, Bunpuku's hands and feet had mutated into the shape of Shukaku's, and a long yellow tail had grown from the back of his butt.

It seemed that Shukaku was not far from breaking free from its seal.

"It seems like things are getting a little out of control,"

said Kirito, looking at Bunpuku's ugly appearance.

Before long, a huge yellow raccoon appeared in the forest of the country of the river, and a large number of Konoha and Sunagakure ninja quickly noticed it.