Chapter 409: The Nine-Tails Plays Ruthlessly with Rasa

Since Kushina entrusted the Nine-Tails with the fight, it was time to let it vent its pent-up frustration. Having been sealed for so long, the giant fox was clearly eager to unleash its rage. Its dramatic entrance left no doubt: the Nine-Tails was ready to make the enemy pay.

"Lord Takuya, why is the Jinchuriki..." Sarutobi Shiji asked, bewildered.

"This is one of the abilities of a Jinchuriki," Takuya replied casually. "Being a Jinchuriki doesn't just mean using the tailed beast's chakra. If you gain the beast's trust and become a perfect Jinchuriki, you can wield a nearly invincible power."

"Does this mean Kushina has gained the Nine-Tails' approval?" Shiji asked, his tone colored with astonishment. As a member of the Sarutobi clan, he understood very well the implications of the Nine-Tails recognizing Kushina. It meant that the Jinchuriki would become uncontrollable.

With a wry smile, Takuya shrugged. "Not completely, but she's close. I think it will only take a few more years for her to become a perfect Jinchuriki. The Nine-Tails still has some lingering grievances."

The Nine-Tails grinned, raising one massive paw as its gaze locked onto Rasa. It mocked, "Pathetic insect, how would you like to die? I can fulfill that wish."

This wasn't Kushina's voice—it was the Nine-Tails speaking directly. Rasa's situation had just gone from bad to worse. Though he wasn't sure how Kushina had transformed like this, Rasa understood that he was in serious trouble, and by extension, so was Sunagakure.

"Stubborn fool!" Rasa shouted, controlling a wave of golden sand to attack the Nine-Tails.

With a sneer, the Nine-Tails easily swiped through the sand, destroying the onslaught without any effort. Two of its long tails shot forward like spears, piercing through the golden sand and slamming into the ground, shaking it violently. Many Sunagakure shinobi fell to the ground in terror, entirely losing their will to fight.

Rasa barely avoided being skewered. He was quick, but the Nine-Tails didn't mind. It was playing with him—to the Nine-Tails, Rasa was just a slightly tougher ant, something to toy with until it got bored.

"Nine-Tails, leave him alive," Takuya ordered. "Play if you want, but don't kill him."

Rasa might have been ambitious, but keeping him alive was more beneficial to Konoha than killing him outright. Takuya doubted Chiyo would dare continue fighting if Rasa was captured. If Rasa died, Sunagakure would face a dire shortage of capable leaders.

"Understood!" the Nine-Tails roared in annoyance. Though it didn't like being restricted, it wouldn't defy Takuya. Instead, it vented its frustration on the surrounding Sunagakure shinobi. Its nine tails lashed out, striking those nearby, sending bodies flying and breaking bones. The Nine-Tails' spiteful nature was evident as its long tails swung through the battlefield, exacting its displeasure.

Takuya remained unfazed. As long as the Nine-Tails didn't kill Rasa, it could do as it pleased. He knew how to deal with the Nine-Tails' rebellious streak—once Hakuryuu awoke, it would have plenty of time to "play" with the Nine-Tails in the sealing space. Hakuryuu was excellent at putting the Nine-Tails in its place.

"What is that?!" Ebizo, leading a group of reinforcements, stared in disbelief at the massive golden Nine-Tails in the distance. The towering beast looked like a living mountain, and at its feet was Rasa, being mercilessly toyed with. Ebizo couldn't believe his eyes.

Wasn't Sunagakure at war with Konoha? How had this gigantic fox come into play? It looked an awful lot like the Nine-Tails that was supposed to be sealed in Konoha.

Rasa, meanwhile, was in a pitiful state, being completely dominated by the Nine-Tails. His clothes were tattered, and several of his bones were broken. The slightest touch from the Nine-Tails brought excruciating pain.

"Nine-Tails!" Rasa screamed in fury and humiliation. Despite his injuries and depleted chakra, the fox refused to kill him. This mockery was perhaps the most painful wound of all.

"Noisy." The Nine-Tails yawned in boredom. After playing with Rasa for a while, it had lost interest. Rasa was simply too weak to be worth its effort. Remembering Takuya's warning, the Nine-Tails didn't kill him; instead, it used its tail to swat Rasa aside, rendering him unconscious.

"Not good!" Ebizo cried out, seeing Rasa fall. His heart nearly leaped out of his chest. Forgetting the danger, he led his men toward the battlefield, desperate to reach Rasa.

The Nine-Tails, having already noticed Ebizo and his reinforcements approaching, gave a derisive look in their direction. With a twisted grin, it began gathering chakra, forming a Tailed Beast Bomb.

Since it couldn't kill Rasa, it would vent its anger on the others.

In this battle, Sunagakure would undoubtedly suffer immense losses. Facing the Nine-Tails was a nightmare—far worse than when Konoha encountered the Three-Tails and Six-Tails on the coastal battlefield. During that battle, Jiraiya and Orochimaru had managed to hold off the tailed beasts, but even so, Konoha had suffered significant casualties.

The Nine-Tails, however, was an entirely different beast. And this time, there was no one capable of restraining it.

For a Tailed Beast, a Tailed Beast Bomb was a standard attack, something as common as any shinobi's jutsu. Of the nine tailed beasts, all but Shukaku and Matatabi frequently used Tailed Beast Bombs as their go-to technique.

The Nine-Tails, with a manic gleam in its eyes, opted for a close-range blast—swallowing the Tailed Beast Bomb and firing a devastating energy beam from its mouth, sweeping it across the Sunagakure reinforcements rushing toward the battlefield.

"BOOOOM!!"

The ground shook violently, debris flying in all directions as explosions erupted across the impact zone. Many Sunagakure shinobi never had a chance to react, reduced to nothing more than lifeless bodies in mere seconds.

For the Nine-Tails, wiping out hundreds of ninja was a simple task. If it wanted to, it could even amass a massive Tailed Beast Bomb, decimating an entire village like Konoha in just a few blasts, turning it into a wasteland.

Such was the terrifying might of a Tailed Beast Bomb. Of course, the power of the attack depended on the strength of the tailed beast. In that regard, the Nine-Tails was unmatched, except perhaps by the Eight-Tails. Still, even the Eight-Tails would struggle to withstand the Nine-Tails' raw power.

The Ten-Tails, of course, was on another level entirely, with Tailed Beast Bombs that could bring about true cataclysms. The sheer difference in power was staggering.

And now, with the battlefield in chaos and the Sunagakure forces decimated, Ebizo could only stare at the destruction, horror and disbelief etched on his face.

It was over—nothing was left.

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