Chapter 168: Amaterasu

"Seal!"

Chains appeared one after another.

The Tailed Beast Bomb didn't turn but struck directly.

Then, the chains began to tighten.

The Tailed Beast Bomb seemed to enter another dimension. As the chains tightened, the bomb gradually disappeared into another space, eventually vanishing.

"It worked! Attack! Everyone, attack!"

Seeing this, Danzo was overjoyed and quickly issued the order to attack.

He was worried! What if another Tailed Beast Bomb was launched? After all, they had managed to strike first, invading the Village Hidden in the Fire.

"Attack!"

Watching the Konoha ninjas rush forward, Shisui felt a pang of reluctance but still gave the order.

He commanded the Fire Village ninjas to attack their former comrades.

If you don't kill them, they will kill you!

"Boom!"

The Fire Village ninjas threw kunai and shuriken.

Each weapon had at least five explosive tags attached, causing massive destruction.

The attacks were so intense that the Konoha ninjas were blasted back instantly.

Danzo's face turned pale.

They had considered every possible way to deal with Susanoo, Flying Thunder God, Tailed Beast Bombs, and the Tailed Beasts themselves—but they hadn't prepared for this: the random throwing of explosive tags.

How could adults throw things so recklessly!

The problem was the sheer number of explosive tags! Thousands of people throwing multiple rounds at once—how do you defend against that?

Konoha's first attack was repelled.

"Tailed Beast Bomb!"

The Two-Tails opened its mouth again, firing another Tailed Beast Bomb.

"Seal!"

The special sealing squad once again sealed the Tailed Beast Bomb.

"Damn it!"

The Two-Tails cursed angrily.

"Don't worry!"

Shisui approached her and whispered, "Don't shoot at the same spot. There are so many Konoha ninjas—just aim at another location. The effect will be the same!"

"Good idea!"

The Two-Tails' eyes lit up, and she opened her mouth to form another Tailed Beast Bomb.

Shisui keenly noticed that the Two-Tails was starting to pant. Clearly, three Tailed Beast Bombs had taken a toll on her.

The number of tails determines a Tailed Beast's power—while not entirely accurate, there is some truth to it.

"Tailed Beast Bomb!"

"Bang!"

Another purple-black Tailed Beast Bomb flew toward the Konoha ninjas.

Whoosh! Several people suddenly appeared in front of the bomb, and in an instant, both they and the bomb disappeared.

"Flying Thunder God Technique!"

Shisui exclaimed in shock.

Besides Kazuki Uchiha, who else could use the Flying Thunder God Technique?

That's impossible!

"Boom!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge explosion sounded.

The gate of the Village Hidden in the Fire had been blown open.

The surrounding Fire Village ninjas screamed in agony—many were dead, and others were wounded.

It was indeed the Flying Thunder God!

The marked location was the village gate! They had transferred the Tailed Beast Bomb there, blowing the gate wide open.

"Attack!"

Danzo issued the order again.

Thousands of ninjas rushed toward the gate.

"This is bad!"

Shisui muttered, sweating slightly.

It was his first time commanding such a large group in battle.

If anything went wrong, his lack of experience would be exposed immediately.

"Brother Shisui!"

Itachi came to his side and whispered, "Don't worry about the gate. Order the other ninjas to continue attacking at their usual pace. I'll handle the gate!"

"Alright!"

The situation was urgent.

Shisui chose to trust Itachi and immediately issued new orders.

With the gate blown open, the Fire Village ninjas had been momentarily shaken. But once they received new orders, they quickly regained their composure and resumed their attacks, pushing most of the Konoha ninjas back once again.

They couldn't afford to let any part of the line collapse!

"Summoning Jutsu!"

Itachi bit his finger, pressed his hand to the ground, and performed a summoning.

"Caw, caw!"

Hundreds of crows appeared.

"Go!"

With a wave of his hand, countless explosive tags materialized.

The crows grabbed the tags and flew toward the gate.

"Watch out!"

The Konoha ninjas at the gate shouted in alarm, quickly forming hand signs.

"Fire Style!" 

"Water Style!" 

"Lightning Style!"

A barrage of jutsu hit the crows, knocking down most of them.

Only a few managed to fly past.

"Boom!"

Several ninjas were blown away.

But more Konoha ninjas surged forward.

There were too few crows, and the effect was minimal!

"Take this!"

Itachi led a team of ninjas, relentlessly throwing explosive tags.

But they were too few in number.

The Konoha ninjas weren't just standing around watching; some used ninjutsu, and others threw kunai and shuriken, knocking the tags away.

Finally, the Konoha ninjas broke through.

"Sigh…"

Watching the bloodthirsty Konoha ninjas, Itachi sighed helplessly.

His eyes began to change into the Mangekyō Sharingan.

He was about to summon Susanoo!

"Meow!"

At that moment, a sharp cat's cry pierced the air.

"Boom!"

The massive Two-Tails descended from the sky, standing in front of the charging Konoha ninjas, coldly glaring at them.

The Konoha ninjas hesitated, fear flashing across their faces.

The Tailed Beast!

A natural disaster!

"Charge! That's an order!"

Danzo's command rang out once again.

"Kill!"

The Konoha ninjas shouted, quickly forming hand signs.

"Fire Style…"

"Meow!"

The Two-Tails screeched and charged forward.

"Boom!!"

"Ah!"

With her massive body, the Two-Tails knocked many Konoha ninjas into the air.

Their jutsu hit her enormous frame, but it had little effect.

The Two-Tails chose to ignore it entirely!

Not every ninja was Itsuki Uchiha, capable of using a Fireball Jutsu larger than a Tailed Beast.

"Brother Shisui!"

Itachi looked at Shisui, who had come to his side.

Shisui sighed and said helplessly, "We underestimated them. Let the Two-Tails handle this. Itsuki said we should avoid using the Mangekyō unless absolutely necessary—it's too damaging to the eyes."

"But…"

"With both of us here, nothing will go wrong!"

"Alright!"

Although the Two-Tails was a cat, she was tearing through the battlefield like a tiger among sheep.

Charging! 

Crushing! 

Stomping! 

Devouring!

No ninja could last more than two seconds in front of her!

The more the Two-Tails fought, the more excited she became!

"Meow!"

"Clang!"

Suddenly!

Chains wrapped around the Two-Tails' leg and pulled hard.

The Two-Tails, caught off guard, stumbled and nearly fell.

It was a ninja! His hands formed seals as he coldly stared at the Two-Tails.

From the void beside him, a chain extended, binding the Two-Tails.

"Clang!"

Another chain appeared.

This time, it wrapped around the Two-Tails' other leg.

With both pulling in unison, the enormous beast finally fell.

"Quick, seal her!"

Danzo, who had been hiding in the back, grinned in delight and shouted.

Several more ninjas appeared, forming seals, and chains spread from the void, wrapping around the Two-Tails.

"Heh!"

Though startled and furious, the Two-Tails let out a sneering laugh.

Danzo sensed something was wrong.

"Boom!!!"

"Ahhh!!!"

At that moment, the ninjas using the chains were suddenly engulfed in black flames, burning them alive.

With blood dripping from his eyes, Itachi smirked coldly. "Did you think you were the only ones with trump cards? Let's see who's got the better one!"

Amaterasu! 

Appearing on the battlefield for the first time!

(End of the chapter)