The sight of three mountain-sized Tailed Beasts appearing simultaneously was nothing short of spectacular.
Terrifying, violent, chaotic chakra blanketed the entire training ground, causing the four ANBU ninja stationed at the corners to tremble uncontrollably.
If not for Lord Yuto's presence, they would have fled the moment the three beasts materialized.
Matatabi let out a low growl while Saiken and Kokuo also emitted deep, rumbling sounds.
"First Kirikage Yuto — what exactly are you doing?"
Saiken's somewhat weak voice rang out, speaking first.
"Nothing much. Just giving you a new environment."
Yuto regarded the three Tailed Beasts with an indifferent gaze.
The moment he spoke, the three beasts noticed the four half-person-height jars inscribed with mysterious black script, positioned not far from Yuto.
This bastard Yuto wants to seal us in jars!
Damn it!
The massive pupils of Matatabi, Saiken, and Kokuo contracted sharply as they all let out piercing roars.
If possible, they didn't want to escalate matters with Yuto. But having finally broken free from the seal, only to be forced into jars — that was even worse than being Jinchuriki.
How could they not fight back!
Yuto watched the struggling Tailed Beasts with cold eyes and willed the chakra chains binding them to retract.
Isobu — do it now!
Kokuo screeched while flapping its wings frantically.
Isobu's massive body had somehow appeared behind Yuto.
Seeing this, the four ANBU ninja's faces turned pale with worry as they looked toward Yuto at the training ground's center.
Yuto remained composed. He hadn't been surprised by Isobu's appearance — ever since Utakata and the others arrived, Isobu had transformed into a palm-sized turtle and followed behind them.
Yuto had long since sensed this. Everything was within his expectations — otherwise, there would have been three jars before him, not four.
However.
A cold light flashed in Yuto's eyes. The four Tailed Beasts had indeed been coordinating secretly. Even if he hadn't acted today, they would have found an opportunity to riot and flee the Kirigakure.
Tailed Beasts weren't stupid — being confined here, they knew it was only a matter of time before he made a move.
BOOM.
The moment Isobu's massive form appeared, it opened its mouth and fired a terrifying water jet nearly four meters in diameter directly at Yuto's back.
For Tailed Beasts, the Tailed Beast Ball was the most powerful attack, but charging it took time — and time was exactly what they lacked.
After firing the massive water jet, Isobu immediately turned and fled in the opposite direction. It had done what it could — whether they escaped now depended on their own efforts.
Yuto was hit squarely by the terrifying water jet. Though his body didn't move an inch, he had to divert some of his focus to counteract the force.
And in the split second Yuto's attention wavered, Matatabi erupted with blue flames, snapping the Golden Lock around its neck. It spun around and transformed into a blue streak, fleeing in another direction.
Saiken's body rapidly emitted large quantities of corrosive liquid, dissolving the chakra chains binding it. It compressed its body and shot away like a spring.
Kokuo scattered powder across the Golden Locks, which detonated on contact, blasting the chakra chains apart. Its wings beat once and its massive body soared into the sky.
This entire sequence occurred in virtually an instant.
The four ANBU at the corners barely registered what had happened before the four Tailed Beasts had each broken several hundred meters away.
At that moment, Yuto's attention returned, and he looked at the four beasts fleeing in different directions with a cold smile.
Before acquiring his current power, he might have actually lost one or two today.
If you won't cooperate willingly, then I'll have to use force.
Yuto's aura shifted as he instantly entered Six Paths Sage Mode. An overwhelmingly terrifying, violent power radiated from his body.
In that instant, the four Tailed Beasts that had already gained some distance all simultaneously sensed this unfamiliar yet recognizable power.
Matatabi, Isobu, and the others showed expressions of incomprehensible horror. Their escape speed increased further — they didn't even dare look back.
Get back here, all of you.
Yuto's gaze was calm, his tone indifferent.
Spatial Transfer!
A purple light gleamed in Yuto's eyes as an invisible spatial force locked onto each of the four fleeing Tailed Beasts from his position.
Isobu, frozen mid-stride, appeared out of thin air above the training ground and crashed to the ground with a thunderous boom.
Moments later, Kokuo, who had been flying through the sky, also vanished and reappeared above Isobu.
Kokuo felt momentarily disoriented — it had somehow returned to where it had just been, its eyes flickering with terror.
No good — it's space-time ninjutsu!
Kokuo was about to beat its wings and take to the sky again when the sky suddenly darkened. Saiken's massive body plummeted from above, striking Kokuo and sending both crashing to the ground atop Isobu.
Finally, Matatabi followed, also teleported back by spatial transfer.
The four Tailed Beasts crashed to the ground one after another, the earth shaking violently with each impact.
Pointless waste of time.
Four Golden Locks shot from Yuto's body, binding the four Tailed Beasts once more.
Yuto then formed several hand seals before his chest.
The mysterious patterns on the four half-person-height jars began moving as if alive, writhing across the jars' surfaces.
Get inside.
Yuto willed the chakra chains to pull inward.
Under the power of Six Paths Sage Mode, the four Tailed Beasts had absolutely no resistance. Roaring in fury, they were dragged into the four jars and sealed within.
Yuto commanded the four Truth-Seeking Balls floating behind him, each one storing a jar.
After completing all this, Yuto finally released Six Paths Sage Mode and took a slow breath, a rare sheen of sweat on his forehead.
The spatial transfer needed to forcibly teleport four Tailed Beasts before him had consumed far more chakra than Yuto had anticipated.
But the demonstration of spatial transfer's power left him satisfied.
The four ANBU ninja respectfully appeared before Yuto, each bowing their head with a look of lingering fear.
They hadn't fulfilled their duties as ANBU during the earlier chaos — they had been frozen in shock and only now recovered.
"This kind of battle isn't something you can intervene in. Go repair the training ground."
Yuto didn't make a fuss and waved his hand casually.
After speaking, Yuto turned to Utakata, Yugito, and Fu, smiling lightly.
"If you can still walk, let's go together."
The three were in much better condition than before, though they still felt weak and their limbs were somewhat limp. But standing was no problem.
Each of them sensed that the Tailed Beasts within them had completely disappeared, and their faces were filled with complicated emotions.
The phrase "loss mixed with gain" perfectly described their current state.
Yuto turned and walked toward the Kirigakure, and Utakata, Yugito, and Fu exchanged glances before following.
Though the commotion had been considerable, the location was somewhat remote, and Yuto had handled things promptly with prior preparations, so the impact was minimal.
Before long, under Yuto's lead, the four arrived at a food street in the Kirigakure dedicated to small eateries. Yuto chose a decent restaurant and walked in.
"This meal is on me today."
After finding a table, Yuto smiled at the three.
Fu shook her blue-green short hair, still somewhat fearful of Yuto.
His display of power moments ago had been so overwhelming that it left one feeling powerless — she didn't dare speak.
Yugito remained quiet. The fact that the Kirigakure had mastered a secret technique to safely extract Tailed Beasts from Jinchuriki shocked her immensely.
As for the idea of reclaiming her village's Tailed Beast, Yugito harbored no such thoughts. Her silence stemmed from uncertainty about what Yuto intended to do next.
Until she understood the situation, Yugito planned to keep her mouth shut.
Seeing the silent Yugito and Fu, Yuto felt a touch of helplessness.
He genuinely just wanted to share a meal.
Using spatial transfer earlier had consumed enormous amounts of chakra and stamina. He needed to replenish his energy.
As for Utakata and the others — the secret technique had extracted the Tailed Beasts without threatening their lives, but the process had still drained most of their chakra.
That was why they had collapsed to the ground.
So Yuto had simply invited them to eat together and restore their strength. Yugito, it seemed, was overthinking things.
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