chapter 110 part 2
Of course, there was also another method: tying up Tobi and using Tobi's power to activate True Several Thousand Hands; that would definitely succeed.
"Now it's time to get a little serious, One-Tails. I hope you can last a bit longer; don't die too easily," Tsukasa Kaede said calmly, suddenly raising a hand.
The Wood Dragon opened its hideous maw, letting out a silent roar as it moved through the forest. Wherever it passed, it tore open deep ravines, an astonishing sight.
Despite its slender and massive body, it was incredibly agile and moved swiftly, quickly coiling around and tightly entangling the One-Tails.
The One-Tails tried to smash the Wood Dragon in half, but did not succeed. Tsukasa Kaede had more to rely on than just the Wood Dragon.
A large number of trees surged over, pressing down on the One-Tails in layers. Just this alone required the One-Tails to divide its attention to cope. It was very worried its Chakra would be absorbed by the Wood Release trees—although Tsukasa Kaede currently couldn't skillfully master this technique and was temporarily unable to frantically absorb Tailed Beast Chakra.
The key was that these trees were endless; smashing and destroying one batch, new trees would immediately press forward.
As long as Tsukasa Kaede's Chakra didn't run out, he could always use Deep Forest Emergence to put pressure on the One-Tails.
Not to mention, the other Zombies were also constantly exerting force. Terai and Troy, for example, could only continuously look for opportunities to cut the One-Tails, indeed causing damage to the One-Tails, though it wasn't very useful.
Roshi goes without saying; using Lava Release to clash with the One-Tails' Wind Release had already served a great purpose. He also sprayed Lava Release onto the One-Tails' body, and the solidified Lava, combined with Wood Release, further restricted the One-Tails' movements.
Araki of the Sand could also stir up wild sand, causing the One-Tails' massive body to continuously sink.
To put it bluntly, with this luxurious lineup arrayed against it, the One-Tails was quite something.
Crunch crunch crunch crunch!
The Wood Dragon tightly entangled the One-Tails, and accompanied by various other attacks, completely engulfed the One-Tails, frantically inflicting various damages.
The One-Tails still wanted to roar, opening its mouth, about to generate Yin and Yang Chakra and unleash a Tailed Beast Bomb to clear the area. However, Tsukasa Kaede noticed it immediately, controlling the Wood Dragon to bite fiercely onto the One-Tails' mouth, causing this large Racoon Dog to let out a miserable shriek.
This wasn't over yet. Don't forget, Tsukasa Kaede had always commanded a squad specifically for sealing Tailed Beasts!
Summoning Jutsu!
Tsukasa Kaede pressed on top of the Wood Dragon's head, and immediately, plumes of smoke appeared. Over ten Zombies, wearing Kumogakure forehead protectors, quickly moved in various directions under Tsukasa Kaede's command, then swung out iron chains infused with Binding Jutsu, wrapping around the One-Tails' body, further suppressing the One-Tails' Chakra.
Finally, the One-Tails couldn't hold on any longer. Constantly being bled and besieged, it completely buckled, ultimately collapsing with a crash.
"Next, it's time to harvest the war spoils. First, extract as much Chakra as possible."
As for the extracted portion, the more the better, naturally. Previously, less was extracted because conditions didn't allow it and his strength was insufficient, but now it's different.
Tsukasa Kaede looked at the listless One-Tails below. This was his first time successfully hunting a Tailed Beast alone. This meant that at the Kage Level, he was considered a powerful type—and this was still because he had just acquired this body and hadn't developed it to its full potential.
Corpse Release: Reaper Death Seal!
Tsukasa Kaede had Terai and Troy successively bring forth the Shinigami to cut the One-Tails' Chakra.
With each cut, the One-Tails let out a miserable shriek. Its seemingly exhausted body struggled violently, then became even more listless, and its massive size also rapidly shrank, clearly having released its Complete Tailed Beast Transformation.
"Aren't you going to hold on a bit longer? I even deliberately avoided attacking Bunpuku so that your Pseudo Sleep Technique wouldn't be undone because of me. It's a pity you couldn't hold on."
Tsukasa Kaede felt a bit regretful. With these two cuts, he had cut off roughly one-sixth of the One-Tails, sealing a large amount of Chakra.
This attitude made the One-Tails hate him intensely.
"This matter won't end here! Dare to steal my Chakra, and I, the great one, will always be watching you! I will definitely kill you myself!!" the One-Tails mumbled furiously, its mouth bitten by the Wood Dragon.
"Oh? How ambitious. You can act now; why don't you do what you say? Is it because you don't want to?"
"Hmph, too arrogant! This time, it was just that I didn't get your intel beforehand. Bunpuku was too hesitant. If I had been the one fighting you from the start, in the end, it would definitely be you and your Corpses who died!"
The One-Tails was extremely unwilling, grumbling and cursing.
However, there was some truth to what it said. If the One-Tails had personally clashed with Tsukasa Kaede from the start, the process might not have proceeded as it did now; there would have been a few more complications. Being able to defeat a Jinchuriki versus being able to defeat a freely acting Tailed Beast were entirely different concepts.
But the final result wouldn't change. Even if the One-Tails launched a Tailed Beast Bomb, Tsukasa Kaede could always summon Hidan and transfer the Tailed Beast Bomb away.
If even the strongest offensive means could be countered, dealing with the One-Tails was no longer a problem. The One-Tails' strength was, after all, at the lower end among the nine Tailed Beasts.
The Pseudo Sleep Technique was released, and the One-Tails returned to Bunpuku's body.
Terai carried the unconscious Bunpuku.
Tsukasa Kaede gazed into the distance, already sensing the Hidden Sand Village Ninja approaching.
"Let's leave it at this for now. It's not yet time to engage in an all-out War with the Hidden Sand Village, nor is there any need."
But don't misunderstand, Tsukasa Kaede wasn't referring to an all-out War between the Hidden Leaf Village and the Hidden Sand Village, but an all-out War between himself and the Hidden Sand Village.
Figures disappeared one after another, leaving only a few replacement zombies wandering aimlessly amidst the widespread wreckage. But soon, Tsukasa Kaede summoned even these zombies away.
When the Third Kazekage and his group arrived, they only saw a devastated forest.
Just by looking at the shocking battle traces, with massive ravines everywhere, they already understood how fierce this battle had been.
"Deep in the desert, a forest of this scale suddenly appeared… is it Wood Release?!"
"It's the same situation as in the Land of Rain! The Land of Rain also, after an unknown super War, suddenly had a forest appear. But Hanzo's lips were sealed, refusing to tell us what had happened."
"Another forest created by Wood Release. What's happening to this world? Wood Release should have disappeared along with the First Hokage, so why has it reappeared? What happened in the Land of Rain, what connection does it have with here?"