thefictionvixens Chapter 153 One-Tailed Shukaku
Chapter 153 One-Tailed Shukaku
Chapter 153 One-Tailed Shukaku
The night in Sunagakure was as dark as ink, like a giant curtain covering this arid land.
In the shadow of the tallest building in the village, the fourth Kazekage, Rasa, stood like a cold stone sculpture.
His sharp eyes pierced the darkness, coldly surveying the cruel drama unfolding in the courtyard below.
The protagonist is his six-year-old son, Gaara.
At this very moment, beside that familiar red-haired figure, the most profound betrayal is unfolding. Gaara's uncle, who is also the younger brother of Rasa's deceased wife, Yashamaru, is holding a kunai, intending to assassinate his own nephew.
Luo Sha remained completely unmoved by the assassination attempt before him.
Because this cruel order originated from him.
As the Kazekage, his will is the will of the village, and Yashamaru's loyalty is beyond question; only obedience is possible.
This meticulously planned assassination had a cold and direct purpose: to test Gaara's value, whether he could suppress the raging beast within him amidst extreme pain and betrayal, and perfectly control the calamity power sealed within him, known as the One-Tailed Shukaku.
To ensure this test reached the deepest, most realistic abyss of despair, Rasa gave Yashamaru cruel lines.
He must tell Ero that all the past tenderness and care were just a hypocritical illusion;
He never loved this nephew; his only purpose in approaching and raising him was to avenge his sister, who was "killed" by Gaara.
Even worse, Yashamaru wanted to personally crush Gaara's last solace, to tell Gaara that his mother Karura, who died in childbirth, also harbored deep hatred for him and had never shown him a shred of maternal love.
This is the most thorough destruction of a child's mind, aiming to eradicate all emotional anchors.
In the original course of fate, Yashamaru would have died under Gaara's out-of-control sandstorm. This tragic ending would have completely crushed Gaara's mental defenses, causing Shukaku to go berserk. In the end, the out-of-control tailed beast would be suppressed by Rasa himself.
That outcome would confirm Gaara's complete failure as a "vessel".
Rasa also believed that Gaara was a failure.
So he kept sending assassins to kill Gaara, making him more lonely, bloodthirsty, and misanthropic, all in order to create a qualified weapon of war.
At this moment, the script is progressing towards its predetermined tragic end.
When Yashamaru, imbued with the lies given to him by Rasa, stabbed Gaara with a kunai, the young red-haired child's eyes were filled with disbelief and shock.
Why would this relative, who had been the only one to care for him and teach him ninjutsu in the past, suddenly turn into a deadly grim reaper?
Immediately afterwards, those cold and venomous words, like poisoned ice picks, pierced Gaara's ears and heart.
Yashamaru's voice was no longer gentle as before, but filled with the hatred and deception that Rasa demanded.
Gaara's azure eyes, as the "truth" was revealed word by word, gradually dimmed like a candle flickering in the wind, leaving only emptiness and deathly silence.
Just as that despair reached its peak, a sudden change occurred!
A torrent of chakra, powerful enough to tear space apart, burst forth from Gaara's young body like a flood breaking through a dam!
The sand around him seemed to come alive, or like a swarm of sharks that had caught the scent of blood, spinning wildly.
The converging force instantly swallowed his small, thin figure completely.
This is no ordinary sandstorm, but a sign that the seal has completely collapsed!
"roar!!!"
A deafening roar, filled with ecstasy and violence, tore through the night sky of Sunagakure!
The colossal beast composed entirely of sand, the One-Tailed Shukaku, took advantage of its host's despair and the complete collapse of the sealing technique to break free from all restraints and descend upon the ninja world in its complete form!
Its signature laugh, filled with endless mockery and madness, echoed throughout the village: "Hahaha! I'm finally out! Freedom!!"
Rasa reacted extremely quickly, activating the Magnet Release under his feet, manipulating the heavy gold dust to lift his body, and steadily suspending him in mid-air.
His cold eyes were fixed on the rampaging beast below, his gaze devoid of worry or surprise, only filled with an overwhelming sense of disgust and a chilling conclusion.
Sure enough, this son was worthless.
If such a "test" is enough to make Shukaku completely lose control and break the seal, what can we expect from him in the future?
"Huh? I know you! You bastard!" Shukaku's huge eyes locked onto Rasa in the air, recognizing the Kazekage who had once suppressed it.
Its maniacal laughter was laced with intense hostility, and a huge, sandy arm slammed down on its swollen belly.
hum!
A terrifying surge of chakra instantly coalesced, and a chilling buzzing sound filled the air.
next second.
"Wind Release: Sky Bullet Training!"
From Shukaku's gaping maw, a massive, highly compressed whirlwind containing destructive power burst forth, tearing through the air and hurtling straight at Rasa with the force of a thunderbolt!
However, even when faced with a blow powerful enough to destroy mountains, Rasa's expression remained as indifferent as ice.
He simply extended his right hand calmly, his five fingers spread wide.
In an instant, the earth below roared, and countless gold dust shimmering with metallic luster shot into the sky like a boiling golden ocean, instantly forming an incomparably thick and indestructible golden barrier in front of him!
"BOOM!!!"
The training missile slammed into the gold-bearing barrier, unleashing a deafening roar and a violent shockwave that spread outwards, kicking up clouds of dust.
But the gold-plated barrier only trembled slightly before firmly blocking this powerful blow that could split mountains and shatter rocks, remaining completely unmoved.
Before the smoke and dust had even cleared, Luo Sha's hands had already completed a complex and swift series of hand seals.
His icy voice heralded the end: "Magnetic Release: Gold Dust Burial!"
In an instant, it was as if a golden, raging tide surged up from the ground!
The endless gold dust, like a giant golden wave with life, swept towards Shukaku, which had just escaped and had not yet had time to wreak havoc, with the power to engulf everything!
"Damn it! That bastard Rasa! I just got out! I'm not going back so easily!"
Shukaku struggled and roared violently in the rapidly closing and squeezing sea of sand, its huge body made of sand twisting desperately, trying to break free from the Magnet Release sealing power that was specifically designed to suppress tailed beasts.
Its roar was filled with resentment and rage.
Unfortunately, all of this struggle was meaningless in Rasa's eyes.
He hovered in the air, coldly watching as the golden torrent gradually swallowed and compressed the enormous beast.
His gold dust was the perfect, sturdy cage to suppress the tailed beasts.
Beneath the gold dust burial, the rampage of Shukaku, like a brief, failed farce, will eventually fade into silence.
The only conclusion of this farce was already clearly etched in Rasa's cold heart: Gaara was a complete failure.
On the dusty edge of Sunagakure, Kazekage Rasa's expression was as solemn as iron.
Although he seemed to easily suppress Shukaku with the Gold Burial, the power of the tailed beast should not be underestimated, and he almost used his full strength.
His all-out "Golden Burial" was like a giant golden pyramid, suppressing the wildly struggling Shukaku within.
Shukaku’s massive body roared and howled in frustration beneath the heavy, mountain-like gold dust, each tremor causing the earth to tremble.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Rasa formed hand seals, and chakra gathered at his fingertips. It was the crucial moment to use the sealing technique to reseal this out-of-control calamity back into the Jinchuriki's body!
Suddenly!
A sharp, explosive sound tore through the air, like a thunderclap from the heavens exploding right next to his ears!
"What?!"
Rasa was shocked. His momentary astonishment was not from auditory hallucination, but from a strong warning sign from his ninja instincts!
This is absolutely not an illusion!
He looked up abruptly, his pupils contracting sharply at the sight before him.
The seemingly indestructible, tens-of-meters-high sandstone triangle was collapsing at an unbelievable and illogical speed!
Countless gold particles seemed to be instantly disintegrated and thrown away from the inside by an invisible, overwhelming force, like a golden waterfall flowing upstream!
Rasa could clearly sense that his control over the magnetic field of the gold dust had not completely failed, but a terrifying force was looming over it.
He tried his best to stabilize the collapsing gold dust, but it was like rowing against a raging current. Every step was extremely difficult, and his control was being shattered by the brute force.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!!! Which bastard dared to hurt me?!"
The moment the sand gold restraints shattered, the freed Shukaku let out a deafening howl of pain. Its massive body swayed as it stood up, its orange chakra surging violently across its surface, and its beastly eyes swept towards the sky with shock and anger.
Rasa and Shukaku locked their gazes on the uninvited guest hovering in mid-air almost simultaneously.
A pair of enormous chakra wings, condensed to the point of being almost tangible and radiating a chilling light, silently unfurled behind him, trembling slightly in the wind.
What's most unsettling is the eerie and chilling fox mask covering the newcomer's face!
"A collector?!" Luo Sha exclaimed in disbelief, his voice filled with shock.
This mask is recognized by almost everyone in the entire ninja world!
It represents mystery, power, and a terrifying presence that stirs up a storm on the battlefield of the Hidden Clouds!
Gen Takuno ignored Rasa's screams.
His gaze, hidden beneath the fox mask, swept over the enraged, newly freed guardian beast below with great interest.
"Ah, Shukaku the One-Tailed Beast—" he murmured to himself.
He had originally planned to arrive in Sunagakure a few days later, but the crows he had sent to monitor him reported that Shukaku had gone berserk in its complete form.
How could we miss such a golden opportunity? After all, it's not common for a tailed beast to go completely berserk.
He immediately traversed the desert at top speed, and finally intervened at the last moment before the Luosha Sealing Technique was completed!
That thunderous punch that shattered the gold dust was the strongest announcement of his arrival.
Completely ignored, Rasa's eyes instantly ignited with anger at being slighted, but reason, like a cold shackle, forcibly suppressed this impulse.
The opponent's speed, which exceeded the limits of his visual perception, and the power displayed by his punch that shattered his proud "Golden Burial" technique, far beyond his imagination, clearly reminded him of the vast gap in their strength.
"Collector!" Luo Sha forcibly suppressed his surging emotions, his voice as cold as the friction of sand.
"Shukaku's rampage is an internal matter of Sunagakure! Konoha and Sunagakure have lived in peace for many years. As a member of Konoha, what is your intention in interfering now? Do you intend to ignite a war between the two great ninja villages?!"
He tried to deter the uninvited guest by threatening inter-village war and by mentioning the peaceful relationship between Konoha and Sunagakure over the years.
However, the truth is that when Konoha and Kumogakure were fighting fiercely, Sunagakure did not want to take advantage of the situation, but years of war had already exhausted the country's strength, and it was simply unable to start another war, so it could only remain inactive.
Looking back on how Konoha ultimately escaped unscathed, Rasa even felt a lingering sense of relief mixed with fear.
"Hmm? Konoha?" Takuno finally turned his head slightly, the empty eye holes of the fox mask "looking" at Rasa, and the voice coming from under the mask was full of undisguised mockery and amusement.
"The war between Sunagakure and Konoha—what does it have to do with me?" He paused deliberately, his tone more sarcastic. "Do you naively believe—that I am a member of Konoha?"
Luo Sha was speechless.
Although there is no conclusive evidence, the collector's active performance on the battlefield in Konoha has long been accepted by the entire ninja world as indicating that his relationship with Konoha is extraordinary.
Yuan Tuoye seemed to find the topic uninteresting, and his tone returned to its previous casualness: "You want to start a war against Konoha? Please do as you wish."
He waved his hand lightly, as if shooing away an annoying fly, "I will not interfere in your war. Because by then—"
His voice suddenly turned cold, carrying a chilling undertone, "—What I needed from you, I have already obtained."
Luo Sha felt a chill run down his spine!
The information sent back by the Cloud Village scouts instantly flooded his mind: the collector had an extraordinary desire to collect Tailed Beast Chakra!
This is further combined with the collector's almost blunt title.
Could it be that his real purpose in helping Konoha defeat Kumogakure was to obtain the Eight-Tails' chakra?
Konoha was able to persuade this powerful figure to take action only by promising the Nine-Tails' chakra.
The collector's words revealed that he had obtained the Nine-Tails' chakra, and there was indeed no information about him stealing the Nine-Tails from Konoha.
All these clues instantly connected in Luo Sha's mind, forming a chilling answer!
"Your target—is the One-Tailed Beast's chakra?!" Rasa's face became extremely solemn and ugly, his voice so low it seemed to be squeezed out of the sand.
The other party's words seemed to imply that he would definitely obtain the One-Tailed Chakra today, so there was no need to wait for the future war between Konoha and Sunagakure.
This attitude made him feel very embarrassed.
"Congratulations," Gen Takuno let out a short chuckle, confirming Rasa's guess, "you're right."
"What if—" A resolute glint flashed in Rasa's eyes. The dignity of the Kazekage straightened his spine, and the gold dust swirled subtly around him. "—What if I refuse?!"
"Hmm?" Yuan Tuoye's gaze fell back on Rasa. The pair of chakra wings seemed to tremble slightly, and an invisible pressure suddenly descended.
He didn't even adopt any fighting stance, yet the threat contained in his calm words was immense.
"Do you think you can stop me?"
He didn't need any reminders; the answer was already obvious based solely on the speed at which he had rushed over and the power of that punch!
In an instant, Luo Sha felt his breath catch in his throat! An invisible pressure squeezed his chest as if it were a physical thing.
He stood there, his expression shifting rapidly under the moonlight and dust, his mood unpredictable.
His clenched fist trembled slightly, and the surging gold dust around him seemed to have lost its former agility and power, becoming sluggish and heavy.
Faced with an absolute disparity in power, Kazekage's resolve faltered, leading to a painful struggle and silence.