Grind is My Ninja Way

In the forest.

Somewhere.

Seimei looked at the Four-Tails in the distance, even larger than Gamabunta, and felt the immense chakra within it. He secretly made up his mind to get one as a "Chakra Battery" in the future.

*Roar—*

A roar erupted from the Four-Tails' mouth, its arms pounding its chest, as if venting the anger of being imprisoned for a long time.

*Bang*

At this moment, a water bullet smashed towards its head but was swatted away by its palm.

The Four-Tails turned its head, looked at Gamabunta, whose size was slightly smaller than its own, and said, "Foolish toad, you're courting death!"

Its voice was like thunder. As it spoke, it punched towards Gamabunta.

Seeing this giant fist, Gamabunta didn't dare to take it head-on and hurriedly jumped to dodge.

The Four-Tails' punch missed and landed on the ground.

Instantly, a deafening sound rang out, and the earth trembled.

This wasn't the end...

The Four-Tails' punch directly triggered the earth's ley lines, drawing out magma from the depths of the earth, mixing it with its immense chakra, and spewing it in all directions.

Seimei watched this scene from afar, resembling a volcanic eruption, and finally understood why people in the past viewed tailed beasts as symbols of disaster.

In this situation, no one would believe it if you said it wasn't a disaster beast.

*Roar—*

The Four-Tails roared again, wrapping some of the magma around its body, transforming into a magma ape, and charged towards Gamabunta.

Seeing this scene, Seimei couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat for Gamabunta. Then, he calmed himself and moved towards Yamanaka Kiku's location.

...

Two minutes later.

Amidst the earth-shaking tremors, Seimei saw Yamanaka Kiku and some Konoha ninjas.

At this moment, they were fighting with the Iwa ninjas.

However, it was obvious that neither side had much fighting spirit. During the battle, everyone would occasionally glance at the distant battlefield where the Four-Tails, Gamabunta, and Namikaze Minato were fighting.

It made sense. With such a commotion over there, how could they still have the mood to fight? The fact that they hadn't directly stopped fighting already showed deep animosity.

With a "swoosh," Seimei appeared beside Yamanaka Kiku and then thrust out his sword. The Iwa-nin Jonin fighting him didn't react in time, and his right arm was directly pierced through.

"Who?"

The Iwa-nin Jonin was startled and hurriedly jumped back a few steps, creating distance.

Not only him, but even Yamanaka Kiku was also startled by Seimei's sudden appearance.

This showed how much attention they were paying to the battle.

Ignoring the startled Iwa-nin Jonin, Seimei directly said to Yamanaka Kiku, "Immediately notify everyone to gather and prepare to retreat."

"Retreat?"

He was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded and said, "Okay, no problem, I'll inform them right away."

However, just as he was about to use his technique, he seemed to remember something and said, "Captain, we still have wounded at the second line of defense."

Hearing this, Seimei immediately remembered that he had indeed told those wounded to stay where they were. They couldn't just abandon them like that.

So, after thinking for a bit, he said, "Then don't gather everyone. Directly order the others to retreat, and then find a few more people. We'll go and transport the wounded together."

"Yes, Captain!"

Yamanaka Kiku responded, and the number of wounded and the list of survivors quickly flashed through his mind. He then used the Mind Transmission Technique to convey Seimei's orders.

The surroundings were chaotic, and the Iwa-nin Jonin not far away didn't hear the conversation between Seimei and Yamanaka Kiku. They only saw Seimei say something to Yamanaka Kiku, and then the two quickly left.

At the same time, the other Konoha ninjas also began to retreat in an orderly manner.

The Iwa ninjas saw this scene but didn't choose to stop them.

Again, they had no intention of fighting anymore.

Just now, they didn't have the opportunity, but since the Konoha ninjas were already retreating, there was no need to continue entanglement.

The main problem now was that the Four-Tails Jinchuriki seemed to have lost control. What should they do next?

The commotion here was so big that it naturally couldn't be hidden from the Iwa ninjas at the foot of the mountain.

So, orders soon came, also for them to retreat.

However, some Jonin were asked to stay and cooperate with the subsequent support team.

That's right, after Iwagakure withdrew these Chunin and Genin, they sent a large group of capable individuals to specifically deal with the subsequent trouble.

Since Iwagakure dared to send the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki to the battlefield, they naturally had corresponding mental preparation.

This support team was here to deal with the out-of-control Four-Tails.

As for leaving this problem to Konoha...

If the Four-Tails Jinchuriki had lost control within Kaze no Sato, they might really have done that.

But the problem was that the Four-Tails was currently on the mountain in the rear.

If they didn't handle it and the Konoha ninjas took advantage of the situation, it would be a big problem.

Yes, the Four-Tails was very strong, but in the eyes of the Five Great Ninja Villages, it was just that. As long as they were prepared, capturing it wasn't that difficult.

Therefore, Iwagakure absolutely didn't dare to let the out-of-control Four-Tails Jinchuriki roam free and immediately dispatched people to retrieve it.

Similarly, Konoha also noticed Iwa's movements.

Omura Yuino didn't hesitate and also sent out capable individuals.

However, his goal wasn't to capture the Four-Tails but to cause trouble for Iwagakure, trying to make them lose more people in this operation.

Thus, a tug-of-war surrounding the out-of-control Four-Tails Jinchuriki began.

The two sides fought from dawn till dusk, and then from dusk till dawn, for nearly a whole day and night, without any rest.

The main battlefield was the 'tug-of-war' over the Four-Tails, but the most brutal fighting was on the outer battlefield, spread across five kilometers.

They ambushed each other, fought fiercely, and gambled with their lives, all for one purpose: to provide a relatively fair fighting environment for the main battlefield.

Therefore, the death toll was very high.

It wasn't until the evening of the next day that the battle finally ended.

The Four-Tails was ultimately retrieved by Iwagakure, but Konoha didn't lose out either. Because of their disruption, Iwagakure suffered significant losses in high-end combat power.

Especially some Iwa ninjas who were proficient in sealing techniques and barrier techniques. Their deaths were a considerable loss for Iwagakure that couldn't be ignored.

Moreover, without these people, Iwagakure would have to be more cautious when using the Four-Tails Jinchuriki and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki in the future, lest they lose control again and become irretrievable.

It was foreseeable that after this great battle, both sides would likely become more conservative.

After all, this battle was a huge drain for both Iwagakure and Konoha. Both sides urgently needed a period of rest and recuperation.

Therefore, the possibility of another large-scale battle breaking out was very low.

And this was undoubtedly good news for Seimei.

Because he currently needed a stable environment to strengthen his body. In at most half a month, his body would undergo another transformation.

By then, everything would be different.

(End of this chapter)