Chapter 354: The Three-Tails Awakens

"Lord Ban, do you really want me to go capture a Tailed Beast?"

Lian Ye unrelentingly asked again.

One must know that most Tailed Beasts are sealed within jinchuriki, serving as each ninja village's war weapon.

If one rashly tries to seize a Tailed Beast, it is tantamount to declaring war on the other ninja villages!

The future Akatsuki thus became a public enemy of the Ninja World.

Having him capture eight Tailed Beasts would be no less than a single person taking on all the ninja villages!

Lian Ye has only awakened the Kaleidoscope Sharingan, not the Rinnegan.

Moreover, his eyes are merely ordinary Kaleidoscopes; overuse carries the risk of blindness.

It is simply impossible to accomplish this arduous task.

The crucial point is that once he captures a Tailed Beast, the news will definitely reach Konoha.

When that time comes, letting that old kid Qianshou Feijian know will be troublesome.

He merely found an excuse to leave the village, and ended up getting tangled in this.

"I'm not asking you to bring them all back at once," Madara Uchiha saw Lian Ye's worry, "Capture one or two first, and when the time is right, you and I will go together."

The kid's eyes aren't the Eternal Kaleidoscope, so making him capture all the Tailed Beasts is indeed a bit of a hardship.

"Can we wait until the time is right, then go?" Lian Ye muttered softly.

Jinchuriki are the village's war weapons; they cannot be easily captured.

"No," Madara Uchiha said coldly, "Tailed Beasts are an indispensable part of the plan; you go capture one and bring it back first."

Since you chose to join the Moon's Eye, you must do something useful for the plan.

Madara Uchiha doesn't need useless teammates!

Seeing the situation, Lian Ye knew he couldn't refuse and could only reluctantly nod in agreement.

"Understood, Lord Ban."

Now the only choice is to capture a Tailed Beast to keep Madara Uchiha satisfied.

Fortunately, this guy didn't make him capture all the Tailed Beasts.

Thus, the situation isn't as bad as he imagined.

Madara Uchiha cannot implement the Moon's Eye plan early; most likely he'll still resurrect using the Rinnegan innate technique as in the original work.

It's just that he'll arrange the subsequent plans himself.

In that case, after about ten years, Madara Uchiha can wrap up.

However, Lian Ye will not let Madara Uchiha's fate mirror the original; he will inform him of the truth in advance, allowing him to return to the village and enjoy his remaining years.

As for the pair of Rinnegan, he can keep them safely.

Anyway, leaving them on Ban would be wasteful; better to make use of their remaining value.

When the Kaleidoscope goes blind, the Rinnegan can serve as a substitute.

Hmm, and so the pleasant decision was made.

At this moment, Madara Uchiha still doesn't know that someone has already set their sights on his eyes.

The next day, Lian Ye set out on the path to capture a Tailed Beast.

"Kid, I'm waiting here for you."

Madara Uchiha stood at the cave entrance, watching Lian Ye's figure recede into the distance.

He is currently at the crucial moment of awakening the Rinnegan and cannot leave the cavern for now.

Lian Ye simply waved his hand casually.

Lord Ban is too cunning, carrying out the Moon's Eye plan behind Uncle Hashirama.

Poor him can only go terribly unlucky to capture a Tailed Beast.

Fortunately, he knows the Three-Tails has always been in the wild, and Kirigakure Village does not seal purchased Tailed Beasts as jinchuriki.

It is now most likely hiding in some lake or sea area of Water Country.

Lian Ye speculates that Kirigakure Village lacks powerful Sealing Techniques to seal Tailed Beasts, and the destruction of Whirlpool Country is probably linked to Kirigakure Village.

Whirlpool Country is an island nation, opposite Fire Country across the sea, yet not far from Water Country.

Kirigakure Village, as a maritime power, enjoys the most convenient conditions for attack.

Moreover, Kirigakure Village later became one of the few nations possessing multiple Tailed Beasts, simultaneously having jinchuriki for the Three-Tails and Six-Tails.

This further confirms that Whirlpool Country's demise is related to Kirigakure.

Of course, the possibility of a multi‑nation joint invasion cannot be ruled out.

Whirlpool Country was destroyed roughly during the Second Ninja World War; calculating the time, only a few years remain.

Whirlpool Country is Konoha's ally; Lian Ye will see later whether he can prevent this tragedy.

The primary goal now is to capture the Three-Tails.

Perhaps if Kirigakure Village loses the Three-Tails, it will abandon its plans to invade Whirlpool Country.

A few days later.

Several years later, Lian Ye returned to Water Country.

The current Mizukage is no longer the First Water Shadow but the Third Generation Water Shadow.

He tugged his hood, concealing his face.

Although merely activating the Sharingan would reveal his identity, he habitually removed the forehead protector.

He was expelled from the Uchiha Clan long ago; even if his identity were discovered, so what?

What does the infiltration of Uchiha Clan's Members into Water Country to capture Tailed Beasts have to do with him?

As everyone knows, he has long since joined the Senju Clan.

If something really goes wrong, just go to Konoha and look for the Uchiha!

He has already planned that if things get exposed, he'll frame the Uchiha.

Lian Ye began searching along the coastline for the Three‑Tails' trail.

The vast lake, the abandoned port, the calm sea surface… could all be the Three‑Tails' hideout.

The process is far more difficult than imagined.

Lian Ye not only has to track the Three‑Tails, but also evade the patrol squads of Kirigakure.

He cannot kill these patrol squads; that would only alert the enemy.

Each time he meets them, he can only hide his form.

Fortunately, these patrols aren't strong and didn't notice him hiding in the shadows.

"Tsk, what a troublesome guy." Lian Ye muttered, concealed in a crevice between rocks, watching a squad of Mist Hidden Ninja sweep past from a short distance.

He doesn't know if the memory of his Second Personality is influencing him, but he has several times wanted to rush out and slaughter this group of patrolling Mist Hidden Ninja.

The existence of these guys only delays his progress in finding the Three‑Tails.

Fortunately, in the end he held back.

Killing these weaklings would alert Kirigakure Village, which isn't worthwhile.

He still has to capture the Three‑Tails in Water Country.

A few days later, at the center of a massive lake shrouded in thick fog, Lian Ye finally captured that unusually massive chakra.

Without thinking, he knew the Three‑Tails was hidden within.

"Found it!" a flash of excitement crossed Lian Ye's eyes.

If he can get the big guy out, he can control it with Genjutsu and then bring it back for report.

Or force the Three‑Tails to sign a Spirit Summoning Contract with him.

But this also has a drawback: if the Three‑Tails is sealed inside a body, it cannot be summoned out.

Forget it, catch it first and worry about it later!

Lian Ye does not rashly dive in; the water is the Three‑Tails' domain.

He moved to a high ground, his hands rapidly forming seals.

"Fire Release: Falling Fire!"

Lian Ye tilted his head back and spat out a massive fireball, which instantly split into hundreds in the air, forming a rain of fire that hammered toward the lake surface.

Countless fireballs struck the lake surface violently, erupting massive high‑temperature steam that instantly evaporated the thick fog over the area for a brief moment!

The lake water boiled violently, churning.

"Roar!!!!!"

A roar that seemed to come from an ancient beast echoed from the lake's depths, shaking the ground and making the entire lake surface tremble.

The Three‑Tails awakened.

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