Chapter 129

"........"

Senju Xingye remarked with a clicking of his tongue, filled with wonder.

Perhaps, in Uchiha Madara's eyes, those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trifles.

However.

For Senju Xingye.

This behavior of sacrificing clan descendants to achieve a goal was something he certainly could not bring himself to do.

At the very least, he would not sacrifice his own descendants; if it were those of another clan, he would have no psychological burden whatsoever, and might even grab some snacks to watch the spectacle.

"Father, the Three-Tails has now delivered itself to our doorstep."

"You already hold the Four-Tails and Nine-Tails in your hands."

"As long as we successfully capture it, we will possess three Tailed Beasts, satisfying one-third of the requirement for Mother's resurrection."

"........"

Black Zetsu said respectfully.

Initially, it had not planned to collect the Tailed Beasts so early.

But Senju Xingye's sudden emergence and the immense power he displayed had given it some additional ideas.

The Nine-Tails.

It was already in the grasp of the Senju of the Forest.

The Four-Tails had also chosen to head to the Senju of the Forest's territory to retire.

If they were to capture the Three-Tails as well, wouldn't that complete one-third of the mission objective?

Of course.

What Black Zetsu did not know was this.

A certain Four-Tails had already been fed by Senju Xingye to the 'Qabalah Tree of Life', and it was now waiting for resurrection in some corner of the world, likely taking at least seven or eight years, or perhaps over a decade.

"Since this Three-Tails has delivered itself to my door."

"Then I will accept it without ceremony; it must not go to waste."

Senju Xingye's Wood Clone.

Stretched its body, having already made plans to take action.

Aside from the Nine-Tails.

One Tailed Beast could reduce the growth time by a hundred years.

Slowly accumulating them would also significantly promote the complete maturation of the Qabalah Tree of Life, so this was definitely not something to be missed.

Disappearing from the spot with a Body Flicker Technique, Senju Xingye headed in the direction of Hatake Kakashi.

Carrying a weakened person.

Having sprinted for over a hundred miles.

Hatake Kakashi's stamina was already nearing its limit, his breathing becoming exceptionally ragged, but there was no opportunity to stop at this moment.

Run!

Must keep running!

Once he stopped and was caught by the enemy, there would be only one path: death!

"Swish—"

Wearing a haori emblazoned with the Senju clan crest.

Senju Xingye's figure intercepted Hatake Kakashi.

Seeing the young man before him.

A look of joy instantly appeared on Hatake Kakashi's face, as if he had seen reinforcements, though it was hard to tell because he was wearing a mask.

"Lord Xingye! Why are you here?!"

If Lord Xingye had come.

Then the dozens of Hidden Mist Anbu behind him were not worth worrying about at all.

Because he was a powerhouse who had awakened Wood Release and possessed Kage-level strength; even though Hatake Kakashi had never seen him fight until now, Kage-level was Kage-level—a massive chasm that ordinary Jonin could not cross!

"Sorry, Kakashi."

"This road is closed."

Senju Xingye extended a hand and said indifferently.

Within the Hidden Leaf Village, there were still a large number of assets belonging to the Senju of the Forest.

If he let the Three-Tails enter the interior and it fired off a few Tailed Beast Balls, he wouldn't even know where his losses would end up; everything lost would be his own money.

Therefore.

Whether it was to capture the Three-Tails.

Or to protect his own assets.

Senju Xingye could not allow Hatake Kakashi to return to the Hidden Leaf Village with this Uchiha girl, who was like a ticking time bomb.

"Huh? Why?!"

"Haven't you noticed? The Hidden Mist Anbu aren't unable to catch up to you; they are deliberately driving you to run."

"It seems... there is something a bit off."

Hatake Kakashi's brows furrowed.

Having been running for his life, he naturally hadn't had the time to think about the reason.

Now.

Having finally stopped.

He naturally noticed such an obvious loophole.

It was impossible for them to be driving him just for fun; such an operation surely involved some plan or conspiracy.

"I'll tell you the truth."

"The Three-Tails has been sealed inside this Uchiha girl's body, making her a jinchuriki."

"And this seal is extremely weak; the enemy intends to release the full-body Tailed Beast the moment she reaches the Hidden Leaf Village to cause massive destruction."

"Even if you wanted to temporarily reinforce the seal, it would be useless."

"This is like a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at the slightest touch."

"The Hidden Mist wouldn't leave such a simple loophole for you to exploit; after all, this involves a Tailed Beast, and if something goes wrong, the Tailed Beast will be lost..."

"......."

Senju Xingye pointed out the problem with this Uchiha girl directly.

Upon hearing this, the faces of Hatake Kakashi and the Uchiha girl turned deathly pale.

In other words.

According to the current situation.

No matter what happened, this Uchiha girl was in a situation where she was certain to die.

Either die in the Hidden Leaf Village, taking a large number of Leaf ninja and civilians with her, causing massive destruction and becoming a sinner.

Or die outside, destroying some mountains and vegetation, without damaging the strength of the Hidden Leaf Village.

As it stood now.

There was no third option.

If the person were someone he valued, or a subordinate, Senju Xingye wouldn't mind thinking about whether there were other ways to save her.

But this weak Uchiha girl.

Was neither his wife nor his subordinate.

So Senju Xingye had no intention of racking his brain to specifically save someone completely unrelated.

"This—"

"I choose to die here."

Hatake Kakashi was still hesitating.

This Uchiha girl, however, had already steeled herself.

In the Hidden Leaf Village.

She still had her parents and younger brother. ===== CHAPTER 132 =====