Chapter 312: The Decapitation Earned by Calling Her

"Careful!"

Seeing Uchiha Chiri approach the enraged Tailed Beast so recklessly, Hashirama Senju, standing to the side, was greatly alarmed and was just about to step forward to suppress it, but a large hand blocked his path.

"Brother Hashirama, stay calm."

Chewing on a lollipop he had pulled from who knows where, Uchiha Gin rested his head on one hand while his other hand held back Hashirama Senju, who was preparing to help.

In his listless eyes, there was not a trace of panic; instead, he looked completely at ease. He looked up at Uchiha Chiri, who was staring down the Two-Tails, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly, his tone carrying a hint of pride.

"Little Chiri is my disciple, after all~"

"Pah! You, don't go leading others astray!"

Tobirama Senju, standing to the side with his arms crossed, seized the opportunity to mock him immediately, though his scarlet eyes were fixed intently on the Two-Tails' movements, his knuckles white with tension.

He knew well that as a shadow clone, the strength he could exert was less than one in ten; if the situation truly spiraled out of control, he would be the first to take his sister and run.

"Damn it, all those tea leaves I gave him might as well have been fed to a dog!"

Hearing this, Uchiha Gin's fists tightened. He turned his face to look at the visibly wary Tobirama Senju, sighing that the man was the type to take gifts without doing the work.

"Human, prepare to turn to ash!"

In the eyes of the enraged Two-Tails, a lethal light flickered. Deep blue flames continuously sprayed from its nostrils, and the fire in its mouth had reached a critical point; in the next moment, it would erupt.

"Too unruly. Is this what a wild cat is like?"

Sensing the impending crisis, Uchiha Chiri, locked on by the Two-Tails, showed no ripples on her face; instead, her cold eyes held a hint of contemplation.

Just moments ago, she had tried touching Matatabi's fur. She had assumed the flames on the Tailed Beast were solid, but upon close contact, there was no scorching heat as she had imagined; instead, it felt like soft, supple fur. It seemed these terrifying flames were merely a manifestation of chakra.

"Who are you calling a wild cat?"

Matatabi had intended to incinerate the tiny human beneath its feet with one breath, but it hadn't expected the human to be unafraid, instead spouting wild words and insulting its dignity as a beast.

Consequently, the Two-Tails was displeased on the spot. It immediately closed its mouth, retracting the flames it had been brewing for so long, and then extended its sharp, giant claws, preparing to use even more cruel methods to torture the annoying human before it.

"Die, Cat Claw!"

The Two-Tails arched its back, its two flaming tails swaying wantonly. Its razor-sharp claws, imbued with immense force, swiped toward Uchiha Chiri, who stood frozen in place.

"Swish!"

The sound of the cat's claw breaking the air caused the eardrums of everyone present to vibrate. Hashirama Senju's wood clone frowned; unable to care about Uchiha Gin's obstruction, he leaped up, clapping his hands together in mid-air with a crisp sound.

"Clap!"

Purple chakra overflowed from his body; even though he was only a wood clone, he was still capable of suppressing a Tailed Beast.

"Wood Style: Wood Dragon... Huh?"

"BOOM!!!"

Just as the wood dragon released by Hashirama Senju emerged from the ground, his voice caught in his throat. After landing in a daze, his blank eyes were filled with disbelief.

"This..."

Uchiha Gin walked over, patted Hashirama Senju on the shoulder, and said with a smile,

"See? I told you, Little Chiri is a disciple I taught myself, how could she be bad~"

"But... how old is she?"

Swallowing hard, Hashirama Senju turned his head, his voice somewhat dry as he asked,

"Is it a C or a D?"

Raising an eyebrow, Uchiha Gin wore a look of awkwardness and asked in return,

"What, haven't you heard that heroines emerge from young girls?"

Looking up at the scene before him, Hashirama Senju's black eyes flashed with an unreadable expression. Tobirama Senju, following behind him, had his brows locked tight, wondering what was going on.

Looking up, Hashirama Senju watched the scene before him, a flash of unreadable emotion crossing his black eyes, while Tobirama Senju, following behind him, had his brows tightly locked, lost in his own thoughts.

The Two-Tails, which had been overbearing just a moment ago, now looked like a kitten held by the scruff of its neck, struggling to retreat. But alas, its tail was already being gripped tightly by a large, cherry-pink hand. In pain, it could only shout,

Matatabi, who had been overbearing just a moment ago, now looked like a kitten held by the scruff of its neck, struggling to retreat, but its tail was already firmly gripped by a massive cherry-pink hand; in pain, it could only shriek,

Hearing this cold voice, the Two-Tails' heterochromatic eyes were filled with terror. Looking at the towering cherry-pink giant before it, sad tears flowed from its cat eyes. Unable to resist, it chose to lie flat, letting Uchiha Chiri hold it in her hand and knead it at will.

Hearing this cold, clear voice, the heterochromatic eyes of the Two-Tails were filled with terror; looking at the towering cherry-pink giant before it, sad tears flowed from its cat eyes, and unable to resist, it chose to lie flat, allowing Uchiha Uchiha Zhili to grab it in her hand and knead it at will.

"Wow~ Chiri-nee's Susanoo is so beautiful~"

Even though she had seen it many times, Senju Itama still found it stunning. Looking at the cherry-pink giant before her, clad in soft battle robes, with a tall, slender figure and broad butterfly wings flapping behind it, she couldn't help but click her tongue in praise.

Even though she had seen it many times, Itama Senju still found it incredibly stunning; looking at the cherry-pink giant before her, clad in soft battle robes, with a tall, slender figure and broad butterfly wings flapping behind her, she couldn't help but click her tongue in admiration.

Uchiha Hikari, standing beside her, crossed her arms with some resentment, though the envy in her eyes could not be hidden no matter what.

Being the same gender, why did her own Susanoo look so wretched?

"That guy Izuna's Susanoo is nothing special either..."

Tobirama Senju, his brows still furrowed, recalled his arch-rival and felt a faint sense of unease in his heart. He then looked at Uchiha Gin's back, a glimmer of light shifting in his eyes.

"I didn't expect the Uchiha clan to hide such power. If my brother were suddenly gone, wouldn't the Hidden Leaf Village be turned upside down?"

"Little kitty, look into my eyes."

After playing with the Two-Tails in her hand for a while, Uchiha Chiri saw the shivering Matatabi and knew she couldn't keep playing like this. She straightened the cat's head, her eyes glowing with a fierce red light as a seductive clover pattern emerged.

【Immerse yourself in the world of the Mangekyo Sharingan.】

【Let us immerse ourselves in the world of the Mangekyo Sharingan.】

An unstoppable, cold, and dark force invaded its brain, and Matatabi's vision went black.

As for those present, they only heard the Two-Tails let out a miserable howl, then watched in amazement as the large blue cat sat upright in place. They hadn't expected Uchiha Chiri's genjutsu to be so formidable; with just a single glance, she had controlled a Tailed Beast.

The people present only heard the Two-Tails let out a miserable howl, and then watched in astonishment as the blue giant cat sat upright and proper in place; they had not expected Uchiha Uchiha Zhili's genjutsu to be so masterful, controlling a Tailed Beast with just a single glance.

Sensing the deep, cold aura radiating from Uchiha Chiri, Tobirama Senju's brows seemed locked together, tightly knotted and never relaxing.

Sensing the deep, cold aura emanating from Uchiha Uchiha Zhili, Tobirama Senju's brows were locked as if by a bolt, tightly knit together and never relaxing.

Uchiha Chiri dispersed her Susanoo and leaped onto the head of the now-docile Two-Tails. Leaning down to pet the cat's head, she wore a look of seeking praise on her cold face as she spoke to Uchiha Gin below.

Uchiha Uchiha Zhili dispersed her Susanoo and leaped onto the head of the now-docent Two-Tails; leaning down to stroke the cat's head, a look of seeking praise appeared on her cold, clear face as she called out to Uchiha Gin below,

Uchiha Gin never skimped on praise for his disciples; after all, excellent children are praised into existence by adults. Blindly suppressing or PUA-ing them would only be counterproductive.

"How about it, Brother Hashirama, is it steady?"

Turning his head, Uchiha Gin looked at the expressionless Hashirama Senju and asked.

"The power of the Mangekyo is truly miraculous."

As an old rival of the Uchiha clan, it wasn't as if Hashirama Senju hadn't seen the power of the Mangekyo before; he had fought against the Mangekyo of Uchiha Tajima and his sons.

To him, the Mangekyo was only slightly troublesome, but for anyone else, the Mangekyo Sharingan could be fatal.

"Little Chiri, can you continue? If not, don't force it~"

Seeing the Senju brothers speechless, Uchiha Gin looked up and continued to ask.

"Uh, Mr. Gin, I can..."

Feeling the chakra she had just consumed slowly recovering, Uchiha Chiri raised a smile on her face. Touching the blue pendant hanging around her neck, she nodded, signaling that she could continue.

Feeling the chakra of her eyes that had just been consumed slowly recovering, a smile rose on Uchiha Uchiha Zhili's face; touching the blue pendant hanging around her neck, she nodded, signaling that she could continue.

Just as Uchiha Chiri was surveying the other Tailed Beasts, Uchiha Hikari, who had long been impatient, grabbed Uchiha Gin's arm and shouted.

"Hmm... Little Chiri, you rest for a bit, let Little Hikari play for a while~"

Seeing that he couldn't win against his childhood friend, Uchiha Gin had no choice but to let his disciple rest in place and let Uchiha Hikari take the stage.

"Alright, good luck, Hikari-senpai."

The young girl responded obediently, then steered the Two-Tails to slowly move out of the battlefield, smiling at the eager Uchiha Hikari.

"They're just beasts, nothing to worry about."

Raising an eyebrow, Uchiha Hikari said with some arrogance, then opened her scarlet eyes, scanning the other Tailed Beasts as if searching for her target.

"It's over, it's over! That human is looking at me!"

The Three-Tails pulled its head into its shell in terror, its voice trembling. They had seen clearly the scene of the Two-Tails being handled by the giant. This unknown black-haired human must be an even more terrifying existence, capable of making that purple-haired human from before back down.

The Three-Tails retracted its head into its shell in terror, its voice trembling; they had seen the scene of the Two-Tails being handled by the giant clearly, and this unknown black-haired human, who could make that purple-haired human from earlier back down, must be an even more terrifying existence.

The Eight-Tails exhaled white gas from its bull-nose, looking at Uchiha Hikari not far away, and incited it.

"Exactly, exactly! We've all rolled through blades and gunfire; let this human see how tough you are!"

The Seven-Tails Chomei also joined in the excitement. As the two Tailed Beasts with more tails, they weren't worried at all about being chosen in this round.

The Seven-Tails Chomei also joined in the excitement; as two of the Tailed Beasts with more tails, they were not at all worried that they would be chosen in this round.

The Three-Tails was on the verge of tears. There was no lake nearby, and its power was greatly restricted; it estimated its outcome would be even more miserable than that guy Matatabi's.

The Three-Tails was on the verge of tears; there were no lakes nearby, so its power was severely restricted, and it estimated that its outcome would be even more miserable than that fellow Matatabi's.

Watching the confident Uchiha Hikari, Hashirama Senju recalled the information about her. According to Uchiha Madara's description, this young-looking girl's actual age might be comparable to Uchiha Gin's.

Not knowing how to address her, Hashirama Senju, after a brief brainstorm, spoke with a normal expression.

"Uh, Hikari-oneesan, which one are you going to choose? The Three-Tails?"

"Uh, Hikari-oneesan, which one are you going to choose, the Three-Tails?"

The scene, which had been somewhat noisy, fell into a stunning, dead silence after Hashirama Senju finished speaking.

Uchiha Gin, wearing a look of sympathy, looked at the bewildered Hashirama Senju and shook his head gently.

"Brother Hashirama, how could you... Sigh~ let's talk about it in detail next time we meet."

Uchiha Gin, who had originally wanted to give a few pointers, could only sigh deeply after seeing the demonic figure behind Hashirama Senju, and bid him farewell.

Uchiha Gin, who had originally wanted to offer a few words of advice, could only sigh deeply after seeing the demon-like figure behind Hashirama Senju, and he spoke to bid farewell.

The clueless Hashirama Senju suddenly sensed danger descending. Alarmed, he quickly turned around and raised his leg to block, but it was already too late.

Unaware of what was happening, Hashirama Senju suddenly sensed danger descending; in great alarm, he quickly turned around and raised his leg to block, but it was already too late.

"Click!"

A massive cherry-red woodcutter's blade had already sliced him at the waist. Looking down at his lower half, which had turned into withered wood, Hashirama Senju wore a bitter expression. He gave a wink to his younger brother's clone, and then his upper body also turned into a piece of withered wood and fell to the ground.

"You wood-headed fool with no sense, remember to address me as 'Ane-ge' next time!"

"Big Brother!"

Although this Hashirama Senju was only a wood clone, his strength was far beyond what an ordinary person could reach. Yet, such a clone had been taken out in a single strike, which was truly hard for Tobirama Senju to accept. He stared fixedly at the person who had attacked, his scarlet eyes filled with rage.

"You!"

"What about me? Don't look down on him just because he's a clone; even if the original body came, I would still hack him down all the same!"

The scarlet eyes glared back without the slightest avoidance. The cold, chilling ocular power contained within them made Tobirama Senju break into a cold sweat, while his brain also calmed down. Recalling the wink his brother's clone had given before disappearing, he could only choose to swallow his anger and continue to witness.

The look of displeasure on Hikari Uchiha's face and the chill radiating from her eyes made everyone afraid to speak. Even the Tailed Beasts on the side sensed this terrifying aura and were all fearful for their own lives, praying they wouldn't run into this human's hands.

"Isobu, your turtle shell is hard, you should be able to withstand it. We believe in you!"

Swallowing hard, the Four-Tails spoke to the Three-Tails next to it, who was already on the verge of fainting, to offer comfort.

As a four-tailed beast, it only hoped that Isobu could hold on a little longer to let that human vent her anger, so that when it was its turn, she might go a little easier.

"Uh, what do we do now? Brother Hashirama is gone, and the seal on this cage..."

Scratching his head, Gin Uchiha looked at the six cages still standing and spoke with some distress.

"No choice, we'll just have to wait for Big Brother to send another clone over."

Lacking Hashirama Senju's backing, the temporarily docile Tobirama Senju had a bit less of his previous arrogance. He glanced obscurely at the furious Hikari Uchiha and shook his head at Gin Uchiha, indicating that he was powerless regarding his brother's Wood Release.

"Hmph! A waste of time."

Hearing the two's conversation, the seething Hikari Uchiha raised her head and scanned the shivering Tailed Beasts. A flash of brutality crossed her eyes; her hands were itching, and she just wanted to pummel these guys.

"Wait, what are you planning to do?"

Tobirama Senju, who was waiting for his brother on the spot, saw Hikari Uchiha leap toward the wooden cages. With a look of confusion on his face, he questioned her.

Hikari Uchiha ignored Tobirama Senju's words and stood in front of the sturdiest Eight-Tails.

"Huh? Why did this human come to me?"

Gyuki, who had thought he wouldn't be beaten so early, looked at Hikari Uchiha landing in front of him and spoke with some trepidation.

Hikari Uchiha raised her head, and a red light flashed in her eyes. A bewitching pattern leapt out, with three swallow-shaped shuriken slowly rotating within it.

"Amaterasu, break for me!"

As the ocular power overflowed, everyone watched in surprise as black flames ignited on the giant wooden cage, and they all retreated a few steps.

"To be able to release an Amaterasu with such a terrifying range... this woman's strength is truly not below that of Madara Uchiha."

Tobirama Senju looked at the raging Amaterasu with a heavy expression; besides shock, his heart was filled with worry.

When he had visited Gin Uchiha before, Tobirama Senju had had a brief clash with Hikari Uchiha. He already had some understanding of her strength, but after witnessing her terrifying ocular technique, his conviction only grew stronger.

The Uchiha clan has more than one Madara Uchiha, but the Senju clan only has one Hashirama Senju!

"Ahhh~ I'm going to be turned into takoyaki!"

Because Hikari Uchiha hadn't taken the Eight-Tails into account when releasing Amaterasu, Gyuki was now completely engulfed in black flames. Under the scorching high heat, its massive body actually began to emit a waft of enticing fragrance.

"Gulp~ It smells so good!"

Having not eaten lunch yet, Banjian Senju couldn't help but swallow his saliva after smelling the scent of grilled seafood and steak in the air. He looked at the struggling Eight-Tails in the cage with glowing eyes, and tears of frustration flowed from the corner of his mouth.

"It actually has a scent. Are these Tailed Beasts really creatures with physical bodies?"

Sitting cross-legged on top of Matatabi's head, Chiri Uchiha wrinkled her nose, then raised her delicate eyebrows and proposed her hypothesis.

"Boom~"

Amaterasu, as an advanced version of the merciful Great Fireball Technique, always burned its targets to death. However, the wooden cage was not a person. Under the assault of the flames, the cage, being a Wood Release creation, ultimately could not bear the burden and vanished with the wind.

Eight-Tails: Good news, I'm free.

Bad news, I'm almost cooked.

"Ahhh~ I'm dying, I'm dying!"

Having regained its freedom, Gyuki rolled on the ground while covered in flames. Black fire was smeared everywhere, and the lush forest was instantly engulfed in a great fire. The surrounding air also took on a hint of sweltering heat.

"Hikari!"

Seeing the situation escalating, Gin Uchiha had to speak up to remind her. If Amaterasu were to spread, the nearby Hidden Leaf Village would also be affected.

"Whew~ Sorry, Gin, I got a bit carried away."

Hearing Gin Uchiha's voice, the brutal look in Hikari Uchiha's eyes slowly faded. She turned her head and said with a slightly flushed face.

Looking back at the wailing Eight-Tails, the pattern in Hikari Uchiha's eyes shifted. Everyone was then surprised to find that the Amaterasu, which had been spreading everywhere, was actually rapidly retracting.

After all the flames gathered into a ball, Hikari Uchiha narrowed her eyes, and those man-eating black flames vanished into thin air.

【Kagutsuchi】

Fortunately, one of the young girl's ocular techniques was Kagutsuchi, which could manipulate Amaterasu; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable, and Gin Uchiha would have had to step in to clean up the mess.

"Hoo, hoo, hoo~ I surrender! I surrender!"

The Eight-Tails, burned beyond recognition, couldn't even move. Its giant ox eyes were filled with sorrow. It opened its big mouth and slid to its knees at the fastest speed of its life.

Next time, if there was a next time, the moment it saw this kind of black flame, it would definitely choose to sever its tail and escape.

It didn't want to experience the taste of being a living takoyaki ever again.

"Oh? Since that's the case..."

Hikari Uchiha, who had taken down the Eight-Tails with a single Amaterasu without much effort, pursed her lips with some regret. She then flew and landed on Gyuki's nose, staring down at its fear-filled ox eyes, and glared with her beautiful eyes.

Eight-Tails, out!

After being controlled by Hikari Uchiha, the wounds on the Eight-Tails' body began to heal rapidly. In just a short while, its gruesome burns had completely recovered as if they had never been there.

"Gin, can I continue?"

Standing on top of the Eight-Tails' head, Hikari Uchiha's eyes flickered. The previous battle hadn't satisfied her; these behemoths simply couldn't satisfy her desire to fight.

Compared to that white-haired woman, these guys were pitifully weak.

Gritting her teeth, Hikari Uchiha recalled her past crushing defeat once more. The red light in her eyes became increasingly piercing, causing Tobirama Senju, who had been about to speak, to immediately shut his sharp-tongued little mouth.

"Continue."

Looking up at the sky, Gin Uchiha nodded. After all, they still had to get home for dinner before sunset.

"Mr. Gin, what about me?"

Chiri Uchiha, who had been waiting for a long time on the side, stood up from the cat's head, her eyes filled with eagerness.

"Little Chiri, just do your best, don't push yourself too hard~"

Compared to Hikari Uchiha's Eternal Mangekyo, Chiri Uchiha currently only possessed a simple Mangekyo. Gin Uchiha smiled and encouraged her.

Even though she was wearing the Dragon's Claw, which could restore vitality and replenish consumed ocular power, there was ultimately a tiny bit of irreversible damage.

The scene that followed was somewhat unbearable to watch.

The remaining Tailed Beasts looked at the cages that had once imprisoned them, praying from the bottom of their hearts for them to hold firm. However, things went against their wishes. Under the sweep of Hikari Uchiha's Amaterasu, those wooden cages turned to dust in an instant, and the flaming Tailed Beasts scattered and fled, attempting to escape.

The flying Chomei gritted its teeth and put all its effort into flapping the wings on its tail. Watching the blue sky get closer and closer, it couldn't help but feel smug.

Hmph~ Being able to fly means you can do whatever you want!

"Where do you think you're going, big bug?"

Chomei, who was flying with great enthusiasm, suddenly heard a cold voice by its ear. It was so frightened that it flapped its wings at high speed, its tail almost sparking.

But when it saw the cherry-pink butterfly wings hovering above its head, Chomei couldn't hold it together and revealed a look of despair.

As Chiri Uchiha controlled her Susanoo and swung the short blade with electric light in her hand, the Seven-Tails, suddenly struck by electrotherapy, turned into charcoal and began a freefall while spitting thick smoke.

"How about it? Our movements were quite efficient, right~"

Watching the two girls' performance, which was like cutting vegetables, Gin Uchiha asked the dumbfounded Tobirama Senju with a smile.

"Ah, this... too..."

Asked, Tobirama Senju could no longer describe his current mood with the word "shocked." Looking at the smiling Gin Uchiha, he stammered for a long time, but ultimately couldn't say a word.

"Brother Hashirama, why hasn't he come over yet? We're almost done~"

Watching the subjugation battle nearing its end, Gin Uchiha's eyes rolled, and he deliberately asked Tobirama Senju beside him.

"No need, I'll go notify Big Brother right now; he doesn't need to come."

With a complex expression, Tobirama Senju took one last look at the bustling battlefield. The wailing cries of the Tailed Beasts made his mood very heavy, and he no longer had the heart to bicker with Gin Uchiha. He waved his hand and immediately dispelled his clone.

"Finally gone!"

After waiting for so long, Tobirama Senju had finally returned to report. Gin Uchiha let out a long sigh, turned his head to look at the wide-eyed Banjian Senju, and urged him impatiently.

"Quick, quick, quick, bring the Amber Purifying Pot over to me; I'm going to start harvesting!"

(End of chapter)