Chapter 57: Protecting Shisui in Front!

Yamanaka Chujiu watched the Konoha Ninja disappear into the distance and stretched with a relaxed sigh.

"Ah, finally feeling relieved."

"From now on, I don't have to be responsible for so many lives; I only need to find a way to keep my own little life safe."

Shisui Uchiha organized his gear and said with a smile, "It is said that the Two-Tails jinchuriki is a perfect jinchuriki. Senior Chujiu seems very confident in dealing with her."

Yamanaka Chujiu laughed: "That's right! If any other Shadow-level Ninja came, I wouldn't have the certainty to stop them, but a jinchuriki is different."

"A jinchuriki is a special life form with two souls in one body; I am naturally countered to death by them."

"It's just going to be hard on you, Shisui, to accompany me on this adventure."

Shisui Uchiha shook his head and said solemnly: "It's not hard at all. Being able to fight side-by-side with Senior Chujiu is Shisui's honor!"

The two were chatting easily when violent chakra enveloped them, even stirring the sky until the colors of the wind and clouds changed, and dark clouds came rolling in.

Shisui Uchiha opened his mouth slightly: "Is the commotion of a Tailed Beast appearing this big?"

Yamanaka Chujiu was also a bit dazed: "Supposedly... it shouldn't be."

"When the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki fires a Tailed Beast Bomb, it doesn't have such exaggerated changes to the heavens and earth."

Yamanaka Chujiu truly felt it was strange; the Two-Tails Matatabi was the shame of the Tailed Beasts, tied for last place with the Seven-Tails Chomei, so it shouldn't have such terrifying momentum.

But he thought about it again, and it wasn't impossible.

After all, a poor student has many stationery items.

Just like Ding Chunqiu from the Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils world, whose entrance was unparalleled in spectacle—gongs and drums deafening, banners fluttering, and a sea of people—yet when it came to actual fighting, he wouldn't even make the top ten.

So Yamanaka Chujiu smiled and said to Shisui Uchiha: "I've discovered that although the Two-Tails jinchuriki's chakra fluctuations are powerful, they didn't make me feel fear from my instincts."

"Compared to the momentum when the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki appears, I actually feel that the Two-Tails jinchuriki has a sense of bluffing..."

Just then, a massive pillar of blue-black smoke and fire fell from the sky, slamming heavily into the ground, shaking the earth and sending gravel flying.

The blue-black smoke and ghostly fire quickly retracted, condensing into a tall female ninja.

She wore the Kumogakure Jonin uniform, her long hair tied into a high ponytail, her face beautiful, her expression cold and glamorous, her gaze as sharp as a blade, with ghostly blue flames lingering around her body.

The Tailed Beast chakra fluctuations radiating from her body even manifested a faint phantom of the Two-Tails Matatabi behind her.

This female ninja was none other than the Two-Tails jinchuriki of Kumogakure, Nii Yugito.

Yugito stared coldly at Yamanaka Chujiu and said with an unfriendly tone: "You Konoha Ninja have quite the big mouth, daring to call me a 'poor student with many stationery items'?"

Yamanaka Chujiu laughed out loud: "Is what I said wrong?"

"Do you think you are stronger than Killer Bee, or do you think the Two-Tails is stronger than the Eight-Tails?"

"You..."

Yugito's pretty eyes widened, but she truly couldn't say anything about being stronger than Killer Bee.

The two were simply not on the same level!

It wasn't just that the Eight-Tails was far stronger than the Two-Tails; Killer Bee could chat, sing, and joke with Eight-Tails Gyuki, getting along like brothers.

Whereas Yugito could only grievance-filledly serve her own cat master to get even a little bit of cooperation and the right to use Tailed Beast chakra, yet she received no respect at all.

Nii Yugito was embarrassed and angry, saying coldly: "Konoha ninja, you raided my Kumogakure supply center and killed my Kumogakure ninja. Your crimes are unforgivable..."

Yamanaka Chujiu chuckled: "That is the land of the Land of Fire!"

"It was you Cloud Ninja who invaded our Land of Fire; you built your military supply center on the land of the Land of Fire!"

"Invaders have no human rights! If you die, you deserve it!"

Yugito could no longer continue her speech; she was so stifled that blue veins bulged on her forehead, and she had no way to refute him.

After a long while, she finally squeezed out: "Never mind the previous matters; in any case, none of you are leaving here alive!"

Nii Yugito's voice was cold and bone-chilling, devoid of any emotion, as Tailed Beast chakra continuously overflowed from her body, and the surrounding air became scorching hot.

"Regardless, Frodo was a capable officer of my Kumogakure; you killed him, so you must pay the price."

Yamanaka Chujiu took a deep breath: "Shisui, it's starting."

Shisui Uchiha activated his Three-Tomoe Sharingan, his gaze firmly locked on Yugito: "Don't worry, Senior Chujiu, I won't lose face for you."

"Nonsense!"

Chujiu reached out and tapped Shisui on the head, saying: "You're not even ten years old, what are you afraid of losing face for? Your most important task later is to protect yourself, stay alive, and wait for me to break the deadlock."

As he spoke, the Thought Threads in his Mind Severing Realm had already gathered like a tide, crazily surging toward Nii Yugito.

Yugito could not perceive the Thought Threads, and neither could the Two-Tails Matatabi, but its dangerous premonition, like that of a cat, let out a scream.

Stimulated by the dangerous premonition, Yugito let out a sharp hiss, her entire body wrapped in ghostly blue, near-black flames, her fingernails extending like daggers as she launched an attack at Yamanaka Chujiu.

Yamanaka Chujiu secretly praised "worthy of being a cat-type Tailed Beast," moved his feet slightly, and shielded Shisui Uchiha in front of him.

Shisui Uchiha didn't find it strange either; he pulled out a kunai from who knows where and charged toward the ferocious Yugito.

The figures of the two Konoha ninja crossed, and two kunai collided violently with Yugito's claws, sparking dazzling flames.

Yugito's eyes were flashed by the sparks, and when she looked again, Shisui Uchiha and Yamanaka Chujiu had already disappeared.

The residual chakra fluctuations proved that Shisui Uchiha had used the Body Flicker Technique to leave, but as for Yamanaka Chujiu, who had brought the danger warning to Yugito, she had no idea how he had left.

But Yugito had no time to think too much; sharp wind sounds came from behind her.

Shisui Uchiha had flickered behind Yugito, drew the ninja sword left behind by Uchiha Happo, gathered Wind Style chakra on the blade, and slashed violently at the enemy's back.

"Uchiha Style: Gale Slash!!"

While swinging the blade, Shisui formed a seal with his left hand, puffed out his cheeks, and spat out a scorching flame.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Bullet!"

Nii Yugito's expression remained unchanged as Tailed Beast chakra erupted instantly, and two flaming tails grew from behind her.

One tail, wrapped in blue flames, intercepted the ninja sword carrying Wind Style chakra, not only blocking the blade's cutting edge but also firmly coiling around the sword's body.

The other tail flicked flexibly, and somehow she unleashed the Tailed Beast's Fire Release: Two-Tails · Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation.

A massive ball of blue flame was emitted from the tail, swallowing the fireball bullet Shisui had spat out, and after growing larger, it continued to rush toward Shisui.