The sun set and rose again—a new day had begun.
In the quiet morning, Roshi's enraged roars echoed through the air.
Throughout the entire night, Hanekawa ca and went, over and over.
Roshi had no chance to rest, let alone heal his injuries.
From a distance, Hanekawa watched Roshi quietly through an eight-tis zoom lens while recovering his chakra.
He avoided overusing the chakra stored in his Yin Seal, as it would be wasteful.
Fortunately, he had his cheat ability.
The B-rank skill, "Strongest Chunin," granted him a 150% increase in chakra refinent speed.
The chakra he expended using Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique and Body Flicker Technique quickly replenished.
As Hanekawa prepared to engage again, several parasitic insects flew in front of him, forming the kanji for "return."
Hanekawa perked up—this ant Minato Namikaze had returned.
Without hesitation, he used the Body Flicker Technique and quickly rejoined Tsunade and the others.
However, Hanekawa imdiately noticed sothing was wrong.
Rin Nohara and Kurenai Yuhi were absent, and Minato's expression was heavy.
"What happened?" Hanekawa stopped and asked. "Did we lose to Iwagakure?"
"No," Tsunade shook her head. "We achieved a great victory."
"Then..." Hanekawa's thoughts raced as he guessed what had occurred.
"It's Obito," Minato sighed. "He's missing, and we haven't found him yet."
Just as I thought, Hanekawa mused.
"No body ans he's not dead," Shibi Abura said, trying to console them. "Don't lose hope."
"Shibi is right," Tsunade said firmly. "I suspect Obito was captured by Iwagakure. If we capture Roshi, we can trade him back!"
"Capture Roshi?" Minato looked stunned.
Even in his sadness, he found the plan almost absurd.
Are they not worried about a destructive Tailed Beast Ball?
No—wait—it might actually be possible.
Minato instinctively glanced at Hanekawa.
Using Water Release to suppress Roshi, Flying Thunder God to redirect the Tailed Beast Ball, and with Tsunade and the four Abura Jonin assisting...
"It's feasible," Shibi agreed. "With Roshi in hand, Iwagakure will have no choice but to negotiate!"
"Lady Tsunade, please give the orders!" Minato's grief gave way to determination.
Capturing Roshi would not only cripple Iwagakure but also provide a chance to rescue Obito. There was no reason to oppose the plan.
Although it wouldn't be a direct one-to-one trade, the strategic importance of a Jinchuriki would ensure a deal could be struck.
"Sa strategy as before: Hanekawa takes the lead, and we launch surprise attacks," Tsunade instructed. "Minato, ensure the Tailed Beast Ball is dealt with imdiately."
"Yes!" everyone replied in unison.
"Sensei, where are Kurenai and Rin?" Hanekawa asked after Tsunade finished.
"Rin joined the search for Obito out of concern," Tsunade said after a pause. "I sent Kurenai with her to ensure her safety."
Hanekawa had suspected as much. Now reassured, he put his concerns to rest temporarily.
Of course, he didn't care much about Obito. He was only worried about Kurenai and Rin.
"Damn it!" Roshi, noticing the sound of approaching footsteps, rose to his feet and cursed.
But halfway through his rant, he froze, a sense of dread washing over him.
This ti, it wasn't just Hanekawa. He was surrounded by Tsunade, Minato, and four Abura Jonin.
Seven in total—they had encircled him.
"Roshi, surrender!" Tsunade commanded.
"Your Iwagakure forces have already been defeated!"
"Impossible!" Roshi blurted out instinctively.
But upon seeing Minato, he already knew the truth.
"If you surrender, Konoha can negotiate peace with Iwagakure," Tsunade continued, her tone calm and asured.
She wasn't in a hurry; this was psychological warfare. A ninja's combat ability could be compromised if they lost their composure.
"Don't even think about it!" Roshi roared, his rage boiling over. "As long as I'm not defeated, Iwagakure hasn't lost!"
"Is that so?" Tsunade smiled faintly. "Then you'll soon taste defeat at our hands."
"Not that easily!"
Roshi slamd his fists against his chest and let out a deafening roar.
In an instant, an overwhelming surge of chakra erupted from his body.
Winds howled as red chakra ford a Tailed Beast Cloak, spreading outward.
The terrifying, scorching energy filled the air, kicking up sand and dust that enveloped the surroundings.
Hanekawa and the others, including Tsunade, quickly retreated.
Roshi's body grew larger and larger, gradually covered in red fur.
Soon, a colossal creature erged, towering over the mountains—a fully transford Four-Tails. Its form resembled a massive ape but with four tails.
"Roar!"
The Four-Tails let out an earth-shaking roar, then lowered its head to lock its gaze onto Hanekawa.
The next mont, its enormous body charged forward at an accelerating pace.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The ground trembled as if an earthquake had struck.
Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!
Without hesitation, Hanekawa unleashed a torrent of water from his mouth, creating a vast ocean.
The flood-like waves surged toward the Four-Tails, quickly subrging it.
However, the beast was simply too massive—the water barely reached its legs.
"Annoying water!"
The Four-Tails clenched its fist and smashed it into the ground.
Lava Style: Eruption!
The ground cracked as magma surged up, evaporating the surrounding water.
"Die!"
The Four-Tails raised its massive fists once more.
Summoning Jutsu!
At that mont, Tsunade slamd her palm to the ground, releasing a massive surge of chakra.
A gigantic slug appeared, matching the Four-Tails in size, and stood in front of Hanekawa.
Without hesitation, the slug opened its mouth, releasing a torrent of corrosive liquid like a waterfall.
The Four-Tails howled in pain as its fur dissolved rapidly.
But being a tailed beast, it countered the corrosion with an even greater surge of chakra.
With a furious roar, it shifted its fists' target toward the slug.
Bang!
The slug split into countless smaller slugs that scattered in all directions.
The Four-Tails froze montarily, confused by the strange technique.
Faced with so many small slugs, it didn't know where to start.
No! Focus!
The Four-Tails refocused its attention and began searching for Hanekawa, only to find him nowhere in sight.
"Co out!"
The Four-Tails swung its tails, causing massive upheavals in the ocean.
At that mont, the seawater rose into the sky, forming a giant water dragon.
The dragon, though ten ters long, appeared minuscule compared to the Four-Tails.
With a swipe of its massive arm, the Four-Tails swatted the water dragon away.
Lightning crackled along its arm, but the beast's thick hide rendered it unscathed.
Hanekawa drew his Thunderfire Sword and raised it high.
Dark clouds gathered in the sky as he ford hand seals, exhaling a fire dragon into the thunderclouds. Soon, rain began to fall.
The sound of rushing wind caught Hanekawa's attention—a tail as large as a mountain was hurtling toward him.
Superhuman Strength!
Hanekawa struck the tail with a powerful punch.
The collision sent shockwaves rippling through the ocean, but the impact launched Hanekawa backward.
Water Release: Water Body Flicker Technique!
Hanekawa's body dissolved into water and disappeared into the sea.
Boom!
The Four-Tails slamd its fist into the water, causing massive waves and cracking the ground beneath.
"Hanekawa!" Tsunade shouted instinctively, her face filled with worry.
"My underwater insects confirm he's unhard," Shibi Abura said, though his shock was evident.
"This is the power of a tailed beast..." Minato Namikaze muttered, thinking of Kushina Uzumaki.
If the Four-Tails was already this formidable, he could only imagine how terrifying the Nine-Tails must be.
"Still, Hanekawa's water release holding its own is truly astonishing," Minato remarked.
"Annoying insects!"
Enraged by Hanekawa's absence, the Four-Tails smashed the ground with its fists, creating a sea of lava.
The seawater evaporated instantly upon contact.
"This can't go on," Minato said, frowning.
He flung a shuriken and teleported behind the Four-Tails, striking with a Rasengan.
While effective against ordinary enemies, the Rasengan lacked the power to harm a tailed beast.
The beast's tail whipped toward him, forcing Minato to teleport back.
"I can't deal with it," Minato admitted grimly.
Body Flicker Technique!
Taking advantage of the distraction, Hanekawa appeared above the Four-Tails' head.
Water Release: Hard Whirlpool Cutter!
Chakra surged as Hanekawa ford a spiraling vortex in his hand.
The vortex extended into a water spear, which Hanekawa hurled with great force.
The spear struck the Four-Tails and exploded on impact, creating a water cyclone that enveloped its head.
Among Tobirama Senju's Water Release techniques, Water Release: Hard Whirlpool Cutter was nearly as powerful as Water Release: Severing Wave.
But Hanekawa knew tailed beasts weren't human and couldn't be dealt with so easily.
Chidori Current!
Lightning Body!
Superhuman Strength!
Hanekawa charged directly at the Four-Tails.
The massive beast lost its balance, stumbling forward uncontrollably.
With its vision impaired by the Hard Whirlpool Cutter and its head slightly disoriented, the combined impact of Hanekawa's imnse strength sent it reeling.
Boom!
The Four-Tails' enormous body crashed into the ocean.
The water surged outward, hitting the edges of the oval-shaped water prison created by Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave, before rebounding into massive waves.
"You bastard!"
The Four-Tails lay in the water, its fury reaching its peak as it glared up at Hanekawa.
Tailed Beast Bomb!
It opened its massive maw, gathering an overwhelming amount of chakra, which compressed into a black energy sphere.
A suffocating, apocalyptic aura filled the air.
Flying Thunder God Technique!
Minato Namikaze appeared in front of the beast, staring intently at the Tailed Beast Bomb.
Though he could teleport it away using the Flying Thunder God Technique, even the slightest mistake could result in mutual destruction. He had to ti it perfectly.
Hanekawa glanced at Minato but didn't evade. Instead, he drew his Thunderfire Sword.
In an instant, the sky darkened with storm clouds.
Boom! Boom!
Countless bolts of lightning converged, pouring into the sea.
At that mont, the Tailed Beast Bomb launched, hurtling toward them.
Hanekawa felt an oppressive weight, as if the heavens were crashing down on him, and for a mont, it seed his soul might be obliterated.
With a swift movent, Minato teleported both himself and the Tailed Beast Bomb away.
Before Hanekawa could exhale in relief, he ford hand seals.
"Leave the water's surface!" Tsunade imdiately reacted, shouting her warning.
Shibi Abura and the others leaped into the air.
In the next mont, lightning fused with the seawater, creating a massive, explosive reaction.
The Four-Tails, however, was too slow to react. It was engulfed in countless streaks of lightning, crackling and snapping as they paralyzed its colossal body.
Even with its thick hide, Hanekawa's strategy—channeling natural lightning into a water prison—proved to be a devastating combination.
But the assault wasn't over yet.
Water Release: Severing Wave!
Hovering in the air, Hanekawa was surrounded by lightning, appearing like a thunder god descending to earth.
Taking a deep breath, he tilted his head back and released a high-pressure, linear water jet.
The Four-Tails thrashed violently.
Having been previously injured by the Severing Wave, Roshi (the Four-Tails' jinchūriki) had remained vigilant against it.
But Hanekawa's synergy of lightning and water caught it completely off guard.
"Aaaah!"
Its roars of agony and fury echoed incessantly.
Guided by Hanekawa's control, the high-pressure water jet pierced toward the Four-Tails' heart like a spear.
"Lady Katsuyu! Now's our chance!" Tsunade shouted, her eyes lighting up.
Acid Sli!
The scattered slugs regrouped and unleashed a torrent of corrosive acid, dousing the Four-Tails.
Superhuman Strength!
Tsunade punched the Four-Tails squarely on the head.
A shadow darted past—Minato followed up with a Rasengan.
Shibi Abura and the others unleashed swarms of parasitic insects.
The Four-Tails' roars abruptly ceased.
The accumulated damage was too much for Roshi to endure, and he fell unconscious, forcing the Four-Tails to revert from its fully transford state.
The ocean churned, chakra dissipated, and calm gradually returned.
Roshi's battered body floated on the water's surface, looking utterly defeated.
"Did we... win?" Shibi Abura blinked in disbelief.
"We won!" Minato couldn't hide his excitent, his voice trembling.
Though usually composed, this victory was extraordinary—they had captured a jinchūriki alive.
This was the first ti since Hashirama Senju's era that a jinchūriki and tailed beast had been captured.
Hanekawa smiled faintly at the statent.
Thankfully, the Akatsuki hadn't appeared yet.
Otherwise, capturing jinchūriki and tailed beasts would've been routine for them.
That said, only a handful of shinobi were capable of such a feat.
A wave of exhaustion washed over Hanekawa.
Unsteady, he staggered backward, collapsing into a soft embrace.
Looking up, he saw Tsunade's worried expression.
"I'm fine—just drained most of my chakra," Hanekawa said, leaning into her, savoring her scent.
This battle had nearly depleted his chakra reserves, including more than half of the chakra stored in his Yin Seal.
It had taken a trendous amount of chakra to severely wound the Four-Tails with electricity.
"Minato, seal Roshi to prevent him from transforming again once he wakes," Tsunade ordered. "I'll take Hanekawa back for treatnt."
With that, she bent down, picked up Hanekawa, and disappeared with a few swift leaps.
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