Chapter 304: The Jinchuriki of the Four-Tails
Ino coveted the Yin Nine-Tails, but she didn't want to end up with six weird whisker marks on her face like Naruto.
If that happened, she would be giving herself away.
Considering that Boruto and Himawari Uzumaki both had these whiskers, as did Kinkaku and Ginkaku, but Mito and Kushina Uzumaki did not.
Other jinchuriki also didn't exhibit their tailed beasts' features—Gaara's dark circles were from staying up late and had nothing to do with being a jinchuriki. The issue here was worth pondering.
Was it a problem with the seal? A matter of gender? Or was Naruto too young when the Nine-Tails was sealed in him, causing the Nine-Tails to rewrite a part of his genes, which he then passed on to his son and daughter?
Boruto Uzumaki's chakra was pitifully low, even less than Sarada Uchiha's. From this perspective, it seemed he hadn't inherited much of anything, yet he still had whiskers on his face similar to Naruto's, only the number of whiskers was four instead of six.
Ino felt she needed to research this carefully.
She studied sealing jutsu with Minato Namikaze for two days before Jiraiya came looking for her.
When dealing with a Kage-level old woman like Chiyo, one could never be too careful.
Following the old wisdom from Orochimaru's Konoha Crush plan, Jiraiya prepared to set up the upgraded version of the Four Violet Flames Formation for the old lady: the Four Red Yang Formation.
Before that, capturing the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, also required this barrier formation.
Currently, both Jiraiya and Tsunade could use this formation, but the Four Red Yang Formation was still missing two Kage-level powerhouses to cooperate.
Orochimaru had only gotten his soul back and was currently half a person. Even if he recovered his strength, Konoha wouldn't fully trust him. Jiraiya still had many ANBU ninjas monitoring him around the clock.
Orochimaru was untrustworthy. Minato Namikaze was just a soul without a body, his chakra finite. He couldn't participate in the Four Red Yang Formation either.
The Four Red Yang Formation required four Kage-level powerhouses to join forces. Its power was dozens of times stronger than Orochimaru's Four Violet Flames Formation, and the requirements for the casters were naturally extremely high.
Besides Jiraiya and Tsunade, among the remaining candidates, Ino and Kakashi were the most suitable.
Kakashi's weakness was his limited chakra supply, but it wouldn't be a problem if the other three helped share the burden.
Jiraiya heard that Ino was with Minato and came to find her. Soon after, Tsunade and Kakashi also arrived.
They began to practice the Four Red Yang Formation.
The power of the Four Red Yang Formation was simply too immense, and it required too much chakra.
Jiraiya and Ino had enough chakra; the two of them could maintain the barrier formation. Tsunade's chakra was a bit lacking, making it somewhat strenuous for her. Kakashi was even further behind; if he forced himself to maintain it, he would be the weakest link.
The Four Red Yang Formation required Fire Release chakra. Jiraiya's Fire Release was the highest level. The fire skills of the other three were average, probably at lv2 or lv3, which required Jiraiya to carry all three of them, putting immense pressure on him.
They practiced for three days. It wasn't that the Four Red Yang Formation was bad, but that they were a bit weak. Forcing themselves to set up this barrier formation was not worth the cost.
As they practiced, they contemplated how to reduce the barrier formation's power. Including Minato Namikaze, their "Shinobi" stat was top-tier in the current world. Each of them could propose many suggestions for improvement, and they eventually came up with a downscaled version of the Four Red Yang Formation.
Even if it was a downscaled version, it was enough to trap Kage-level masters like Chiyo and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki.
The Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, was 48 years old this year, making him of the same generation as Jiraiya, Tsunade, and the rest of the Sannin.
They had encountered each other on the battlefield more than once or twice.
In the ninja world where reaching 50 was considered a long life, his age definitely made him a senior.
He had ideological differences with the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, and had left the village long ago.
His situation was somewhat similar to Jiraiya's and Tsunade's during the Third Hokage's era. Even the old and steadfast Third Tsuchikage couldn't suppress Rōshi, only able to let him wander around, not daring to declare him a rogue ninja.
His whereabouts were erratic. The Yamanaka clan mobilized a large number of personnel and finally found traces of him in the Land of Frost.
Rōshi was dressed as a wandering monk. At 1.49 meters tall, he looked like a small old man. A worn-out, large straw hat covered his trademark red beard, making him look like an unremarkable passerby.
"Striking Shadow Snakes!" Orochimaru opened his sleeves, and several poisonous snakes shot out, opening their bloody maws. Fast as lightning, their countless fangs gleamed coldly as they bit towards Rōshi's neck.
"Orochimaru?!" Facing the renowned rogue ninja of the shinobi world, Rōshi's reaction speed was also extremely fast. With a thought, his entire body was instantly covered in high-temperature red lava. This wasn't a Tailed Beast's ability but his own "Lava Release," fused from Fire and Earth Release chakra.
Kurotsuchi, another ninja from the Stone Village, could also use this Kekkei Genkai.
Rōshi protected his neck with his arm. The scorching lava vaporized the poisonous snakes. Rōshi quickly formed hand seals—Ox, Rabbit, Snake—then opened his mouth and spewed dozens of basin-sized lava fireballs towards Orochimaru.
"Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique!"
Orochimaru's strength hadn't returned to its peak. Facing the overwhelming attack, he dodged left and right, looking a bit pathetic. After being hit in the chest by a basketball-sized piece of lava, he hurriedly used the Orochimaru-Style Body Replacement Technique to heal his injuries.
Just as Rōshi was about to ask why he was being attacked, he felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.
"Giant Rasengan!"
"Monster Strength Fist!"
Jiraiya and Tsunade attacked simultaneously from the left and right.
A conspiracy, a grand conspiracy!
Rōshi was also a veteran of a hundred battles. Facing a joint attack from the legendary Sannin, he immediately entered a partial Tailed Beast state. A large amount of Tailed Beast chakra erupted from his body, with four menacing chakra tails trailing behind him, two on the left and two on the right. Under his control, the chakra tails acted like arms, attempting to block both Jiraiya and Tsunade at the same time.
Orochimaru sneered, and as Rōshi subconsciously looked over, he quickly formed hand seals.
In a daze, Rōshi was affected by the genjutsu. Although the Tailed Beast within him warned him and he quickly broke free from the illusion, he was still hit squarely in the chest by Tsunade's Monster Strength Fist. Even with the Tailed Beast cloak, he felt excruciating pain.
"The Three Sannin of Konoha! Why..."
Before he could finish his words, Tsunade formed two hand seals.
"Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
An overwhelming torrent of seawater fell from the sky, crashing down on the semi-Tailed Beast Rōshi. The high-temperature lava on his body's surface was rapidly cooled. The seawater was endless, a vast expanse of blue as far as the eye could see.
Rōshi was completely stunned.
In his memory, Tsunade's monstrous strength was peerless, and her medical ninjutsu was the best in the world, but he didn't remember her being capable of such a massive Water Release ninjutsu! This was already comparable to a human-shaped Tailed Beast!
Unable to figure out what was happening, he couldn't just wait to die. He could only use his last trump card.
Complete Tailed Beast Transformation!
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