My Journey as Fourth Kazekage

Under the bright moonlight, atop the towering rooftop buildings.

Rasa stood with a grim expression as he looked at the three fully-formed Tailed Beasts that had appeared within Sunagakure.

"Four Tails, Five Tails, Six Tails!"

It was clear that Rasa had been manipulated. Not only by Iwagakure, but Kirigakure was also involved. After all, the Six Tails was currently under Kirigakure's control.

Furthermore, the fact that all three Tailed Beasts could be released simultaneously without even alerting him indicates that there was clearly a mastermind working behind the scenes.

Rasa had always been the one setting traps for others. He never imagined that one day, he would be the one outmaneuvered.

It made him furious.

Just then, a panicked Baki instantly appeared in front of him.

He tried anxiously to explain how the Four Tails and Five Tails, held by the Anbu, had been released, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Rasa cut him off.

"Pass down my order, starting this moment, every shinobi in Sunagakure, including the academy students, must be mobilized. You're not to engage the Tailed Beasts. Your only mission is to evacuate and protect as many civilians as possible."

Rasa made his decision in an instant, as Sunagakure's environment was completely different from Konoha's.

Konoha's buildings were relatively sparse and low, rarely exceeding five or six stories. But Sunagakure, built deep within a canyon with limited land, had tightly packed structures, many of them over ten stories tall to accommodate its population.

Now, with three Tailed Beasts appearing, any destruction they caused would lead to incalculable losses. Especially since it was nighttime, most people were at home. Fortunately, there was one stroke of luck: the three Tailed Beasts had not shown up in the village center.

The Six Tails had manifested near the entrance to the crevice path, while the Four Tails and Five Tails emerged at the far edge of the village.

These areas had no major buildings and were sparsely populated. For that reason, the three Tailed Beasts absolutely could not be allowed to move toward the village center.

Rasa's icy tone made Baki tremble; he had never sensed the Kazekage this furious before, so he didn't dare to hesitate. He vanished instantly.

As Baki disappeared, Rasa immediately began forming hand seals.

There was no time to wait for Chiyo, Pakura, and Honoka to arrive, they were in Dragon's Oasis. Mikawa was still at the frontlines. It seemed this mastermind had seized the perfect opportunity. In other words, he now had to face all three Tailed Beasts alone!

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Today would surely become the most terrifying day in the history of Sunagakure.

Just minutes earlier, the village had been bustling with life. The taverns, barbecue stalls, and night markets were packed with people.

Three days ago, wave after wave of shinobi had returned from the battlefield. The joy of victory and the relief of coming home alive had led them to indulge freely, sparking a wave of spending and celebration across the village.

But in the midst of their joy, a thunderous roar tore through the skies above Sunagakure.

Then, under the night sky, every shinobi in the village saw it, those colossal monsters, so vast they blotted out the moonlight.

!!!

"What's going on?"

"Those are... Tailed Beasts!!!"

"You've got to be kidding, three of them at once..."

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At the entrance of the crevice path in Sunagakure.

The massive body of the Six Tails caused the nearby Sunagakure shinobi to retreat in fear and shock.

At that moment, it wasn't just Sunagakure's ninja who were terrified; even Iwagakure's shinobi showed a drastic change of expression. The instant the Six Tails appeared, they also heard the roars of two other Tailed Beasts. Then, they saw the fully-formed Four Tails and Five Tails.

"What the hell? This wasn't part of the plan!"

The original plan between Iwagakure and Kirigakure was to use the chaos caused by the appearance of the Six Tails in Sunagakure as cover for Ōnoki's son, Kitsuchi, and others to rescue the Two Jinchūriki, those of the Four Tails and Five Tails, from where they were supposedly being held.

But now, the Four Tails and Five Tails had already been unleashed and were in full form. Based on their behavior, it was clear they were not being controlled by the consciousness of their Jinchūriki.

"Captain Kitsuchi!"

The desperate cries of nearby Iwagakure ninja snapped the pale-faced Kitsuchi back to his senses.

Even an idiot could see now, Iwagakure had been used by Kirigakure.

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At the edge of Sunagakure.

BOOM!

The fully-formed Four Tails and Five Tails appeared, immediately destroying the entire cliff.

Countless massive boulders rained down from above.

Fortunately, everyone stationed here was at least a chūnin-level shinobi, so there were no injuries. However, when they saw those towering, monstrous figures emerging from the collapsed cliff, every member of the Anbu and sealing squads knew something had gone horribly wrong.

"What's going on? How did the Tailed Beasts get out?!"

"No way!!!"

Clearly, no one here had any answers. They hadn't even considered the possibility that this could be Black Zetsu's doing. But then, an even more terrifying sight caused every shinobi present to go pale.

The freed Four Tails and Five Tails didn't hesitate at all. They raised their massive heads, and at their mouths, two deep purple chakra spheres began to form. The overwhelming energy stirred up the dust around them, swirling like a tornado.

!!!

"We're done for!"

"Stop it, now!"

Every shinobi in Sunagakure understood what would happen if a Tailed Beast Bomb landed in the village. It would be total annihilation.

But it was already too late. Fully-formed Tailed Beasts only needed a few seconds to charge chakra.

BOOM!

Two massive Tailed Beast Bombs, each three meters in diameter, shot straight toward the heart of Sunagakure.

At that moment, in the sky above Sunagakure, a torrent of golden sand surged upward, intercepting the Four Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb. The sand transformed into two enormous golden hands that seized both bombs tightly, then twisted midair and raised them high above the village.

BOOOOM!!!

In the skies over Sunagakure, an explosion of apocalyptic proportions erupted. The blinding light illuminated the entire dark night sky. Even cities hundreds of kilometers away witnessed that flash in the sky. At Dragon's Oasis, where Pakura, Chiyo, and the others were training, they instantly sensed it.

"That's... the direction of the village. This is bad!"

They immediately dropped everything and rushed toward Sunagakure.

Back in the village, though the explosion had the power to annihilate everything, it caused no damage at all.

Because a thick cloud of golden sand had formed above the village, like a colossal umbrella, shielding all of Sunagakure from harm. The shinobi and civilians, just barely spared from certain death, finally realized that it could only be one person.

"It's Kazekage-sama's sand manipulation technique!"

"Kazekage-sama protected us!"

And ten kilometers away from Sunagakure, hidden in the shadows, Madara Uchiha watched it all from behind his mask and let out a voice of excitement.

"Controlling three Tailed Beasts for the first time... I'm still a bit rusty. But next time, I won't miss. Now then, how will you deal with this next move?"