Chapter 35: This Ninja Is Clearly Powerful Yet Excessively Obsessed with Grinding Missions

“Roar—”

As the Three-Tails let out an angry roar, a gigantic water sphere sped toward Shixia with incredible velocity.

“Thirty million volts: Thunder Beast!”

Shixia raised his hand and waved it; countless streaks of lightning flickered and darted, coalescing into a massive Thunder Beast.

“Crackle, crackle, crackle!”

The enormous azure arcs of electricity shimmered incessantly, emanating a formidable aura.

Upon the Thunder Beast’s appearance, it charged straight at the Three-Tails’ Iron Cannonball, colliding head-on.

“Boom!”

“Rumble, rumble!”

The Water Release Iron Cannonball and the Thirty Million Volt Thunder Beast, two colossal entities, crashed together violently, sending sprays of water high into the air.

Yet, the Three-Tails’ Iron Cannonball was far from a match for the Thirty Million Volt Thunder Beast.

“Bang—”

The huge water sphere burst swiftly.

Then, the giant Thunder Beast slammed into the Three-Tails, shoving its massive form sideways.

The Three-Tails, ignited with true fire, struck back without restraint.

As it retreated, it rolled into a colossal sphere and charged at Shixia, intent on crushing him.

Shixia watched this unfold with utter indifference.

The Genin Master and the Kiri Village shinobi who stood nearby grew apprehensive at Shixia’s reaction.

Unable to hold back, the Genin Master spoke up: “That’s the Three-Tails’ taijutsu, Shadow Hide—both offensive and defensive; it’s incredibly formidable.”

“What is that ninja trying to do? Someone warn him to dodge!”

Upon hearing this, Kirigakure’s Tokomi, without hesitation, shouted from afar, warning Shixia to evade.

But it was already too late. Facing the fully unleashed power of the Three-Tails, Shixia neither dodged nor retreated; instead, he appeared exhilarated.

“Lightning Release: Thunder Plow Heat Blade!”

Shixia summoned all his lightning chakra, transforming into a striking blue thunderbolt that collided with the Three-Tails.

The Three-Tails’ taijutsu—both attack and defense—was extremely powerful.

Yet, Shixia’s thunder armor was the mightiest shield.

Which force would prevail was about to be revealed.

“Boom—”

This collision was even more terrifying and shocking than before.

Suddenly, two figures—one large, one small—clashed fiercely.

A thunderous explosion echoed, shaking the earth and mountains.

The overwhelming force radiated outward from the man and beast, sweeping across the surroundings.

Waves surged violently, crashing against the shore.

The Three-Tails, curled into a ball, was knocked sliding and flying backward along the lakeside by Shixia’s impact.

The Three-Tails was thoroughly dazed—was it the Tailed Beast, or was Shixia?

Shixia was fighting like a Tailed Beast himself, ruthlessly and overwhelming the Three-Tails!

“Boom!”

As the Three-Tails retreated, it stirred countless waves.

Once steady, it wasted no time and unleashed the Tailed Beast’s ultimate trump card—the Tailed Beast Bomb.

The Genin Master and Kiri Village’s senior leaders grew extremely tense upon witnessing this.

“Dodge now!”

“That’s the Tailed Beast’s strongest attack—the Tailed Beast Bomb!”

Kisame, sensing the terrifying power of the Three-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb, couldn’t help but tease:

“Shixia Uzumaki might have pushed things too far... he’s going to get killed by the Three-Tails, isn’t he?”

Kakudo remained silent, pondering whether it would be better for Shixia to survive or to perish.

In terms of executing missions and earning money, Kakudo regarded Shixia as the strongest.

Although he liked money, he also wished to stay alive.

Shixia was a prodigy who could go toe-to-toe with a Tailed Beast in close combat, but Kakudo’s small frame simply couldn’t withstand the intensity of Shixia’s missions.

So the best outcome would be for Shixia to be severely wounded by the Three-Tails.

Reducing mission frequency without losing enthusiasm.

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However, Kakudo was clearly overthinking.

Shixia gauged the Three-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb, yet refrained from unleashing his stronger techniques.

Killing the Three-Tails would bring him no benefit.

“Two hundred million volts: Thunder Dragon!”

Shixia reasoned he couldn’t strike any harder—if he did and killed the Three-Tails, two other missions would be lost.

After modifications in the shinobi world, the Thunder Dragon was effectively a lightning-style ninjutsu.

“Roar—”

A deafening dragon’s cry echoed as a colossal thunder dragon instantly materialized.

Countless streaks of lightning shimmered as the Thunder Dragon, combining the strength of a Thunder Beast and the speed of a Thunder Bird, charged at the Tailed Beast Bomb.

“Boom—”

“Rumble, rumble!”

The impact was earth-shattering, shaking the ground and mountains—as if the heavens themselves were roaring.

“Rumble, rumble!”

“Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Shixia’s Two Hundred Million Volt Thunder Dragon had now entered the domain of the Ten-Tails.

This technique was powerful enough to face the Ten-Tails, let alone the Three-Tails.

The Three-Tails’ Tailed Beast Bomb, faint and fragile like candlelight against the bright moon, was swallowed whole by the Thunder Dragon.

At the same time, the imposing Thunder Dragon struck the Three-Tails with unrelenting force.

“Boom—”

The massive Three-Tails was blasted into the air and crashed into the forest behind.

The Three-Tails was defeated!

To be precise, utterly dominated!

“Roar!”

From its mouth came a resentful roar.

But there was no choice—the human before it was even more like a Tailed Beast.

It might as well concede and let this opponent take its place.

What infuriated the Three-Tails even more happened then.

Since it had crashed deep into the dense forest, no one was around.

Shixia’s figure flickered like lightning, appearing above the Three-Tails.

His cold voice echoed into the beast’s ears.

“Three-Tails, your power is too great!”

“You must be contracted!”

“Boom!”

As Shixia’s words fell, he delivered a head pat.

“Plop!”

His palm struck the Three-Tails’ head, forcibly enveloping it in a summoning contract seal.

The Three-Tails struggled to resist, but to no avail.

“Roar—”

Now bound by the summoning contract, the Three-Tails grew even more enraged and violent.

Shixia, of course, was indifferent.

“Lightning Release: Thunder Abuse Horizontal Thousand Chiyo Dance!”

With these words, Shixia began repeatedly slapping the Three-Tails.

“Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The once furious and roaring Three-Tails, after Shixia’s relentless beating, finally calmed down.

Now it lay trembling in the forest.

Even when it had fought other Tailed Beasts, it had never been beaten so thoroughly.

With the Three-Tails subdued, Shixia raised his hand and pointed toward the great lake.

“Return to the lake.”

The Three-Tails eagerly wanted to put as much distance as possible between itself and Shixia, having been thoroughly frightened.

When facing Shixia, it could neither fight nor flee—utterly helpless.

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As Tokomi and others arrived from afar, they just caught sight of this terrifying scene.

The Three-Tails, the strongest weapon of Kirigakure, seemed to have been subdued by Shixia Uzumaki.

Now, at Shixia’s command, the Three-Tails obediently approached the great lake.

When the Three-Tails returned to the lake, the Genin Master and other senior leaders of Kirigakure felt a sense of disbelief.

They had expected a Three-Tails rampage to strike the village.

Unexpectedly, the Three-Tails couldn’t cause any chaos—it was subdued!

Many Kirigakure shinobi looked at Shixia with utmost respect and awe.

From the Blood Mist faction, Hoozuki Kiritsuki, Kokatsu Ryuichi, and Kondo Ryu were nearly spitting blood.

They already knew of Kondo No’s plan, which was quite clever.

But there was one problem: the Three-Tails had to go berserk and wreak havoc.

Instead, the Three-Tails, just after entering a rampage, was so thoroughly beaten that its eyes cleared.

“Boom! Boom! Boom!”

Under the astonished and dumbfounded gazes of countless Kirigakure shinobi, the Three-Tails trudged heavily toward the nearby lake.

Upon entering the water, it obediently sank back to the lakebed.

There was no choice—it had been thoroughly subdued.

Shixia Uzumaki had dominated it from every angle, leaving it with no temper.

Judging by Shixia’s composed demeanor, it seemed he had not even unleashed his full strength during their clash.

The Three-Tails’ intuition was correct.

If Shixia had gone all out, it would have been finished then and there.

The Genin Master and other Kirigakure leaders were elated.

They had feared the destruction the Three-Tails rampage might bring to the village.

But Shixia, hired by Tokomi, had actually halted the beast’s advance.

He had subdued the fearsome Tailed Beast, forcing it back into the lake.

Approaching Tokomi, the Genin Master praised her.

“Tokomi, you have done a great service! You have prevented a disaster for the village!”

Previously, many had thought Tokomi was probably being conned.

In today’s shinobi world, where were there any ninja comparable to the Warring States era’s greats—Senju Hashirama or Uchiha Madara?

But Shixia’s recent battle with the Three-Tails made the Kirigakure leaders think perhaps such a ninja truly existed.

Hearing the praise, Tokomi responded modestly.

“Genin Master, it’s only what I ought to do.”

She felt a strong sense of belonging to Kirigakure; despite its flaws, she loved this village.

The Genin Master nodded with satisfaction and continued.

“Can this ninja you hired join Kirigakure?”

Shixia’s strength was extraordinary.

If such a powerful ninja were willing to join and protect the village, Kirigakure could develop with peace of mind.

Tokomi shook her head.

“I don’t know, but…”

After a moment’s hesitation, she added, “However, we can cooperate with him through mercenary missions.”

Though it was hard to understand why a ninja as strong as Shixia would be so obsessed with mercenary work, one thing was certain:

As long as it was an official mercenary mission, Shixia would accept it.

And every mission he took on was completed with a hundred percent success rate.

Having Shixia officially join Kirigakure might be unrealistic, but collaborating long-term through mercenary contracts was definitely feasible.

Maybe even at a discount?

The Genin Master and others exchanged glances after hearing Tokomi’s explanation.

A ninja as powerful as Shixia would be a prized guest in any major shinobi village.

He might even found a great clan by himself.

Villagers would be eager to offer their finest bloodline women as brides.

Even Tokomi couldn’t fathom what Shixia sought through his relentless missions.

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