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Chapter 256: S-Rank Reward: The Tailed Beast Power to Control the Seas!
🕑 Added 2025-10-16 10:56:15 +0000 UTCChapter 256: S-Rank Reward: The Tailed Beast Power to Control the Seas!
The brilliant light of the Kirin gradually faded. The Three-Tails, Isobu, its grey shell now covered in lightning scars, floated on the surface of the azure sea, faint wisps of white steam rising from the cracks. The sheer volume of water vapor created by the clash of the Lava Release and the ocean was comparable to Kokuō's full-power Boil Release. Under these conditions, the power of the Kirin had been amplified to its absolute peak. If not for the fact that Isobu's shell was the hardest among all the Tailed Beasts, that one strike would have been enough to send it directly to the Pure Land to meet the Sage of Six Paths.
It was badly injured, but it was not yet ready to surrender. On the contrary, the high-energy lightning had only ignited its wild nature. It fixed its single, ferocious eye on the Shadow Creature in the sky, submerged its battered body beneath the waves, and once again began to gather and refine its water-style chakra, pouring it into the surrounding sea.
BOOM!
With a deafening roar, a massive pillar of water erupted from the surface of the sea, shooting into the sky with incredible speed. But Keisuke's creature, which could dodge a Tailed Beast Bomb, had no trouble with a large-scale water jutsu. He easily dodged the attack and began to descend, closing the distance.
Isobu, seeing him approach, unleashed a continuous barrage of water pillars, but Keisuke expertly weaved through them, his advance completely unimpeded. The attack's density was far too low. Just as Isobu was about to curl into a ball and charge, a series of gleaming, golden, translucent chains erupted from Keisuke's body. They shot through the air like lightning and wrapped themselves around the Tailed Beast's massive form.
Adamantine Sealing Chains!
The chains, an A-rank sealing jutsu of the Uzumaki clan, instantly suppressed its Tailed Beast chakra and completely restricted its movements. Before Isobu could even retract its head, a chain had already wrapped around its neck.
'Damn it!'
It could feel the astonishing binding power of the chains. With its strength, it couldn't even budge them. The power of this jutsu was almost on par with Hashirama's Wood Style.
While Isobu was reeling in shock, Keisuke was having his own crisis. 'These chains are great, but the chakra consumption is insane!' With his A-rank [Precision], he could barely maintain the jutsu. 'No wonder only Kushina and Karin could ever use this...'
"Isobu," he said, his voice calm. "Do you still think you have a chance to turn this around?"
"I haven't lost yet!" the Tailed Beast retorted, its mouth as hard as its shell. "You've only restricted my movements! You can't—"
"Are you sure?" Keisuke took out another Nature Mask from his scroll. "If you insist, I'll have to continue."
Isobu's heart sank, but its pride as a Tailed Beast made it hold firm.
Keisuke simply pressed the Explosion Release Mask against its shell and began to channel the chakra within. Isobu could feel the foreign chakra invading its body, but bound by the chains, it was helpless.
"Isobu, you know," Keisuke said, pulling the mask away, "I've already touched your shell..."
Explosion Release: Killer Bomb!
BOOM!
A contained but powerful explosion erupted from within Isobu's shell, blowing a basin-sized hole in its proudest defense. Blood gushed from the wound. As he'd said before, he'd made it "spring a leak."
"AARGH—"
Isobu let out a cry of pain, but it was the terror that was greater than the pain. The previous attacks had been powerful, but they had only caused superficial damage. This... this was a threat to its very life. If that explosion had been any larger, or in a different location...
"Well? Do you want to continue?" Keisuke asked, having gained a new appreciation for Explosion Release. "I won't hold back next time."
Enough! Are you threatening me? This is an insult to all Tailed Beasts! That is what Isobu wanted to say. But the memory of the explosion was still fresh. The Tailed Beasts may have lived for eons, but that didn't mean they couldn't die.
After a moment of silence, Isobu surrendered. "Enough," it said, its voice low. "You are right... I am no match for you."
The moment it conceded, a mission completion notification popped up on his panel.
[You have defeated the S-Rank Ninja Battle Mission target!]
[You have obtained one S-Rank Shinobi Secret Scroll!]
Keisuke dispelled the Adamantine Sealing Chains. The now-freed Isobu, true to its word, did not attack. "In that case, let's head back to shore," Keisuke said, casually hopping onto its broad back and finding a clean spot to sit. "Or should I take you back?"
"I can do it myself..." Isobu sighed and, without any resistance, began to swim. It wouldn't go back on its word. Besides, it had seen how Kokuō was being treated. Its own situation couldn't be much worse, right? Work for a ninja? As long as I'm not sealed up, I can do that.
Keisuke, unaware of its thoughts, was looking at his new scroll. 'The last S-rank scroll, from Kokuō, gave me the Tailed Beast Bomb. What will this one be?'
He reached out and, for good luck, stroked Isobu's shell.
[Opening...]
[Contents of this S-Rank Shinobi Secret Scroll: Technique]
[S-Rank Technique: Raging Sea Spume]
[Description: The unique ability of the Three-Tails, Isobu! The Tailed Beast power to control the seas!]
[Effect: Through one's own chakra, control the natural energy that fills the ocean, shaping the seawater into sharp and powerful ultra-high-pressure water pillars of astonishing power.]
[Evaluation: Draw upon the power of the water element!]
