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For Kimimaro, what his current and future goals were wasn't entirely unimportant, but it was definitely a secondary concern. The most important question was whether he had any goals at all.
This was a very abnormal state, but the emergence of this state was reasonable and normal. He had grown up in such an abnormal environment.
So, even if Haori told him things like "Cute is justice, be a partner of justice, even if it's a hypocritical ideal, you have to stick with it," he could probably be fooled.
After all, Kimimaro's body was truly made of sword bones…
Haori hadn't achieved his purpose of coming to the Land of Water yet, but he had already picked up two children along the way. This was something he did for Mirai on a whim. In terms of quantity and composition, the Ginyu Force was now considered to be fully assembled.
A four-person squad was the most common mode of ninja action.
But if he could encounter another suitable ninja with special abilities, like Haku and Kimimaro, who could be taught, Haori would definitely take them along. Kirigakure was really out of luck. One thing is better than two. Anyway, Haori wanted to keep taking from Kirigakure.
But this wasn't urgent. Haori couldn't forget the real purpose of coming to Kirigakure.
That night, Haori quietly left the Hyuga clan's gathering place with Kimimaro. As for when the other side would discover that their highly valued weapon had disappeared, that wasn't his concern.
The next day, Kimimaro carrying Hiramekarei, Haku carrying the Sewing Needle, and Haori occasionally carrying Mirai, the four of them arrived at their destination, the large lake.
This was where the Three-Tails, Isobu, was.
"Mirai, can you sense it?"
Haori observed and detected for a long time by the lake, but he didn't find anything. In the end, he still had to rely on professionals. Reconnaissance had to be done by reconnaissance ninjas.
There were originally two teams of Kirigakure ninjas conducting 24-hour surveillance here. But in Mirai's perception, they had nowhere to hide. Haori easily knocked them out.
With Mirai's abilities, it wasn't accurate to say that she was a radar. Most of the time, she could be considered a remote sensing satellite.
"I can sense it. There's a huge chakra about eighty meters underwater…"
Mirai's little face tightened. She rarely used the word "huge" to describe other chakra gatherings. Because if she used herself as a reference, there were not many chakra possessors above her, and there were indeed a vast majority below her.
Although Mirai was still very young, she was a member of the Uzumaki clan after all. The chakra contained in her body was enough to crush most ninjas in the ninja world… including Haori.
Adding to that the stimulation Haori had been giving her body all along, Mirai's "head start" wasn't just a saying.
Haori's systematic, course-based, and programmed electric shocks were much more effective than the secret drugs that ordinary ninjas used to stimulate their potential. This was the reality. Even though ninjas were accustomed to taking drugs, they couldn't compete with a child raised by a magnetic storm warrior.
As if afraid that Haori didn't understand what she meant by "huge," Mirai continued to explain, "It's bigger than Slug-nee plus Wang-jiang plus… It's bigger than all the chakra in Shikkotsu Forest combined."
As she spoke, she reached out and drew a circle… Yes, it was that big, so big that she couldn't even hug it.
If you were to talk about volume, the Slug, which was that big, was much stronger than the Tailed Beasts. But volume is volume. It couldn't possibly compare to the Tailed Beasts in terms of chakra. It was simply unrealistic to compare a summoning beast to a Tailed Beast.
Although she knew Haori was very powerful, Mirai still had a direct and visual sense of it. Comparing Haori's chakra amount to the "pet" underwater, she was naturally a little scared.
"Don't worry. No matter how much chakra it has, it's just a pet. I have experience dealing with this kind of thing." Haori patted Mirai's head, signaling that she didn't need to worry.
Haori didn't just have experience dealing with Tailed Beasts. He had a lot of experience.
As for Kimimaro and Haku, they looked at each other. They didn't quite understand Haori and Mirai's conversation. Was there something underwater? What kind of pet was it?
Was it difficult to deal with the Three-Tails in its wild state? Actually, it wasn't that difficult.
When a ninja and a Tailed Beast combine… that's a Jinchūriki. That's when you can truly unleash the strongest, most authentic combat strength. You can see that the pure combination of spirit and flesh can create a power that transcends the ordinary and reaches the level of taboo.
According to the information Haori had, a Tailed Beast alone seemed to be weaker in combat strength than in its Jinchūriki state… A Tailed Beast's fighting style wasn't as flexible and varied as a ninja's.
"You guys step back a bit. Let me lure it out first, then you can watch the fun."
Seeing a Tailed Beast, wasn't that the fun?
After Haori finished speaking, he walked forward.
Some violent people have the same strategy when dealing with Tailed Beasts. Although Haori wasn't the kind of person who would shout "Art is explosion" like a teenager, he did enjoy using explosive magic sometimes.
Against Isobu, the Three-Tails, output is everything. And Haori didn't lack output. Forget about any strategies. Just bomb the hell out of it.
The tranquil lake surface was as rough as a mercury mirror. You could only see a vague outline of Haori's figure reflected on it. Because it was suddenly cold due to the snow, the surface of this freshwater lake had completely frozen over.
But no matter how thick the ice was, melting it was no challenge for Haori.
Anyone who saw Haori use "Lightning Release" for the first time would never forget the scene. After Haori bombarded Shukaku one night, he practically became synonymous with "Lightning Release."
This was also true for Haku and Kimimaro. The lightning all over Haori's body was much brighter than the sun.
Then, the two of them didn't see what Haori actually did. But a huge roar, scorching hot air, and a towering column of water followed one after another.
Haku hurriedly made an ice umbrella to cover Mirai's head.
The huge water wave kicked up by the Railgun was a hundred meters high, then again and again… This scene would remind people of the Railgun Princess of Tokiwadai doing her psychic ability tests.
And this commotion would wake up any hibernating old turtle.
"It's coming out!"
Now, Mirai wasn't afraid anymore. Instead, she was a little excited and very curious. She stared intently at the surface of the water… It was clearly the first time she had seen Haori's Railgun rapid-fire. Then, her previous worries were gone.
Haori was still the best.
Haori's figure on the surface of the water rose and fell with the broken ice beneath his feet. You could say he was like a water lily. At first glance, you wouldn't know who was bullying whom.
The giant turtle shell emerged from the water. Three flat tails whipped up waves of water. At this moment, when the "pet" was truly revealed, not to mention sensing its chakra, just looking at it with your own eyes would make Haori, who looked tiny, seem like he was truly trying to commit suicide. This was, of course, ignoring the fact that he had been launching powerful attacks.
The same thing, you have to look carefully to see who's bullying whom in this situation.
Dark, spiky armor. At first glance, this Tailed Beast had extremely strong defenses. But, which company makes the best defense-breaking in the ninja world?
This "armor" was essentially still chakra. It looked like flesh and blood after all. Could it defend against Haori's Railgun?
He decided to try it out first.
But before that, out of courtesy, he should greet his opponent.
So, Haori extended a hand and said very familiarly, "Hi, nice to meet you. Please take care of me."
He was talking nonsense again… This should be a good sign.
It seemed that his waving gesture really won its attention. The Three-Tails, Isobu, turned its giant, single eye. Then, it finally focused on Haori.
Take care of me? Look at my eyes. Are you as big as my eyeball?
That must have been the Three-Tails' thoughts.
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