Pakura leaped into the air, narrowly dodging an attack, and grabbed Shisui by the collar at the back of his neck.
Landing on the rooftop, she lifted the unconscious Uchiha Shisui and examined his motionless face.
"What happened? A backlash from a genjutsu?"
Nearby, Jiraiya's gaze was fixed on the Seven-Tails' eyes, his expression one of shock. A memory flashed through his mind.
"Nagato..." he murmured.
"ROAR!"
The Seven-Tails let out a thunderous roar, unleashing a massive surge of chakra that sent the Chief Toad flying. With a single powerful beat of its six wings, the beast soared into the sky at incredible speed.
Pakura tossed the unconscious Shisui to a nearby Root operative and turned her gaze skyward, watching as the Seven-Tails ascended.
"This just got even more troublesome."
The beast was acting far more like a living creature now—instinctual and erratic—rather than a mindless puppet. It darted unpredictably through the sky, swiftly evading the jounin's coordinated ninjutsu attacks while occasionally retaliating with two chakra spheres.
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
...
Multiple fire dragons roared toward the sky, but the Seven-Tails wove between them with startling agility, even dancing through the flames unscathed. The gathered jounin found themselves helpless against its unpredictable movements.
Worse still, the beast was ascending higher and higher.
Once it reached a point far above Konoha—beyond the effective range of their jutsu—the Seven-Tails ceased its erratic flight and hovered in place. Its maw slowly opened, chakra beginning to coalesce.
"A Tailed Beast Bomb!"
Ninjas who had seen such devastation before immediately cried out in alarm.
"SWOOSH!"
A stone sword, embedded with chains, shot up from Konoha, slicing through the air toward the Seven-Tails. An eerie energy radiated from the blade, freezing the space around it as it traveled.
Sensing the danger, the Seven-Tails abruptly halted its attack and barely managed to evade the strike.
"Damn, that was close." Jiraiya frowned. If Myoboku Mountain's sealing sword had landed, he was confident they could have brought the beast down.
With the attempt missed, the Seven-Tails resumed its erratic aerial maneuvers, all while bombarding the village below with chakra spheres.
"It's flying too high. We need to bring it down, or we'll be stuck on the defensive..." Jiraiya muttered, recognizing the dire situation.
Despite Konoha's forces being fully mobilized, the enemy remained out of their reach, raining destruction upon them from above.
"Lord Jiraiya, it's too far up! Even Konoha's barrier seals can't restrict its movements at this altitude!" the Sealing Corps reported anxiously.
"Let me give it a try." Pakura stepped forward.
Jiraiya turned his full attention to her for the first time. Until now, he had only given her passing glances—mostly appreciating her figure—but now he scrutinized her properly.
"You think you can handle it?"
"Might as well try. You don't have any better ideas, do you?"
After a quick discussion with Jiraiya, Pakura sprang into action.
...
Four basketball-sized fireballs formed around Pakura, swirling with intense heat.
"This technique..." Jiraiya felt a strange sense of familiarity.
The fireballs shot straight up into the sky. Reaching a certain altitude, they spread apart.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Each fireball exploded, but instead of generating a typical fiery blast, they scattered countless flaming embers like fireworks. The resulting flare illuminated the entire sky above Konoha, revealing the Seven-Tails' exact position.
The massive beast shuddered as several of the ember projectiles struck its body, though they didn't cause much damage.
"I've got you now..."
Pakura's eyes sharpened as she swiftly formed a series of hand seals. Another massive fireball began rising into the sky.
"Scorch Release: Phoenix!"
A bird-shaped flame, over a meter in size, emerged from the fireball, soaring upward with an intense heat that distorted the surrounding air.
In sync with the Yamanaka Clan's telepathic coordination, Konoha's shinobi unleashed a barrage of fire techniques.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song Technique!"
"Fire Release: Big Flame Bullet!"
...
All across Konoha, countless fire jutsu launched into the sky, illuminating the night with a blinding radiance.
The seemingly chaotic blaze, however, was drawn toward a singular point. As the flames ascended, they converged upon the phoenix-like firebird, merging with its form.
With every additional flame, the fiery phoenix grew larger, its shape refining into a majestic, awe-inspiring creature. The flowing fire trailing behind it resembled a grand phoenix tail, stretching across the sky.
Hundreds of shinobi fueled the technique, its sheer magnitude now surpassing even the Seven-Tails in size.
"This... this is reaching the level of an S-Rank attack jutsu..." Jiraiya muttered in awe, sensing the compressed chakra within.
And with more flames still pouring in, the technique might even exceed S-Rank.
The Seven-Tails, sensing imminent danger, abruptly altered its flight pattern, darting erratically in an attempt to evade the encroaching firebird.
But the closer they became, the more the Seven-Tails realized something alarming—no matter how it twisted and turned, the fiery phoenix continued to close in, its speed increasing.
It was locked on.
Panicked, the beast suddenly dived, aiming straight for Konoha below.
"Damn it!" Jiraiya realized its plan immediately. If the firebird hit the village instead, the damage would be catastrophic—akin to taking a direct hit from a Tailed Beast Bomb.
Just as Jiraiya prepared to intervene, he noticed Pakura, her face pale and drenched in sweat, forming her final hand seals.
"Scorch Release: Phoenix Rebirth..."
The colossal flaming phoenix erupted, splitting into hundreds of smaller fireballs that streaked toward the Seven-Tails like falling meteors. Each was faster than before.
The first fireball struck, exploding into a fiery blaze that engulfed the beast.
"ROOOOAR!" The intense heat seared through its body, even a Tailed Beast unable to withstand the burning agony.
Then came the second. The third. The fourth...
With each explosion, the flames around the Seven-Tails burned brighter and hotter. By the time the final fireball struck, the beast was entirely encased in a massive inferno, shaped like a burning cocoon.
It plummeted, a blazing meteor hurtling toward the ground.
"Pakura, right?" Jiraiya turned to the exhausted kunoichi. "Don't let it crash into Konoha."
Pakura, trembling from chakra depletion, managed a weak smile.
"That's your problem now. I'm out of chakra."
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