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  Shin and his team had just arrived at the medical tent when they heard a series of explosions.

  "What's going on? Is Suna attag?"

  Shin used his Mind's Eye of Kagura to sehe situation. It was indeed Suna.

  He uzzled. Why were they attag now? Had they received reinforts?

  Tsunade emerged from the medical tent, followed by Konan.

  "What's happening? Is it an enemy attack?" Tsunade asked.

  "Let's go see. Konan, stay here. Don't wander off."

  Shin patted Konan's head.

  "Okay." Konan nodded obediently, though her eyes held a hint of disappoi.

  Shin wasn't worried about leaving Konan alone. He had impnted his Mangekyō Sharingan abilities in her eyes with the Transcription Seal.

  He and Tsunade arrived at the edge of the Konoha encampment. Sakumo Hatake was leading the Konoha Shinobi in a 'Standoff' against the Suna forces.

  "What's going on? Why is Suna attag?" Shin asked Jiraiya, who had recovered from his injuries.

  "Our ander, Sakumo, killed Chiyo's son and daughter-in-w, so she's here for revenge," Jiraiya expined.

  Shin's expression turned odd. Chiyo's son and daughter-in-w? Weren't they Sasori's parents? So Sasori's parents died during the Sed Shinobi World War...

  "Sakumo Hatake! I'll kill you!" Chiyo gred at Sakumo with pure hatred. If Ebizo wasn't holding her back, she would have charged at Sakumo.

  Sakumo's expression remained ral. Killing enemy Shinobi art of his duty; he wouldn't hesitate.

  The Third Kazekage sighed. He hadn't wao attack Konoha now, but Chiyo had already mobilized the troops. He had no choice but to go along with it.

  Chiyo's influen Suna was almost equal to his.

  "Ebizo, take care of Orochimaru and Jiraiya. Chiyo, Tsunade is yours—try to keep yer in check."

  The Third Kazekage said, his voice serious. Although this attack was unpnned, he still had a strategy.

  "Sister, once we defeat Konoha, you do whatever you want with Sakumo," Ebizo said, trying to appease Chiyo.

  "I know. I'll hasunade." Chiyo turned away from Sakumo, suppressing her rage. She couldn't let her emotions trol her.

  "Attack!"

  The Third Kazekage looked at the monk beside him. This was Bunpuku, the Oails Jinchūriki.

  Bunpuku sighed. He didn't want to kill, but he had to fight for Suna.

  He charged towards the Konoha Shinobi, a yer of Tailed Beast Chakra cloaking his body.

  The Tailed Beast Cloak enhahe Jinchūriki's strength, defense, and speed.

  Only those who were aowledged by the Tailed Beast could use this ability. Bunpuku had clearly earned Shukaku's approval.

  With the prote of the Tailed Beast Cloak, the Kunai and Shuriken thrown by the Konoha Shinobi couldn't harm Bunpuku.

  "Ichibi, e out!"

  Bunpuku unicated with Shukaku in his mind, thehe Tailed Beast take over.

  Shukaku's massive form appeared otlefield, causing fear among the Konoha Shinobi.

  "That damanuki again," Kushina muttered, gring at the beast.

  "I'm surprised to see Shukaku here," Shin said.

  He had sealed Shukaku into Bunpuku with the Four Symbols Seal. Shukaku shouldn't be able to break free on its own.

  He suspected Suna had broken the seal.

  He was right. Suna had spent a long time researg ways to forcibly break the Four Symbols Seal. It wasn't a gentle release; Bunpuku had suffered.

  "Attack!"

  The Third Kazekage, seeing Shukaku's appearance, immediately targeted Sakumo.

  "Mag Release: Iron Sand Drizzle!"

  He unleashed a torrent of Iron Sand, f thousands of senbon that rained down on the Konoha Shinobi.

  Sakumo drew his White Light Chakra Sabre and deflected the senbon, then charged towards the Kazekage.

  His sword now had a special coating that ed the effeag Release.

  Ebizo also attacked, fag Orochimaru and Jiraiya alone.

  Orochimaru and Jiraiya were only at quasi-Kage level. Ebizo could hahem both.

  Chiyo, following the Kazekage's pn, attacked Tsuh her puppets, occasionally targeting other Konoha Shinobi as well.

  "These puppets are so annoying!"

  Tsunade punched a puppet, destroying it, but another one immediately took its pce.

  Sakumo was occupied with the Third Kazekage, Orochimaru and Jiraiya with Ebizo, and Tsuh Chiyo.

  And now Shukaku had appeared. Only Shin could ha.

  Furthermore, Hanzō hadn't appeared yet.

  This was the Third Kazekage's pn: to keep Konoha's stro occupied while Hanzō led the Ame Shinobi in a sneak attack from behind aroy their supplies.

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  "Shukaku, haven't I beaten you up enough? Still baring your teeth at me?"

  Shin looked at Shukaku, who clearly showed fear in its eyes. It wasn't pletely unafraid of him.

  Shin had indeed given it a thh beating st time.

  "I'll kill you!"

  Shukaku, feeling insulted, opes maw and formed a Tailed Beast Bomb.

  "A Tailed Beast Bomb? You use that too? I thought you didn't have enough Chakra."

  Shin was surprised.

  But it made sense. All Tailed Beasts could use Tailed Beast Bombs. Just because Shukaku had less Chakra thahers didn't mean it couldn't use it.

  But it was taking a while to charge. That was uandable, though. It owerful attack, capable of destroying aire vilge.

  That was the destructive power of a Tailed Beast. That was why, even if someone was individually strohan a Tailed Beast, their impa the battlefield was less signifit.

  For example, Hiruzen could defeat Shukaku, but Shukaku's destructive power was far greater.

  The Yin and Yang Chakra mixed and pressed within Shukaku's mouth, then finally fired outwards. Shukaku felt a sense of satisfa.

  It could finally kill this annoying brat.

  But it was too optimistic. As the Tailed Beast Bomb approached, Shin used his Sharingan. The attack vanished before it could even reach him.

  After evolving into the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, his abilities had bee even stronger.

  Yomotsu Hirasaka ed less Chakra and was more potent. He could open portals at will.

  Tenmomei could now affect other objects and people, and the time rewind wasn't limited to three minutes anymore.

  Shin had experimented and found he could rewind time by an hour within a hundred-meter radius. But the cost was immense.

  It would deplete all his ocur power and Chakra.

  He could also choose to rewind the time of a single object or person, and the duration would be lohe length of the rewind depended on how much Chakra and ocur power he used.

  Perhaps with enough Chakra and ocur power, he could even rewind time by a thousand years. But that was just specution.

  He had used Tenmomei oailed Beast Bomb, rewinding its time by three mihree minutes ago, the Tailed Beast Bomb hadn't even been formed yet. So it simply vanished.

  pared to its previous limitations, Tenmomei was far more versatile now.

  In a battle against a true powerhouse, he could use Teo e their attacks.

  But for now, Shukaku was fused. It rarely used Tailed Beast Bombs, but it didn't expect its attack to be pletely nullified.

  It quickly realized that the human brat must have done something.

  But Tenmomei's ability was time manipution; there was no trace of it. Shukaku couldn't uand what Shin had done.

  ...

  Boom!

  An explosion from the dire of the Konoha camp wiped the smile off Shin's face.

  "So that's why Hanzō wasn't here."

  Seeing the fmes rising from the Konoha camp, Shin uood Suna and Ame's strategy.

  He had known that Chiyo was seeking revenge for her son, but he hadn't thought much about Hanzō's absence.

  Chiyo's revenge had nothing to do with Amegakure. They might be allies, but Hanzō wouldn't participate in a battle that offered no bes to him.

  Shin had assumed Hanzō simply didn't want to get involved in Chiyo's personal vea.

  But it seemed the Third Kazekage and Hanzō had another pn.

  "Looks like I 't py with you anymore, Shukaku."

  Shin activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and took trol of Shukaku. Shukaku's eyes turned into three-tomoe Sharingan.

  With the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, Tailed Beasts were just toys. Even with Bunpuku as its Jinchūriki, Shin could easily trol Shukaku.

  He g Kushina and Mikoto, who were fighting. They were doiogether.

  And with the Transcription Seal, he didn't have to worry too much about them. He left the battlefield and headed back to the Konoha camp.

  Konan was still there. Although she had the Transcription Seal, he didn't wao get hurt.

  And he also had to deal with the Ame Shinobi who were attag the supply depot. If they destroyed all the supplies, it would put Konoha at a disadvantage.

  It could eveo their defeat.

  He found Konan hiding ient. She was unharmed.

  "Konan, are you alright?"

  Shin asked.

  Konan sighed in relief, then rushed towards Shin and hugged him. She had been terrified by the sounds of battle.

  "I'm fine," she said, shaking her head.

  "That's good." Shin took her hand ahe tent, his Kusanagi sword in his other hand.

  There were no Ame Shinobi here. They were all at the supply depot and the medical tent.

  They knew what was most important: destroying Konoha's supplies and killing their medics.

  Hanzō ersonally leading the attack. Shin could see the giant samander wreaking havoc.

  "Konan, are you scared?" Shin asked.

  "No."

  Konan shook her head firmly. She had been scared when she was alone, but now that Shin was here, her fear vanished.

  Shin smiled and led Konan towards the area with the most Ame Shinobi. He cut down every one he entered.

  Konan watched, her fear fading. As a war orphan, she had seeh before. She was being desensitized to it.

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