Chapter 231: Three Tailed Beasts Obtained
"Grandpa..." Heitu's voice was as thin as a mosquito. She raised her trembling finger and pointed to a place not far away. "Uncle Han...he..."
Ōnoki looked in the direction of her finger and saw the body of the Five-Tails Jinchuriki lying quietly in a pool of blood, with a horrifying wound on his abdomen.
The old man took a deep breath, landed next to his granddaughter, and gently stroked her shoulder with his rough palm.
"Tell Grandpa what happened?"
Kurotsuchi's lips trembled, tears welled up again: "A blonde woman... She defeated Uncle Han easily, and then pulled out the Five Tails from Uncle Han's stomach... Just like... It's as easy as picking fruit..."
Oonoki's pupils suddenly contracted and cold sweat oozed from his forehead.
"She...she teased me..." Kurotsuchi hugged his arms.
It was as if I could still feel those cold fingers touching my hair. "She could have killed me, but she just...just scared me...Grandpa, who is she?"
Oonoki closed his eyes heavily, and long-forgotten memories emerged in his mind.
That was the legend he had heard from the Second Tsuchikage Mu when he was young - the end of the Warring States Period.
An extremely powerful person who suddenly appeared during the conflict between the Senju and Uchiha.
He has no chakra but can tear the tailed beasts apart with his bare hands, and his physical skills alone are superior to all ninjas.
"The God of Taijutsu... Yuxi..." Ohnoki muttered to himself, his voice as dry as sandpaper.
"Grandpa knows her?" Heitu looked up in surprise.
Ohnoki smiled bitterly: "I've only heard of the legend... It is said that the first Hokage, Hashirama Senju and Uchiha Madara, could not defeat her together, but why would such a being want to capture the tailed beasts? She doesn't need the power of the tailed beasts at all..."
At the same time, outside the Hidden Mist Village, on the foggy coast.
"I already have the Three-Tail and the Six-Tail," Yu Xi said to herself.
"We still need the Seven-Tail and the Nine-Tail." He looked up at the setting sun, "We should be able to finish it before dark."
There was a slight protest from her stomach, and Yuxi touched her flat abdomen.
She walked towards the Hidden Mist Village, and the mist automatically parted in front of her, as if making way in awe.
A restaurant called "Taste of Mist" in the village was brightly lit. Yuxi pushed the door open and walked in, and the bell made a crisp sound.
There were not many diners in the restaurant, and they were sitting in groups of three or four.
She chose a seat by the window and sat down, tapping her fingers lightly on the wooden table.
"What would you like to eat, sir?" The owner was an old man with a wrinkled face but bright eyes.
Yuxi glanced at the menu on the wall and said, "Bring us the best dishes in your restaurant."
She paused, "A larger amount."
The old man raised an eyebrow in surprise, but quickly returned to his professional smile, "I'll prepare it for you right away."
The food arrived quickly - fresh sashimi, steaming seafood hot pot, golden grilled conger eel, and a large bowl of rice.
Yuxi picked up the chopsticks and started eating gracefully but quickly.
She didn't eat in a rude manner, but her speed was amazing. In the blink of an eye, half of the food on the table was gone.
Just then, the door of the hotel was pushed open again.
A woman walked in, followed by several Kirigakure ninjas.
The woman was wearing a water shadow robe, and her every move exuded majesty and charm.
"Lord Mizukage, how come you have time to visit our shop today?" The owner hurriedly came forward, with obvious respect in his tone.
Mei Terumi smiled and said, "I finished work early today, so I wanted to try your signature dish."
Her eyes inadvertently swept across the store and stayed on Yuxi for a moment.
Yuxi was picking up a piece of sashimi and putting it into her mouth, seemingly unconcerned about the arrival of the Mizukage.
Mei Terumi frowned slightly, and she habitually checked the chakra fluctuations of everyone in the store.
Yet she felt nothing in the blonde—it was like probing a stone or a pool of stagnant water.
"Strange..." Mei Terumi muttered to herself, but quickly shook her head.
She chose a seat not far from Yuxi and sat down, and began to discuss village affairs with her subordinates.
A barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of Yuxi's mouth.
She put down her chopsticks, wiped the corners of her mouth gracefully with a napkin, then took out a few gold coins from her bosom and placed them on the table.
As she stood up, her eyes met Mei Terumi's for a moment.
An elusive light flashed in those golden pupils.
Mei Terumi suddenly felt an inexplicable chill creeping up her spine.
But when she looked again, the blonde woman had already pushed the door open and disappeared into the thick fog.
"Chojuro," Mei Terumi suddenly said, "Go check on the woman who just left."
"Yes, Lord Mizukage." The boy with glasses immediately stood up and chased after him.
Yuxi walked on the streets of the Hidden Mist Village. The thick fog swirled around her but could not block her vision.
She looked up at the sky. The sun was setting and there was not much time left.
"Takigakure Village..." she whispered
His figure suddenly accelerated, turning into a stream of golden light, and left the Hidden Mist Village.
"Why is he gone?" Chojuro chased after him but found no one there.
He went back and explained the situation to Mei Terumi, who frowned after hearing it.
"She is not an ordinary person. What is her purpose..." she thought.
Not long after, Yuxi arrived at Takigakure Village.
The outline of Takigakure Village soon came into view, and she landed lightly on the edge of the waterfall.
The water droplets wet the corners of her clothes, but could not stain her at all.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, sensing the chakra fluctuations in the village.
The Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, the little girl named Fu, was currently practicing ninjutsu with her companions in the village training ground, laughing and joking.
"How naive..." Yu Xi murmured softly, with a faint smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.
She flashed and instantly passed through the water curtain of the waterfall, sneaking into Takigakure Village silently.
On the training ground, Fu was happily showing off her newly acquired flying ability.
She spread the transparent wings behind her and floated lightly in the air, the sunlight shining through the thin wings casting colorful shadows.
"Look! I'm flying higher!"
She waved to her companions on the ground, smiling as brightly as a carefree child.
Yuxi stood in the shadows, watching her quietly.
"Sorry, little girl." Yu Xi said softly, and the next second, her figure appeared behind Fu.
Fu didn't even have time to turn around before she felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck.
Her vision blurred instantly, her wings drooped weakly, and her whole body fell like a kite with a broken string.
Yu Xi caught her with one hand and gently pressed her abdomen with the other hand, with a faint golden light shining from her fingertips.
"Nanabi, I'll take it."
A powerful suction force burst out from Yuxi's palm, and Fu's body began to tremble violently.
The chakra of the Seven-Tails was forcibly extracted and turned into a ball of dark blue light floating in Yuxi's hand.
"It's... it's you?! Why would you do this? This child has done nothing wrong... why?" Nanao said in shock
"Quiet, Nana-sama, I didn't say I wanted her to die." Yu Xi threw it into the system storage space.
Fu's face quickly turned pale, and her breathing became so weak that it almost stopped - the Jinchūriki should have been dead after losing the tailed beast.
She stared at Fu's dying appearance, her brows slightly furrowed.
"Be an ordinary person!" She placed her palm on Fu's chest again, and a gentle force was slowly injected into her.
Fu's breathing gradually became steady, and a hint of color returned to her pale cheeks.
"This power is just a disaster for you." Yu Xi said in a low voice.
In the original work, this little girl died tragically at the hands of Hidan and Kakuzu.
"One more nine-tail is missing." Yu Xi took a small dried fish from the system space and took a bite.
