Konoha cat breeder

Chapter 217: Uchiha Madara

"Multiple Summoning Jutsu!!"

Smoke erupted in a hurry—several cats of different colors, each with distinct chakra signatures, appeared.

The moment they were summoned, they instantly merged into Tonari's body, disappearing without a trace.

Then—

A massive Tailed Beast Bomb closed in.

It was too late.

Even if he summoned Triple Rashōmon, there wasn't enough time for the gates to fully form and block the attack.

For the first time, Tonari faced a Tailed Beast Bomb up close.

For the first time, he truly felt the annihilating aura it radiated.

BOOM!

The explosion devoured everything in front of him.

A distance away—

Next to the Three-Tails—

A man stood silently.

His eyes seemed empty, or perhaps… completely detached from the world.

He watched the explosion unfold—

Expressionless.

At this moment—

Three Tailed Beasts had simultaneously appeared in the Land of Lightning.

Three Tailed Beast Bombs had been fired within mere moments.

The clash between Gyūki and Matatabi's Tailed Beast Bombs had carved a massive crater into the landscape.

A towering mushroom cloud of debris filled the sky, proof of the devastating power unleashed.

And then—

The Three-Tails' attack had landed.

It wasn't as massive as the previous explosion, but its destructive force was still immense.

"Do you think that kid can survive?"

Beside the young man, a dark, amorphous figure emerged, its voice dripping with intrigue.

"If he does… will you really consider adding him to the plan?"

At these words—

The young man's gaze sharpened.

The emptiness in his eyes disappeared—

Replaced by something deep.

Something ancient.

His Sharingan glowed menacingly.

A blood-red gaze, swirling with three black tomoe.

He turned his head slightly toward the black shadow.

"If he sensed even you, then he is more than qualified to be part of the plan."

His voice was calm.

Certain.

"This so-called 'capacity' you speak of…"

"He can handle it."

"And—"

"Even you underestimated him."

"Oh?"

Black Zetsu sounded genuinely surprised.

"I've never heard you praise a younger generation before, let alone one outside the Uchiha clan."

Zetsu chuckled.

"Are you finally impressed?"

The young man—Madara—let out a cold snort.

"The Uchiha clan?"

"Hmph."

"The day they chose to betray me—"

"They ceased to be the Uchiha I once led."

"They have nothing to do with me anymore."

His tone was icy.

His eyes burned with contempt.

Black Zetsu said nothing.

Then—

Madara's gaze snapped forward.

In the distance—

The smoke and debris began to clear.

A massive silhouette emerged from the devastation.

"…Interesting."

Madara's voice was almost amused.

Two large tails flicked through the air—

With a single movement, the remaining dust was blown away.

Revealing—

A colossal, blue-and-black-striped feline.

Matatabi.

The Two-Tails.

She had taken the full force of the Three-Tails' attack.

Yet—

She still stood.

Badly injured, yes—

But still standing.

Something far more shocking had also appeared.

From behind Matatabi, something began to rise—

A third tail.

A shadow of a fourth.

A fifth, ghostly yet present.

And then—

A sixth.

A massive chakra illusion, flickering in and out of existence.

A collection of tails, each one belonging to a different Tailed Beast.

The Two-Tails' body had just manifested Six-Tails' worth of phantom tails.

One of them—

A tentacle.

A tentacle that belonged to Gyūki.

From afar—

Gyūki stared in disbelief.

"You… That chakra…!"

The Eight-Tails froze.

His eyes locked onto the tentacle tail behind Matatabi.

Then—

Slowly, his hand reached for his own severed horn.

An unsettling realization crept over him.

Across the battlefield—

A similar thought hit A like a thunderbolt.

His face paled.

He suddenly remembered.

During the last rampage, Gyūki had gone berserk.

The result?

The death of the previous Jinchūriki—Blue B.

And—

A's own overcharged punch had severed Gyūki's horn.

But—

When they searched the battlefield afterward—

The horn had vanished.

Only a giant log was left in its place.

At the time, Kumo was too focused on covering up the disaster.

The missing horn seemed irrelevant compared to their losses.

But now—

Looking at Matatabi's phantom tentacle tail—

Looking at Gyūki clutching his missing horn—

A felt a terrifying realization sink in.

But—

Before he could even process it—

A wave of killing intent washed over him.

The Three-Tails shifted direction.

And—

A second Tailed Beast Bomb began forming.

This time—

It was aimed at Gyūki.

A frowned.

"What the hell is going on…?"

His eyes narrowed.

He had assumed the Three-Tails was an ally.

But—

Now?

It had attacked Gyūki.

And—

On top of the Three-Tails' head—

There stood a man in Kiri's uniform.

A man with Sharingan.

His eyes were ancient.

Not those of a young man.

Not those of a Kiri shinobi.

A and Gyūki realized it at the same time.

They had no idea who they were up against.

But—

One thing was clear.

This wasn't an ordinary battle.

Something far bigger was happening here.

A turned sharply.

"Bee!! We're leaving!!"

Gyūki hesitated, clenching his fists.

But—

He wasn't an idiot.

With Three-Tails turning against them…

With Two-Tails suddenly awakening a new power…

They had no advantage.

And more than that—

Bee was completely unconscious.

This battle was over.

A made the right decision.

Lightning Release Armor—Full Power.

The Raikage grabbed Bee and vanished.

From afar—

Madara's bored expression softened.

He watched A and Bee disappear.

Then—

His eyes turned toward Tonari.

A young shinobi sat on the ground—

Expressionless.

Four exhausted cats surrounded him.

The chakra that had kept Matatabi's tails phantomized faded away.

Tonari exhaled deeply.

"This is such a pain…"

Then—

A massive shadow loomed over him.

Slowly, he looked up.

The Three-Tails towered above him.

And atop its head—

Madara stared down at him.

Their gazes met.

Tonari saw the ancient, scarlet glow of the Sharingan.

For a brief moment—

All hope he had of avoiding this crumbled into dust.

He sighed.

Then—

He slumped down.

"...I give up."

Madara blinked.

For the first time—

He was genuinely caught off guard.

"...You know who I am, don't you?"

Tonari didn't look at him.

"...Yeah."

Madara's eyes narrowed.

"...Interesting."

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