CHAPTER 256: CHAPTER 256 : THE HELPLESS KAGUYA

Fire Country, Konohagakure.

It had been a while since the massive God Tree vanished from the skyline.

Inside the Hokage’s Office.

Kushina, Mikoto, and Tsunade were deep in thought.

Their expressions were serious, tinged with worry.

Kushina idly twirled a strand of her vibrant red hair around her finger.

"Tsunade-nee, when that giant tree was still there, I could feel a massive chakra presence."

Currently, Kushina’s sensory ability was likely second only to Kurama himself among the shinobi world.

The chakra emanating from that tree was overwhelming, unmatched.

It was the first time she had felt something of such magnitude.

More importantly, she sensed Kurama’s chakra interwoven within the tree’s energy.

And then, it disappeared.

It could only mean Kurama had something to do with it.

She glanced at the other two women, reading the concern on their faces.

With a playful smile, she spoke up.

"Mikoto, Tsunade-nee, you’re not seriously worried about Kurama-sama, are you? What’s there to worry about?"

Her lighthearted tone reminded them who they were talking about.

Kurama never engaged in battles he wasn’t absolutely sure of winning.

Everything he did felt like part of some divine narrative.

Not even legends like Uchiha Madara or Senju Hashirama could stand against him.

Who in this world dared challenge him?

"Haaah..."

Realizing this, Mikoto and Tsunade relaxed a bit.

Their tension faded, though the anxiety about the unfolding situation still lingered.

But without Kurama present, they could only wait.

Tsunade sighed, irritated but resigned.

"Tch. That bastard Kurama always causes trouble."

From her perspective, Kurama had shaken the very foundations of the Five Great Nations.

Konoha was just the beginning.

First, he brought down the corrupt Third Hokage and his Council.

Then came the titanic clash between Madara and Hashirama that left entire regions in ruin.

The battle site was so devastated, it would be decades before anything could grow there again.

He seized the Two-Tails and Eight-Tails from Kumogakure.

He took the Four-Tails and Five-Tails from Iwagakure.

In the Wind Country, he not only took Shukaku but completely wiped Sunagakure off the map.

Gone. As if it had never existed.

A single Tailed Beast Bomb obliterated Amegakure, the Village Hidden in the Rain.

Even Hanzō the Salamander, the so-called "Demi-God" of the ninja world, crumbled before Kurama.

The Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, was slain, and both the Three-Tails and Six-Tails taken from Kirigakure.

Even minor nations weren’t safe. He raided Takigakure and snatched away the wild Seven-Tails.

His presence spanned the entire shinobi world.

Tsunade’s head throbbed just thinking about it.

Thankfully, none of the affected nations dared retaliate.

Not because they didn’t want to—but because they were terrified.

The sheer destructive power Kurama possessed made resistance unthinkable.

Even the Third Raikage ended up supporting Kurama’s vision of true Tailed Beast balance—where no village monopolized their power.

Kumogakure was now actively helping Kurama track down the remaining tailed beasts.

Kirigakure’s shinobi had been paralyzed by fear after witnessing the destruction Kurama could unleash.

Now, no one dared touch Konoha.

Tsunade chuckled dryly, shaking her head.

"Kurama, you reckless lunatic. You really don’t let people breathe."

Meanwhile, inside the core of the Dimensional Ball Space—

Kaguya’s two small bone spears, crafted from her All-Killing Ash Bones, clashed with the enormous spears launched from Kurama’s palms.

The result was humiliating.

Her attacks were immediately overpowered.

Zetsu watched, mouth agape.

This was the first time he had seen his mother rendered so powerless.

"Mom, get out of there!"

Kaguya was stunned.

Once could be chalked up to coincidence. Twice, perhaps, luck.

But a third time?

Kurama had used the exact same technique, and it completely outclassed hers.

From the spatial manipulation in the Dimensional Palace, to matching her Eighty Gods Vacuum Fists, and now the All-Killing Ash Bones—

Every time she initiated an attack, Kurama used the same move and beat her at it.

Kaguya clenched her fists.

He wasn’t lying.

He really did know everything she knew.

"Some kind of advanced mimicry? No... more than that."

But she had no time to think.

The two massive bone spears approached at blinding speed.

Even though she was technically immortal, getting hit by her own technique would do massive damage.

CRACK—

Suddenly, a swirling black void opened behind her.

Her own portal: the Yomotsu Hirasaka.

She slipped into the rift just before the impact.

Kurama’s bone spears tore through the air and embedded themselves into a distant mountain.

BOOM—

The mountain exploded on impact.

Rocks and dust scattered like confetti in a storm.

Such was the destructive power of Kurama’s version of the All-Killing Ash Bones.

"Tsk... my precious wife sure knows how to run."

Kurama grinned wickedly.

But Kaguya hadn’t fled.

Another portal appeared silently behind Kurama.

A pale hand reached through it—her hand.

Another bone spear launched at his exposed back.

Zetsu couldn’t hide his glee.

So close. It was perfect.

"That’s it, Mom. Got him now!"

But no—

At the same instant, a second dark portal opened behind Kurama.

His own Yomotsu Hirasaka.

The bone spear vanished into the abyss, nullified completely.

Zetsu’s jaw dropped.

Kurama had copied even this ability.

Nothing was hidden from him.

Kaguya was losing her composure.

Why? Why wasn’t anything working?

Then she felt it.

A firm, warm grip wrapping around her wrist.

Kurama’s large hand seized her slender one through the portal.

With a powerful yank, he pulled her through the gate.

Straight into his arms.

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