Naruto: I Am Uchiha Sasuke!?

Inside the Mizukage Building, Sasuke carefully studied Yagura.

He was a small, thin man with green hair, purple eyes, and a suture-like scar under his left eye. On his back, he carried an oversized club-like weapon with a hook at the front.

"So, this is Yagura? He really does have a baby face," Sasuke mused.

Despite his youthful appearance, Yagura was actually older than Terumi Mei.

"Let's go."

Yagura's voice was calm but emotionless as he gave the order.

Several Anbu followed behind him as he, Terumi Mei, Sasuke, and Ao left Kirigakure.

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Deep within the mountainous forests, the group moved swiftly through the trees.

Yagura remained eerily silent the entire time.

Terumi Mei glanced at Sasuke and cautiously approached him.

"Hey, little rascal, are you sure Mizukage-sama is really under genjutsu?" she whispered.

If Yagura wasn't actually controlled, this would be considered an act of treason. If they failed, her fate would be no different from Zabuza's.

Sasuke nodded slightly. "I'm sure. Just stick to the plan."

Terumi Mei bit her lower lip.

"This is a huge gamble… but if this works, it could change everything."

Soon, they arrived at a large, tranquil lake.

Yagura stopped on the branch of a tall tree, surveying the area.

"Ao, where are the traitors?"

His tone was flat, but his eyes carried a hint of suspicion. There were no signs of a battle anywhere, completely contradicting what Terumi Mei had reported earlier.

Terumi Mei took a deep breath and stepped forward.

"Mizukage-sama, we brought you here to confirm something," she said carefully. "As a perfect Jinchūriki, you should be able to fully transform into a Tailed Beast. We need to verify the condition of Isobu, the Three-Tails."

Yagura's expression darkened.

"Hmm? Are you giving me orders, Terumi Mei?" His gaze sharpened. "Ao, Terumi Mei, you dare deceive me?"

"How bold… Take them down!"

At Yagura's command, the Anbu immediately moved to attack.

"Wait!" Terumi Mei swiftly unrolled a scroll, her voice echoing with authority. "We suspect that Lord Yagura is under genjutsu! This order comes from the elders!"

The Anbu hesitated.

While Yagura was their leader, the elders also held great influence. More importantly, they couldn't deny that Yagura had drastically changed over the years.

Yagura clicked his tongue in frustration. "Hmph. Useless fools!"

Without hesitation, he lunged forward.

"Now!"

Terumi Mei and the others quickly retreated to the lake.

As soon as they reached the water's surface—

Boom!

Giant runes emerged from beneath the water, forming a massive barrier around them.

"Water Style Barrier: Hurricane Water Sealing Formation!"

Mist Shinobi ninjas hidden around the area formed hand seals in unison.

In an instant, a colossal water prison enclosed Yagura and the others, sealing them off from the outside world.

Outside, the Anbu froze in shock.

"What?! A Water Prison Barrier?! That's a secret Kirigakure technique!"

"What do we do now?!"

The Anbu captain hesitated, then turned to one of his subordinates. "You—go back to the village and alert the others!"

He then refocused on the battlefield inside the barrier.

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Inside the sealed space, Yagura removed his club-like weapon from his back, his cold gaze sweeping across the group.

"Are you all planning to assassinate me?"

"Hmph. Enough talking—break the illusion!" Terumi Mei commanded.

Ao flicked his wrist, launching several kunai toward Yagura.

Yagura swiftly formed a hand seal—

"Water Style: Water Wall!"

A towering barrier of water rose, blocking the attack with ease.

But Terumi Mei had already formed her own seals.

"Boil Style: Skilled Mist Technique!"

Opening her lips slightly, she unleashed a thick, boiling mist.

"Sasuke, stay behind me!" Terumi Mei warned. "This will burn through anything!"

Inside the barrier, her Boil Style was even more lethal than usual.

Sure enough, the mist began corroding Yagura's body, exposing raw, bloodied flesh beneath.

"Ugh… You damn traitors!" Yagura roared.

Suddenly, a violent red chakra erupted from his body, rapidly forming three swaying tails.

His body hunched forward, his fingers clawing into the ground as his form became more beast-like.

"Half-Tailed Beast transformation!"

"Mizukage-sama is channeling the full power of the Three-Tails!"

Ao and Terumi Mei's faces darkened.

With the Tailed Beast Chakra shrouding him, the damage from Boil Style was drastically reduced.

Sasuke, however, smirked.

"I've been waiting for this moment."

"You guys cover me!"

Lightning crackled around Sasuke's body as he bolted forward.

"Sasuke, stop! It's too dangerous!"

Terumi Mei reached out, but he was already gone.

Wrapped in Lightning Chakra, Sasuke became a blur.

"He's fast!" Ao thought in shock.

Yagura let out a beastly roar.

He lashed out with a tendril of crimson chakra, ensnaring Sasuke in an instant.

"Got you!"

Terumi Mei immediately reacted.

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet!"

A massive dragon formed from water surged toward Yagura.

But Yagura opened his mouth—

Boom!

A miniature Tailed Beast Bomb blasted through the water dragon, dispersing it instantly.

"Hah! It's over for you!"

Yagura prepared to crush Sasuke—

Then his expression twisted in shock.

His chakra cloak flickered, rapidly disintegrating.

"W-What?!"

Sasuke's smirk widened.

"Just as I thought… the Onigara Technique can even absorb Tailed Beast Chakra."

But Yagura wasn't done.

Red chakra erupted once again.

A massive, armored tail sprouted from his back, his form growing even larger.

The lake beneath them churned violently.

Ao's expression turned grim.

"He's going into full transformation—stop him!"

But Sasuke was already moving.

With a flick of his wrist, he drew a giant shuriken from his waist and hurled it with terrifying speed.

Yagura roared, swinging his tail to swat it aside—

Poof!

The shuriken transformed into Sasuke mid-air.

Lightning crackled.

"Chidori!"

The piercing sound of a thousand birds echoed.

A streak of blinding light shot forward—

Slash!

Blood splattered through the air.

Yagura's monstrous tail was severed clean at the root!