"It seems that we have to be serious this time." Red chakra gradually enveloped Killer Bee, and eight tails condensed by real chakra swayed
"It seems that we have to be serious this time." Red chakra gradually enveloped Killer Bee, and eight tails condensed by real chakra swayed
"It seems that we have to be serious this time." Red chakra gradually enveloped Killer Bee, and eight tails condensed by real chakra swayed in the air. Killer Bee made an 'I love you' gesture, "Use the eighth one."
"Be careful, Sasukae, this monster is coming." Suigetsu warned.
As soon as the voice fell, Killer Bee, who had completed the half-tailed beast transformation, passed Suigetsu and Jūgo and rushed straight towards Sasukae. Sasukae's Sharingan flashed, and with the powerful insight it provided, he saw through Killer Bee's movements and dodged in advance.
Who knew that Killer Bee was just feinting? The moment Sasukae dodged, he rushed straight towards Fujiwara Kirito, proudly thinking: No matter how powerful your chakra is, a medical ninja is still a medical ninja — they don't have much attack power.
Moreover, it's common sense to eliminate the medical ninja first.
"Oops." Suigetsu was shocked to see that Killer Bee's target wasn't Sasukae anymore, but Fujiwara Kirito. A gloating smile appeared on his face.
It wasn't only for Kirito, but also for Killer Bee.
Kirito wanted to sit this one out but was mistaken as a soft target by Killer Bee.
The latter should never, ever mess with this monster Fujiwara Kirito.
Killer Bee had no idea what Suigetsu was thinking. His right arm, transformed into a tailed beast, condensed into a white bull's skull. As it approached Kirito, it suddenly shot forward at his chest. "Lariat!"
Boom.
The ground exploded instantly. Smoke and dust blanketed the entire square as golden lightning flickered.
The violent wind blew away the three members of the Eagle Squad who were closest, hurling them into the plaza at the entrance of Yunlei Gorge.
"Ahem." Uchiha Sasukae coughed due to the smoke. He immediately asked about his teammates' condition, "Jūgo, Suigetsu, are you okay?"
"Not bad." Jūgo answered with difficulty. At the critical moment, he used his tough body to shield Sasukae from harm.
Suigetsu had been hit by falling rubble and fell into the water.
"It's okay." Suigetsu's head popped out, "I just don't know how the two monsters above are doing."
Hearing this, Sasukae looked up toward the smoke-covered square with his Sharingan, recalling the scene and wondering if that guy had really taken that attack head-on.
In the smoke and dust—
The half-tailed beast Killer Bee still maintained the "Lariat" posture, his right arm pressed against Fujiwara Kirito's chest. The cow bone fragments were scattered on the ground. Kirito looked calm and unbothered. No matter how hard Killer Bee tried, he couldn't budge him.
"How is this possible? He actually blocked my Lariat?" Killer Bee's eyes widened. Even the Eight-Tails inside him was shocked.
"Lariat?" Kirito pursed his lips and smiled. "Half-tailed beast state, lightning chakra all over the body, elbow forming a bull skull for a full-force charge—pretty good. But unfortunately, it doesn't work."
"A ninja battle is a contest of chakra. With your level, I can suppress you with chakra alone."
"How can it be useless!" Killer Bee roared and swung his tailed-beast-cloaked fist at Kirito, the force clearing away the smoke.
But it was useless. That punch, even in half-tailed beast form, was at most equal to Tsunade's strength. Strong, but not enough.
Kirito caught it with one hand.
"There's something I forgot to tell you. You picked the wrong opponent. If you hadn't attacked me, you might've walked away unscathed."
Kirito smiled and exerted a bit of force. Crack! The sound of bones breaking echoed as Killer Bee's wrist shattered.
"Ah!" Killer Bee screamed in pain, dropping to one knee, spitting out white steam while cursing in his usual rhythm, "It hurts so bad, you idiot, you bastard."
The smoke cleared, revealing the scene to Team Eagle below.
In the horrified eyes of Sasukae, Suigetsu, and Jūgo, Kirito threw Killer Bee into the air and delivered a kick. His body curled like a boiled shrimp and shot out like a cannonball. The land collapsed, and lake water halted momentarily.
He knocked down three mountains before finally being buried in rubble.
"Wow!" Suigetsu stared in disbelief and glanced back at Kirito with fear.
What kind of monster is this?
That kick sent the Eight-Tails flying without resistance—utterly miserable.
Jūgo frowned. He couldn't help but wonder: Are all Akatsuki members this monstrous?
As for Uchiha Sasukae, his shock was mixed with frustration. This man, who had influenced Orochimaru to enhance him, now stood as a mountain he could never surpass—no matter how strong he got.
"Hey, is that Eight-Tails guy still alive?" Suigetsu leapt out, brandishing his beheading sword.
"Who knows? The Sharingan doesn't see through everything." Sasukae clicked his tongue and clenched his fists, wondering, How strong are you, Fujiwara Kirito?
Jūgo spoke next, "With that level of power, even the Eight-Tails might be unconscious. But he's not dead—remember, we need the Jinchūriki alive."
"You're wrong." The three turned to find Kirito had silently appeared behind them. "The Eight-Tails' Jinchūriki isn't as weak as you think. He's the only perfect Jinchūriki alive."
Suddenly, a loud crash erupted from the collapsed mountains. A massive creature with a bull's head, octopus body, and eight tails burst out of the rubble, cursing in rhythm:
"You idiot, you bastard, you made me cry, now it's time to die! Feel the wrath of the Eight-Tails' vibe!"
"Bi, don't mess around. That young man is dangerous. Use your full power or you'll lose," warned the Eight-Tails.
"Okay, little Hachi." In their spiritual space, Killer Bee danced on the Eight-Tails' nose.
Outside, the full-tailed beast roared. Black chakra formed into a massive Tailed Beast Bomb in its mouth.
"What is that thing?! Is that even chakra?" Suigetsu panicked.
"Sasuke, what should we do? That looks like a long-range nuke!" Jūgo looked to Kirito for hope.
Sasukae activated his Mangekyō Sharingan, preparing to summon Susanoo—until Kirito said in his ear, "Give it up. Your Susanoo won't handle this. You'll be blasted to pieces."
"Then what should we do, just sit and die?" Sasukae roared.
"You're still impulsive. I wonder if Orochimaru taught you this defensive summoning ninjutsu from the First Hokage. Even if he did, after seeing the Sound Four fail with it, you probably skipped it. Watch closely."
Kirito bit his finger and slapped the ground. Summoning runes spread. As the Eight-Tails fired the Tailed Beast Bomb, five Rashomon gates emerged from the ground.
"This is..." Sasukae and Suigetsu were stunned. Orochimaru could only summon three gates. Kirito summoned five.
What they didn't know was that five was the limit of Rashomon gates.
The first Hokage himself could only barely stop Madara's attack with five. Kirito—now even stronger—could block the Eight-Tails.
The Tailed Beast Bomb blasted through the first three gates, slowed at the fourth, and was nullified by the fifth.
Boom! A pit hundreds of meters wide remained. Water filled in, turning a small pond into a lake. The three members below were speechless.
"He actually blocked it..." Killer Bee was stunned.
"This is the First Hokage's summoning, the Fifth Rashomon. It can't be used repeatedly. Bi, finish them now!" urged the Eight-Tails.
"Nope. I've got other ideas." Killer Bee smirked.
"You're afraid Raikage will find out, huh?" the Eight-Tails asked.
Dancing in his mind, Killer Bee replied, "Don't let big bro know. I'm always trapped here, I need a break!"
He lunged forward, stabbing his eight tails viciously at Kirito and the others.
"I blocked the Tailed Beast Bomb. Now it's your turn, Sasukae." Kirito patted him and vanished.
Just like the original, Sasukae used Amaterasu, which hurt the enemy—and himself.
Killer Bee used the Octopus Clone to escape underwater.
Sasukae, thinking he had won, took the clone and left.
Inside Killer Bee's mind:
"Little Hachi, the Akatsuki are gone, right?"
"I don't sense any chakra. They're gone."
"Then let's surface." Bee tore the octopus leg and swam out.
He was met with a white blade to his face.
Looking up, he saw a handsome smiling man—Fujiwara Kirito.
Bee tried to move but was bound by Wood Release.
"Xiao Hachi, it's genjutsu. Break it!"
"No—it's real. This guy's chakra surpasses even ours. And he uses Wood Release. But he doesn't seem to want to capture us."
"Asshole, idiot, what do you want?" Bee asked while dancing.
"One more song and I'll castrate you." Kirito pointed the blade at his bell.
Bee froze. "What do you want?"
"Just to confirm something." Kirito released Mirror Flower, Water Moon and entered Bee's spiritual world.
He wanted to see if the Eight-Tails, sharing senses with Bee, could also be hypnotized.
If so, Nagato—who controls Pain via shared chakra—could be manipulated similarly.
"You can enter here?!" the Eight-Tails exclaimed.
"This isn't difficult. Attack me with everything. Impress me, and I'll let you go," Kirito said.
The Eight-Tails fought hard, but Kirito cut off all eight tails.
Now he confirmed it—Mirror Flower, Water Moon works through chakra sharing. If Killer Bee can be hypnotized, so can Pain.
(End of this chapter)