Hanekawa watched the gigantic creature charging toward him and formed hand seals.
Earth Release: Swamp of the Underworld!
The ground beneath the Two-Tails instantly turned into a dark swamp.
Its massive body was too heavy, and as soon as the swamp appeared, it sank a third of the way in.
The Two-Tails violently shook its body, and its chakra transformed into flames that surrounded it.
The water in the swamp was instantly evaporated, and the mud turned into scorched earth.
The Two-Tails leaped out of the swamp and slammed into the wooden shield in front of it.
Boom!
The branches and vines composing the shield shattered, and the flames clinging to the Two-Tails' body set them ablaze.
Hanekawa calmly waved his hands, and a surge of chakra flowed into the ground.
In an instant, the withered wood came back to life. The burned branches and vines sprouted anew and began to grow wildly once more.
Water Release: Water Collision Wave!
Hanekawa clapped his hands, and water formed into a whirlwind before exploding into a massive river.
The river surged like waves, extinguishing the flames and rushing toward the Two-Tails.
A scorching heat filled the air.
The Two-Tails gathered chakra in its throat and spat out a massive fireball.
When water and fire collided, a thick mist spread.
Hanekawa's figure became blurry within the mist.
The Two-Tails kicked off the ground and, relying on its thick hide, charged again.
Water Release: Water Wall!
A wall of water rose in front of the Two-Tails.
It didn't dodge, crashing directly into the water wall.
The wall shook violently before shattering under the immense force.
The Two-Tails shook its head and quickly located Hanekawa.
At that moment, a warning flashed in its mind.
Water Release: Water Severing Wave!
Hanekawa leaned back and spat out a thin, high-pressure stream of water from his mouth.
The water stream shot like a spear at incredible speed toward the Two-Tails.
The Two-Tails didn't hesitate to retreat, but its massive size made it too slow.
The highly compressed water stream cut through the flames on its side and pierced deep into its body.
"Ah!"
The Two-Tails let out a pained roar.
"Yugito!"
Mabui instinctively shouted.
Samui also showed a look of concern.
The Fourth Raikage's expression was grave, realizing the difficulty of the situation.
He couldn't defeat Tsunade quickly, and Killer Bee was being held back by Uchiha Shisui, Hatake Sakumo, and Katsuyu.
Only Yugito was facing Hanekawa alone.
Although she was a jinchūriki, her specialty was Fire Release, which was unfortunately countered by Hanekawa's Water Release.
"Distracted during a fight?!"
Tsunade snorted coldly and punched him, sending him flying.
The Fourth Raikage's body stabilized mid-air, and he landed smoothly.
He looked at Tsunade, his expression turning serious.
The only way to save Yugito was to defeat Tsunade and then rush to her aid.
The Tailed Beast chakra erupted once more.
After being injured, the Two-Tails gathered chakra throughout its body to repair the wound.
Even so, it wasn't in good shape.
While the Tailed Beast's chakra was nearly infinite, the jinchūriki was not.
As a human, Yugito had her limits.
If she sustained too much damage and could no longer fight, the full Tailed Beast transformation would end, and the Tailed Beast would also be unable to continue.
"Yugito, use the Tailed Beast Bomb!"
The Two-Tails' voice echoed in Nii Yugito's mind.
A jinchūriki capable of full Tailed Beast transformation wouldn't lose their rationality and could communicate with the Tailed Beast.
"But..."
Yugito hesitated.
"If you don't use it, you can't defeat him, and more Kumogakure ninjas will die!"
The Two-Tails knew her concerns, but now was the time for sacrifice.
"Damn it!"
Yugito, controlling the Two-Tails, raised its head.
A terrifying amount of chakra rapidly gathered, compressing into a dark red sphere in its mouth.
"It's a Tailed Beast Bomb!"
Hyūga Hizashi immediately shouted a warning. "Everyone, retreat!"
Not only the Konoha ninjas but even the Kumogakure ninjas began to run.
After all, the Tailed Beast Bomb didn't distinguish between friend and foe.
Tsunade couldn't help but show concern.
The Tailed Beast Bomb's power was devastating. Could Hanekawa withstand it?
Unfortunately, he hadn't learned the Flying Thunder God Technique, and Minato Namikaze wasn't here.
But now, she could only trust Hanekawa.
"Shisui!"
Hatake Sakumo dodged the Eight-Tails' tail attack and shouted.
"I know!"
Uchiha Shisui gritted his teeth.
The Susanoo above him was pushed to its limits, its massive skeletal arms firmly holding back the Eight-Tails.
While the other ninjas could temporarily retreat due to the Two-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb, they couldn't.
If the Eight-Tails also used a Tailed Beast Bomb, no one could stop it.
As for Hanekawa, Uchiha Shisui didn't think the Tailed Beast Bomb could kill him.
"Yugito..."
Mabui hesitated.
She knew that using the Tailed Beast Bomb would cause significant casualties among the Kumogakure ninjas.
But it was the only option left.
"Will we win?"
Samui landed beside Mabui and asked uncertainly.
Hanekawa had already severed ties with Kumogakure.
Though she felt regret, there was nothing she could do but become his enemy.
After all, she couldn't betray Kumogakure.
"We will definitely win!"
Mabui said firmly. "No ninja can survive a Tailed Beast Bomb!"
Water Release: Great Water Collision Wave!
The moment the Two-Tails prepared the Tailed Beast Bomb, Hanekawa formed hand seals.
A massive amount of chakra flew from his mouth, transforming into an endless sea.
The sea churned and boiled, forming towering waves.
The Two-Tails opened its mouth to the fullest, and the dark red Tailed Beast Bomb shot out.
Wherever it passed, the air distorted, and everything turned to ash.
Boom!
A blinding light erupted, and the sea of water was torn apart, leaving a deep trench in the ground.
The forest created by Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees couldn't withstand the force, and the towering trees were shattered.
The ninjas and corpses of both Konoha and Kumogakure within the Tailed Beast Bomb's range were completely obliterated.
"Is he dead?"
The Two-Tails stood in place, panting heavily.
Although Tailed Beasts had nearly infinite chakra, using a Tailed Beast Bomb consumed too much chakra at once, making it difficult for them to sustain.
Except for the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, none could fire consecutive Tailed Beast Bombs.
The Two-Tails looked toward where the Tailed Beast Bomb had landed.
There was a massive crater.
The area was littered with scattered water, fallen trees, and debris.
"He's dead!"
After a thorough search and finding no trace of Hanekawa, the Two-Tails was overjoyed.
"It seems you're about to lose!"
The Fourth Raikage couldn't help but show a hint of joy.
Even with his temperament, seeing the stalemate break was hard to contain.
The Konoha ninjas felt their hearts sink, their faces pale.
"It's not that easy!"
Tsunade, as if noticing something, suddenly laughed.
If Hanekawa had died, the forest would have lost control, but it hadn't.
"What do you mean?"
The Fourth Raikage frowned, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.
The sound of water echoed.
The scattered puddles of water around the area began to gather.
Water Release: Great Water Collision Wave!
From one of the puddles, Hanekawa emerged.
This was the Water Transformation Technique.
Except for Lightning Release, which could counter it, he was nearly invincible while transformed into water.
Of course, this required the presence of water.
And Water Release: Great Water Collision Wave provided plenty of water.
No matter how powerful the Tailed Beast Bomb was, it couldn't evaporate an entire sea.
However, this method of withstanding the Tailed Beast Bomb was something only Hanekawa could achieve.
The Hōzuki clan had the Water Transformation Technique, but they couldn't use Water Release: Great Water Collision Wave.
Hanekawa took a deep breath and spat out another sea.
The Two-Tails, completely unprepared for such a Water Release technique, was submerged in an instant.
It struggled to rise, instinctively gathering chakra.
But having just used the Tailed Beast Bomb, it couldn't immediately produce enough flames to resist the sea.
The flames around its body lasted only two seconds before being extinguished.
Hanekawa focused his mind, and endless waves surged toward the Two-Tails.
Layer after layer, the waves gave the Two-Tails no chance to catch its breath.
Its struggles gradually weakened until Yugito could no longer maintain the full Tailed Beast transformation and fell unconscious.
Her body floated on the water's surface, drifting with the waves.
The battlefield fell silent.
"Yugito!"
The Fourth Raikage wanted to rush to her aid but was blocked by Tsunade.
However, many Kumogakure ninjas ran across the water toward Yugito.
"Not so fast!"
Hyūga Hizashi and others instantly appeared in front of them.
A fierce battle broke out on the water's surface.
Hanekawa wiped the sweat from his forehead.
This battle had consumed a massive amount of his chakra.
Both Water Release: Great Water Collision Wave and Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees required an astonishing amount of chakra.
But the battle wasn't over yet.
Hanekawa walked over to the unconscious Yugito.
Four Symbols Seal!
He formed hand seals and implanted the sealing formula into Yugito's body, completely sealing her power.
Hanekawa thought for a moment and formed another seal.
A rock clone appeared.
"Guard her," Hanekawa ordered.
At that moment, three lines of text suddenly appeared before his eyes.
**[A-Rank Talent: Cat Catcher.]**
**[Activation Condition: Defeat the Two-Tails, Matatabi.]**
**[Effect: All Fire Release techniques' power increases by 150%.]**
"Fire Release, huh?"
Hanekawa raised an eyebrow, not particularly surprised.
In the original story, the Two-Tails, Matatabi, never used any kekkei genkai, only Fire Release.
But the Fire Release boost wasn't bad.
Once he obtained the "Fire Release Jōnin" talent, he would have a 250% boost, only slightly weaker than Water Release.
As Hanekawa pondered, he heard a cracking sound, like bones breaking.
He instinctively looked toward the source of the sound—Uchiha Shisui's Susanoo.
The half-bodied skeleton was under fierce attack from the Eight-Tails.
This was Tailed Beast Eight Twists!
Hanekawa remembered.
The Eight-Tails' technique involved wrapping itself in its tentacles and spinning at high speed.
In the original story, the Eight-Tails had used this move to knock out five jinchūriki.
Katsuyu tried to help, but the Eight-Tails, spinning like a top, repelled it.
The cracking sound spread, and the Susanoo's skeletal body shattered.
Uchiha Shisui spat out blood.
Though the Susanoo was powerful, it consumed too much chakra.
His chakra and ocular power were decent, but he couldn't use them as recklessly as Hanekawa.
Moreover, he was too young. Holding back the Eight-Tails for so long was already his limit.
After all, the Eight-Tails wasn't the Two-Tails—it was the second strongest Tailed Beast, just below the Nine-Tails.
"Shisui!"
Hatake Sakumo immediately stood in front of Uchiha Shisui.
Katsuyu split off a smaller clone and climbed onto his shoulder.
"I... I'm fine," Uchiha Shisui wiped the blood from his mouth, though his eyes stung.
Was it time to use Kotoamatsukami?
At that moment, an incredibly thick earthen wall rose in front of them.
The Eight-Tails crashed into it, causing cracks to form, but it held for a second.
"It's Hanekawa!"
Uchiha Shisui's face lit up with relief.
He turned and saw that Yugito had already been defeated and captured.
"Sakumo, take Shisui and retreat," Hanekawa said, his expression serious as he faced the Eight-Tails, which was even larger than the Two-Tails.
He had defeated the Two-Tails using Water Release, but the Eight-Tails wasn't weak to water.
The Nine-Tails' forms each had specific traits.
The Eight-Tails was an octopus, so it naturally wasn't afraid of water.
"Lady Katsuyu, go heal the others," Hanekawa waved his hand.
Katsuyu was a support-type summon, and forcing it to fight was too much. It was better to have it heal, which was more useful.
"Lord Hanekawa, please be careful," Katsuyu said before its massive body split into countless smaller clones.
"Arrogant brat!"
The Eight-Tails glared at Hanekawa, especially the trees around him, and growled, "I hate Wood Release!"
"Hate?"
Hanekawa smiled. "I think you're scared."
"Shut up!"
The Eight-Tails, reminded of its fear of Hashirama Senju, roared in anger. "Die!"
Its massive body moved, and its eight tails swept across the sky, striking toward Hanekawa with terrifying force.
Fire Release: Great Flame Technique!
Hanekawa formed hand seals, and a massive amount of chakra transformed into a sea of fire, spreading outward from him.
The Eight-Tails quickly retracted its tails to avoid being turned into grilled octopus.
But then it spat out a stream of black ink.
The flames were instantly extinguished, and the ink continued to spray toward Hanekawa.
As it approached him, the ink transformed into a smaller version of the Eight-Tails.
Hanekawa raised an eyebrow.
He remembered this—the Eight-Tails' sealing technique, Hidden Shadow Snake Hands.
Though the name was cumbersome, its effect was powerful.
If he was caught by the ink clone, he would be sealed and lose control of his body.
Body Flicker Technique!
Hanekawa leaped into the air, dodging the ink clone.
But at that moment, the clone extended its tentacles to grab him.
Hanekawa clapped his hands.
Wood Release: Advent of a World of Trees!
The forest destroyed by the Tailed Beast Bomb instantly regenerated.
Under his control, the nearby trees extended their branches and vines, tightly binding the ink clone.
Lava Release: Quicklime Congealing Technique!
Hanekawa spat out corrosive acid, completely dissolving the ink clone.
"Bastard!"
The Eight-Tails' chakra surged.
It leaped into the air, descending like a mountain onto Hanekawa.
Hanekawa focused his mind, and all the branches and vines above him formed a thick, sturdy net.
But it still couldn't stop the Eight-Tails.
The tremendous force shattered the net and cracked the ground beneath.
"Where are you, brat?!"
The Eight-Tails roared, scanning the area.
It didn't believe that Hanekawa, who had defeated the Two-Tails, could be killed so easily.
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