At the Fire Country border, seven or eight figures moved swiftly through the forest, stopping at a basin.
"Boss, the seal is at its limit. Should we proceed as planned?" Sasori asked, holding a large scroll.
The intricate seals glowed like flames, and the scroll seemed to ripple and bulge as if manipulated by an unseen hand.
"Let's proceed. A few more beatings, and it'll be docile," Kai said with a gentle smile.
His seemingly innocent smile sent chills down everyone's spines, even the Three-Tails shivering and retreating into Kai's backpack, remembering the Four-Tail's ordeal and its decision to side with Kai.
"Little Three, don't slack off. You're key. Don't screw this up, or your next meal will be bananas," Kai said, glancing at the Three-Tails.
Energized, the Three-Tails scrambled onto Kai's shoulder, letting out a triumphant roar.
Seeing the mighty Three-Tails reduced to a playful dog by Kai, the others twitched. They foresaw the Four-Tails' fate.
To avoid a similar beating, they focused intently. They couldn't afford to fail; the next target of ridicule would be one of them.
"Go!"
Kai gave the order. Sasori tossed the scroll into the air.
"Release!"
The seal shattered, revealing the Puppet Factory and the massive, crimson form of the Four-Tails.
The usually ferocious beast shivered at the sight of the smiling boy perched on a branch and quickly landed, its only thought being escape.
"Water Release: Great Waterfall Wave!"
Two roars echoed as Kisame and Zabuza formed hand seals with incredible speed, unleashing a massive wave that engulfed the basin, submerging the Four-Tails.
Deidara's eyes widened as he formed hand seals, and a massive sixty-meter clay octopus burst from the ground, wrapping around the Four-Tails.
Sasori unleashed his three hundred puppets, and four masked figures with bodies of pulsating veins emerged. Even Hidan swung his scythe at the Four-Tails.
The overwhelming force silenced the Four-Tails.
"Can I surrender?" The Four-Tails' face twitched, the nightmare repeating itself. It had lost count of the beatings.
"Ouch ow ow!" A strange cry echoed as a massive body slammed into the Four-Tails, filling the basin with screams.
"Surrender is invalid! Beat it!"
The Three-Tails launched spittle iron bullets and whipped the Four-Tails with its tail.
Puppets rained down, elemental jutsu flew, and a massive clay explosion rocked the area.
Kisame's attack was particularly brutal. Hidan's curse was the only tame part of the show.
The tailed beast was needed alive; they couldn't just stab it in the heart. Facing one Akatsuki member was bad enough; facing the whole group was torture.
After ten minutes of relentless assault, the beating ended. The Four-Tails lay battered and broken. Everyone looked at Kai, knowing that a single word from him would restart the assault.
"Seal it up," Kai said, looking at the defeated Four-Tails.
Sasori hesitated. "Boss, should we continue? Maybe ask if it wants to surrender? I'm worried it'll go insane if we keep this up."
Seven beatings was exhausting, even for them. Tailed beasts were resilient, recovering quickly from physical injuries, though mental trauma was another matter.
"Little Four, stop playing dead. Decide. We're tired. I'm hungry after seven beatings," the Three-Tails said, landing on the Four-Tails' head.
"The Boss's cooking is amazing. You'll be like me—eat, then kill ten people, bloodying every slap."
The others were eager to end this. The beating was unpleasant, but so was fighting an immortal opponent.
The Four-Tails slowly opened its eyes.
"I surrender. But no more group beatings. And stop with the cooking boasts, you stupid turtle! Not every tailed beast is like you, becoming a dog for food. I prefer bananas."
The Three-Tails' eyes lit up. It scurried to Kai, panting. "Boss, mission accomplished! I don't know about bananas, but everyone's hungry.
Can we eat?" The Three-Tails had been craving Kai's cooking.
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