"Rōshi, looks like Onoki-sama's scared." Tengen said, glancing at the grotesque figure to his left.
He knew it was Rōshi, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki. In this state, Han had lost all rationality, but Rōshi could still hold on for a while.
"No, we planned this." Rōshi said slowly, his menacing aura signaling a newfound strength. "The Tsuchikage has other matters. Our mission is to defeat you, ideally, to kill you."
"Rōshi, you weren't my match even as Son Goku." Tengen said gravely. "Think you can win now?"
Roar! Han, unable to restrain himself, lunged forward, his Five-Tails chakra forming claws that slashed at Tengen.
"I'm talking here. Get lost." Tengen said, clenching his fist. He compressed a fusion of air, Armament Haki, chakra, and ki into a single point. "Taijutsu: Inferno!"
His fist swung, unleashing a roaring dragon of blazing flames that engulfed Han. The air crackled, the combined forces reaching an unprecedented peak. The dragon, almost alive, consumed Han, detonating in a distant explosion of fire and smoke. The ground trembled, the blast leveling a hundred-meter radius.
"Now we can talk." Tengen said, turning to Rōshi.
Rōshi's heart chilled, a primal fear of death gripping him. Tengen hadn't even used Susanoo, his taijutsu alone was this devastating.
"Even if I die, I'll take you down." Rōshi said, his resolve unwavering as his Four-Tails chakra surged violently.
"Die to stop me? Bold choice." Tengen said with a smile. "Planning to go further with your tailed beast transformation?"
Roar! A black orb of energy shot toward Tengen. He dodged with a flicker, the Tailed Beast Ball crashing into the distance, kicking up a storm of dust with a deafening boom.
"Powerful Tailed Beast Ball, but too slow." Tengen remarked.
Roar! Another cry, this time closer, made Tengen pause. He shook his head, glancing at Han's position. "Lost control already?"
There, a towering white creature emerged, resembling a dolphin-horse hybrid, Gobi, the Five-Tails, Kokuō. Its strength and close-combat prowess were among the finest of the tailed beasts.
"I'm free!" Kokuō bellowed. "But this chakra… Son Goku's here too?"
Tengen's gaze shifted to Rōshi's position. Another colossal figure appeared, a red-furred, gorilla-like beast with four tails thrashing behind it: Son Goku, the Four-Tails, previously humiliated by Tengen.
"What's this place?" Son Goku said, spotting Kokuō. "Why are you here?"
"I could ask you the same." Kokuō replied.
Though both tailed beasts belonged to Iwagakure's Jinchuriki, their relationship was strained.
"I was fighting Konoha's ninjas last time." Son Goku said. "Iwagakure and Konoha must be at war."
"At war? Then our emergence means the enemy's strong." Kokuō said, its expression shifting. It scanned the area, noting the absence of other ninjas. "No crowd of enemies? Just one strong foe?"
Their full emergence signaled their Jinchuriki had pushed their power to the limit.
"We meet again, Four-Tails." Tengen's voice cut through the quiet, clear and calm.
Son Goku's face darkened, a phantom pain stirring at Tengen's voice. "You're the enemy." it said. Kokuō turned to Son Goku. "You know him?"
"Unfortunately, yes." Son Goku said dryly. "Be careful. He wields the Sage of the Six Paths' power."
"The Sage's power?" Kokuō said, stunned.
"See for yourself." Tengen said, his eyes transforming into the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Blood-red pupils spun with an eerie pattern, black chakra surging until a towering dark warrior materialized before the tailed beasts, his complete Susanoo, born of the Eternal Mangekyo.
"The Mangekyo… and Susanoo." Kokuō said, shocked.
"His Susanoo's no joke." Son Goku warned. "Its power overwhelmed me last time."
"You couldn't beat him?" Kokuō's expression grew grave. "Strong one, what if we leave?"
"Leave?" Tengen said coolly. "Not happening."
"Kid, you think you can take on two tailed beasts?" Son Goku challenged.
"Two foes? Interesting." Tengen said, smiling. "There's a technique I haven't used in a while. Time to let it breathe."
Within his Susanoo, Tengen formed hand signs. "Wood Release: Wood Human Technique!"
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