Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique, a kekkei tota capable of reducing its target to atoms. No matter how formidable one's taijutsu, it couldn't withstand this power. It hinted at a force beyond ninjutsu, akin to a rule of nature, like how ordinary ninjutsu faltered against the Sage of the Six Paths' mode. Even the Truth-Seeking Orbs, wielding all five chakra natures and yin-yang release, surpassed kekkei tota, rendering ninjutsu ineffective.
Onoki's Dust Release was fearsome enough, enveloping Tengen entirely.
As the technique faded, the space within shattered like glass, leaving no trace of a figure. Under Dust Release, everything dissolved into atoms.
Its terror was absolute.
"Is he dead?" Onoki paused, surprised. Killing Tengen so easily felt unexpected, despite the combined might of two Jinchuriki and a Kage. It didn't align with Tengen's legendary reputation.
"Over there." Rōshi and Han, in their tailed beast states, sensed Tengen's presence with heightened sensitivity.
"Not bad perception." Tengen said, emerging calmly from a distance.
"You're alive." Onoki said, frowning. "What was that just now?"
"Oh, that? A Shadow Clone." Tengen said nonchalantly.
"A Shadow Clone? Impossible." Onoki said, incredulous. "No Shadow Clone is that convincing."
"Maybe." Tengen smiled. It wasn't a mere Shadow Clone but a Wood Clone, infused with Wood Release.
"You're impressive, Tengen." Onoki said gravely. "Even with our combined strength, keeping you here might be too ambitious."
"So, Onoki-sama, are you letting me go?" Tengen asked.
"No, you stay." Onoki roared, forming hand signs. A massive stone fist materialized, Earth Release: Rock Fist Technique.
"Ultra Weighted Boulder Technique!" The fist, enhanced with amplified force, surged toward Tengen with devastating power.
"Bring it on!" Tengen met it with his own fist. The collision reverberated, but this time, Tengen was pushed back, while Onoki stood firm.
"What power." Tengen said, catching sight of Rōshi and Han charging in their tailed beast forms.
"Let's have a real brawl." Tengen said, his eyes glinting coldly. "Gate of Opening, Gate of Healing, Gate of Life, Gate of Pain, Gate of Limit, Gate of View, open!"
"Six Gates!" In midair, green chakra enveloped Tengen as he unleashed the Eight Gates, his body radiating power. "Armament Haki: Hardening!" His arms turned pitch-black, the Haki amplified by his enhanced physique.
Using the Sky Dance Technique, Tengen halted in midair. "The Four-Tails and Five-Tails Jinchuriki, huh?" He seized Rōshi and Han's arms, their ferocious tailed beast chakra failing to faze him.
"Roar!" Rōshi and Han struggled, desperate to break free.
"Not so fast." Tengen said, slamming them into the ground.
Boom! Boom! The impact cratered the earth, cracks spiderwebbing outward. Tengen's strength was monstrous, rivaling a tailed beast, like the Third Raikage, but more extreme, pinning Rōshi and Han effortlessly.
"Incredible taijutsu." Onoki said, his pupils contracting. Tengen's physical prowess was unimaginable, capable of challenging Kage-level opponents without his Mangekyo.
"What's wrong, Onoki-sama? Scared? Worried?" Tengen taunted, relentlessly smashing his foes into the ground.
"I'm neither scared nor worried, just astonished." Onoki said. "But you know tailed beasts are more than this."
"I'm aware." Tengen replied. As Rōshi and Han roared, their tails multiplied, their tailed beast cloaks thickening with denser chakra. They were entering the second stage of transformation.
Rōshi retained his human rationality, while Han's was fading. Clearly, Rōshi had greater control over his tailed beast.
Their power surged against Tengen's grip.
"Round two, then." Tengen said, launching into the air. With a burst of strength, he hurled them downward.
Boom! Two human-shaped craters formed.
"Roar!" Amid earth-shaking cries, two figures cloaked in wild tailed beast chakra emerged, their forms obscured by thick chakra coats. They were now humanoid tailed beasts. Han's roars betrayed his lost rationality, unlike Rōshi.
"Rōshi, this battlefield's yours." Onoki said, retreating to another front.
Tengen didn't pursue, his system triggering a new mission: defeat Rōshi and Han to earn half of an X-Men high-definition video, completing the set from his prior reward.
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