The Cloud Village shinobi rushed out of their base, startled by the sight of Killer Bee speeding toward them—his body covered in dust and scorch marks.
"Lord Bee! What happened?!" several of them called out.
Bee slowed down just enough to shout back,
"Uchiha Madara's trying to take the Tailed Beast inside me! Hurry and contact the village for reinforcements!"
Before anyone could respond, he dashed off again toward the shoreline. If he could just get into the ocean, there might still be a chance to escape.
The Cloud shinobi froze in shock.
"What did he just say?"
"Uchiha Madara?!"
Most of them didn't immediately grasp what Bee meant. Only a few started to piece it together, but even then, their heads throbbed with disbelief.
Uchiha Madara? The Shura of the Shinobi World?
Wasn't that man long dead?
A dead man trying to capture the Eight-Tails—it sounded absurd. Some even suspected that Bee had gone mad from battle stress.
But then they saw it—a figure in black robes and a white mask, moving impossibly fast, tearing through the forest in pursuit of Killer Bee.
Their faces turned pale.
"That guy… could it really be Uchiha Madara?!"
Panic spread instantly. They scrambled back to the base and began sending emergency messages through the lightning network—
"Uchiha Madara has attacked! He's targeting the Eight-Tails Jinchūriki! Requesting immediate support from the Raikage!"
Meanwhile, Ryosuke—the masked man pursuing Bee—decided to stop holding back.
Since Bee had already alerted his allies, there was no point in toying around anymore.
He opened a spatial portal and stepped through, instantly emerging at the coastline. There, he waited quietly behind a massive boulder.
Moments later, Bee burst out of the forest, panting hard but grinning in relief.
If he could dive into the sea, he could hold his breath long enough to vanish completely. That thought alone reignited his hope of survival.
Then, a voice came from behind the rock.
"You're finally here."
Bee's expression twisted. How is he already here?!
He'd been running at full speed—and never once did the man overtake him.
Could it be a space-time ninjutsu?
If that was the case, escaping would be next to impossible.
All he could do now was stall for time—until the Fourth Raikage arrived via the Heavenly Transmission Technique.
Ryosuke stepped out from the shadows, considering his next move.
What's the best way to subdue a Jinchūriki like this?
Ever since mastering the Eight Gates, his fighting instincts had grown too reliant on sheer power—brute force over finesse. Maybe it was time to use ninjutsu again.
He pressed his hands together.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
A massive sphere of flame erupted forward, hurtling straight toward Killer Bee.
With his chakra reserves now far beyond any normal shinobi's, Ryosuke didn't even need to form the full hand seals. His chakra responded naturally—transforming into fire the instant he willed it.
Bee's face went pale.
That fireball wasn't just large—it was colossal, easily rivaling the destructive force of a Tailed Beast Bomb.
That's not something a human should be able to produce!
If this man truly was Uchiha Madara… then it all made sense.
No one else alive could possibly wield such overwhelming firepower. Not even that prodigy from Konoha—Uchiha Ryosuke himself—could compare to this level of devastation.
But facing an attack like that, there was nowhere left to run.
Even his Tailed Beast Cloak wouldn't withstand that inferno.
There was only one option left.
Bee roared, and torrents of Tailed Beast Chakra exploded outward.
Thick clouds of steam and energy swirled around him—until his form completely transformed.
In an instant, the Eight-Tails stood where Bee had been—a massive, ox-headed, octopus-tailed monster.
He braced himself, meeting the oncoming fireball head-on.
Even with the Eight-Tails' colossal body shielding him, the flames burned unbearably hot.
This fire… it's on a different level!
Ordinary fire release jutsu couldn't even scratch him in full Tailed Beast form—but this one was searing through the air like molten metal.
The Cloud ninja arriving at the coast could feel the scorching waves from afar.
Their faces twisted in horror.
"That black-robed man's power… it's insane!"
Even from a distance, the air burned against their skin.
The sea of flames spread to the nearby forest, igniting the island's trees.
Worse still—the "island" itself was built atop a massive turtle.
If the creature sensed such extreme heat, it might submerge instantly—and take the entire base down with it.
Ryosuke noticed the Eight-Tails withstanding his attack and exhaled lightly.
He hadn't used full power—he couldn't risk sinking the island.
If the turtle dove underwater, retrieving the Eight-Tails would become far more troublesome.
So, he'd merely been testing his strength.
Since the beast survived, it was time to bring out something stronger.
"Alright then…"
He smiled faintly, eyes gleaming crimson.
"Let me show you something better."
The Eight-Tails immediately sensed danger.
Not again… what's he going to pull out this time?!
Ryosuke's Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan spun rapidly as he crossed his arms.
A torrent of chakra erupted from his body—blinding, violent, and alive.
Bones began forming around him—first a skeletal frame, then muscles, armor, and finally, a towering, fully-formed warrior.
A Complete-Form Susanoo emerged, vast and godlike, gripping an enormous greatsword unlike the traditional samurai blades others used.
Ryosuke's Susanoo reflected his own nature—raw, overwhelming, and brutal.
He found he could even make it fly, its massive form lifting off the ground with ease.
With his current chakra reserves, he didn't even have to worry about running out.
Killer Bee could only stare, stunned beyond words.
"What the hell… how big is that thing?!"
Even the fully transformed Eight-Tails—over sixty meters tall—barely reached the Susanoo's waist.
That meant the construct towering before him easily stood over a hundred meters high.
A giant of destruction… and he was standing right in front of it.
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