Chapter 63: Tailed Beast Transformation
"The Stone ninja... huh," Yugito muttered to herself.
At the same time, she focused her mind on the seal within her body and began to communicate silently with the Two-Tails.
In that short time, the three Stone ninja had finally arrived on the scene.
They first looked at the unscathed Sand ninja squad, then their gaze shifted to the Cloud ninja, particularly to Darui, whose face had turned slightly pale. He was the object of their main focus.
Seeing their arrival, not only did the Cloud ninja become tense, but even the Sand ninja ceased their attacks. After all, no one knew the Stone ninja's intentions, so no one dared to act rashly.
Just then, Maki's eyes darted around, and he suddenly spoke in a loud voice, "Friends from the Stone, I know of your grudge against the Cloud. How about we work together to take them out first?"
"Oh, that's a good idea," Akatsuchi said with a stifled laugh, a malicious glint in his eyes as he looked at the Cloud ninja.
"Hmph." Seeing that the two teams were about to join forces, Yugito suddenly snorted and stepped forward.
At the same time, the chakra in her body began to churn violently, like boiling water.
Seeing this, a bad feeling arose in the hearts of the other two teams.
This feeling... it's just like Rōshi's, Akatsuchi's simple-minded expression finally cracked. At the same time, he felt a pang of regret for having so rashly interfered.
He had a sinking feeling he knew what was coming.
Having the same feeling was Maki from the Sand's team.
Due to his family's background, Maki had accidentally come across some of the village's secrets, so he had some understanding of what was happening to Yugito.
But the more he understood, the more bitter the taste in his mouth became.
At this moment, both Maki and Akatsuchi sincerely hoped that they were wrong. Otherwise...
Unfortunately, what happened next taught them both a harsh lesson about the cruel reality of their world.
A red chakra suddenly appeared around Yugito's body.
As time passed, this chakra grew more and more dense, until it finally enveloped her entire body.
And at this moment, Yugito's appearance had also changed dramatically.
A tail made entirely of chakra was swaying faintly behind her.
As for her, she was now on all fours, staring at her enemies with an extremely cold gaze.
At this point, there was no more wishful thinking in the hearts of Maki and Akatsuchi.
It's really... a jinchuriki, the two of them thought with a wry smile. They then began to quickly formulate a strategy to defeat her.
In the end, the answer they came up with was to retreat immediately.
As far away as possible.
"ROAR!!!"
Just then, Yugito's roar suddenly broke the stalemate on the field.
With the roar, her entire body vanished from the spot in an instant.
When she reappeared, she was already above Kuro's head. She raised a hand, enveloped in the Tailed Beast's chakra, and swiped at the terrified Kuro.
This time, it was likely that not even Sasori could save him in time.
In this moment of crisis, Kuro suddenly struck another strange pose and roared madly, "Seven Heavens Breathing Method: Fourth Gate, Open!!!"
Boom!
Yugito's palm and Kuro's fist collided violently.
At the same time, a fierce wind, a result of the clash of two powerful chakras, erupted wildly.
Seeing this, the others couldn't help but cover their eyes with their hands and cautiously retreat, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
After a long while, the smoke gradually dissipated, and the others could finally see the two figures again.
Where Kuro had been standing, a deep crater had been smashed into the ground by Yugito's attack.
And in the crater, Yugito was holding the heavily injured and unconscious Kuro with one hand, coldly looking at the remaining two Sand ninja.
It was clear that even with his fourth gate open, Kuro could not last even a single round against the Tailed Beast-transformed Yugito.
Although he had been on the defensive, which had prevented him from using his chakra to its fullest potential, his one-hit defeat still filled everyone present with a deep sense of dread.
Just as Yugito was about to end his life, a black shadow suddenly burst out from the ground beneath her and wrapped its arms around her tightly.
At the same time, Sasori, controlling his puppet, had also managed to rescue Kuro in time.
Yugito sneered at this scene. The Tailed Beast chakra around her erupted again, trying to send the overconfident "person" behind her flying.
But this time, her attempt failed.
No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't immediately shake off the person behind her. And for some unknown reason, her chakra was being madly absorbed by him.
Of course, the one behind her was not a living person, but a giant made entirely of clay.
"Earth Release: Clay Giant."
The user of this technique was the silent observer, Akatsuchi.
Seeing that the clay giant had temporarily restrained Yugito, his hands began to quickly form hand seals again.
"Earth Release: Heavenly Clay."
Directly above Yugito, a deep passage that seemed to lead to another dimension suddenly opened.
At the same time, a large amount of clay fell from this space and attached itself to Yugito's body, until the entire crater was filled.
Phew. After standing up from the ground, Akatsuchi let out a small sigh of relief. He thought to himself, This time, even if I can't completely defeat you, at least it'll be enough to give you a hard time.
"Did it work?" Maki asked uncertainly, holding the unconscious Kuro.
"Not necessarily," Sasori said, his gaze profound.
Just as Maki was about to ask for details, the unexpected happened again.
From the clay-filled crater, faint glimmers of light suddenly shot out from countless cracks.
At the same time, Yugito's clear voice echoed in everyone's ears.
"You think you can trap me with this?"
Hearing this, Akatsuchi let out a simple laugh. "Of course, that's not all."
As his words fell, an extremely violent chakra wave suddenly erupted from the crater.
Although this chakra wave was the same as Yugito's, this time it was not released by her.
The one who had truly released it was the now somewhat damaged clay giant, which was pressed tightly against her back.
At the same time, a strong sense of alarm rose in Yugito's heart.
Just as she was about to make a move, the clay giant suddenly emitted a dazzling red light.
Then, in the crater, it exploded!!
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