Chapter 114 – Beating the Eight-Tails
"Limitless exists everywhere. My ninjutsu is simply a way of making that infinity real. So what happens when someone touches the void itself? Shrinkage… Expansion… Reversal Technique: Red," Hatake Yusuke said lightly, as if he weren't standing in the middle of a powder keg. The Kumogakure shinobi could only stare, tense.
A crimson glow formed at the tip of his index finger. Chakra gathered slowly, condensing into a dense, ominous sphere.
"Hatake Yusuke, stop! Do you really intend to trigger a war between two nations?!" Samui shouted, panic creeping into her usually calm voice.
She knew full well—if a Kage were killed here, on their own soil, Kumogakure's honor would be beyond saving. And more importantly, without A, who else could even take the Raikage's seat?
"War, huh…? Doesn't matter to me. I can end all of this by myself anyway. It'd just be a bit of a hassle," Yusuke replied with a small smile, his tone still maddeningly casual.
As he spoke, he flicked the Red orb toward the Raikage.
"Don't underestimate the Raikage!" Despite the beating he'd taken, the Fourth Raikage had never learned the word "quit."
"Overpowered Current: Hell Stab – One-Fingered Thrust!"
He lunged. But, as expected, he was hurled back, crashing into the ground. Even so, Yusuke's Red technique dispersed too.
"Not bad, old man. You actually blocked one of my shots… Guess I'll take it up a notch. The next one might reach… positive infinity," Yusuke said, starting to form another, even brighter Red sphere.
But before the energy could fully gather, a new presence appeared—fast and loud.
"Yo, yo! Naughty little brat! I'm Killer Bee, the Jinchūriki of Kumogakure! This ain't your playground, bāka-yarō, kono-yarō!" boomed a deep voice with a ridiculous rhythm.
A dark-skinned man wearing sunglasses, eight swords strapped to his back, appeared with flamboyant flair. Killer Bee had arrived.
"Bee, be careful. That kid isn't dead," rumbled a wise voice from inside him—the Eight-Tails, Gyūki.
"I know… Still, never thought I'd see someone knock Aniki down like that. Totally unthinkable," Bee muttered, his joking tone fading into seriousness.
"Why does everyone in Kumogakure love to rush in swinging?" Yusuke sighed, sounding disappointed.
"Yo, yo! This brat's too wild! Time for me to show who's boss!" Killer Bee rhymed, slowly drawing his swords.
"Bee, that boy's ability is truly strange," the battered Raikage A said as he staggered to his brother's side, breathing hard.
"Leave it to me and Gyūki," Bee replied, his voice steady now. Seeing his brother battered like that, his anger boiled.
"Or maybe… all of you from Kumogakure should just come at me at once?" Yusuke smiled. His tone was light, but his eyes glinted with danger.
"You're way too arrogant, brat!" Bee snapped.
"Haha, it's fine. You're all so weak. Even if you attack together, the result won't change," Yusuke taunted.
"No need for everyone! I, Killer Bee, am enough to defeat you!" Bee roared, his spirit igniting. Eight blades slid into place across his shoulders, elbows, knees, back, and hands.
"Oh? The Eight-Sword Style… That's interesting. Looks like fun," Yusuke raised an eyebrow, intrigued.
"Come on, entertain me for a bit."
He reached into his system space and drew Enma, a pitch-black blade. Biting it like a certain lost swordsman from another world, he used the Glint-Glint Fruit's power to create two more blades in his hands.
"What the hell! I've got eight swords and you've only got three!" Bee barked before rushing forward.
Despite Killer Bee's fluid, unpredictable style, to Yusuke—using advanced Observation Haki—every motion was an open book.
Openings appeared one after another. Cuts formed on Bee's body, while Yusuke remained untouched—his clothes pristine, not a single drop of blood.
"Didn't think Yusuke was… also a swordsman," Yamanaka Inoichi murmured, astonished.
"Don't forget… he's from the Hatake clan," Nara Shikaku said with a weary sigh.
"Boring. This feels more like a circus act than a real sword fight," Yusuke muttered, sheathing his weapons.
"Go on, bring out your Eight-Tails. I'm starting to get bored."
"Don't underestimate me!" Killer Bee roared. Red chakra erupted around him—his Tailed Beast Lariat forming.
"Lariat: Hot Blade!"
He slammed into Yusuke—but of course, it was pointless.
"Bee, this boy's ability is too bizarre. Let me handle it," the Eight-Tails' voice came sharper now.
"You're really stubborn, huh," Yusuke exhaled.
If my opponent's the Eight-Tails' Jinchūriki, maybe I can cut loose a little, he thought.
Yusuke slid his blindfold slightly, bringing his hands together.
"Lapse Technique: Blue. Reversal Technique: Red."
Two orbs—one blue, one red—formed behind him.
"Hollow Technique: Purple."
With a flick of his wrist, Yusuke sent the combined energy forward. This was far weaker than last night's version—a controlled output after a month of training in the Rinnegan's dimensional space. He could tune its power freely now.
"This isn't good! That attack is too strong!" Raikage shouted.
"Everyone, attack together! Don't let that technique fire!" he commanded.
"Tailed Beast Bomb!"
"Overpowered Current: Hell Stab – One-Fingered Thrust!"
"Lightning Release: Waveform Pulse!"
"Lightning Release: Scatter Step – Murudō!"
"Lightning Release: Chain Scatter Style – Murunō!"
A storm of attacks filled the sky. Yusuke simply floated above, watching like an audience at a show.
"Oi, oi. Even with all that, you're nowhere near this level," he muttered. His Hollow Purple really was a bugged-out ability.
"Bāka-yarō! Kono-yarō! Gyūki, let's go!" Bee shouted.
"Right," Gyūki replied gravely.
Killer Bee's body shifted as the Eight-Tails emerged in its full form, blocking Yusuke's technique. A massive explosion rocked the area, smoke billowing everywhere.
"They actually blocked it, huh…" Yusuke analyzed for a moment but didn't care. Even high-level curses wouldn't die from that—let alone the Eight-Tails.
Besides, he wasn't aiming to kill. He was just finishing his mission.
"Well then… since Hachibi's out, time to give a proper lesson."
With the Body Flicker Technique, Yusuke appeared right in front of the Eight-Tails, smashing his fist into the Bijū's head.
A flurry of blows followed. Because they were in the village, the Eight-Tails couldn't unleash a full Tailed Beast Bomb, and even trying, it couldn't touch Yusuke—his Limitless Technique made him untouchable.
[Ding!]
[Beating the Eight-Tails. Mission complete.]
The system's notification echoed in Yusuke's mind.
"Finally done," he murmured, lowering his hand.
The Eight-Tails stared at him. For the first time in its life… it felt fear.
This boy… was too strong. Even more terrifying than Hashirama Senju. If Hashirama's power could still be understood, this child's power… defied all logic.
"Brat… what is your true goal?" the Fourth Raikage rasped, his gaze blazing.
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