Pshhh—Pshhh—Pshhh—
About ten chains pierced directly into Bee's half-Tailed Beast form, with the last one wrapping around his neck.
"Ugh ahh—"
Bee, in his half-Tailed Beast form, let out a grunt as his entire body was lifted by the chain that Shinji had wrapped around his neck.
The blazing white light and the dark red Tailed Beast Chakra fiercely clashed.
Gyuki within Bee struggled with all its might, but still couldn't hold on for long.
Zzz—
As Shinji's chains gained the upper hand, the four dark red tentacles on Bee's half-Tailed Beast form dropped limply, and Gyuki inside him seemed to collapse powerlessly within Bee.
It stammered, "Bee. I can't do it. These chains are absorbing my Chakra—"
Before it finished speaking, Gyuki's voice disappeared.
Bee's half-Tailed Beast mode slowly receded, revealing his true form.
"You idiot! Damn it! Bastard!"
Seeing that Gyuki had gone silent and he couldn't enter his mental space, Bee's veins bulged on his forehead as he frantically channeled his Chakra, trying to break free from these damned chains.
He condensed Lightning Chakra throughout his body, exploding it on his skin to impact the chains. The chains vibrated violently, and the blazing white light flickered slightly.
Shinji frowned slightly.
Bee was troublesome. Although his Yōshin Sealing Chains absorbed Chakra, it didn't mean it had no weaknesses. If Bee kept stimulating it with Lightning Chakra like this, something might actually go wrong.
'I can't give him a chance.'
Shinji ignored the struggling Bee. He raised his hand, and began to condense Chakra.
Hmm?
Bee, who had been struggling, looked up in disbelief. He hadn't expected that Shinji would still have the energy to unleash such a large amount of Chakra now.
Just who was the Jinchuriki?!
Buzz—
Shinji didn't bother with Bee's thoughts. A highly compressed, intensely rotating, giant Chakra ball emanating a terrifying aura instantly formed in his palm.
Sage Art: Super Big Ball Rasengan!
Its scale surpassed that of the Big Ball Rasengan, with natural energy from Sage Mode surging within the Chakra ball.
Bastard!
Bee struggled to raise his head, looking at Shinji above, and roared ferociously, "Don't underestimate me! I am Bee!"
Red Tailed Beast Chakra appeared on Bee's body, but it was somewhat flickering, as if it could dissipate at any moment.
"Ah—!"
Bee opened his mouth, and the black Yin Chakra and dark red Yang Chakra began to converge.
"This guy—"
Shinji's expression changed. Bee had actually managed to reopen a channel by stimulating himself with Lightning Release, allowing him to use Tailed Beast Chakra again.
But to use this method of borrowing Chakra to unleash a Tailed Beast Ball—
Was he not afraid of dying?!
Even if it was an unformed Tailed Beast Ball, it still emanated a heart-stopping, destructive energy.
The fusion of Yin Release and Yang Release was not complete, and a massive energy ball, radiating an ominous black and dark red interweaving, formed in front of Bee.
Tailed Beast Ball!
Boom—
Bee didn't care about anything else and fired the incomplete Tailed Beast Ball at Shinji.
Shinji, with a calm expression, waved his hand downwards, sending the Sage Art: Super Big Ball Rasengan in his palm towards the Tailed Beast Ball Bee had fired. Then his figure instantly disappeared.
Inside the valley, all sound seemed to vanish.
The audience in the arena no longer needed to watch through screens, because an intensely blazing white light bloomed before their eyes.
The next instant—
Rumble rumble rumble—!!!
An explosion that could no longer be described with words erupted.
Two Chakra balls, containing extreme energy, collided, and a blinding white light instantly enveloped the entire valley.
At the foot of the mountain, a violent energy shockwave spread out in a hemisphere.
The already devastated ground was peeled back and pulverized layer by layer like building blocks.
The Kumo ninjas maintaining the sealing barrier felt as if they had been hit by a high-speed steam train. They were all thrown back, their entire bodies violently flung by the force.
The sealing barrier broke open at the same time, but fortunately, it had blocked the first wave of the shockwave, leaving only a massive heatwave rushing towards the audience stands.
Kumogakure's valley briefly welcomed a second mushroom cloud, though this time it carried a high-temperature aura.
"Samui! Go to the arena immediately to assess the casualties!" A stood up immediately and shouted to Samui at his side.
Samui, who had been momentarily stunned, immediately snapped back to attention and instantly disappeared from her spot.
Hiruzen and the others remained seated. After all, this was Kumogakure, and they hadn't been affected much. It was the villagers of Kumogakure in the arena below them who were in a worse state. Even if it was just a heatwave, many would likely suffer burns.
A came to the high wall, looking at the explosion's epicenter at the foot of the mountain. The dust generated by the explosion hadn't yet dissipated.
Bee!
Even if A was anxious, he dared not leave at this moment.
The other Kage here still needed his restraint, and he didn't believe Bee would die so easily.
"Pfft—!"
Bee, at the center of the explosion, suddenly coughed up blood.
At the last moment, Gyuki's Tailed Beast Chakra helped him withstand the first wave of the shockwave. However, his internal organs still suffered a severe concussion. But it was fine.
Watching the chains on his body shatter into pieces and dissipate into specks of light, Bee managed a grim smile.
"You idiot! I'm pretty amazing!"
He looked up, seeing the dust slowly dissipating, and sensed no presence of Shinji around.
"That really hurt!"
"You idiot! That kid is really ruthless! But he should be too exhausted to stand up now."
Even if Bee didn't sense Shinji's presence, he didn't believe Shinji would die in that explosion. After all, he had inflicted such severe injuries on him.
How could a guy with that kind of strength die so easily?
"Cough cough—"
Bee swayed, trying to stand upright. No matter what, he had to confirm. In this fair and square duel, regardless of win or loss, he, Bee, had given his all.
"Bee…"
Gyuki's voice sounded from within Bee, but it sounded exceptionally weak.
"Partner, still alive?" Bee curled his lips, asking with a hint of relief.
"Don't ask… such a foolish question. If I die, you won't be able to live either…" Gyuki said weakly. Even at this point, Bee was still so flippant.
"Hoh… hoh… I should have won…" Bee stumbled, falling to the ground, and said, panting heavily.
"Oh? Is that so?" A calm voice sounded behind Bee.
(End of Chapter)
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