Half-tailed Yagura.
If it were anyone else, they would have either fled immediately or tried to interrupt the charging Tailed Beast Bomb.
But Namikaze Kirito never even considered that.
Today, he was no longer the helpless child from more than ten years ago.
And he would not allow himself to look weak again—especially not like that night.
"…Let me try this ninjutsu."
Kirito slowly extended his right hand.
A swirling sphere of chakra began to form.
Blue at first.
Rasengan.
The signature technique that once allowed the Fourth Hokage to dominate battlefields without equal.
But this Rasengan was different.
The blue began to shift—deep sapphire fading into pale cyan, until it finally turned pure white.
At the same time, it kept expanding.
Larger.
Denser.
More violent.
Before long, the Rasengan had grown to the size of a human body.
And even to the naked eye, space itself was beginning to fracture around it—thin cracks spreading outward with sharp, crackling sounds, as if the air could no longer withstand the pressure.
At that exact moment...
Yagura's Tailed Beast Bomb finished charging.
The black-and-crimson sphere roared forward, tearing through the air with overwhelming force.
Kirito didn't panic.
His expression didn't even change.
He stepped forward and pushed his right hand out, sending the massive white Rasengan surging ahead to meet it head-on.
"Tremor Release—Space Destroyer Rasengan!"
The nature of the Rasengan twisted violently.
The power of the Tremor Fruit fused into its core, transforming it into something closer to a catastrophic shell—pure destruction compressed into spinning chakra.
The white Rasengan collided with the Tailed Beast Bomb mid-air.
BOOM—!!!
Kaka—CRACK—!
A deafening explosion erupted as space itself shattered at the point of impact.
Violent shockwaves ripped outward in every direction.
Far out at sea, massive waves surged sky-high.
Trees were uprooted.
Boulders were pulverized.
The ground was torn apart and flung into the sky.
A blinding white flash swallowed everything, turning the battlefield into broad daylight.
Earlier, Kimimaro had already been ordered away to a distant location.
Kirito wanted to test the results of his training alone.
This battle didn't need anyone else interfering.
Deep inside the Mist Village's underground base, the Kirigakure shinobi stared at the violently trembling water mirror.
Overpowering a Tailed Beast Bomb… head-on?!
They had never even heard of such a thing.
Rasengan, at least, they recognized—after all, information on the Golden Flash had spread through every village during the previous war.
But this Rasengan?
They had no understanding of it whatsoever.
"Tremor Release…?"
"Is there even such a chakra nature?"
"Kekkei Genkai…?"
Shock, disbelief, and curiosity flooded their faces as they stared unblinking at the screen, terrified of missing even a single moment.
Slowly, the dust and smoke dispersed.
At the collision point, a bottomless crater over a hundred meters wide remained.
The surrounding land was completely stripped bare.
No grass.
No trees.
No stones.
No bitches.
Nothing remained.
The power was terrifying.
And at the center—
Neither Kirito nor Yagura was visible.
"ROAR—!!"
A furious bellow erupted.
Half-tailed Yagura emerged, his massive form radiating violent chakra. He clearly hadn't expected his Tailed Beast Bomb to be stopped so cleanly.
When he saw that Kirito hadn't even lost his breath, his gaze sharpened.
This enemy…
Was dangerous.
Tailed Beast chakra surged again, wrapping tightly around Yagura's body.
Then...
Whoosh!
He vanished.
In an instant, Yagura reappeared beside Kirito.
Three massive chakra-formed tails thrust forward like spears, tearing through the air and throwing sparks as they moved.
The pressure alone was enough to blast the air apart.
Kirito remained calm.
With his enhanced perception, every movement was crystal clear to him.
He raised both fists lightly—
As if he intended to block the attack with his bare arms.
Yagura's eyes narrowed.
He was a perfect Jinchūriki—fully conscious, fully in control.
The Three Tails only supported him; it would never hijack his body unless he allowed it.
Seeing Kirito attempt to block with flesh alone, disdain flickered across Yagura's gaze.
A chakra tail could pierce steel, shatter mountains.
What chance did a human body have?
The next instant—
The three tails slammed into Kirito's arms.
CLANG!
Blood did not fly.
Instead, Kirito's arms turned pitch-black.
The chakra tails struck them and rebounded violently, producing the unmistakable sound of metal crashing against metal.
Armament Haki.
An ability Kirito had spent years strengthening and awakening.
The moment the attack bounced off, Kirito stomped down hard.
BOOM!
The ground cracked apart as he launched himself forward, closing the distance in an instant.
His right fist drove forward.
BANG—!
Yagura was sent flying, carving a deep trench through the ground before finally crashing to a halt.
Even with the Tailed Beast chakra cloak and the Three Tails' formidable defense, that punch was brutal.
Without it, Yagura's body would have shattered on the spot.
Shaking his head violently, Yagura forced himself upright, clearing the ringing in his ears.
That punch—
It ignited his ferocity.
Dropping to all fours, he charged.
Sharp claws slashed forward with savage force.
Kirito didn't respond with ninjutsu.
Black Armament Haki wrapped his arms as he met the assault head-on.
This became a battle of pure instinct.
Fist against claw.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Every collision produced a thunderous sonic boom.
Most of the time, Kirito's fists smashed directly into Yagura's body, while Yagura's claws were repeatedly blocked by Kirito's hardened arms.
Kirito's face was lit with excitement.
He was enjoying this.
Truly enjoying it.
Yagura felt it too.
This was how real men fought—no tricks, no retreat.
Only force.
They exchanged blows relentlessly, neither holding back.
SWISH!
A claw narrowly swept past.
Kirito shifted his body, muscles surging as he twisted his waist.
His right fist gathered power—
And drove forward.
BOOM—!!!
The punch landed squarely on Yagura's face.
Bone cracked.
His features warped violently as his body was sent flying over a hundred meters, dust and debris exploding behind him the entire way.
The Mist shinobi watching were frozen.
A human…
Punching a tailed beast into the air.
This was no longer human strength.
This was a humanoid tailed beast.
From the observation room, Terumi Mei watched with flushed cheeks.
This kind of close-quarters, body-to-body combat wasn't only something men admired.
She had always respected strength.
And right now—
Her eyes held unmistakable curiosity… and fascination.
"Putting aside his position," she murmured softly, lips curving,
"he really is… a nice man~"
The image shifted back to the battlefield.
This time, Yagura took a long while to rise.
When he finally did, blood spilled from his mouth.
The tailed beast chakra coating around his head had completely vanished.
His right cheek was badly swollen, several teeth missing.
His youthful face was utterly ruined.
But Yagura didn't seems to care... atleast on the surface.
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