Boom!
Leaping more than a hundred meters in a single bound, Kurama crashed straight into Chōmei midair!
Caught off guard, the Seven-Tails beat his six insect-like wings frantically and drove an armored fist into Kurama's body.
Kurama took the punch head-on.
All nine tails lashed out at once, wrapping tightly around Chōmei—pinning both of his arms and his lone tail in an instant!
For a moment, the Seven-Tails was completely immobilized, his six wings flapping wildly in panic.
As the strongest of the tailed beasts, Kurama would never waste such an opportunity.
A Tailed Beast Bomb began forming in his mouth.
At this range, tangled together—
Chōmei had nowhere to dodge.
Boom!!!
The explosion detonated point-blank in midair.
When the smoke cleared, the two colossal bodies plummeted from the sky and smashed into the ground below.
Though Chōmei's body was heavily armored, taking a Tailed Beast Bomb at zero distance was no joke.
As the Seven-Tails lay smoking on the ground, Kurama glanced at him with disdain, shaking out his fur with a snort.
"Pathetic."
But—
A blur of blue fire lunged from the side!
Matatabi pounced, razor-sharp claws raking across Kurama's body and tearing open glowing golden wounds.
The injuries healed rapidly under chakra's restoration—
But Kurama's fury ignited.
"You damned cat—looking to die?!"
Roaring, Kurama turned and engaged Matatabi in close combat.
If it came to pure brawling skill, feline beasts were apex predators at equal size.
But her opponent was Kurama.
The Six Paths Sage's favored child.
Even with claws sharp and reflexes quick, Matatabi soon found herself torn and bitten, crimson marks spreading across her blue flames.
Still—
She refused to let go, jaws locked around Kurama's arm.
"Neigh!!!"
The ground trembled violently.
Kokuō charged.
Hooves pounded the earth like thunder as the Five-Tails rammed straight into Kurama's side—
Sending him flying!
Kurama slammed into the ground, skidding backward before rising again, eyes blazing at the Five-Tails and the recovering Matatabi.
Behind them—
Chōmei struggled back into the air, wings battered but functional.
"Kurama. Today's the day you rein in that foul temper of yours."
Kokuō spoke gravely.
"Heh. With the three of you?"
Kurama's lips curled into a savage grin.
"Three pieces of scrap metal together are still scrap."
He raised one hand.
Golden-red chakra condensed—
Forming a colossal warhammer in his grip.
Adamantine Sealing · Divine Might!
The sight stunned Matatabi and Kokuō alike.
Since when could Kurama shape chakra into weapons like this?
They hesitated—
Kurama did not.
"Die!"
The hammer swung in a violent arc—
And smashed Matatabi clean away!
"Meow—!"
Her lithe body twisted through the air, mind rattled by the impact.
"Matatabi!"
Kokuō roared, fury ignited.
"Kurama!!!"
He charged again, each hoofstep cracking the earth beneath him.
"Come!"
Kurama sneered.
The warhammer shifted in his hand—
Morphing into a massive bat-like club.
With perfect timing, he stepped into the charge and swung—
Crack!
The blow connected squarely with Kokuō's face.
The Five-Tails was launched bodily through the air like a struck ball.
Once Divine Might was unleashed, the battle tilted overwhelmingly in Kurama's favor.
Then—
A buzzing hum filled the sky.
Chōmei rose once more, wings vibrating rapidly.
Pale yellow powder rained down from his six wings, blanketing the battlefield.
His signature scale powder—
Capable of inducing temporary blindness.
Kurama stared coldly at the descending cloud.
Then—
"ROAR!!!"
A deafening roar erupted from his throat.
Chakra-infused shockwaves blasted outward, scattering every particle of powder into nothingness.
But above—
Chōmei had already formed another Tailed Beast Bomb.
Kurama did not respond in kind.
Instead—
A gigantic golden-red bow materialized in his hand.
He drew the string.
The sharp tension of the chakra bowstring shrieked across the devastated land.
Three blazing chakra arrows appeared, wreathed in golden flames.
Thrum!
He released.
The arrows formed faster than Chōmei's Tailed Beast Bomb—
And flew even faster.
Chōmei barely dodged the first.
The second—
Arrived instantly.
It struck the forming Tailed Beast Bomb in his mouth—
And detonated it.
Boom!
The sky exploded in fire and smoke.
But it wasn't over.
The third arrow shot straight into the explosion—
And pierced one of Chōmei's wings.
Another violent blast erupted.
The Seven-Tails crashed to the ground, battered and broken.
He tried to take flight again—
But with a damaged wing, he couldn't lift himself.
"Kurama!!!"
Just as Kurama prepared to finish them—
A furious roar erupted behind him.
A massive red-furred monkey with four tails leapt forward—
Rōshi and the Four-Tails, Son Gokū.
"So that's the monkey."
Kyūsei finally spoke.
"For some reason, I don't like him."
"Then we'll knock him flat!"
Kurama grinned savagely.
The bow dissolved back into a warhammer as he turned to meet the charge—
But suddenly—
His leg jerked.
He looked down.
Matatabi, body wreathed in blue flame, had bitten down hard on his leg.
"Meow!"
"Oh, get off!"
With a violent kick, Kurama flung her bodily—
Straight into the charging Son Gokū.
The two tailed beasts collided with earth-shaking force.
"Neigh!!!"
Kokuō had recovered again—
And charged once more.
Seeing the foolish white horse barreling in—
Kurama laughed coldly—
And smashed him away with a single crushing swing.
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