Satori charged at the crowd once again. Just as Nagi was about to defend with a Water Release technique—
"Lariat!"
The Fourth Raikage surged forward, his entire body wrapped in lightning. Concentrating Lightning Release chakra at his elbow, he slammed toward Satori at incredible speed.
However, Satori shot upward into the sky, narrowly dodging the attack.
At the same time, Darui and the other Kumogakure ninja arrived right behind the Raikage.
"Storm Release: Laser Circus!"
From his clasped hands, Darui unleashed multiple powerful beams formed from vaporized water and lightning chakra, firing a barrage of lasers at Satori.
Unfortunately, even this dense rain of light failed to hit the creature.
The Cloud ninja immediately joined the battle. Seeing more and more enemies gathering below, Satori rose into the air and violently flapped its wings, sending countless razor-sharp feathers raining down from the sky.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
"Lava Release: Rubber Wall!"
"..."
The Cloud ninja either intercepted the feathers with Lightning Release techniques or defended themselves with various protective ninjutsu.
After that wave of attacks passed, thanks to their agility and strong defensive abilities, the Kumogakure forces suffered only minor damage.
Seeing this, Satori gathered a massive red energy sphere in its claws and hurled it directly toward the densest group of shinobi.
The Cloud ninja were shocked as the sphere sped toward them. They immediately used ninjutsu to intercept it, but nothing worked.
Just as the energy sphere was about to strike—
Several giant octopus tails suddenly appeared, shielding them and blocking the attack.
Seeing those familiar tails, the Cloud ninja were overjoyed and turned toward their source.
Behind them stood Killer B, his body still dripping wet.
"Great! Lord B is safe!"
"I knew Lord B wouldn't be defeated so easily!"
"Yeah!"
However, Killer B was clearly not in good condition. First, a large amount of Tailed Beast chakra had been extracted from him, and then Satori had knocked him into the lake. Using his octopus tails to block the attack just now had already left him breathing heavily.
The Fourth Raikage (A) immediately rushed to B's side, instantly noticing his poor condition.
"B, are you alright?!"
Killer B shrugged it off as usual.
"Don't worry, big bro—no problem, yo!"
"Stop pretending you're fine at a time like this. Stay back and rest."
At that moment, Mabui arrived with several Cloud ninja, carrying one of the Sage of Six Paths' Ninja Tools—the Amber Purification Jar.
The Amber Purification Jar seals anyone who responds to the holder's call into the bottle.
Darui and C quickly stepped forward to assist.
Meanwhile, Samui told Mabui and the others:
"That monster is called Satori!"
"I understand."
At this moment, Satori also sensed the danger posed by the jar. It rapidly gathered power and fired an enormous energy sphere toward Mabui, Darui, and the others.
Darui and the Cloud ninja were shocked and hurriedly used ninjutsu to block it, but the massive sphere continued forward without slowing, crashing straight toward them.
At the very last moment—
Nagi suddenly appeared above the energy sphere, holding a kunai.
With the Flying Thunder God Technique, he instantly teleported the sphere away to a distant hillside.
The sphere slammed into the hill and exploded violently, the resulting shockwave knocking everyone to the ground.
Darui and the others let out sighs of relief.
"We're saved… Thanks, white-haired guy."
"But that just now… was that the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
"Probably. But now isn't the time to discuss it."
C suddenly shouted:
"Take the chance—Darui!"
"I know!"
Darui immediately opened the lid of the Amber Purification Jar and shouted:
"Satori!"
Instinctively, Satori roared back in response.
That single roar counted as a reply.
The Amber Purification Jar instantly erupted with a powerful suction force. Satori suddenly felt the immense pull while flying in the air and frantically flapped its wings, trying to climb higher.
But the jar's suction was overwhelming.
Satori's ascent slowed more and more until its body was uncontrollably dragged toward the jar. Furious and unwilling, Satori began roaring wildly.
At that moment—
In the distance, the Box of Ultimate Bliss suddenly emitted a sinister black glow.
The four mask-like faces on the box lit up with red eyes, their mouths opening wide as they unleashed a terrifying suction force of their own.
The two forces of attraction collided, pulling against each other.
Satori, which had been dragged toward the jar moments earlier, suddenly felt the pressure loosen. Seizing the opportunity, it immediately flew away to the distance.
After a while, both the Amber Purification Jar and the Box of Ultimate Bliss stopped absorbing.
Seeing the jar's sealing power actually blocked by another black box, the Cloud ninja were stunned.
"What?! How is that possible?!"
"That's one of the Sage of Six Paths' ninja tools—it can even seal a Tailed Beast!"
"Damn it! That monster is far tougher than we thought!"
"..."
At that moment, Samui explained the Box of Ultimate Bliss to the others.
The Raikage and the rest were shocked when they heard it. They hadn't expected that the legendary box was real—and that the monster before them was the rumored Satori.
Dodai spoke up.
"Legend says Satori can see into people's hearts. That must be why our attacks can't hit it."
But the Raikage didn't fully agree. He believed the creature was simply taking advantage of its aerial superiority.
Just then, Satori launched another attack.
It shot high into the sky before suddenly diving downward, plunging toward the shinobi on the ground.
At the exact moment it was about to strike—
Nagi seized the opportunity. Using the Body Flicker Technique, he instantly appeared beside Satori. Yang Release chakra gathered in his fist.
"Pure Land: Heaven-Piercing Fist!"
His punch struck Satori directly.
The sudden, overwhelming force sent the creature flying straight into a nearby hill.
Dodai stared in shock.
"It actually hit?! How is that possible?"
Nagi replied calmly,
"That thing likely causes people to feel fear without realizing it. It senses that fear to read their hearts and predict their movements."
The others immediately understood.
"So that's it… No wonder I felt uneasy for no reason."
"That explains why none of our attacks could hit it."
"In that case—everyone!"
"Yeah!!!" ×n
The Cloud ninja's morale surged instantly. The fear Satori had instilled in them vanished completely.
Nagi smiled.
"As expected of the Cloud ninja. Your courage is something else."
Meanwhile, Satori emerged from the shattered hill. Seeing the shinobi's renewed fighting spirit filled it with rage.
It spread its wings again, preparing to rain down deadly feathers.
But Nagi had already left a Flying Thunder God mark during his previous strike.
In an instant, he teleported beside Satori.
Before it could react, Nagi spat out a high-pressure jet of water from his mouth and swept it horizontally toward the creature's wings.
"Water Release: Severing Wave!"
Before Satori even realized what happened, a sharp pain tore through its back.
The next moment, it discovered that its wings had been sliced off by the white-haired shinobi's water blade.
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