Escape

Golden chains streaked across the sky. Even the dark red Chakra tails, terrifyingly destructive as they were, struggled to resist the chains' sealing power, especially as Yemo's unique Chakra surged through them and into Blue B.

Before Yemo's Chakra, the raging Tailed Beast Chakra gradually dissipated like snow in spring.

How could he let himself be restrained by a brat? Blue B struggled desperately, thrashing his massive body and unleashing terrifying power. The ground exploded inch by inch, and the earth shook violently. The force seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth.

Watching from the side, Orochimaru said appreciatively, "Not bad. He can actually restrain the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. What a pity, though. His power is still too weak."

As soon as Orochimaru finished speaking, Blue B threw back his head and let out a beastlike roar. The sound was piercing, and Yemo's ears rang as if countless bees were shrieking beside them.

Meanwhile, the Tailed Beast Chakra around Blue B, which had begun to subside, erupted violently once more. A furious gust blasted toward Yemo, and he hurriedly raised his arms to shield himself.

The Tailed Beast Chakra around Blue B grew denser and denser. Dark red Chakra flowed slowly, forming a long Chakra tail that soared upward.

"Seven tails!" Yemo's voice was tense. It might have been only one more tail, but the power of the two could not be compared.

Roar...

Blue B threw back his head and howled. The Tailed Beast's brutality and ferocity grew stronger within him, and he reached out with both hands to seize the chains hanging in the air, as though they had been cast from gold.

The tremendous power of Tailed Beast Chakra erupted. Blue B's hands seemed to possess the strength of a thousand pounds as he tore the golden chains apart with ease. In moments, all six chains snapped under his overwhelming strength.

It happened so quickly that Yemo had no time to react. His Sealing Jutsu had been forcibly broken, and the Ninjutsu's backlash sent him staggering backward before he fell heavily to the ground. A mouthful of blood burst from his lips, and his face instantly turned deathly pale.

Just as Orochimaru had said, Yemo possessed a secret Sealing Jutsu unique to the Uzumaki Clan, one that could restrain even a Tailed Beast. Unfortunately, Yemo was too weak to bring out the Sealing Jutsu's true power.

Blue B's beastlike scarlet eyes swept over Yemo, and he radiated a violent killing intent. In a flash, he closed in on Yemo and swung a claw at his chest.

The claws were so sharp that they could even tear through the air. Faced with the swiftly approaching Blue B, Yemo was utterly powerless to resist and could only watch as the claws grew larger in his hand.

Seeing this, Orochimaru finally stopped watching and intervened. This brat, whose name he did not know, had thoroughly aroused his interest, and he did not want such an interesting brat to die here.

"Summoning Technique: Giant Snake!"

While Yemo had been holding Blue B off, Orochimaru had had time to refine the Chakra in his body. Although he had not recovered much, it was enough to fight.

A giant snake dozens of meters long appeared out of nowhere, its enormous body like a small mountain. It opened its bloody maw and shot forward like a loosed arrow, swallowing Blue B whole.

Orochimaru quickly leaped down from the giant snake's head. Under Yemo's astonished gaze, he grabbed Yemo and darted away with him, putting distance between them and the snake.

A tremendous bang came from inside the giant snake, and its massive body exploded. Flesh and blood flew everywhere, scarlet blood falling like rain. A fiery red figure shot out of the snake's ruptured body. Who else could it have been but Blue B?

How could an ordinary giant snake summon possibly be a match for the Eight-Tails? Orochimaru had made the snake swallow Blue B only to buy himself a little time to take Yemo somewhere safe.

Holding Yemo with one hand, Orochimaru looked at Blue B in the crater and smiled faintly. "We have the Kumo Ninja higher-ups to thank for bringing out even the Eight-Tails. I don't know exactly what you're after, but it looks like Konoha will gain another powerful Tailed Beast today."

As his voice fell, Anbu wearing animal masks and black robes appeared around the crater. More than a dozen of them surrounded Blue B inside it.

Only then did Yemo realize that Orochimaru had notified the Konoha Ninja long ago. He had been stalling all along, waiting for reinforcements to arrive so they could seize the Tailed Beast inside Blue B.

"White Fang, you were a little slow," Orochimaru said mildly.

Footsteps sounded behind them, and a figure slowly emerged from the dark forest. With his striking head of white hair and the long sword on his back, he was none other than one of Konoha's foremost experts, Konoha's White Fang.

White Fang said, "It took some time to find you. You had to hold off the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki for so long. You look weakened, so you'd better stay on the sidelines and watch the rest of the fight."

Orochimaru nodded without trying to act tough. He had indeed suffered considerable injuries in the battle and needed some time to recover and refine the Chakra in his body.

After speaking, White Fang glanced down at Yemo in Orochimaru's hand. A trace of puzzlement flashed across his eyes, but he said nothing. He assumed Orochimaru had brought Yemo with him.

Meanwhile, violent Chakra surged out of the crater. Seeing the Konoha Anbu surrounding him, how could Blue B fail to understand that he had been set up?

Roar...

Blue B threw back his head and howled. The seven tails behind him shot out with unstoppable force, attacking the Anbu Jonin around him.

Faced with the incoming Chakra tails, the surrounding Anbu Jonin did not dare take them lightly. Each of them did everything he could to defend himself, unleashing a dazzling array of Ninjutsu that left Yemo's eyes spinning.

One of the Chakra tails was heading straight for Yemo and the others. With two top ninjas, Orochimaru and White Fang, beside him, Yemo was not worried about his safety. Instead, he eagerly anticipated seeing Konoha's White Fang in action. His powerful swordsmanship had struck fear into countless ninjas.

"Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, let me experience the power of the Eight-Tails for myself today!" White Fang shouted with a laugh, his commanding presence beyond words.

Swish...

White Fang moved. A sharp flash of white swept past, seeming to cleave the dark night in two.

The fierce blade light struck the Chakra tail. Before Hyakuye's sharp blade light, even the seemingly indestructible Chakra tail could only yield, splitting in two in an instant.

"Is this the power of Konoha's White Fang?" Yemo stared in shock. Naruto had only briefly mentioned that Konoha's White Fang was famous throughout the Shinobi World; it had never explained how strong he was. This power was in no way inferior to that of any one of the Sannin.

After severing the incoming Chakra tail with a single slash, White Fang made no further move. Instead, he raised a hand and ordered all the Anbu to stop attacking.

Although the Anbu members were puzzled by White Fang's order, they stopped what they were doing. They still could not understand why they had to stop attacking the Eight-Tails.

Yemo was just as puzzled. With two of Konoha's strongest fighters and more than a dozen Anbu Jonin, they had the advantage even against Blue B in his Partial Tailed Beast Transformation.

At that moment, Orochimaru suddenly said, "It seems the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki has already escaped."

Yemo's expression changed instantly. The Eight-Tails escaped? How could that be? Wasn't he still right here?

White Fang nodded gently. "My blade is extremely sharp, but even I can't cut a Tailed Beast's tail in half with one stroke. It seems the Eight-Tails really can use a tail as a substitute to escape."

As if confirming White Fang and Orochimaru's words, Eight-Tails Blue B, who had been unleashing violent Chakra in the crater, transformed into a writhing octopus tentacle. As for the real Blue B, he had escaped at some unknown point.