Tailed Beast Ball

"You bastard, what exactly do you mean?" The enraged Inuzuka Kiba and Akamaru charged forward, evolving into their combined form, Akainu, intending to capture their opponent and force them to reveal the truth.

"Wait..." Kakashi was about to stop them, but he found that the members of Team 8, Team 9, Team 10 had all rushed forward. Helpless, he could only form hand seals and cast "Earth Release: Yellow Springs Swamp!"

The ground flowed, transforming into the Yellow Springs Swamp, instantly swallowing rocks and trees. Roy, having already sensed this, calmly jumped out of the swamp from a tree trunk. The group, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly formed hand seals, seemingly intending to knock Roy into the swamp while he was dodging Kakashi's attack.

"How unfriendly! How can you all start by shouting for blood and violence? Besides, I only wove a sweet dream for your teacher. Reality is too cruel. Isn't it good to seek escape and solace in a dream? Maybe she'll even thank me for it." Roy strolled leisurely amidst the attacks of the Leaf Village Strongest Genin, even having the leisure to explain to them, appearing completely at ease.

"Damn it, who would want to be immersed in that kind of illusory beauty? Red Teacher will definitely wake up." Inuzuka Kiba's berserk attack failed to even touch the hem of his enemy's clothes.

"This guy... is really strong!" Shikamaru was shocked. The person opposite him had not used any ninjutsu or eye techniques so far. He had made all their ninjutsu miss by simply dodging with his body. Even when facing the Sharingan, he had never felt so passive.

"Pfft!" Just when everyone was in a dilemma, they were surprised to find that the person opposite them suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood for no reason.

"Cough cough... What a mess!" Roy wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shook his head inwardly. "The suppression of the world... and the injuries that idiot Hidan left me with? It's been a long time since I felt this weakness!"

"Good opportunity. It seems the injuries left by Kamui are working on him. Moreover, judging from his current condition, he seems unable to use ninjutsu at all," Shikamaru analyzed.

"A ninja who can't use ninjutsu? That's nothing to be afraid of!" Naruto's spirits lifted, and he charged forward, forming a Rasengan.

"You guys really underestimated me!" Roy remained silent. He was indeed not very good at using ninjutsu, but even with only Body Technique, he could still stand at the top of the world.

"Rasengan!"

Roy slightly turned his body, and the highly concentrated, spinning energy ball grazed past his side. Then, his long leg, like a whip, lashed out and struck Naruto's chest. As if hit head-on by a speeding train, it sent Naruto flying hundreds of meters away.

"Naruto!"

"Do you still have time to care about others?" Roy's voice suddenly rang in Inuzuka Kiba's ear, making his hair stand on end. The next moment, he was slammed into the ground by an elbow strike.

"Human Boulder!"

Choji, rolling like a boulder, fell from mid-air, seemingly about to crush his enemies into a pulp. Roy, however, delivered a powerful volley kick, sending Choji hurtling towards Sakura. Unable to dodge, Sakura and Sai were crushed like bowling pins.

Ino, who witnessed this scene, was almost trembling with fear. In the blink of an eye, their offensive had completely collapsed, and the enemy's strength was overwhelmingly powerful.

"Shadow Imitation Technique!"

Just as Roy was "going on a killing spree," a shadow stretched out from the ground and bound his feet.

"Kakashi- sensei, I've got him under control! Hurry!"

"Well done, Shikamaru." Kakashi swiftly formed hand seals, gathering Chakra in his right hand to create a high-intensity electric current. A dazzling white light illuminated the entire forest. "Lightning Release: Lightning Blade!"

"It's here! Kakashi- senpai's signature ninjutsu, the one that once severed the power of Inazuma in the sky— Lightning Blade!" Inuzuka Kiba thought excitedly as he struggled to his feet, enduring his injuries.

Just as the dazzling lightning was about to pierce through the enemy's body, Kakashi was horrified to discover that Roy, whose body was clearly bound by the Shadow Imitation Technique, had actually grabbed his wrist in the blink of an eye, like a shooting star, causing the restless lightning to suspend in mid-air.

"How is this possible!" Ino looked at the ground in disbelief, only to find that the shadows linking the two had not been broken, and Shikamaru was being forced to make the same movements as the enemy.

"The timing was good, but unfortunately, their own strength was too weak. Faced with an absolute difference in strength, this little trick was useless," Roy commented.

"Damn it, stop it!" Shikamaru roared inwardly, but he was like a puppet on strings, completely at the mercy of his opponent.

Kakashi was even more horrified. He had once used this technique to cut off Inazuma in the sky, which not only demonstrated its immense power but also its extreme speed. It was an S-rank ultimate ninjutsu that even he himself could only use when he activated his Sharingan.

But the other party grabbed his wrist with ease, showing that this man Roy far surpassed him in both speed and perception.

Moreover, with his wrists gripped, he was unable to break free, as if he were being tightly bound by a tailed beast. He was now absolutely certain that, in terms of Body Technique, even his best friend Might Guy would be no match for this man without activating the Eight Gates.

"You were too careless, Kamui!"

Seeing that the enemy was less than half a meter away, Kakashi knew that the opportunity was rare. He forcefully activated the Mangekyou Mangekyo again. The moment he activated the power, blood gushed out, and his pupils felt as if they were being pierced by needles. He was in excruciating pain and almost fainted, but he still stubbornly endured it, waiting for the moment when his opponent would be cut in two by the spatial rift.

In Kakashi's view, Space-Time Ninjutsu is the most difficult ability to defend against, not to mention that Kamui is a supreme eye technique that can be activated without hand seals. At such a short distance, absolutely no one can avoid it.

However, despite this seemingly foolproof ability, the enemy merely turned his head slightly and perfectly avoided Kamui's attack, giving him the feeling that the enemy had foreseen this moment in the future.

"You're really not honest. Looks like I'll have to teach you a lesson." Roy gripped Kakashi's right hand with great force, and with a crisp crack, Kakashi let out a scream and collapsed to his knees, covered in sweat.

"Damn it, let go of Kakashi- sensei!"

A sense of extreme danger rose in Roy's mind. He turned his head and saw that Naruto's Chakra, compressed to its limit, was gathering in his mouth.

"False Dog Cannon, an incomplete Tailed Beast Ball?"

Roy kicked Kakashi away and then quickly retreated. The next moment, an extremely terrifying energy fluctuation erupted, and the raging shockwave even flattened the entire mountain.

"Cough cough... Is this the kind of energy Naruto unleashed at the Tenchi Bridge?" Sai climbed up from the messy ruins, looked at the now shorter hill, and exclaimed in horror.

"What on earth is going on? How did Naruto suddenly turn into a monster?" Ino asked in disbelief, as it was the first time she had seen Naruto in his half-tailed beast form.

"Cough cough... This is really reckless." Kakashi coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood. He felt like his internal organs were about to shatter after being kicked by that person. In addition, he was affected by the energy wave of the Tailed Beast Ball, which aggravated his injuries from using the Mangekyo Sharingan multiple times. His vision went black for a moment. If it weren't for his strong willpower, he probably would have collapsed long ago.

"Kakashi- sensei, are you alright?" Sakura quickly used Healing Mystical Palm Technique to heal him.

"I'm fine, how's Kurenai?" Kakashi asked.

"Red Teacher is not injured, she is just still under the influence of the enemy's illusion," Hinata replied.

"That's good. Now we can only rely on Naruto." Kakashi's lips curled into a bitter smile. The only two Jonin in the team had lost their ability to fight. Sakura and the others could continue to fight, but with their combat experience, they were likely to be in grave danger when facing a Kage-level powerhouse like Naruto. Now they could only hope for Naruto's breakthrough.

Shikamaru, meanwhile, silently gazed into the distance at Konan had been almost forgotten by everyone, and pondered to himself, "Why hasn't this woman made a move yet? Is she also unable to accurately determine the enemy's location?"