Katsuki's Tactics

"Roar!!!"

Shukaku roared to the sky.

The dense lightning strikes infuriate it; it wishes it could slap the leaping, scrambling ant to death.

The frenzied killing intent burned to its extreme. Both Shukaku and its Jinchuriki, whose wills were originally at odds with each other, developed such close thoughts for the first time. The pressure from Katsuki became an opportunity.

"Click click click--!!"

Deep within his soul, the One-Tail Jinchuriki closed his eyes in the sealed space. The shackles of the seal broke, and his consciousness slid into the abyss, the beast breaking free of its cage.

"Hehehe--!!! Finally out, finally out, I'm free!!!"

A high-pitched, baby-like cry shattered the dark clouds. Shukaku's tail thrashed wildly, and the scattered sand, attracted by the magnetic force, gathered together again, filling the holes in Shukaku's body that had been blasted by lightning. At the same time, it opened its mouth and spat out a series of high-pressure Wind Bullet, scattering the bolts of lightning.

Shukaku's counterattack was incredibly fierce, its movements more than twice as agile as before. Previously, it was like a slow horse pulling a cart, unable to run fast even if it wanted to, but now it was like a purebred racehorse, taking only a few steps with lightning speed. Not only were its movements faster, but its attack power had also increased significantly.

The howling Wind Bullet grazed the Thunderclap Chariot and flew high into the sky, almost knocking Katsuki off. The strong wind pressure stung his right cheek, and his right ear was ringing incessantly. You should know that the thunderous Thunderclap Chariot had not affected his hearing, but Shukaku had temporarily deafened him.

"Damn, is this a power spike? Or is he on drugs?"

Katsuki was so frustrated she wanted to curse. She was about to defeat Shukaku when he suddenly pulled a resurrection trick, so naturally she wasn't in a good mood.

Compared to Katsuki's frustration, Shukaku was quite pleased with itself. Without the constraint of the Jinchuriki, it no longer had to fight so humiliatingly, getting beaten up like a coward by a mere human. Not every human in this world could easily defeat Shukaku.

"Whether you're going for a power surge or on drugs, I won't rest until I've beaten you to a pulp."

Just then, the clone on Black Tail Mountain, whose Chakra was almost depleted, released the technique. The news that the Sand Ninja had begun to retreat swirled in his mind. This good news dispelled the fatigue of returning at the same time, and Katsuki's spirits became more and more excited. Looking at Shukaku, his eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

"Whoosh!!"

The Thunderclap Chariot roared loudly as it swooped down and swooped down to meet Shukaku.

"Lightning Dragon."

With a fierce swing of Katsuki right hand, like a giant axe, the bright lightning wrapped around her arm burst forth. The dragon-shaped lightning pierced through Shukaku's swooping arm, creating a huge hole. The Thunderclap Chariot passed through the hole with lightning speed.

They arrived in front of Shukaku.

Looking up at this colossal creature up close, one is indeed awestruck. Shira flower patterns cover its sandy yellow body, which trembles violently. Shukaku lowers its head and opens its dark, gaping mouth, clearly preparing to give any ant that dares to approach it a big surprise!

"Intensive Empty Air Bullet!"

A massive amount of Chakra gathered in Shukaku's mouth, and a fierce gust of wind arose.

"Lightning Dragon!!"

With a stern face, Katsuki raised her right hand again. In addition to the Great Thunderclap, the Dragon Form was able to accumulate the power of thunder and lightning, unleashing astonishing power. Small tricks like the Lightning Gun were convenient for clearing out small fry, but their limited power was not enough to be a trump card. Against a big guy like Shukaku, it was even more difficult to use.

The dragon-shaped lightning struck Shukaku's plump belly hard, sending yellow sand flying everywhere, leaving a crater five or six meters deep on Shukaku's stomach.

Strictly speaking, Tailed Beast are just giant Chakra bodies without a true physical form. Even if they die, they can be resurrected after a while as long as the Chakra scattered throughout the world reassembles. Tailed Beast are immortal beings, but being unkillable does not mean they will not react to attacks.

With a large hole blasted into its belly, Shukaku, enraged, unleashed a massive Wind Bullet that hadn't yet reached its peak. Accompanied by a series of air explosions, it shot towards Katsuki like a meteor falling from the sky.

"Sizzle!"

Like crushing a cigarette butt, the Thunderclap Chariot was instantly annihilated by the massive Wind Bullet. An astonishing amount of Wind Release Chakra eroded the Lightning Release Chakra contained within the Thunderclap Chariot in a single moment, and then slammed heavily into the ground beneath its feet. The war-torn land was struck by such a fierce blow, and the fragile rock layers shattered, the ground within a two-kilometer radius crumbled into pieces, and the ground sank more than a meter deep.

"Damn crawler!! Die, die, die!!"

Silvery-white lightning shot out from Shukaku's belly, followed closely by countless small Sand Hand.

Although the attack was powerful, it only hit the Thunderclap Chariot. Katsuki had already escaped into the large crater in Shukaku's belly, avoiding the terrifying Wind Bullet.

He sprinted upwards along Shukaku's belly, silvery-white lightning leaping beneath his feet, blasting the soft quicksand into a frenzy. Both hands, with their fingers joined together, were wrapped in a layer of lightning-like sharpness, like two great swords, slicing through the Sand Hand that were wrapping around him.

"Web crawler, annoying web crawler!!"

Shukaku was furious, but it was helpless against the Katsuki clinging to its body. The quicksand it controlled was not enough to Katsuki, but it could not use its powerful methods. It could only stretch out its arm to swat the small insects climbing on its body.

"Lightning Flash Turn!"

The long, silvery phantoms left illusory shadows on Shukaku's belly before being extinguished by the giant hand that followed.

With the further development of the Hito Hito no Mi, Katsuki not only mastered the technique of Lightning Release Materialization, but his own strength and speed also improved significantly. Relying solely on his explosive power, his speed was already comparable to ordinary Body Flicker Technique. And when combined with the Lightning Flash Turn Technique, a Lightning Release Body Flicker Technique, his speed was almost on par with Sakumo's.

Shukaku failed to swat the scurrying ant as it wished; instead, the little bug hopped onto its head bit by bit, forcing it to stop swatting the bug. Tailed Beast also have pride; how could it slap itself in the face? It had to think of another way.

Its mouth suddenly opened, and gusts of howling wind blew out, trying to blow away Katsuki, who was climbing up its left cheek.

"Hehe, we're already this far, if we get knocked down, we'd be devastated."

Katsuki chuckled, his entire body crackling with lightning, sending yellow sand flying beneath his feet. He resorted to his old trick, still drilling holes in Shukaku's body. Just as a human cannot get rid of a tapeworm in their body without external help, Katsuki was now a tapeworm that was difficult to kill for Shukaku.

Even if it possessed the power to split mountains and cleave the earth, it was powerless to stop it.