Jiraiya was practically on the verge of tears. He had thought they could still count on Minato's Flying Thunder God Technique to do something, but now it seemed there was basically no hope of that.
"Wooo~~~"
The Nine-Tails slowly stepped forward, one step at a time, its eyes fixed on Bunta. Though the Nine-Tails had a relatively slender body and could not be compared to a bloated fellow like the Eight-Tails.
But counting its tails, the Nine-Tails was not smaller than the Eight-Tails in the slightest. Its nine long tails swayed through the air as its aura steadily climbed.
Tightening his grip on the long sword in his hand, Bunta's expression gradually turned grave. Even his breathing slowly steadied as he focused with utmost concentration.
In the Ninja World, some special Summoned Beasts possessed strength that could come infinitely close to that of the great Tailed Beasts. Gama Bunta was one of them.
Even if his enemy was a Tailed Beast, he could still fight it for N rounds.
Of course, that depended on how many tails the beast had. Against certain Tailed Beasts, Bunta could fight without falling behind. But against one like the Nine-Tails, he was clearly struggling.
Ronglin's deepest impression of Bunta was from the original story, when Gaara unleashed the One-Tail Shukaku and Naruto summoned Gama Bunta. The battle between Bunta and the One-Tail Shukaku had been utterly blood-pumping.
Unfortunately, what he faced now was the Nine-Tails, not the One-Tail.
In the Nine-Tails' eyes, the One-Tail was nothing more than a Dead Last.
"Come on!!!"
Bunta let out a roar to bolster his own momentum, charging at the Nine-Tails without showing the slightest weakness.
His powerful hind legs kicked fiercely against the ground, launching him toward the Nine-Tails like a gigantic cannonball. The long blade in