"Nine Mask Svāhā."
The chant echoed through the curtain of rain. Menma formed hand seals, Chakra spreading from him in ripples.
"Azure Dragon, Haku, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Void, Southern, Northern, Three, Jade."
Amid roaring cries, nine Summoning Beasts of different forms and immense auras appeared one after another! They too wore masks of varying styles, standing behind Menma as their cold gazes fixed upon the two Tailed Beast Transformation monsters across from them, which radiated ominous red light.
"Roar—!!!"
The united roar of the Nine Masked Beasts mingled with the monsters' frenzied screeches, instantly drowning out the torrential rain as the sounds violently collided across the open plain.
Were those threatening roars? Or painful wails from imprisoned souls? Menma could not tell. In theory, these beings, twisted by both Impure World Reincarnation and Tailed Beast Chakra, had long since lost their own will.
"Whoosh—!"
A massive crimson Chakra claw tore through the air once more. In midair, it abruptly split and multiplied, becoming dozens of deadly scarlet trails that sought to envelop Menma and all nine Masked Beasts!
"Scatter!"
At Menma's command, he and the Nine Masked Beasts instantly became blurs, dispersing in every direction with astonishing speed and coordination as they launched a counterattack from every tricky angle!
Azure Dragon and White Tiger charged headlong into the densest cluster of claw strikes, using their hard shells and tough bodies to endure the fierce assault and create an opening for their companions.
The Southern Dipper Sage and Northern Dipper Sage floated in the air, the paths traced by their staffs intertwining as they swiftly formed a purple sealing formation that suddenly lit up beneath the two Tailed Beast Transformation monsters' feet.
Yet the instant the sealing light appeared, the two monsters let out even more frenzied roars. With the