Beating Up The One-Tails

"Earth Style: Yellow Spring Swamp!"

The ground beneath the One-Tails Shukaku turned into a muddy swamp the moment Jiraiya unleashed his Ninjutsu.

The One-Tails' body began to sink rapidly, sinking faster the more it struggled.

"Gamabunta, it's all yours!"

"Got it!"

With the Yellow Spring Swamp's cooperation, Gamabunta's target was effectively standing still.

Gamabunta was incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, it leaped in front of the One-Tails.

Clang!

A flash of white light, and the One-Tails' arm was cleanly severed.

As soon as the arm hit the ground, it turned into a puddle of sand.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!"

"You dare cut me!"

"I'll kill you!!!"

The One-Tails Shukaku shrieked, its eyes blazing with fury.

At the same time, its aura began to surge wildly, its immense Chakra pressing the surrounding air thin.

"Damn right I cut you!"

Gamabunta roared, charging forward again with its long sword, this time aiming for Shukaku's tail.

Through their brief exchange, it had discovered that Shukaku's tail was its most troublesome feature.

As the long sword swung down, the One-Tails used its immense strength to break free from the Yellow Spring Swamp's grasp and dodge Gamabunta's attack.

Where the sword struck, a long, deep trench was carved, nearly splitting the land in two.

Its power was evident.

"Fire Style: Great Fireball!"

Just as the One-Tails Shukaku broke free from the Yellow Spring Swamp, a blast of flame carrying a wave of heat struck its back.

Jiraiya had known that the Yellow Spring Swamp wouldn't hold Shukaku for long, so he had preemptively predicted where and when it would escape.

The precision with which he seized the opportunity surprised even Ye Fan.

Although his current strength was enough to sweep across the entire Ninja World, he had to admit that Jiraiya's combat experience was far superior to his own.

Scorched by the Fire Style, Shukaku quickly created distance, its demeanor becoming serious.

In their brief clash, it had realized that the person and the toad before it were no ordinary beings.

"Your hand healed that quickly? You really are tenacious!"

Jiraiya couldn't help but exclaim as he looked at the One-Tails' perfectly restored hand.

Without time to ponder further, Jiraiya unleashed another large-scale Ninjutsu.

"Fire Style: Dragon Fire!"

An enormous fire dragon erupted from the ground, completely encircling the One-Tails Shukaku.

The continuous high temperatures caused the One-Tails to writhe on the ground, destroying numerous houses.

A large amount of sand poured out from the One-Tails' body, extinguishing the raging flames.

"It hurts! Foolish humans, you've completely angered me!"

The One-Tails roared, "Wind Style: Void Bullet!"

The surging Tailed Beast Chakra transformed into a fierce gale, sweeping towards Jiraiya.

Where it passed, the earth cracked and houses collapsed.

"Earth Style: Earth Flow Wall!"

Jiraiya quickly formed hand seals, and an earth wall, like a city rampart, rose from the ground.

The Void Bullet, carrying powerful Chakra, struck the earth wall, instantly destroying it and kicking up a cloud of dust.

"Foolish human, you're finally dead!" The One-Tails Shukaku laughed heartily, its mood becoming incredibly joyful.

As the thick smoke gradually dispersed, the One-Tails' expression suddenly turned ferocious.

It looked in disbelief at the distance, its expression one of utter incredulity.

There stood Jiraiya, unharmed, behind a small mound of earth.

"How is this possible? How could human power block my Void Bullet!"

"Heh, an attack of this level can't kill me."

Jiraiya's lips curled upwards; he had already grasped the upper limit of the One-Tails' strength in this state.

"It seems that using the False Sleep Technique through a Medium, you can't unleash your full power!"

"If you could unleash your full strength, perhaps you could still make me feel at a loss. But if this is all the power you have, then prepare to surrender obediently!"

"Ignorant human, how dare you underestimate me!"

Shukaku, who had always been revered as supreme by Sunagakure, felt an unprecedented insult.

It could not tolerate being looked down upon by a mere human, and its fury burned to the extreme.

A surging tide of chakra billowed, and a terrifying aura permeated the surrounding air.

Many ninjas fighting elsewhere could clearly feel the oppressive pressure.

Sasuke, who had just rushed over from the Forest of Death, was so astonished by the scene that he couldn't speak.

He had thought the battle in the Forest of Death was already outrageous, but he never expected the fight here to be even more shocking.

As the One-Tails gathered chakra, intending to use Wind Style, Jiraiya struck first.

"Wild Lion's Mane Technique!"

Jiraiya's long hair rapidly grew, becoming like incredibly tough steel ropes that flew towards the One-Tails, completely binding it.

The powerful restraint instantly suppressed the One-Tails, rendering it unable to move!

With the One-Tails restrained by Jiraiya, Gamabunta seized the opportunity and unleashed the Ninjutsu, Water Style: Iron Cannonball.

Giant water spheres, like cannonballs, continuously struck the One-Tails.

The undefended Shukaku was battered by the Iron Cannonballs, its limbs and chest pierced.

"Ah!!!"

The tragic roar echoed throughout Konohagakure.

In pain, the One-Tails began to struggle frantically.

Its tail was the first to break free from Jiraiya's ninjutsu, and then its entire body tore loose.

Tricked and enraged to the extreme, the One-Tails lunged towards Jiraiya.

But!

Before it could get close to Jiraiya, a flash of blade light suddenly appeared.

Gamabunta swung his sword, severing the One-Tails' left leg!

Losing its balance, the One-Tails instantly toppled to the ground.

"Gamabunta!" Jiraiya shouted.

"Understood!" Gamabunta leaped in front of Jiraiya.

"Fire Style: Toad Oil Flame Bullet!"

Gamabunta spewed oil, and Jiraiya breathed fire. The oil and fire combined, creating an even more powerful and difficult-to-extinguish blaze.

Seeing such a terrifying Fire Style, the One-Tails quickly used its Sand Armor to defend itself.

The raging flames struck the Sand Armor in an instant. Within seconds, Shukaku's Sand Armor turned red-hot, and the intense heat penetrated through it into the interior.

At this point, the Sand Armor was like a steamer, completely losing its defensive function.

Enveloped by the Sand Armor, the One-Tails was like a turtle in a jar, writhing in agony.

The One-Tails, unable to bear the heat, voluntarily dispelled its Sand Armor.

The moment the Sand Armor dissipated, the raging flames fell directly upon it.

Furthermore, Gamabunta added another dose of oil!

This time, the fire's intensity far surpassed the previous one!

The One-Tails' skin turned incredibly red under the fierce flames, even burning off its tattoos!

"Can humans really fight at this level?"

Sasuke stared intently at Jiraiya, Ye Fan's image involuntarily appearing in his mind.

"With such a powerful master guiding me, how can I get my revenge?"

Sasuke clenched his fists, his heart filled with an extreme desire for power.

"Hmm? Even now, the Medium hasn't awakened?" Jiraiya frowned.

"All our attacks were blocked by Shukaku itself, and the sleeping Medium was not affected at all," Gamabunta analyzed. "To make the Medium awaken, it seems we can only beat it directly!"

"Yes, that's the only way," Jiraiya nodded. "You hold it down for me, and I'll go wake the Medium!"