The Battle Against Shukaku, the One-Tails

A huge, crimson, one-eyed serpent appeared before them.

"This is!? Bigger than Manda? What kind of snake is this?" Orochimaru was also astonished.

"Orochimaru? You've never seen one before either?" Rasa Karura stared in shock at the enormous, ferocious serpent.

Actually, this was the first time Orochimaru had ever met Garaga. When the Sunagakure Village headquarters was almost completely cleared, Garaga disappeared as soon as his summoning time was up.

"Boss, who are our opponents this time?" Garaga asked.

Shiyu said with great fighting spirit, "Our opponent is right in front of us, the One-Tails, Shukaku."

"Tailed Beast? You really think highly of me!" Garaga was also full of fighting spirit and did not panic because his opponent was Tailed Beast.

"Shiyu, you will win! I believe in you!" Kurenai continued to fight against some ninjas, with Hizashi and Nao supporting Kurenai. The Konoha Ninja around them had almost recovered, and the Sunagakure had mostly retreated to the One Line Sky.

"I'll continue attacking the One Line Sky! Hizashi, the rest is up to you," Orochimaru instructed.

The Hizashi squad then began fighting against the remaining Sunagakure ninja.

"You two behave yourselves." Orochimaru tied the two men up with snakes, then immediately moved them to the One Line Sky. Without Orochimaru's command, the Konoha Ninja wouldn't be able to conquer this place by Kakuzu alone.

The key to this war is the battle between Shiyu and the One-Tails.

Shiyu observed that the Shukaku opposite him was actually a giant tanuki covered in Cursed Seal.

"Hahaha! Kid! You actually want to deal with me? Since you know I'm One-Tails? Why don't you tuck your tail between your legs and run away?" Shukaku was also very arrogant. As Tailed Beast, apart from the Bunpuku of Sage of Six Paths and Jinchuriki, Shukaku looked at other humans in the same light.

"I also want to see if you, Nine-Tails, or Seven-Tails are stronger than Shukaku!" Shiyu said domineeringly.

"Hahaha! So you've fought that stinky fox and those flying insects? Are you kidding me? I hate them, but they're Tailed Beast! How could a human possibly fight them and still be alive? Don't brag! Besides, you're just a little kid."

Shiyu shook his head and said, "I've defeated the Seven-Tails, don't underestimate me. Or would you rather I let you feel my chakra, the simplest and most direct way?"

Shiyu then unleashed his chakra, surpassing even the Super Kage a Kage, a power that sent shivers down the spines of Rasa Karura.

"This is probably even stronger than the Lord Kazekage's chakra!"

"Rasa. This guy didn't even use his true strength when he fought us."

Even Orochimaru, who was far away, was startled.

"Terrifying! This guy's chakra has probably reached the level of Tailed Beast!" Orochimaru's forehead was also covered in sweat.

Shukaku was also taken aback and exclaimed, "You brat! How can your chakra reserves be so enormous!?"

"Is it big? It's alright! I even sealed my own chakra." Shiyu pointed to his forehead, and sure enough, Shukaku sensed it too.

How can there be such a human being!?

"Could it be that he also has Tailed Beast inside him!?"

"I can't sense it!?"

"No! It seems we have to deal with him as quickly as possible! Otherwise, even I will be worn down by him!" Shukaku Shiyu.

"Wind Release: Sand Scattering Bullet!" Shukaku suddenly used Wind Release, and Garaga quickly dodged it.

"One-Tails? Attacked me without saying a word? Isn't that a bit shameless?" Shiyu asked with a dark face.

"Hahaha! We're enemies now, so shame doesn't matter anymore." Shukaku then fired several more wind bullets at Shiyu.

"Fire Release: Dragon Flame Song Technique!" Shigure dodged with Garaga Shiyu forming Hand Seals at lightning speed, then unleashed a dragon-shaped flame at the One-Tails.

"Waaaah! It's burning me!" One-Tails, having been burned by Shiyu's flames, also jumped around.

Garaga immediately seized the opportunity and rushed forward, wrapping its tail around Shukaku's feet.

"Well done! Garaga! Painful Sky Leg!" Shiyu Body Flicker Technique flew into the air and then kicked down.

With a thud, Shukaku collapsed to the ground.

"Damn it! It hurts so much!" Shukaku cursed.

"As expected! The Tailed Beast's defense is truly astonishing. I kicked them down, and they only felt pain." Shiyu was quite dissatisfied with his attack power.

But everyone else was stunned.

"This guy can actually fight Tailed Beast in hand-to-hand combat!?"

"What incredible power!"

Rasa Karura were also dumbfounded.

"Shiyu's battle with the Tailed Beast is just too outrageous!?" Hizashi and the others could only retreat to the side; such a battle was beyond their ability to participate in.

"Damn it! Die!" The One-Tails was clearly enraged by Shiyu, and red and blue energy instantly formed in its mouth.

Immediately afterwards, Shukaku compressed it and released it towards Garaga.

Shiyu had already Teleportation onto Garaga's head.

"What should we do, Shiyu?" Garaga could clearly feel the terrifying energy within the shockwave.

"Don't worry! Leave it to me!" Shiyu stretched out her arm.

The terrifying Tailed Beast Ball struck Shiyu and then vanished instantly.

"This is!?" Rasa was taken aback.

"He just used that move!" Karura exclaimed in surprise.

"It absorbed the ninjutsu? And then amplified it and bounced it back?! At such close range? We might even be affected!"

Shiyu naturally understood such a simple principle. He did not use the Kōtakamusubi, but instead used the Flying Thunder God: Guiding Thunder to transfer the One-Tails Shukaku's Tailed Beast Ball to another location.

With a deafening roar, a terrifying explosion occurred in the desolate desert region.

"So it wasn't absorbing the ninjutsu, but transferring it. I see." Rasa finally understood.

"This guy is so powerful that he can even transfer the One-Tails Tailed Beast Ball?" Karura also somewhat incredulous.

Rasa was also somewhat at a loss for words.

"We've done our best with Karura. I'm afraid we can't defeat him now. "Rasa shook his head.

"Protecting Sunagakure is what we must do!" Karura desperately broke free from Orochimaru's snake restraints, and then used sand to release Rasa from his restraints.

"You're right! Let's hurry back to the One Line Sky!" Shiyu was fighting the One-Tails Beast, Rasa Karura also rushed back to the One Line Sky.

"I'm afraid we're no longer needed here." Everyone on Hizashi's side had already reached the One Line Sky, leaving only Team Seven.

"Let's go! Staying here is just causing trouble for Shiyu. Let's go to the One Line Sky and have a final battle with Sunagakure!"

Apart from Shiyu, all members of Team Seven headed directly south towards the One Line Sky pass.