Yotsuki A was sent flying several meters by that casual swat, only barely steadying himself after his feet gouged two deep trenches into the ground.
He abruptly looked up and saw several of Killer B's materialized octopus tentacles being severed by the stark-white Bone Spikes.
"B!"
Without the slightest hesitation, lightning flared again as Yotsuki A turned into a straight streak of electricity and shot back toward the heart of the battlefield.
Holding nothing back, he drove Lightning Release Chakra Mode to its limit. Electric arcs erupted wildly from his body, making him thirty percent faster than before.
Killer B let out a muffled groan as the agonizing pain from his severed wrist made cold sweat bead on his forehead.
Though those tentacles were formed from Tailed Beast Chakra, they were closely connected to his nerves.
Gritting his teeth, he drew back the remaining half of the tentacle. Dark-red chakra surged from the severed end, attempting to regenerate it.
But the process was clearly slow. Some strange sealing power lingered in the wound inflicted by the Bone Spikes.
"B, there's something wrong with this wound! The sealing power attached to those bones is preventing my chakra from repairing it!"
Gyuki's deep voice rang out in Killer B's mind, carrying a rare gravity.
"Let me take over! In your current state, you're no match for him!"
Killer B did not stubbornly push himself.
He and Gyuki had long since crossed the barrier between jinchuriki and Tailed Beast. They were true partners who could entrust their backs to each other.
Against an enemy who was clearly powerful beyond measure, holding back or hesitating was no different from suicide.
"I'm leaving it to you, Gyuki!"
The instant their minds connected, even more violent and primal chakra burst forth from Killer B's body.
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