Your Tail Can Grow Back, but the Horns on Your Head Can't

At Ensei Uchiha's words, the Eight-Tails fell silent for a moment.

After a while, the Eight-Tails finally spoke. "Fine, but you have to tell me what you want the Tailed Beast Chakra for."

"And you have to spare Killer B and... and the Two-Tails Jinchuriki."

Perhaps because they weren't close, or for some other reason, the Eight-Tails didn't even know Yugito's name?

Killer B and the Raikage had both just called Yugito by name.

"Do you think you're in any position to bargain with me?"

Ensei Uchiha controlled the Chakra within his Susanoo and pulled the unconscious Two-Tails, Yugito, over to him. Then he applied a series of Sealing Jutsu to her.

"Are you sure you want to take this hit? I can't guarantee what'll happen."

By now, the Tailed Beast Bomb in the Eight-Tails' mouth had finished forming.

It contained most of the Chakra in the Eight-Tails' body. He had never used an attack like this before, and had no idea what such a massive Tailed Beast Bomb could do.

It was obvious that the Eight-Tails was threatening Ensei Uchiha.

Looking at the Tailed Beast Bomb, which was already not much smaller than the Ten-Tails he remembered, Ensei Uchiha thought for a moment, then said, "All right. I agree."

With that, Ensei Uchiha tossed Yugito over to him. The shining Four Red Yang Formation in the distance was also dispelled.

Shikaku Nara was still chatting with the Fourth Raikage, hoping to glean some information from him, when the Four Red Yang Formation suddenly vanished...

The Fourth Raikage stood right in front of him. Shikaku Nara took stock of his own Chakra, which had been drained by that flashy but ineffective trap.

...There was no way out. He'd just have to wait to die.

The thought crossed his mind, but Shikaku Nara knew he would be fine.

Sure enough, although the Four Red Yang Formation had disappeared, the Fourth Raikage didn't attack. Instead, he spoke with a dejected expression. "Kumogakure has lost this war."

Though he had been trapped inside the Four Red Yang Formation, the Fourth Raikage had seen the battle in the distance clearly.

He knew that if he stubbornly pressed on, Kumogakure would lose not only a Raikage, but two Tailed Beasts as well.

As for whether the Raikage was worried that Konoha would wipe them out...

He was a little worried, but he thought it was highly unlikely.

Losing the Raikage and two Tailed Beasts would badly weaken Kumogakure, but it wouldn't destroy the village's foundations. They could always shut themselves away like Amegakure, or bow their heads and play the subordinate like Sunagakure.

Meanwhile, Konoha might seem to benefit from this, but it would become a target for all the others. The other villages would inevitably turn against it. There was no doubt about that.

Maintaining a balance among the Five Great Shinobi Villages was the consensus of every village now. Otherwise, why had Iwagakure gone to war with Kumogakure during the Third Shinobi World War?

The Fourth Raikage shot Shikaku Nara an annoyed glare. Lightning Release Chakra Mode surged over him again, and in the blink of an eye, he was beside Yugito.

He hoisted the unconscious Yugito over his shoulder and said, "B, stop your Tailed Beast Transformation. We've lost this war..."

Killer B's agitated voice came from within the Eight-Tails...

"Big Bro, hurry! I'm losing control..."

At that, the Fourth Raikage didn't hesitate. He vanished in a flash of lightning.

But Killer B, without hesitation, fired the Tailed Beast Bomb from his mouth straight at Ensei Uchiha.

Ensei Uchiha quickly folded the wings behind his Susanoo, preparing to withstand the attack with his Perfect Susanoo.

As for himself, he abandoned the Perfect Susanoo and vanished in a flash. When he reappeared, he was standing on the Eight-Tails' shoulder.

The colossal Tailed Beast Bomb collided with the Susanoo, and a massive mushroom cloud erupted. Gale-force winds mixed with dirt and swept over everything around them.

When the dust slowly settled, all that remained was a gigantic crater that had swallowed everything, and the upper half of the Perfect Susanoo.

The good news: the Tailed Beast Bomb had indeed broken through the Susanoo's defenses.

The bad news: the person who'd been using the Susanoo wasn't inside it.

"Sorry. I really couldn't control it."

The Eight-Tails' voice rang out slowly, with what seemed like a trace of guilt.

It looked like he'd seen that Ensei Uchiha was no longer in the Susanoo's head and thought he'd been killed.

"If you really couldn't control it, why didn't you shoot it into the sky?"

Ensei Uchiha's calm voice came from the Eight-Tails' shoulder, startling him.

The Eight-Tails turned his head to look at Ensei Uchiha on his shoulder, then glanced at the damaged upper half of the Susanoo in the distance. He stared blankly. "You... you're all right..."

It was hard to tell whether his tone held disappointment or some other emotion.

"Of course. If you could kill me that easily, would I dare show myself?"

Hearing Ensei Uchiha say that, the Eight-Tails could only feel speechless.

Even he would have been killed by that attack. By Ensei Uchiha's logic, no one in the entire Shinobi World except the Sage of Six Paths would be qualified to walk around outside.

"Enough. No more chatter."

"Give me one of your tails willingly, and leave me as much Chakra as you can. Otherwise, I'll have to drag you out and do this all over again."

"Think it over. Your tail can grow back, but the horns on your head can't."

Ensei Uchiha didn't have time to chat with the Eight-Tails. The sealing scroll couldn't hold for long, and he needed to hurry and transfer the Two-Tails' Chakra into a different container.

Ensei Uchiha's words left the Eight-Tails feeling speechless.

But after what had happened with the enormous Tailed Beast Bomb, he didn't dare bargain with Ensei Uchiha again. When he saw the Fourth Raikage returning in the distance, he unhesitatingly gave up one of his tails and nearly all the Chakra he had left.

Fun fact: although Tailed Beasts are made of Chakra, the amount they can use is still limited. Once they use it all, they need to extract more.

It's just that, under normal circumstances, no one can make a Tailed Beast use up all its Chakra.

When he was done, the Eight-Tails returned to Killer B's body. At that moment, the Fourth Raikage in the distance also returned to Killer B's side.

Ignoring the Fourth Raikage, Ensei Uchiha took out a specially made sealing scroll and sealed the tail the Eight-Tails had shed.

Of course, before sealing it, Ensei Uchiha sensed how much Chakra it contained. As expected, it was a lot—more than the Nine-Tails Chakra currently sealed inside the Zero-Two Model.

"Not bad. Someone from Konoha will discuss the subsequent war reparations with you..."

Before Ensei Uchiha could finish speaking, the Zero-Two Model, standing by in the distance, suddenly let out a piercing alarm.

Ensei Uchiha froze, then quickly prepared to use Flying Thunder God to escape at any moment.

Soon... a hand suddenly appeared in midair and grabbed his shoulder.

"Obito Uchiha?"