The red, white, and blue Tailed Beast Ball traced an arc from their hands into the air, and the drastically shrunken Tailed Beasts suddenly appeared in the plaza.
The One-Tail and Nine-Tails that appeared circled their users, vigorously unleashing the chakra within them and declaring their presence.
For a moment, the entire arena was filled with Tailed Beast chakra.
The restless chakra energized the atmosphere, stirring the crowd into excitement.
Madara now understood why that brat Rikusei had not come to compete for the Crown of the Tailed Beasts.
The Uchiha with their Sharingan and the Uzumaki Clan with their sealing techniques had likely both been disqualified and barred from participating in this kind of competition.
"Shukaku!"
The spotlights stretched everyone's shadows as Yamanaka Zhi formed hand seals with both hands and instantly cast the Mind Transfer Jutsu.
Spiritual power radiated from his braced hands. Transparent shockwaves rippled through the air and rapidly extended toward his opponent.
"Tailed Beast Bomb!"
Understanding what he meant, Shukaku did not waste words. He directly condensed a blackish-purple sphere of Yin-Yang chakra before his mouth. This time, his chakra was roughly on par with the Nine-Tails'.
As long as he won the championship, he would prove that among the nine Tailed Beasts, the One-Tail was the strongest!
Having carefully studied his opponent all along, Qingshan Hao naturally knew every strategy Yamanaka Zhi had used on his way here.
He immediately directed the Nine-Tails to sweep its nine mountain-like tails behind it, whipping up a sky-filling cloud of dust that swept across the entire arena.
Taking the opportunity, man and beast poured chakra into it. The sandstorm's color began shifting from dark yellow to pale purple, and the Four Violet Flames Formation was suddenly blanketed, completely cut off from all light.
The instant his vision