Two-Tails

Under the bright sunshine, a cat's meow grew louder and louder, eventually turning into a deafening roar, the huge sound waves rippling out from the Matatabi's mouth like a shockwave.

Taiichi, Yohei, Saori quickly regrouped and retreated to a distance, looking towards the center of the arena. The two Cloud Village Jonin the other side did the same. Both sides tacitly stopped their attacks and focused their attention on the situation of the Chuunibyou- Tails Matatabi in the arena.

"It hurts so much! It hurts so much! What kind of flame is this?!"

After a period of wild and unrestrained activity, and with considerable effort, he managed to extinguish the Bright Gold flames on his body with his blue fire. At this moment Matatabi was filled with rage.

His enormous vertical pupils scanned the surroundings. The ninjas from Cloud Village and Konoha had all retreated to a distance of over a hundred meters. From his vantage point above, he quickly locked onto the "ant" that had caused him such immense pain.

With a furious roar, deep blue flames blazed fiercely on its four claws, Matatabi charged towards Taiichi with all its might.

When Taiichi saw the Two-Tails staring intently at him, he knew something terrible was about to happen.

That stinky cat is clearly vengeful; my little fire must have really burned him. No wonder it's already eyeing me now that it's free.

"You guys retreat first. That cat has its eye on me. I have to lure it away first. We'll meet up at the place where we rested yesterday."

Taiichi didn't have time to say much. He hurriedly gave a few instructions and then disappeared in Body Flicker. That stinky cat was just too fast; it was almost upon him in the time it took to say a few words.

"Big cat, over here, come and chase me!" Taiichi, who had run a distance, was still not at ease. He deliberately stopped and turned back to continue taunting, not forgetting to release a few Phoenix Sage Fire to increase the intensity of his provocation.

This really enraged Matatabi. With a roar, he saw nothing else and, with his four paws outstretched, chased after Taiichi.

Along the way, rocks, clods of earth, trees, and shrubs—anything that stood in the way of the Matatabi —were all smashed into pieces.

Seeing that he had truly drawn the Two-Tails' hatred, Taiichi dared not continue his reckless actions. He turned around, regained control of his direction, and slowly Jonin the Cloud Village. He was preparing to divert the trouble, and even if it might not be very effective, he wanted to give those two Cloud Village Jonin a good beating.

He ran ahead, his figure blurring into afterimages, each burst of Chakra beneath his feet creating a small crater. He no longer pursued precise control; all he wanted was greater speed.

Behind Matatabi, the enormous body, burning with ghostly blue flames, charged and crashed relentlessly, spewing out huge Fireball from its mouth every now and then, hurling them at Taiichi in front.

Huge explosions rang out around Taiichi from time to time. He would dodge whenever he could, and when he couldn't dodge, he would continuously release Phoenix Sage Fire to withstand the attacks. This allowed him to remain unharmed from Matatabi's attacks each time.

"Damn brat, don't you dare run away! You were so arrogant before!" Matatabi roared in frustration. These little bugs were so hard to catch; they were fast and agile, and their Ninjutsu was incredibly strong. His Fireball had absolutely no effect on them.

In the distance, two Cloud Village Jonin also gathered together.

"Captain, Yugito has Complete Tailed Beast Transformation. We can't handle that!"

"Who told you to deal with it? Can't you see that the Two-Tails is chasing Taichi Matsushita? Let them wear each other down, and I'll have my own way of finishing them off in the end."

Seeing his Captain speak with such certainty, the Jonin figured the village must have given him some secret weapon, so Jonin asking and simply watched the chase unfold. But gradually, he realized something was amiss.

"Captain, don't you feel like they're getting closer and closer to us?"

This seemed to confirm his words, as Taiyi Taiichi turned around and charged straight towards them. What was previously a relatively far distance was now very close; for a behemoth like Tailed Beast, it was just a matter of a few leaps.

"Damn it, these Konoha brats are trying to use someone else to do their dirty work."

"Let's go our separate ways!"

The two, with perfect tacit understanding, burst into their fastest speeds in two different directions, attempting to escape the approach of Taiichi, the "source of hatred."

However, Taiichi would not let them succeed so easily. He kept a close eye on the Jonin Captain's figure, following him like a shadow, while Phoenix Sage Fire formed all around his body.

However, this time it wasn't aimed at the Two-Tails, but at the front of the Cloud Village Captain. The blazing Fireball crashed into the ground and exploded, sending debris flying and flames sweeping across, instantly blocking the Cloud Village Captain's room to maneuver and forcing him to stop at high speed.

Speaking of how to escape when being chased by a Tailed Beast, Taiichi gave everyone a practical lesson: I don't need to run faster than the Tailed Beast, I just need to run faster than the people with me.

For example, right now, when Taiichi instantly passed the Cloud Village Jonin and passed through the wall of fire he had created without any hindrance, he clearly saw the Cloud Village Captain's face full of anger and regret.

Why did you have to stand by and watch the show? Couldn't you have stayed further away? If all else failed, the two Jonin could have supported each other. Now you're all alone dealing with the crazed Two-Tails.

Regardless of what Cloud Ninja thinking, Taiichi bypassed him and Taiichi used Shadow Clone, creating several Taiichi clones that ran and fled in different directions.

He had no desire to concern himself with the Tailed Beast anymore. Since the Cloud Village dared to send two Jonin with the Two-Tails Jinchuriki out, they must have methods to prevent the Tailed Beast from acting recklessly. He was no match for the Tailed Beast right now, so it was best to escape first.

As one Shadow Clone after another was destroyed, Taiichi learned the result as his memories flowed back: the Two-Tails' hatred for him was so deep that it ignored the Cloud Village in front of it and insisted on chasing after him.

Fortunately, Taiichi had the foresight to make sure that only Shadow Clone escaped, while his main body used Earth Style to infiltrate underground. By this time, he had quietly moved several hundred meters away from the Two-Tails.

Taiichi didn't dare use his Chakra Perception, as he hadn't forgotten that one of these two Cloud Village Jonin was also capable of Sensory Ninjutsu.

From afar, with the naked eye alone, Taiichi could see that after his Shadow Clone were destroyed, the Cloud Village Jonin seemed to have taken out something, which finally awakened the sleeping Yugito, and then suppressed the Two-Tails again.

Seeing this, Taiichi didn't linger any longer. He needed to reunite with Yohei and Saori as soon as possible, then return to the Camp to report the news that the Two-Tails had appeared in the Land of Hot Water, which was a major variable.

On a hill in the Land of Hot Water, Yohei and Saori eagerly awaited their arrival. This place was more than ten kilometers away from where the battle had taken place. If Taiichi had successfully escaped the Cloud Ninja and the Tailed Beast, they should have arrived by now.

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Sure enough, they didn't have to wait long. At the edge of their field of vision, a small figure was approaching them at an extremely fast speed.

"They're here!" Yohei cheered.

Saori patted her chest gently, finally putting her mind at ease.

After all, this was the first time they had ever seen Tailed Beast, a legendary calamity beast. The sight of such a colossal creature wreaking havoc before their eyes had left a deep impression on them, and their worry was inevitable.

Within minutes, Taiichi approached the two, but he showed no sign of stopping. Instead, he shouted, "Let's go! Back to Camp! We can't stay here any longer!"

Yohei and Saori immediately understood and turned to run. At this moment Taiichi caught up with them, and the three of them formed Sancai Formation and ran wildly towards the Konoha Camp.

"Taiichi, how is the Tailed Beast?" After running for a long time, Yohei couldn't help but ask the question that had been on his mind.

"What else could it be? The Cloud Village Cloud Ninja didn't even turn his Taiichi, focusing on continuing on his way. "Since they dared to bring the Tailed Beast out, they must have some means of countermeasures. Otherwise, if the Tailed Beast went berserk, wouldn't the Kumogakure have just abandoned the Two-Tails?"

"Should we go back to Camp and report now?"

"Right!" Taiichi glanced back at Saori and noticed that the wound on her arm had scabbed over, so he felt relieved. "Two Jonin and a Jinchuriki —their arrival has changed the balance of power between the two sides. We must get Lord Orochimaru on his guard as soon as possible, or we'll be at a huge disadvantage."

Just as Taiichi had expected, when they reported the news to Orochimaru, he immediately ordered all the teams that had gone out to hunt down the Cloud Village to return to Camp.

Firstly, after the recent purges, there are indeed very few Cloud Ninja left surviving in the Land of Hot Water. Secondly, the arrival of this Jinchuriki is truly frightening; the Camp's current focus is no longer on offense, but rather on how to defend.

Of course, such important intelligence must be reported to the village immediately, and at the same time, the village's support must be requested.

Currently, they have only encountered a small group of Jinchuriki from Cloud Village. Who knows what other reinforcements Cloud Village might have later? If they don't make demands of the village now, it will be too late once Cloud Village actually attacks.

By the time they left Orochimaru's tent, it was already dark. Taiichi Squad arrived at their own tent and prepared to rest.

Lying in their sleeping bags, the tent was silent for a moment, with only the steady breathing of everyone and the sound of ninja patrolling outside.

A long time.

"Taiichi, are you asleep?" Yohei's muffled voice came from behind.

"No, what's wrong? Something on your mind?" Taiichi answered softly, worried that he would disturb Saori, who was resting.

"Tell me, what should we do if we encounter this kind of monster again? Is it really something that human beings can fight off?"

Yohei's voice was filled with worry, and a hint of self-doubt. Clearly, the helplessness he felt when encountering the Tailed Beast today had deeply affected him, especially since he had just awakened his Mangekyou Mangekyo and was at the height of his fighting spirit. To be doused with cold water like that was a huge blow to his confidence.

"Yes, Taiichi! Are there many more of these monsters? What should we do if we encounter them on the battlefield later?"

Just then, Saori's voice rang out, indicating that no one here was asleep.

When Saori asked a question, Taiichi simply sat up, and Yohei and the other man also crawled out of their sleeping bags.

In the darkness, two pairs of bright eyes stared intently at Taiichi, awaiting his answer.

The lights in the tent were turned on again, Taiichi casually set up a small Soundproof Barrier to prevent outsiders from overhearing their conversation. But this seemingly insignificant move Saori's eyes light up.

"It seems that Taiichi's Sealing Jutsu have far surpassed my own level!" Saori exclaimed in admiration.

"There are a total of nine such Tailed Beast in the Ninja World!"

The sound of swallowing saliva rang out. Taiichi looked at Yohei and saw him awkwardly touching his penis, clearly aware that he had embarrassed himself.

"They originally lived all over the Ninja World, but they were all captured by the First Hokage and Madara Uchiha at the beginning of Konoha's founding!"

"Gulp!" This was followed by two sounds of swallowing. A fervent light flashed in their eyes, filled with pride that their village's Senior possessed such abilities!

Today they truly experienced the power of the Tailed Beast, yet these incredibly powerful creatures were captured single-handedly by the two founders of Konoha.

How could this not surprise and excite the two of them?

"However, in order to maintain peace in the Ninja World and ensure that each ninja village had its own strategic deterrent capability, the First Hokage decided to distribute the Tailed Beast to each ninja village."

"Ah! How could this be!" Clearly, Yohei and Saori couldn't understand the First Hokage's decision. With such powerful martial arts remaining in Konoha, what ninja village would dare to challenge Konoha?

Not to mention Yohei and Taiyi, even Taiichi himself couldn't understand the First Hokage's thoughts. Was he being too presumptuous, or was his political acumen too low to comprehend the ideas of these powerful figures?

However, reality clearly did not unfold as the First Hokage had envisioned. Shortly after his death, the First Shinobi World War broke out, and now it has escalated to the Third Shinobi World War. The Tailed Beast that were initially distributed not only failed to deter the war but instead became true weapons of mass destruction, wreaking havoc on the battlefield.

"That's the origin of the Tailed Beast in each village, and actually, you two have an advantage in truly being able to subdue such enormous creatures as Tailed Beast!"

Hearing Taiichi say this, not only Yohei but also Saori perked up, realizing that she also had a way to deal with the Tailed Beast.

"To defeat Tailed Beast, besides having extraordinary strength like the First Hokage, the only options are the Mangekyō Sharingan and advanced Sealing Jutsu."

"No, Taiichi!" Yohei interrupted Taiichi urgently, asking with considerable confusion, "I am the Mangekyo, but I don't feel any sense that I can deal with such a behemoth!"

Taiichi rolled his eyes at Yohei, who, wanting to say something Yohei, happily shut his mouth and gave an embarrassed smile.

"Genjutsu. Regardless of whether Mangekyo user was skilled in Genjutsu before, once they awaken the Mangekyo, their Genjutsu level will improve dramatically. This is precisely where the Mangekyo is most effective against Tailed Beast."

"Genjutsu!" Yohei looked distressed. The Sharingan's enhancement to Genjutsu was no small matter. Even if Uchiha ninjas weren't particularly skilled in Genjutsu, with the help of the Sharingan, their Genjutsu level was still quite high.

However, Yohei was the only exception here. During his Three-Tomoe stage, he even went to learn Genjutsu, but the effect was—not that it had no effect, but it was completely useless.

I heard that the Jonin who taught Genjutsu Uchiha was Jonin at Yohei's stupidity that he fell ill and declared that he would never teach Yohei again, no matter who said it!

This matter caused quite a stir within the Uchiha clan, even alarming the clan head. In the end, Yohei was given the assessment that his Genjutsu was of poor quality, which brought the matter to a close.

This could be considered a dark chapter in Yohei's history. Taiichi learned about it from Obito during a casual conversation, and he laughed quite a bit at the time!

Thinking of this, Taiichi suppressed a smile and put on a serious face, saying to Yohei, "Yes, Genjutsu. But don't worry, once you awaken the Mangekyo, even if your previous aptitude for Genjutsu was poor, it will improve. Don't worry about not being able to learn it!"

"Really? That's wonderful!" Yohei jumped three feet high, almost hitting the top of the tent. But then, he immediately realized what he meant and stared at Taiichi suspiciously, "Do you know something?"

Taiichi tried his best to keep his expression calm, saying innocently, "What? I had no idea that you, Yohei, were an idiot when it came to Genjutsu— "

Yohei was stunned for a moment, then his face turned bright red, followed by embarrassment and anger. He bared his teeth and claws, trying to cover Taiichi's mouth to prevent Taiichi from revealing more of his embarrassing stories.

The two playfully wrestled for a while before stopping. Taiichi then continued his explanation of the Tailed Beast!