Slaughtering Kirigakure, Beating Three-Tails!

Although Tailed Beasts might seem weak in the later stages when power-scaling goes off the rails, in normal times, every Tailed Beast, when fully unleashed, possesses at least peak Kage-level strength. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been distributed among the villages to maintain a balance of power.

As for the Nine-Tails, even half of it likely possesses power at the threshold of the Super Kage level. Otherwise, a Naruto in only a partial Tailed Beast state wouldn't have been able to force the Six Paths of Pain into such a desperate struggle.

Therefore, a Jinchuriki and a Perfect Jinchuriki are fundamentally two different concepts. The gap between them is almost greater than that between an ordinary Kage and a peak Kage!

Because of this, at this very moment, even a partially Tailed Beast-transformed Fourth Mizukage Yagura possesses power near the upper-middle Kage level. That impenetrable, dark-red Tailed Beast cloak makes him immune to the vast majority of ninjutsu. It is simply impossible to break through.

This is also the reason why, even though the ninjas of Kirigakure are extremely dissatisfied with Yagura's tyranny, no one has been able to resist him.

Yet, at this very moment, none of them could have imagined that someone would be able to tear through the Tailed Beast cloak's defense and directly sever Yagura's left arm and tail!

Looking at Yagura in the distance, Natsume let out a sneer. "Did you barely manage to deflect the blade with your claws?"

If not for that, the previous strike would have split him in two, rather than just taking off an arm and a tail. However, Jinchuriki are naturally endowed with immense vitality, and with the protection of Tailed Beast chakra, this injury, while severe, shouldn't be enough to kill him.

Sure enough, before the dust even settled, Natsume clearly sensed it. Within the haze, a massive surge of chakra was rapidly gathering.

The next moment, the rapidly condensing, high-density chakra sucked in the surrounding dust, revealing Yagura in his partial Tailed Beast form. As expected, he was gathering a pitch-black energy sphere in his mouth.

"Oh no! It's the Tailed Beast Bomb!" the remaining Kirigakure ninjas nearby exclaimed in horror.

This Tailed Beast Bomb is no joke. It is formed by a Tailed Beast condensing its chakra into a sphere at a specific ratio, possessing extremely high density and energy. Once fired, it can cause immense destruction and has a very wide range of effect. Any ordinary ninja caught in the blast is essentially dead with no hope of survival.

"Tsk! Using a Tailed Beast Bomb at the gates of your own village—how insane!" Natsume mocked.

He then glanced at Nichiyo and the others, whom he was shielding within his Susanoo. If it were just himself, he could easily dodge the Tailed Beast Bomb, but he wouldn't be able to protect Nichiyo and the others, nor the unconscious Kirigakure ninjas scattered around—those heads were worth tens of millions of ryo.

With no other choice, he had to take it head-on!

"Summoning Technique: Triple Rashomon!"

Natsume quickly formed the hand seals. Just before Yagura released the Tailed Beast Bomb, three massive Rashomon gates rose from the ground.

"Boom, boom, boom—"

The three massive gates landed, blocking the path in front of Natsume. At the same time, the Tailed Beast Bomb erupted instantly. A blinding light engulfed everything in its path, including the three Rashomon gates, which were renowned for their astonishing defensive power.

At the same time, countless Mist ninja fled in a panic.

After all, with a Tailed Beast Bomb strike of such power, if they were slow to escape and got even slightly caught in the blast, they would be left without a corpse to bury.

Seeing Yagura disregard the safety of the village to the point of unleashing a Tailed Beast Bomb, Terumi Mei and the other Mist ninja felt nothing but deep disappointment and resentment.

"Elder!"

Terumi Mei spoke up.

However, she truly didn't know who could withstand a Tailed Beast Bomb strike of such magnitude.

"Don't be anxious. The defense of the Triple Rashomon combined with Susanoo is not so easily broken."

"That Uchiha brat shouldn't be dead."

Genji responded calmly.

But even he had no idea what the outcome would be.

Soon, the intense light dissipated.

The scene left in the wake of the Tailed Beast Bomb was revealed.

A massive trench, a hundred meters long and dozens of meters wide, appeared before everyone's eyes.

Yet, that Susanoo Demon God still stood firmly in place.

"Uh? I'm not dead?"

"My eyes hurt so much, so sore..."

Gin lay on the ground, rubbing his eyes in a mix of surprise and stinging pain.

He looked like someone who had just narrowly escaped death.

Just moments ago, seeing the Tailed Beast Bomb roar toward him and consume everything, he had nearly thought he was done for.

As it turned out, he had actually survived!

Quickly, he used his ocular power to soothe his stinging eyes.

He hurriedly looked up.

Only then did he see.

The Triple Rashomon summoned by the young clan head ahead had been completely shattered.

And the Susanoo that had protected them had had its outer shell and flesh torn away by the remaining power of the Tailed Beast Bomb.

Only a skeleton remained, shielding them.

To be able to break through the Triple Rashomon and strip away most of the Susanoo's defenses simultaneously was a testament to the terrifying power of that Tailed Beast Bomb.

Had they been fully exposed to that blast, they would surely have been reduced to nothing!

"Are you all still alive?" Natsume asked Nichiyo and the others.

"Alive!"

Tsukihime was the first to stand, pulling Nichiyo and Gin up from where they had been thrown to the ground.

On the other side, Zabuza also tightly shielded Haku behind him.

"If you're not dead, get back! This battle is not something you can participate in."

"Go to the surrounding area and move those unconscious Mist ninja. Those are worth good money!"

Tsukihime rolled her eyes in silence.

Their young clan head was truly ruthless!

Even in a situation like this, he was still thinking about money.

But she obeyed nonetheless.

She immediately led Nichiyo and the others, rushing out of the range of the Susanoo and retreating into the distance.

Seeing Tsukihime and the others pull back, Natsume once again cast his gaze toward the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, in the distance.

The opponent's Tailed Beast Bomb had certainly made him look quite disheveled!

No more playing around; it was time to end this quickly!

Natsume took a step forward.

The ocular power in his eyes and the chakra within his body surged forth, once again filling the Susanoo's skeletal frame with muscle and armor, returning it to its second form.

At the same time, under the amplification of his chakra.

The spiritual weapon in his hand, the Kunwu Blade, surged in size once again.

It reached over thirty meters in length, comparable to a ten-story building.

Following this, he lunged directly toward Yagura in the distance, radiating intense killing intent.

For a moment.

This formidable enemy, whom even the Tailed Beast Bomb could not overcome, made Yagura feel the threat of death!

At this, he dared not hold back his final strength.

He hurriedly let out a roar.

He directly released the restraints on the power of the Three-Tails Isobu, initiating a full Tailed Beast transformation.

In an instant.

A giant turtle, dozens of meters long, covered in spikes and sporting three tails, crashed down into existence!

The chakra hurricane it whipped up alone was enough to crush many of the distant Mist ninjas, forcing them to struggle and nearly collapse to their knees.

And the fully transformed Three-Tails Isobu.

As soon as it emerged, it abruptly opened its mouth again.

It prepared to unleash another Tailed Beast Bomb attack.

"Just a measly little turtle, what are you acting so fierce for!"

"Die!"

Natsume roared, how could he possibly give the Three-Tails another chance to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb?

He swung his blade in a horizontal slash.

A flash of light streaked by.

In an instant, it severed half of the Three-Tails' jaw, interrupting the condensation of its Tailed Beast Bomb.

Following this, the towering Susanoo threw a sudden punch.

It slammed down heavily, striking directly against the shell of Isobu.

"BOOM--"

The massive turtle Isobu let out a mournful cry and was slammed flat against the ground, causing the surrounding earth to shake violently.

It wasn't over yet!

Natsume struck again.

He rotated the giant blade in his hand and slashed directly toward the three tails of Isobu.

"SWISH--"

The blade cut through the air, and the three massive tails soared into the sky, severed upon impact.

To think that a dignified Tailed Beast was being toyed with as easily as a small chick.

Such a frenzied scene left countless Mist ninjas standing there like wooden chickens, completely at a loss.