"Liger Bomb!"
A's right hand instantly transformed into a blade, violent lightning crackling around it as he launched into a fierce attack. Even the air seemed to twist.
Break through!
A roared furiously.
His hand-blade came crashing down on Susanoo with blinding speed.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Blue lightning bolts struck again and again, so rapidly that they blurred together.
In just a few seconds, the two had clashed a dozen times.
Yet even under A's unmatched assault, Susanoo remained indestructible.
This was insane!
The Cloud Ninjas watching the scene turned deathly pale.
If even A, famed for his peerless speed and attack power, couldn't break through this defense, who possibly could?
"We've played around long enough. Now it's my turn to attack." Qin Yu smiled faintly at A, who had just regained his footing.
A's expression darkened to the extreme. Lightning crackled incessantly around him as he shouted, "I may not be able to break through your defense for now, but you can't keep up with my speed either. Let's see who lasts longer. The one who holds out wins."
"So that's what you're worried about." A hint of amusement appeared on Qin Yu's face. "Too bad you've got it wrong."
"Amaterasu!"
The Nine-Tomoe Sharingan suddenly shifted, and an inexplicable aura of death swiftly spread through A's heart.
"Big Brother, look out!"
Killer B roared.
A gigantic octopus tentacle instantly wrapped around A.
Before he could react, pitch-black flames suddenly surged up.
The Black Flame billowed like a tide, carrying an inexplicable heat that sent the temperature of the ruins soaring.
What was even more unbelievable was how quickly the Black Flame spread. In the blink of an eye, it had consumed most of the hundred-meter-long tentacle.
"W-what is this? Is it Fire Release?"
"Use Water Release to put it out, quick!"
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
A Cloud Ninja skilled in Water Release quickly formed the hand signs. The water in the air was instantly drawn toward him.
As a water dragon took shape, it rushed headlong at the Black Flame.
Boom!
The water dragon shattered instantly. As steam billowed, the Black Flame only burned more fiercely.
The bizarre sight made everyone's faces change dramatically.
"T-this is an unquenchable flame!" a Cloud Ninja cried.
Roar!
Eight-Tails Gyuki let out a deafening roar, violent chakra pouring from its body and surging into the heavens.
The sudden display made Qin Yu look on with a hint of envy.
Having a Tailed Beast really was something else. It gave you chakra to burn through.
"Hachi, don't act rashly!" Killer B's expression shifted.
Unfortunately, before he could react, Qin Yu's Nine-Tomoe Sharingan abruptly turned.
"Tsukuyomi!"
Killer B suddenly felt the world spinning around him.
The entire sky turned blood-red, and a scarlet Nine-Tomoe Sharingan appeared overhead.
One, two, three—one hundred!
The sight of them packed together made his scalp tingle.
No matter how hard Killer B struggled, he couldn't move, pinned to a cross.
Figures appeared all around him, and among them was a familiar face.
It's me!
Killer B's expression changed dramatically.
Before he could react, countless approaching figures plunged their scarlet blades into him.
Aaaaaah!
His anguished screams echoed through the heavens.
This seemingly drawn-out scene lasted no more than an instant in the outside world.
Seeing Killer B suddenly go blank-eyed, A's expression changed.
"It's a genjutsu!"
"Lord A, cut off Eight-Tails' tentacle right now! If this keeps up, the Black Flame will devour Lord Killer B!"
A Cloud Ninja hurriedly warned him.
A had no time to think. Lightning flared around his right hand, turning it into a blade as he brought it down on the tentacle.
Splurt!
A spray of green liquid shot into the air. The tentacle fell to the ground and was quickly devoured by the Black Flame.
As they watched the Black Flame consume even the ground, the Cloud Ninjas and the Konoha shinobi alike felt chills run down their spines.
"Genjutsu: Release!" A couldn't afford to hesitate. He quickly formed hand seals and roared.
But even after trying seven or eight different ways to dispel the genjutsu, Killer B remained unmoved, trapped in Tsukuyomi.
"Lord A, what's going on?"
"Among Konoha's shinobi, the Kurama Clan and the Uchiha Clan are skilled in genjutsu. But we've tried so many ways to break it, and nothing works. What should we do?"
The scene descended into chaos, and the five remaining Cloud Ninjas began to lose heart.
A single Kirin had instantly wiped out over a hundred elite shinobi.
They had thought the AB Duo could turn the tide, defeat Qin Yu, and secure victory.
But Qin Yu's successive techniques had shattered their understanding of what was possible.
How could they break the deadlock against an opponent who seemed impossible to counter?
"Right now, there are only two ways to forcibly dispel the genjutsu. First, kill the caster. Second, use even more powerful chakra to disrupt it from within." A's expression darkened to the extreme.
But when he saw Qin Yu standing behind that indestructible shell, A immediately gave up on the first option.
As for the second, facing Killer B, an Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, A knew he couldn't compete with him in chakra.
It was simply impossible.
"What's wrong? Can't make up your mind?" Qin Yu smiled warmly.
"It's simple. Just get far enough away from me, the caster, and the genjutsu will soon wear off."
Tsukuyomi was one of the most powerful genjutsu in Naruto.
But how long its effects lasted depended on the caster's ocular prowess.
Kakashi had managed to escape that day because Itachi Uchiha lacked the ocular prowess to maintain it.
Even so, Kakashi had fallen unconscious afterward and needed seven or eight days to recover.
Thinking back on it still left him shaken.
"Of course, I'm not going to let you escape that easily." Qin Yu's smile grew wider.
A's cheek twitched. "Don't get too arrogant, brat. I've already seen through all your tricks."
"I can't break through your defense, but you can't kill me either."
"You're right." Qin Yu didn't deny it. He smiled and said, "So I want to make a deal with you."
"Give me the training method for Lightning Release Chakra Mode, and I'll dispel the genjutsu."
"I forgot to mention: in this genjutsu's world, a single second could feel like several days and nights."
His words made everyone's faces change dramatically.
Neither the Konoha shinobi nor the Cloud Ninjas—and not even A—had expected that Qin Yu's real goal was the Lightning Release Chakra Mode he possessed.
"Lord A, you mustn't hand over this technique!"
"This is a secret art of Kumogakure. If someone from Konoha gets it, they'll pose a tremendous threat to our village."
"Lord A, please think carefully. We Cloud Ninjas never yield, no matter how many battles we face. We aren't afraid to die."
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