"Oh? Kokuō?" Li raised an eyebrow, seeming completely unconcerned about having been grabbed by Son Goku. Among the many Tailed Beasts, Kokuō was a rather special existence. It possessed exceptionally formidable close-combat abilities—indeed, it could be said to have the strongest hand-to-hand combat ability of all the Tailed Beasts.
Its Jinchuriki was Han of Iwagakure, recognizable by his red conical hat, full-body red steam armor, and the smoking gourd on his back. He was also a ninja capable of using steam-based Ninjutsu. Before the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path absorbed One-Tail, it was shown to have already sealed two Tailed Beasts, one of which was Kokuō. Later, Deidara confirmed that they had already defeated two Jinchuriki before capturing Gaara.
What Han wielded was Boil Release—Kokuō's power—along with tremendous close-combat ability and steam-type Ninjutsu.
Son Goku's movements did not pause for Li's thoughts. He directly stuffed Li into his mouth and swallowed him without chewing. In his eyes, the boundless lava in his throat was the perfect burial ground for this overconfident brat. But aside from him, there were still several others here to deal with...
"Naruto!" Hinata was nearly in tears.
Shikamaru frowned deeply as well. "Naruto won't be taken out that easily! He hasn't even activated Nine-Tails Mode yet!"
Even after hearing Shikamaru say that, Hinata's face remained tinged with sorrow. "But..."
"Fine, I'm going back to sleep. Those useless fools Shukaku and Matatabi actually needed us to come out for trash like this..." Before Son Goku could finish, he suddenly collapsed to the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably. "What is this feeling...? Why... why can't I move...?"
Before his words had even faded, Li forcibly pried open that enormous mouth from within. "What a pain. Who do you think you are? You think you can just eat