He Was Very Confident

"Soul Scattering Iron Claw!"

Little Nine-Tails' body instantly swelled up somewhat. It looked quite large, but it was actually just "puffed-up fat"—a flashy shell forcibly propped up with a small portion of its Chakra.

No matter how weak it was, it could not be weak in presence.

With an agile leap from the spot, it instantly arrived in front of Utakata's bubble.

Its claws slashed down without mercy.

Little Nine-Tails had named this move the Soul Scattering Iron Claw itself. After all, every ninjutsu and technique had a name. Such a powerful claw swipe of its deserved an imposing name too.

A ferocious grin appeared on Little Nine-Tails' face as if it could already see the Six-Tails Jinchuriki falling after his bubble burst.

As long as he could not get away, wouldn't he be at its mercy?

A trace of terror appeared on Utakata's face as well. His bubbles were strong enough to block ordinary ninjutsu attacks, but there was no way they could withstand the Nine-Tails' claws.

What should he do?

First, he could reinforce the bubble's durability. That was simple enough—he just needed to spit a few more bubbles onto it.

Second, Utakata blew another bubble inside it, once again wrapping himself up.

Using his purest Chakra together with the Six-Tails' Chakra, he still felt that he was in grave danger against the menacing Nine-Tails.

Cold sweat appeared on Utakata's forehead. This Nine-Tails was disregarding its years of friendship with the Six-Tails and insisting on keeping him here.

So, before the first bubble shattered, he blew another defensive bubble.

This was... an endless nesting doll strategy.

Maybe if he made eight hundred or a thousand layers, he could take a Tailed Beast Ball head-on.

Then the Nine-Tails' claw slammed fiercely into the first layer of bubbles.

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