Boom—
A massive stone pillar, densely engraved with countless seals, came crashing down from the sky!
It struck the head of the One-Tail Shukaku, wrapped tightly in bandages, with pinpoint accuracy!
With a bang!
The enormous stone pillar pinned Shukaku to the ground!
"Argh! It hurts! Damn brat! I'll kill you!!"
Wrapped in countless bandages, the One-Tail Shukaku roared in pain!
It thrashed its massive body and lashed its tail, snapping many of the bandages, but remained firmly pinned to the ground, unable to break free!
"Fool. Are you making such bold claims so easily to hide your weakness?"
Sosuke's indifferent words drifted down slowly.
Not far away!
Minato looked at Sosuke with excitement and reverence, the fervor in his eyes almost impossible to contain.
Beside him,
Tokino stared at Sosuke, who had effortlessly subdued the One-Tail Shukaku, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He couldn't help recalling something Sosuke had once told him.
"I've always been looking forward to seeing you give it your all, Tokino..."
The magnetic words echoed in his mind for a long time.
Could I really handle someone like Sosuke...?
At that moment, Tokino began to doubt himself.
On the battlefield,
Shukaku's furious cries continued to ring out!
Sosuke slowly walked up to it. Shukaku's enormous head was pinned firmly to the ground by the stone pillar, and its beastly eyes, several times larger than Sosuke, glared at him.
Huff—
It panted, each breath stirring up a powerful gust of wind.
Standing before it, Sosuke watched it coldly and spoke in an unhurried voice.
"You... are... truly... disappointing... Are the so-called Tailed Beasts nothing more than this...?"
"If that's the case, then I'm disappointed in the legendary land of the Sages and the origins of the Ninja World as well... This is... far too weak..."
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