Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, Fierce Battle with Yugito

"Brat, you talk too much!"

Upon hearing Uchiha Ye's praise for Kamui and the others, a female ninja beside them—who had arrived only a short while ago, sporting waist-length, rice-tea-colored hair tied into a long braid—spoke with a chilling voice.

Her aura was terrifyingly top-tier!

It was stronger than any of the three, including Kamui!

"How truly frightening!"

"How about I surrender? A powerhouse like you really makes it impossible for one to muster any desire to resist!"

Uchiha Ye feigned fear, pouting as he raised both hands in surrender.

"Do you think... I would believe you?"

The tea-haired kunoichi let out a cold huff and immediately launched an attack on Uchiha Ye: "I will never let you interfere with the mission to seize the secret technique!"

Uchiha Ye naturally dodged, landing right in front of Sasori of the Red Sand.

"Brother Sasori, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to wait for me a little while."

Uchiha Ye looked at the kunoichi who had landed ahead with a helpless expression: "After all, she is a presence different from ordinary ninjas!"

"Defeating her is still quite difficult for me!"

Hearing this, Sasori of the Red Sand couldn't help but turn his head to look at the tea-haired kunoichi, his eyes narrowing: "This aura... a Jinchuriki?"

Correct!

The tea-haired kunoichi was none other than the Cloud Village's Two-Tails Jinchuriki: Nii Yugito!

"I understand."

Sasori of the Red Sand said with a calm face: "I will wait for you here. It's a good opportunity to repair Hiruko and process these three decent puppet materials."

He truly disliked waiting for others!

But if it were someone he acknowledged, waiting for a while was of no consequence.

"Many thanks!"

Uchiha Ye grinned at these words, then looked at Nii Yugito. He put away his previous flippancy and said earnestly: "This is my first time facing a Jinchuriki. Let me experience your strength for myself!"

Being treated as a strategic weapon by the Five Great Shinobi Villages and considered capable of turning the tide of battle, the strength of a Jinchuriki was naturally beyond doubt.

How could it not make one feel eager to test their mettle?

"Kamui, hold on!"

Nii Yugito looked at Kamui and instructed: "I will return to support you as soon as I finish off this guy!"

"Sasori of the Red Sand is not an enemy you can handle. This guy definitely has more than one puppet; do not confront him head-on!"

"The battle just now was nothing more than a warm-up for a guy like Sasori of the Red Sand."

Having said that, she transformed into a fierce shadow, closing the distance to Uchiha Ye in an instant, her hands sprouting sharp claws as she tore toward him.

The speed was so fast and the offensive so fierce that it felt like a mountain crashing down upon him, enough to make one feel nothing but despair.

Has she already borrowed the power of the Tailed Beast from the start?

Uchiha Ye felt a chill in his heart, but he was intent on testing exactly how powerful the Tailed Beast's strength was. His arm rapidly grew scorching hot, and, encased in molten lava, he punched out through the air.

"Hmph, foolish!"

Seeing Uchiha Ye actually confront her head-on, Nii Yugito couldn't help but sneer: "If you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

Unless it was someone like the Raikage, who practiced Ninjutsu and possessed violent physical strength, there was only one path to death when clashing head-on with her as a Jinchuriki.

Clearly!

The Uchiha Ye before her did not possess such ability!

BOOM!

The earth trembled violently, and a scorching, intense blast of wind erupted outward.

Yet, Nii Yugito's eyes widened in disbelief!

She looked at Uchiha Ye, who had steadily blocked her strike, and said in shock: "You... you actually took my punch head-on?"

One had to know that the power of her strike was enough to easily shatter a dozen meters of earth.

Yet Uchiha Ye had dealt with it so easily?

Uchiha Ye was so young; how could he possess such terrifying strength!

She hurriedly retreated, staring fixedly at Uchiha Ye: "Could it be that you've learned the secret 'Strength of a Hundred Technique' of the Sannin, Tsunade?"

Other than that, she couldn't think of any other possibility.

Not far away!

Kamui was equally shocked.

She swallowed hard, staring at Uchiha Ye as if he were a monster: "What kind of background does this guy have? He actually went head-to-head with Big Sister Yugito!"

That was a jinchuriki!

An overwhelming strike unleashed using the power of a Tailed Beast.

In this world, besides the Raikage, how could anyone else match a jinchuriki in raw strength?

Even if he used the Strength of a Hundred, it was still terrifying.

Uchiha Ye looked so young!

Yet, to have cultivated the Strength of a Hundred to such a level at his age—what a genius!

She had thought Sasori of the Red Sand was already a freak of nature.

They had fought for so long, only to find out they were just helping him warm up.

But now it seemed, Uchiha Ye was the true freak!

"Is this... the power of a jinchuriki?"

Uchiha Ye shook his slightly numb arm, his eyes burning with intensity: "It is indeed an overwhelming advantage against ninety-nine percent of ninjas!"

"But!"

As he spoke, he shook his head with a hint of disappointment: "It isn't as powerful as I imagined."

"Is this all a dignified jinchuriki is capable of?"

Without a doubt, this was a provocation!

"Brat, you're arrogant!!!"

Hearing this, Yugito's face turned extremely grim as she shouted: "If that's the case, then I'll give you a real surprise. I'll make you understand just how terrifying the power of a Tailed Beast truly is!"

Boom!

Her aura instantly surged several times over, and a tangible wave of power rippled outward, shattering the earth.

She crouched on all fours like a beast, blue chakra patterns emerging across the surface of her body.

Her hair stood completely on end, looking as stylish as a Saiyan.

Her eyes lost all color, turning into a terrifying, blank void.

From a distance, she looked like a humanoid cat demon—eerie and dangerous!

"A Partial Tailed Beast Transformation, utilizing the power of the beast?"

Watching Yugito in this state, although Uchiha Ye spoke of his disappointment, he was already on high alert internally.

He activated his Two-Tomoe Sharingan and engaged his Observation Haki to sense her.

Whoosh!

In an instant, Yugito vanished!

Even his Two-Tomoe Sharingan couldn't track her in the slightest.

Suddenly, a piercing whistle of wind erupted by his ear, and a massive sense of crisis descended upon him.

Even his Observation Haki could only capture her approximate location.

"Does the Partial Tailed Beast Transformation grant such a massive boost to speed?"

"Combined with Yugito's natural aptitude for speed, her movements have become even more unpredictable!"

The corners of his mouth curled up: "How exciting!"

The next instant, sharp cat claws ruthlessly tore through his body.

The air itself seemed to wail in agony as visible, claw-shaped air waves rippled outward.

"Is it... over?"

Seeing this, Kamui asked, feeling uncertain.

This was exactly what Yugito wanted to ask as well.

"This guy... was he really that easy to take down?"

After her strike landed, Yugito didn't rush in, choosing instead to retreat and analyze the situation.

It was too smooth!

Even if her strength increased significantly in her Partial Tailed Beast form, Uchiha Ye had displayed impressive power just moments ago; he shouldn't be so easily defeated.

She felt it was completely surreal!

"What a ruthless and swift strike!"

Just then, the voice of Uchiha Ye, whose body had been torn apart, rang out.

One could see molten lava flowing from his body as the gashes began to knit back together.

He looked just like a god of fire, radiating an astonishing amount of heat.

"Lava Release?!"

Yugito stared at the scene in shock, but she immediately frowned. "No, that's not right. Lava Release shouldn't be able to assimilate the physical body!"

"Besides, he isn't the Four-Tails Jinchuriki!"

She was well aware of the intelligence regarding the Four-Tails' Kekkei Genkai ability to use Lava Release.

Yet, even the Four-Tails could not transform its entire body into molten lava the way Uchiha Ye was doing before her eyes.