Suppressing the Two-Tails!

Kamui had truly overestimated Sasori of the Red Sand.

Yet, he never imagined that Sasori of the Red Sand could be this monstrous.

The feat of manipulating a hundred puppets simultaneously was truly beyond her comprehension.

But it was not just Kamui and her two companions who were horrified; even Yugito could not help but be inexplicably shocked by the scene before her.

"This guy actually abandoned the conventional puppeteer method of using fingers to control them, and instead created a school of thought that uses a core heart to control puppets?"

Yugito's expression was filled with extreme wariness: "What a madman, yet he has managed to make it so intimidating!"

She looked again at Uchiha Ye, who was locked in a stalemate with her without losing any ground, causing the earth to crack repeatedly. She couldn't help but grit her teeth, her face looking incredibly grim: "You bastard... you actually used me to complete the evolution of your Sharingan?!"

She stared at the Three Tomoe Sharingan spinning within Uchiha Ye's eye sockets.

If she didn't realize now that Uchiha Ye's sudden sluggishness earlier had been intentional, she would truly be a fool.

Daring not to show any negligence, she hurriedly retreated.

The Sharingan was the bane of the Tailed Beasts!

The Matatabi within her had already issued its most solemn warning.

She was no longer a match for Uchiha Ye.

She had to withdraw immediately!

Only then could she preserve a portion of her strength.

If she remained to continue the fight, the Cloud Village would truly be wiped out.

"But how could I possibly abandon my comrades!!!"

After landing, Yugito roared: "I'm counting on you, Matatabi! Lend me all of your power!"

Matatabi, of course, had no objections!

Instantly!

It was as if the ocean had overturned and the mountains had collapsed.

An unimaginably heavy pressure erupted from Yugito's body.

Furthermore, a violent and unsettling chakra enveloped her.

Amidst the shattering earth, Yugito expanded and transformed into a massive blue-black patterned cat demon.

BOOM!

The surrounding ground cracked involuntarily, trees exploded, and wild winds raged.

It was as if the earth could not withstand the terrifying aura brought by this cat demon.

"A full Tailed Beast transformation, the true form of the Matatabi chakra?"

Looking at this giant Tailed Beast, at least thirty to forty meters tall, Uchiha Ye couldn't help but lick his lips.

Everything in his eyes was so clear.

The state of the massive chakra within Matatabi, as well as its flow.

Expressions, movements—nothing could escape the insight and analysis of the Three Tomoe Sharingan.

"The insight provided by the Three Tomoe Sharingan is, after all, much smoother!"

He touched his eyes: "Although I don't have any talent for genjutsu, and will rarely use it in the future, having this kind of insight makes it worth the risk I took."

He activated Observation Haki, expanding his sensory domain.

His aura instantly surged as he looked at Matatabi and offered a provocative smile: "Come, Matatabi!"

ROAR!

Matatabi was instantly enraged, its roar echoing with Yugito's fury.

Amidst the deafening sound, Matatabi's figure struck with unpredictable speed, not a whit inferior to Yugito's partial Tailed Beast transformation.

But!

"Great Eruption!"

It was completely different from before, when his Observation Haki could only capture a general position.

With the bonus of the Three Tomoe's insight and analytical capabilities, combined with Observation Haki's ability to pinpoint the exact location, Matatabi's position was instantly locked.

A scorching, condensed giant fist tore through the air.

As the surrounding air burned and distorted, it collided head-on with the high-speed charging Matatabi.

BANG!

A thunderclap erupted on the flat ground, debris flew through the air, and the earth split open.

Matatabi's advance was forcibly halted.

Seeing the situation turn against it, Matatabi attempted to retreat and wait for another opportunity!

However!

"Why the rush to leave?"

Uchiha Ye grinned, stomped his foot into the earth, and roared, "Lava Scorch Shot!!"

BOOM!

A pillar of exceptionally violent crimson magma erupted from the ground, piercing through Matatabi's chakra-formed body before the Tailed Beast could even react.

"ROAR!"

In a fit of pain-induced rage, Matatabi swung its sharp claws, tearing through Uchiha Ye's body with peerless speed.

But without a doubt!

Uchiha Ye had used elementalization to ignore all damage.

Without giving Matatabi a moment to act!

With his physical mobility greatly enhanced by the evolution of his Sharingan, Uchiha Ye instantly transformed into a god of lava, launching himself into the air until he was eye-level with the beast.

Just as Matatabi opened its maw to gather a massive fireball, he unleashed a colossal lava dog head: "Dog-Biting Crimson Lotus!"

BOOM!

Like a red laser, the scorching dog head pierced through the fireball and drove straight into Matatabi's body.

It grazed right past Yugito, who was inside, and once again punched a hole through the Tailed Beast's chakra form.

"AWOOO!!!"

Matatabi's eyes turned blood-red; it was clearly thoroughly enraged, and its two tails lashed out like ribbons of silk toward Uchiha Ye.

Yet, Uchiha Ye once again turned into lava, ignoring the strike.

But it wasn't over yet!

With the powerful insight provided by his Three Tomoe, he could now, to some extent, analyze Matatabi's movements in advance.

And so, as he fell through the air, having reverted from his lava form, he unleashed millstone-sized magma fists to bombard the beast: "Meteor Fire Rain!"

This blocked Matatabi's plan to deliver a fatal blow the moment Uchiha Ye solidified his body to land.

"Ahhh, damn it!!!"

Seeing this, Yugito roared with bloodshot eyes, her anxiety reaching a fever pitch.

Therefore!

Within the insight of Uchiha Ye's Three Tomoe, he could see that Yugito's chakra flow had become completely chaotic.

Is she going to launch a finishing move!

Affected by Yugito, the chakra within Matatabi was also surging in disorder.

However, two forces—one bright and one dim—were converging in Matatabi's mouth in completely unequal proportions.

Without a doubt, this was the telltale sign of a Tailed Beast Bomb.

But!

"Planning to use this mountain-shattering, earth-splitting strike to force Brother Sasori and me to retreat, so you can take the chance to rescue Kamui and the others?"

Uchiha Ye curled his lips into a smirk and voiced his admiration: "Truly a brilliant plan!"

But since Uchiha Ye had already seen through Yugito's intentions, how could he let her have her way?

"Rapid Fire—Lava Scorch Shot!!"

He channeled all his power, drawing multiple streams of magma from deep underground to erupt at once.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

The lava, scorching and wild, pierced through Matatabi's body again and again, forcibly extinguishing the beast's finishing move.

"ROAR!!!"

Matatabi roared in fury, possessing the power to shatter the earth, yet it could not harm Uchiha Ye in the slightest.

Instead, because of the repeated injuries, the burden on Yugito as the jinchuriki became immense, and she immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

But it was at this very moment!

The instant Uchiha Ye landed, Matatabi's two tails swept down again with explosive force, the wind pressure alone enough to bend sturdy trees.

Now, if Uchiha Ye didn't want to be injured by this strike, he had to retreat.

And if he retreated, Matatabi would gain a moment to breathe.

Even though Uchiha Ye had insight into the beast's intentions, it was useless.

Because he simply couldn't stop it.

This was an undeniable, open conspiracy!

"Furthermore, it is clear that Matatabi has made more than just this one preparation."

The scorching power already condensed within its throat told Uchiha Ye everything he needed to know without a shadow of a doubt.

The very moment he dodged, he would be struck by another attack.

Just as expected!

No sooner had he elementalized to evade the twin tails' strike than a ten-meter-high fireball tore through the earth, its heaven-scorching heat threatening to swallow him whole.

His pursuit was forced to a halt.