Outside Konoha.
Training Ground 6.
Boom!
Another utterly unadorned heavy punch.
The Nine-Tails' mountain-sized fist slammed into Shukaku's belly.
Shukaku's originally round, plump body was actually dented by that punch.
Violent Chakra shockwaves burst from Shukaku's back.
"Gah!"
Shukaku let out an incomparably miserable howl.
It flew out again like a cannonball, crashing into the edge of the Wood Style Barrier.
Violent ripples spread across the barrier's surface.
The thick trees creaked with a teeth-grating sound, yet remained unbreakable.
This was a Wood Style Barrier personally set up by Chiba.
Empowered by Peak Super Kage Chakra, it was not something two Tailed Beasts brawling could possibly break.
"Too weak!"
"Stinky tanuki, did eating sand in the desert make you stupid?"
The Nine-Tails stood in the center of the arena and threw back its head in wild laughter.
Its nine tails danced behind it, each one stirring up a terrifying storm.
On the other side.
Shukaku struggled to climb to its feet.
Cracks of varying depths had already appeared across its Cursed Seal-covered body.
"Stinky fox."
"I'll slaughter you!"
Shukaku had completely descended into madness.
It suddenly opened its huge mouth, and the Chakra in the surrounding air began to gather frantically.
A dark purple high-density energy sphere rapidly took shape at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Tailed Beast Bomb!
The higher-ups from the various ninja villages in the stands could no longer remain seated.
Ōnoki abruptly rose to his feet, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
"That mad tanuki is actually using a Tailed Beast Bomb in a place like this?"
"Can Konoha's barrier withstand it?!"
A also clenched his fists tightly, staring fixedly at the center of the arena.
As Kage Level experts, they knew the destructive power of a Tailed Beast Bomb all too well.
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