Sen let out an enormous belch. A cloud of black smoke reeking of gunpowder drifted slowly out of his mouth, making him cough several times.
"Cough, cough... ptooey! That thing packs way too much heat. Burns your throat something fierce." He wiped his mouth carelessly with his sleeve. "Obito, what kind of garbage did you raise this pet of yours on? The taste is way too strong. Like eating stinking socks that haven't been washed in ten years."
Standing on the Ten-Tails' head, Obito's entire face twitched violently beneath his mask.
That was a Tailed Beast Bomb condensed by the Ten-Tails, a mass of destructive energy that could instantly vaporize several mountains.
And someone had just swallowed it whole? He stared hard at Sen Senju, who was swaying with every step down below and leisurely picking his teeth, and ground his teeth.
"What kind of monster are you... eating even chakra that dense like it's food?"
Seeing that its ultimate attack hadn't so much as made a splash, the Ten-Tails went completely berserk.
Its single eye was riddled with crimson veins, and a huge clump of unidentified yellowish-brown discharge crusted its corner.
It suddenly opened its gaping, drafty maw, showering them with thick saliva mixed with mud like a torrential downpour.
The overpowering stench was enough to make anyone throw up last night's dinner.
"You're still worrying about whether it's spicy?! That big bastard's gone completely nuts!" Naruto clutched his blond hair with both hands and hopped in panic, the whisker marks on his face twitching along with him.
"Sen, hurry up and fall back! Stop just standing there out front! Its spit's already on your clothes! That sticky stuff looks disgusting. Retreat already!"
Sen glanced down, scraped the clump of slimy liquid off his forehead, and casually flung it