First Clash with the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki
"I'd never heard that Hidden Cloud shinobi were skilled in Earth Release too... Are you trying to be a rat?"
Hyuga Yuto kneaded his right arm. Flowing Cloud Steel became harder than steel when infused with chakra, yet the fierce force of that slash had still blasted into his skin and bones. His entire arm was numb, and even his fingertips were trembling.
"Not a rat. I'm a cool killer, you dumb fool~"
Killer B's tone was rather strange. By the standards of Yuto's previous life, he was worse than a rapper eliminated in the first round of a talent show. Yet despite his ridiculous tone, the pressure Killer B exuded was not diminished in the slightest.
He wore sunglasses, his skin a healthy, lively bronze. He had on black pants and a casual white one-shouldered shirt that exposed large swathes of powerful muscle.
Behind Killer B, through the torn carriage curtain, Yuto could see a round hole in the ground. Killer B had tunneled through it to reach him.
A tunnel dug with octopus tails? Looks like I'll have to send more chakra to my optic nerves and monitor what's underground... Yuto thought silently, the veins around his eyes bulging further.
The rustle of leaves came from behind him. Within the Byakugan's field of vision, Uda Jujiro had moved behind Hyuga Yuto, joining Killer B in pinning him from both sides.
"Surrender without a fight, Hidden Leaf shinobi. You're no match for Lord Killer B. But we guarantee that, at least here, you won't be killed." Though Uda Jujiro was worried about his friend who had been sent flying, he still relayed the orders from above.
"Oh? Is this what you want?" Yuto chuckled, pointing to his eyes.
"Sorry, but my Byakugan was