Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags and a Temporary Self-Assessment
Somewhere in the Land of Frost, in an inconspicuous mountain hollow.
Hyuga Yuto hid in a newly dug underground cave. It was deep, with traps set at both the entrance and exit. It was close to a water source, and the loose soil made further excavation easy—a standard textbook temporary shelter.
The branch family boy lay deep inside the cave, gulping for air without a care for appearances.
His right arm still ached. That first slash had actually reached the bone. Hyuga Yuto had endured the pain and fought a powerful enemy; escaping successfully was already a great stroke of luck.
Right now, he did not even have enough chakra to use the Mystical Palm Technique. He could only lie on the ground, gulp down water, swallow a few soldier pills, and wait for his chakra and strength to recover.
"Strong as a monster... Killer B."
Hyuga Yuto muttered to himself, still shaken by the encounter.
Setting aside the sparring sessions between Tsunade and her disciple, this was the first time he had faced an enemy of this level.
A body tempered as tough as steel, Nintaijutsu honed to seamless perfection, abundant combat experience, fearless willpower, excellent judgment in battle... and a tailed beast sealed within him, like a natural disaster.
At seventeen, Killer B was already a true Kage-level powerhouse. Jinchuriki were just that overpowered; once they donned a tailed beast cloak, an ordinary jonin would die in a single exchange.
What was more, even without the Eight-Tails, Killer B was stronger than Hyuga Yuto.
Throughout the entire battle, Killer B had not used his full strength. He had not even used his strongest Nintaijutsu, Lariat. In the end, Hyuga Yuto could only throw out the A-rank ninjutsu Mutually Multiplying Explosive