Shukaku Appears! Crushing Everyone!

Seeing the Sand Shukaku before him, Toad Boss could not help but frown deeply.

He knew that he could not fight this Tailed Beast alone!

But if he tried to withdraw now, he would definitely be pursued by the Tailed Beast.

And Naruto's life would surely be dragged down by him. He would not survive either.

What should he do?

Toad Boss was caught in a difficult dilemma.

After several rounds of fierce battle and forcibly summoning Toad Boss, Naruto was already utterly exhausted.

Gaara sharply caught this weakness and seized the opportunity to control Shukaku as it crushed down toward Naruto.

"Naruto!"

Seeing this, Toad Boss immediately used all his strength to hold back Shukaku's body, but he still could not completely suppress Shukaku's power.

Naruto was about to be trampled to death by Shukaku!

"Damn it... Is this as far as I can go?"

A bitter curve appeared at the corner of Naruto's lips.

"Rubber Battle Axe!!!"

At that moment, an angry roar suddenly erupted from nowhere. Zhi Ge charged out of the forest and kicked Shukaku in the stomach with a Rubber Battle Axe.

"Boom!!!"

Shukaku's enormous body was sent crashing onto the ground by that sudden kick, flattening a stretch of forest.

"Who?!"

A cold glint shot through Gaara's eyes as he turned toward the source of the sound.

"It's me! Uchiha Zhige!" Zhi Ge sneered.

"So it was you. No wonder you're so weak."

After seeing Zhi Ge clearly, Gaara gave a disdainful sneer.

Back in the Forest of Death, Zhi Ge had been defeated by him. Gaara was now dozens of times stronger than he had been then, so naturally he thought even less of Zhi Ge.

"Since that's the case, let's not waste any more time. I'll deal with both of you at once!"

Gaara smiled disdainfully. The next moment, he controlled Shukaku and sent it lunging at Zhi Ge.

"Hmph! Gaara! I told you the last time we fought that there would come a day when we settled things between us!"

Zhi Ge did not retreat either. He clenched his fist and smashed it fiercely toward Shukaku.

"Gum-Gum Siege Hammer!!!"

"Bang!"

The two forces collided with a violent impact.

"Boom!"

The next moment, Shukaku directly blasted Zhi Ge away!

"Urgh... Pfft..."

Zhi Ge spat out a mouthful of blood. His face instantly turned much paler, twisted with pain.

That blow also made Zhi Ge understand one thing: even with Top-Tier Armament Haki, it was useless if the gap in strength was too great.

"Zhi Ge... Are you all right?"

Naruto asked worriedly.

"I... I'm fine. It's nothing."

Zhi Ge wiped the blood from his lips and forced a smile.

"What a bunch of idiots... Since you two want to die, I'll grant your wish!"

Gaara once again urged Shukaku to charge at the two of them while controlling it to swing its arm.

This attack crashed down with overwhelming force!

Gaara had already decided to get rid of these two troublesome brats. In his eyes, this blow was enough to kill two insignificant foes.

"If I don't show you what I can do, you'll really think I'm just air! Water Release! Iron Cannonball!!!"

Seeing the danger, Toad Boss could not worry about anything else. He directly summoned a water ball and hurled it at the Shukaku controlled by Gaara.

"Boom!!!"

With a muffled crash, Gaara was sent flying backward by the water ball.

Gaara's expression finally changed. He had not expected to suffer a setback so easily!

"I never wanted to treat you so cruelly, but you don't know gratitude! Fine, then let Shukaku fight you with its own consciousness! Secret Technique! Feigned Sleep Technique!!!"

After Gaara finished forming the hand seals, his body instantly fell asleep as though someone had cut the power.

In his place, the One-Tail Shukaku completely gained control of its own body!

"Wahahaha! After being bound for so long, I'm finally free! I'll kill every last one of you!!!"

The One-Tail Shukaku shrieked excitedly. The next moment, it charged toward the enemies around it. It was incredibly fast, crossing more than a hundred meters with every burst.

Behind it, a huge tail dragged along its body. In the blink of an eye, it vanished from its original spot, leaving only streaks of afterimages.

"Damn it! Shukaku has gained its own consciousness. Things have gotten bad now!"

Toad Boss snarled with an ugly expression. He knew Shukaku's abilities. This thing was too fast; unless he had a Body Flicker Technique or teleportation, there was no way to evade it!

And once it caught someone, they would completely lose the ability to resist and be left at its mercy!

"Damn it, I refuse to believe it! I can't beat a giant tanuki like this? Gum-Gum Machine Gun!!!"

"Zhi Ge! Don't be reckless! This isn't an opponent you can handle!"

Toad Boss wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.

Zhi Ge leaped into the air and unleashed a barrage of punches at Shukaku.

"Boom, boom, boom!!!"

His fists fell heavily upon Shukaku like raindrops, but after Zhi Ge collapsed to the ground in exhaustion, he discovered that Shukaku had shown no reaction at all after taking his attacks!

"You little brat sure like scratching people, don't you? That felt great! I'll reward you properly~"

Shukaku chuckled, opened its mouth, and sent a powerful sphere of wind hurtling toward Zhi Ge.

"Not good!"

Toad Boss's expression changed. He hurriedly used Water Release to block the attack for Zhi Ge!

"Oh? You like helping people so much, huh? Then can you block the next one for him too?! Wind Release! Vacuum Bullet!!!"

Shukaku slapped its belly, and in an instant, three wind spheres packed with immense chakra flew toward Zhi Ge once more.

"Damn it!!"

Toad Boss cursed loudly and directly unleashed his Iron Cannonball, blocking the wind bullets and successfully withstanding the force of the first two!

But his defense shattered at that very moment, and the third wind bullet slammed into his chest!

Toad Boss spat out a mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning much paler.

"Hahaha! Your defense is way too weak, isn't it?! You can't take a single hit! Just die already!!!"

Shukaku laughed wildly. The next moment, it violently swung its tail and lashed it straight at Toad Boss's face.

"Smack!!!"

A sharp sound rang out, but Toad Boss had directly drawn his sword and severed the tail with a single slash!

"Heh heh, without your tail, you're nothing but a toothless rabbit!"

A sinister expression appeared on Toad Boss's face. He knew that while Shukaku's power was monstrous, its tail was the most important part!