Blue Star · Tailed Beast Containment Facility
Space warped slightly, and Tianyi appeared in the center of the warehouse.
He held a metal sphere, its surface glowing a faint, ghostly blue-that was half of Isobu the Three-Tails' chakra, freshly extracted from Rin.
He walked over to the console, set the metal sphere on it, took a deep breath, and pressed the switch.
Hummm-!
The metal sphere erupted with blinding light! It grew brighter and stronger, almost engulfing the entire warehouse.
A gigantic figure appeared out of thin air in the center of the warehouse! A gray shell, three thick tails, a sharp skull, and a pair of scarlet eyes brimming with fury.
Isobu the Three-Tails.
"Human-!!!"
The Three-Tails' roar made the alloy walls vibrate.
He spotted Tianyi beside the console at once. Furious, he raised a massive claw and slammed it down with a howling rush of wind!
Tianyi used the Body Flicker Technique, vanishing from where he stood.
Boom-! The claw struck the console, caving in its alloy surface and sending sparks flying.
The Three-Tails was about to pursue him when an overwhelming surge of sand swept in from behind!
The sand swept across from the other side of the warehouse like something alive, instantly coiling around his three tails.
Then several thick octopus tentacles reached in from the side, binding his limbs and torso tight.
The Three-Tails struggled wildly, but the sand and tentacles only tightened with every movement, steadily suppressing his strength.
"This is-!" The Three-Tails whipped his head around and looked behind him.
In the distance, two enormous figures were ambling toward him.
One was a tanuki covered in yellow sand, with a round belly. The sand on his body swayed as he walked.
The other was a giant beast with an ox's head and octopus