Boom!
A powerful surge of chakra, even more violent than before, erupted from the Nine-Tails, bearing down on the Seven-Tails like a mountain weighing tens of thousands of tons.
All nine tails shot out at once, fast as lightning, and instantly wrapped around the Seven-Tails' limbs, torso, and wings.
The tails tightened, binding the Seven-Tails so firmly that it could not move. Its struggles stopped instantly.
Its eyes went wide, its pupils reflecting the Nine-Tails' golden, slit pupils-eyes burning with a fury even fiercer than its own.
The Seven-Tails opened its mouth, then closed it again, its body instinctively shrinking back. It was not that it did not want to fight back; it did not dare. It could feel that stinking fox's murderous intent, and he was in a very bad mood.
"I'm going to kill you, Chōmei!"
Just then, a white figure slowly descended from the sky.
Tianyi landed between the Nine-Tails and the Seven-Tails, his robes fluttering in the raging chakra.
He glanced at the Nine-Tails, then at the tightly bound Seven-Tails, his lips pressing together helplessly.
"Calm down, Kurama. Don't worry. We have a video replay of that last round. Shukaku can't deny it."
At those words, the Nine-Tails narrowed his slit pupils slightly, then slowly loosened his tails.
The Seven-Tails fell from midair and hit the sand hard, kicking up a cloud of dust. Still shaken, it barely dared to breathe.
It turned to look around-the desert, the lake, the buildings in the distance, the humans in white lab coats, and several of its own kind watching it.
The Seven-Tails' voice was low and hoarse. "Who are you?! What... is this place?"
Shukaku recovered from his shock and cleared his throat, trying hard to look like a senior. He puffed out his belly and was just