Susanoo vs. the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails

"Fourth Raikage, I've kept you waiting..."

Just as the Fourth Raikage charged into Konoha Village's camp, he was greeted not by Konoha's jonin closing in on him, nor by panicked figures fleeing in all directions, but by a somewhat familiar voice.

The next second, countless black shadows surged toward him like a tide, startling the Fourth Raikage into immediately changing direction as he tried to escape the trap.

Clearly, the Fourth Raikage's Lightning Release Chakra Mode was incredibly fast. Over short distances, it was almost no slower than Minato Namikaze's Flying Raijin.

His extreme speed allowed him to leave Konoha Village's camp before he realized something was wrong.

If this was a trap, he should not have escaped so easily.

When he turned back, the countless black shadows that had supposedly formed the trap had silently dissipated, leaving only Nara Shikaku's slightly pale face behind.

"Checkmate, Fourth Raikage..."

As Nara Shikaku spoke, four crimson barriers emerged around the Fourth Raikage, trapping him completely inside.

The direction, position, and even the timing had all been calculated perfectly. Who knew how much effort Nara Shikaku had put into this?

In any case, the plan to capture the Fourth Raikage had succeeded.

"Aaaah!!!"

The Fourth Raikage roared in fury, launching relentless, powerful attacks against the crimson barrier, but they had no effect whatsoever.

"Fourth Raikage, I advise you to save your strength."

"This jutsu is called the Four Crimson Yang Formation. It is a ninjutsu that requires four Kage-level experts to maintain its chakra supply before it can be cast. How could you possibly break it alone?"

Nara Shikaku's voice slowly rang out. Though weakness seeped through his words, it gave people an inexplicable sense that he was trustworthy.

The Fourth Raikage slowed his attacks, not because he believed Nara Shikaku's words, but because his earlier assault had consumed no small amount of chakra while failing to cause even the slightest ripple in the crimson barrier.

Clearly, whether he wanted to admit it or not, this was indeed not a ninjutsu he could break through in a short time.

"Since when did Konoha start studying forbidden things like Human Puppets?"

The Fourth Raikage glanced at the four puppets maintaining the Four Crimson Yang Formation in the distance. Their faces were identical to Hashirama Senju's, making them impossible to ignore.

But why had Hashirama Senju's eyes become Sharingan?

And why did Madara Uchiha, on the other side, have Byakugan in his eyes...

As for the other two, the Fourth Raikage did not recognize them.

Hearing the Fourth Raikage's question, Nara Shikaku's smile stiffened slightly.

In truth, he did not know what these things were either.

But one thing was certain: the First Hokage's corpse was intact. These were definitely not Human Puppets.

Still, as enemies, Nara Shikaku had no interest in explaining anything to him.

Elsewhere, Killer B was struggling immensely beneath the Perfect Susanoo's attacks. Even the two small Tailed Beast Bombs he occasionally found chances to fire failed to inflict much damage on it.

Just as he was about to lose, Yugito Nii finally gained control of her complete tailed beast transformation. In one leap, she landed atop the Perfect Susanoo and began biting down fiercely.

This showed just how different the forms of the various tailed beasts were.

Though the Eight-Tails was enormous and possessed far more chakra than the Two-Tails, it lacked the Two-Tails' sharp fangs and claws, as well as the flames burning across the Two-Tails' body.

Therefore, faced with a Susanoo whose defenses it could not break no matter what it did, the Eight-Tails fought with exceptional difficulty.

The Two-Tails, on the other hand, possessed less chakra, but it could pounce directly onto the Susanoo and use the heat of its own flames to accelerate the consumption of Uchiha Yansheng's ocular power.

Its fangs and claws could not completely break through the Perfect Susanoo's defenses, but they were enough to leave scratches upon it. Meanwhile, its flaming body not only burned the Susanoo, but also obstructed its opponent's vision.

With the time bought by the Two-Tails, Killer B finally had the chance to gather a more powerful Tailed Beast Bomb.

Uchiha Yansheng paid no attention to the Tailed Beast Bomb Killer B was gathering. Instead, he directly abandoned the chakra blades in all four hands and reached out toward the Two-Tails, which was darting all over the Susanoo's body.

Because Yugito Nii had not mastered complete tailed beast transformation, she had lost consciousness by now. Under the Two-Tails' own control, the cat-like beast bounded and leaped about with extraordinary agility.

Cats had extremely fast reactions.

But when facing the Uchiha Clan, the one thing they should never do was meet their gaze!

The Two-Tails had clearly forgotten that. Unlike Killer B, who had constantly avoided making eye contact with the Sharingan, the Two-Tails accidentally met Uchiha Yansheng's eyes while circling the Susanoo at high speed.

That careless glance caused the Two-Tails' body to stiffen once more.

The pattern of a Three-Tomoe Sharingan emerged in the tailed beast's eyes, proving that the Two-Tails was now under genjutsu control.

One hand of the Susanoo seized Yugito Nii by the neck, while ocular power gathered in its other hand, forming another exceptionally solid long blade.

"Don't!"

The Eight-Tails, which had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke. The Tailed Beast Bomb in its mouth had become enormous, containing nearly half the chakra within its body.

Yet the Eight-Tails did not dare fire it. It was not worried about the Two-Tails dying, but because it was unsure whether such a Tailed Beast Bomb could break through the Susanoo's defenses.

Naturally, Uchiha Yansheng paid no heed to the Eight-Tails beside him, which was preparing to launch its Tailed Beast Bomb. The tangible chakra blade in the Susanoo's hand swung down without hesitation.

He had been prepared to encounter trouble, yet the attack went exceptionally smoothly. One of the Two-Tails' ears was sliced off by Uchiha Yansheng with astonishing ease.

Meanwhile, although the giant Tailed Beast Bomb had already finished gathering, the Eight-Tails did not attack for some reason.

The Susanoo's hand caught the fallen ear of the Two-Tails. Having been separated from its body, the ear transformed back into a massive mass of chakra flames.

If he threw those flames out, they would probably make for a fairly effective attack.

Yet in the Susanoo's hand, that violently restless mass of chakra flames was remarkably docile.

After drawing the flames into the Susanoo, Uchiha Yansheng took out a high-quality scroll from his robes and used a sealing technique on the mass of chakra flames.

Even the finest scroll could not contain tailed beast chakra. Special sealing containers were needed for that.

But... it would be fine for a short while.

With one punch, he smashed the Two-Tails, which was under Sharingan control, to the ground. The tailed beast's chakra steadily shrank away, revealing Yugito Nii's body, covered in wounds.

"Your goal is tailed beast chakra? What exactly are you trying to do!"

The Eight-Tails' voice came from Killer B's mouth. Clearly, the one controlling the body now was not Killer B, but the Eight-Tails, Gyuki.

"Huh? Did I ever hide my goal?"

"If I remember correctly, I told you the moment we met!"

"Fine, I'll say it again."

"Hey, Gyuki, cut off one of your tails and give it to me."

"Otherwise, I'll go chop off one of your horns."