Susanoo vs. the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails

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

Just as the Fourth Raikage charged into Konoha's camp, what greeted him was neither the Konoha Jonin waiting to surround him nor figures fleeing in panic, but a somewhat familiar voice.

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

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

That extreme speed allowed him to escape Konoha's camp before he realized something was wrong.

If it was a trap, he should not have gotten out so easily.

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

"Checkmate, Fourth Raikage..."

Following Nara Shikaku's voice, four scarlet barriers appeared around the Fourth Raikage, completely trapping him inside.

The direction, position, and even the timing had all been grasped perfectly. No one knew how much effort Nara Shikaku had put into this.

In any case, the plan to capture the Fourth Raikage was complete.

"Aah!!!"

The Fourth Raikage roared furiously, launching relentless, powerful attacks at the red barrier. Yet they had no effect whatsoever.

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

"This technique is called the Four Red Yang Formation. It is a ninjutsu that requires four Kage Level experts to maintain its chakra supply. How could you possibly break it alone?"

Nara Shikaku's voice slowly rang out. Though it carried a note of weakness, it somehow inspired a deep sense of trust.

The Fourth Raikage slowed his attacks, not because he believed Nara Shikaku's words, but because his earlier assault had consumed plenty of his strength without causing even the slightest ripple in the red barrier.

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

"Since when did Konoha start researching something as forbidden as Human Puppets?"

The Fourth Raikage glanced at the four puppets maintaining the Four Red Yang Formation nearby. Their faces, identical to that of the First Hashirama Senju, were 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.

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

In truth, he had no idea what these things were either.

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

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

Elsewhere, Killer B was struggling terribly beneath the Perfect Susanoo's assault. Even the two small Tailed Beast Bombs he occasionally found the chance 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. She leaped onto the Perfect Susanoo in one bound and began tearing into it with all her strength.

From this, the differences between the various Tailed Beasts' forms became clear.

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 her body.

Thus, when facing a Susanoo whose defense it could not breach no matter what it did, the Eight-Tails had an exceptionally difficult time.

The Two-Tails, on the other hand, had somewhat less chakra, but she could pounce directly onto the Susanoo and use the heat of her flames to accelerate the depletion of Uchiha Ensei's ocular power.

And although her fangs and claws could not completely break through the Perfect Susanoo's defenses, they were enough to leave scratches on it. Meanwhile, her flaming body could not only burn it, but also interfere with her opponent's vision.

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

Faced with the Tailed Beast Bomb Killer B was gathering, Uchiha Ensei paid it no attention. Instead, he directly discarded the chakra blades from all four hands and reached for the Two-Tails, who was darting around atop the Susanoo.

Because she had not mastered Complete Tailed Beast Transformation, Yugito Nii had already lost consciousness. Under the control of the Two-Tails' own will, the cat was leaping and darting about with extraordinary agility.

Cats had extremely quick reactions.

But when facing the Uchiha Clan, the most important thing was never to meet their eyes!

The Two-Tails had clearly forgotten this. Unlike Killer B, who had constantly avoided looking directly at the Sharingan, the Two-Tails accidentally met Uchiha Ensei's gaze while circling the Susanoo at high speed.

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

The pattern of the Three-Tomoe Sharingan appeared in the Tailed Beast's eyes, proving that the Two-Tails was now under genjutsu control.

One hand of the Susanoo clutched Yugito's neck, while ocular power gathered in its other hand, forming another extraordinarily solid longsword.

"Don't!"

The Eight-Tails, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly spoke. The Tailed Beast Bomb in his mouth had already grown enormous, containing nearly half the chakra within the Eight-Tails' body.

Yet at this moment, the Eight-Tails did not dare fire it. It was not because he feared the Two-Tails' death, but because he was unsure whether such a Tailed Beast Bomb could break through the Susanoo's defenses.

Naturally, Uchiha Ensei paid no attention to the Eight-Tails preparing to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb. The nearly tangible chakra longsword in the Susanoo's hand slashed down without hesitation.

He had been prepared for trouble, but this attack went exceptionally smoothly. One of the Two-Tails' ears was cut off by Uchiha Ensei with astonishing ease.

Meanwhile, for some reason, the Eight-Tails, whose giant Tailed Beast Bomb had finished forming, did not launch an attack.

The Susanoo's hand caught the fallen ear of the Two-Tails. Having separated from the Two-Tails' body, it reverted into a large mass of chakra flames.

If those flames were thrown out, they would probably make a rather effective attack.

Yet in the Susanoo's hand, that violent mass of chakra flames appeared remarkably docile.

After drawing the flames into the Susanoo, Uchiha Ensei took a high-quality scroll from his robes and used Sealing Jutsu on the mass of chakra flames.

To seal Tailed Beast chakra, even the finest scroll could not contain it; specialized sealing containers were required.

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

With one punch, he slammed the Sharingan-controlled Two-Tails to the ground. The Tailed Beast's chakra continuously contracted, revealing Yugito Nii's battered body.

"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.

"Hm? Have I ever hidden my objective?"

"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."