The Pinnacle Clash of Strength and Skill!

"Both of you, stand back!" Riu said to those behind him.

Tobi and Yūhi Uzuki retreated to a distant mountaintop.

Whoosh! Blunt Sword: Shibuki emerged from the Kamui Vortex, and Riu charged at Killer B with the blade in hand!

Killer B, the greatest swordsman in the Naruto World—show me what you've got!

Watching Riu charge toward him, Killer B continued rapping to himself. "Mm~ A blade in my eyes ♪, no self in my sight ♪, without a word ♪~, you rush at me~ ♪, makes no sense~ ♪, blood boiling for nothing ♪~ Idiot fool ♪, bastard fool~!"

The Blunt Sword came crashing down. Boom! The ground itself caved in.

As the dust settled, Killer B had caught the Blunt Sword barehanded. His palm had precisely avoided the explosive tags at the blade's tip, gripping the blank section near the back of the blade instead. The explosive edge was less than a centimeter from his forehead!

To put it in a common saying—great skill bred great courage!

"OH~, Blunt Sword: Shibuki ♪, swallow your spit ♪, miss by an inch ♪, lose by a mile ♪, idiot fool ♪, bastard fool ♪~ Take this~!!" Killer B fiercely twisted his hand, sending the Blunt Sword flying from Riu's grasp. Catching the falling blade, Killer B swung it down at Riu in one fluid motion!!

"Looks like I really wasn't meant to use a sword~" Riu said with a faint smile, stepping back and grabbing the Uchiha War Fan from his back. He braced the fan from behind with one hand and raised it over his head. With a clang, it blocked Killer B's descending blade.

Uchiha Rebound!

Boom!! The explosive flames were reflected by the fan, blasting Killer B away. After climbing back to his feet, he looked at his disheveled state and rose in thought, rapping as he did. "A killing blade ♪, a death warrant too ♪~ The enemy's weapon ♪, I don't want it, no no ♪, low-key splendor ♪, at this point~ ♪, hindsight is useless ♪~ Eight-Tails Killer B~, about to begin~ ♪, high-profile swordplay ♪~, idiot fool, bastard fool! (Sorry, the author isn't very good at writing rap lyrics, so just bear with it--.)"

Clang! Killer B tossed Blunt Sword: Shibuki aside. The eight swords on his back shot into the air. When they fell, he tucked two into the crooks of his arms, two beneath his armpits, one against his hip joint supported by his thigh, one behind his knee, one against his neck, and the last one between his teeth!

Killer B's Eight-Sword Style!

On the distant mountaintop.

"What... kind of stance is that?" Yūhi Uzuki was so shocked that her mouth hung open.

"As expected, only a monster could master swordsmanship like that. Even the Sharingan might not be able to see through it. Yu, will you use Kamui's Phasing Mode to evade? Or..." Tobi muttered.

Riu thought, I could evade with Phasing Mode, but there's no other swordsman like Killer B anywhere in the Shinobi World. This is an incredibly rare opportunity—perfect for training my Sharingan's dynamic vision!

In an instant, Riu had made his decision!

"Dance, dance like a butterfly~~~~♪" Killer B rolled and leaped. Strangely, the eight swords looked as though they would fall off at any moment, yet they clung eerily to Killer B's body!

The eight swords descended upon him, their assault like a raging storm. Riu swung his fan to meet them, the Sharingan beneath his mask spinning rapidly as it tracked the swords' paths...

"I can't see them—they're too fast!" Riu was overwhelmed, and several bloody gashes opened across his shoulders and arms...

This was the first time Riu had been injured in battle since arriving in the Naruto World. But since he had chosen to use this opportunity to sharpen his perception, he would not care about such a price!

Catching an opening, Riu flipped backward into the air. Killer B leaped after him. Clang, clang, clang! The two exchanged over a dozen blows in midair.

Riu landed first. Killer B fired three swords through the air, and Riu rolled aside to evade them. The instant Killer B landed, he retrieved all three swords and launched a fresh assault at Riu!

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

"Eight-Tails, sting like a bee~~~♪" Killer B shifted his posture and controlled the eight swords, yet his movements did not slow in the slightest. He repeatedly flashed before Riu, behind him, at his sides, and above his head. The blades moved so quickly that afterimages lingered in the air...

This swordsmanship was too powerful. Riu could not help but marvel... Though it was not a Bloodline Limit, the Sharingan truly could not copy it!

This was the strongest swordsmanship that only Killer B could use!

To borrow a term from martial arts novels, Killer B had reached the realm of "man and sword as one"! Even without the Eight-Tails, Killer B would still be solidly Kage Level!

But being unable to copy it did not mean he could not see through it!

Riu's pupils trembled, blood vessels surfacing in the whites of his eyes. The speed at which his eyes moved had already reached its limit!

Under such critical conditions, at last... the dazzling trajectories of the eight swords became clear in his eyes.

Killer B launched another assault.

"I see it!" Riu flicked a Kunai into his idle left hand.

As the eight swords came down, he instantly evaded four, blocked three with his fan, and met the one he could not avoid with his Kunai... which was also wrapped in Lightning Release Chakra!

Crack!!

Kunai collided with sword, and it was the sword that broke!

At the same time, the Kunai carved a long bloody gash across Killer B's chest...

"Hm?" Killer B stared at the blood drifting before him, stunned.

Clang! Riu spun around and drove his foot heavily into Killer B's chest...

Boom!! Killer B's back slammed into the rock.

"You dare play with Lightning Release before me~ ♪, I'll chop you into eight pieces~ ♪, idiot fool, bastard fool!" Killer B roared in fury, wrapping seven swords in Lightning Release and hurling them one after another at Riu.

Riu pushed his Sharingan's perception to its fullest, brandishing his lightning-charged Kunai. Clang, clang, clang! He knocked them down in succession...

Crack! After knocking down three swords, the Kunai in his hand snapped. Half remained in his hand while the other half fell away. Riu did not panic. He threw the half in his hand forward, knocking aside another sword, then leaped into the air and turned sideways, allowing two blades to fly past his chest and back, one above and one below.

The seventh sword was already before him. Suspended in midair, Riu had no way to evade. At the critical moment, his hand flashed out like lightning and caught the "other half of the Kunai" before it hit the ground. With a clang, he deflected the seventh sword from its path!

The entire process looked slow, but in truth, it had happened in a single flash!

This was the ultimate art that could only be displayed when the Sharingan's perception reached its peak!

Riu rose after landing, completely composed.

"Amazing~!!" Even Killer B, who had been focused on rapping, was stunned by Riu's move.

"No choice now..."

Gurgle, gurgle!!

Translucent red Tailed Beast Chakra seeped from his body, forming a Tailed Beast Cloak. Eight tails swayed behind him as Killer B lowered his center of gravity and charged forward... The ground cracked beneath the force of his power.

"You're strong, but I'm Eight-Tails Killer B—Lariat!!!"

Boom!!

His powerful arm slammed into Riu's chest. This was the move that had once sent Sasuke Uchiha's internal organs flying!

Boom!! Riu was sent flying backward, crashing through the mountainside as dust billowed into the air...

"WEI~~~!!!!" Killer B raised his arms toward the sky in a victorious cheer.

"I see. A ninjutsu-body technique that uses Tailed Beast Chakra to amplify strength and speed... Its power truly is extraordinary..." Riu's low voice came from within the dust.

Killer B's rap came to an abrupt stop. He adjusted his sunglasses, his eyes fixed beneath the lenses on the cloud of dust, stunned. Unbelievable. Other than Brother, someone else can withstand Lariat...

Riu walked out draped in Susanoo. Beneath his colorful mask, his Mangekyo Sharingan radiated dazzling light, and his low voice carried immense authority. "Then the warm-up ends here. Let the real contest begin, Killer B... no, Eight-Tails!"