Gyūki, the Eight-Tails, let out an earth-shaking roar as its massive tentacles crashed down from midair, aimed directly at Naruto ahead. The suckers on a single tentacle were far larger than Naruto's body, as though it could casually crush an ant.
Yet no one present believed Killer B could win.
The remains of the Thousand-Hand Guanyin, even larger than Killer B, still lay on the ground. No matter how powerful a Perfect Jinchuriki was, he could not possibly be a match for the monster before them. Everyone knew Killer B was using his life to buy Kumogakure an opportunity.
They had seen that kind of despair before.
When they had faced Obito and the Ten-Tails, even Naruto had once lost the will to resist. If Hinata had not rushed forward and slapped him, no one knew what might have happened.
Obito had nearly been driven mad with rage back then. Why was it that whenever he fell into despair, only deeper despair awaited him, but whenever Naruto was pushed to the brink of darkness, someone always stepped in to ruin things?
Now, everyone once again felt the helplessness they had experienced when facing the Ten-Tails. Naruto's power had become so overwhelming that they could not even summon the thought of resisting.
Just as the Eight-Tails' tentacle was about to fall, Naruto merely raised his right hand.
"Shinra Tensei!"
An invisible force exploded outward, sending the Eight-Tails' enormous body flying and slamming it heavily into the ground, carving a long trench through the earth.
"B!"
The Fourth Raikage roared.
But Naruto was no longer where he had been. No one had expected that instead of taking the chance to approach Killer B, he would appear directly beside Minato Namikaze.
"Wha—?!"
Minato's eyes widened sharply. Before he could evade, a solid punch