Gamabunta's blade carved a huge trench through the ground. Madness flashed in the Five-Tails' eyes as he leaped up and blasted out a violent jet of steam.
Gamabunta dodged it just as nimbly and shouted, "Jiraiya, get your Fire Release ready! Let this Tailed Beast have a taste of it!"
As soon as he spoke, Gamabunta spat out a stream of Toad Oil, while Jiraiya unleashed a Great Flame Bullet.
The moment the Great Flame Bullet touched the Toad Oil, it swelled into a towering inferno that rushed straight at the Five-Tails.
Madness flashed in the Five-Tails' eyes. The temperature around him climbed, and jets of scorching steam shot out in every direction.
Boom!
The inferno slammed into the Five-Tails' massive body and swallowed him in an instant. Cheers rose from the surrounding Ninja; some even slapped each other's hands in celebration.
"With Fire Release that powerful, Jiraiya is sure to wound the Tailed Beast badly. All that's left is to prepare the Sealing Formation."
"The Five-Tails belongs to Iwagakure. They've used Tailed Beasts to attack Konoha time and again. We have to make them pay this time."
A faint smile touched Fugaku's face. If Tailed Beasts were that easy to deal with, they would never have earned such a fearsome reputation across the Shinobi World.
Steam was the Five-Tails' main weapon. The flames might seem to have engulfed him, but as long as he had Chakra left, he could keep producing steam.
As long as that steam remained, the flames could not hurt him. At most, they would cost him a little Chakra.
When the flames died away, the Five-Tails stood before them unharmed. He charged forward, smashing buildings to pieces one after another.
A Tailed Beast Ball began forming in front of him. By then, Manda had slithered