Going All Out

Boom!

Yugito leaped into the air. Her dark red claws tore through the air, wreathed in violent Tailed Beast Chakra as they slashed down. The gust sent splintered wood flying across the ground.

Tsukimi unleashed Flash Step beneath his feet and slid sideways, narrowly avoiding her swipe.

The claws skimmed his shoulder and ripped through the massive Ancient Tree behind him, spraying wood chips everywhere.

Seizing the opening, Tsukimi tensed his right arm and drove a heavy punch into Yugito's torso.

A dull impact rang out.

Yugito's body shuddered beneath her Partial Tailed Beast Transformation. The force slammed her back to the ground, where she skidded several meters and carved a long furrow through the earth.

The instant he landed and steadied himself, Tsukimi checked his remaining Chakra.

The Two Cards of Chakra inside him should have been enough to sustain Susanoo for about eight minutes.

But barely three minutes of intense fighting had burned through far more Chakra than expected. He had endured Tailed Beast Chakra head-on while constantly shifting position to attack and defend.

He had already spent nearly five minutes' worth.

What remained could sustain Susanoo for barely more than three minutes.

His fighting time was rapidly approaching Kakashi's.

He had barely finished grumbling to himself when shouts erupted around him, followed by a dense barrage of glowing Ninjutsu!

"Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!"

"Explosion Release: Landmine Meteor!"

"Storm Release: Laser Circus!"

"Lightning Release: Electromagnetic Murder!"

The Nine-Person Allied Forces from Iwagakure, Sunagakure, and Cloud Hidden had arrived without him noticing. They attacked simultaneously from different directions.

Wind Release and Lightning Release Ninjutsu intertwined. Flashes of every color cut through the forest air and converged on Tsukimi at the center of the battlefield.

Without hesitation, light flowed across the pitch-black armor surrounding him.

**Boom, boom, boom,