"Shinra Tensei!"
An imposing voice rang out.
An immense repulsive force immediately spread in every direction.
Boom!
The tremendous force pushed Gyuki, the Eight-Tails, backward, interrupting the Tailed Beast Bomb he was gathering.
With no other choice, Gyuki swallowed the unfinished Tailed Beast Bomb.
Then he opened his mouth and spat a stream of searing energy toward Killer B's home.
But the expected explosion never came. The energy surged toward a single point, as though something were absorbing it.
The Preta Path!
He had absorbed the energy the Eight-Tails spat out.
"Even Tailed Beasts are mere ants in the eyes of a god!"
"Stop your pointless resistance!"
The Animal Path stepped forward and slammed his palm against the ground.
"Summoning Technique!"
Poof, poof, poof...
Several enormous figures appeared. Though they were smaller than a Tailed Beast, they had numbers on their side.
They rushed forward together, surrounding Gyuki!
"Lady Yugito, hurry and help Killer B fight!"
Many Kumogakure Shinobi hoped Yugito would undergo Tailed Beast Transformation and help Killer B.
Hearing their words, Kakuzu burst into mocking laughter.
"Hahaha, how ridiculous!"
"You still haven't told them you lost your Tailed Beast?"
"It's already a miracle you're alive. Don't forget, you're only human now. Do you want to die again?"
Cries of shock rose from the Kumogakure Shinobi!
How could that be? Lady Yugito had already lost the Two-Tails?
Impossible! A jinchūriki who lost their Tailed Beast would certainly die. Why was she still alive?
Yugito looked helpless. Losing her Tailed Beast had drastically weakened her, leaving her no stronger than an elite jonin.
How could she compete with Shinobi capable of suppressing Tailed Beasts? How could she possibly save the Eight-Tails?
The Eight-Tails swung his octopus tentacles at Pain.
If Ninjutsu could be absorbed, then he would use Taijutsu and