Shortly after Bunpuku died, Shukaku appeared within the sealing formation.
Then, upon encountering the windblown sand, Shukaku gradually swelled until he finally stopped at several dozen meters tall. Yellow sand swirled endlessly around his feet, whipping up gusts of wind.
Looking at the enormous beast covered in purple markings, the Sunagakure ANBU swallowed, horrified by his immense chakra. But they did not retreat. Instead, they prepared to seal Shukaku according to their prior arrangements.
"Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet!" Freed from his restraints, Shukaku did not hesitate. His clumsy hands immediately formed hand seals, creating one wind bullet after another in the air and bombarding everything around him indiscriminately.
To him, every ninja nearby was an enemy, without exception.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The wind bullets struck the ground, blasting enormous craters like artillery shells.
With immense chakra behind them, even the most basic ninjutsu could unleash tremendous power.
Unfortunately, the wind bullets accomplished nothing. Shukaku continued forming hand seals, manipulating the sand beneath his feet to attack, only to discover that it had become incredibly heavy. Traces of gold dust were faintly visible within it.
All the sand in the surrounding area was under the Fourth Kazekage's control.
Unwilling to give in, Shukaku gathered energy in his mouth, intending to create a Tailed Beast Bomb. But the Fourth Kazekage formed a Gold Dust Giant and mercilessly stopped him.
Within the formation prepared in advance by the elite Sand Ninja, Shukaku could only fall behind.
Not far away, Zou Hyuga sighed as he watched the Gold Dust Giant. It was unclear whether he was marveling at the Fourth Kazekage's power or his Gold Release.
Given the current situation, sealing Shukaku was only a matter of time.
However powerful a tailed beast was, it fought alone and could not stand against the