Too fast!
That aura... is that tailed beast chakra? Is this brat a jinchūriki too?!
"Since you won't cooperate, I'll knock you out and drag you back."
"Come on, let me see just how strong the Six-Tails really is!"
Gekkō Raito flicked his wrist, and the blade thrust out like a snake flicking its tongue.
Utakata was, after all, a rogue ninja who had fought countless battles. Despite his shock, his body reacted instinctively.
He rolled backward sharply, narrowly avoiding the fatal strike.
But a sharp sting still came from his neck, and beads of blood seeped from a thin cut.
Utakata knelt on one knee, his face livid.
What a powerful brat. That speed is absurd!
He quickly raised his blowpipe and puffed out his cheeks.
A dense barrage of bubbles whistled out, attempting to block Raito's attack routes.
Yet Raito moved like a phantom, weaving freely through the bubbles to the sound of surging water.
Those bubbles, powerful enough to blast rocks apart, burst the moment they touched Raito's afterimages.
Raito stopped and looked down at him. "Don't embarrass yourself with tricks meant to amuse children."
"Show me some real skill. Let the Tailed Beast out."
"Arrogant brat!"
Utakata felt deeply insulted.
This kid clearly had a chance to seriously injure me just now, but deliberately held back. Is he humiliating me?
Since you're asking to die, I'll oblige!
"As you wish. Have a taste of the Six-Tails' terror!"
Boom!
Dark red chakra erupted from Utakata's body, forming a thick tail behind him.
This was the initial form of borrowing tailed beast chakra.
"So you really are a jinchūriki too?"
Sensing a similar aura from Raito, Utakata asked through gritted teeth.
Raito waved Zangetsu and shook his head. "I'm not one of those unfortunate vessels."
"Impossible! How could