Whatever its underlying mechanics, this technique looked like a powerful barrier. Nothing could get in from outside, and presumably nothing inside could get out.
And the one trapped inside was the rampaging One-Tail Shukaku, a war machine with terrifying destructive power.
He had only been out for a few minutes, and the surrounding streets were already in ruins.
If they delayed much longer, Shukaku would probably charge straight toward the Hokage Building.
"That brat. I didn't think he actually had some real skill. Taking on a rampaging tailed beast all by himself-he'd better not die in there!"
Mei Terumi was genuinely on edge now. If Gekkō Raito died just like that, her trip to Konoha would be a huge loss.
Inside the Cloud and Mist Cage.
Gekkō Raito stood atop a high pile of rubble, looking down at One-Tail Shukaku. Several enormous clouds had taken the shape of fists and were pounding away at Shukaku's fat head.
Shukaku possessed immense strength, and the cloud fists Gekkō Raito controlled still fell short of a tailed beast in raw power, but Gekkō Raito had sheer numbers on his side.
Five or six giant cloud fists took turns hammering Shukaku, sending him scrambling backward with his arms over his head.
"Damn brat! You've really pissed me off now!"
Shukaku flew into a complete rage. A towering mass of yellow sand suddenly surged up behind him, forming a massive wave that swept toward Gekkō Raito.
But in the next instant, the clouds in front of Gekkō Raito rapidly gathered into a soft cloud shield. The sand struck the clouds but could not penetrate them. Instead, their elasticity bounced it back, plastering Shukaku's face.
Shukaku stumbled, and his enormous body crashed to the ground.
Just as he struggled to get up, countless streams of white