Dawn pierced the thin mist among the trees, spilling pale golden sunlight across the grass of Green Dam. Dew slowly slid down the corners of the tents.
The shinobi camp should have been peaceful, but now a towering fury shattered its tranquility.
Roshi stood in the center of the camp, his aura raging to the extreme. His red beard trembled incessantly with anger, and his surging chakra had long since blown away his bamboo hat. His clouded old eyes were now bloodshot, fixed on Uchiha Lei a short distance away, and his entire body shook uncontrollably.
He was Iwagakure's Four-Tails jinchūriki, a man whose Lava Release ninjutsu had dominated the region. Even after leaving his village and wandering for years, he had never suffered such humiliation!
During their confrontation just moments earlier...
Uchiha Lei's words and strength had utterly punctured his pride. Defiance and resentment overwhelmed his reason in an instant, and he could no longer suppress the raging chakra of the Four-Tails Son Gokū inside him.
"Uchiha Lei! I'll slaughter you today!"
His furious roar rang throughout Green Dam.
Scalding red chakra erupted around Roshi. A searing blast swept through his surroundings, instantly baking the grass beneath him yellow and curled. The pungent sulfurous smell of magma filled the air.
Violent chakra kept gushing from his body, forming an ape-shaped Tailed Beast Cloak. Dark red lava patterns gradually spread across his skin, his muscles swelled wildly, and scalding lava steam wreathed him. His entire body visibly distorted as his Four-Tails Semi-Complete Tailed Beast Transformation fully took shape!
His body grew several feet taller, his arms became immensely thick, and sharp lava claws sprang from his fingertips. Searing tongues of flame spurted from his mouth and nose. His scarlet eyes locked onto Uchiha Lei, and without another word, he charged