The Sharingan possessed the ability to control tailed beasts!
Madara Uchiha had once relied on the Sharingan's power to control the mightiest tailed beast, the Nine-Tailed Fox, and fight a fierce battle against Hashirama Senju.
Obito Uchiha had also controlled the Nine-Tails with his Sharingan, unleashing the Nine-Tails' Rampage upon Konoha.
Now, with both the Eight-Tails and the Two-Tails before him, Gengetsu wanted to experience for himself what controlling a tailed beast felt like!
Under the powerful dōjutsu power of Gengetsu's Mangekyō Sharingan, Matatabi and the jinchūriki inside her, Yugito Nii, fell completely under his control without even a chance to react.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just then, a series of explosions erupted in the distant sea of trees, as countless thick trees were forcibly destroyed by a savage force.
It was Killer B, who had transformed into the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, swinging his enormous fists and octopus tentacles to smash the walls of trees around him.
"Yugito Nii, I'm coming to save you!"
Killer B let out a deafening roar, his eight enormous tentacles thrashing through the air as he prepared to smash the Wood Dragon coiled around the Two-Tails in one blow.
Yet as he watched the Eight-Tails charging menacingly toward him, Gengetsu showed no panic whatsoever. Instead, a cold smile curled his lips.
"Perfect timing! I'll use you to test a tailed beast's power!"
An idea immediately came to Gengetsu.
He leaped up and landed steadily atop Matatabi's enormous head. Watching the approaching Eight-Tails, he pointed with one hand and issued his command.
"Attack!"
"Meow-roar!"
Hearing Gengetsu's command, Matatabi, whom the Wood Dragon had released from its grip, let out an incredibly shrill roar without the slightest hesitation.
The Two-Tails drove off hard with all four legs, her enormous body becoming a dark blue afterimage as she charged straight at the Eight-Tails!
Whoosh!
With a shriek that tore through the air, the Two-Tails' sharp claws slashed an enormous, bone-deep wound across the Eight-Tails' massive body!
Blood gushed from the Eight-Tails like a waterfall.
"Ah... ow, ow, ow!"
"Yugito Nii, what's wrong with you?! Have you gone crazy? Why are you attacking me?!"
Killer B screamed in pain, his enormous bull's head staring at the Two-Tails in utter disbelief.
He simply could not understand why Yugito Nii had turned around and clawed him when he had fought so desperately to come rescue her!
Unfortunately, Yugito Nii and the Two-Tails were already completely under the control of Gengetsu's Mangekyō Sharingan and could not hear Killer B's cries at all.
Now, Yugito Nii and the Two-Tails obeyed Gengetsu's commands alone!
Rip! Rip!
Under Gengetsu's control, Matatabi became a merciless killing machine, unleashing a storm of ferocious attacks upon the Eight-Tails.
Sharp claws and dark blue flames relentlessly rained down on the Eight-Tails.
Before long, the Eight-Tails' enormous body was covered in gruesome wounds.
Faced with the Two-Tails' merciless, lethal attacks, Killer B was utterly bewildered. All he could do was flail his tentacles and dodge desperately.
"Eight-O, what's going on?!"
"Yugito Nii's gone berserk, hasn't she?! She's even attacking her own side!"
Within his mental world, Killer B anxiously questioned the Eight-Tails, Gyuki, inside his body.
Killer B was a perfect jinchuriki and could communicate with the tailed beast inside him at any time.
"B, we're in serious trouble! The Two-Tails and Yugito Nii are being controlled by genjutsu!"
Gyuki's voice rang out in Killer B's mind, more grave than ever before.
"How is that possible?! With a tailed beast inside to help disrupt their chakra, aren't jinchūriki immune to genjutsu control?!"
Killer B asked in shock.
"Ordinary genjutsu indeed cannot control a perfect jinchuriki!"
"But this isn't ordinary genjutsu! It's the Mangekyō Sharingan's genjutsu!"
A trace of undisguisable fear even entered Gyuki's voice.
"Madara Uchiha once used the power of those Mangekyō Sharingan to forcibly control that arrogant Nine-Tails!"
"I thought that power had disappeared with Madara Uchiha's death. I never imagined someone would obtain the same power as him again today!"
Hearing Gyuki's words, Killer B sucked in a sharp breath and asked urgently.
"Then what do we do now?! We can't just watch Yugito Nii become his puppet!"
"I don't have any good solutions either! Those eyes counter us tailed beasts far too effectively!"
"We can only find a way to restrain her first, then try to force her awake!"
Gyuki quickly offered a plan.
"Got it!"
Hearing the Eight-Tails' words, Killer B immediately steadied himself and charged into the Two-Tails' attacks.
"Bakayarō! Settle down!"
The Eight-Tails' enormous octopus tentacles wound tightly around Matatabi, instantly locking all four of her limbs in place.
At the same time, the Eight-Tails opened his gaping maw and spat out countless streams of thick black ink with a splurt.
The ink, imbued with sealing power, quickly spread along his tentacles and over the Two-Tails' entire body, turning into black sealing formulas that sought to seal her power completely.
At this perfect opportunity, while the Eight-Tails was fully occupied with restraining the Two-Tails, the Fourth Raikage did not stand idle either. Lightning release chakra erupted all over him as he charged at Gengetsu.
"You damned bastard! Die!"
The Raikage hurled a savage punch straight at Gengetsu's head!
"You're asking for death!"
Standing atop the Two-Tails' head, Gengetsu gave a disdainful snort at the approaching Raikage.
The ability of Gengetsu's Mangekyō Sharingan had already seen through the Raikage's attack.
Gengetsu merely shifted his body slightly to one side, easily avoiding the blow.
Immediately afterward, savage wind-nature chakra gathered on the ninja blade in Gengetsu's hand as he slashed at the Fourth Raikage.
Wind countered lightning!
Rip!
A tremendous tearing sound rang out.
The Raikage's Lightning Release Armor, hailed as an absolute defense, was easily ripped apart by Gengetsu's wind-nature chakra.
"Ah!"
The Raikage screamed, and blood sprayed out.
Gengetsu had severed the Raikage's right arm with a single slash.
"Lord Raikage!"
"Oh no! Lord Raikage is wounded! Hurry, support Lord Raikage!"
The nearby Kumogakure ninja were all horrified at the sight.
The Lord Raikage whom they believed invincible had actually lost his arm to a single slash!
Several members of the Raikage's guard rushed forward, grabbed the severely wounded Fourth Raikage, and swiftly retreated.
Watching the Raikage being rescued, Gengetsu did not pursue.
He was more interested in the Two-Tails than the Raikage.
By now, the Eight-Tails had almost managed to restrain the Two-Tails.
"Hmm! Trying to restrain the Two-Tails?!"
"Not a chance!"
"Majestic Attire: Susanoo!"
With Gengetsu's fierce shout, terrifying blood-red chakra erupted from his body!
Rather than forming around Gengetsu himself, this tangible chakra surged like a torrent over Matatabi's entire body beneath his feet.
The red chakra rapidly solidified into pieces of indestructible armor.
In the blink of an eye, the Two-Tails, whose entire body had been burning with dark blue flames, was clad in blood-red Susanoo armor!
Madara Uchiha had once used this very move to combine Susanoo with the Nine-Tails' power.
Now, Gengetsu used the same move to forcibly enhance Matatabi's strength!
"Meow... roar!!!"
With Susanoo's terrifying enhancement, Matatabi's strength surged, and she let out a savage roar.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Eight-Tails' tentacles wrapped around the Two-Tails, along with the ink attempting to seal her, were instantly shattered by that savage power!
The Two-Tails broke free of the Eight-Tails' restraints and hurled her enormous body forward, opening her fang-filled maw to bite savagely into his body.
Rip!
With a tremendous sound of tearing flesh, one of the Eight-Tails' enormous octopus tails was bitten clean off by the armored Two-Tails!
"Aaagh! Damn it! Eight-O! It hurts!"
Killer B rolled frantically around his mental world in pain, screaming incessantly.
"How is this possible?! Since when was the Two-Tails this powerful?!"
Killer B could hardly believe his eyes.
Among the Nine Tailed Beasts, the Eight-Tails was second only to the Nine-Tails in strength.
As for Matatabi, in terms of chakra reserves and fighting strength alone, she could not possibly match the Eight-Tails.
Yet now, the Two-Tails had bitten off his tail in a single bite!
"It's Susanoo! It's Susanoo's power!"
Gyuki's voice trembled.
"He's put Susanoo on the Two-Tails like armor! Susanoo's power has fully enhanced Matatabi's attacks and defenses!"
While Killer B and Gyuki were still exchanging shocked words, the armored Two-Tails gave them no chance to catch their breath and charged furiously at them again.
At the same time, a dragon's roar came from the nearby sea of trees.
The enormous Wood Dragon shot out as well, joining the armored Two-Tails to attack the Eight-Tails from both sides.
Bang! Boom! Rip!
The armored Two-Tails and the Wood Dragon unleashed a frenzy of bites and savage blows upon the Eight-Tails.
The Eight-Tails' enormous body was driven back again and again, without any ability to fight back.
His body was covered in bone-deep wounds, and his blood stained the earth red. His octopus tails in particular had been forcibly torn or bitten off, leaving only a few intact.
"B! We can't keep fighting!"
"We have to retreat right now!"
Seeing the Eight-Tails' wretched condition, Gyuki shouted anxiously inside Killer B.
"Wood Release and the Mangekyō Sharingan-these two powers that counter tailed beasts together are simply beyond your ability to fight!"
"Damn it, what about Yugito Nii?! Are we just going to leave her here?"
Killer B gritted his teeth, his face full of reluctance.
"She'll have to fend for herself! We can barely save ourselves now!"
Gyuki said helplessly.
Just then, the armored Two-Tails and the Wood Dragon charged in again with roars, delivering another devastating blow to the Eight-Tails.
Boom!
The Eight-Tails' enormous body suffered another heavy blow and crashed hard into the ground.
Meanwhile, the Wood Dragon coiled around him was frantically devouring his chakra, and the Eight-Tails' body was shrinking at a rate visible to the naked eye.
"B! Stop hesitating!"
"Hurry and retreat! Otherwise, we won't even have a chance to escape!"
Gyuki urged him repeatedly in terror.
"Damn it! Retreat!"
Although Killer B was utterly unwilling, he knew very well that he truly had no choice but to retreat now.
If he kept fighting, not only would he fail to rescue Yugito Nii, but even the Eight-Tails inside him might fall into Gengetsu's hands.
Forcing himself to endure the agonizing pain, Killer B fled frantically toward the Kumogakure Ninja Army.
Nearby, the Fourth Raikage, whose wounds had just been bandaged and who had lost an arm, went ashen when he saw that even Killer B could not hold out and was fleeing.
He had originally intended to use Kumogakure's three strongest fighters to decisively defeat Gengetsu and take Konoha in one fell swoop.
But never in his wildest dreams had he imagined that Uchiha Gengetsu's strength would be so outrageously terrifying!
One man!
With the strength of just one man, he had stopped their Kumogakure Ninja Army's attack!
Not only that, but even perfect jinchuriki and tailed beasts were toyed with and controlled at will before Gengetsu.
"Damn it! Damn you, Uchiha Gengetsu!"
The Fourth Raikage stared fixedly at Gengetsu, who stood atop the armored Two-Tails' head and looked down upon them like a god, his teeth grinding.
"Retreat! All forces, retreat!"
The Raikage knew very well that their invasion had utterly failed.
With Uchiha Gengetsu, a Hokage of such absurd strength, there, Kumogakure had no chance of occupying the Land of Fire.
The only thing they could do now was preserve their strength and flee for their lives!
Hearing the Raikage's order to retreat, the already terrified Kumogakure Ninja Army instantly collapsed, throwing away helmets and armor as they fled frantically in disarray.
"Trying to run?! Do you think you can escape?!"
"After them!"
With a thought from Gengetsu, the armored Two-Tails beneath his feet let out an earth-shaking roar and took enormous strides, swiftly pursuing the fleeing Kumogakure Ninja Army.
Meanwhile, in the nearby Konoha fortress, the Konoha ninja hiding inside erupted into thunderous cheers at the sight before them.
"We won! We won!"
"The Fifth Hokage is incredible!"
"Yes! The Fifth Hokage stopped the Kumogakure Ninja Army all by himself!"
"Quick, send word! The Fifth Hokage defeated the Kumogakure ninja!"
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