Behind Rōshi, a long tail extended, and then a stream of scorching lava covered Rōshi's entire body, turning him into a glittering golden figure.
"Lava Release Chakra Mode!"
In this state, Rōshi can melt everything he touches into lava, and at the same time, he can burn his opponents with high temperature, and also has considerable defensive power.
"What a coincidence. I just killed a Lava Release ninja from Kumogakure a while ago. Although he used rubber, which is different from your lava, I wouldn't mind killing another one."
Meikyō clenched his fist, a burst of lightning erupted from his body, and he transformed into an Inazuma as he rushed towards Rōshi.
Lightning Release Chakra Mode VS Lava Release Chakra Mode!
"Boom!"
A black metal fist crackling with electric arcs, carrying enough power to split mountains and shatter rocks, sent Rōshi flying in one fell swoop.
A deep crater appeared in the ground, Rōshi's body was embedded in it. Streams of Tailed Beast Chakra emanated from his body, rapidly repairing the damage.
"As expected of Tailed Beast, it's really tough."
Meikyō shook his hand and nodded with some satisfaction.
This is a good punching bag.
"Lava Release: Scorching River Rock Technique!"
Countless lava fireballs flew rapidly out of the deep pit where Rōshi was, hurtling towards Meikyō like meteors from the heavens.
Meikyō placed one hand on the side of the scabbard, flicked his thumb, and the Ama-no-Ohabari was immediately drawn.
"Sun Breathing, Sixth Form, Burning Bones, Summer Sun!"
A series of fiery slashes flew out instantly, forming a spiral shape in mid-air, perfectly slicing through each lava fireball.
Today, with Meikyō's swordsmanship skills, he is no longer overly bound by moves. The same move can be expressed in many different ways in his hands, and he can apply it flexibly according to the situation.
The earth trembled, and accompanied by the roar of the Tailed Beast, a huge monkey head slowly rose from the pit.
"Roar!"
Lava flowed across the ground. Meikyō used Geppo to briefly levitate and leave the ground, while the Ama-no-Ohabari in his hand was imbued with Armament Haki and blazing flames.
"Sun Breathing - Eighth Form - Spinning Sun Shimmer!"
"Sun Breathing - Ninth Form - Setting Sun Transformation!"
"Sun Breathing, Tenth Form, Shining Light!"
The domineering flame slashes grew more ferocious with each strike, bombarding the Four-Tails creature one after another, forcing its massive body to retreat repeatedly.
"It's not over yet!"
A few scattered flames rose again from the corner of Meikyō's mouth, and another flame wrapped around the Ama-no-Ohabari, condensing into a huge dragon head.
"Uchiha Style: Sun Breathing: Sun Halo Dragon Dance!"
Rōshi, who was controlling the Four-Tails in battle, dared not be negligent. He quickly slammed his hands into the ground, and under the influence of Chakra, a small volcano rose up, spewing out countless magma towards the Sun Halo Dragon.
Upon seeing this scene, streaks of electricity immediately leaped from Meikyō's body and merged into the Sun Halo Dragon.
"Upbraid!"
A thunderous roar erupted, and a thick Inazuma of lightning, like a javelin, shot out from the mouth of the Sun Halo Dragon, piercing through the magma with overwhelming force, creating a narrow opening in the middle.
After acquiring some of the secret techniques of Lightning Style Release from the Kumogakure Village, Meikyō is now able to use Lightning Style and Fire Style a relatively harmonious combination. This Inazuma shot from the mouth of the Sun Halo Dragon not only has super penetrating power, but also has the ability to cause shock.
The magma appeared to be blasted apart by Inazuma, but in reality, a large portion of it was shaken apart by the nature change of the Lightning Style Release technique.
The Sun Halo Dragon still carried the momentum to devour everything, and collided with the Four-Tails.
Rōshi was prepared, and he condensed a layer of lava armor on the surface of the Four-Tails' body, similar to the previous Lava Release Chakra Mode.
"Lava Release - Granite!"
The lava on the surface of the Four-Tails's body quickly solidified, forming a thick and sturdy granite armor to withstand the Sun Halo Dragon.
"Boom!"
The Four-Tails creature's massive body was slammed into the ground once again, even crushing a large group of people behind the battlefield.
However, before he could strike, a golden flash pierced through the entire battlefield, saving the Konoha Ninja within a few breaths.
Golden Flash -Minato Namikaze!
After rescuing the Konoha Ninja, Minato Namikaze's figure flashed and disappeared again, and he began mowing down enemies on the battlefield.
"Call..."
Meikyō lightly exhaled a breath of white mist mixed with a few sparks, looking at the Four-Tails in front of her who had fallen to the ground and was now kneeling to support himself.
On its abdomen was a huge wound inflicted by the Sun Halo Dragon.
However, soon, streams of lava spread across the Four-Tails' body, gradually covering its abdomen and repairing its wounds.
"Roar!"
The Four-Tails Son Gokū angrily pounded his muscular chest, roared, and spewed out a large amount of lava forward again before slamming his fists into the ground.
"Lava Release: Flower Fruit Mountain!"
"The Scorching River Great Eruption!"
A massive volcano rose from the ground, spewing lava and fireballs in all directions.
Looking at the scene before him that seemed to be destroying the world, Meikyō curled her lip in disdain.
"That's all there is to it."
With a powerful push off the ground, Meikyō left a deep footprint and instantly rose into the air. Using Geppo, he avoided the lava on the ground and charged towards the Four-Tails.
Streams of flame slashed out from the Ama-no-Ohabari, annihilating everything that stood in the way of the Meikyō's progress.
As Meikyō swiftly flew to the front of the Four-Tails, a massive monkey fist covered in granite and molten lava slammed down on its head.
Upon seeing this scene, strands of blue electric arcs gradually leaped and climbed onto Meikyō's palm.
The slender fingers quickly retracted.
Four, three, two...
In the end, only one finger remained, wrapped in Armament Haki and Lightning Style Chakra.
"Hell Stab - One-Finger Nukite!"
The blue Inazuma spear collided with the Four-Tails fox's fist at that moment.
This is One-Finger Nukite capable of severing one of the horns of the Eight-Tails Gyūki. In other words, this move is capable of directly penetrating the defenses of the Eight-Tails, which ranks second in strength among all the Tailed Beast.
The Four-Tails' strength was already inferior to the Eight-Tails', not to mention that at this moment, Meikyō used a single finger to clash with the Tailed Beast's giant fist, breaking through the surface with a single point. While Meikyō's finger would certainly bear a lot of pressure, the Four-Tails, Son Gokū, would only suffer an even more terrifying blow!
"Roar!"
The Four-Tails let out another deafening roar.
This time, however, it lacked its usual imposing grandeur and was instead filled with a sense of pain.
Because half of his arm had been severed on the spot by the One-Finger Nukite technique!
"They've arrived..."
Meikyō opened his Mangekyō Sharingan and looked at the purplish-black Chakra ball that was gathering in front of the Four-Tails' mouth.
Clearly, the Four-Tails' long ordeal wasn't for nothing; it had used that time to condense Tailed Beast Ball.
As the Tailed Beast's trump card, the power of the Tailed Beast Ball is beyond doubt.
This technique can be used repeatedly by the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tails, who have a large amount of Chakra. However, other Tailed Beast can also continuously input Chakra into the Tailed Beast Ball by charging up their power to increase its strength.
The Tailed Beast Ball that the Four-Tails has been charging up for so long must be incredibly powerful and difficult to block.
If they dodge, the powerful destructive force of the Tailed Beast Ball will undoubtedly have a significant impact on the entire battlefield.
However, Meikyō had no intention of dodging or confronting the situation head-on.
"Smack!"
Meikyō clapped his hands together, exerted all his strength, and a layer of dark red eyeshadow instantly appeared on his face. Then he swung his fist and punched the Four-Tails in the chin from bottom to top.
Sage Mode + Armament Haki + Super Strength!
The Four-Tails was forced to raise its head by the attack from the Meikyō, and was also forced to stop inputting energy into the Tailed Beast Ball.
The Tailed Beast Ball shot into the sky like a shooting star, and a few seconds later, it exploded with a bang. Not only did it clear away the clouds in the entire sky in an instant, but the shockwave caused by its enormous power could be felt even on the ground.
"Lin! Are you alright?!"
Uchiha Obito, pulling his gaze away from the scene of the Tailed Beast Ball exploding in the distance, and spoke to Nohara Rin, whom he was protecting behind him.
"I'm fine, Obito! Don't get distracted, keep fighting!"
Nohara Rin glanced at the wound on her right shoulder, treated it briefly with Healing Technique, then switched the Kunai to her left hand and quickly moved forward, charging alongside Kakashi on either side of Uchiha Obito.
With Might Duy and Minato Namikaze leading the way, Konoha was in a very favorable position.
Team Minato has Kakashi, a newly Jonin, and Uchiha Obito and Rin Nohara Rin, two Chunin. The team's overall strength is not weak. At this moment, they are following the majority of Konoha's flank in an attack on the enemy formation.
"We can't let you cause any more damage."
Meikyō sighed softly, and a golden-orange Chakra surged from his body, quickly condensing into a Susanoo giant clad in simple armor.
Susanoo, Second Stage!
The reason for not activating the third stage of Susanoo is that it was activated twice in Kumogakure before. Even though the recovery speed of the eye power of the Meikyō has been greatly improved, it still has a certain impact on eyesight.
Moreover, at this moment, it's not like we're facing the Fourth Raikage, a formidable opponent even among the Kage, or the Jinchuriki of the Eight-Tails, who is second only to the Nine-Tails. There's no need to expend so much of our eye power.
The Second Stage of Susanoo is more than enough. In fact, because Meikyō Susanoo is activated in Sage Mode, Natural Energy is incorporated into Susanoo, further enhancing its Susanoo.
The half-body Susanoo drew the Totsuka Blade, gripped it tightly with both hands, and slashed down at the head of the Four-Tails.
Four-Tails' eyes were filled with fear, and granite materialized on the surface of its hands as it clasped its hands together to hold the Totsuka Blade.
Even so, it couldn't stop the Four-Tails 'Chakra from being continuously sealed by the Totsuka Blade.
As its Chakra dissipated, the Four-Tails' size gradually shrank, and its resistance weakened.
"Not good!"
In mid-air, the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, who was engaged in a fierce battle with Dan Katō, was surprised to see this scene. He then shot out a pillar of Dust Release light from his hand, which interfered with the battle on the other side of the Meikyō.
It was just a pale blue psychic energy, yet it blocked Ōnoki's Dust Release and dissipated along with it.
"Third Tsuchikage, don't forget this is our battlefield. Don't even think about interfering with other people's battles."
Dan Katō, his body shimmering with blue light, floated in mid-air and spoke to Ōnoki in a cold voice.
"Blue-haired boy, this isn't just a battlefield between you and me, it's also a battlefield between your Konoha and our Iwagakure!"
In Ōnoki's hand, a new Dust Release cube had been formed, and the white light within it was far more dazzling than before.
"Dust Release: Limit Separation Technique!"
A huge cylindrical white beam of light instantly condensed and shot towards the direction where Meikyō and the Four-Tails were fighting.
Faced with Ōnoki's full-force attack, even though Dan Katō tried his best to block it, his psychic shield only lasted for a few breaths before it collapsed under the strain.
Dan Katō had no choice but to decisively change his target and launch a full-scale attack on Ōnoki, a strategy of relieving the siege of Wei by attacking Zhao.
"Um?"
The arrival of the Dust Release pillar of light was sensed almost instantly by Meikyō using Observation Haki. He decisively released the cumbersome half-body Susanoo and dashed away into the distance.
Given his speed, unless it's a top-tier opponent with similar speed, or if the opponent uses Ninjutsu that can cover all directions, it's difficult for any attack to pose a threat to Meikyō.
However, the Four-Tails was not so lucky. Its shrunken form was enveloped in the white light of Dust Release and quickly dissipated, turning to ashes.
"That old man Ōnoki would rather kill the Four-Tails and its Jinchuriki Four-Tails, and wait for the Four-Tails to be resurrected and captured again, than let me, Konoha Ninja, seal it and bring it back to Konoha... As expected of the Third Tsuchikage, he still has such courage at his age!"
A streak of blue light swept across the battlefield.
Meikyō casually crushed the skull of a nearby Iwagakure Ninja with his bare hands, while using his Mangekyō Sharingan the situation in the distance.
"However, doing this will probably greatly affect Ōnoki's reputation in Iwagakure... No, not necessarily. Jinchuriki are not very popular in most villages. Even if it affects Ōnoki, Iwagakure is not like Konoha, which has many factions and multiple powerful and prestigious people vying for the Hokage position. With the reputation that Ōnoki has cultivated for many years, it is unlikely that it can shake his foundation."
Meikyō glanced again at Ōnoki and Dan Katō fighting above. After seeing that Dan Katō had taken advantage of the opportunity to briefly suppress Ōnoki, he stopped thinking about it and transformed into a bolt of Inazuma, rushing towards the place where the Five-Tails Jinchuriki Han and Uchiha Fugaku were fighting.
In mid-air.
Two streams of blood flowed from Dan Katō's nose.
This is the effect of his excessive use of Mental Power to generate psychic power, which his body could not withstand.
All of this resulted in the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki, being severely injured.
When Ōnoki forcefully intervened and disrupted the battle between Meikyō and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Dan Katō, who was initially under some pressure, seized the opportunity, not only inflicting serious injuries on Ōnoki but also gaining the upper hand.