"What on earth is this..."
Ryuzetsu's beautiful eyes widened as she stared in disbelief at the monster whose body was gradually swelling before her.
The monster was black all over and had no eyes.
Two tusks protruded on the outside, long enough to wrap around his entire face.
He had no neck or torso, only a slender waist and arms.
Behind him, black wings spread like a demon's...
"He looks pretty strong."
Ning Feng nodded slightly. The fluctuations of this chakra actually rivaled those of a Tailed Beast.
And with Gozu's special ability on top of that...
Even an ordinary Kage Level ninja would have a serious headache dealing with strength like this.
"Gozu..."
The enormous black monster stood still, staring blankly at the two who had already put some distance between themselves and him.
It was night now, and under the cover of darkness, his enormous size did not look out of place.
"When I start fighting this guy, I won't be able to look after you. Keep your wits about you and stay well back. Don't hold me back."
Ning Feng looked eagerly at the black monster in the distance as he spoke to Ryuzetsu beside him.
"Wait! Is he Muku?"
Ryuzetsu caught Ning Feng's sleeve and asked, sounding somewhat conflicted.
"I'm not sure either... but from the look of things, this guy doesn't have any goodwill toward me."
Ning Feng shrugged. Naturally, he knew this was Muku.
But if he said so, Ryuzetsu would surely pester him again, asking him not to fight Gozu.
The current Ryuzetsu was not the Ryuzetsu at the start of the movie over a decade later, who had only developed the intent to kill the monster Muku had become after more than a decade of inner conflict.
As she was now... she