"Aaaaaaah!"
The black flames continued to burn.
The Eight-Tails charged into the sea like mad, trying to drown the flames on its body. But no matter how it thrashed, the black flames showed no sign of going out. Instead, they blazed even higher.
Kakuzu and Hidan stared blankly around, but sensed no trace of Uchiha Itachi.
"Could it have been you...?"
The quick-witted Kakuzu immediately noticed Xia Yu's eyes.
"Huh?" Hidan put away his Triple-Bladed Scythe in displeasure and glanced sideways at Xia Yu:
"Tch! I thought Amaterasu was Itachi's exclusive ability. Turns out everyone in the Uchiha Clan can use it!"
"Idiot!" Kakuzu snapped:
"Hidan, there should be a limit to your stupidity. How could everyone possibly know such a terrifying ability? This guy is definitely no ordinary person!"
Xia Yu ignored their discussion of him, turned, and ran onto the sea. Gathering chakra in his hand, he slapped it down. "Uchiha Flame Formation!"
Four walls of red chakra flames shot skyward from the sea, enclosing the suffering Eight-Tails without a single gap.
"Now, even if it deliberately severs a tail, it shouldn't be able to escape."
"All done~ Time to call it a day!"
Xia Yu clapped his hands with a relaxed expression.
"Hey, Zetsu! Come on out. I know you're here!"
Hearing Xia Yu's shout, Zetsu slowly emerged from the water.
White Zetsu: "How does he know my name? This is clearly our first time meeting him..."
Black Zetsu: "That doesn't matter. Hurry up and take the Eight-Tails in. Tsk, tsk, thanks to him, the hardest one to deal with has finally been taken care of."
Under Xia Yu's control, Amaterasu's black flames slowly dissipated.
On the sea, the Eight-Tails had vanished, leaving only a barely breathing Killer B.
Zetsu spread the two aloe leaves on his