Not only was the Eight-Tails Kumogakure's strategic weapon, but the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B, was also his brother!
Everyone knew that a Jinchūriki would undoubtedly die once their tailed beast was extracted. How could A possibly hand the Eight-Tails over to Otsutsuki Toneri?
"As I thought, the Akatsuki is up to no good, capturing tailed beasts everywhere. What exactly are you trying to do?" A's face was utterly grim, as black as ink. Recently, the most widely discussed topic on the continent...
Was the Akatsuki's large-scale capture of tailed beasts. And now Otsutsuki Toneri, wearing the Akatsuki's signature Akatsuki cloak, had openly come to Kumogakure to demand the Eight-Tails.
He simply had no regard for Kumogakure whatsoever!
"There's no need to tell you that. But since you won't hand over the Eight-Tails when asked nicely, I'll have to use force." Otsutsuki Toneri shook his head gently and spoke helplessly, seemingly quite troubled by A's lack of cooperation.
"Bastard! Do you really think Kumogakure is easy prey?" At those words, A finally lost his patience and flew into a rage. Lightning flashed around him, his hair and beard bristling like a Thunder God.
Again and again!
This Otsutsuki Toneri was far too arrogant!
"Are you angry?" Otsutsuki Toneri smiled. That utterly untroubled smile made A completely unable to contain his fury.
A vanished from where he stood, then abruptly appeared in front of Otsutsuki Toneri and the others, swinging his lightning-wreathed right hand down viciously.
"Lightning Oppression Horizontal Chop!"
Lightning crackled incessantly. The powerful knife-hand strike tore through the air, heading straight for Otsutsuki Toneri's head.
"You haven't improved at all. Or have you forgotten after eight years?" Otsutsuki Toneri's mocking chuckle rang out.
An incomparable repulsive force rose along with his words, violently blasting A away and sending him crashing