" Shukaku, come out. This is your freedom."
Bunpuku tore off the runes in the spiritual space, allowing Shukaku to break free from the seal.
Shukaku glanced at Bunpuku, and then...
"Roar!"
Shukaku appeared and roared, seemingly venting its anger!
Susanoo, Second Stage!
" Form Transformation. Hammer!"
Uchiha Fugaku dared not underestimate his opponent, and instantly Susanoo to its second stage, a giant hammer appearing in his hand!
But the One-Tail on the other side made a decision that surprised everyone!
He burrowed into the sand and disappeared!
"How is that possible!"
Rasa was completely stunned when he saw this scene!
Aren't Tailed Beast supposed to harbor great resentment towards humans? Shouldn't they attack indiscriminately from the start?
Why did this One-Tail escape as soon as it appeared, and so smoothly at that!
"Damn it... Bunpuku!"
Rasa suddenly thought of the Bunpuku.
He didn't believe that One-Tail had the brains to do this; it must be that Bunpuku gave One-Tail advice!
Rasa assumed Bunpuku with the utmost malice, but unexpectedly, his assumption was correct.
" One-Tail escaped?"
Even Uchiha Fugaku had activated the second stage of Susanoo, was somewhat bewildered.
He was just about to make a big move when the Tailed Beast on the other side suddenly burrowed into the sand and ran away?
This completely baffled Uchiha Fugaku.
However, Uchiha Fugaku was only stunned for a moment before recovering and directly controlled Susanoo arrive at Hatake Sakumo's battlefield.
"Damn it..."
Rasa's face darkened as he watched Uchiha Fugaku control Susanoo in his attack, but he had no way to leave now.
If they leave again, it will mean that their war has been a complete and utter defeat!
Rasa could not accept that his very first battle after taking office had ended in such a hasty defeat!
"You three hold off Hatake Sakumo, and I'll hold off Uchiha Fugaku!"
Rasa spoke to the three of them, and they nodded.
The three of them could hold off Hatake Sakumo without much trouble; as long as they didn't engage in a direct confrontation, there wouldn't be any problems at all.
After all, Hatake Sakumo prides himself on is his attack power, not his speed. As long as he circles around and attacks, it is unlikely that the opponent can hit any of the three of them.
Even if you manage to hit it, there will still be puppets to take the fall.
" Giant Gold Dust Spike!"
Rasa frantically summoned Gold Dust from the ground, and then a giant, spike-like thing appeared!
" Form Transformation: Shield!"
Uchiha Fugaku immediately converted his hammer into a shield, preparing to block the attack!
He was also cautiously observing his surroundings to prevent Rasa from snatching his shield away again with his Hand of Gold Dust.
"Drink it!!!"
Rasa's veins bulged, and in an instant, a Gold Dust spike Susanoo's size, appeared!
The Gold Dust spikes hurtled towards Uchiha Fugaku, Uchiha Fugaku raised his shield to block them!
"When!!!"
The Gold Dust -dust spikes slammed into the shield with a sharp clang!
The sound reverberated throughout the entire battlefield, seemingly filling the entire area.
The moment Rasa's Gold Dust spikes touched the shield, the very tip shattered, but Rasa continued to condense sharp points, with endless Gold Dust relentlessly attacking the shield!
finally.
After a stalemate lasting nearly ten minutes, Rasa's Gold Dust spikes broke through the shield's defenses and pierced directly into Susanoo!
Susanoo's body took the direct hit, and Uchiha Fugaku groaned as he covered his eyes.
" Form Transformation. Shuriken!"
Shuriken suddenly appeared in Uchiha Fugaku's Susanoo, and then Uchiha Fugaku threw the Shuriken Rasa.
He knew that Rasa's Chakra would recover very quickly in the desert, so he didn't want to compete with Rasa in Chakra.
He intends to attack Rasa's true form directly!
When Rasa saw the giant Shuriken flying towards him, he immediately flipped over to dodge, but the continuous Shuriken kept Rasa busy!
" The Gold Dust Wall!"
Rasa had no choice but to cancel the Gold Dust spikes and turn them into Gold Dust Wall to block the Shuriken.
" Form Transformation. Longsword!"
Upon seeing the Gold Dust Wall that appeared, Uchiha Fugaku immediately transformed the Shuriken in Susanoo's hand into a long sword!
Susanoo cleaved the Gold Dust Wall in two with a single slash!
" The Gold Dust Wall!"
Rasa remained completely calm and immediately condensed a new Gold Dust Wall.
He had already noticed that Uchiha Fugaku's eyes seemed to be depleting.
For him, Chakra could be restored, but for Uchiha Fugaku, could damage to his eyes be healed?
Upon receiving this news, Rasa was greatly encouraged.
If he keeps at it with Uchiha Fugaku, sooner or later Uchiha Fugaku will be unable to fight anymore due to the loss of his eye power!
When that time comes, hmph...
Rasa had already figured out Uchiha Fugaku's weakness, so he switched from offense to defense, wanting to wear down Uchiha Fugaku's eye power.
Uchiha Fugaku saw through the other party's thoughts and immediately reduced Susanoo to the first stage.
Even so, Uchiha Fugaku's eyes continued to lose their power, though the rate of loss slowed down considerably.
Rasa wasn't in a hurry, so he just waited patiently with Uchiha Fugaku.
Do you really think I'm a fool?!
Uchiha Fugaku sneered, looking at Rasa who had surrounded him completely, and immediately released Susanoo.
If you surround yourself completely and let him attack, what will he attack?
Do you really think he's Clown?
"Snort..."
Rasa also removed the Gold Dust surrounding him.
He then launched a probing attack on Uchiha Fugaku, but Uchiha Fugaku only summoned his skeletal arms to block.
For Uchiha Fugaku, the ocular power consumed in summoning the skeletal arm was essentially zero.
Left with no other option, Rasa had to resume a large-scale offensive.
However, this is also a huge drain on Rasa's resources.
Meanwhile, Rasa and Uchiha Fugaku were locked in a stalemate, and on the other Hatake Sakumo and the three of them were also locked in a stalemate.
Hatake Sakumo was distracted by fifteen puppets, and then Pakura quickly condensed Scorch Release fireball from behind to further disrupt him, leaving Hatake Sakumo unable to make a move for the time being.
Hatake Sakumo was essentially only a Strong Kage- level fighter. It was only because he had Tsunade's assistance that he was able to recover before the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure recovered and then fight fearlessly, which allowed him to make Sunagakure flee in terror.
But now that Tsunade is gone, Hatake Sakumo has to play more conservatively and try to minimize his injuries.
Otherwise, if they were injured, their recovery might not be as fast as that of Sunagakure, because Uchiha Fugaku's men didn't have any experts in Medical Ninjutsu.
Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, Shukaku took Bunpuku and ran to a cave in an unknown location.
Shukaku did not choose to seize Bunpuku's body for a complete resurrection, but instead chose to return to the spiritual space.