After Shukaku was injured, Rasa and Chiyo, who were by its side, were also not in good condition. The aftershocks caused by the battle between the two behemoths were too great for them to avoid, so they were all hit. Fortunately, the power of the aftershocks was still within their tolerance range.
"Cough cough cough, Lady Chiyo, the situation seems a bit bad." After coughing a few times, the disheveled Rasa said to the equally disheveled Chiyo.
They underestimated Kōki's strength. With such power unleashed, Kōki was far beyond what the four of them could handle. Perhaps four more Kage Level would be needed to successfully defeat him.
For a moment, Rasa even doubted whether Kōki had reached the level of Hashirama Senju.
Of course, Rasa's idea was quite exaggerated. In reality, the reason they struggled so much against Kōki was because their strengths were countered by Kōki's Wood Release. Techniques like Chiyo's puppets and Ebizo's Release Technique had very limited effect on the Wood Golem. While Rasa's Gold Dust was good, it still lacked some power. Only Shukaku could possibly cause real damage to Kōki.
If Kōki were to evaluate himself now, he would say he has reached nearly half the strength of Hashirama Senju. Putting aside everything else, just looking at the Wood Golem he has created, both their strength and hardness are very close to what Hashirama Senju himself could create.
The only shortcoming is its stamina; Kōki's Wood Golem couldn't fight Madara Uchiha for three days and three nights like Hashirama Senju could.
His Wood Golem can only be maintained for a certain period of time. After that time, he will become exhausted due to insufficient Chakra.
"Indeed, this brat's strength has once again exceeded our expectations, but he shouldn't be able to maintain this level of strength for long. After we get through this period, it will be this brat's death day."
The experienced Chiyo had already spotted Kōki's weakness. From Kōki's sudden burst of Chakra and the mysterious markings on his face, she could tell that Kōki had definitely used a secret technique to temporarily boost his strength. Such techniques usually couldn't last, so as long as they could withstand the period when the technique was active, their crisis would be resolved.
Chiyo could see it, and Rasa and Ebizo had naturally also discovered Kōki's weakness. However, they had doubts: could they really hold out for this period of time so easily?
On the other side, the injured Shukaku was also provoked by the humiliating attack from the Wood Golem, which directly dispelled the fear in its heart, and madness appeared in its huge beast eyes.
With a sudden thud, its limbs bent slightly, and then it pushed off the giant Wood Golem that was pressing down on it. The Wood Golem was forced to take a step back due to Shukaku's sudden exertion.
Feeling a sudden lightness in its body, Shukaku went berserk even more, and then used all its strength to smash into the Wood Golem. It was as if the Wood Golem in front of it was its mortal enemy, and it would not stop until it smashed the Wood Golem to pieces.
Faced with Shukaku's attack, the Wood Golem was not to be outdone and charged towards Shukaku.
To outsiders, their speed didn't seem fast, but on the battlefield, Rasa and the others felt it was as fast as lightning.
In the blink of an eye, the Wood Golem Shukaku were facing each other.
The next second, two enormous objects, as big as mountains, collided.
"Boom"
A tremendous crash resounded across the battlefield, followed by earth-shaking tremors, flying sand and stones, and the ground beneath the two colossal creatures shattered from the force of the collision.
Even the ninjas outside the barrier almost lost their footing due to the shockwaves generated by the collision between Shukaku and the Wood Golem.
Seeing that Shukaku and the Wood Golem were locked in a stalemate, Yuki, who was on the Wood Golem Kōki's head, showed a look of surprise. He didn't expect that Shukaku, who had been injured before, would still have such strength, but he quickly calmed down.
He thought to himself: With this kind of strength, I can't withstand the Wood Human Technique.
Kōki had a thought, the Wood Golem beneath his feet began to exert force forward.
"Click, click"
As the Wood Golem figure moved, Shukaku, who had thought he had blocked the Wood Golem, suddenly felt a huge force coming from his hands and propelling his body.
Seeing this, Shukaku was not to be outdone and hurriedly mustered all his strength to try to resist, but the difference in strength was too great.
Under the immense force of the Wood Golem, its feet began to involuntarily retreat.
Seeing this, Shukaku panicked. If the Wood Golem pushed him away, wouldn't he get beaten up again?
Therefore, it didn't care whether using the Tailed Beast Bomb at such close range would affect itself. With a determined heart, it opened its mouth and condensed the Tailed Beast Bomb to deliver a vicious blow to the Wood Golem in front of it.
A powerful Chakra surge emanated from Shukaku's mouth, and a purplish-black Chakra sphere appeared in the air before shooting furiously toward the Wood Golem golem's head.
At the same time, fearing that Kōki would realize what was happening, Shukaku condensed the Tailed Beast Bomb much faster this time, though the power was correspondingly reduced.
However, Shukaku underestimated Kōki. Kōki reacted very quickly. After seeing Shukaku's Tailed Beast Bomb, he immediately controlled the Wood Golem to retract himself and then crouched down.
Because the Wood Golem suddenly withdrew its force, Shukaku was caught off guard and its body swayed. The Tailed Beast Bomb that was originally aimed at the Wood Golem golem's head deviated and crashed straight into the wall of the Sandstorm Dharma Realm.
The next second, a powerful explosion occurred, and intense Kakkō rose from the walls, shaking the entire Sandstorm Dharma Realm. The resulting shockwave was like a Category 9 typhoon, causing Rasa and the other two to stagger from side to side.
One cannot help but marvel at the terrifying power of the Tailed Beast; even Tailed Beast Bomb with reduced power still possesses immense might.
Seeing that his specially crafted Tailed Beast Bomb had missed its target, Shukaku hurriedly continued to gather more. However, this action made Kōki feel mocked; how could he be tricked twice by the same method? Therefore, Kōki did not give Shukaku another chance.
With a sudden burst of strength, the Wood Golem broke free from Shukaku's arm and swung its enormous fist toward Shukaku's head.
At this moment, Rasa, who had been watching the show from below, saw his opportunity and made his move.
Under his control, the Gold Dust on the ground rose up directly, like a counter-current river of sand, binding and entangling the Wood Golem's arms with a surging momentum.
Bound by the Gold Dust, the fist that was about to strike Shukaku's head stopped abruptly in front of Shukaku's eyes. This terrifying sight frightened Shukaku so much that it lost its will to maintain the Tailed Beast Bomb Tailed Beast Bomb its mouth, almost causing it to explode right there.
Fortunately, it reacted quickly and stopped its Chakra output, canceling the release of the Tailed Beast Bomb; otherwise, it would have taken the Tailed Beast Bomb head-on again. However, this meant losing an opportunity to seriously injure Kōki.
Seeing this, Rasa almost vomited blood in anger. He hadn't expected Shukaku to have such poor mental fortitude, failing to seize such a good opportunity. He quickly reminded him, " Shukaku, hurry up, I can't hold on much longer."
Rasa could feel a powerful force breaking free from the Gold Dust's restraints, causing his arms to tremble.
He knew that the Gold Dust he controlled was about to break free of the Wood Golem, and if Shukaku didn't act soon, he would miss this golden opportunity.