Unfortunately, Tailed Beasts are merely Chakra Entities and do not possess certain organs.
Therefore, this attack was no different from an ordinary piercing attack.
But for Roshi himself, this method of attack was still sufficiently hate-inducing.
"You brat!"
The giant ape unleashed a spinning kick, its terrifying force instantly sending Sasuke flying, even creating a sonic boom in that moment.
Boom!!!
Seeing this, everyone prepared to intervene and stop the fight, but Naruto still stopped them.
"This is Sasuke's fight. It's not over yet."
Even though he said that, Naruto's eyes were fixed unblinkingly on the mountain Sasuke had been smashed through.
Clearly, his heart wasn't as confident as his words.
'Don't die, Sasuke.'
Under Naruto's gaze, the rubble was slowly covered by the overflowing magma.
The act of piercing through the mountain seemed to have prematurely triggered the volcano.
Fortunately, apart from vast stretches of wasteland, there were no signs of any populated areas nearby.
"Is he dead?"
In his furious strike, Roshi hadn't held back.
He knew how powerful the Four-Tails' strength was… one could say even if another Jinchuriki transformed before him, this move could still threaten them.
Thud!
Above the hole that had been smashed through, the mountain wall was torn open by a sharp claw.
The next moment, a battered and bruised Sasuke crawled out from within.
He was now covered in wounds.
The arm that had instinctively blocked that kick hung limply, the bones inside clearly completely shattered.
"Cough, cough..."
After just two steps, he couldn't control himself and coughed up blood.
Broken ribs had pierced his lungs, and a froth of blood was stuck in Sasuke's throat, preventing him from making a sound.
'So this is a Tailed Beast's Jinchuriki? Just one strike...'
Using his other hand to support himself, he barely stood up. Along with his injuries, black-red Calamity Flames enveloped his entire body.
Those flames swirled over Sasuke's body, rapidly repairing the damage.
A black flame dragon actively burrowed into Sasuke's mouth, starting to heal his internal organs from within, finally allowing him to breathe again.
"This is... a healing ability?"
Roshi below could naturally also see Sasuke's wounds healing, but he wasn't very worried about it.
"As long as I kill you instantly in one strike, I suppose you won't have a way to heal again, right?"
"If you can... do it... then come on!"
Sasuke's body crouched low. His other arm, due to the bones being pulverized, hadn't fully recovered yet and could only be held weakly at his side.
Lightning and flames once again covered his entire body.
"Eight Gates Released Formation, Gate of Life, Open!"
Because he had only learned it recently, even with the physical boost from the Mythical Zoan-type fruit, Sasuke could only open up to the third gate at most.
But it was enough.
Over the lightning and flames, a layer of white steam now covered him.
Hisss-
Sasuke's muscles began to swell, and his blood vessels bulged due to the increased flow rate of Chakra.
Lava Release: Granite.
Roshi manipulated the Tailed Beast Chakra, slamming both palms onto the ground.
The next moment, three massive stone walls, still dripping with magma, rose around them, completely sealing off Sasuke's movement options.
"Lava Release: Scorching Stream Rock Technique!"
Then, the giant ape directly spewed a terrifying magma ball nearly ten meters high from its throat, shooting straight towards Sasuke, who was blocked by the stone walls.
At that moment, Sasuke also moved.
It was a simple attack, discarding all complex techniques.
In this state of greatly enhanced physical attributes, Sasuke no longer had the capacity to perform more intricate fist techniques.
But that speed and strength were the strongest techniques in themselves.
Under Roshi's gaze, the magma ball was pierced through by a beam of fire. By the time he sensed something, he had already been struck by the opponent.
With this punch, the three-meter-tall beast-man sent the ape, over ten times his size, flying off the ground.
Roshi reacted quickly, immediately adjusting his posture and delivering an axe kick downwards.
But this move had already been captured by Observation Haki… Sasuke had already sidestepped, following the opponent's motion to complete his counterattack.
His sharp claws left deep gashes on Roshi's Tailed Beast Body, blood gushing out from within.
Although Tailed Beasts are Chakra Entities, they can still bleed.
In the Tailed Beast State, these pains were shared by the Four-Tails and Roshi.
The intense pain provoked the Four-Tails' ferocity, and this emotion was also transmitted to Roshi.
The giant ape leaped on the spot, putting distance between itself and Sasuke.
"What's wrong? Did that hurt?"
Seeing this, Sasuke immediately pressed his advantage.
But in his Observation Haki, an immense sense of crisis completely enveloped his entire body.
Naruto, with his stronger Observation, had already seen the future.
He didn't hesitate and directly entered Sage Mode.
Unlike Jiraiya, who needed to remain still and absorb a large amount of Natural Energy to enter Sage Mode-
Ever since Naruto's brief contact with the [Nature Will] last time, the affinity of the Natural Energy towards him had greatly increased.
One could say if he didn't control it himself, the Natural Energy would actively enter his body.
It's enough to make one sigh in frustration.
As soon as he 'opened the gate' here, the Natural Energy rushed over incessantly from there.
But at this moment, Jiraiya didn't have the leisure to pay attention to Naruto's instant Sage Mode activation.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the fully transformed Roshi landed on all fours and opened his mouth wide.
This time, what he spewed wasn't magma, but something even more terrifying.
Familiar purple-black Chakra converged, rapidly forming a Tailed Beast Bomb with terrifying power.
"Naruto!"
B had partially transformed and was about to rush over to help.
Although they hadn't known each other long, he held quite a favorable impression of Sasuke, this young man who often sparred with him.
Therefore, he naturally couldn't just watch as the other was blown to bits by a Tailed Beast Bomb.
Yes, even though Sasuke was now far stronger than before, the gap between him and a fully transformed Jinchuriki was still too great.
The terrifying destructive power of a Tailed Beast Bomb was clear to everyone present except Karin.
In response to B's words, Naruto didn't reply, merely continuing to block with his outstretched arm.
His eyes were fixed on Sasuke in mid-air, as if he had already seen the other party's future.
Sasuke, enveloped by the lethal threat, still maintained his original motion, rushing rapidly towards the opponent.
But the increasingly strong aura of death the closer he got continuously stimulated those Mangekyo Sharingan.
The lotus-shaped Sharingan quietly 'bloomed'.
At the same moment, the instincts of the ancient mythical beast [Huodou] were fully aroused by this aura.
The two, within the same body, fused together, manifested through the incredible Dojutsu of the Sharingan.
At the critical moment, the unique Mangekyo Sharingan's ability belonging solely to Sasuke finally awakened.
He seemed to instinctively understand the name of this ability.
"Magatsuhime!"
Blood flowed from his eye sockets. At the same time, everyone present seemed to feel as if they were being watched by something.
They all showed very awkward expressions on their faces.
That feeling-
It was like in winter, when you're wearing long boots and suddenly feel your socks slip down. To fix them, you have to take off your boots in the cold wind.
If you don't adjust them, that uncomfortable feeling will keep bothering you.
Naruto was also affected by this feeling, but a 'finally succeeded' smile appeared on his face.
At this moment, Roshi, facing Sasuke, felt as if he had been targeted by something ominous.
'So itchy.'
For some reason, his throat felt so itchy.
He really wanted to cough.
Even though they were in the middle of a tense battle, this thought uncontrollably appeared in Roshi's mind.
'Just one cough, just one.'
He also knew this wasn't the time for such an action, but that instinct still drove him.
Faster than the thought itself was his body's movement.
Whether it was a cramp or something else, Roshi's forelimb suddenly twitched.
Then, he lost his balance and tilted to one side.
Although he immediately readjusted his posture, that brief moment of relaxation caused him to cough uncontrollably.
And because of that cough, as Roshi raised his head slightly, the Tailed Beast Bomb was shot into the sky.
It was as if everything was being manipulated by an invisible hand, achieving this result through a series of unreasonable coincidences.