Chapter 329: Sword Defeats Eight-Tails
Given the colossal size of the Perfect Susanoo, a full-powered kick was enough to shatter a small mountain. The Third Raikage, taking the hit head-on, was certainly not in good shape.
Indeed, despite the protection of his Lightning Release Armor, the impact had rattled his internal organs. For a moment, the Third Raikage could only lie amidst the rubble, using his chakra to stabilize his internal injuries.
As for Kyosuke, after using his dōjutsu to repair the cracks in his Susanoo, he chose not to pursue the Raikage. Instead, he turned his blade toward the demoralized Cloud forces.
BOOM!
The materialized longsword was unsheathed, and the intense sword pressure instantly reduced dozens of Cloud ninja to mincemeat. Under the spray of blood, the Susanoo unleashed a second strike without hesitation.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Three consecutive slashes left this forest in the Land of Iron unrecognizable. The casualties among the Cloud troops approached fifty percent.
"Yo! Here we go!"
Suddenly, a strange voice caught Kyosuke's attention. A man with sunglasses, pale blond hair, and dark skin was rapping something incomprehensible.
It was the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer B.
"Yo! What a powerful monster, yo!" B was rhyming endlessly when, inside his mentalscape, the Eight-Tails raised a massive tentacle and smacked him on the head.
"Ouch! That hurt, yo!"
"B, get serious!" Gyuki, through B's senses, clearly understood the terror of the enemy before them. Not wanting his partner to die, he resorted to this method of warning.
"Yeah, I get it. Even the old man Raikage isn't his match. I won't be careless, but..."
"I won't lose! I am the Eight-Tails, Lord Killer B!!!"
Outside, red chakra erupted from B's body, spinning rapidly around him to form a sphere, much like the Rotation. In the next instant, the massive form of the Eight-Tails appeared on the battlefield.
"B! It's Lord B!"
"That's right! We still have Lord B!"
"Master, go for it!!!"
Amidst various cheers, the Eight-Tails charged forward, punching the Susanoo and forcing it back several steps.
"Don't be so arrogant, Uchiha Kyosuke, yo!" Strange words, interspersed with odd rapping, came from the Eight-Tails' ox mouth.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Punch after punch landed. On the surface, it seemed like the Eight-Tails was completely suppressing the Perfect Susanoo. However, only Killer B knew that these attacks, no matter how numerous, could not truly defeat the enemy.
Thinking this, B's booming voice echoed over the battlefield: "Listen up, everyone! Retreat now! This is not a battle you can interfere in!"
Hearing B's order, the remaining Cloud ninja finally breathed a sigh of relief. They had wanted to leave long ago, but without a commander's order, desertion would have meant a fate worse than death.
Now that they had the order, the Cloud forces evacuated the battlefield in less than a minute, watching the outcome from a hillside several kilometers away.
Seeing no allies to hinder him, the Eight-Tails retreated slightly. Wrapping his eight tails around his body, he began to spin rapidly.
"Tailed Beast Eight Twists!"
The land of Iron suffered severe damage once again. Even the Cloud ninja kilometers away could feel the cutting wind from the Tailed Beast Eight Twists. Kyosuke, facing it head-on, felt it even more intensely.
Carrying countless shattered trees and boulders, the Eight-Tails slammed into the Perfect Susanoo.
High above, Kyosuke used his Sharingan to track every movement of the Eight-Tails. He controlled the Susanoo to raise its massive sword, waiting for the right moment to strike.
Instead of flying away to dodge, Kyosuke, determined to crush the Cloud's morale head-on, chose to meet the Eight-Tails in a direct clash.
BOOM!
The giant tornado collided with the Susanoo's sword. Amidst continuous explosions, the two were locked in a stalemate for a full minute.
Maintaining his chakra output, Kyosuke observed the Eight-Tails' rotation gradually slowing down. Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
"An opening!"
A bright flame erupted on the Susanoo's sword. Tilting the blade slightly, Kyosuke slashed rapidly through the gap exposed by the Eight-Tails' movement.
"Susanoo: Imperial Lock of Blazing Annihilation!"
BOOM!!!
After an earth-shattering explosion, the massive body of the Eight-Tails was sent flying backward, a deep sword wound carved into its chest.
This straightforward clash of strength ended in the victory of the Perfect Susanoo.
This scene completely shattered the confidence that the Cloud ninja had just regained.
"We lost... we lost..." a Cloud ninja muttered to himself. The Third Raikage's condition was unknown, and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was down. In this situation, even the most optimistic person couldn't believe they could win.
"This is simply... the power of a god..."
"Tough body," Kyosuke muttered, unsure if he was praising or mocking the Eight-Tails as it struggled on the ground, attempting to rise and fight again.
It had to be said, the Eight-Tails' strength was no joke, especially under the perfect control of its Jinchuriki.
Previously, Uchiha Nagisa's Wood Golem combined with Susanoo had completely collapsed under a full-power strike from the Perfect Susanoo. Yet, the Eight-Tails before him still retained some fighting capability. Although Kyosuke's strike had been somewhat rushed, it was enough to prove a point.
Now Kyosuke considered whether to kill the Eight-Tails here and now. But after a moment's thought, he decided to let it live.
The reason was simple: if Killer B died, the Eight-Tails would dissipate and eventually reform in a wild state. In that scenario, Kyosuke couldn't guarantee he would capture it before Obito and his group did.
After all, no matter how great the threat from the Cloud was, it paled in comparison to Obito. It was better to spare B, so he could potentially help resist the Akatsuki in the future.
having made his decision, Kyosuke ignored the struggling Eight-Tails and turned to look at the Third Raikage, who had somehow emerged from the ruins.
"Buraza captured, Eight-Tails defeated. Now, only you remain of the entire Cloud Village."
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