Without Killer Bee's cooperation, and acting purely on instinct at this moment, the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Eight Twists was naturally not as powerful as in the original story, where it could level an entire kilometer-wide area.
However, they were currently on the sea, and seawater was not as solid as land.
The technique, which on land could only use high-speed rotation to create strong winds to pull enemies in, now absorbed a massive amount of seawater.
It gradually formed a water spouts that shot straight into the sky, while simultaneously stirring the surrounding sea, creating a Uzumaki with a diameter far exceeding one kilometer.
Ninja who were slow and couldn't retreat in time were helplessly pulled in, little by little.
Though the speed wasn't fast, they were powerless and could only watch as death approached.
Their companions around them dared not look back to rescue them; going back would only mean sacrificing themselves with no other effect.
Most Ninja, despite being able to use flashy Ninjutsu like wind, fire, lightning, and electricity, were actually no match for a Tailed Beast that could easily cause natural disasters.
However, Kumogakure still had strong individuals. Darui could not stand by and watch his subordinates die due to his indecisive judgment.
Stopping his steps and turning back, Darui was also gradually pulled closer to the center by the Uzumaki.
Darui took a deep breath, looking at the sea that resembled a natural disaster, then quickly formed hand signs.
After completing the hand signs, Darui hesitated for a moment, then unhesitatingly unleashed his Ninjutsu towards the center.
"Storm Release: Black Panther!"
He held back nothing of his remaining Chakra, pouring it all into this technique.
As for how to return?
Darui could no longer think that far ahead; if he didn't save his companions now, Kumogakure would practically fall apart.
The panther, made of black lightning, roared with its head tilted back. Once fully formed, it fiercely charged towards the Eight-Tails' location.
This full-power strike from Darui, as the Raikage, successfully caused the water flow to pause, and the central water spouts was directly shattered, dispersing into a torrential downpour.
However, when it struck the Eight-Tails' main body in the center, it was twisted apart by the rapidly spinning Eight-Tails. Perhaps it caused damage, perhaps not.
But the Eight-Tails showed no sign of stopping its rotation.
Nevertheless, Darui's strike had indeed killed more than a dozen Ninja who had been pulled nearby, making them deader than dead.
This was the reason for Darui's hesitation; personally killing his own subordinates was a disgrace for him as the Raikage.
Yet, for the Village, he had no choice but to do it.
With the dissipation of the water spouts, more Kumogakure Ninja gained a moment of respite and frantically fled.
The opportunity created by Darui gave the Kumogakure Ninja, who had been slowly watching death approach, a chance to escape unscathed.
However, it was only a possibility. Due to varying strengths and distances, some Kumogakure Ninja were still unable to escape.
In particular, none of the Sealing Team Ninja managed to get out.
One by one, the Sealing Team Ninja, knowing escape was hopeless, took off the scrolls on their backs and threw them to the nearest Ninja.
If they couldn't escape themselves, they had to leave something behind to reduce the Village's losses.
Seeing their comrades receive the scrolls they left behind, the Kumogakure Ninja who had no hope of escape no longer struggled, and were swiftly swept towards the Eight-Tails.
Before Sealing Ninjutsu reaches a certain level, simpler Sealing Ninjutsu are not necessarily easier to learn.
Kumogakure, without a systematic Sealing Ninjutsu inheritance, had to use the entire Village's strength to train a complete Sealing Team.
Watching the Sealing Team about to be wiped out, Darui's heart ached.
This was not a matter of money, but a matter of people.
Without the Sealing Team, Kumogakure's best option would be to kill the Eight-Tails until new Kumogakure Ninja could be trained.
If he had sent Yugito to lead the team and stayed in the Village himself, perhaps the outcome would have been better.
As Darui regretted, a flash of lightning suddenly crossed his mind.
Besides Kumogakure and the Eight-Tails, there were others here.
The strongest Ninja recognized in the Ninja World!
Darui turned to Yuuki and shouted loudly.
"Hokage-sama, may I request your help to save Kumogakure's Ninja and also assist us in capturing the Eight-Tails?"
Yuuki had been watching the show from the side, waiting for this very moment.
From the moment they met, Yuuki knew that with just this boatload of Ninja, killing the Eight-Tails was not a problem, but capturing it was not simple.
Without being a perfect Jinchuriki, the Jinchuriki is a restriction and a cage for the Tailed Beast; a wild Tailed Beast is much harder to capture than a Jinchuriki.
Facing Darui's request, Yuuki directly spoke.
"Three conditions!"
"Good!"
Darui agreed without even thinking or asking, as any further delay would be too late.
Upon receiving a positive reply, Yuuki immediately extended his right hand.
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