His arm rapidly deformed as it extended.
It transformed into a giant arm seemingly made of lava. Surtur, as a magical being, could freely change his size.
Theoretically, Yuuki could become even larger than the Ninja World's planet if he wished.
However, without the Eternal Fire, Surtur was so weak that he might not even be able to defeat a Tailed Beast.
After all, size doesn't equate to strength. But immediately after, his arm was covered by armor shining with golden light.
Indeed, after several years, Yuuki's ocular power and mastery over the Sharingan allowed him to activate the Perfect Susanoo.
The ability to freely possess and change forms is one of the Perfect Susanoo's capabilities.
Previously, because the Mangekyo Sharingan's ocular power was so precious, Yuuki would always find people from the prison to replenish his ocular power after each use.
However, now Yuuki only wanted to consume as much ocular power as possible, just enough to maintain his vision without it decreasing.
He used the Perfect Susanoo without the slightest hesitation.
Surtur's template being weak didn't mean the Susanoo was powerless.
Under the horrified gazes of all the living Cloud Ninja,
a golden, shining arm, seemingly slow from a distance but actually incredibly fast, reached towards the center of the vortex.
As it approached, a giant double-edged sword appeared in its hand—the twilight sword—which was then also covered in a golden shell.
It quickly made several slashes at the reappearing water spouts.
The sea surface was cut open, leaving several deep ravines, and then the seawater rushed back in, raising towering waves.
The giant arm's movement didn't stop. The double-edged sword in its hand disappeared, leaving only the bare arm.
Its palm reached down into the sea and gently closed, causing the sea surface to surge again.
Immediately after, the arm lifted, and everyone could see the Eight-Tails struggling in its palm.
Then, it came to where the Cloud Ninja were gathered and gently set down the Eight-Tails.
It was then that all the Cloud Ninja clearly saw the gruesome state of the Eight-Tails. The Eight-Tails, which originally had eight tentacles and two arms,
was now just a bare body, with only jagged but neatly severed remnants of its former limbs.
It was clear they had been cut off by several sword strikes.
"Alright, mission accomplished!"
Then, the arm departed, and the previously dim sky above the Cloud Ninja's location brightened again.
Yuuki controlled his right hand, reaching into the sea to retrieve the severed Eight-Tails tentacles and arm.
Bringing them back to Yuuki's side, Yuuki also took out a sealing scroll and said while sealing them,
"This is the first condition!"
The Cloud Ninja, including Darui, who had been dumbfounded and somewhat dazed,
looked at Yuuki in the sky, whose eyes were constantly shedding blood and tears, and whose aura had significantly weakened.
They said nothing.
Everything that had just happened seemed unreal to them, like a genjutsu!
Was this truly a level that Ninja could achieve?
If Yuuki knew the Cloud Ninja's thoughts, he would only smile and reply,
"This truly is a level that Ninja can achieve, and it's far from the limit."
This time, Yuuki genuinely only used the Surtur template to provide the basis for the Susanoo's transformation, almost without using any other template abilities.
In other words, an Akimichi clan Ninja, after using Super Expansion and being possessed by the Susanoo while holding a weapon, could achieve the same level.
After all, it was just an ordinary Tailed Beast, not the Ten-Tails. The Perfect Susanoo could easily bully it.
While most of the Cloud Ninja were still in shock, Darui, who reacted first, shouted,
"Kumogakure, continue the recovery mission!"
The still-shocked Cloud Ninja, roused by their Raikage's shout, remembered why they were there and began to act.
The sealing was very smooth this time. The Eight-Tails, already weakened, was successfully captured by the Cloud Ninja without any surprises.
As for the Eight-Tails now resembling a stick, the Cloud Ninja didn't complain; instead, they thought it was quite good.
Anyway, the Eight-Tails would gradually recover after the seal was released, and being weaker now was just right.
The Cloud Ninja felt nothing was wrong with Yuuki taking the Eight-Tails' limbs; they were Yuuki's spoils of war.
The Ninja present had all heard the previous conversation between Darui and Yuuki.
Many Cloud Ninja even thought Yuuki was quite nice for making the first condition so simple.
This was him showing goodwill towards the Hidden Cloud Village.
After some time, Yuuki, having sealed all the Eight-Tails' limbs, flew above the Cloud Ninja.
"The second condition: 1 billion Ryo, at least half in cash, and the rest can be exchanged for various resources or manpower!"
Darui and the Cloud Ninja's slight goodwill towards Yuuki, which had just risen, vanished!
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