Chapter 245: Tailed Beast Melee! The Consensus Between Fugitive and Prisoner
Deep blue with pitch-black patterns!
As if drawing a massive object from a pocket-sized box!
A deep, sinister, and scorching chakra surged wildly from Yugito Nii's chest, rising and spiraling upward—
Piercing the sky!
At this moment, the chains of hatred linked the two combatants on the battlefield,
Leaving no room for retreat!
Upon witnessing this scene—
Upon seeing the young girl whose chest had been pierced through by Uchiha Ci's palm,
Killer Bee clenched his teeth so tightly they ground against each other,
His round, deathly pale eyes flashing with an uncontrollable rage.
"U! Ci! Ha! Ci!"
"I will kill you!!"
Driven by the blazing flames of vengeance, the fully transformed Eight-Tails planted all four limbs firmly on the ground,
Its eight massive tails slammed into the earth with a deafening rumble.
"—ROAR!!"
The bull-headed beast opened its enormous maw,
Swallowing a massive black sphere brimming with terrifying chakra fluctuations!
In an instant, the Eight-Tails' body visibly expanded, swelling with immense power.
Uchiha Ci immediately recognized it—
His opponent was about to unleash a true "killing move"—
Continuous Tailed Beast Bombs!
Unlike the Tailed Beast Bullet Barrage, this technique stored the power of the Tailed Beast Bomb within the fully transformed tailed beast,
Allowing it to fire in rapid succession—
A devastating technique that surpassed the limits of partial transformations and could be deemed a weapon of war!
"This is the true power of a tailed beast!"
"This is power beyond human limits!"
Faced with such overwhelming might, Uchiha Ci's eyes widened.
At this moment, his chakra reserves were so depleted that even maintaining his Sharingan was becoming difficult.
His body was utterly exhausted,
And he couldn't help but gasp for breath.
Engaging two Jinchūriki in battle,
Executing a surprise attack to take down the Two-Tails' host right under the other's nose—
He had squeezed dry every ounce of power from himself, the Zero-Tails, and the Cursed Seal of Heaven.
However—
Even as his scarlet Sharingan rapidly faded into darkness,
Even as his vision dimmed—
An unstoppable fury ignited within him!
The sheer terror of facing death surged through Uchiha Ci's heart,
Boiling his very blood!
"Killer Bee!!"
Uchiha Ci's face twisted in a ferocious snarl,
And with a sudden roar, he bellowed:
"Do you think you're the only one with this kind of power?!"
The moment his words fell—
A raging storm swept through,
Lifting his black hair into the air!
Blue flames erupted around him,
A colossal beast rose beneath him, lifting him high into the sky!
A monstrous chakra engulfed the battlefield, forming an unquenchable blue inferno—
Manifesting the most powerful cat demon of this world!
The moment this terrifying giant landed,
It moved with explosive speed at Uchiha Ci's furious command!
Its powerful hind legs tensed—
Then suddenly, it leaped high into the air,
Transforming into a blurry streak of blue!
Shing!
Three streaks of icy light flashed through the moonless night!
Blades sharp enough to rival divine weapons extended from its paws!
With a single swipe, it severed a massive tentacle in its path—
Followed by a mighty uppercut to the Eight-Tails' chin!
Boom!
The bull-headed beast involuntarily jerked its head back,
And in that instant, the Two-Tails Matatabi's claws plunged into its lower jaw,
Hooking into the gaps between its teeth and pulling downward!
Click!
The Eight-Tails' massive jaws were forcibly pried open!
The next moment—
The immense energy stored within its body erupted skyward,
A blinding yellow beam that illuminated the battlefield!
As the dazzling blast gradually faded,
The Two-Tails Matatabi lunged forward,
Slamming its body onto the Eight-Tails and pinning it to the ground!
With its jaws wide open, it unleashed an enraged roar, like a furious cat with bristling fur:
"HISS—!!"
However—
The Eight-Tails was only stunned for a moment before swiftly regaining its senses.
A human-like rage flashed across its face,
And then—
It swung its massive arms,
Planting all eight of its tails firmly into the ground for support—
Before delivering a ferocious punch straight to Matatabi's face!
With its natural combat prowess further enhanced by Killer Bee's skill,
The Eight-Tails blasted Matatabi away with a single strike—
Sending it tumbling hundreds of meters across the battlefield!
Whoosh—
Dust and sand erupted into the air.
"Huff… Huff…"
Slumped atop Matatabi's head,
Uchiha Ci gasped for breath, struggling to support his body.
Yet—
A brilliant smile spread across his face.
Because he knew—
He had won the gamble!
By breaking Kumogakure's Iron Armor Seal,
He had allowed the Two-Tails to break free.
And a freed Two-Tails would never sit idly by while Killer Bee unleashed a barrage of Tailed Beast Bombs straight into its face.
Indirectly—
He had saved himself from certain death at the last moment!
At this moment—
Two ancient beasts stood across from each other in the Hell Valley,
Locked in a tense standoff.
As Killer Bee, fully transformed into the Eight-Tails, finally realized what had happened,
His deathly pale eyes widened in fury,
And he growled through gritted teeth:
"Two-Tails… Do you even know what you're doing?!"
Hearing this, Matatabi's feline face twisted into an expression of utter disdain—
As if the question was so stupid that it wasn't even worth answering.
"How foolish!"
And atop its head, Uchiha Ci couldn't help but scoff.
Killer Bee's words—
They were laughable.
It was as if being a "perfect Jinchūriki" for too long had made him forget—
That the relationship between Jinchūriki and Tailed Beasts was never one of friendship!
More accurately—
They were prison guards and prisoners!
After all—
Expecting a prisoner to empathize with their jailer was just as absurd as a fairy tale.
Especially when it came to a proud cat demon like Matatabi.
Thus—
Matatabi completely ignored the raging Killer Bee.
Instead, it lowered its gaze,
Looking at the dying Yugito Nii—
Her chest shattered,
Gasping like a fish stranded on land.
With the tailed beast gone,
The fate of its former host was sealed.
A girl who would have shone brightly in Kumogakure's future—
Was now at the end of her life.
A wave of melancholy surged through Matatabi's heart.
"Sigh…"
"Such a pity. I really thought this child had potential."
But upon hearing this,
Uchiha Ci couldn't help but laugh coldly.
Without hesitation, he cut Matatabi off:
"Two-Tails, you're the one who sent her to her death!"
"Tailed Beasts can temporarily lend power to their hosts—don't tell me you didn't know that?"
He sneered:
"But you didn't."
"Because you knew—"
"No matter how much she tried to bond with you, you would never understand her!"
"Because—you were the prisoner!"
"And only I—can give you freedom!"
Struggling to his feet,
Uchiha Ci grinned viciously:
"And I need you, too!"
"We are like fugitives and escaped prisoners—"
His crimson eyes locked onto Killer Bee,
A savage smile on his lips:
"Our goals—are the same!"
"Aren't they?"
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