Hagoromo Masato's Lightning Style Chakra Mode, paired with the Heavenly Transfer Seal, allowed his sheer chakra volume to completely suppress the Raikage brothers.
Meanwhile, Yakushi Kabuto flicked his tongue, coldly monitoring the shifting dynamics of the battlefield.
At this moment, Killer Bee utilized a specialized exerting technique to twist his back and waist.
The multiple blades upon his body spun continuously as he drove his arms forward, executing a swift, brutal, and razor-sharp upward slash toward Hagoromo Masato's flank with earth-shattering momentum.
The power of the Eight-Tails was actively reinforcing Killer Bee, visibly intensifying the pressure on Hagoromo Masato.
Compared to other Jinchuriki, the Eight-Tails stood as an entity second only to the Nine-Tails among the nine-tailed beasts. Furthermore, since its Jinchuriki possessed a level of perfect control, it was far stronger than any Jinchuriki encountered in the past.
Seeing this, Hagoromo Masato took a step backward. Instead of neutralizing the force, he borrowed it; amidst a crisp cracking sound, he lunged forward violently with a straight back and raised his left arm.
The electrical currents coiling around his entire frame transformed into a dragon's roar as they struck.
At the same time, the Lightning Style energy within the Raikage's body surged continuously, causing his face to suddenly flush red.
His temples throbbed violently as the muscles in his right arm swelled outward, erupting with raw physical power to launch yet another fierce, explosive offensive strike.
Hagoromo Masato's body spun rapidly. The electromagnetic control generated around his form manifested a sky-covering expanse of black Magnetic Style beneath his feet, intercepting the Raikage's assault.
Magnetic Style!
In factual reality, among Shiraishi's split bodies, Hagoromo Masato's comprehension and mastery over Magnetic Style was not a single bit inferior to the main body Shiraishi. It could even be said that apart from Lightning Style, Hagoromo Masato specialized entirely in Magnetic Style.
The silver Magnetic Style transformed into a colossal platter, forcibly withstanding the combined assault of the two men. Concurrently, the Lightning Style and Magnetic Style perfectly integrated, reshaping into a gargantuan silver giant.
Confronted by Hagoromo Masato's aggressive and domineering offensive, Killer Bee similarly erupted with his full power, entering a state of complete Tailed Beast Transformation in an instant!
Killer Bee's complete Tailed Beast Transformation allowed him to battle while retaining full conscious awareness. Consequently, the moment he moved, countless Tailed Beast Bombs converged into a surrounding grid, raining straight down upon Hagoromo Masato.
"Heh..."
The silver giant thrust its palms forward with a crushing momentum, forcibly intercepting Killer Bee's Tailed Beast Bomb offensive. Yet, at that exact moment, the Eight-Tails morphed into a whirlwind to launch a sneak attack from the rear.
The Eight-Tails Gyuki was one of the nine chakra segments split from the Ten-Tails long ago by the Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki—a colossal bull possessing tails that resembled octopus tentacles.
The Eight-Tails possessed a wildly feral temperament and held the second rank in terms of raw power among the nine tailed beasts, its strength surpassed only by the Nine-Tails, Kurama.
In the past, the Third Raikage had repeatedly cooperated with the shinobi of Kumogakure and utilized the Six Paths Ninja Tools to defeat the Eight-Tails, sealing it within Blue B until the appearance of Killer Bee.
Due to the presence of the Eight-Tails, it could cooperate with its Jinchuriki to grant immunity against genjutsu. Therefore, Hagoromo Masato's lightning-strike genjutsu yielded no noticeable effect against the Eight-Tails.
To put it bluntly, a perfect Jinchuriki was a simple concept: it required absolute trust and communication between the human and the tailed beast.
During his time spent with Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails had been influenced by his optimistic personality. Their mutual acknowledgment allowed Killer Bee to become a perfect Jinchuriki, forging an unshakeable bond.
This was the so-called perfect Jinchuriki!
Innumerable strands of Magnetic Style formed a massive storm of thundercloud energy, shrouding Hagoromo Masato's perimeter. While the silver giant at his back traded blows head-on with the Eight-Tails, the colossal beam of energy from the moon abruptly descended as well.
However, the primary target of this gargantuan pillar of light was not directed at Kumogakure Village...
With a thunderous boom, the pillar of light integrated perfectly with Hagoromo Masato, generating a horrifying aura that left everyone shaken with dread.
Griping a blood-red Kusanagi sword, Yakushi Kabuto was acutely aware that Hagoromo Masato would likely unleash some form of powerful jutsu next. Consequently, he transformed into a terrifying crimson tempest and surged forward.
Having lurked in ambush for so long, he was precisely waiting for the absolute moment to deliver a one-hit kill.
In that fraction of a second, a small dimensional portal snapped open. A pair of Mangekyo Sharingan locked directly onto the Ketsuryugan of Yakushi Kabuto. The exact millisecond their eyes met, they plunged into a clash within the domain of genjutsu.
Uchiha Kaede, who had rushed over from the direction of the Land of Earth, alongside the Mizukage Hozuki Kaigetsu, who had already been stationed on another front line of the battlefield, materialized on the scene almost simultaneously.
The moment their ocular powers clashed, a look of astonishment surfaced within Uchiha Kaede's eyes.
In a conventional clash of Mangekyo Sharingan ocular power, the Ketsuryugan actually showed no fear whatsoever, even exhibiting a subtle tendency to suppress him.
"The Ketsuryugan is an ancient Kekkei Genkai after all. Now that Yakushi Kabuto has fully awakened the power of the Ketsuryugan, a certain hidden will must be lurking within his body..."
To think that a mere chakra consciousness could seize control of Yakushi Kabuto?
"Summoning Jutsu!"
Without wasting a single word, Yakushi Kabuto rapidly summoned Garaga. A colossal red serpent manifested upon the battlefield. Witnessing this, Hozuki Kaigetsu rapidly wove hand signs: "Summoning Jutsu!"
A massive whale's roar filled the sky as a primeval giant whale soared across the heavens, bringing with it a terrifying tidal wave offensive. In an instant, a continuous torrential rain poured down over the sky!
Rain Dance!
The mixture of lightning and rain influenced the entire Kumogakure battlefield, rendering Hagoromo Masato's combat state even more domineering.
In factual reality, the energy released from the moon base just now was a stream of pure moonlight energy, mixed with the moonlight-converted chakra energy absorbed by the Mirror of a Thousand Scarlet Strands. The moment Hagoromo Masato fully internalized it, he initiated his final offensive.
Within the flashing, malicious gleam of his eyes, the completely transformed Killer Bee utilized his tentacles to tightly cocoon himself and spun at high speeds, generating a massive storm of air currents. Its destructive capacity was sufficient to alter the terrain on a massive scale.
Tailed Beast Twister!
Concurrently, at Sunagakure's main camp in the Land of Lightning, watching the continuous thunderbolts flashing across the distant sky and the various terrifying air currents running amok, Nagase Bizen commanded the entire army to stand down and watch from their positions.
Morimoto Ryoji slowly stepped forward: "Do you need me to head over and investigate?"
Fire Fist Ace had already departed from the Kumogakure battlefield, heading toward the Land of Fire to converge with Shiraishi and the others in preparation for the final decisive battle. The remaining Nagase Bizen was currently the highest-ranking commander of Sunagakure on this front.
"The battle over there is not something the two of us can intervene in."
The directives from Teacher had already arrived, indicating that Hagoromo Masato—the undercover agent deployed by Sunagakure within Kumogakure—had already been exposed.
He was currently joining forces with Uchiha Kaede and Hozuki Kaigetsu to wage a massive battle against the Raikage brothers.
To think that the renowned Hagoromo Masato was actually an ally...
Originally, during the conquest of the Land of Lightning, that genius of the northern Hagoromo clan had left Nagase Bizen somewhat wary, but he had never expected him to be one of their own.
Contrasting the terrifying power he was displaying now while battling the Raikage, he had consistently been holding back during their prior engagements...
Back then, quite a few people within Sunagakure felt that this genius of the Hagoromo clan was nothing special. It turned out he was purely holding back; this man's genuine strength was identical to Uchiha Kaede's—both were peerless, terrifying figures. Only Teacher could control and subdue such monstrous individuals.
"No matter what, this time, let's just watch the show..."
Morimoto Ryoji harbored the same sentiment. Although he possessed a trump card like the Eight Heavens Breathing Method, compared to individuals like Hagoromo Masato who could display such ferocious combat power in conventional warfare, he still felt inferior.
Although the Eight Heavens Breathing Method was categorized as a forbidden technique alongside the Eight Inner Gates, to put it bluntly, its efficacy still depended on the user's physical constitution.
Even if Morimoto Ryoji activated the eighth activation state, he could likely only sustain it for a mere three seconds.
As for Guy of the Eight Inner Gates, he was currently one of the few entities capable of threatening Shiraishi—but it was merely a threat, nothing more...
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