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Seeing the heated debate in the guild chat, Kurama withdrew his chakra shield.
"You really don't think that's a waste of chakra?" Sam teased with a grin. "Most ninjas pinch every last drop in a fight. They guard their chakra like stingy old men."
"I'm the Nine-Tailed Beast," Kurama said proudly. "I might not have much of anything else. But chakra? I've got plenty."
Kushina: "…"
Too real.
Sam gave him a thumbs-up. "Respect. That flex was clean."
While talking, Sam casually formed a Tailed Beast Bomb in his other hand and tossed it at Uzumaki Menma. It flew so fast the eye couldn't track it.
"What?!"
Yeyu's eyes sharpened. Pure instinct kicked in. He activated Kamui and warped the Tailed Beast Bomb into his Kamui dimension.
Good thing he reacted on reflex. Otherwise this would've been the final chapter of his life.
"That was… a Tailed Beast Bomb?"
"You made one by hand? That's impossible!"
Yeyu stared at Sam in disbelief. "You're human. Not even a jinchūriki. How can you use a Tailed Beast Bomb?"
Sam rolled his eyes. "I'm handsome. I can do whatever I want. Problem?"
Yeyu shot him a cold look and snorted, then launched a Fire Release jutsu straight at him.
Just as the flames closed in, an ice wall burst from the ground and blocked the attack cold.
"By the way," Sam scratched his cheek, curious, "why are you so obsessed with Kushina?"
Yeyu clicked his tongue. At this point, he didn't care anymore. He might as well say it.
"Obviously for the Nine-Tails sealed inside her!"
"As long as I obtain the Nine-Tails, my chakra reserves will skyrocket to terrifying levels. With my ninjutsu, I'll dominate the world!"
"Uh…"
Sam twitched and covered his face. "I wasn't expecting you to actually answer."
Do villains really have this uncontrollable urge to explain their evil plans out loud?
And wait. He's a transmigrator, right? Doesn't he know villains die faster the more they talk?
"Doesn't matter," Yeyu said coldly. "You're all going to die anyway."
Even though both Kurama and Sam gave him a dangerous vibe, Yeyu remained confident. Certain he would win.
And he wasn't just bragging.
"I arrived in Konoha six whole years before Kushina! Six years! But that old woman Uzumaki Mito refused to transfer the Nine-Tails to me, even on her deathbed!"
"Six years! Do you know how I lived through those six years?!"
"Probably because she sensed your bad intentions," Sam said flatly. "Mito could distinguish good from evil. With your attitude? No chance."
"Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu!"
While Yeyu was ranting, a ninja in standard gear suddenly burst from underground and grabbed Kushina.
"Hmph. A pest…"
Kurama had sensed him long ago. The man had been too deep underground to deal with earlier.
Kurama lifted his foot and stomped.
The ground split apart. The shockwave surged through the earth and into the hidden ninja's body. He coughed up blood instantly, heavily injured.
"Should've known not to rely on these idiots."
Disappointment flickered in Yeyu's eyes.
Then he activated his Mangekyō Sharingan secret technique again.
Tsukuyomi.
But he miscalculated one thing.
"Hey. Don't ignore me, okay?"
"Take this!"
Sam leapt into the air.
"Guanyin Sits on the Lotus!"
Assassin Wu Liuqi: "Whoa, that sense of déjà vu is strong."
Arendelle's Crown Princess: "I've always wondered what those ridiculous move names actually mean."
Assassin Wu Liuqi: "Trust me. You don't want to know."
Arendelle's Crown Princess: "…Yeah, that sounds bad."
Yeyu: "???"
Guanyin… Sits… what?
In the split second he froze—
Sam dropped.
Boom!
The interruption broke Tsukuyomi before it could fully activate.
Kurama, who had almost been dragged into the illusion, revealed three tomoe Sharingan spinning in his eyes.
Good thing he activated them early. Otherwise he might not have lasted long enough for Sam to interrupt.
Better safe than sorry.
"You bastard!"
As the smoke cleared, a ribcage-shaped Susanoo wrapped around Yeyu.
"Looking to die?"
Susanoo.
"Wow. Sharingan really is powerful," Sam muttered admiringly. "And it looks cool too."
Even while talking, his hands didn't stop.
He spotted an opening.
Then struck with a palm.
Yes.
This move was called—
"Old Man Pushes the Cart!"
Yeyu: "…"
Are you here to crack jokes?
Except the power behind it was no joke.
The Susanoo cracked.
Which made sense. Sam was Tier Six now. Compared to Yeyu, he was on another level entirely.
"Ice Seal!"
His palm shifted into a claw. Ice magic burst forth, thick frost spiraling toward Yeyu's Susanoo.
Yeyu tried to dodge, but the ice spread too fast. And his Susanoo was still locked against Sam's strike.
In the end, he was frozen in place.
Luckily, Susanoo shielded him from the direct ice, keeping it outside the ribcage. Otherwise he'd already be a human popsicle.
"Damn you!"
Chakra surged wildly.
The Susanoo evolved further, shattering the ice in one violent expansion.
"I'll kill you!"
Chakra condensed into a blade and slashed toward Sam.
Not bad.
Sam raised a brow.
And he hadn't even stopped using medical ninjutsu to heal himself the whole time.
"....."