"She went into Partial Tailed Beast Transformation immediately?!"
Takuno's pupils constricted slightly as he stared at Yugito, whose Chakra was surging violently and whose form was undergoing a drastic change. A sense of dread settled in his heart.
He instantly understood that this outwardly cold Kumogakure elite Jinchuriki cared far more deeply for her comrades than he had anticipated.
His action of eliminating her comrades had completely crossed her line of tolerance and ignited a sky-burning rage within her.
"Heh, so what?" A cold, sharp smile curved Takuno's lips.
The opposing stance was already an insurmountable chasm; did he need to worry about whether he had enraged a beast guarding its lair?
Enemies were meant to be ground into dust in their mutual struggle!
Before the thought finished, Yugito's crimson figure suddenly blurred and vanished from his sight!
"So fast!" An alarm blared in Takuno's mind.
This speed indeed exceeded the limits of his naked eye's dynamic vision without the Sharingan activated.
However, the moment his mind sank into his senses, the Mind's Eye of Kagura had spread out like an invisible giant net. Her Chakra had already been marked by him at the start, and now her movements were completely exposed within his perception.
Using the surrounding towering tree trunks as steps, Yugito rapidly soared into the air, carrying a fierce shriek that tore through the atmosphere, pouncing down upon him from above to bite and devour!
"Kujaku Myōhō: Dragon Snake!"
Takuno completed the hand signs almost simultaneously with the sensory lock.
Abundant Chakra surged out from around his body, instantly condensing, shaping, and transforming into a ferocious giant python!
The giant python raised its head and hissed, its scales clearly defined, carrying a terrifying aura as it charged upward, directly confronting the Partial Tailed Beast Transformation Yugito beneath the sky!
A monster? Then a more powerful monster should be the one to tame it!
Yugito looked down at the Chakra python soaring into the sky, seemingly imbued with malice, and her crimson beast eyes also narrowed.
That energy, condensed to near-substance, emitted a threat that made even her Tailed Beast instincts feel a chill!
However, the arrow had left the bowstring. Her position mid-air left her no room to maneuver. The two burning Chakra tails behind her instantly swelled, like two blazing steel whips, smashing violently toward the python's head!
"Boom!" The python's head bore the brunt of the heavy blow, and the Chakra-constructed form instantly paused and dissipated.
"Did I succeed?" A faint flicker of relief crossed Yugito's mind. Did this fierce giant python turn out to be just a paper tiger?
However, just as the Chakra fragments were about to completely dissipate, they twisted and condensed like living things and extended!
Finally, it transformed into a Chakra whip flashing with cold light, cutting across the sky and whipping down fiercely with an ear-splitting whistle.
"What—?!" Yugito was utterly horrified, her beast eyes wide open. She only had time to hastily cross her two giant tails in front of her, attempting to block the strike like a massive shield.
"Bang!!!"
A terrifying sonic boom erupted! The space seemed to ripple from the impact.
Yugito felt an indescribable massive force strike her. Her body instantly became like a cannonball struck by an invisible giant hammer, enveloped in a storm, and violently smashed into the distance!
Takuno's attack did not stop! The Chakra behind him burst forth like a living spring, instantly extending and transforming into magnificent and resilient purple wings.
"Kujaku Myōhō: Wing!"
His toes stomped heavily on the ground!
"Crack!"
The solid ground cracked in response, and spiderweb-like fissures spread wildly.
Utilizing the flapping of his wings and the powerful thrust generated by Wind Release, Takuno transformed into a blurred purple streak, shooting toward the direction Yugito had been thrown at speeds exceeding the limit!
"Rumble!!"
That was the dull crash of Partial Tailed Beast Transformation Yugito hitting the ground. Smoke and dust suddenly billowed up like an awakened monster, attempting to swallow the fallen crimson giant silhouette.
But, it was too slow!
Takuno, controlling the fierce wind, charged in forcefully the moment the dust cloud opened its 'mouth.'
The high-speed wind pressure acted like an invisible large hand, forcibly tearing apart and scattering the pervasive dust cloud, revealing the scene at the core.
The Two-Tails, having just crashed to the ground, was struggling to get up, her head dizzy from the intense impact!
Her beast eyes reflected Takuno's fox mask, which was right in front of her. Before she could fully regain consciousness, she saw the purple light sphere enter her vision.
"Rasengan!"
There was no hesitation, nor was any delay necessary.
In Takuno's right hand, a high-density Chakra sphere, emitting a blinding purple light and violently rotating and compressing internal energy, had already formed. It was slammed down fiercely onto Yugito's chest and abdomen, which were covered by the crimson Tailed Beast Cloak, accompanied by a destructive hum!
"Ugh—Aaaah!!!"
A miserable scream that pierced the bone marrow instantly ripped through the air!
Even the Tailed Beast Cloak, touted as the strongest defense, violently twisted and wailed under this extreme power of penetration and pulverization.
Yugito could clearly feel the flesh, blood, and bones inside her body nearing collapse under the violent spiraling tear!
The intense pain almost drowned all her thoughts.
Just as Takuno prepared to press forward and deliver another fatal blow, a warning sign of extreme danger pierced his soul like an ice needle!
Without any hesitation, his figure retreated backward at maximum speed!
Yugito in the field remained kneeling, seemingly still immersed in the agonizing pain, making no movement.
However, in the next second, a terrifying transformation suddenly began!
Yugito's body began to twist and swell violently. The crimson Tailed Beast Chakra boiled like lava and surged, completely covering her human form.
Her limbs became gnarled with muscle, transforming into terrifying sharp claws; her spine arched high, piercing her skin, and massive blue flames rose into the air.
Her head split and transformed into the ferocious giant head of a Cat Demon, its fangs chillingly visible, and its crimson eyes burning with pure, bestial rage!
The two already massive tails wildly split and grew, finally transforming into two colossal tails that danced wantonly, wreathed in eerie blue flames!
"Boom!"
The materialized terrifying pressure crushed outward in all directions like an invisible tsunami!
The surrounding trees that had miraculously survived the previous fighting now instantly withered, carbonized, and shattered, as if their life essence had been sucked dry!
"Oh? Full Tailed Beast Transformation? Now, I should call you—Matatabi!"
Takuno hovered in the air, his wings gently fluttering, isolating the oppressive air currents. His eyes were calm as a deep pool; he was not surprised by this at all.
Every second that passed in this meticulously planned battle could bring variables. Jiraiya, or reinforcements from Kumogakure, might arrive, drawn by such violent energy fluctuations.
Fortunately, this location was a battlefield he had carefully selected, maintaining a buffer distance from both sides' main bases.
But time was still pressing!
"Roar!!!"
Matatabi's roar shook the heavens!
Its massive mouth suddenly opened, and enormous Chakra wildly gathered, compressed, and condensed inside!
In an instant, a super-giant dark red fireball, containing destructive high temperatures that warped the air, had formed! It was spat out toward Takuno!
Takuno's eyes narrowed. It was time to end this!
He definitely did not want to expose himself to Jiraiya right now, so—
"I'm in a hurry!"
A low shout pierced through the roar of the flames.
Facing the overwhelming tide of destructive flames spewed out by Matatabi, Takuno rapidly crossed his hands.
"Ninja Art: Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
"Rumble!!!"
The dark red sea of fire ruthlessly engulfed Takuno and the Shadow Clone he had just created!
The flames churned, and Matatabi continuously output Tailed Beast Chakra without pause, determined to completely incinerate the tiny human into nothingness!
However, a new anomaly occurred!
In that terrifying sea of fire, dozens of chains, radiating dazzling golden light, suddenly pierced through the layers of flames!
It was Adamantine Sealing Chains!
These golden chains ignored the high temperatures and the obstruction of the fierce flames, striking toward the source of the fire column with lightning speed!
At this moment, Matatabi' massive mouth was still fully spewing scorching flames, making it difficult for its huge body to effectively evade.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The chains instantly coiled around like spiritual snakes, tightly binding the giant beast's head, neck, and forelimbs!
The power originating from the Uzumaki Clan possessed a natural suppressive effect on Tailed Beasts. Matatabi felt the circulation of its Chakra suddenly choke!
The violent energy flames came to an abrupt halt.
The chains hummed and tightened. The Two-Tails' massive body stumbled from the pull, but it managed to hold firm and avoid being dragged down, relying on its astonishing brute strength.
"Roar!"
It let out a heaven-shaking roar of fury, its entire body's muscles bulging and Chakra surging violently, intending to shatter these damned chains directly!
At the very moment it struggled, a purple shooting star tore through the lingering embers of the sea of fire!
Takuno, clad in Chakra wings and enveloped by highly condensed purple Chakra flames, dashed above the head of the giant beast struggling to break free of its restraints, moving faster than the eye could follow!
The human figure seemed incredibly tiny before Matatabi, which was like a mountain.
But when his clenched fist was completely enveloped in Chakra light that was dark purple, and the muscles all over his body bulged, the terrifying energy fluctuation made the giant beast below feel a tremor originating from the depths of its soul!
At this moment, the roles seemed reversed.
Matatabi felt like an ordinary stray cat on the street, while the opponent was a gladiator wielding a thousand-ton heavy hammer, poised to strike.
The restraint of the Adamantine Sealing Chains now cut off any possibility of dodging or maneuvering!
"Get down!!!"
Accompanied by Takuno's angry roar echoing across the battlefield, the fist, condensed with endless power, tore through space and, carrying the tragic momentum of a falling comet, smashed fiercely into the center of Matatabi' massive head!
"Thud!!"
An unimaginable impact sound erupted! It wasn't just the sound of flesh colliding; it was more like steel being violently struck by immense force!
The moment the heavy punch connected, Matatabi' massive head was forcibly pressed toward the ground by an irresistible force like a giant boulder, and its entire colossal body crashed down with a roar!
However, this was only the beginning!
Using the point where its head landed as the epicenter, the entire ground groaned under the unbearable weight, as if a nuclear bomb had been dropped onto a calm surface.
Layers of earth rose, cracked, and pulverized at a visible speed!
"Rumble!!!"
The massive crater wildly expanded and sank amidst the ear-splitting sound of rocks being crushed and fractured!
The shockwave, carrying massive turbulent waves of earth and stone, rapidly advanced outward like a tsunami, destroying all remaining obstacles in its path.
The Adamantine Sealing Chains binding its body finally could not withstand the destructive force transmitted instantaneously, snapping and dissipating piece by piece!
This punch combined the release of physical potential restrictions after activating the Eight Gates' Gate of Opening and Gate of Healing with the ultimate exertion of Chakra Enhanced Strength, mobilizing all the physical power Takuno could currently safely access in the six-gates state—a punch of decisive power!
Its might shook the heavens and the earth!