Aokawa raised his left arm, directly meeting the giant tail.
Bang—!
A dull roar, like a mountain collapsing!
A visible ring of white Chakra shockwaves exploded outwards from the point of impact.
A terrifying force, strong enough to crush his bones, came from his left arm, causing large sections of his recently reinforced Chakra Threads to snap again.
This guy is really hard to fight.
No wonder Nihashira, even with his Mangekyo activated, got impaled with Ninja Blades all over his body in one encounter before he could even finish showing off.
He used the immense impact force to activate Hirenkyaku, flashing backwards and upwards, reappearing diagonally behind Four-Tails Killer Bee.
He forcibly twisted his body in mid-air, bowing his back to gather strength.
The blue and white markings on his right arm glowed intensely, concentrating all his power into his right fist.
"Blood Movement Armor!"
A heavy punch, delivered from top to bottom, landed squarely on Killer Bee's back.
Boom!
Four-Tails Killer Bee's massive body was pierced by this force, falling like a meteorite and smashing a bottomless giant pit into the ground.
Aokawa didn't pause for a moment.
As Killer Bee hit the ground, several more Explosive Flame Arrows shot into the pit, triggering a series of explosions to suppress his attempt to get up.
Immediately after, he threw four specially made silver metal cylinders towards Four-Tails Killer Bee in the pit.
"Accept this grand battle formation! Seietsu!"
The moment the incantation ended, the sky seemed to darken under an invisible force.
Four colossal stone pillars, reaching to the heavens, condensed in the air, then, with a judgment-like might, crashed down, aiming directly for the limbs of Four-Tails Killer Bee in the deep pit!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Four deafening crashes sounded one after another, and the earth cracked.
Four-Tails Killer Bee's Chakra-formed arms and legs were precisely pierced by the stone pillars, pinning him firmly to the bottom of the deep pit.
Dark red Tailed Beast Chakra furiously slammed against the stone pillars, emitting dull thudding sounds.
"Roar!"
A roar of pain and fury erupted from the bottom of the pit.
Aokawa watched this scene and couldn't help but think to himself, "Tailed Beasts truly are blessed. Ishida Uryū used Seietsu to directly sever the limbs of a Menos Grande, but against the Eight-Tails, it only managed to pin its limbs into the deep pit; it couldn't sever them."
He moved to the edge of the pit, looking down at the trapped Four-Tails Killer Bee, and clapped his hands.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!"
A stream of orange-red flames erupted from his mouth. The moment it left his mouth, its color shifted from red to yellow, then from yellow to a dazzling, scorching white.
Where the scorching white flame passed, the air twisted, and the remaining vegetation on the ground instantly turned to ash. With a high temperature that incinerated everything, it shot directly towards Killer Bee at the bottom of the pit... Meanwhile, in the dense forest.
Kakashi and his group were frantically running through the woods with their injured comrades.
The heavy casualties slowed the entire team, and everyone's stamina was rapidly draining.
Hyuga Iroha, who was running on the flank of the team responsible for reconnaissance, suddenly stiffened, abruptly stopping his sprint.
The veins around his Byakugan throbbed violently, making his entire face appear somewhat distorted.
"Iroha, what's wrong?" Kakashi noticed his abnormality and immediately stopped to ask.
Hyuga Iroha didn't answer, but simply raised his hand, pointing his finger in the direction they were preparing to go, which was also the direction of the Konoha Main Camp.
His lips parted and closed a few times before he managed to utter a dry sound.
"The camp... the camp is burning."
Everyone's heart sank, and they all turned their heads to look.
"It's not just burning..." Hyuga Iroha's voice carried a hint of despair: "And... a large number of Cloud Hidden Ninja... they are slaughtering. The people in the camp... can't stop them at all..."
This news made everyone's hearts sink to the bottom.
The Main Camp being breached meant they had lost their last retreat and supplies.
"They've started clearing outwards." Iroha's voice was filled with panic: "Our route... is blocked! There are Cloud Hidden people in all directions!"
Behind them was the terrifying Battlefield of Aokawa and the Jinchuriki, and ahead were the pursuing Cloud Hidden forces.
They were surrounded.
"Find a place to hide!" Kakashi decided immediately.
Just as everyone was about to search for a hiding spot, Iroha's Byakugan once again detected new movement.
"Wait! There's a team! They're Konoha Ninja, escaping from the direction of the Main Camp!"
He identified them and quickly said, "It's Senior Suzuki from the camp! The one who assigned us to teams!"
Soon, a equally disheveled Konoha squad appeared in their sight. The middle-aged man leading them was none other than Suzuki Shinj.
"Who's there!"
Suzuki Shinj was like a startled bird at this moment. Seeing movement in the bushes, he immediately gripped his Kunai and shouted sharply.
The few people behind him, who had abandoned their armor and weapons, also showed vigilance.
"Senior! It's us!" Kakashi and the others emerged from the bushes one after another.
"Oh, it's you..." Suzuki Shinj breathed a sigh of relief: "What are you doing here?"
Seeing Hyuga Ryosuke and the others, who were not lightly injured, gathering around him, clearly intending to retreat with him.
Before they could answer, Suzuki Shinj quickly continued, "You need to hide your tracks and quietly wait for rescue."
Kakashi and the others had thought they found their anchor, but hearing Suzuki Shinj's tone, it was clear he had no intention of taking them along.
"Teacher, do you still remember me? I'm Uchiha Tetsubi, you taught me in fourth grade at school." Uchiha Tetsubi stepped forward, trying to establish a connection.
Seeing Suzuki Shinj thinking hard but looking blank, he quickly added, "I even gave you a calendar for New Year's!"
"A calendar, huh..." Suzuki Shinj, still pondering, shook his head: "The teacher can't recall!"
"Teacher, I was also your student." Hyuga Iroha also stepped forward to chat: "I gave you a few boxes of Nara family's premium ration pills!"
"Ah, then the teacher remembers!" Suzuki Shinj's perfunctory expression immediately turned into a cheerful smile: "Iroha! It's been so many years, and you're still so outstanding!"
The disdain in his eyes finally brightened a little, and his gaze towards Hyuga Iroha gained a touch of familiarity.
After they chatted for a few sentences, Hyuga Iroha noticed that the Cloud Hidden Ninja were already approaching them.
"Quick, retreat!" Before Kakashi and the others could react, Suzuki Shinj had already dashed straight ahead.
"Wait! Senior..." Kakashi and the others hurriedly chased after him.
"Don't follow me, you guys hide yourselves!" Suzuki Shinj dismissed them without looking back.
"Wait, Senior, you can't go that way, there are enemies ahead too!" Kakashi urgently said.
"Enemies ahead too?" Suzuki Shinj's steps unconsciously slowed down: "What kind of enemies are ahead?"
Boom!
Just then, a scorching blast of wind furiously swept towards them.
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