After detecting Asuka's tracks, the Cloud Ninja patrol squads rushed toward his location frantically, as if they had been injected with stimulants.
Asuka, who was currently breaking through the encirclement, quickly sensed something was wrong. Along the way, the Cloud Ninjas he encountered lunged at him like a pack of starving wolves, completely disregarding their own casualties.
After dealing with the fourth squad of Cloud Ninjas, Asuka finally realized their objective.
"What's wrong with these Cloud Ninjas? Why have they suddenly become so frantic? With this kind of desperate obstruction… could it be that someone powerful has arrived?"
Under their relentless obstruction, Asuka's pace was eventually slowed.
Within his perception, a massive source of chakra was rapidly charging toward him.
Asuka understood that if he didn't deal with this person, the Cloud Ninjas would keep clinging to him without end. Having made up his mind, he stopped and waited for the opponent to arrive.
Before long, a familiar figure appeared in his field of vision.
"Looks like a troublesome fellow has arrived."
The newcomer wore the attire of a Kumogakure jonin, with a white scarf tied around his head, two blue marks on his cheeks, and a pair of sunglasses covering his eyes.
His identity was obvious—it was the legendary perfect Eight-Tails Jinchūriki, Killer Bee.
In the blink of an eye, Killer Bee stood before Asuka, waving his hands as he spoke.
"Yo! Are you the kid named Kaguya Asuka? Bakayaro! Konoyaro!"
Watching Killer Bee rap, Asuka replied helplessly, "Is it really necessary for Kumogakure to send Bee from the A–B Combo just to deal with me?"
Across from him, Killer Bee continued rapping.
"You damn brat, you've caused so much damage to Kumogakure, and you still think you can leave scot-free? Bakayaro! Konoyaro!"
Asuka said nothing more. A terrifying aura began to gather around him.
Across from him, Killer Bee also grew serious as an equally astonishing aura gathered around his body.
The pressure from both sides collided, forcing the surrounding Cloud Ninjas to retreat.
Their retreat seemed to signal the start of the battle.
Asuka drew two bone blades, while Killer Bee pulled out two specialized ninja swords from behind him. At the same moment, the two charged at each other.
Both were masters of taijutsu. The instant they clashed, the ninja swords and bone blades collided dozens of times.
While constantly dodging each other's attacks, they searched for openings. The two of them moved like dancers on a stage, weaving along the edges of each other's blades.
With his superb swordsmanship, Killer Bee grazed Asuka's cheek, leaving a shallow wound. At the same time, Asuka's bone blade sliced open the shirt on Killer Bee's chest.
Both stepped back, realizing how troublesome their opponent was.
Several more bone spurs protruded from Asuka's body, while Killer Bee's twin swords became enveloped in Lightning Release.
"Shikotsumyaku: Dance of the Larch!"
"Super Vibrating Lightning Release Swords!"
Asuka's spinning body collided with Killer Bee's twin blades. The sharp lightning swords grated against the rotating bone spurs. While the lightning blades severed several of the spurs, they were also knocked aside by the force of the impact.
The remaining bone spurs scraped across Killer Bee's body, forcing him back.
Killer Bee reached out and touched the blood on his chest, staring at Asuka with a solemn expression.
Across from him, the broken bone spurs on Asuka's body regrew almost instantly, returning to their original state.
Killer Bee sheathed the two swords in his hands, then drew the remaining swords from his back, clamping them with four parts of his body while standing in a bizarre posture.
This was his self-created sword style—Acrobat.
Killer Bee leapt into the air and spun violently, attacking Asuka from above with lightning-covered blades.
Asuka was not to be outdone. He also spun his body, countering with the Dance of the Larch.
The two spinning figures collided like dueling tops, Lightning Release and Shikotsumyaku grinding against each other without pause.
When they finally separated, Asuka's regrown bone spurs were shattered again, while Killer Bee's ninja swords were covered in nicks.
Seeing this, Killer Bee simply discarded the swords.
Lightning Release chakra enveloped his body as he activated Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
Raising his right arm, he accelerated forward.
"Lightning Straight: Lariat!"
Asuka did not dodge.
The bones in his left hand slowly rotated and condensed into a single point, forming a bone spear. He accelerated forward as well.
In the next instant, the bone spear collided with Killer Bee's arm.
A violent shockwave erupted between them, kicking up a cloud of dust.
A large hole was pierced through Killer Bee's right arm, while Asuka's bone spear shattered into fragments.
Both men retreated, panting as they stared at each other.
Inside Killer Bee's mind, he began communicating with the Eight-Tails.
"Hachibi, this kid isn't easy to deal with."
"I noticed that long ago, Bee. His chakra far exceeds that of a normal ninja, and his recovery ability is incredible—it's almost comparable to ours."
"Then I'll need to borrow your power, Hachibi."
"Take it and use it. We're partners, after all. Let's show him our strength!"
After communicating with the Eight-Tails, a violent red chakra began to emerge from Killer Bee's body.
Seeing this, Asuka frowned.
"Tailed Beast power, huh…"
As the Eight-Tails' chakra cloak covered his body, Killer Bee charged at Asuka again.
With the enhancement of Tailed Beast chakra, every one of Killer Bee's attacks carried terrifying destructive force.
Each punch he threw left deep craters in the ground, forcing Asuka to dodge repeatedly.
Killer Bee seized an opening.
The Tailed Beast chakra around his body transformed into a giant hand and grabbed Asuka.
While being restrained, tiny bone spurs sprouted all over Asuka's body. The spikes burst outward, scattering the chakra that bound him.
Landing on the ground, Asuka pressed both hands against the earth.
In the next instant, a massive forest of bones erupted from the ground.
"Shikotsumyaku: Dance of the Seedling Fern!"
The bone forest swallowed Killer Bee whole.
Before Asuka could catch his breath, a deafening roar echoed from within the bones.
A large section of the bone forest exploded apart, and a crimson figure leapt out.
Looking at the figure, Asuka murmured to himself, "Has he entered Version 2?"
Killer Bee no longer looked human. He resembled a crouching beast, with a bony bull's head growing from his shoulder.
In this state, Killer Bee moved far beyond normal limits.
In a flash, he appeared before Asuka at a speed invisible to the naked eye and sent him flying with a single punch.
Asuka coughed up blood as he was thrown backward. The force of the blow had shattered all his ribs. Without Wolverine's regenerative ability, he would have died instantly.
Facing the transformed Killer Bee, Asuka focused completely, fully activating his Shikotsumyaku.
A layer of bone armor gradually formed over his body, making him look like a pure white skeleton from a distance.
When Killer Bee charged again, Asuka threw a punch to meet him head-on.
The bone armor on his body was constantly shattered by Killer Bee's overwhelming strength, but it rapidly regenerated thanks to his Wolverine-like healing.
Watching the two clash in the center of the battlefield, the surrounding Cloud Ninjas could only stare in shock.
"To be able to fight Lord Killer Bee to this extent in his Tailed Beast state… is that kid a monster?!"
"Lord Killer Bee still hasn't taken him down. If we don't eliminate this kid now, he'll definitely become a major threat to Kumogakure in the future!"
As everyone watched in awe, a sudden change occurred in the duel at the center of the battlefield…
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