"Big bro!"
Seeing the Fourth Raikage fall under genjutsu, Killer B shouted in alarm.
Yusuke raised his hand without hesitation and unleashed a string of Yasaka Magatama.
"It's over."
The spinning magatama tore through the air, whistling with terrifying force.
Killer B reacted instantly.
Before the attack could reach its target, several Eight-Tails tentacles burst forth, coiling tightly around the Raikage to shield him.
"Not happening!"
Boom—!
A thunderous explosion shook the battlefield.
The Yasaka Magatama smashed into Gyūki's tentacles, blasting them apart one after another—
But the Raikage was spared.
Yusuke inwardly clicked his tongue.
A pity.
He had not activated Epitaph during the strike.
The Raikage had already lost mobility under genjutsu; there had been no need to consume additional ocular power.
"Genjutsu—release!"
Having secured a brief opening, Killer B immediately channeled his chakra into the Raikage's body.
With Gyūki's assistance, the Fourth Raikage broke free of the Sharingan's illusion.
He staggered slightly before regaining his footing.
"Sorry, B."
"This guy isn't easy to handle. We'll have to be more careful."
"Got it, big bro."
"Our opponent's ruthless. We fight smart."
"Bakayaro, konoyaro—oh yeah…"
Even at such a critical moment, Killer B couldn't resist adding a rhyme.
The Raikage's lips twitched despite himself.
Perhaps those ridiculous verses weren't entirely useless.
They eased the tension, if nothing else.
The AB Combo regrouped.
Yusuke frowned faintly.
The crow-tengu Susanoo allowed him to suppress them—
But it was also draining his chakra rapidly.
His Mangekyō was not Eternal.
Though his ocular power was considerable, Susanoo remained a double-edged blade.
Used decisively, it could end the battle.
Dragged out, it would exhaust him first.
The AB Combo was known across the ninja world as the "Strongest Pair."
If he failed to finish them quickly, the battlefield as a whole might turn against Konoha.
"No more dragging this out."
Yusuke muttered softly, making his decision.
The Mangekyō carried risk.
This had to end fast.
"One-Sword Style: Heaven-Scorching Slash."
The spiritual blade descended once more, cloaked in blazing chakra.
The Raikage was still recovering from the genjutsu backlash.
Killer B stepped forward instead.
"Little Eight, let's go! Lariat!"
Drawing deeply upon Gyūki's chakra, he cloaked himself in a tailed-beast mantle.
His body radiated violent red energy as he charged.
Bang!
Flame-wreathed spiritual steel collided head-on with tailed-beast chakra and flesh.
A shockwave rippled outward, flattening the surrounding terrain.
Sweat beaded across Killer B's brow as he forced the Lariat to its absolute limit.
In raw Lariat power—
He surpassed even his brother.
The flames gradually dispersed.
Killer B stood unsteadily, breathing heavily.
His chakra cloak had thinned significantly.
Burn marks covered his arms and torso.
Without the regenerative properties of tailed-beast chakra, he would not have endured.
"Ha… good. I blocked it."
Though battered, he grinned.
His brother had suffered heavily under Yusuke's blade—
Yet he had held firm.
Didn't that prove something?
Aside from rap and lyrics, Killer B's greatest joy was proving himself to the Raikage.
When they were younger, his brother had always stood above him.
Now, whenever he could, he teased back.
Of course—
Teasing had consequences.
The Raikage's "discipline" was never gentle.
"Are you alright, B?"
The Raikage rushed back into position, concern evident in his voice.
Killer B waved dismissively.
"This little scratch?"
"Killer B won't drop from a single glare!"
The Raikage's expression stiffened.
"What was that?"
"You mocking your big brother?"
Killer B immediately broke into a nervous sweat.
"Hey now! Enemy's still here!"
"Not the time for family discipline!"
The Raikage snorted.
If Yusuke weren't standing in front of them, he would have already planted his brother face-first into the dirt.
Yusuke observed quietly.
With Gyūki reinforcing him, Killer B's recovery speed was astonishing.
As for the Raikage—
His chakra reserves were close to tailed-beast levels as well.
Prolonging this battle was unwise.
If his ocular power depleted first—
Even he would lose control of the situation.
Yusuke's eyes shifted slightly as chakra surged again.
"One-Sword Style: Infernal Domain."
The spiritual blade swept outward.
Flames erupted in every direction, transforming the battlefield into a sea of fire.
The temperature soared instantly.
Even the air shimmered under the heat.
Killer B entered a deeper tailed-beast transformation and lifted the Raikage into his massive palm.
"Big bro, I'll cover you."
"Get out first."
The moment Yusuke unleashed the technique, Killer B sensed the danger.
If they hesitated—
They might not leave at all.
The Raikage's expression tightened.
"B, are you sure?"
Killer B flashed an okay sign.
"Relax, big bro."
"Little Eight's got me."
Remembering Gyūki's presence, the Raikage steadied himself.
The Eight-Tails would not let its jinchūriki die easily.
Killer B prepared to launch him away—
But Yusuke closed the distance instantly.
"Leaving?"
"Not that easy."
"Mangekyō Sharingan—Epitaph."
His right eye activated once more.
Even with Killer B amplifying the Raikage's speed—
They could not outrun foresight itself.
Bang!
The spiritual blade slammed the Raikage back into the inferno.
At the same moment, Yusuke followed with another strike.
"One-Sword Style: Endless Purgatory."
Facing the overwhelming assault, both brothers' expressions turned grave.
So this—
This was Uchiha Yusuke's true power.
Konoha's Flame Oni—
His name was no exaggeration.
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