Killer Bee pretended not to hear Dabui's words and chased after his big brother.
If Killer Bee really wanted to leave, only the Fourth Raikage on the scene could stop him.
Following Killer Bee, a pale golden shadow pursued them; it was Yugito.
She was also a battle maniac.
Dabui clutched his head, feeling a headache coming on: "These guys, why doesn't any of them take the threat of Uchiha Madara seriously?"
It was true they were analyzing Ryou, but that didn't mean Madara wasn't by Ryou's side.
If Madara was also in Takigakure, weren't Killer Bee and Yugito just walking into a trap?
"Quick, follow them! Don't let the Eight-Tails and Two-Tails fall into Uchiha Madara's hands!"
...
After the storm from the Biju Bomb clash subsided.
Shisui looked down at the sight of Takigakure below.
There wasn't much of a sight left of Takigakure.
The entire Village had been destroyed by the previous massive explosion.
The only thing remaining was the Great Tree of Takigakure.
During the explosion, the Great Tree of Takigakure had curled into a ball, protecting its core layer by layer.
Shisui felt a bit sorry, but only a bit.
If the Seven-Tails was captured by Ryou, he would have to commit seppuku.
Shisui and the Seven-Tails were looking for traces of Ryou.
They were flying in the sky, using Susanoo as armor, which could offset most of the explosion's shockwaves.
But Ryou was on the ground where the explosion range was greatest; he should have taken some damage!
However, the silhouette of Ryou's Demon Cat below had disappeared.
Shisui and the Seven-Tails didn't believe Ryou had been vaporized by the Biju Bomb; he must be hiding somewhere, preparing for a fatal blow.
This kind of Uchiha was the most sinister—pretending to jump from a rooftop just to pee on the crowd once they've gathered.
The Seven-Tails was an insect-type Tailed Beast and a flying one at that; its sensory abilities were excellent.
It had a type of Magnetic Field perception; it used to rely on this special magnetic field to determine direction when flying in the sky.
The Seven-Tails sensed Ryou's chakra and suddenly pointed toward the Great Tree of Takigakure.
"Shisui, over there!"
The Great Tree of Takigakure, which had curled into a giant wooden spore, suddenly opened, and a massive black figure charged out.
It was still Ryou's Futamata form, but now the Demon Cat's body was clad in a layer of black Susanoo armor, with a Gunbai on its back.
Majestic Attire: Futamata!
Ryou had also learned to "wear protection" like Shisui and the Seven-Tails; his original Susanoo was only in the second stage's flesh-and-blood form.
But after transforming into the Demon Cat, he achieved the third stage's karasu tengu armor form.
Because he had a lot of chakra, the armor directly enveloped the Futamata's body, unlike Shisui and the Seven-Tails, whose "protection" wasn't as secure.
Launched by the Great Tree of Takigakure, Ryou was like a flying cat, soaring toward the Majestic Attire Seven-Tails.
Ryou swung the Gunbai, firing a Wind Pressure Cannon toward the Seven-Tails.
Shisui controlled the Majestic Attire Seven-Tails to dodge, but Ryou's next Wind Pressure Cannon was already coming.
His chakra seemed to have no limit; he was actually using this heavy wind cannon—which could blow up a mountain in one shot—as a basic attack?
Shisui and the Seven-Tails' movement range was completely covered by Ryou's Wind Pressure Cannons.
Ryou laughed loudly: "See that! This is the power of a senior! Shisui, you're still too green. Go to the Pure Land and reflect for a while!"
Shisui shouted: "Ryou-senpai, this is power you gained by falling into darkness!"
Shisui formed hand seals, controlling the Seven-Tails' Chakra to release a large-scale Ninjutsu.
"Yasaka Magatama!"
The Majestic Attire Seven-Tails then released over a dozen tomoe-shaped energy spheres, aiming at Ryou's incoming Wind Pressure Cannons.
Yasaka Magatama is a common long-range attack for Susanoo, usable from the second stage; the attack involves throwing tomoe-shaped energy bodies.
Its prototype comes from the Yasakani no Magatama, one of Japan's Three Sacred Treasures.
Boom boom boom—
The Majestic Attire Seven-Tails' Yasaka Magatama collided with Ryou's Wind Pressure Cannons, instantly exploding into a chaotic mess.
The entire sky was filled with the smoke from the explosions.
The rising smoke obscured Shisui and the Seven-Tails' vision as they searched for Ryou's location.
The Seven-Tails was suddenly startled: "Shisui, above us!"
Shisui looked up to see Ryou appearing above the Majestic Attire Seven-Tails like a phantom, his two claws tightly gripping the Gunbai.
Intense wind pressure was condensing on the Gunbai.
"Hurricane!"
Ryou released a powerful hurricane.
It was too late! Shisui controlled the Majestic Attire Seven-Tails to curl into a ball to take this Wind Release Forbidden Jutsu.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
The gale was like an outbreak of a Super Shinra Tensei; the Majestic Attire Seven-Tails was knocked straight down, slamming violently into the ground and creating a bottomless pit.
And the ground was Ryou's home turf; as soon as the Seven-Tails touched the earth, the Great Tree of Takigakure acted, with countless roots coiling toward the Seven-Tails.
Having lost its home field in the sky, the Seven-Tails had no room to move within the pit.
It was restrained by the roots of the Great Tree of Takigakure.
As soon as the Great Tree of Takigakure touched the Seven-Tails, it began to suck greedily.
Ryou's spore had been somewhat merciful before, fearing they might suck the Seven-Tails to death.
But after the Seven-Tails caused such a ruckus, he wouldn't show any more mercy.
At the last moment, the Seven-Tails threw Shisui out of the pit.
Shisui shouted: "Chomei—"
The Seven-Tails, its compound eyes almost covered by tree roots, looked at Shisui: "Shisui, I'll be waiting for you to save me!"
Then, the roots of the Great Tree of Takigakure covered the Seven-Tails' eyes, and it was dragged deep into the earth like a helpless husband.
Seven-Tails Chomei successfully captured!
This time, the capture was truly successful; there would be no more accidents!
"Dammit!"
Shisui rolled on the ground in a sorry state. He struggled to get up and rushed into the pit to look for the Seven-Tails.
There was no sign of the Seven-Tails left.
Shisui turned back, his Mangekyo eyes filled with rage as he looked at Ryou.
"Uchiha Ryou—"
Ryou had landed on the ground by now and for a moment didn't dare look into Shisui's Mangekyo.
Shisui still had one use of Kotoamatsukami left; he had to find a way to trick him into using it.
Ryou had a plan in mind and walked toward Shisui with cat-like steps.
"Shisui, stop screaming—"
"Don't you think you're being a bit hypocritical? You used your Dojutsu to turn the Seven-Tails into your dog, and then you put on this act of being deeply moved."
"A person like you, leading decent women astray while urging prostitutes to reform—you want to have it both ways?"
Shisui looked at Ryou in anger: "You traitor of the Uchiha, I won't allow you to speak of our bond like that."
In his fury, Shisui activated the third power of the Mangekyo.
First stage: A skeleton grew like a living thing, instantly enveloping Shisui, with emerald-green chakra patterns flowing on its surface.
Second stage: A deep green muscle layer covered the chest, holding a giant Spiral Sword.
Third stage: A Tengu helmet condensed, the overall appearance both ferocious and elegant, majestic and mysterious, filled with an eerie aura.