"Holy crap!!"
Facing the Eight-Tails hurtling straight at him,
Killer B was completely dumbfounded.
What… what is this thing?!
And it wasn't just him.
Even the Konoha Allied Shinobi watching from nearby froze in shock.
"This… is the Third Hokage's grandson?"
"Yeah… it is."
"Are you sure? This isn't some human-skinned monster?!"
"What ten-year-old can just lift a tailed beast and toss it?"
Faced with these soul-crushing questions,
everyone fell silent.
All eyes were on Baiye,
wielding the Eight-Tails like a weapon.
At this moment, the collective thought on everyone's mind:
'This kid is TEN YEARS OLD?!'
While the Konoha shinobi remained silent in awe,
Killer B was in real trouble.
Not a speed-type, and unable to fly,
he could only grit his teeth and brace for impact.
Matatabi's flaming, massive body slammed heavily onto the Eight-Tails.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!!!!
The flames instantly seared the Eight-Tails,
steam rising,
and somehow carrying the faint aroma of grilled squid.
"Mmm~"
"Not bad!"
The smell was actually appetizing—
no wonder Kin'kaku and Ginkaku loved their grilled treats.
Meanwhile, Killer B had no idea that Baiye was silently cracking a hellish joke in his head,
while he struggled to resist the onslaught.
The massive tailed beast,
now in Baiye's hands,
was swung like a meteor hammer,
smashing relentlessly against Killer B.
At first, Killer B could block it,
but soon he couldn't keep up.
He wrapped himself in his eight tentacles,
enduring the repeated strikes,
and for the first time, he realized just how infuriating Matatabi's flames could be.
With each heavy strike,
the strong aroma of grilled squid spread across the battlefield.
Even the Konoha Allied Shinobi on break noticed
their ration balls tasting a little better.
Seeing Killer B's tentacles nearly cooked through,
Baiye didn't hold back.
He grabbed one of Matatabi's claws.
"Shhhh!!"
"AAAAAAH!!!"
With a flash of steel,
a chunk of tentacle meat was sliced off.
Baiye wasted no time,
biting into the freshly grilled meat.
With a single bite,
the Eight-Tails' flesh exploded in flavor,
tender, with a hint of beefiness.
This was exquisite.
Baiye's eyes lit up in delight.
After tasting the Eight-Tails,
his gaze shifted curiously to Matatabi.
How would the Eight-Tails' meat taste?
Seeing Baiye's hungry expression,
Matatabi had enough.
It immediately withdrew its chakra into Yugito,
vanishing before Baiye's eyes.
Meanwhile, Baiye's grip on the tail
turned into Yugito's braid.
But by now, Yugito had fainted from shock.
Seeing this, Baiye reluctantly let go.
The meat might be gone,
but the Jinchūriki was now in his hands.
Handing Yugito over to Fugaku nearby,
Baiye returned to face Killer B.
Unbeknownst to him,
with the Eight-Tails gone and its Jinchūriki captured,
Killer B panicked.
From his tail-protected vantage point, he watched Baiye closely.
The moment Baiye appeared,
the Eight-Tails broke its defenses.
Its black ink became countless clones,
instantly locking onto Baiye.
"Eiiiiiiddan Suuhuuuu!!!"
Head!
Hands!
Armpits!
Joints!
Baiye was completely restrained by the inky clones.
"Hahaha!!"
"You let your guard down, you little brat! Idiot! Fool!"
"Let's see how you die now!!"
Seeing his seal take hold,
Killer B was ecstatic.
But considering Baiye's notorious difficulty,
he proceeded with caution.
Countless chakra streams gathered in his mouth,
and lightning-like energy spread around.
The terrifying aura made the Konoha shinobi shiver.
Yet strangely,
no one worried about Baiye.
Perhaps after witnessing him casually wield the Eight-Tails,
this little spectacle seemed trivial.
Boom—
With the energy fully concentrated,
Killer B forced a Tailed Beast Bomb onto Baiye,
washing over his body in a torrent of power.
After a long, tense moment,
the energy dissipated.
Looking into the massive crater,
there was no sign of Baiye.
It was the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Bomb,
not some weakling like Matatabi's.
Just as Killer B assumed Baiye had been obliterated,
the Eight-Tails' urgent voice rang inside his mind:
"B! That kid is above you!!!"
Killer B looked up.
Baiye was perfectly unharmed,
staring down at him.
The terrifying energy from moments ago hadn't scratched him.
Panicked, Killer B realized the attack had failed.
Baiye, however, was already bored.
In an instant, he appeared in front of the Eight-Tails,
landing a punch.
Boom—
The force curled the Eight-Tails in on itself.
Not just Killer B,
even the Eight-Tails inside felt the impact,
sweating in pain.
Though Killer B controlled the body,
it was still the Eight-Tails' massive form.
A single punch made the Eight-Tails feel like it was staring at the long-dead Sage of Six
Paths.
"…B…"
"Run!!"