Upon the isolated Kumogakure peak, countless shattered rocks rained down across the landscape. Amidst the utter devastation, a blinding silver radiance suddenly flashed forth.
Hagoromo Masato held his golden longsword, positioning himself in a supreme offensive stance directed straight at the Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee below.
A colossal chakra sword shimmering with golden light condensed in Hagoromo Masato's hand, looking exceptionally magnificent while simultaneously exuding a deadly, threatening aura.
Using an application method highly similar to the Golden Wheel Rebirth Explosion, the vast pillar of light released from the moon base earlier had directly assisted Hagoromo Masato in condensing this single sword state.
"Bee, don't confront it directly head-on!"
Killer Bee, however, did not seem to realize the threat posed by this chakra light-sword. His Tailed Beast Twister transformed into a powerful tempest that lunged toward Hagoromo Masato.
Wind Style counters Lightning Style!
This was Killer Bee's core understanding. Consequently, he had no qualms about using his Wind Style recklessly to clash against Hagoromo Masato's light-sword offensive.
The Fourth Raikage naturally understood the thoughts of his foolish younger brother, but...
This light-sword was absolutely not as simple as pure Lightning Style; it contained specialized changes of Yin-Yang Style!
The Raikage's intuition was entirely correct. Several tentacles belonging to the completely transformed Killer Bee were sliced off ruthlessly by the light-sword.
Having succeeded in his initial strike, Hagoromo Masato rapidly adjusted his position to unleash a supreme downward slash. The Fourth Raikage made a split-second resolution, using a Body Flicker to shield his younger brother, utilizing his own Lightning Style chakra to manufacture an opening for Killer Bee.
The powerful chakra radiance sliced down across the Fourth Raikage's midsection. Though completely drenched in blood from head to toe, the Fourth Raikage clamped down tightly onto the golden chakra energy sword before his eyes, refusing to let it advance a single fraction further.
"Brother!"
With half of his torso and abdomen sliced open to the point where his internal organs were clearly visible, the Fourth Raikage utilized the meager remnants of his remaining power to create an opportunity for Killer Bee.
"You idiot... don't just attack blindly."
The Tailed Beast Twister generated a gargantuan storm of air currents, causing endless wind blades to surge out frantically.
Killer Bee's furious roar echoed across the entirety of the isolated Kumogakure peak. Witnessing his elder brother intercepting a fatal blow on his behalf, Killer Bee went completely berserk.
Seeing this, Hagoromo Masato's body slowly levitated. Controlling his specialized gravitational techniques, he noticed a colossally dense, bloody aura erupting from Killer Bee's body.
The Jinchuriki has gone berserk!
A berserk Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was far more frenzied than any ordinary Jinchuriki rampage. Countless Tailed Beast Bombs were fired out frantically, continuous explosions raining down as if they cost nothing at all.
It truly lived up to its status as an entity second only to the Nine-Tails; the volume and destructive capacity of its Tailed Beast Bombs during a rampage far surpassed any other ordinary tailed beast.
Hagoromo Masato released a colossal electromagnetic shield around his perimeter, continuously neutralizing Killer Bee's offensive. Subsequently, he wove hand signs with both hands as silver sand rose from the ground, attempting to bind the Eight-Tails.
With a thunderous boom, Killer Bee shattered the countless grains of sand with a single punch. Even though Hagoromo Masato continuously manifested pairs of sealing hands, they were thoroughly crushed into oblivion by Killer Bee's berserk strength.
"Do you need my assistance?"
Uchiha Kaede gazed at Hagoromo Masato up in the sky, a half-smile surfacing on his face. Clearly, seeing Hagoromo Masato in such a disheveled state made him feel amused.
The text characters on his forehead shimmered with golden light as Hagoromo Masato rejected him without even turning his head: "Hozuki Kaigetsu is still executing a Rain Dance. Your capabilities cannot be deployed effectively on a rainy day."
A single sentence from Hagoromo Masato slighted the other two split bodies, causing the expressions of Hozuki Kaigetsu and Uchiha Kaede to darken simultaneously.
At this moment, Hagoromo Masato slowly rotated his neck. Amidst a crisp popping sound of bones, a golden radiance began to burn across his body.
This guy is transforming?
Eight Heavens Breathing Method: Sixth Activation State!
In an instant, paired with his own Lightning Style, Hagoromo Masato's body began to burn thoroughly. Even his hair seemed to transform into a dazzling gold.
Executing a swooping Body Flicker downward, Hagoromo Masato rapidly seized one of the Eight-Tails' tentacles with one hand, immediately following up by throwing a punch that unleashed an explosive shockwave of air currents.
The explosive energy fluctuations instantly blasted away one of the Eight-Tails' tentacles, but Hagoromo Masato pressed his advantage relentlessly. His body morphed into a streak of light that descended abruptly, a single heavy kick forcibly sending Killer Bee flying.
Killer Bee, who had been continuously firing Tailed Beast Bombs and enjoying the thrill of the bombardment, was completely beaten into a daze...
This guy...Practices the Eight Heavens Breathing Method more seriously than any of us...
Hagoromo Masato was the only split body of Shiraishi who had practiced the Eight Heavens Breathing Method to a profound degree.
Possessing the specialized Heavenly Transfer Seal combined with his own Lightning Style Chakra Mode allowed Hagoromo Masato to wield an explosive power far surpassing a conventional Sixth Activation.
Although the Eight Heavens Breathing Method was a taijutsu form widely practiced within Sunagakure, only Shira alone currently possessed the potential to practice the technique to its absolute limits and stand in comparison with Guy of Konoha.
The rest of the masses simply could not withstand further physical amplification upon reaching the Sixth Activation. As for the undying physical frame of the Eighth Activation, absolutely no one could achieve it.
Due to his unique physical constitution coupled with his year-round training inside Kumogakure Village—a ninja village with a highly concentrated taijutsu atmosphere—Hagoromo Masato had never let his practice of the Eight Heavens Breathing Method slide.
Now, the combination of his Lightning Style Chakra Mode and the Sixth Activation State allowed him to unleash an exceptionally staggering combat capability.
Throwing out yet another heavy punch, Killer Bee was beaten to the point of absolute dizziness...
Within a residence inside the Daimyo's official compound in the Land of Lightning, a young man dressed in luxurious attire gazed at the mysterious visitors before his eyes, his brows knitting together uncontrollably: "Who on earth are you people? Why have you appeared here?"
"Insolent as it sounds, I am Arakawa Arashi, the head of Sunagakure's Intelligence Department."
Arakawa Arashi, the current head of Sunagakure's Intelligence Department, had appeared inside the Land of Lightning Daimyo's official compound at some unknown point. Utilizing a specialized method, he had tracked down the Sixth Prince of the Daimyo's household before him.
"Do you have some business with me?"
The Sixth Prince did not seem to care that Suna ninja had appeared here. In any case, his father and several of his elder brothers were currently plotting to relocate the seat of government, making this insignificant prince glaringly obvious as an abandoned pawn.
However, the appearance of Suna ninja here conversely offered an opportunity to this abandoned pawn.
With just a single exchange of glances, Arakawa Arashi clearly confirmed the internal thoughts of the Sixth Prince before him.
"Merely a collaboration to assist the Prince in acquiring greater authority."
Since Suna ninja had appeared here, coupled with the fact that his father and the others had already fled this city, he was no fool and naturally understood the objective behind the Suna ninjas' appearance: "Since I still possess a certain degree of utility in your eyes, then let us collaborate well."
Arakawa Arashi was momentarily choked up, unsure of what to say. This Sixth Prince accepted these terms far more readily than he had estimated... according to the intelligence reports, he was merely an incompetent, playboy prince.
"There is no need to suspect anything. Growing up in this kind of environment from childhood, there are certain things one must learn to endure silently—much like the core tenet of your ninja, who are individuals capable of enduring everything."
"That is Konoha's core tenet... Sunagakure's textbooks contain no such tenet."
Letting out a yawn, this Sixth Prince stretched his limbs and slowly lay down, gazing up at the sky: "My apologies... in any case, as long as the meaning is conveyed, it suffices."
Life still had to go on. Although he would have to shoulder the reputation of a ruler of a fallen nation, these were entirely unimportant matters. In any case, as long as Sunagakure provided him with good food and drink in the future to continue living his days like a parasite, it would be fine.
Confronted by such a Sixth Prince who lacked grand ambitions yet was incomparably cooperative, several high-ranking members of the Suna Intelligence Department felt like weeping without tears.
Had they known this individual would be so cooperative, they wouldn't have traveled all this distance...
Remembering something important, this Sixth Prince gave a light chuckle and spoke up: "Right, after the matter succeeds, I want to relocate to Sunagakure. I want the absolute best residence in the Oasis Ring District."
"No problem..."
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