The world in Hyuga Yu's eyes rapidly desaturated into a grayscale state.
Before him, a river of molten acid emitting white steam, viscous slug slime, and a surge of Tailed Beast Chakra—brimming with a frantic, destructive intent—descended from the sky!
In his ears, the massive beast roared hideously. The whistling wind hissed as it rushed past, and the thumping rhythm of his heart, combined with the "thump-thump" of blood being pumped at high speeds, sounded like a battle hymn playing in his ears!
At this critical moment, as he was about to be buried in the river of acid, the twelve pathways of Wind Style: Flowing Steel within his body finally connected completely!
Hyuga Yu abruptly looked up. "Release!"
He pressed his hands down and thrust them outward to the left and right!
"—BOOM!"
In the next instant, the Six-Tails, which was mid-spew, was shocked to find its own palms being forced open by an unnaturally exaggerated, brute force!
Hyuga Yu, who had been gripped in its grasp, plummeted straight down from its palms.
The tips of his toes skidded across the slimy skin of the Six-Tails' belly, creating indentations. Then, in an incredibly eerie fashion, he came to a dead stop in mid-air, floating there. The Six-Tails' eyes flashed with confusion; it didn't understand why, after breaking free from its control, Hyuga Yu didn't dodge the falling river of acidic slime.
However, a moment later, it understood.
The "lying" Hyuga Yu suddenly bared his teeth in a savage grin. Then, suspended horizontally in the air as if standing on solid ground, he dropped into a horse stance. At that moment, his entire body lit up like a giant lightbulb; two hundred and twenty-five pressure points and the twelve meridians on the surface of his body shone with brilliant radiance, echoing one another!
Two cold beams of light shot from Hyuga Yu's eyes. The meridians around his eyes and across his forehead bulged frantically. Blue veins popped on his arms, and the "reaction force" coiled around them transformed into countless fine shards of "wind" that reached straight down to the cellular level!
Then, he pulled his shoulder back, twisted his waist, and swung a fist where the blood vessels on the back of his hand were throbbing madly. He threw a punch!
"SHORYUKEN!!!"
A towering sonic boom cloud suddenly rose before him, and even the air itself began to ripple and wrinkle!
The massive fist-wind transformed into a shockwave three meters in diameter, resembling the Hadoken thrown by Ryu from Street Fighter, except the scale of this punch was clearly exaggerated to an absurd degree!
With one punch, the river of acid pouring from the Six-Tails was split in two!
"BANG!"
The fist-wind slammed into the Six-Tails' chin, forcing its jaw upward and inward. Its mouth snapped shut with a loud crack, the lower and upper mandibles colliding violently. Its massive head jerked back sharply, trembling under the force!
"—ROOAAARRR!!!"
The Six-Tails immediately let out a pained, furious howl.
"So that's how a slug screams. How novel! Hahaha!"
Hearing Yu's words, the Six-Tails was even more shocked!
It simply couldn't believe that a human, small as an insect, could unleash such a powerful strike with such a tiny fist!
But quickly, this astonishment turned into burning rage. Without hesitation, the Six-Tails swung its massive tails again, lashing out at Hyuga Yu like the "Whip of God!"
Having just interrupted the acid breath and sent the beast into a fit of howling, Hyuga Yu glanced at his fist, a flash of excitement in his eyes.
The completion of the twelve meridians of Wind Style: Flowing Steel had entirely fixed the flaw in his Byakugan: Wind Style Chakra Mode—the tendency to be interrupted by reaction forces.
In this completed form, Hyuga Yu had gained a new ability: he could convert the absorbed reaction forces into a type of "force" that surrounded him in the form of Wind Style: Chakra Scalpels.
Through this "force," Yu could perform feats that were previously impossible!
For example—Cellular Activation!
Facing the Six-Tails' lashing strike, Yu merely tapped the air with his toe. Enveloped by the Wind Style: Chakra Scalpels, his entire body turned into a beam of cyan light, retreating dozens of meters in an instant and effortlessly dodging the tail the Six-Tails had swung out in instinctive pain.
During this process, the cells within his body—under the control of countless Wind Style Chakra Scalpels—frantically accelerated their metabolism. This granted Yu athletic ability and terrifying strength no less than that of the Fifth Gate of the Eight Inner Gates. Combined with the "wind" swirling around him that constantly reduced the resistance affecting his movement, Yu's base movement speed now exceeded that of a standard Body Flicker Technique!
"So fast! The tails can't keep up at all!"
The tails missed. Inside the beast, the Six-Tails' Jinchuriki, Utakata, sensed Yu's ghost-like movement trajectory, and his expression shifted drastically. His white, hollow eyes widened in disbelief. "Damn it—"
"But..."
"Did you think you could escape like this?! Human, you underestimate me!"
The rampaging Utakata immediately controlled the beast to raise the slug tentacles on its head, locking onto Yu's movement through air vibrations. The Six-Tails, being like a slug, had no feet, but that didn't mean it lacked mobility!
Six tails wrapped around its entire body, and the surface of the tails secreted a layer of strong acid. Then, the entire slug lunged upward, rolling across the water's surface and transforming into a terrifying, giant Corrosion Style: Human Bullet Tank!
"RUMBLE!!!"
The ground shook and the mountains swayed; the momentum was terrifying!
The entire Hidden Mist Reservoir began to vibrate, and layers of water surged high. Even the ground on the nearby shore trembled. Facing such a madly crushing attack, Hyuga Yu didn't panic at all. On the contrary, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Standing on the dam of the reservoir, he calmly stared at the Six-Tails charging toward him and took a deep breath!
Then, he suddenly clenched his fist and smashed one of the dam towers on the structure!
He unleashed the "wind" surrounding him, wrapping it around the tower to create a simple "force field," making the loosely structured tower become a single, solid "entity" in that moment.
Hyuga Yu lifted the tower with one hand. Using the ten-meter-high structure as a weapon, he dropped into a horse stance and took the stance of a javelin thrower!
"Whoosh!"
The pointed dam tower was forcibly hurled out by Yu, turning into a massive black pillar that slammed directly into the rolling Six-Tails!
"—BOOM!"
The water tower shattered, and the Six-Tails' impact speed dropped significantly!
However, given its massive size, a slight roll still covered dozens or even hundreds of meters. In the Human Bullet Tank form, its movement speed actually surpassed Yu's!
But by this time, Yu had already made a massive leap, quickly jumping to the position of the second water tower. Repeating the process, he smashed the tower and threw it at the Six-Tails like a javelin!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Running rapidly in this manner, he hurled six water towers to block the Six-Tails' rolling attack, effectively stripping the Hidden Mist Dam of all its towers!
The Six-Tails finally stopped rolling, feeling dizzy. Watching Hyuga Yu get further and further away, it couldn't help but let out a roar of impotent rage. "—ROAR!!!"
At this point, it finally realized that its massive size in the Full Tailed Beast state was not an advantage. Its size made it a sitting duck. Even if it used the "rolling" method to keep up with Yu's speed, it was difficult to restrict or catch this human who was as slippery as a loach, let alone cause any substantial damage!
In this state, the advantage of the Tailed Beast's overwhelming physical strength was lost, and its movement speed advantage no longer existed. So, what was it about to face?
At this moment, even having lost his sanity, the Jinchuriki Utakata instinctively felt a bad omen!
Seeing the Six-Tails stop, Hyuga Yu stopped as well. He turned around, staring eerily at the massive monster, a cold glint flashing in his pure white pupils!
"Not good!"
"—BOOM!"
Yu pivoted and stomped his foot heavily. The ground within a ten-meter radius shattered instantly, sending gravel and dust into the air. His entire being accelerated into a blur of frantic movement, charging toward the Six-Tails at extreme speed!
Seeing this, the Six-Tails' heart skipped a beat. But since it couldn't organize another rolling maneuver in time, it had to brace itself and open its mouth to use the "jutsu" it could fire quickly—
"Water Style: Water Trumpet!" "Corrosion Style: Great Corrosive Bullet!"
In just a few seconds, the Six-Tails frantically spat out eight massive water cannons and eight giant acidic bullets!
However— "SHORYUKEN!"
Yu's roar echoed once again!
He punched while charging!
The twelve meridians on his body glowed brilliantly. The reaction forces stored in his pressure points were rapidly depleted, and in exchange, massive Wind Style: Fist Cannons were unleashed!
Every punch he threw released a wind cannon no weaker than the B-rank jutsu, Wind Style: Vacuum Great Sphere!
"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!"
The Six-Tails still needed to mold chakra and shape the jutsu before spitting it out. For Hyuga Yu, all he needed to do to launch such an attack was—
Punch!
Keep punching!
With the physical activation from the Wind Style Chakra Scalpels, Yu threw eight punches per second with one hand, instantly launching sixteen Wind Style Fist Cannons, brutally crushing all eight of the Six-Tails' jutsus!
Then, closing the distance rapidly, he leaped off the dam. In mid-air, he performed a double jump by kicking the air itself, soaring sixty meters into the sky!
Looking at the "insect" that had suddenly appeared before its eyes, the Six-Tails' heart hammered. A chill ran from the tip of its tail to the top of its head, and a single thought involuntarily surfaced in its mind: Holy crap!
"Don't come over here!!!"
At this moment, Hyuga Yu clenched both fists. Flames even ignited on his knuckles from the friction between the air and his chakra!
He took a deep breath, opened his pure white eyes—which now flashed with killing intent—and roared savagely: "You enjoyed chasing me just now, didn't you!?"
"You beast!"
"Now, it's my turn—Wind Style: Morning Peacock!"
With a furious roar, Hyuga Yu swung both fists, firing air cannons in the style of the Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm!
Eight punches a second with one hand, sixteen with two!
"ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA ORA!!!"
His frantically swinging fists ignited sparks, setting the high-pressure air ablaze and turning the strikes into flaming fist cannons. Countless flaming rounds were hurled out in a matter of seconds! They stacked to form an impenetrable net of fire. From a distance, it looked like a peacock fanning its fiery tail!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Countless enraged flaming fist cannons formed a magnificent, fiercely burning flower!
It completely submerged the Six-Tails!
"—ROOAAARRR!!"
Amidst the sea of fire, the Six-Tails let out continuous cries of agony!
A good way to kill a slug is to use salt, but beyond that, slugs love water and fear light. This trait extended to the Six-Tails. When the environmental temperature exceeds 20°C, a slug's physiological activity is severely affected; above 25°C, it can lead to death. Even the Six-Tails, which possessed Corrosion Style, only had a slightly higher melting point, but its essence remained the same.
So, theoretically, Fire Style was the most effective counter against the Six-Tails.
Hyuga Yu didn't know Fire Style, but... he knew the Eight Inner Gates. While his mastery of the Gates wasn't perfect... he possessed a "mechanical" Wind Style that was incomprehensible to ordinary people. By applying the principles of the Eight Inner Gates, he could create a move comparable to the Sixth Gate: Wind Style: Morning Peacock!
This was the finishing move Yu had designed specifically for the Six-Tails!
Under the continuous barrage of flaming fist cannons, the temperature quickly rose past the temperature of the acid, exceeding the melting point of the Corrosion Style. This was the Six-Tails' "dead line"!
The rampaging Utakata finally couldn't withstand the assault. Under the frantic fire bombardment, there was nothing he could do. Using jutsu would be interrupted; charging a Tailed Beast Bomb took time and would also be interrupted; even trying to roll away in the Human Bullet Tank form would be broken by the countless fists!
It seemed that only death awaited him!
In this situation, Saiken, the Six-Tails within, couldn't bear to watch any longer. If Utakata died, it would die too. For the first time, it took the initiative to cooperate with the mindless Utakata. The body of the Six-Tails began to shrink rapidly—from fifty-four meters to twenty, then to ten, and quickly retracted into the Jinchuriki's Version 2 "Tailed Beast Cloak" mode. By now, Utakata's body was on the verge of collapse. Saiken itself could continue fighting—and if it were in control, a rational Jinchuriki wouldn't be so passive against Yu—but while a Tailed Beast had no limits, a Jinchuriki did. Just as in the "Yang Release" principles Yu had researched, a Tailed Beast flooding a host with chakra could heal them, but it was also a form of Yang Release application. And the price of using Yang Release was very straightforward—
It consumed the user's life force.
Utakata, who was not of the Uzumaki clan, now had a life force like a flickering candle in the wind. Saiken estimated that Utakata could only maintain the Jinchuriki form for a very short time...
Therefore, the next move had to decide the outcome. No... not just decide it, but allow Utakata to escape from Hyuga Yu's hands!
Inside Utakata, Saiken's expression darkened. Looking out from within the Jinchuriki at the youth in mid-air—who looked like a "cyan beast" constantly unleashing flaming winds—it was the first time it had felt such immense pressure from such a young human!
Furthermore, after fighting for so long, this brat... was actually getting more energetic the more he fought!
This child... truly has the potential of Hashirama!
At this moment, after shrinking the body size, Saiken immediately took over Utakata's body, which had been beaten into unconsciousness by Yu!
Its gaze darted through the gaps in the sea of fire, and its form quietly shifted into a ghostly blue, serpentine shape. "Stagnation Jutsu!"
"Swish!"
Saiken slithered rapidly, dragging the Jinchuriki's battered body through the flames atop the dam and diving headfirst into the reservoir.
Simultaneously, Hyuga Yu stopped punching.
"Whew..." He exhaled slightly, feeling the increasing chakra within him. With his Byakugan wide open, his feet remained planted in mid-air. He began to drift downward slowly at a rate of five meters per minute, standing in the sky like a celestial god, looking down at the ruined battlefield of the reservoir.
By now, the dam of the Hidden Mist Reservoir had developed countless cracks after such intense combat; it was teetering on the edge of collapse. Massive waves crashed against it, sending crests of water ten meters high!
His Byakugan vision swept across the battlefield, and Yu quickly relocked onto the Jinchuriki's position. Yu narrowed his eyes, calmly watching the opponent dive back into the water as expected, attempting to pull away and stall for time. However, through his Byakugan, Yu immediately guessed that the opponent was planning a desperate, final Tailed Beast Bomb.
"Hmph, you think you can run!?"
Hyuga Yu sneered. Standing in mid-air, he simply raised his hand, spreading his fingers and pulling back!
"Wind Style: Vacuum Heavenly Attraction!"
In the next instant, the true horror of Yu's current Complete Byakugan: Wind Style Chakra Mode was revealed. He had established an internal cycle; he no longer needed a damping film. He could unleash a "Trifecta" of Heavenly Push, Heavenly Attraction, and Overpowering Pressure on his opponents at any time. Moreover, after using this Trifecta, the reaction force would only make him stronger!
An invisible, massive high-pressure ring expanded instantly, enveloping the entire reservoir and catching the Six-Tails, which had just jumped into the water. Following that, a storm-like suction force acted indiscriminately on every living thing in the reservoir!
Saiken's expression changed drastically. The Jinchuriki body it was controlling began to fly backward toward the sky, completely out of its control!
"Damn it, what kind of jutsu is this now!?"
"Is this guy... even human!?"
It reached out, clawing desperately at the dam structure, using chakra to adhere to the surface to stop itself from being pulled up.
However, when its claws dug into the dam, it didn't feel a solid grip or resistance. Instead... it felt like a slick, greasy plane; it couldn't grab onto anything!
Under the influence of the "resistance" Yu controlled, trying to dodge this like Pain's opponent by grabbing the ground was naturally impossible.
After all, Hyuga Yu—who knew the failures of his predecessors best—knew exactly how to be a "broken boss."
"NO!!!"
Saiken felt its scalp go numb, shifting constantly between human and serpent forms, trying to grab onto anything to stop its approach toward Yu.
Yet, it was all in vain!
Finally, a savage glint flashed in its eyes. It aimed at Yu in mid-air and snapped its massive jaws open. A 2:8 ratio of Yin and Yang chakra frantically gathered in its mouth, and a pitch-black, dangerous sphere began to take shape!
However, Hyuga Yu, standing in mid-air, merely glanced down with a look of pity. Then, he spread his fingers and pressed his hand downward!
"Byakugan: Overpowering Pressure!"
"—BOOM!!!"
A massive mushroom cloud instantly rose from the direction of the Hidden Mist Dam!
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