"Die!"
Killer B roared and lunged at Shuoye.
He moved with terrifying speed, crossing the distance in an instant.
His arm elongated under the power of the Eight-Tails, claws slicing forward. The silver-white fabric at Shuoye's chest tore open, several shallow streaks of blood marking the strike.
Yet—
Shuoye did not flinch.
The moment Killer B closed in—
He vanished.
"…?!"
Killer B's pupils shrank sharply.
He scanned the surroundings, senses flaring. Shuoye had been right there—
How had he disappeared?
"Killer B, watch out!"
Samui's voice cut sharply through the chaos.
Killer B's expression changed instantly. He shifted sideways—
Too late.
A sharp pain tore through his right leg.
A kunai pierced upward from the ground, blood spraying into the air.
"Damn it!"
Killer B roared in fury.
"That bastard dared to sneak me—!"
"Stay focused!"
Samui barked.
She had glimpsed Shuoye's movement—but even she had been half a second too slow.
Killer B's gaze hardened.
Shock churned violently within him.
The Hidden Leaf Village… what else were they hiding?
Shuoye's strength far exceeded expectations.
Chakra surged wildly through his body.
Killing intent radiated outward, chilling the air itself.
"Hidden Leaf Village!"
"How much power have you concealed?!"
"Shuoye—today you die!"
With a furious roar, the Eight-Tails' massive limbs lashed wildly.
He no longer held back.
Chakra condensed rapidly.
A sphere of destructive energy formed in his grasp—
Tailed Beast Ball.
The battlefield trembled beneath its presence.
Yet Shuoye remained calm.
His eyes showed no panic.
Only anticipation.
"Interesting."
"Then I suppose… I'll be serious as well."
His voice was steady.
He raised his right hand.
Chakra erupted violently.
A colossal blue figure rose from the earth in an instant—
Enveloping him completely.
Susanoo.
The armored giant manifested fully, radiating overwhelming pressure.
Shuoye stood within its core.
Then—
He lifted his blade.
With a single, measured swing—
A dazzling arc of sword light tore through the sky.
It collided head-on with the Tailed Beast Ball.
BOOM—!
The explosion shook heaven and earth.
Shockwaves blasted outward, dust and debris engulfing the battlefield.
When the smoke cleared—
The Tailed Beast Ball had been cleaved cleanly in two.
The ground below split apart in massive fissures.
Silence fell.
Killer B stared in disbelief.
He had never seen anyone split a Tailed Beast Ball so effortlessly.
Shuoye's strength had surpassed everything he understood.
Around them, shinobi stood frozen.
It was as though they had witnessed the impossible.
Shuoye smiled faintly.
Confidence.
Mockery.
"Now…"
"Who's the one that needs to run?"
The challenge rang clearly across the battlefield.
Killer B's expression shifted repeatedly.
He understood the disadvantage.
But as the Eight-Tails' jinchūriki—
Pride would not allow surrender.
Yet before he could commit to a desperate counterattack—
Shuoye was already before him.
Like a phantom.
Blade poised at his throat.
"Yield, Killer B."
His voice was calm.
Final.
All around them, shinobi held their breath.
Inside the Eight-Tails—
Shock rippled violently.
Mangekyō Sharingan.
Susanoo.
Such forbidden power—
In someone this young?
"How old is he…?"
Even the Eight-Tails' voice trembled faintly.
Within that young body lay power that even a tailed beast could not ignore.
Rage erupted once more.
The Eight-Tails roared, and the battle intensified.
Flames soared.
The earth shattered.
Massive tails whipped like colossal serpents, each strike capable of annihilation.
Yet before Susanoo—
Those attacks felt pale.
Shuoye stood within the towering construct like a descending war god.
Every movement precise.
Every strike devastating.
His blade cut through the Eight-Tails' assaults with effortless dominance—
Even driving the tailed beast backward.
Susanoo's armor shimmered brilliantly.
Each collision thundered across the battlefield.
The watching shinobi felt their blood ignite.
They had never seen such a spectacle.
Such overwhelming strength.
"…Is this…"
"…Shuoye's true power?"
The words were barely whispers.
Filled with awe.
Filled with reverence.
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