Although Gaara and B, both Jinchuriki, had both donned their Tailed Beast Chakra Cloaks at this moment, the visual effects on each side were completely different.
Gaara's Tailed Beast transformation did not involve coating himself in the blood-red Tailed Beast Chakra like B and Naruto did. Instead, his entire body was wrapped in sand, and on the surface of the sand appeared violet patterns identical to those on Shukaku's body.
This was because the Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak primarily enhances close-quarters combat ability, whereas Shukaku's fighting style was rather special.
He was completely a long-range mage type, so the appearance of his Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak also differed from that of other Jinchuriki.
In his half-Tailed Beast state, Gaara's appearance became considerably more ferocious.
His eyes had turned into Shukaku's yellow with black pupils, and his red hair flailed wildly in the berserk Chakra.
Gaara pressed both hands to the ground and shouted:
"Quicksand Waterfall!"
Vast expanses of sand spread from beneath his feet, surging towards B like a breached flood.
Waves of sand rolled forward with an overwhelming momentum.
However, despite the astonishing momentum of Gaara's attack, it could not overcome B in his Tailed Beast form.
B, relying solely on his physical abilities, moved freely through this sea of sand.
He stepped on the sand, jumping and sliding between the sand waves like surfing, the Tailed Beast Chakra on his surface deflecting all the sand that tried to trap him.
"Yo, this little bit is enough to challenge me, Killer B? What's up, bro? Yo, yo—"
B hummed an off-key rap, flipped up, and spread his arms, easily tearing through the sand sea.
In an instant, he was right in front of Gaara.
He clenched the five fingers of his right hand into a fist, and the dark red Tailed Beast Chakra condensed into a sharp gleam at his arm—
"Lariat!"
This strike headed straight for Gaara's neck.
At this critical moment—
"Big Ball Rasengan!"
A figure dropped from the sky.
In the palm of Naruto's right hand condensed a blue sphere several times larger than an ordinary Rasengan, spinning at high speed and emitting a sharp screech.
He slammed the Big Ball Rasengan head-on into B's Lariat.
Boom—!!!
The two forces collided, erupting in a visible shockwave.
Naruto's face turned crimson, and his teeth gritted audibly.
His feet were planted firmly on the ground, digging two deep holes, but his body was still being pushed backward by B's force, sliding continuously.
"This guy... is so strong...!"
Naruto squeezed out a few words through clenched teeth.
B, however, was at ease. After a few seconds of stalemate, he suddenly flashed a dangerous smile and abruptly increased the force in his hand.
Boom!
Naruto, along with his Rasengan, was sent flying. His back slammed hard into Gaara behind him.
Both of them were sent tumbling together, rolling several times on the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
Cough, cough, cough—
Naruto got up from Gaara, brushed off the dust, and turned to ask:
"You okay?"
Gaara sat up from the ground, his voice as low as ever:
"Fine."
The two stood together, side by side, facing the distant B.
Kankuro and Temari, standing behind, watched this scene. They exchanged a glance, their eyes full of disbelief.
Naruto and Gaara had only spent a few days alone together, and yet they could already communicate like ordinary friends.
If they spent a few more days together, wouldn't they be unstoppable?
Temari couldn't help but glance at Makoto, sitting on a hilltop in the distance.
She suddenly understood a little why Makoto had said, "If there is one person in this world who can change Gaara's personality, it's only Naruto."
Makoto, sitting on a hilltop behind, watched this scene with a smile.
He wasn't surprised at all that Naruto and Gaara's relationship had warmed up so quickly.
Readers in his past life often discussed the 'Konoha friendship' between Naruto and Sasuke, but they forgot that this pair, Naruto and Gaara, were not far behind in terms of brotherly passion.
It's just that, compared to the mutual affection between the gay couple Naruto and Sasuke, Gaara's seemed more like unrequited love.
Boom!
Suddenly, a blue lightning bolt shot from the direction of Kumogakure.
The moment the lightning struck the ground, the Fourth Raikage's figure appeared at the edge of the canyon.
His body was wrapped in blue Lightning Release Chakra, and his eyes were filled with fury.
Behind him, a large number of Kumogakure's Ninjas arrived one after another.
However, when the Fourth Raikage saw the dense crowd of figures on the other side of the canyon,
He froze.
Konoha's Ninjas.
No, not just Konoha.
Sunagakure's Ninjas too.
And from the Land of Snow.
And the Land of Grass, and so on.
Those Ninjas, all wearing the unified 'Shinobi' forehead protectors, stood in rows and columns on the other side of the canyon. There were at least several thousand of them.
"How did Konoha get here so quickly?!"
The Fourth Raikage said incredulously.
They had only just started gathering their forces after receiving the intelligence from their spy.
As for Konoha, logically speaking, the journey from the Land of Fire to the Land of Lightning was long, even a forced march would take several days.
Yet now, before the battle had even begun, the enemy was already at their doorstep.
Just then, Makoto showed off the Flying Thunder God kunai in his hand.
It gleamed coldly in the sunlight.
The Fourth Raikage's face turned ashen.
Of course, he recognized that thing.
During the Third Great Ninja War, he had fought Minato.
That accursed Yellow Flash had single-handedly changed the course of the entire war using this technique.
"Konoha actually has another brat who learned this technique..."
The Fourth Raikage clenched his jaw, and the Lightning Release Chakra around his body became even more violent.
Dodai, standing beside him, had an even uglier expression on his face.
His brain was working furiously.
With the Flying Thunder God Technique, the more people transferred and the greater the distance, the more Chakra was consumed.
Now, Makoto had actually transferred this many Konoha's Ninjas in one go from the Land of Fire, thousands of miles away, to the Land of Lightning—
Even if he possessed Chakra comparable to a Tailed Beast, it should be impossible!
But what Dodai didn't know was that Makoto, having fused with Pochita, possessed Chakra Reserves that ordinary Tailed Beasts could no longer rival.
It's better to compare him to the Ten-Tails.
Makoto couldn't be bothered with idle chatter with Kumogakure. Before coming, he had already decided to make the Land of Lightning disappear entirely from this world.
The next second, Makoto raised his hand and waved it gently.
Among the government's main force, the Ninjas of the Hyuga Clan, led by Hiashi, stepped forward first.
Hiashi stood at the forefront, his pure white eyes filled with killing intent.
"Back then, Kumogakure caused the death of my younger brother, Hyuga Hizashi."
"Today, the Hyuga Clan will have its revenge."
Behind him, dozens of Hyuga Clan's Ninjas assumed the starting stance of the Gentle Fist in unison.
Among the crowd, besides Hiashi, the one with the highest spirits was, of course, Hyuga Neji.
The [Caged Bird] on his forehead ached faintly beneath the cover of his forehead protector.
Although the Hyuga main family and the Third Hokage were also implicated in his father's death, the ones ultimately responsible were still these people from Kumogakure.
So when he heard that Makoto had made Kumogakure the first target, he immediately volunteered and joined the vanguard unit.
"..."
Neji clenched his fists. "I will avenge you."
Immediately, the Konoha main army surged forward like a tide.
The Fourth Raikage also did not hold back, immediately giving the order:
"B! Yugito! Move!"
The enemy was already at their doorstep... one step back was the village.
They absolutely could not let them advance another step.
B and Yugito looked at each other and did not hold back.
The Tailed Beast Chakra inside both of them erupted simultaneously.
Not the level of a Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak or half-Tailed Beast transformation.
But the full Tailed Beast form!
Boom—!!!
Blue flames erupted from within Yugito's body. Her body rapidly expanded and deformed in the flames.
Blue flames, a feline body, two tails burning with blue flames—
The Two-Tails, Matatabi.
On the other side, B's body was also completely swallowed by the dark red Chakra.
Eight enormous octopus tentacles extended from the Chakra, sweeping everything around them clean.
Bull horns grew from his head, and hot white steam spewed from his mouth and nose.
The Eight-Tails, Gyuki.
The two Tailed Beasts, like two small mountains, stood before the Konoha main army.