Chapter 128: NT: 126: Shukaku’s Crushing Defeat
In a secluded corner of Kikyo Mountain, the Suna-nins had erected a mysterious barrier.
Within it, two colossal beings clashed: the dozens-of-meters-tall Shukaku, the One-Tail, and an equally towering armored warrior. The sight evoked a land of giants.
"Is this the legendary Susanoo? The power Uchiha Madara used to rival Hashirama Senju?" Rasa's eyes burned with longing and envy.
If only he possessed such immense power.
"Rasa, should we retreat?" Chiyo asked, her gaze wary as she observed the barrier. "This feels incredibly dangerous."
"You're right." Rasa admitted, his confidence shaken. Tengen's successive displays of power, culminating in Susanoo, left Rasa doubting his ability to counter him, even with his prized barrier.
"But what about Shukaku?" Rasa's eyes flickered with reluctance. If they fled, Shukaku would likely fall under Konoha's control.
Ordinary ninjas might not match Shukaku, but the battlefield was filled with elite shinobi from each village. Numbers alone could subdue the One-Tail.
More critically, Tengen wielded the same eyes and power as Uchiha Madara: the Mangekyō Sharingan and Susanoo.
Madara had once effortlessly controlled the Nine-Tails with his Mangekyō. Shukaku stood little chance.
"Alright, prepare to move." Rasa nodded, a pang of regret gnawing at him. Targeting Tengen might have been a mistake.
He didn't regret opposing Konoha, driven by his ambition to claim the Land of Fire's fertile lands. But this plan felt wrong.
"Prepare to withdraw." Chiyo ordered the Suna-nins, deeming it too risky to remain.
"Trouble, someone's coming." Chiyo's expression shifted. "Konoha-nins."
In their view, Orochimaru and Jiraiya led a group of Konoha shinobi, arriving just as the Suna-nins prepared to flee.
Orochimaru and Jiraiya spotted the Suna-nins and the towering barrier, within which two massive figures stood out: Shukaku and Susanoo.
"Is Tengen inside that barrier?" Jiraiya asked, recognizing Shukaku but puzzled by the other figure. "That's Shukaku, but what's the other one?"
"That's… the Uchiha's ultimate power, Susanoo!" A Konoha-nin from the Uchiha clan exclaimed.
"Susanoo?" Orochimaru's mind flashed to Tengen's Mangekyō Sharingan. Peering closer, he spotted a familiar figure within the armored warrior, Tengen.
"Jiraiya, Tengen's fine. He's inside that Susanoo." Orochimaru said.
Jiraiya focused, confirming Tengen's presence.
"Is this really Tengen's power?" Jiraiya muttered, awestruck. Tengen had grown far stronger, beyond Jiraiya's comprehension.
And Uchiha power? Tengen wasn't even an Uchiha.
"Jiraiya, focus. The Suna-nins are retreating. Deal with them first, Tengen's safe." Orochimaru urged.
"Right. That's the Fourth Kazekage and Chiyo." Jiraiya's eyes narrowed. "Pursue them!"
The Konoha-nins charged toward the Sand shinobi, with Jiraiya and Orochimaru targeting Rasa and his group.
"Damn it…" Shukaku was sent flying again by Tengen's Susanoo, its power rendering the One-Tail helpless.
Tengen noticed the arriving Konoha-nins and the retreating Sand forces.
"Die!" Shukaku roared, dark light gathering at its mouth to form a black sphere, a Tailed Beast Ball.
"Time to end this." Tengen declared. Susanoo drew its twin blades, slashing down at the oncoming Tailed Beast Ball.
The Tailed Beast Ball split in two, erupting in a blinding white light.
A fierce wind howled, but it had no effect on Susanoo or Shukaku.
"How? The Tailed Beast Ball was blocked?" Shukaku's face twisted in disbelief. How strong was this Susanoo? Could it rival the Sage of the Six Paths?
Tengen's Susanoo, powered by the perfect Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, was unparalleled.
"Shukaku, taste the agony." Tengen said calmly. Black flames flickered along Susanoo's blades, darker than its already ebony form.
"Susanoo: Amaterasu." The flames wove patterns across the blades.
"Heaven and Earth Calamity Slash." Susanoo's blades danced with world-splitting force, unavoidable for Shukaku.
The power of Amaterasu engulfed Shukaku, its unextinguishable flames clinging to the One-Tail like a curse.
Shukaku roared in excruciating pain, its chakra weakening noticeably.
"Now for the final blow." Tengen said as Susanoo advanced toward Shukaku.
"No, no… kid, I could be your summoning beast!" Shukaku bellowed desperately.
"We'll talk about that later. For now, to break this barrier…" Tengen's blade pierced Shukaku's body.
Within Susanoo, Tengen formed hand seals.
"Five Elements: Adamantine Sealing Chains." Golden chains erupted from the blade, binding Shukaku tightly.
Shukaku's body began to shrink.
"Cutting off Shukaku's chakra supply, now!" Tengen drove both blades into the barrier.
A powerful repelling force resisted, but Tengen pressed on.
"Break!" The Mangekyō's power surged, Amaterasu flames erupting from the blades.
Crack, crack!
The barrier began to fracture.
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