manynovel Chapter 223 One-Tailed Shukaku, what is that?
Chapter 223 One-Tailed Shukaku, what is that?
Chapter 223 One-Tailed Shukaku, What is That? (Second Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets)
Holding a short sword, Taiyi faced the charging Sand Village ninja without dodging or avoiding, and directly slashed at him with the momentum as if the person opposite him had killed his father and mother.
Such a fierce aura truly startled the Sand Ninja on the other side, who could only instinctively parry the attack.
The instant the sword clashed with the kunai, a tremendous force struck him, and without any resistance, he was knocked off balance.
Taiyi didn't even glance at him, passing right by the Sand Village ninja. But Yangping, who was right beside him, seized the opportunity, wielding a kunai across the neck of the Sand Village ninja who was still unsteady on his feet, and then passing right past him without stopping.
That's how the battlefield is; there's not much time for you to adjust yourself. The slightest mistake can lead to death.
And this is even more true when dealing with a well-coordinated team like Taiichi's.
Taiichi spearheaded the attack, constantly weaving through the Sand Ninja's ranks. He didn't seek to kill them with a single blow; as long as he could disrupt their rhythm, his comrades would naturally help him deal with the rest.
As the killing continued, some people in Sunagakure recognized Taiichi, and then shouts of "White Reaper" rang out all around.
Any Sand Village ninja who heard this title, the Jonin didn't care, but the Chunin and Genin really believed the rumors. When they faced Taiichi, they were already three points weaker in terms of sheer presence.
I wonder if the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, would be so angry he'd vomit blood if he knew about this.
Just as Taiichi was wreaking havoc among the Sand Ninja, a group of five people arrived at the riverbank from the other side of the river, escorted by many Sand Ninja. They were Shukaku's Jinchuriki and the four sealing ninjas.
As soon as they reached the designated location, the four sealing ninjas immediately formed hand seals and tore off the iron chains around the Jinchuriki's neck.
With a clattering sound of chains hitting the ground, the Jinchuriki, who had been keeping his head down, slowly raised his head. At this moment, his eyes were no longer human pupils, but the eyes of a Tailed Beast.
The leading sealing ninja pointed to the opposite bank and said without any politeness, "Ryosuke, now it's your turn to serve the village. Don't worry, the village will take good care of your family. Now, go and kill all those Konoha ninja!"
After saying that, he took three steps back, waved to the people around him, and quickly left the place.
Only Ryosuke, the jinchūriki, remained in place. Seemingly no longer needing to suppress his killing intent, low, suppressed laughter escaped his lips. Gradually, the laughter grew louder, accompanied by his trembling body.
Ryosuke's figure began to slowly change, his body gradually expanding as if he were getting fat. Fine sand from the surrounding land transformed and clung to his body. At his tailbone, a yellow tail began to grow, slowly becoming thicker and longer.
At the same time, intense chakra fluctuations began to spread outwards, and the Jinchuriki's body completed the transformation into a half-tailed beast. Then, Ryosuke tilted his head back, his half-beast, half-human face filled with madness. He opened his mouth wide, and specks of black light gathered in front of his mouth from all directions. After a full five seconds, he spat forward, and a Tailed Beast Ball shot straight ahead as the smoke dissipated.
When the distinctive chakra fluctuations of the tailed beast arrived, Jiraiya reacted immediately on the city wall behind him. He pointed in the direction of the chakra fluctuations and loudly issued orders: "Send the special attack team forward and hold off the Shukaku Jinchuriki at all costs. Sealing team, prepare for the sealing."
Then Jiraiya turned to his prized disciple, "Minato, take four Jonin and go help!"
"Yes!" Without further ado, and there was no need for further words at this point, Minato led the four Jonin down the city wall and took a detour towards the direction from which the Tailed Beast's energy wave was coming.
Just as Jiraiya was about to give a startling order, before he could even speak, the sensory ninja beside him, his face pale, shouted a warning: "We've sensed an extremely high-energy chakra gathering. It's a Tailed Beast Ball, and its target is us."
"Quickly, come with me down from the city wall!"
After saying that, Jiraiya was the first to jump off the city wall, and the other ninjas followed suit.
While the person was still in the air, Jiraiya formed hand seals, and by the time the person landed on the ground, his hand seals were complete.
Earth Escape: Earth Cage.
Centered on Jiraiya, a thick, circular earthen wall rose up, transforming into a hemisphere that enveloped the landing crowd below.
The moment the ninjutsu was completed, a Tailed Beast Ball pierced through the smoke on the river surface, passed through the first wall on the bank, and crashed into the wall where Jiraiya and the others had just been standing.
"Boom!"
A huge explosion was heard, and the shockwave swept across everything around it. The tall city wall immediately crumbled, and dirt and rocks flew everywhere.
Those hiding in the earthen cage clearly felt the tremor. The crackling sounds, along with the cracks that kept appearing on the semi-circular wall and being repaired by the infusion of chakra, made everyone clearly understand the power of the Tailed Beast Ball.
When the tremors subsided, the earthen cage, under Jiraiya's control, was removed from the center to both sides, revealing a circular crater twenty meters in diameter in front of everyone. Their position was the only protruding part of this crater.
The sound of swallowing saliva could be heard one after another. This was the first time they had faced an attack from a Tailed Beast Ball, and its power was clearly beyond their expectations.
If they hadn't taken refuge under Jiraiya's ninjutsu and had instead fled, the aftershocks of that ninjutsu alone would have been more than they could have easily dealt with.
"Alright, stop standing there, move forward quickly, don't let the ninjas ahead think something has happened to us."
Jiraiya's voice rang out, and at the same time, a series of orders were issued.
"Send out a white signal flare to notify the front lines to continue the offensive."
"Sensory ninja, report the location of the Jinchuriki and notify the sealing team."
When the Jinchuriki was released from the seal and began to transform, the unique chakra fluctuations of the Tailed Beast not only alarmed Jiraiya and the others behind them, but were also first sensed by Taichi, who was fighting on the front line.
With a single slash, Taichi cleaved through the Sand Village ninja blocking his path, stopped in his tracks, and looked up in the direction from which the chakra fluctuations were coming, his eyes revealing an unprecedented gleam of excitement.
The five-person team behind him stopped as Taiichi stopped, surrounding him and deflecting the kunai and shuriken that kept flying at him.
"Taiyi, is there a problem with that chakra fluctuation?" Yangping approached Taiyi and asked, puzzled. This was a battlefield, and stopping here like this was very dangerous.
"That's a tailed beast, the One-Tailed Shukaku!" Taichi's voice was filled with excitement. "Just like the Two-Tailed Matatabi we encountered on the northern battlefield!"
Yangping and Saori's expressions changed, both recalling the embarrassment of their helplessness when facing that giant beast. They never expected that Sunagakure would have something similar, and even deploy it on the battlefield.
"Yangping, you'll lead the team now. I'll be right back!"
Without waiting for their reply, Taiyi used the Body Flicker Technique and instantly disappeared from his spot. The next moment, two Sand Ninja blocking his way 10 meters away were cleaved in two with a single slash. His figure continued to rush towards the direction from which the chakra fluctuations came without stopping. In just a few blinks, his figure disappeared into the enemy formation.
Holy crap!
Didn't we agree to maintain formation? All those reminders and instructions about the importance of formation, turns out that when something interests you, all of that is just bullshit.
This idea is definitely not just something Yohei thinks; Kakashi and Saori must also have the same thought.
At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to their current captain—Yi Yangping—awaiting his next instruction.
What could Yangping do? He was helpless. He wanted to give that irresponsible guy a good scolding, but the guy had already disappeared without a trace.
"Saori, Rin, you two are on my right. Kakashi, Obito, you two are on my left. Keep up the formation, let's keep charging!"
Yangping spoke with a tone that even he himself lacked confidence, instructing his companions to maintain formation. Fortunately, there were no outsiders present, otherwise, they would definitely have questioned Yangping's orders. Oh well, what could they do? Their captain had set a bad example!
Taiyi charged forward, killing enemies with few hands and throwing kunai at those with many, then using Flying Thunder God Technique to bypass them.
When Taiichi finally saw the Jinchuriki after passing through layers of obstacles, the Jinchuriki was just about to unleash a Tailed Beast Ball.
Following the direction of the Tailed Beast Ball, Taichi turned his head and looked over. In just a moment, a dazzling burst of light came over, followed by a loud "boom".
That direction was the location of the command post. Although they believed that Jiraiya and the others would not die quietly because of a Tailed Beast Ball, worry was inevitable.
On the entire battlefield, it wasn't just Taiichi who was drawn to this massive explosion; all the Konoha and Sunagakure ninjas witnessed it.
Immediately, Sunagakure erupted in a huge cheer, and morale soared to its peak in an instant.
On the other hand, Konoha was in a completely different situation. Their own command post had been destroyed, so how could they possibly fight this war?
Fortunately, before everyone's spirits could dampen, three white signal flares rose up from the rear, informing the ninjas at the front that there was no danger in the rear and that they could continue fighting.
On the battlefield, the intensity of the battle between the two sides immediately rose to a new level.
But none of this mattered to Taiichi. As the explosion occurred, Taiichi's fist hardened. He sheathed his sword on his back and instantly rushed towards the tailed beast.
At this point, the Jinchuriki's body had swelled to over 5 meters tall, and he no longer looked human. At this height, the short sword posed no threat to his body, so it was better to use his fists directly.
Taiichi's momentum was too fast and too sudden. Just as the Jinchuriki finished releasing the Tailed Beast Ball and relaxed, a fist slammed hard into the Tailed Beast's chest.
With the added strength, the tailed beast's chest immediately caved in, and the entire beast was sent flying like a cannonball by Taichi's punch, leaving behind only a large amount of sand flying in all directions.
This scene was truly awe-inspiring. A tiny person, just over a meter tall, punched a giant object more than five meters tall away. The sheer contrast created a powerful and intimidating effect that was no less than that of the Hair-Tailed Beast Ball.
Many people witnessed this scene, and because of their location, the vast majority of them were from Sunagakure. Their morale, which had just been soaring, was momentarily dampened. While it didn't quite collapse, it certainly stopped rising.
"Bastard—bastard—bastard—I'm going to kill you—I'm going to kill you!"
An angry roar came from not far away. The Jinchūriki stood up in anger, and in just a short while, his chest had fully recovered, and his height had increased to more than six meters.
With a flick of his arm, a large number of sand shuriken flew towards Taiichi.
Taiichi raised an eyebrow. As expected of a Jinchuriki, even the One-Tailed Beast is not so easy to deal with.
Without backing down, he charged straight at the sand shuriken, small water bullets constantly condensing around him to deflect the shuriken that could harm him. As for those that he couldn't block, he simply shifted his footing slightly and easily dodged them.
Rushing to the Jinchuriki, Taiichi, whose height now only reached the Jinchuriki's calves, didn't hesitate and threw a punch directly at him. However, having learned his lesson, the Jinchuriki was prepared, and the area hit by the punch became soft, greatly reducing the destructive power of Taiichi's punch.
However, this was not unexpected for Taiyi. If one punch wasn't enough, he would throw two punches, and if two punches weren't enough, he would throw three.
In the blink of an eye, Taiyi unleashed five powerful punches in a row, shattering even the softest sand mist into pieces.
The broken leg clearly disrupted the balance of the Jinchūriki, and his massive body crashed to the ground, which benefited Taiichi.
He quickly circled around to the head of the Jinchūriki and swung his fist down again.
Perhaps his true form was hidden here. When Taiichi attacked his head, the Jinchuriki panicked completely. His arms thrashed wildly at his head, seemingly without any strategy, but combined with his massive size, it forced people to back away.
Taiichi, who had stepped back, finally understood that the Sand Village's Jinchūriki, despite his immense power, had absolutely no experience in applying it. He estimated that since becoming a Jinchūriki, he had never used Shukaku's power.
With his current mediocre physique and complete lack of combat experience, he was able to be pinned down and beaten by Taiyi for so long. But regardless, his strength was indeed astonishing; even Taiyi dared not be hit by a single casual attack from him.
The Jinchuriki, now standing up again, was beyond furious. He kept shouting "Kill you, kill you!" His eyes were fixed on Taiichi, and his hands swung wildly, sending a barrage of sand kunai flying towards Taiichi.
Unlike before, as their size continues to increase, these sand kunai are also getting bigger, and now each sand kunai is as thick as a person's arm.
The air was bombarded by kunai above, and the situation below was equally turbulent. Large amounts of sand, controlled by the Jinchūriki, swirled towards Taiichi, forcing him to constantly run to evade these attacks.
Seeing that the Jinchūriki was becoming more and more accustomed to his power, Taichi no longer hesitated. Seizing the opportunity, he shot a Flying Thunder God Kunai upwards towards the Jinchūriki. When it reached its highest point, his figure vanished instantly. On the spot, the Kunai and Sandstorm rushed in at the same time, but unfortunately, they missed.
Three meters above the Jinchūriki, Taichi's figure appeared out of thin air. At this moment, his hands had already completed the hand seals, and a fire dragon was spewed out of his mouth.
Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet.
At a distance of only three meters, the bright golden flames reached their peak and instantly engulfed the Jinchūriki's entire body. Under the scorching heat, the sand around the Jinchūriki immediately melted and flowed down his tall body.
"Ah—ah"
A series of piercing screams emanated from inside the giant beast's body below, it was unclear whether the Jinchūriki's physical body had been injured.
The battle here naturally attracted the attention of many people, especially the high-ranking officials in Sunagakure, who focused 80% of their attention on the Jinchuriki.
Initially, they didn't take Taichi's challenge to the Jinchuriki seriously. After all, without a relatively effective ninjutsu, dealing with a behemoth like a Tailed Beast would be extremely difficult. However, their mindset changed after Taichi defeated the Jinchuriki one after another.
Especially after this fire escape technique, a loud shout came from their mouths.
"Quickly, stop Matsushita Taichi!"