Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 255 Cutting Off a Tail

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Shukaku, having reconstituted its head, no longer arrogantly defied everything. Instead, it instinctively jumped back three times, once again distancing itself from Li Yao's Wind Release clone.

"Who...are you?"

The tanuki's face no longer held the arrogant air of "I'm the best in the world" it had at the beginning; it was now afraid of the human standing not far away.

It had no idea the attack was coming; its neck was severed.

If it weren't for its unique physiology, it wouldn't die even if its neck were cut off.

If it were that stinky fox, his neck would be severed, and his chakra would instantly collapse. He could only slowly wait for his chakra to regenerate somewhere.

What exactly was that attack?

Who exactly is this human being?

It is Shukaku, known as the absolute defense of sand, yet this human easily severed its neck.

The key is that it was aware of that attack from beginning to end.

Faced with the terrifying attack of Li Yao's Wind Release clone, Shukaku became afraid and stopped launching attacks indiscriminately after recovering.

It is quite intelligent and knows how to assess situations.

Li Yaofeng's clone chuckled and said, "Who I am is not important. Come on, you can activate the Tailed Beast Ball at will now, let me see the power of Shukaku."

Let's also take a look at the limits of Wind Release slashing!

Li Yaofeng added in his mind, then accelerated and flew over Shukaku to its back, so that when Shukaku used its Tailed Beast Ball, it wouldn't hit Sunagakure.

Are you serious?

Shukaku turned around, a cunning glint in his large tanuki eyes, and laughed, "Don't just talk big."

Yoho!

They also use reverse psychology.

Li Yaofeng, using his clone, chuckled and said, "Come on, use your Tailed Beast Ball. I won't interrupt you this time."

go to hell!

Without saying a word, Shukaku tilted his head back and immediately condensed a Tailed Beast Ball.

Soon, the black chakra sphere Tailed Beast Ball was successfully condensed.

This time, Shukaku learned his lesson and condensed the Tailed Beast Ball as quickly as possible. Although it wasn't the most powerful one, he didn't believe that humans could withstand the attack of the Tailed Beast Ball head-on.

Before this, among the powerful humans who suppressed it, those who faced its Tailed Beast Ball either dodged it or attacked it in advance to make its Tailed Beast Ball miss. No one dared to take its Tailed Beast Ball head-on.

Although this human in front of me possesses that terrifying slashing attack, he certainly can't withstand its Tailed Beast Ball.

"Go to hell, you brat!"

With the Tailed Beast Ball successfully formed, Shukaku regained his composure and launched it at Li Yao's Wind Release clone, all the while adding a curse.

"Wind Release: Wave Slash!"

Faced with Shukaku's Tailed Beast Ball, even though the Tailed Beast Ball was only the size of a water tank and rather small, Li Yao's Wind Release clone still used the maximum Wind Release: Wave Slash.

Clang!

Noisy!

In the center of the transparent slashing wave, the slashing blade, thin enough to cut through molecules, instantly sliced ​​through the Tailed Beast Ball, while the slashing surfaces extending to both sides separated the Tailed Beast Ball to the sides.

In an instant, in mid-air, the Tailed Beast Ball, like a cannonball cut by a blade, split in two and shot backward through both sides of Li Yao's Wind Release clone.

Boom!

Like two small nuclear bombs exploding, the flames exploded far behind Li Yaofeng's clones on both sides, like two small suns rising from the ground, their white light so bright that even the midday sun could not conceal it.

Boom... The shockwave traveled along the ground all the way to Sunagakure Village.

Chiyo and the others, who had already eaten the soldier's ration pills and had a short rest to recover some of their chakra, turned to look when they heard the commotion.

Even the hundred-meter-high stone wall could not block the scorching light generated by the explosion of half of the Tailed Beast Ball.

That destructive power made everyone realize how insignificant their own strength was.

"Quick, little brother, go and take the black pot. I'll go support Fengxing first. We need to help Fengxing seal Shukaku as soon as possible, otherwise, if we continue fighting, Fengxing won't be able to hold on without Magnet Release," Chiyo said quickly.

The difference between having Magnet Release and not having it is significant. Magnet Release can control iron sand to suppress and imprison Shukaku, making it easier to use a seal to seal Shukaku into the black pot.

"Yes, sister." Ebizo accepted the order and left to retrieve the black pot.

The Black Pot is said to be a sealing artifact left behind by the Sage of Six Paths, possessing powerful sealing power. Before there was a Jinchūriki, Shukaku was sealed inside the Black Pot.

"You guys come with me."

Chiyo gathered a few Jonin who had recovered some chakra and ran with them toward the direction where Shukaku and Li Yao's Wind Release clones were fighting.

"quick."

"Let's go support Lord Windwalker!"

Ye Yi and his sister Ye Cang arrived just in time to see Chiyo and the others leaving. He immediately called his sister to follow, and rushed forward himself.

Ye Cang had no choice but to follow.

"Let's go too."

"I'll go too."

Throughout the village, people who came to stop Shukaku followed Chiyo and the others.

"impossible!"

"How could a mere human possibly stop my Tailed Beast Ball!"

Shukaku, the tanuki, stared in disbelief, his face filled with disbelief, repeatedly uttering the impossible.

Li Yaofeng's clone curled his lip upon hearing this. Shukaku was still too ignorant. He had never seen Hashirama use Wood Release: Wood Human Technique to catch the Nine-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball with his bare hands, let alone seen the Wood Human gently pinch the Nine-Tails like a chick, as if afraid of accidentally crushing it.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have uttered such words as "mere human."

"Is that all?"

Li Yao's Wind Release clone flew to Shukaku's side again, taunting, "This time you can gather all the chakra in your body to activate the Tailed Beast Ball, and I won't interrupt you."

Now that Li Yao's Wind Release clone has a real understanding of his own Wind Release slashes, he realizes that even a highly concentrated chakra sphere like the Tailed Beast Ball cannot withstand the cutting power of a Wind Release slash.

In this way, the tailed beasts would have no advantage over Li Yao.

Li Yaofeng's clones are also capable of easily manipulating tailed beasts.

"I'm not playing with you anymore!"

"Go play by yourself!"

Shukaku shamelessly ran away. It's not a real wild beast. Even if it were, it would run away if it encountered an enemy it couldn't defeat.

Li Yao's Wind Release clones could cut through its Tailed Beast Ball, and even if he replaced it with a larger Tailed Beast Ball, he could still cut through it.

That despicable human even tried to trick it into consuming a large amount of chakra to condense a Tailed Beast Ball, preventing it from recovering its chakra in a short time, thus giving the human an opportunity to seal it back into that black teapot. It wasn't that stupid.

"It seems that intelligent beings are different; they're not so stupid."

Li Yao's Wind Release clone was stunned by Shukaku's sudden escape, clearly not expecting that a tailed beast, a creature that deeply hates humans, would choose to run away.

"But... is it really okay for someone with such a huge body to run by jumping?"

A smile appeared on Li Yaofeng's face as he used his clone to strike, then he flicked his right hand and lightly flicked his index finger.

hiss!

In an instant, a slash swept across Shukaku's plump waist as he jumped into the air.

"well?"

The familiar feeling returned, and Shukaku felt a chill in his waist before losing his connection to his lower body once again.

In mid-air, Shukaku's massive body split in two, with its tail, connected to its legs, at the back and its chest, connected to its arms, at the front, staggered from each other.

This scene was witnessed by Chiyo and her group, who had rushed to the stone wall.

"this……"

"Shukaku was..."

"It's been cut in half!!!"

Everyone stared wide-eyed at the sight of Shukaku being cut in half at the waist in the distance, their hearts pounding in shock.

"That bastard is way too strong!"

Yecang stared blankly at this unbelievable scene. The One-Tailed Shukaku, known for its absolute defense, had actually been cut in half at the waist.

Is that bastard's Wind Release slash really that terrifying?

Do they really need to provide support to such a powerful bastard?

Yekura heard Shukaku's sharp words clearly just now.

Even Shukaku was afraid of that bastard and ran away on his own.

Does that bastard really need their support?

At that moment, not only Yekura, but also Chiyo and everyone else who saw Shukaku being cut in half at the waist had the same thought flash through their minds.

Does Fengxing really need their support?

There's absolutely no need for that!

In a short moment, everyone had their answer.

They should just watch the show and wait until Fengxing defeats Shukaku before they seal him away.

Otherwise, if they go now, it will only distract Fengxing from protecting them and become a burden to Fengxing.

(End of this chapter)