Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 487 Earth Release Clone Emerging from the Tailed Beast Ball Explosion

"Hmph, arrogant Fourth Tsuchikage, at this distance, you absolutely cannot dodge a Tailed Beast Ball!"

Six kilometers away, on a mountaintop, the Fourth Raikage looked at the small black-purple sphere in front of the Eight-Tails in the distance, a cold smile spreading across his face.

The three guards beside him formed hand seals, ready to receive the shockwave.

"He...is that confident?"

Killer Bee felt a pang of anxiety. His Earth Release clone, Rock, stopped a thousand meters above the Sky Peak Canyon, showing no intention of dodging the approaching Tailed Beast Ball.

Killer Bee and Eight-Tails were initially worried that the Fourth Tsuchikage's speed would make it difficult for them to aim, but now they don't need to worry, as the opponent doesn't dodge at all.

Where did the confidence come from?

Not only Killer Bee was puzzled, but the Eight-Tails was also puzzled. Back then, Hashirama Senju took the Tailed Beast Ball head-on with the Wood Release: Wood Human Technique. The Fourth Tsuchikage actually chose to take the Tailed Beast Ball head-on with his bare body. This was too... disregarding the Eight-Tails.

"Go to hell!"

The Eight-Tails roared, feeling underestimated. Together with Killer Bee, it unleashed a Tailed Beast Ball containing a large amount of chakra, aimed directly at its Earth Release clone, Rock, two kilometers away.

Facing the Tailed Beast Ball, which was as big as a small hill, that was shooting towards him at high speed, Earth Release clone - Ishii opened his arms and imaginary mass of ten million tons was transferred to his body.

In an instant, the density of his physical body reached an extremely terrifying level.

hum!

An invisible wave spread out, and the mountain beneath the Earth Release clone, Shi Yan, cracked open, sending pieces of rock flying towards the Earth Release clone, Shi Yan, in the sky.

The space around him was twisted like waves, and the closer one got to him, the more the space twisted like dense waves.

Not only space, but even light was distorting towards the Earth Release clone - Rock.

In that instant.

In Killer Bee's and the others' view, the location of the Earth Release clone - Ishii was dimly lit and distorted, making it impossible to see his figure clearly.

"What kind of ninjutsu is that?"

Killer Bee and the Eight-Tails were startled at that moment, realizing that Earth Release Clone - Rock Rock had activated some kind of terrifying ninjutsu, but they didn't recognize what kind of ninjutsu it was, nor did they have time to figure it out.

The Tailed Beast Ball, the size of a small hill, crashed into the small body of the Earth Release clone, Shi Yan.

The Tailed Beast Ball, which was originally as solid as steel, should have pushed the Earth Release clone, Rock, backwards by hundreds or even thousands of meters before it would have unleashed its intense energy due to internal instability.

However, at this moment, the Earth Release clone - Rock Rock - was like a sharp nail, piercing and bursting the huge balloon of the Tailed Beast Ball.

boom!

In an instant, a white and red sphere of light with a diameter of more than one kilometer appeared in the sky.

boom!

The terrifying shockwave transformed into a white wave of energy that spread out from around the white and red orb. It was so fast that Killer Bee and the Eight-Tails, who were close to the Earth Release clone - Rock, had no chance to dodge it.

Bang!

The Eight-Tails' massive body was like a tennis ball being hit hard by a white metal baseball bat. In an instant, its entire body seemed to turn into a pancake, bearing immense force, before it suddenly flew towards the direction of Kumogakure.

"Oh no, there's a calculation error!"

"It's too close, it hurts!"

Killer Bee and the Eight-Tails cried out in pain as they were sent flying. They had previously thought that the highly condensed Tailed Beast Ball would push their Earth Release clone, Rock, at least a kilometer away before it exploded, so they did not leave immediately after activating the Tailed Beast Ball.

Unexpectedly, the Earth Release clone, Stone Rock, caused the Tailed Beast Ball to explode the moment it touched it.

The man and the beast had no time to dodge and were directly blasted backward at high speed by the terrifying shockwave, coughing up blood.

Rumble!

The shockwave that sent the eight tails flying was like a massive white wave, crushing the mountains in its path, leaving them as fragile as mud.

The white shockwave only weakened to the point of being unable to destroy the mountain when it spread to a distance of five kilometers, but its power was still comparable to that of a category 18 typhoon.

"Earth Escape..."

Six kilometers away, the Fourth Raikage's three guards immediately used Earth Release: Earth Wall to block the incoming shockwave.

bump bump!

Feeling the earthen wall being bombarded as if by exploding tags, the Fourth Raikage smiled with satisfaction, as if he had finally gotten his revenge.

No one in the entire ninja world could withstand the power of a Tailed Beast Ball, let alone someone using their own body to block it.

The Fourth Tsuchikage is doomed.

"That's... a Tailed Beast Ball!!!"

The enormous ball of light from the Tailed Beast Ball explosion resembled a small sun rising in the sky. Even though it was midday, countless people in the Hidden Cloud Village could see the small sun rising in the sky.

Then, the massive shockwave quickly reached Kumogakure.

Even from ten kilometers away, the shockwave from the Tailed Beast Ball explosion was still incredibly powerful, causing the entire Cloud Thunder Canyon to erupt like a flood, with countless rooftops being blown off.

"what……"

"Help me!"

Many civilians were also blown away.

"Lord Killer Bee is fighting someone, hurry over and help!"

Some ninjas unaware of Killer Bee's actions rushed towards the direction of the Tailed Beast Ball explosion after the shockwave subsided.

Five kilometers from the center of the Tailed Beast Ball explosion.

Clang!

Bang!

The enormous eight-tailed creature crawled out from a pile of rubble and immediately looked up ahead.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, one could still see a large crater extending downwards, growing deeper the further in one went.

"Is he/she dead?"

Killer Bee's eight-tailed eyes, as big as millstones, were fixed on the center of the Tailed Beast Ball explosion. In his mental space, Killer Bee murmured to himself.

At the epicenter of the Tailed Beast Ball explosion, a vacuum was created, and the surrounding smoke and air were converging inward, forming a thick mushroom cloud that rose up.

The Eight-Tails' eyes cannot see it, nor can its chakra senses be detected; it's quite far away.

"Let's go take a look!"

Killer Bee took action; regardless of whether Earth Release clone - Rock Rock - had been killed, they were going to check.

It would be best if he died; if he didn't, it would be shocking, but he must have been seriously injured, and they could finish him off as soon as they arrived.

As for being safe and sound... neither Killer Bee nor the Fourth Raikage, who was also rushing towards the center of the explosion, had that thought.

They didn't believe anyone could survive such a Tailed Beast Ball explosion unscathed.

call out!

Before Killer Bee and Eight-Tails could reach the center of the explosion, Earth Release clone - Rock Rock flew out of the mushroom cloud at great speed, arriving in front of Killer Bee and Eight-Tails a thousand meters in the air in the blink of an eye.

"What?!!"

The Eight-Tails, which was running at high speed, was shocked to see its Earth Release clone, Rock, fly out on its own.

Bang... The eight enormous tentacles of the Eight-Tailed Beast instantly acted like eight brake pads, skidding along the ground for a hundred meters before finally coming to a stop.

"impossible!"

"Absolutely impossible!"

The eight-tailed creature's eyes, as big as millstones, were filled with shock, and its huge mouth emitted deafeningly incredulous words.

Inside the mental space, Killer Bee also had a blank expression.

In the air ahead, the Earth Release clone, Shi Yan, was not only completely unharmed, but his clothes were also intact.

(End of this chapter)