Uchiha's personal opinion

A highly condensed fireball erupted from the head of Susanoo, instantly transforming into a sea of ​​fire that engulfed the entire tailed beast's body in flames.

"This……"

The eight-tailed Gyūki, who had been observing the battle from inside Burubi's body, suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Under the burning heat of the Flame Release, he felt his connection with the Jinchuriki host slowly weakening, and he even showed signs of falling into a deep sleep.

"The power of the Mangekyou Sharingan..."

The Eight-Tailed Gyūki immediately shouted in Burubi's mind, "Don't get entangled with him! Don't get entangled with him! His genjutsu power can even hypnotize tailed beasts!"

"Understood! I'll finish this quickly!"

Brubi immediately noticed her own unusual behavior.

But he no longer dodged, instead manipulating the other two octopus tentacles to wrap around Susanoo's body again, clinging tightly to Susanoo despite being repeatedly beaten.

"A hundred million wrathful slaves!"

Under Brubi's control, the bull's head, which was the body of a tailed beast, sprayed a large amount of ink at Susanoo, which turned into black clones that tried to grab Susanoo's limbs.

Black ink stains also spread across Susanoo's body along with the black clones.

Uchiha Tokumitsu felt that the area where the ink traces touched immediately became sluggish, as if it were sealed in amber.

"The sealing techniques that tailed beasts possess..."

Although Uchiha Tokumitsu wasn't particularly skilled at unsealing techniques, he had his own methods to break free from their effects.

"Fire Release: Fire Sacrifice!"

Purple flames erupted from Susanoo's body, suppressing the spreading ink.

Immediately, the fire-release power of Susanoo left its body, transforming into a Hokage figure that pushed forward with an elbow strike, forcefully pushing apart the tightly packed tailed beast bodies.

Uchiha Tokumitsu then manipulated the left arm of Susanoo to break free from the octopus tentacles, and once again condensed a Yasakani no Magatama, which he then stabbed into the body of the Eight-Tails, Gyūki.

"Zi!"

The Yasakani no Magatama, thrusting at close range, pierced the tailed beast's body like a hot knife through butter.

"Moo!"

This time, even the eight-tailed Gyūki, which was tightly sealed by the iron armor, couldn't help but let out a shrill scream.

"What are you yelling about! It's not over yet!"

With a cruel smile on his face, Uchiha Tokumitsu viciously condensed another Yasakani no Magatama and stabbed it into Burubi's tailed beast body once more.

He was disgusted when a large minotaur grabbed him at close range!

After stabbing four Yasaka Magatama in a row, Uchiha Tokumitsu controlled Susanoo and made a Tiger Seal.

"burst!"

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!"

The limbs of the tailed beast's body were all severed.

"Untie the tail seal!"

Immediately, Susanoo's right arm grabbed the bull's head of the tailed beast's body and activated the technique to release the seal.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

Brubi let out a continuous, mournful cry.

The tailed beast's body also began to show signs of disintegration.

"Hold on! You have to hold on!"

The Eight-Tailed Gyūki screamed loudly in Burubi's mind, trying to awaken the Jinchūriki host who was suffering endless pain.

Although freedom is very precious, it would rather remain imprisoned in the dark and sunless seal than fall into the hands of the Uchiha clan.

"Give me your body!"

Just as the seal on the iron armor was about to be broken by the unsealing magic seal, the Eight-Tailed Gyūki roared and took control of the body.

"boom!"

A wisp of green smoke burst out.

"Octopus Leg Clone Technique!"

The tailed beast bull's head, held in Susanoo's giant hand, transformed into an octopus tentacle amidst the blue smoke.

Beneath the tailed beast's body appeared a bottomless, dark cave.

The Eight-Tailed Gyūki had already broken free of control using its unique octopus leg clone technique and escaped underground.

"This……"

Uchiha Tokumitsu was also stunned.

Is this considered a tailed beast version of cutting off one's tail to survive?

Chapter 226 Wind, Fire, Mountain and Forest

Although the battlefield between the Shogunate and the Hidden Cloud Village was vast, the clash between the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki and the Susanoo, two colossal spirits, was still witnessed by everyone.

With Burubi's defeat and escape, the Cloud Village, which had been putting up a fierce resistance, immediately panicked.

On the other side of the outskirts, Hanzo the Salamander, who was leading the third combat echelon to harass and contain the enemy, saw this and gave the order to launch a full-scale attack. He himself took the lead and charged into the Cloud Village's position.

Ai, who was locked in a fierce battle with Sakumo Hatake, was also somewhat flustered.

After forcing Sakumo Hatake back with a palm strike, A once again gathered a high intensity of Lightning Release chakra in his palm.

This time, he only had two fingers raised on his palm.

Although he wasn't yet proficient enough at activating such a powerful secret technique, he couldn't care less about that now.

We must go all out and kill or wound Hatake Sakumo before we can turn the tide of the battle!

Ai secretly hardened his heart, his eyes fixed on Hatake Sakumo.

Sensing the powerful chakra fluctuations in Ai's palm, Hatake Sakumo's expression also became very serious.

He sheathed the White Fang short sword, stepped forward with his right foot, bent over to lower his center of gravity, and placed his right hand on the hilt.

"It should be the Iaijutsu of the sword-drawing technique..."

Based on Hatake Sakumo's posture, Ai Ye deduced his intentions.

But this is good, because both sides are willing to fight to the death, which can decide the outcome in one move!

"The blade's trajectory should be towards my chest or wrist, so I'll use my ribs to take the hit and directly pierce through the center..."

Ai secretly anticipated Hatake Sakumo's movements and adjusted his body with minimal movement, preparing for an explosion.

Lightning Release chakra leaves flowed continuously throughout the body, protecting vital parts.

Sakumo Hatake's fingers flicked rapidly across the hilt of his sword, tiny, condensed bolts of electricity dancing between his fingers.

It looks like some kind of incredible skill.

Although there was no information about Sakumo Hatake's technique in the Cloud Village's intelligence, Ai's heart calmed down a little.

It seems they're really planning to unleash their ultimate moves in a head-to-head battle...

Are you ready to face death?

Feeling fully prepared, Ai revealed a cruel grin, his heavy aura locking onto Hatake Sakumo; at the same time, he also felt a chilling sharpness pointing towards his chest.

"It not only determines who is superior, but also decides life and death..."

Sakumo Hatake's tone was unusually cold.

"I had long heard of Mr. Sakumo's reputation, but today's battle has proven it to be well-deserved, however..."

Aiden paused, then opened his mouth slightly again.

Sakumo Hatake's ears twitched slightly, as if he were listening intently.

"Hell Thrust, Two-Pronged Strike!"

Ai Hanran unleashed his secret technique, transforming into a bolt of lightning as he swung his palm straight at Hatake Sakumo's head.

Hatake Sakumo seemed to be distracted for a moment and couldn't react at all. Even his prepared sword-drawing technique only resulted in half of the blade being drawn before Ai's palm touched his forehead.

"A perfect strike!"

Ai was overjoyed to feel the tactile feedback of her fingertips touching her skin.

"go to hell……"

With a forward thrust of the palm, the two-handed technique pierced smoothly into Sakumo Hatake's head.

"Perfect kill..."

A happy smile appeared on Ai's face.

But the tactile feedback at his fingertips immediately changed his expression.

"wrong!"

Sensing something was wrong, "Sakumo Hatake," whose skull had been pierced by Nihonkan's hand, turned into a wisp of green smoke.

"This……"

Overwhelmed with joy and shock, Ai's mind went blank for a moment.

"Shadow Clone..."

His mind immediately conjured up intelligence analyses regarding the ambush in the Land of Whirlpools—

Sakumo Hatake used a similar method to assassinate a ninja swordsman from Kirigakure...

"Konoha Sword Technique Ultimate Technique: Thousand Years of Death!"

A sharp glint from behind confirmed Ai's idea.

Sakumo Hatake, who had somehow replaced himself with a shadow clone, emerged from the ground, wielding blades in both hands, with an extremely condensed lightning chakra at the tip of the blades, and fiercely stabbed between his thighs.

"Bah!"