Akimichi Choza showed no fear.
The long staff in his hand whirled rapidly, seemingly carrying a hint of the Sarutobi Clan's staff techniques, and at the opportune moment, he struck the Tailed Beast on its chin, sending the Wind Release Ninjutsu flying obliquely into the sky.
The remaining several big fat men all attacked together, some grabbing its tail, some embracing its head from behind, some pulling its arms; they were like a group of hospitable hosts, holding down the Tailed Beast, this unwelcome guest, and dragging it out of the Village.
Ino re-tied her hair into a ponytail and stood in front, retreating while looking at the furiously roaring One-Tail Shukaku.
It must be said, she was very good at attracting aggro, and One-Tail Shukaku also remembered her.
That guy secretly siphoned my Chakra before! It hurt so much, I'd recognize it even if it turned to ash.
Let's settle both old and new grudges!
Ignoring the more than ten big fat men clinging to its body, Ichibi opened its massive mouth again.
"Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet"
The Tailed Beast Chakra transformed into a giant sphere of wind, whistling as it hurtled towards Ino.
She quickly formed hand signs.
"Wind Release: Great Vacuum Sphere!"
Ino's Great Vacuum Sphere was considered fast and fierce at the Ninja level, but compared to the Wind Release Ninjutsu used by the Tailed Beast, it was insufficient.
Upon contact, the Great Vacuum Sphere was shattered by the Drilling Air Bullet.
She had no choice but to leap, narrowly dodging the wind bullet.
Seeing a large crater where she had just stood, she was somewhat horrified; the Tailed Beast was indeed extraordinary, a casual wind bullet had such power.
Her Wind Release level wasn't high enough; she still needed to use Water Release!
Seeing that the more than ten big fat men were somewhat exhausted, she told them to clear the front, and at the same time, quickly formed hand signs: "Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!"
A massive current of water appeared out of thin air, a surging flood covering the sky and earth, carrying immense force, attempting to sweep away One-Tail Shukaku.
A fully manifested Tailed Beast and a sealed Gaara were completely different concepts.
Ino's Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave had just been released and hadn't even reached the Tailed Beast's feet when boundless yellow sand appeared out of thin air, continuously attacking the Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave; the water flow was rapidly consumed, and more sand constantly gushed out.
Within a mere ten seconds, a stalemate ensued; to the east was rolling yellow sand, its ferocity and heat palpable even from dozens of meters away.
To the west was an overwhelming flood, calm yet full of power.
Ino's Chakra was much stronger than that of an ordinary Ninja, but compared to a Tailed Beast, the difference was clearly significant.
One-Tail Shukaku's yellow sand and Ino's Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave clashed fiercely; yellow sand and torrents collided, and a dense mud rain fell from the sky, which then turned into fist-sized yellow mud clumps.
The yellow sand came on aggressively, swirling and rolling in the air, growing larger and larger; Ino continuously applied more force, but her water flow was still at a disadvantage.
Shiranui Genma was also on the scene; he continuously used two Fire Release Ninjutsu, then threw more than ten Kunai forward, backward, left, and right, even spitting out the senbon he held in his mouth, attempting to attract the Tailed Beast's attention, but the Tailed Beast's defense was astonishing, and the curse marks on Shukaku's body also provided considerable defensive effects; he didn't even glance at Shiranui Genma's attacks, single-mindedly confronting Ino.
The Konoha princess's decline became increasingly apparent, her water flow already squeezed into an extremely confined space.
At a critical moment, Sasuke, stepping on water, charged out from the side.
Chidori, carrying a sharp buzzing sound, fiercely pierced the Tailed Beast's backside.
Sasuke moved extremely fast; Chidori pierced the Tailed Beast's large backside, his hand to his elbow completely sinking into the Tailed Beast's body; he lifted his left foot, stomped hard on the Tailed Beast's backside, deftly using the leverage, his body like a taut bow, and after straightening, he used the force of a backflip to quickly withdraw his arm, creating some distance, gathering Lightning Release Chakra, let out a loud shout, and charged again, delivering another Chidori to the same spot.
Two consecutive Lightning Release Ninjutsu made the Tailed Beast instinctively turn its head, wanting to see which little fly was provoking it.
Then, the big fat men of the Akimichi Clan rushed up again and gave him a beating.
Relying on their continuous efforts to attract attention, the Nara Clan Ninja finally found an opportunity to attack.
This time, Nara Shikaku, the clan head himself, made the move; his shadow, like a sharp arrow, quickly merged into the Tailed Beast's shadow from the side.
The Nara Clan's Jonin, Chunin, and Genin, including Shikamaru, all successively merged their shadows, like fishbones, from the left and right sides into Shikaku's shadow; the black shadow coiled and twisted, rapidly covering the Tailed Beast's entire body from its feet; its movements became increasingly sluggish, and after receiving support from his clansmen, Shikaku's side trembled slightly, but he still managed to control the Tailed Beast's movements.
"No, the Tailed Beast's resistance is even stronger than I expected; you must injure it, hurry, use whatever techniques you have!" Through Inoichi's sensory transmission, he conveyed his thoughts to all the Ninja present, even Naruto and Sasuke, and Shiranui Genma were within communication range.
Encountering such a strange Ninjutsu for the first time, Naruto rubbed his head, suspecting he was hallucinating.
Sasuke, on the other hand, looked serious, preparing to hit Ichibi with another Chidori.
"Can your hand still use Chidori? Take a break, let me handle this." Ino stopped him.
After continuously using Chidori, Sasuke's right hand was almost scorched.
She still had powerful Ninjutsu.
To repel the Tailed Beast, she revealed a trump card, a Ninjutsu she created herself.
Ino let out a soft cry, creating two Shadow Clones; her own main body continuously converted Chakra into poison, one Shadow Clone used Water Release, and another Shadow Clone used Wind Release.
Using the knowledge she learned from Jiraiya and Asuma, the hand sign sequences for these three Ninjutsu she was now performing were completely different, yet they appeared unusually harmonious.
Ino first sprayed poison mist, then the Water Release turned the poison mist into poisonous water, and finally, the Wind Release expanded the range of the poisonous water to its maximum.
"Compound Ninjutsu: Poisonous Pufferfish!"
The purple poisonous water rapidly condensed into shape, then, accelerated by the Wind Release, it shot towards the Tailed Beast like dense raindrops.
Ichibi was now in its complete form, using Gaara's body; it also possessed some of Gaara's abilities, such as the Sand Shield.
The Nara Clan's Shadow Imitation Technique only controlled its body; these sands, however, could not be controlled.
Facing the poisonous rain, he quickly raised a Sand Shield for defense.
The incredibly thick Sand Shield was instantly riddled with holes by the poisonous rain; the corrosive nature of the poison was far greater than the previous water bubbles, and droplets the size of spit could create a fist-sized hole; behind the Sand Shield were the Sand Armor and Sand Clone, all three layers of defense were broken, and the remaining poisonous water largely hit the Tailed Beast's body.
The poison even penetrated the sand-transformed Tailed Beast body, causing immense damage to Gaara inside.
Gaara, who had been knocked unconscious by the Tailed Beast's terrifying killing intent, slowly regained consciousness; he felt pain, extreme pain, even more painful than when the Five Elements Seal was applied or when the Tailed Beast Chakra was extracted.
Through the Tailed Beast's eyes, he finally saw his enemy clearly, "What the hell, it's you again? How much hatred do you have for me?"
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