Wood Release not only restrains the Nine-Tailed, but all Tailed Beasts, and the Two-Tailed within Yugito's body was also within this range of restraint.
With Asura Chakra, the power of Wood Release naturally carried the properties of the Divine Tree, and if it also had the First Hokage's massive Chakra, suppressing the Nine-Tailed would be like child's play.
Ino was not that strong now; her Wood Release level and Chakra were insufficient. The faint Asura Chakra within her body also couldn't reach the level of the First Hokage during his lifetime. But Wood Release was Wood Release. Flower Release and Grass Release were both forms of Wood Release, with different starting points but the same destination, still possessing the effect of restraining Tailed Beasts.
The plants on the small island began to grow wildly, with decades of growth condensed into a few seconds. Ino's Flower World Advent further conjured a large number of flowers out of thin air.
Driven by the vitality converted from a large amount of Chakra, flowers as large as cartwheels and as small as fists covered the battlefield. When the wind blew, a large amount of pollen filled the air.
Yugito felt Ino suddenly become blurry in her vision and thought she had fallen under a Genjutsu.
The Two-Tailed within her body spoke up to remind her: "It's the effect of pollen."
"Pollen?" Yugito was startled. A Bloodline Limit ability? And it looks like Wood Release? This opponent of hers was stronger than she imagined.
She grew stronger with a strong opponent, her fighting spirit full: "Interesting. A descendant of the Senju Clan of Konoha Village? Matatabi, help me!"
"Alright."
Yugito crouched on all fours, her braided hair completely undone, like a Saiyan transforming. Her hair spread out, and a large amount of cat demon-patterned Chakra appeared on her body's surface. Her eyes turned white, and then she let out a fierce roar. Using the sensitive perception of a feline, she pinpointed Ino's location amidst the swirling pollen.
Her afterimage was still in place, but her body had already moved over ten meters, striking a claw towards Ino's position.
"Hmm? Unaffected?" Seeing the opponent enter a half-Tailed Beast state, moving as fast as if flying, Ino dared not engage in Taijutsu anymore. Like Mario entering a pipe, she leaped into a nearby flower bud. By the time Yugito tore the flower and stem to shreds, Ino was already a hundred meters away.
The battlefield was covered with flowers. She utilized the Ninjutsu characteristics of Flower World Advent and the vision-confusing effect of the pollen, constantly shifting between the numerous flowers.
Pollen fell on Yugito like snowflakes. She knew, even without thinking, that this stuff was bad for her body, so she surrounded herself with Chakra to form a flaming shield.
Ino created vines to entangle and slow her down. Yugito's sharp claws and fangs became deadly weapons. She also spat out a large number of rat-shaped blue Chakra fireballs around herself, burning these vines.
"Fire Rat Ball!"
Blue flames rapidly burned among the plants. The fire rats continuously ran, carving out dozens of fire lines within Ino's Flower World Advent. Not only did these things burn quickly, but they also burned for a long time.
This was the Two-Tailed's Chakra! Ino remained unfazed.
Countless vines emerged from the ground, one after another, tightly entangling the fire rats released by Yugito, then dragging them into the ground, forcibly absorbing and sealing them.
Suppressing and absorbing the Tailed Beast's Chakra were both abilities of Wood Release.
She didn't obscure her vision. The Two-Tailed didn't feel any problem with her Chakra slowly draining away. She even thought Ino was weak, remembering the First Hokage back then... Tsk tsk, the past was unbearable to recall.
"Yugito, I'll give you all my power. Defeat the Konoha Ninja."
"Understood!"
Yugito, using her own consciousness, wielded the Tailed Beast Chakra. She transformed into a giant cat covered in blue demonic patterns, her two long tails rapidly whipping, creating a series of explosive sounds in the air.
Tsunade and the Fourth Raikage were both very nervous; the battle was more intense than they had anticipated.
"Steam Impurities Explosion!" Even with Ninjutsu suppressing the Tailed Beast, Ino still felt the terrifying Intimidation of the Tailed Beast.
Since you've Tailed Beast-ified, I don't need to be polite either.
She summoned the chameleon Kubisaki, let the summoned beast return to its beast form, activated its invisibility, and then released a Fat Ino.
She hadn't even shouted "Cut" yet when she heard a loud "boom." Yugito's intuition was astonishing; she preemptively shredded the Fat Ino with a claw strike, but she underestimated the power of this move.
Although the steam didn't fully accumulate, the hot oil after the explosion still splashed all over her. The huge shockwave also sent her flying dozens of meters away, slamming her into a small mountain.
She was injured.
Countless vines entangled her again, but she forcefully broke free.
The Fat Ino quickly reformed, then exploded twice consecutively, both times skillfully dodged by Yugito.
Ino kept using big moves, and a third of her Chakra disappeared in the blink of an eye.
She didn't want to compete with the Tailed Beast in Chakra, so she continued to increase the output of Flower World Advent. Dense, snake-like vines tightly wrapped around Yugito's legs. The chameleon Kubisaki also revealed itself, its giant tongue wrapping around Yugito's right arm. The largest and most suppressive Rafflesia on the battlefield opened its vibrant petals, and countless white mycelia pierced into Yugito's body. Then the petals closed, firmly securing her left arm and a small part of her body.
Ino, having used Steam Impurities Explosion repeatedly, was also extremely weak. She emerged from Kubisaki's body and, aiming at the crotch of the giant demonic cat that Yugito had become, delivered a kick.
She used the power of Tsunade's Painful Sky Foot for this blow. The demonic cat instinctively let out a yelp, which sounded like she was quite uncomfortable.
Ino showed no respect for the cat's dignity. She spread the five fingers of her right hand, aimed at its belly, and prepared to use the Five Elements Seal.
"Poof!" Suddenly feeling a chill in her lower abdomen, she looked down to see Yugito had exited her Tailed Beast form. Like taking off a sleeve, she allowed the Rafflesia to devour the Two-Tailed Chakra of one arm, restoring her human arm, and then pierced Ino's lower abdomen with her sharp claws, going straight through. The five sword-like claws even twisted clockwise.
"Wah!" Ino spat out a large mouthful of blood. She hadn't expected her opponent to be so ruthless, giving up the Chakra of one Tailed Beast arm without hesitation.
Ino's right hand rested on Yugito's left wrist, and countless vines wrapped around the wound. The opponent wanted to struggle, to create a larger wound, but the Rafflesia sensed Ino's intention. Dense white mycelia pierced her body from the back. These mycelia continuously absorbed her stamina and injected toxins. As a Jinchuriki, her body also grew weaker and weaker.
Neither of them backed down, nor did they utter words of surrender.
They looked at each other, wanting to see who could last until the end.
The blood flowing from Ino's lower abdomen stained the grass beneath her feet red, but she still held onto her opponent's hand tightly. Yugito first exited her half-Tailed Beast state, then gritted her teeth and unleashed a Fire Rat Ball, repelling the chameleon Kubisaki, regaining freedom for her right arm.
Her stamina was almost exhausted, making it impossible to form sharp claws. She could only pull out a Kunai, slowly raise her arm, and slowly stab towards Ino's eye.
Ino raised her other hand, allowing the Kunai to pierce her palm, then spread her five fingers and grabbed her opponent's fist.
The two first stood, then headbutted each other, their faces covered in blood.
"I am a Jinchuriki. I will last until the end. You cannot defeat me and Matatabi." Yugito had long since cast aside the thought of losing face fighting a junior. At this moment, her mouth was full of blood, and she gritted her teeth, using words to exert psychological pressure on her opponent.
Ino was unmoved: "Big sister, my Chakra is very abundant! I can fight all day!"
The truth was, they couldn't even last ten minutes.
Aside from the inappropriate atmosphere, their posture was like a wedding ceremony. The two slowly knelt facing each other, then remained in a stalemate for several more minutes. Exhausted, they both collapsed simultaneously, neither of them getting back up.
There was no victor in this battle; both fell.
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