Boom… Boom…
A disheveled figure constantly dodged and leaped about. Borrowing the Tailed Beast's chakra, the Six-Tails Jinchuriki Utakata's strength and speed had received a considerable boost. He swiftly dodged the Water Dragon Bullets that came one after another. However, the current him, who had just turned nineteen, was still quite a distance away from his future self who had much better control over the Tailed Beast's power. Facing the encirclement and suppression of the Mist Village elite ninjas, he was ultimately overwhelmed.
In a moment of carelessness, he was violently blasted away by a water dragon.
"Gah…" Utakata vomited blood, his face twisted in pain. Enduring the agony, he crawled up in a sorry state. If he hadn't used his tail to block the incoming water dragon at the critical moment, he would have already been heavily injured.
"Utakata, you have nowhere left to run. Surrender obediently!"
Ao's right eye corner bulged with veins as he activated his Byakugan to constantly lock onto the Six-Tails Jinchuriki. He shouted loudly.
"Unless you take my corpse back!"
Utakata stabilized his stance. His gaze was filled with determination. Unhurriedly wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, a large amount of bubble-like dark red chakra surged from his body.
"Not good…" Ao's expression changed drastically. "Everyone, retreat quickly…"
But it was already too late.
In an instant, Utakata entered Tailed Beast Transformation. Several tails emerged from his back. Like a true monster, wrapped in a dark red chakra cloak, he was now completely unrecognizable as himself.
Swish…
His speed was shockingly fast. He charged straight at the nearest Mist Anbu member. Like a swift ghost, his terrifying claws directly pierced through the man's chest.
"Gah…" That Mist Anbu member's eyes widened as he vomited blood and lost all signs of life.
But Utakata didn't stop. He charged toward another Mist Anbu member.
"What a troublesome guy…"
In the blink of an eye, witnessing this scene, Terumi Mei's expression changed. Unable to sit still any longer, she finally took action.
Her hands flew through seals as she exhaled sharply.
"Boil Release: Melting Monster Technique!"
A terrifyingly corrosive liquid suddenly poured down toward the half-Tailed Beast transformed Utakata.
Swish!
In an instant, Utakata's hairs stood on end. He dodged frantically. But his arm was still grazed by the terrifying corrosive solution.
Hiss… Hiss…
The chakra covering his right arm was directly dissolved, and even his skin was corroded. It became a bloody mess, revealing the white bones underneath. It made one's scalp tingle.
"Roar——"
As if enraged, the half-Tailed Beast transformed him roared furiously.
"Fwoosh——" He suddenly spat out highly corrosive acidic gas toward Terumi Mei ahead. But Terumi Mei dodged with extreme speed.
"Mei-sama, the Six-Tails' ability is very similar to your Boil Release and Lava Release bloodline limits. Be careful!"
Ao shouted a reminder.
This Terumi Mei-sama not only possessed an enchanting appearance and figure, but also terrifying strength to match. She was the only one in the Mist Village capable of combining multiple chakra nature transformations within her body to possess two bloodline limits. She had both Lava Release and Boil Release bloodline limits.
"Roar…"
The Six-Tails Jinchuriki roared. One terrifying chakra tail after another suddenly extended. Like cannonballs, they shot straight toward Terumi Mei. Fast as lightning.
"I know…"
Terumi Mei's expression changed. She kept retreating and dodging. But it was too late. A massive chakra tail ruthlessly pierced through her body.
"Mei Captain…" The Mist Anbu members' expressions changed drastically.
But the Terumi Mei who had been pierced turned into a puddle of water.
Swish…
In the blink of an eye.
Several meters away.
A graceful figure emerged from a puddle left behind by the previous battle.
"Ahahaha~ What a brutal man. Have you been provoked?"
The unharmed Terumi Mei's gaze sharpened. She quickly formed seals and attacked again.
Locking onto the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, she opened her mouth and exhaled sharply.
"Boil Release: Water Bullet!"
Swish… Swish…
One highly corrosive solution projectile after another shot out from her beautiful lips at high speed. In the blink of an eye, they turned into sharp, bullet-like water droplets that shot forward one after another, slamming toward Utakata ahead.
Bang… Bang…
Hiss… Hiss…
The ground and trees were torn apart and corroded one after another. It left one shocking crater after another, making one's hair stand on end.
At the same time, the massive chakra tails that kept waving around also blocked the incoming corrosive solution. They were corroded by the terrifying liquid until they looked terrible. The tails became pitted and full of holes.
Hiss… Hiss…
But in the next moment.
Utakata was not willing to show weakness either. He opened his mouth wide. A large amount of corrosive acid shot out like cannonballs. This forced Terumi Mei and the other Mist Anbu members to change color and dodge.
Boom… Boom…
Hiss… Hiss…
The ground and trees…
Were corroded one after another.
It was horrifying and made one's scalp tingle.
Swish…
Utakata moved with terrifying speed. He charged straight at Terumi Mei like lightning. His body, covered in the Tailed Beast chakra cloak, continuously emitted visible corrosive acid, making one's scalp tingle. He was filled with killing intent.
Swish…
In a moment of carelessness while dodging.
Terumi Mei "screamed."
But her body that had been torn apart turned into a puddle of water.
Swish…
In an instant.
From the ground, Terumi Mei emerged behind the Six-Tails Jinchuriki. She quickly formed seals and exhaled sharply with lightning speed.
"Splash——"
Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!
"Roar…"
A massive water dragon roared as it slammed violently toward the Six-Tails Jinchuriki, who was too close to dodge.
Boom! Boom!
In the blink of an eye.
Several massive tails crossed and gathered in front of him. They blocked the terrifying water dragon, canceling out the vast majority of its power.
However, Utakata was still sent flying like a cannonball. He smashed through one giant tree after another. Raising a large cloud of dust.
"An attack of this level probably isn't enough to finish that guy off…"
Terumi Mei thought that with the protection of the Tailed Beast chakra cloak, Utakata was most likely not heavily injured. She was about to charge forward again to press the advantage.
"This is bad, Mei-sama…"
At this moment, Ao, who had his Byakugan activated, couldn't help but change color. "The Sannin from Konoha is leading people and rapidly approaching this location!"
"What?!"
Terumi Mei was startled. Her charging figure paused.
"Roar——"
At this moment.
The Six-Tails Jinchuriki, who had been blasted away by the Water Dragon Bullet but wasn't seriously injured, roared furiously.
Swish… Astonishing chakra continuously gathered.
A black-and-red Tailed Beast Bomb, roughly the size of a human head, condensed at a visible speed in front of his wide-open bloody maw.
"Not good, that's a Tailed Beast Bomb…"
Thanks to the Byakugan's observational power, Ao, who noticed it first, changed color once again.
He shouted loudly, "Everyone, dodge!"
Swish——
In the blink of an eye.
A terrifyingly powerful miniature Tailed Beast Bomb shot toward the greatly alarmed Terumi Mei and the others with a piercing sound.
Boom! Boom!
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