"Roar…"
Boom… Boom…
Under the pitch-black night sky, the Six-Tails was incomparably violent.
Its massive milky-white body rumbled forward.
It crushed large swathes of trees, and the mucus seeping from its body corroded the ground.
"Fwoosh——"
Accompanied by violent wind pressure.
It opened its massive mouth and spewed out white gas.
It surged straight toward Terumi Mei, Tsunade, Akira Ren, Shizune, and the others.
"Careful, that's acidic gas. Don't let it touch you!"
Terumi Mei's expression changed.
She kindly warned them.
At the same time, she and the Mist Anbu members — including Ao, who had already been on high alert — all retreated immediately.
Swish! Swish!
Tsunade, Akira Ren, Shizune, Karin, and the others also retreated far away at the first opportunity.
They narrowly avoided the Six-Tails' attack.
Hiss… Hiss…
Large areas of trees were directly corroded by the white acidic gas.
Within a radius of over a hundred meters, the forest that had been filled with towering ancient trees and lush foliage was corroded and dissolved in the blink of an eye, leaving only a bald patch of withered, unrecognizable dead wood.
It made one's scalp tingle.
"So this is… a Tailed Beast?"
Karin looked at the bald forest and felt a chill run down her spine. "Just breathing out is even more terrifying than Lord Katsuyu's acid…"
"Lady Tsunade, are you really not going to intervene?"
Shizune couldn't help but look at Tsunade.
She knew very well that Tsunade had wanted to use the Six-Tails Jinchuriki from the beginning to test the power of Wood Release.
Now that the Six-Tails was right in front of them.
Was she really going to give up just like that?
"Do you think they can handle the rampaging Six-Tails alone?" Tsunade watched the Six-Tails Rhinoceros Dog waving its tails and rampaging in the distance. Her expression was calm and unhurried as she spoke lightly.
"Not that easy…"
Akira Ren looked relaxed.
Watching the Mist Village camp led by Terumi Mei in the distance, he smiled and said, "That female Anbu called 'Mei-sama' is Terumi Mei. Although her strength is quite good and she possesses two rare bloodline limits — Boil Release and Lava Release — and is said to be a strong candidate for the next Mizukage…"
"But Boil Release is obviously not very suitable in such an open area, especially when dealing with such a large creature…"
"And her Lava Release is, to some extent, quite similar to the acidic liquid that the Six-Tails can control… Although Lava Release won't be completely ineffective against the Six-Tails, it can be imagined that its effectiveness will be greatly reduced. And when it comes to a ninjutsu barrage against a Tailed Beast with astonishing chakra reserves, she doesn't have much of an advantage in that aspect!"
"Terumi Mei?"
"She actually possesses two bloodline limits?"
Karin and Shizune looked at each other.
Even Tsunade was somewhat surprised.
She hadn't expected Akira Ren to know so much about the other party's information.
Moreover, it was rare for one person to possess two bloodline limits.
After all, not everyone could do what Akira Ren did — easily devouring and fusing others' genetic information with the power of his mutated Wood Release to directly obtain their bloodline limits.
"You brat…"
Tsunade looked at Akira Ren speechlessly.
She guessed that the Six-Tails' rampage was most likely related to Akira Ren.
Moreover, he had directly interrogated for relevant information.
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?
It rampaged right after escaping?
"I'll take the lead. You all support me. We need to end this quickly and suppress it… Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
At this moment.
Terumi Mei gave the order. Her hands flew through seals.
She opened her beautiful lips and exhaled sharply toward the massive slug-like creature.
Splash…
A massive water column shot out from her mouth.
It transformed into a ferocious, roaring water dragon that spun violently.
"Lightning Release: False Darkness!"
Several Mist Anbu members skilled in Lightning Release all attacked together.
Terrifying lightning merged with the massive water dragon.
Crackle! Crackle!
"Roar——"
Intense electricity crackled violently.
The massive water dragon, carrying terrifying lightning, slammed fiercely toward the charging Six-Tails Rhinoceros Dog.
"Water-Lightning Dragon Bullet!"
Boom…
The massive Six-Tails was blasted back continuously, but it wasn't seriously injured.
What was surprising was that it didn't look like an ordinary slug.
It had two short arms and two short legs, allowing it to stand upright.
Moreover, it could freely manipulate its six massive tails.
"Lava Release: Melting Monster Technique!" Terumi Mei formed seals.
She exhaled sharply.
Splash… A large amount of highly corrosive acidic solution poured out.
However, the Six-Tails was not willing to show weakness.
It also opened its mouth and spat out.
Swish…
A stream of strong acid shot out as well.
It collided with the Lava Release solution that Terumi Mei had unleashed.
Boom! Boom!
Hiss… Hiss…
Neither side could overwhelm the other.
They canceled each other out.
"What?!"
Ao was directly stunned.
"Mei-sama's Lava Release was blocked…"
The Mist Anbu members present were also in disbelief.
"Is this the true power of the Six-Tails?" Seeing her usually invincible bloodline limit, Lava Release, being neutralized like this.
Even Terumi Mei felt her heart sink.
Her beautiful face became extremely serious as she felt considerable pressure.
"Wait, that is…"
With veins bulging at the corner of his right eye.
Using the Byakugan's excellent observational power to observe the Six-Tails.
Ao, who had noticed something unusual, suddenly changed color.
He quickly moved to Terumi Mei's side, filled with anxiety, and reported to her, "Mei-sama, the Six-Tails' chakra is abnormal. It seems to be under genjutsu control, just like the Fourth Mizukage…"
"What? It's being controlled?"
Terumi Mei's expression changed drastically.
A genjutsu capable of controlling a Tailed Beast.
It was obviously the Uchiha clan's Sharingan!
She had just exchanged information about Uchiha Madara with Tsunade.
She hadn't expected the Six-Tails to be directly controlled by a Sharingan.
"Little girl from the Mist Village… need help?"
Watching this scene from afar.
Tsunade smiled and asked.
"Hmph, no need to trouble Lady Tsunade. Don't underestimate the ninjas of our Mist Village!" Terumi Mei gritted her teeth and replied. She naturally didn't want to lower her head.
Swish… Swish…
At this moment.
The Six-Tails went berserk.
Piercing sounds tore through the air nonstop.
One highly corrosive acidic liquid projectile after another bombarded wildly toward Terumi Mei and the Mist Anbu members ahead.
"Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
Terumi Mei moved with extreme speed, her hands flying through seals.
She opened her mouth and displayed extremely high proficiency in Water Release.
Splash… An astonishing water column surged forth, forming a massive water wall.
It firmly blocked in front of all the Mist ninjas.
It stopped the acidic liquid projectiles that were bombarding like cannonballs.
Boom… Boom…
Hiss… Hiss…
However—
Before Terumi Mei and the others, who had pulled back some distance, could breathe a sigh of relief.
In the next moment, everyone's expressions changed drastically.
They saw the Six-Tails Rhinoceros Dog open its massive bloody maw.
Swish…
Black-and-blue chakra continuously gathered.
A pitch-black Tailed Beast Bomb, far more exaggerated than the miniature version used by the half-Tailed Beast transformed Utakata and terrifyingly large, appeared.
"Damn it… It's a Tailed Beast Bomb?"
"There's no time to stop it…"
"Everyone, dodge!"
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