The Three-Tails' single eye bulged wide, its pupil filled with indignation and rage.
It had lived for so long; when had it ever suffered such an insult?
Back then, the Six Paths Sage treated it with respect, Uchiha Madara had to put in some effort to capture it, and the Jinchuriki treated it like an ancestor—
Now, it was being beaten into the ground by a little wolf cub that appeared out of nowhere with a pillar of lightning?
"Roar—!!!"
It let out a heaven-shaking roar, its Chakra surging wildly throughout its body!
Since one Tailed Beast Ball wasn't enough, then—
Ten!
The Three-Tails opened its massive mouth, and Tailed Beast Chakra poured out as if it cost nothing! One, two, three... a total of ten Tailed Beast Balls lined up above its head, each ten meters in diameter!
Yang Jiu raised an eyebrow.
"Oh, getting desperate?"
A ruthless glint flashed in the Three-Tails' single eye.
Go to hell!!!
Ten Tailed Beast Balls were fired simultaneously, trailing black flames as they roared toward Yang Jiu in the sky!
The scene blotted out the sun, terrifying to the extreme!
Yang Jiu watched the ten whistling Tailed Beast Balls approach, his lips slowly curling into a smile.
"Now this is getting interesting."
He opened his large mouth, lightning surging wildly through his body. Golden arcs of electricity erupted from beneath his fur, converging in his mouth like countless small snakes!
In the sky, dark clouds churned and thunder rolled. The already dim sky became even more oppressive, as if doomsday had arrived.
The next moment—
"Roar—!"
A terrifying golden pillar of lightning erupted from his mouth!
The lightning pillar was as thick as a mountain, formed purely of condensed lightning. Carrying an aura that could destroy heaven and earth, it swept toward the ten Tailed Beast Balls!
Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!
A series of deafening explosions echoed through the sky!
Gold and black collided, tore, and devoured each other wildly in mid-air! The blinding light illuminated the entire world, making even the sun pale in comparison!
The shockwave rippled out like a tsunami. The lake water within a ten-kilometer radius evaporated instantly, revealing the parched lakebed! Countless boulders were sent flying and turned into dust!
The Three-Tails' massive forty-nine-meter-long body was flipped over by the shockwave, rolling three times across the dry lakebed and smashing countless boulders!
It struggled to climb back up, its single eye looking toward the sky.
Then, it froze.
In the sky.
All ten Tailed Beast Balls were annihilated.
And that damned silver-gold giant wolf was still hovering there, lightning dancing around its body, as if that strike just now had been done effortlessly.
Yang Jiu lowered his head, looking at the wretched giant beast below, a cold curve curling on his lips.
"Isobu."
His voice was low like thunder, spreading across the entire dry lakebed.
"Whatever Moves you have left, go ahead and use them."
He paused.
"Don't say I didn't give you a chance."
A hint of shock appeared in the Three-Tails' single eye.
It looked at the silver-gold figure in the sky and suddenly remembered a long, long time ago—
Those two tiny humans.
One was named Uchiha Madara, and the other was named Senju Hashirama.
They were just like this, standing before it, looking down at it with that condescending gaze.
But this little wolf cub wasn't as detestable as those two humans yet.
One of those bastards caught it like a pet, and the other hit it like a punching bag.
And this little wolf cub...
At least he was giving it a chance?
It was just that he struck too hard, unloading everything against an old fellow like it; it hurt like hell.
The Three-Tails bared its teeth and shook its head, the broken shells on its back still throbbing with pain.
Just then.
In the sky, the dark clouds churned again.
This time, the thunderclouds covered the entire sky, plunging dozens of miles into darkness.
Within the cloud layer, countless golden arcs of electricity jumped, intertwined, and roared, as if thousands of lightning dragons were tumbling inside.
The power was more terrifying than any time before.
Yang Jiu hovered beneath the thunderclouds, lightning surging wildly around him, making him look like a God of Thunder descending upon the mortal world.
"This next strike—"
His voice descended from the heavens like a divine proclamation.
"Is called Lightning Punishment."
"If you can withstand it, I'll let you go."
"If you can't—"
He paused, a hint of playfulness flashing in his golden eyes.
"You'll follow me from now on."
The Three-Tails' pupil constricted suddenly.
Having lived for a thousand years, when had it ever been threatened like this?
Even those two bastards back then only sealed it; they never said anything like "follow me"!
It was a Tailed Beast!
A being created by the Six Paths Sage!
How could it follow a little wolf cub that came out of nowhere?
But it didn't have time for anger.
Because the thunderclouds in the sky had already brightened to the extreme.
The light was so blinding that one couldn't open their eyes, as if a thousand suns were hanging overhead simultaneously.
That golden sky was reflected in the Three-Tails' single eye.
The next moment—
A terrifying lightning pillar a hundred meters in diameter crashed down!
In that instant, the world lost its color.
The Three-Tails' pupil shrank to the size of a needle!
Having lived for a thousand years, it knew the power of this strike all too well—if it were hit head-on, it would probably have to be reborn again.
Escape!
It had to escape!
Its forty-nine-meter-long body exploded with unprecedented power, its three giant tails swinging wildly, and its limbs pushing off the dry lakebed with sudden force!
Boom!
Its massive body shifted a hundred meters to the left by sheer force!
The lightning pillar crashed down, grazing its body!
But it was still half a step too slow.
The diameter of that golden lightning pillar was too large—a hundred meters! Even after shifting a hundred meters, a portion of its massive body was still exposed within the range of the lightning!
Rumble—!!!
The golden lightning poured down, grazing the right side of its body!
The Three-Tails let out a shrill roar: "Roar—!!!"
The armor on the right side of its back shattered instantly in the lightning! Those hard, blue-gray shells were like paper, torn to shreds by the electricity! The dark red flesh beneath was revealed, emitting charred smoke under the burning of the lightning!
Of the three giant tails, the one on the right was closest to the lightning pillar; swept by the aftershock, a third of the tail tip exploded on the spot! Flesh flew and shell fragments scattered!
The shockwave rippled out like a tsunami, violently flipping the Three-Tails' body!
It tumbled three times in the air and crashed heavily a kilometer away!
Boom!!!
Another loud bang as a giant crater was smashed into the ground!
The Three-Tails lay at the bottom of the crater, its body twitching, blood pouring from its shattered armor and staining the rocks beneath it red.
It struggled to lift its head, its single eye looking toward where the lightning pillar had fallen.
There, in the originally dry lakebed, a charred crater hundreds of meters in diameter and bottomless appeared.
Blue smoke was still rising from the bottom of the pit, and the rocks at the edges had been melted by the high temperature, flowing into charred rivers of lava.
If it hadn't dodged just now...
If it had been even a second slower...
The Three-Tails didn't dare to think further.
It had lived for a thousand years, from the era of the Six Paths Sage until now, and had experienced countless battles—being sealed, reborn, controlled, and reborn again.
But never had there been a time that made it feel so close to death while personally fighting.
In the sky, the dark clouds slowly dispersed.
Sunlight fell once more, shining on the Three-Tails' scarred body.
Yang Jiu descended from the sky, landing on the edge of the giant crater.
His ten-meter-tall silver-gold body shone brilliantly in the sunlight, as if that earth-shattering strike just now had been effortless for him.
He looked down at the dying giant beast at the bottom of the pit, a hint of surprise flashing in his golden eyes.
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