A gentle breeze blew.
The four people in the arena rushed toward each other and began to fight.
Killer Bee's body erupted with flashes of blades, his Eight-Swords Style onslaught pouring down like a torrential rain! The blades were sharp, and his speed was so fast that it left a trail of afterimages.
Aoki Yoru and his two companions' expressions changed drastically. They immediately stood side by side to defend, struggling to parry as they blocked the incoming blades.
"Clang!"
The three of them parried the blades, seized the opportunity to leap backward, and opened up some distance between themselves and him.
Aoki Yoru exhaled slowly. "His swordsmanship is too bizarre. We cannot let him drag us into close-quarters combat. Kenta and I will take the lead in attacking, and Jiei, you are responsible for long-range support."
Killer Bee's movements were truly too bizarre. With eight blades attacking from such strange postures and angles, he even suspected whether Killer Bee's body had been assimilated by the Eight-Tails into an octopus.
At this moment, Kenta walked forward a few steps, took off his jacket, and threw it on the ground. "I will take care of the frontal assault; you guys provide cover."
He let out a low shout, veins bulging on his face, and his Chakra suddenly surged.
"Eight Gates: Third Gate, Gate of Life, Open!"
As the words fell, light green Chakra steam erupted wildly from his pores, wrapping around his entire body like boiling mist, causing the ground to shatter instantly under the pressure.
"It's not enough! Fourth Gate, Gate of Pain, Open!"
The green steam instantly became more violent and thicker, rolling and rising like thick smoke, enveloping his entire person.
"Bee, be careful. The opponent's Chakra has surged at least twofold in an instant," the Eight-Tails immediately warned from within his body.
"Don't worry, Eight-Tails, I won't lose to these brats."
"Eight Gates? I didn't expect Might Guy to have taught him this technique as well. It seems he truly is training him as a disciple."
Aoki Yoru looked astonished. The final gate of this technique could even cross the threshold of the Six Paths level.
At this moment, in his perception, Kenta's muscles were violently tense under the overload, slowly tearing, and his bones were emitting creaking sounds of being unable to bear the burden.
"It's time to move."
Kenta stomped on the ground, his figure suddenly shooting out. The ground was torn apart, and he transformed into a violent green shadow, charging fiercely toward Killer Bee.
Watching Kenta charge over, Killer Bee raised his blades to block. "You're still eight hundred years too early to defeat me."
Kenta's speed became faster and faster, even producing multiple afterimages as he circled Killer Bee.
"Clang, clang, clang!"
Every attack was blocked by Killer Bee with a bizarre posture; this speed still couldn't do anything to him.
"Screech, screech!"
Aoki Yoru instantly appeared behind Killer Bee. His blade was wrapped in Chidori, and taking advantage of the gap while he blocked Kenta, he slashed at his neck.
"Clang!"
Under Aoki Yoru's incredulous gaze, an extra ninja blade extended from under Killer Bee's arm, blocking his attack.
"Hey, hey, hey, are you kidding me? You can control your arms like that too? What about between your legs? Can you do that there too?"
Helplessly, Aoki Yoru's body erupted with lightning, the Chakra under his feet becoming more solid. He unleashed an even sharper speed, constantly maneuvering around him, attempting to make him reveal a flaw to create an opportunity for his teammates.
At this moment, mist gradually filled the battlefield, slowly obscuring everyone's vision.
"Bee, be careful. This is the opponent's Ninjutsu."
Killer Bee, who was struggling to fend off the dense, rain-like consecutive attacks from the two, was no longer as relaxed and at ease as before.
Hearing the Eight-Tails' warning, he also vigilantly scanned the surroundings, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Several crescent-shaped Wind Release blades tore through the mist, attacking his weak points while he was busy blocking the other two.
The pupils under Killer Bee's sunglasses contracted. There was no time to turn around, so he could only sidestep to block.
"Opportunity!"
Seizing the gap when Killer Bee exposed a flaw while blocking the Wind Release blades, Aoki Yoru quickly extended the Chidori in his hand, slashing across his waist.
"Puchi!"
A wound deep enough to see bone appeared on Killer Bee's waist, with blood streaming out.
Killer Bee also took the opportunity to pull away, kneeling on one knee, clutching his wound tightly, and looking up at them.
"Baka yarou, you guys are quite capable. I really underestimated you."
Aoki Yoru and Kenta nodded at each other; they couldn't let him have a chance to catch his breath.
At this moment, blood was streaming from Kenta's nose and mouth, but he didn't care, casually wiping it away as he shouted:
"Fifth Gate, Gate of Limit, Open!"
The green steam on his body rolled violently, even more furiously. His muscles were torn, and blood soaked his clothes.
Aoki Yoru's entire body was already completely enveloped by the Lightning Style: Lightning Armor, exuding a sense of mystery.
Watching the wound on Killer Bee slowly heal under the treatment of the Eight-Tails.
"Do it."
The two instantly appeared in front of Killer Bee. Unable to fully heal in time, he could only control all eight blades on his body to block the two's onslaught.
At this time, Jiei, who was outside the arena, had already formed hand seals, controlling the Wind Release Chakra in her hands to form a conical shape, spinning madly.
This was a technique she had developed to deal with opponents with extremely strong defense—Wind Release: Spiral Piercing.
She was waiting for the opponent's opening. Yoru and Kenta would create the opportunity for her; this was the tacit understanding they had built over the years.
In the arena, Kenta found an opportunity and punched, shattering Killer Bee's sunglasses.
"Water Release: Water Mirror Flash Technique."
Taking this opportunity, Aoki Yoru directly cast this Ninjutsu. Previously, Jiei's Hidden Mist Ninjutsu had already created the conditions for him to cast this technique.
Countless strong lights suddenly burst out around the center of the battlefield. Killer Bee only felt his eyes hit hard by the light, and his vision instantly plunged into darkness.
"Now is the time!"
Jiei seized this rare opening. The high-speed spinning Wind Release: Spiral Piercing, carrying a sharp whistling sound, shot toward Killer Bee like a drill.
"Bee, watch out!" the Eight-Tails shouted a warning.
At this moment, Killer Bee's vision was pitch black. He could only rely on his keen sixth sense and rich combat experience, rotating and slightly sidestepping his body, trying to dodge the attack.
"Boom!"
A wave of air instantly swept across, and a cloud of dust and smoke rose in the arena; dirt and gravel scattered everywhere.
"Did it succeed?" Jiei gasped for breath; maintaining this Ninjutsu for so long was quite draining for her.
"It's not that simple, after all, the Eight-Tails hasn't made a move yet. But looking at the situation, he should be heavily injured."
Aoki Yoru looked serious. The strength of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki was much more than just this.
At this moment, the mist and smoke in the arena gradually dispersed.
Killer Bee's figure appeared before the three of them.
Only to see eight tentacles growing from his back, wrapping him tightly. However, one of the tentacles had a coin-sized hole, the opening as smooth as a mirror, with light passing straight through it.
At this moment, the tentacles behind him slowly lowered, revealing that Killer Bee's shoulder had been pierced through.
"Damn it, to actually make me, the great me, suffer such an injury." Killer Bee spat out blood; this wound would take some time to recover even with the help of the Eight-Tails.
"All of you go to hell." Immediately, his Chakra surged, and he shouted: "Eight-Tails!"
"Careful, the big one is coming."
Aoki Yoru hurriedly warned his teammates; he knew the terror of a perfect Tailed Beast transformation.
Suddenly, his expression darkened; an incident had occurred on the main battlefield.
Kakashi's life force was rapidly fading.