Chapter 39: Chapter 39: Song of the Earth
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From the ground erupted purple flames, swiftly forming an enormous, enclosed barrier!
The Uchiha Flame Formation—a secret barrier technique passed down by Madara Uchiha himself. Its strength far surpasses the Four Violet Flames Formation and is second only to the Four Red Yang Formation. It is powerful enough to trap even the near-invincible Demonic Statue of the Outer Path!
"I am the Eight-Tails' lord, Killer Bee! No way I'm becoming some octopus takoyaki stuck in a jar! Fool, ya fool! Bastard, ya bastard!"
The Eight-Tails shook its head, snorted through its nostrils, and wrapped its massive body tightly with its eight octopus tentacles. With a rhythm matching its rap, it began rolling forward ferociously!
"Tailed Beast Eight Roll: Ox-Head Chariot!"
Boom!
With a thunderous crash, the chariot came to a halt. The eight octopus tentacles rubbed fiercely against the barrier walls, sparks flying everywhere, but there was no sign of the barrier breaking!
The ground beneath was gouged into a deep pit as the Ox-Head Chariot finally stopped. The barrier remained intact, but the charred tentacles of the Eight-Tails drooped weakly to the ground, steaming.
"Ow, ow, ow! That hurt! I apologize to all the delicious takoyaki I've ever eaten in the past!"
Obito looked on coldly. "So, have you calmed down a little?"
Inside the mental world, the Eight-Tails spoke: "Bee, we should retreat for now! This guy's abilities are too troublesome! Even a Tailed Beast Bomb can't hurt him!"
"Ah, though defeat stings~ I can't stand this thing~ His skills are dreamlike~ Revenge can wait ten years, alright~ Fool, ya fool! Bastard, ya bastard!"
Whoosh!
The Eight-Tails opened its massive mouth, gathering an ultra-large Tailed Beast Bomb!
Whoosh!
The bomb passed through Obito's body and collided with the barrier behind him.
Obito's voice was icy. "It seems you still haven't learned your lesson."
Boom!
The massive explosion was contained entirely within the barrier.
Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!
The intense heat and pressure caused the barrier to warp and distort. A gap opened at the top, releasing a pillar of flame into the sky.
When the energy was released, the gap closed, and the barrier returned to its perfect square shape, completely undamaged.
However, the Eight-Tails was caught in the blast of its own Tailed Beast Bomb, leaving it battered and bruised!
Obito sneered. "This is what they call hoisting yourself with your own petard."
"You bastard!" the Eight-Tails roared.
Obito's right eye narrowed.
"Kamui!"
Whoosh! A spiraling vortex from Kamui sent a Fūma Shuriken spinning down, pinning one of the Eight-Tails' tentacles!
Whoosh!
Following the shuriken, sharp wooden stakes rained down like a storm, embedding themselves into the Eight-Tails' flesh!
Crack, crack, crack!
As Obito formed seals, the stakes sprouted barbs, tearing through the Eight-Tails' body!
Blood flowed from the Eight-Tails' massive form, staining the ground red.
"Bee! Think of something! If this goes on, we'll die here!" the Eight-Tails shouted.
Killer Bee replied, "His phasing ability is tied to the Sharingan. There must be a limit—he can't sustain it forever!"
The Eight-Tails countered, "That's logical, but we know nothing about his limits!"
Killer Bee declared, "Killer Bee fears no challenge!"
The Eight-Tails sighed. "It's rare to see you so optimistic in such a dire situation. Fine, I'll give it my all. If worst comes to worst, we'll take him down with us!"
Whoosh! The Eight-Tails gathered an unprecedented amount of chakra!
"Hmm?" Obito's gaze sharpened as he ceased the vortex from his right eye.
Killer Bee, fully charged, launched his attack.
"Continuous Tailed Beast Bombs!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Tailed Beast fired its bombs like a rapid cannon, causing a chain of explosive resonances within the barrier!
Amid the indiscriminate chaos of fire and light, Obito murmured, "To injure the enemy by a thousand while harming yourself by eight hundred... Using near-suicidal attacks to test the limits of my Kamui. Indeed, it's both the dumbest and smartest strategy."
"But every explosion is confined within this barrier! Even in my phased state, I can move through space-time!"
Within the torrent of explosions, Obito shifted his position. Whoosh! About two minutes later, his body emerged from the edge of the barrier, stepping outside.
Gazing at the inferno-like barrier, Obito's eyes darkened. "This is your self-inflicted demise."
Crack! Crack!
Suddenly, cracks appeared on the barrier wall, radiating a terrifying energy!
"Could the extreme heat have exceeded the Uchiha Flame Formation's limits?!"
"Kamui!"
Whoosh! The vortex from his right eye absorbed him into the Kamui dimension.
Boom!
The Uchiha Flame Formation shattered completely, and the destructive flames consumed the earth in an instant.
Whoosh!
When Obito returned from the Kamui dimension, the forest spanning several miles had been razed to the ground!
Everything was reduced to nothingness!
At the bottom of a deep crater, Killer Bee lay motionless, his body charred black.
"So this is the true power of the Eight-Tails. Whether it was against Sasuke or Kisame, you never fought with your full strength."
Obito stepped forward, his Sharingan cold and piercing. "I'm certain you're neither a clone nor a substitution. In that case, I'll take you without hesitation."
He bent down, reaching for Killer Bee.
Suddenly, Killer Bee's eyes opened beneath his sunglasses, and his arm shot out like lightning!
Zap!
A pencil charged with Lightning Release pierced through Obito's mask, exiting through the back of his head and disappearing into the sky.
Swish!
The assassination failed. Killer Bee, enduring immense pain, retreated three meters and used his remaining Tailed Beast chakra to form a translucent Tailed Beast Cloak!
Huff, huff, huff... He panted heavily, but his eyes behind the sunglasses remained defiant!
Obito slowly retracted his hand, his voice low. "Surrender quietly, and you might suffer less."
Killer Bee smirked. "There's no such song in my repertoire!"
"What a pity." Obito lowered his head slowly. Crack! Crack! Crack! Sinister wooden branches burst through the fabric of his right shoulder, growing wildly toward the blood-red moon in the sky!
"Wood Release: Hellish Chaos!"
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At Kumogakure, the Raikage returned.
"Raikage-sama! Intruders have surrounded your residence with a barrier!" Darui reported.
"Hmph!"
The Raikage snorted coldly, his thick neck twisting as Lightning Release Chakra Mode enveloped him. Staring at the barrier, he extended two fingers, which crackled with lightning, forming a sharp spear!
Darui's expression turned solemn. "That's the Third Raikage's One-Finger Nukite! The Fourth prefers hand-to-hand combat, so he only mastered the Two-Finger Nukite, but even that should be enough to break this barrier!"
Zap!
The Raikage charged forward, his lightning spear piercing the barrier. His massive frame crashed through with unstoppable force!
Inside the office, books, desks, chairs, and gym equipment were scattered everywhere.
Naruto rummaged through everything, his brows furrowing. "I've looked everywhere. Could it be that it's not here?"
Boom!
The wall exploded!
"You Akatsuki thief! Prepare to die!!!"
The Raikage's thunderous roar echoed alongside the explosion as his furious eyes locked onto the figure in the Akatsuki cloak.
"Raikage, we meet again so soon. Perfect timing—I have something to ask you," a calm voice replied.
The Raikage's eyes widened in rage. "What!? That voice... It's you!"
Naruto turned slowly, his expression serious. "Where did you put the scroll containing the Lightning Release Chakra Mode? I've searched everywhere and can't find it!"
"What!?"
As if gravely insulted, Raikage A erupted in fury.
"Are you kidding me?! Prepare to die!!!"